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8571 results for: Keyword - New Theatre in Goodman's Fields
We found 5062 matches on Event Comments, 2735 matches on Performance Title, 1866 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4076
11 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17280316 but Basset-Cibber Jr; With the Romp's Song as usual-; new Ballad, called, The Fine Lady's Life-in the Character of Miss Jenny; And a New Epilogue adress'd to the Men of Pleasure-Miss Brett, being her first Performance in that Capacity.
Cast
Role: And a New Epilogue adress'd to the Men of Pleasure Actor: Miss Brett, being her first Performance in that Capacity.

Dance: End I: Harlequins-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett; In Masquerade Scene: Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; V: Coquette Shepherdess-Lally, Mrs Booth

4077
27 May 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the English Harlequin. By a New Company of English Comedians, who never yet appear'd upon that Stage. [Second Piece: "a New Farce (of one Act)." Apparently not published. Third Piece: "a New Entertainment in Grotesque Characters."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Chimney Sweeper's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Conqueror

4078
30 May 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: See17290529, but With a New Prologue-; New Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: With a New Prologue Actor:
Role: New Epilogue Actor: .

4079
12 March 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Jones; With a New Prologue-Miss Jones; a New Epilogue-Wells.
Cast
Role: With a New Prologue Actor: Miss Jones
Role: a New Epilogue Actor: Wells.

4080
14 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: End I: Dutch Dance-Miss Robinson; a Scholar of Mr Essex. II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams

Performance Comment: II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams.
Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: A New Grand Dance Actor: Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams.

4081
01 March 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17301207, but Duretete-Morgan; Dugard-Havard; Bravos-W. Giffard, Bullock, Pearce; New Prologue-Mrs Thomasin a Gentleman's Habit, in Honour of the Ancient Britons; new Epilogue-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: New Prologue Actor: Mrs Thomasin a Gentleman's Habit, in Honour of the Ancient Britons
Role: new Epilogue Actor: Mrs Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance:

4082
23 February 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mahnpiece: A New Opera. Set to Musick by Mr Lampe. [Author of text unknown.] Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Author unknown.] All the Dresses are intirely new. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dione

Afterpiece Title: The Usurer; or, Harlequin's Last Shift

4083
17 March 1733 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. A New Oratorio in English. Composed by Mr Handel. And to be perform'd by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. The House to be fitted up and illuminated in a new and particular manner. Tickets One Guinea. Gallery Half a Guinea. [Text by Samuel Humphreys. Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.] Daily Advertiser, 20 March: An Entertainment, perhaps, the most magnificent that has ever been exhibited on an English Theatre....The Composition of the Musick is by no means inferior to the most finish'd of that Gentleman's Works; but the Disposition of the Performers was in a Taste beyond what has been attempted. There was a very great Number of Instruments by the best Hands, and such as would properly accompany three Organs. The Pit and Orchestre were cover'd as at an Assembly, and the whole House Illuminated in a new and most beautiful manner. [See also Lady A. Irwin to Lord Carlisle, in Deutsch, Handel, pp. 309-10.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deborah

4084
22 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: See17330409 A new Prologue addresses to the Merchants and Citizens of London,-the Author; A new Epilogue to be spoken-Morgan, Penkethman by way of Dialogue, riding on two Asses.
Cast
Role: See17330409 A new Prologue addresses to the Merch Actor: the Author
Role: A new Epilogue to be spoken Actor: Morgan, Penkethman by way of Dialogue, riding on two Asses.

Song: I: Love and Wine by the Author of Bacchus One Day Gaily Striding-; III: The Despairing Shepherd-Excell

Dance: IV: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; V: Masquerade Dance-Vallois, Mrs Bullock

4085
26 January 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by F. Colman. Music by Handel.] Colman Opera Register: Ariadne in Crete a new Opera & very good & perform'd very often Sigr Carestino sung surprisingly well: a new Eunuch many times perform'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ariadne [in Creta]

4086
02 February 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Performance Comment: As17360119, but Molly Wheedle-Miss Burgess. With a New Prologue .
Cast
Role: Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Burgess. With a New Prologue
Role: and gives Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Burgess. A New Prologue to the Farce, on the Taste of the Town in their Entertainments, and a new Epilogue

Dance: Irish Trot. Scot's Dance. Two Pierrots. Sailor's Dance

4087
08 January 1737 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Xeno. Music by Broschi.] Lucy Wentworth, 8 Jan.: My mama has been so good to give me leave to goe to the Opera to night with Lady Anne. 'Tis to be a new one call'd Merophe, but the foolish Buffo's are to be left out which I am very glad of, but am sorry they are to have five hundred pound a piece for acting that silly stuf two nights if one may believe Mr Hamilton.The Opera is to be heard but once for he says 'tis the worst that ever was composed.-Wentworth Papers, p. 528. phay The Defeat of Apollo. Rehearsed. DDaily Advertiser, 11 Jan.: The Prologue to The Defeat of Apollo, which, in Compliment to some Gentlemen, was spoke last Saturday at the Rehearsal, encourages the Town to hope for what is new and entertaining. [For additional puffs, see Daily Advertiser, 11 and 12 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

4088
10 January 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry; Or, Men In Pursuit Of Money

Performance Comment: All@Alive@and@Merry-Lord Flame [Samuel Johnson of Chesire]; others-W. Giffard, Hewitt, Norris, Lyon, Rosco, Penkethman, Mrs Roberts, Mrs Charke, Mrs Chambers, Miss Tollett, Miss Burgess, Mrs M. Giffard; And a new Prologue-Giffard; [With a New Hierogliphical Dancing Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: And a new Prologue Actor: Giffard
Role: With a New Hierogliphical Dancing Epilogue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

4089
13 December 1739 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Beard; Galatea-Signora Francescina; Polyphemus-Reinhold; Damon-The Boy (Deutsch, Handel, p. 492; Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p.177); With two new Concertos for several Instruments-never perform'd before; The last New Ode of Mr Dryden's-; And a Concerto on the Organ-.
Cast
Role: With two new Concertos for several Instruments Actor: never perform'd before
Role: The last New Ode of Mr Dryden's Actor:

4090
20 December 1739 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: See17391213, but two new Concertos for several Instruments-(never perform'd but once)-; Also The last New Ode of Mr Dryden's-; And a Concerto on the Organ-.
Cast
Role: two new Concertos for several Instruments Actor:
Role: Also The last New Ode of Mr Dryden's Actor:

4091
21 February 1740 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: See17391213, but With two new Concertos for several Instruments-; Also The last New Ode of Mr Dryden's- .
Cast
Role: With two new Concertos for several Instruments Actor:
Role: Also The last New Ode of Mr Dryden's Actor: .

Music: nd% a Concerto on the Organ-

4092
22 February 1743 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Opera. With Dances and other Decorations entirely new. [Rest of description as before on first nights. Not listed as a new piece in the Larpent MS. Text by Zeno; Music by Porpora (Burney, History of Music, IV, 450).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Temistocle

4093
06 December 1746 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: With new Dances and other Decorations. A new Opera [not new; composer-Terradellas; see 24 Jan. 1736]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mitridate

Dance:

4094
12 January 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Yesterday [11 Jan.] there was Practice...of a new Italian Dramatic Pastoral...As Lucius Verus consisted of celebrated Airs from Handel's Operas, the Music of the above Pastoral is chiefly extracted from the Works of the most famous Italian Composers. A new Pastoral Opera...With a new Concerto on the Violincello. Pit and Boxes Half a guinea; Gallery 5s. To begin at 6 p.m. No Person to be admitted without Tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Ingratitudine Punita

4095
21 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Tea

Performance Comment: As17471111, but to begin with a New Prologue-; to conclude with a new Grand Country Dance call'd Foote's Vagaries-.
Cast
Role: to begin with a New Prologue Actor:
Role: to conclude with a new Grand Country Dance Actor: .

4096
25 January 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Parts-Gentlemen, Ladies; A new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: A new Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: With a new additional Scene-; in which will be introduce'd two new characters; the Part of Fribble to be perform'd by the Author of the scene; after which an Epilogue- in the Character of Fribble.
Cast
Role: With a new additional Scene Actor:

Dance: To conclude with: Country Dance called The Whim-

4097
05 February 1751 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Pasticcio

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Signora Frasi, Signora Galli, Lowe, Mrs Arne, Master Arne; To be divided into three Interludes. After the first a new Concerto on the Organ by Arne-Master Arne; The second Interlude to conclude with a new Pastoral Scene-; the Words selected from Shakespear and composed by Mr Arne. After the third Interlude a Serenata- written by Congreve and set to music by Arne.
Cast
Role: The second Interlude to conclude with a new Pastor Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Judgement of Paris

4098
21 March 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signor Bombasto and Signor Piantofugo. [Eighteenth night.] Henley's advertisements say he came to London in 1720, is not in debt and One Time with another, my Oratory is as full as ever, when I please, and my Service to Mr Smart, Mrs Warner, Mr Newberry, etc. J. Henley" (Daily Advertiser, 21 March).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: See17520211, but a new Cantata composed by Phillipo Ruge (organist of St. Peter's in Rome)-; likewise a Solo in a new Taste-Sig Piantofugo; introduce Jew's Harp-; Salt@Box-; between the Acts a humorous Solo on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter (just arrived from Padua); Epilogue-Hallet (in the character of Cupid).
Cast
Role: likewise a Solo in a new Taste Actor: Sig Piantofugo

4099
06 November 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of The Prince of Wales. A new Scene was introduc'd of Beasts in Mr Rich's Entertainment as an Ostrich a Lyon, Dog, Monkey, 2 small Ostrichs & A Figure like Maddox upon ye Wire & writ up ye new Company of Comedians Hiss'd a good Deal (Cross). [See cg 2 Nov.] Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: New Music Actor:

Dance: II: Le Matelot Basque, as17521005; IV: L'Entree de Flore-Mad Auretti

4100
27 March 1753 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: As17530315 but add a new Transparent Scene, and a new Epilogue-Miss Midnightriding on a jack-ass, at the Request of several Persons of Taste.
Cast
Role: and a new Epilogue Actor: Miss Midnightriding on a jack-ass, at the Request of several Persons of Taste.