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We found 4159 matches on Event Comments, 341 matches on Performance Title, 195 matches on Roles/Actors, 171 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

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Event Comment: Benefit Morgan. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: LLes Amans-Burney, Mrs Wherrit

Event Comment: Benefit Poitier, Petit-Maitre. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets at Poitier's, at Mr Rainaud's, Great Suffolk Street. Receipts: money #64 6s.; tickets: #77 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Dance: I: Pastoral-Vallois, lately arrived from the Opera at Paris, the first Time of his dancing in England; a Scholar to M Marcelle; II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Poitier; Serious Dance-Poitier, Mrs Laguerre; III: Sicilian Dance-Glover, Mrs Pelling; (at Desire) Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: A new Peasant Dance-Poitier, Mrs Laguerre

Music: Grand Concert of Water Musick by Mr Randal [Handel?]-; [in which Poitier will beat the Kettle@Drums-Poitier

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: a new Comic Scene. Receipts: money #43 13s. 6d.; tickets #103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Medley; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Burney, Miss Wherrit

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A new Ballad Opera. [By Charles Johnson. Apparently not published.] The Rehearsals of The Ephesian Matron having obliged Mr Bridgwater to a close Attendance, he humbly hopes his Friends will excuse his not being able personally to wait on them

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Dance: HHighland Lass-Miss Robinson

Ballet: TThe Masques. Harlequin Petit Maitre-Essex; Mademoiselle-Mrs Walter; Punches-Thurmond, F. Tench; French Peasant-Houghton; French Peasant Woman-Mrs Delorme

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Haughton. At the Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: II: A new Scotch Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit; IV: Entry-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Song: III: Bacchanalian Song-Excell

Event Comment: Benefit Lally. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Muzette-Lally Jr, Miss Robinson; III: Coquette-Lally, Mrs Booth; V: Myrtillo-Lally, Mrs Booth, Thurmond, Mrs Mills, Lally Jr, Mrs Walter

Ballet: IV: The Masques. See17320417

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Egleton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: a new Ballad Opera of two Acts. Written by Mrs Egleton. [Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #28 12s. 6d.; tickets #102 3s. (or #102 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Maggot

Dance: new Hornpipe in the Character of a Sailor and his Wife-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TThe Merry Lass-Miss Wherrit

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Raftor. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Princesses Royal and Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: RRosy Bowers (Henry Purcell)-Miss Raftor

Dance: TThe Lorrain-Essex, Mrs Booth; Tambourine-Miss Robinson

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: III: Sailor's Dance-Burney; IV: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: French Peasant-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Shireburn, Wright, Miss Norris. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Booth, Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Robinson; particularly The Masques-; Highland Dance-a Native of that Country , for his Diversion

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre and Mr Laguerre. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #26 17s. 6d.; tickets #129 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or Hob's Wedding

Dance: TThe Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Grand Dance in Momus-

Event Comment: Benefit Burney, Dancing-Master. At the Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Jealous Yeoman Defeated

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-John Wade, the only Time of his appearing on this Stage, Burney; III: Sailor's Dance-a Gentleman belonging to the Sea; IV: A new Pastoral Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Song: I: Bacchanalian Song-Excell

Event Comment: Benefit W. Mills and Mrs Mills. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Robinson; V: Chacone-Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Bullock. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Burney, Miss Tollet

Song: MMad Tom-Platt

Event Comment: Benefit Charke and Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: Written by the late Duke of Buckingham. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SSultana-Miss Robinson; Bartholomew Fair-Tench, Miss Brett

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Montier (being the first Time of his Performance on this Stage).

Instrumental: With a Lapland Entertainment call'd Aesop's Concert of Animals. Violins-Three Cats; Hautboy-Dog; Harp-Monkey; Bassoon-Bear; French Horn-Stag; Singing in Welch-Goat; Music Master-Aesop

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Performance Comment: Rehearsal by several of the Young Quality (the eldest not exceeding twelve Years of Age).
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Talbot. At the partacular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A short Opera of one Act. The Musick by the late celebrated Alexander Scarlatti. [Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #22 11s. 6d.; tickets #31 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Telemachus

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Author of Afterpiece. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #11 8s. 6d.; tickets #80 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philotas

Event Comment: Benefit Houghton and Miss LaTour. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #23 8s. 6d.; tickets #180 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: I: Louvre-Vallois; II: Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; III: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; IV: A new French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: The Furlong, Minuet-Poitier, Miss LaTour