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We found 3321 matches on Event Comments, 2723 matches on Performance Title, 341 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ricimero

Dance: End I: The Squire Outwitted [here entitled Le Marquis Desapointe], as17801202; End II: The Fortunate Escape, as17801125; End Opera: The Country Gallant, as17801125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Dance: As17801025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Dance: End I: The Fortunate Escape, as17801216; End II: a new comic Ballet (composed by Simonet) The Pert Country Maid-Traffieri (1st appearance), Sga Tantini, Henry, Sga Crespi; End Opera: Les Amans Surpris, as17801219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Dance: End I: The Pert Country Maid, as17810113; End II: Grand Serious Ballet, as17801216; Grand Chaconne, as17801216; End Opera: Les Amans Surpris, as17801219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mitridate

Dance: End I: The Pert Country Maid, as17810113; End II: The Nymphs of Diana, as17810123; End Opera: Les Amans Surpris, as17801219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mitridate

Dance: End I: The Pert Country Maid, as17810113; End II: The Nymphs of Diana,as17810123, but Mme _Simonet; End Opera: The Rural Sports, as17810123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Eliza Haywood

Dance: As17801115

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barone Di Torre Forte

Dance: End I: The Nymphs of Diana, as17810210

Ballet: End Opera: Ninette a la Cour. As17810222

Cast
Role: Mayor of the Town Actor: Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barone Di Torre Forte

Dance: End I: The Rural Sports, as17810123

Ballet: End Opera: Ninette a la Cour. As17810222, but The Devonshire Minuet-Mme Simonet, Vestris Sen

Performance Comment: As17810222, but The Devonshire Minuet-Mme Simonet, Vestris Sen.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Eliza Haywood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810425, but in SCENE THE LAST The Butterfly-Miss Stageldoirs, as17800921; A Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-_; and following the song A Scene from The Election-Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Love; Blow high-; Dance of Sailors-from SCENE III names of the dancers, from SCENE IV; Dance of Anticks-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: In III of 1st piece: a Hornpipe, as17800921; Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Simonet. Public Advertiser, 21 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mme Simonet, No. 5, Dover-street, Piccadilly. "[Vestris's] forcible manner of characterising the passions in the part of Jason distinguished him as an actor superior to all his contemporaries. Mme Simonet in Medea, it is said by the judges, is equal to him as an actress" (London Magazine, Apr. 1781, p. 156)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Piramo E Tisbe

Dance: End I: Les Caprices de Galatee, as17810329in which a Minuet, Gavotte-Simonet, ballet-Master, Simonet's Daughter, only 6 years old; and also The Devonshire Minuetas17810327Mme Simonet, Vestris Sen

Ballet: End Opera: Medee et Jason. As17810329

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Piramo E Tisbe

Dance: End I: The Fortunate Escape, as17801216

Ballet: End Opera: Ninette a la Cour. As17810222

Cast
Role: Mayor of the Town Actor: Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barone Di Torre Forte

Dance: End I: The Rural Sports, as17810123

Ballet: End Opera: Medee et Jason. As17810329

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barone Di Torre Forte

Dance: End I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17801216, but Mlle _Baccelli; Grand Chaconne, as17801216

Ballet: End Opera: Ninette a la Cour. As17810505

Event Comment: The Last Night's Performance of the Subscription

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barone Di Torre Forte

Dance: End I: Les Caprices de Galatee, as17810329

Ballet: End Opera: Ninette a la Cour. As17810327

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Euriso

Dance: End I: Les Caprices de Galatee, as17810329

Ballet: End Opera: Medee et Jason. As17810329but Furies-Sga _Tantini

Event Comment: The last Time of performing this Season [but see 3 July]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Euriso

Dance: End I: Les Amans Surpris, as17801216

Ballet: End Opera: Medee et Jason. As17810626

Event Comment: 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, by George Colman elder; also ascribed to George Keate. Larpent MS 565; not published]: In Three Scenes of Dialogue. 2nd piece: The Music compiled by Dr Pepusch. 3rd piece [1st time; B. BALL I (see king's, 29 Mar.)]: Ballet Tragi-Comique by Signior Novestris [i.e. George Colman, the elder]. The Music by Signior Gluck. With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Machinist and Painter-Signior Rookereschi. Tailor-Signior Walkerino. Morning Chronicle, 9 Aug.: Bannister with great good sense played chastely, and suffered the burlesque to arise out of his serious performance of Polly, not attempting to render the character ridiculous by making it more outre than it was rendered by his voice and figure

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Cargill; Peachum-Mrs Lefevre; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Miss Lyon; Ben Budge-Miss Wood; Jemmy Twitcher-Miss Francis; Nimming Ned-Mrs W. Palmer; Crook@finger'd Jack-Miss Painter; Waiter-Miss Hale; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Mrs Peachum-Mr Wilson; Jenny Diver-Mr Wood; Mrs Coaxer-Mr Stevens; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Blissett; Sukey Tawdry-Mr Webb; Dolly Trull-Mr R. Palmer; Molly Brazen-Mr Kenny; Mrs Vixen-Mr Massey; Betty Doxy-Mr Painter; Diana Trapes-Mr Wewitzer; Polly-Mr Bannister (1st time of their appearing in any of those characters).
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: Creon (in the character of Punch)-Wewitzer; Prince de la Cour (as a Running Footman)-Master Byrn; Furies (in the character of Chimney Sweepers)-Rossi, Nicolini; Captain of the Guard-Master Edwin; Jason (in the character of Pierrot)-Delpini; Creusa (en dishabille Francoise)-Miss Byrn; Nurse-Mr Painter; Children-Miss Painter, Master Clarke; Medea (in the character of Mother Shipton)-Mme Dagueville.

Dance: III 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Master Byrn, in girl's clothes (London Chronicle, 9 Aug., and see17810810) This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: III 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Master Byrn, listed on playbill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason