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4695 results for: Keyword - Several
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.

1626
02 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #103 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Leveridge, Rawlins, Cook, New Boy

Dance: As17150425 Also Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Miss Russell; Harlequin and Two Punches-duPre, Moreau, Bovil

1627
02 May 1715 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Wells and Kenny. At the Request of several Persons of Quality. At 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; the Vocal consisting of English and Italian Songs-a Celebrated Italian Lady; Instrumental Part-the best English and Foreign Masters

1628
03 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Russell. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts. #83 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Beau Demolished

Song: A Pastoral-Leveridge, the New Boy

Dance: As17150425

1629
05 May 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie-body

Afterpiece Title: The Custom of the Country

1630
05 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moor. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #77 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentlewoman who never appear'd on that Stage before

Dance: As17150425 Also Harlequin and Two Punches, as17150502; Venetian Dance, as17150428

1631
07 May 1715 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command. Admission as 23 Oct. 1714. At 6 p.m. Daily Courant 11 May: Whatever Persons paid for Box-Tickets for the Opera of Hydaspes, which was perform'd on Saturday the 7th Instant, by reason of several Persons of Quality (who could not be denyed) coming in without Tickets; those who had taken them, and could not find Room, may send their Tickets to the Theatre-Office...and their Money will be repaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

1632
12 May 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

1633
12 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kent. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets for The Adventures of Five Hours taken this day. Receipts: #72 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: As17150125

Dance: delaGarde, duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Mrs Bullock

1634
13 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wood. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Weekly Pocket, 14 May: There has been a great Disturbance at...Lincoln's-Inn-Fields this Week, by the Means of some Gentlemen, who were in the Interest of the other House, and made Use of Catcalls to interrupt and ridicule their Theatrical Entertainments; but the Disturbers of the Peace were soon silenc'd. Receipts: #125 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Song: Trumpet Song-the little boy; the Instrumental part-Mr Grenoust; Vocal Part-Mr Rawlins

Music: Violin solo-Matthew Dubourg

Dance: delaGarde, Bovil, Mrs Bullock; Harlequin and a Countryman-; Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife, as17150509

1635
17 May 1715 @ Great Room

Event Comment: Benefit Claudio. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Compleat Concert of Musick-

1636
18 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Schoolding and Mrs Rogers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #59 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage Hater Match'd

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-Leveridge, Reading, New Boy

Dance: As17150512; Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife, as17150509

1637
24 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Knapp. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #95 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Song: As17150521; Dialogue-Leveridge, Pack

Dance: Grand Spanish Entry-duPre, Moreau, Boval, Mrs Bullock; Entry, Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; A new Chacone-Mrs Bullock

1638
28 May 1715 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Entertainment: It consisted of Pyramids-; of all manner of Sweetmeats, the most generous Wines, Burgundy, Champaign, and was usher'd in by a Prologue-Mrs Younger; written by Mr Tickel, under Secretary to Mr Addison, and concluded by an Epilogue-Mr Wilks; written by himself; which was very merry and free with his own Character; after which, a large Table that was in th Area of the Consort-House, was taken away to make Room for the Company to Dance Country-Dances...We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an Ode of Horace-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting (Weekly Packet, 4 June)

Performance Comment: ..We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an Ode of Horace-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting (Weekly Packet, 4 June).

1639
01 June 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Lovelace and White, boxkeepers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #122 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Song: A Dialogue-Leveridge, Pack

Dance: As17150512; Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife, as17150509

1640
14 June 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Pit Doorkeepers. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: [By Benjamin Griffin.] Never perform'd before. Receipts: #100 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Sack

Song: Cook, Rawlins, Little Boy

Dance: delaGarde, duPre, Mrs Bullock; Scaramouch and French Peasant-a Gentleman for his own Diversion

1641
30 June 1715 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: To all the Nobility, Gentlemen, and Ladies. At 7 p.m. Weekly Journal, 2 July: The Pleasure that our English People of Quality took, in being acquainted, that a Gentleman of ours, the curious Mr Abel, hath brought over hither all the most delicate Entertainments...made them last Thursday, for his Encouragement, flock in abundance to his Concert...among whom were the Princess of Wales, who went Incognito, besides several of the Nobility, and other Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick in 14 Languages-Mr Abell (lately arriv'd from Italy); Instrumental accompaniment-a great Number of the best English Masters; with Sicilian Illuminationsv; The Songs are as follows: Greek, Latin, Spanish, Italian, English, Scotch, Irish, French, High-Dutch, Low-Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Lingua Franca, Turkish; The Sea/Compass to be Sung if desired-

1642
01 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song: Singing in Italian-Bowman's Son; Roger and Dolly-Renton, Mrs Willis

Dance: Miss Younger

1643
08 July 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Henry Rich, Pit Officekeeper. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets for the New Medley will be taken. Receipts: #124 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The City Ramble

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his Diversion

1644
12 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 25 Nov. 1714. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

1645
14 July 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Gallery, Box and Door Keepers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #78 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross

1646
15 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song: Roger and Dolly-Renton, Mrs Willis

Dance: Burkhead, Mrs Willis

1647
21 July 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gallery Office Keeper. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #52 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife; Or, The Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Sack

Dance: As17150705 Spanish Entry, Punch-Shaw

1648
29 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Sir Robert Howard. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Music: As17150719

1649
10 August 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Giles and Martin. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #69 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: 'Tis Sultry Weather Pretty Maid-Cook, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Entry-Thurmond Jr; French Peasant-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; Miller's Dance-Spiller, Mrs Spiller, F. Leigh

1650
16 August 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: With Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances