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5325 results for: Keyword - R
We found 6691 matches on Roles/Actors, 1726 matches on Performance Comments, 226 matches on Event Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, and 5 matches on Author.

1801
29 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit towards the Increase of a Fund for the support of a Public Charity. Mainpece: By Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17551129.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17551105.

Dance: As17560126

1802
12 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: This day Published The Englishman Returned from Paris, as it is performed at Covent Garden. By Samuel Foote, Esq: Printed for Paul Vaillant, at 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17560115.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17551027, but Tom-_.

Dance: As17551114; Fingalian-Miss Hilliard

1803
21 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17560115.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17551105, but only Scapin-Shuter listed.

Dance: Granier, Miss Hilliard

1804
02 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17560226.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17560212.

Dance: New Ballet call'd% Les Statues Animees-Guerin, Mlle Capdeville

1805
22 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Guerin and Mlle Capdeville. [Mlle Capdeville indisposed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17551202.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17560221.

Dance: I: Hornpipe-LeCointe; II: New Dance call'd Les Paisans Iriquois-M Bienfait, Lucas; III: Minuet-Guerin, Mrs Rowland, a girl 7 years old, a scholar of Mlle Capdeville; IV: Pas de Trois, call'd Les Paisans Allemandes-Guerin, Bienfait, Lucas; V: A New Dance call'd Les Savetiers-Guerin, Bienfait, Mrs Rowland

1806
03 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Phillips. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17560330 but Osmyn-Smith; Zara-Miss Phillips, first time in that character and fourth time on any stage; With a New Occasional Prologue-Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17560429.

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

1807
07 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Costollo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V With The Conquest Of The French At Agincourt

Performance Comment: As17551203, but Henry-Smith; Williams (the English Soldier)-Dunstall; Jammy-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: See17560327 but Buck-Foote; Lucinda-Mrs Dyer; Song-Mrs Chambers; With the Original Prologue-.

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126

1808
11 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benebit for Marten, Stoppelaer, and Desse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17551006, but Puzzle-Marten.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Performance Comment: See17560429 but only Duke-Cushing; Trappolin-Shuter.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-LeCointe; V: A new Pantomime Dance between Harlequin and Pierrot Harlequin-Mr Jolly, Pierrot Dumay

1809
18 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lawrence, Vaughan, and Green (Boxkeepers). Tomorrow The Country Lasses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: As17551121.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17560511.

Dance: New Dance call'd Les% Savoyards-Jolly, Dumay, Cointe

1810
05 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17560927.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17561013.

1811
18 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The young Gentlewoman was Mrs Stot afterwards Mrs Lessingham. (Genest, IV, 496).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17561011, but Brabantio-Gibson; Desdemona-a Young Gentlewoman her 1st appearance on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17561016, but Clara-Miss Mullart.

Dance: As17561023

1812
11 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: As17561210.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17561203.

Dance: Granier, Lucas, Miss Hilliard

1813
13 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: As17561210.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17560920, but Joe-Barrington.

1814
14 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: As17561210.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17561013.

1815
16 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: As17561210.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17561013.

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hillyard

1816
18 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: As17561210.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17561126.

Dance: As17561216

1817
22 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: As17561210.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17561126.

Dance: As17561216

1818
23 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Old Cole [William Cole] Citizen of London and Family, under Misfortunes, who has been a Free Mason these thirty years, and Master of several Lodges. Being the last time of performing till the Christmas Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17561026.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17561118, but Lucia-Miss Helm.

Dance: As17561217

Song: By the Desire of the Friends of Old Cole we will endeavor to sing a Song at the End of the Play (Public Advertiser)

1819
30 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17561004, but Abram-Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: As17561220.

Dance: As17561217

1820
31 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: As17561210.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17561126.

Dance: As17561216

1821
01 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17561230.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17561208, but Puritan-Collins.

1822
25 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: As17561124, but Francis-Collins; Hotspur-Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17570108.

1823
29 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17570127.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17561004.

Dance: As17561217

1824
01 February 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17570127.

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Performance Comment: As17570128.

Dance: As17561023

1825
08 February 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17570127.

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Performance Comment: As17570128.

Dance: Granier, Leppie, Mrs Granier