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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.

6876
05 September 1718 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Pack-Spiller-Hall Booth in Angel Court. The whole Droll intirely new Writ. Advertised 5, 8, 10, 13 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Sir Richard Whittington, Thrice Lord Mayor Of London, And The Diverting Humours Of Madge The Cook-maid And Her Sweetheart John The Butler

Song:

Dance:

6877
18 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these 15 Years. Written by Mr Congreve. All the Characters being new drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Dance: delaGarde's@Two@Children , who never perform'd on any Stage before

6878
15 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick...set to Musick by Mr Clayton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Passions of Sappho

Dance: As17181104

6879
04 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden. All the Habits being entirely new. With Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

6880
13 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: And a new Prologue, Epilogue-.

6881
12 February 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Entertainment of Dancing, compos'd by Mr Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Farce

6882
14 February 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By T. Killigrew.] Never Acted before. All the Characters new dress'd. Original Weekly Journal, 21 Feb.: The House was so crowded, that several hundred could not find admittance. Some Disorder happen'd in one of the side Boxes, occasion'd by a Gentleman drawing his Sword on a Footman, who was keeping Places; and some Blows were exchang'd between the Gentleman and the Footman, which, however, ended without any bad Consequences

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

6883
07 March 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Edward Young.] Never Acted before. With new Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris, King Of Egypt

6884
11 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. With new Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations. The Musick compos'd by Mr Galliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Circe

6885
13 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: With new Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations. The Musick compos'd by Mr Galliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Circe

6886
24 June 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Moliere. Afterpiece: A new Comi-Tragi-Heroick Farce [but see 29 June 1710]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queens; or, The Comical Humours of Alexander the Great

6887
24 August 1719 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bullock and the Widow Leigh's Great Booth, in the Greyhound Inn Yard. An excellent new Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Lovers; Or, The False Friend; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Timberhead And His Man Pismire

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Newhouse, Pelling, Miss Francis, Mrs Willis

6888
26 November 1719 @ Coignand's Great Room

Event Comment: [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] Benefit the Author. A new Comedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Benefit Ticket; Or The Self Rival

6889
27 November 1719 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A meeting of the Court of Directors of the Royal Academy of Music initiated arrangements for a new season. For details, see Lord Chamberlain's Office, 7@3, Nicoll, p. 286, and Deutsch, p. 97

Performances

6890
04 December 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Entertainment of Dancing, compos'd by Mr Thurmond (after the Manner of the Pantomimes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

6891
10 December 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Lewis Theobald.] With new Scenes and Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Second

6892
11 January 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Charles Molloy.] Never Acted before. Afterpiece: [By John Leigh.] A new Farce...being the Sequel to Country Wake. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Wedding

Dance: Bashful Maid, Irish Trot-Mrs Fryer

6893
27 January 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On this day a new license was issued to Wilks, Cibber, Booth

Performances

6894
22 March 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Afterpiece: A new Pastoral of Musick, in Two Interludes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Happy Shepherd

Song: The Tippling Philosophers at the Request of several Persons of Quality-

6895
02 April 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [By Paolo Antonio Rolli. The Scenes by Roberto Clerici, Engineer to the Royal Academy.] A New Opera. Pit and Boxes by tickets only at half a guinea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Numitor

6896
04 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] A new Farce of three Acts. Benefit Ryan. By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mississippi

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

6897
30 May 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Music by Dominico Scarlatti, with additional numbers by Thomas Roseingrave. Text by P. A. Rolli.] A new Opera. Pit and Boxes together at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. Stage one Guinea. N.B. When the Tickets are disposed of, no Person will be admitted for Money; places will be kept in the Boxes only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Narcissus

6898
13 June 1720 @ Hounslow

Event Comment: At Bullock's and Pack's Great Booth at Hounslow during the Fair. Mainpiece: a new Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Timberhead And His Sister Jezebel

Dance: The Tavern Bilkers-

6899
08 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Five Years. All the Characters being new dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers; Or, Marriage A La Mode

6900
10 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: All the Characters being new dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers