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4948 results for: Keyword - Scots and English Songs
We found 2179 matches on Performance Comments, 2062 matches on Performance Title, 1166 matches on Event Comments, 122 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1251
15 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17411223, but Amanda-Mrs Butler; Loveless-Havard; Young Fashion-Cross; Sir John Friendly-_; Shoemaker-_; La Varole-_; Mendlegs-_; Surgeon-_; Bull-_; Taylor-_; Page-_.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Ending with a Grand Ballet Actor: Desse, Leviez, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

Song: I: Sylvia don't Refuse your Bloom a new song of Mr Arne's-Lowe; III: Song-Beard

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

1252
20 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Song: I: Song with French Horns-Beard; IV: Song-Beard

Dance: II: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; III: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

1253
15 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: I: Song with French Horns-Beard; III: a Ballad-Lowe; IV: Song-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; V: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

1254
05 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. Tickets and places of Bradshaw, &c, and at Mills' House in Nassau St., near Soho Square. Servants may keep places on stage, which will (for the better accommodation of the Ladies) will be enclosed to form an amphitheatre. Rylands MS.: Cibber elop'd. Receipts: #188

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Delane; Tom-Cibber Jun.; Myrtle-Mills; Sealand-Berry; Indiana-Mrs Mills; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Sir John-Winstone; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Shepard; Daniel-Leigh; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Berry
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lowe

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: Le Boufon, as17420325

Song: II: Singing in Italian-Beard; III: Song-Lowe; V: (By Particular Desire) the favourite song of Elin@a@Roon-Mrs Clive (as she performed it in Dublin)

1255
26 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: II: Song-Beard; IV: Song-Lowe

Music: III: Concerto-Piantinada

1256
19 January 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A Grand Concert. 6 p.m. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. Afterwards will be given Gratis...Daily Advertiser, 20 Jan.: Last Night the Musical Entertainment call'd The Queen of Spain, was receiv'd by a numerous Audience with great Approbation. The Artificial Scene hereafter will be omitted, it not being connected with the rest, not any way answering what was promised by the Projector who offered it. Music by J. F. Lampe; words by James Ayres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queen Of Spain; Or, Fairinelli At Madrid

Performance Comment: King-Waltz; Farinelli-Sullivan; Marquis-Messing; English Sailors-Ashpey; Spaniard-Don Diego DiAspino; Queen-Mrs Lampe; concluding with an Artificial Scene-.
Cast
Role: English Sailors Actor: Ashpey

Music: A new Sonata, in four parts, by Lampe-

Song: New Song The Shepherd's Invitation-Sullivan; A new Song To Sylvia-Miss Young

1257
17 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Rosco
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Song: III: Song of Diana, as17460313 IV: (By Particular Desire,)A French Song-Beard

Dance: II: Peasant-Cooke; V:(By Desire,) Minuet-Cooke, Sga Campioni

1258
09 December 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentleman under Misfortunes and Mr Mulliner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aethiopian Concert

Dance: A Dance- three people who are buttwo persons; Hornpipe-an Egyptian Spirit

Song: A Song upon Everybody-a Nobody; and by Particular Desire, a Song-M Savoyard; accompanied by a dance-Mlle Katharine, being the second time of her dancing

1259
24 July 1760 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Song: Before the burletta begins: several new songs-Sga Seratina, the rest of the performers will sing several new songs in the orchestra, and by particular Desire a Trio

1260
18 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: II: A Hunting Song set by Arnold,-Squibb; IV: The favourite song Delia set by Jackson,-Squibb

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

1261
31 August 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ross; Governor-Dancer; Blandford-Aickin; Jack Stanmore-Wheeler; Stanmore-DuBellamy; Daniel-Weston; Driver-Sparks; Hotman-Griffiths; Planters-Lings, Farrell, and others; Aboan-Sowdon; Widow Lackit-Mrs Gardner; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Saunders; Lucy-Miss Trowel; Imoinda-Mrs M'George .
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Aickin
Role: Planters Actor: Lings, Farrell, and others

Afterpiece Title: hay The Citizen

Dance: hay End of Play: The Cowkeeper, as17700521

Song: hay II: A favorite song from The Captive; III: An Italian Song-Mrs Jewell

1262
18 July 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Thomas, Miss Harper, Miss Esser, who will accompany her songs on a Violin; For that night only Singing by Mrs Baddeley; Musical Imitations, a favourite Song O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; By Particular desire With Horns and With Hounds-Mrs Thompson

1263
06 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Champness and Mrs Scott. Receipts: #125 13s. 6d. Charges: #37 12s. 6d. Profits to Champness & Mrs Scott: #88 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Morland

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Morland

Song: II: A Song-Mrs Scott; V: The Favourite Song of Mad Bess, composed by Purcell-Mrs Scott

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-A Child seven years old, a scholar of Sg Tassoni, her 1st appearance

1264
18 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast; Acis And Galatea

Afterpiece Title: The Song of Moses; Acis and Galatea

Song: As there are very few songs in Alexander's Feast that can be adaptedBetween two Parts of Ode: song-Mrs Farrell

Music: As17780311

1265
19 March 1778 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creso

Dance: As17780203

Song: II: new song, as17780305In II: a new song-Sga Danzi; accompanied on the hautboy-LeBrun

1266
14 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780512

Song: End I: He's Aye Kissing Me, as17780428; End II: the much-admir'd song in The Milesian being a description of a Naval Engagement Stand to your guns my hearts of oak-Bannister; In V: song, as17771203

1267
11 March 1779 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demofoonte

Dance: End of new song: Les Oiseleurs, as17790123; End II: Les Moissonneurs, as17781229; End Opera: New Ballet, as17790227

Cast
Role: La Noche Hollandoise Actor: Banti, Zuchelli, Slingsby, Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tinti

Song: End I: a new song-Pacchierotti; with violin obligato composed by Bertoni-Cramer; In III: an additional song composed by Handel-Pacchierotti

1268
18 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: II: Masquerade scene with Dancing-Henry, Menage, Miss Armstrong; End III: Minuet-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: II: song-Miss Abrams; End afterpiece: song, Ellen a Roon, with the original Irish words-the Young Lady who performs Leonora

1269
25 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Walker and Stewart. [Author of Prologue unknown.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Thomas Stewart. Larpent MS 926; not published]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:30

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): A.A. Scots

Afterpiece Title: The Double Amour

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Rivington, Bowan, Stokes, Kenny, Miss Jones, Miss Brand, Mrs Lefevre. [Larpent MS lists the part: Capt. Somerville, Mr Harly, Mr Sellfield, Sir Oliver Oafby, Servant, Miss Somerville, Miss Noel, Dorothy, Maid.]Larpent MS lists the part: Capt. Somerville, Mr Harly, Mr Sellfield, Sir Oliver Oafby, Servant, Miss Somerville, Miss Noel, Dorothy, Maid.]
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Rivington, Bowan, Stokes, Kenny, Miss Jones, Miss Brand, Mrs Lefevre.

Music: With an entire new Scotch Overture-, composed by JonasBlewitt; End: songs-Mrs Bayley; between the Acts of the Farce: songs-Mrs Bayley, composed by JonasBlewitt

1270
25 November 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. [Authors and speakers of Prologues and Epilogue unknown; they are printed in Public Advertiser, 30 Nov. Ryder was not Thomas Ryder, who at this time was acting at the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin.] The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Sparks; Francisco-Essex; Uncle-Wheeler; Merchant-Lyon; Hairbrain-Horwell; Fountain-Stephens; Bellatnore-Bailey; Roger-Middleton; Humphrey-Richards; Lance-Marks; Shorthose-Ryder (1st appearance); Isabella-Miss Fitzherbert; Lucy (with a song)-Mrs Coxe; Lady Hartwell-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]). With a new Prologue and Epilogue .unidentified]). With a new Prologue and Epilogue .

Afterpiece Title: The Taylors

Dance: End of mainpiece a Hornpipe (over 12 eggs blindfold) by Middleton

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Coxe; End of Act IV a favourite song by Miss Hemet

Monologue: 1782 11 25 After the Hornpipe John Bull, Half Seas Over (a new Scene) by Ryder

1271
04 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Song: In 2nd piece several capital Catches and Glees, selected from the most eminent Masters; The celebrated Anacreontic Song by Bannister; an Imitative Song by Bannister Jun

1272
06 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mr Clarke begs leave to inform his Friends, from his violent Indisposition, and Incapacity to perform for his Benefit, Mr Yates offered his assistance to play the character of Scrub; but unfortunately Mr Yates is attacked by a violent fit of the Gout, and prevented from fulfilling his kind Intentions. Mr Quick has readily consented to play the part for Mr Clarke. Mr Clarke hopes his present severe Indisposition, which has prevented his playing for several Months past, will be considered by his Friends as a sufficient Apology for his not performing at his Benefit, and solicits their Patronage this Evening. Morning Chronicle, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Clarke, No. 15, Great Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #101 16s. 6d. (98/4/6; 3/12/0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece song by Mrs Kennedy; End of Act IV song by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1786 05 06 End of mainpiece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey by Edwin

1273
29 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Chaplin

Dance: As17870126

Song: In: the Cuckoo Song-Caelia; V: a song-Mrs Forster

1274
02 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultan

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: 1st piece conclude with: Grand Dance, as17890219

Dance: End Opera: Les Jalousies du Serail-[See17890317 After which: Admete-[See17890331

Song: I: a new song-Sga Giuliani; II: a new song-Marchesi; [By particular desire the favourite duet in [The Deserter-[i.e. Il Disertore [will be introduced; End Opera: Ariettes [by Marchesi-Marchesi; accompanied on the harp-[the Mme Krumpholtz [and see17890430]

Performance Comment: e. Il Disertore [will be introduced; End Opera: Ariettes [by Marchesi-Marchesi; accompanied on the harp-[the Mme Krumpholtz [and see17890430].the Mme Krumpholtz [and see17890430].

1275
20 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Billington. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Billington, No. 53, Poland-street. Receipts: #290 16s. 6d. (196.14.6; 4.10.0; tickets: 89.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Cast
Role: Lackland Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Johnstone; Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Wewitzer; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Rock; Puttey-Painter; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza (with Angels ever Bright and Fair from "Theodora" by Handel)-Mrs Billington (1st appearance in that character).

Dance: As17881021

Song: Mainpiece: With an additional song by Shield-; the Bravura Song from Erifile, by Sacchini-; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Auld Robin Gray-Mrs Billington

Related Works
Related Work: Armida Author(s): Jacopo Durandi
Related Work: L'Amore Soldato Author(s): Antonio Andrei