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1886 results for: Keyword - Samson Edwards
We found 941 matches on Author, 742 matches on Performance Comments, 216 matches on Event Comments, 158 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
06 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelitish Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: As17650222

52
21 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women and Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: As17660214

53
18 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: As17670306

54
19 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Parts were Samson Actor:

Music: CConcerto on Organ-Stanley

55
02 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: FFirst Violin-Barthelemon; Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer

56
14 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: As17700307

57
15 February 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: First Violin-Mr Barthelemon; Concerto on Organ-Stanley; Solo on Violincello-Duport

58
01 March 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: As17710215; a favourite Italian Song by D'Maas-Sga Guadagni

59
13 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: End Part I: Concerto on French Horn, as17720306 End Part II: Concerto on Violin, as17720311

60
20 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: Solo on Violincello-Janson

61
23 February 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Parts were Samson Actor:

Music: End Part I: Solo on Violincello-Cirri; After Part II: Concerto on Organ-Stanley

62
08 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon- (Larpent MS).
Cast
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: End Part I: Hautboy Concerto-Vincent; Part II: Organ Concerto-Stanley

63
08 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: As17760223, but Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Chorus of Israelites-; Israelite Officer-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: End I: Concerto on 3 Chromatic French Horns, as17760228; End II: Concerto on Violin-Lamotte

64
22 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson Alexanders Feast And The Coronation Anthems

Performance Comment: As17760301 but Principal singers-Mr Dine. +Samson-; +Manoa-; +Micah-; +Israelite Officer-; +Dalila-; +Harapha-; +Chorus of Philistine Women and Priests of Dagon-; +Chorus of Israelites- (+Larpent MS).
Cast
Role: Principal singers Actor: Mr Dine. +Samson-
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: I: Concerto on Organ-Stanley

65
10 March 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson Judith

Performance Comment: As17730226 Parts were: Samson, Manoa, Micah, Israelite Officer, Chorus of Israelites, Dalila, Harapha, Chorus of Philistine Women and Priest of Dagon.

Music: As17730303

66
26 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: As17730226 Parts were: Samson, Manoa, Micah, Israelite Officer, Chorus of Israelites, Dalila, Harapha, Chorus of Philistine Women and Priests of Dagon.

Music: I: Violin Concerto-ThomasLinley

67
14 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward And Eleonora

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: End Tragedy: The Pilgrim, as17750927

68
20 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince Or The Battle Of Poictiers

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17831018

69
13 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Never acted there Before. Amphitheatre on stage [see 12 March]. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets and places of Mrs Clive at her house in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; or of Page at the stage door of the theatre. Last Night their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the Merchant of Venice; when the Song of Britons strike home was commanded to be sung, which was accordingly done, with the Chorus's, accompanied by Trumpets, Kettle-Drums, etc. and met with the Greatest Applause.--General Advertiser, 14 March. [The notice about Miss Edwards' first attempt means in an acting role; she was a singer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Merchant-Quin; Bassanio-Hale; Gratiano-Ryan; Shylock-Rosco; Launcelot-Chapman; Gobbo-James; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Beard; Solarino-Ridout; Salanio-Gibson; Duke-Marten; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Nerissa-Mrs Pritchard; Jessica-Miss Edwards (her 1st attempt on any stage); Portia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Edwards

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: MMy Faith and Truth (Favourite Duette from Samson)-Miss Edwards, Mrs Clive; Britons Strike Home-

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

70
11 March 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Edward Iii With The Fall Of Mortimer Earl Of March

71
21 August 1727 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore Containing The Death Of King Edward Iv The Penance Of Jane Shore And Her Miserable Fall Under Richard The Protector

Afterpiece Title: With The Comical Humours of Anthony Noodle His Man Weazle and Captain Blunderbuss

Afterpiece Title: The Wheel of Life or Harlequins Death

72
13 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Fawcett, Wilson, Maddocks, Alfred, Lyons, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Fox, Miss Barnes, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Crouch; III: Chorus of Furies-; V: the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick, Amphitrite-Mrs Edwards

Performance Comment: Neptune-Sedgwick, Amphitrite-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Neptune Actor: Sedgwick, Amphitrite-Mrs Edwards.
Role: Amphitrite Actor: Mrs Edwards.

73
11 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. The Mask-Kelly; Commandant-Barrymore; Turnkey-Suett; Officer-Sedgwick; Thomas-Banks; Lawyer-Waldron; Mob-Hollingsworth, Chapman, Webb, Fairbrother, Lyons; Jonas-Bannister Jun.; Nannette-Miss Romanzini; Abbess-Mrs Edwards; Teresa-Miss Barnes; Nuns-Mrs Shaw, Mrs Davis, Mrs Gawdry, Miss Palmer; Carline-Miss Hagley.
Cast
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Edwards

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley, Mrs Crouch; III: a Chorus of Furies-; V: the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick, Amphitrite Mrs Edwards

Performance Comment: Neptune-Sedgwick, Amphitrite Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: i>Neptune Actor: Sedgwick, Amphitrite Mrs Edwards.

74
04 February 1691 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Edward The Third

75
12 March 1703 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-all the same Masters [who perform'd at his [Edward Keene's] last Meeting

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