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747 results for: Keyword - Signora Cecilia Grassi
We found 444 matches on Performance Comments, 202 matches on Performance Title, 158 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

376
06 January 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Filosofo Di Campagna

Performance Comment: Eugenia-Signora Angiola Calori; Rinaldo-Pietro Sorbellini; Nardo-Carlo Paganini; Lesbina-Signora Angiola Paganini; Capocchio-Christiano Tedeschini; Mezzi Caratteri Don Tritemio-Gaetano Quilici; Lena-Signora Teresa Eberardi (Libretto, 1761).
Cast
Role: Eugenia Actor: Signora Angiola Calori
Role: Lesbina Actor: Signora Angiola Paganini
Role: Lena Actor: Signora Teresa Eberardi

Dance: New Dances , as17601216-Gherardi, Mlle Asselin, Polly Capitani, Tariot

377
21 January 1761 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isaac

Performance Comment: Parts-Signora Passerini, Miss Frederick, Signora Eberardi, Quilici, Tedeschino, and a variety of Chorusses by the best voices.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Signora Passerini, Miss Frederick, Signora Eberardi, Quilici, Tedeschino, and a variety of Chorusses by the best voices.

Music: Between the acts aConcert on the organ-Dupuis

378
09 May 1774 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Costazza

Performance Comment: Parts-Fochetti, Millico, Signora Galli, Signora Marchetti.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Fochetti, Millico, Signora Galli, Signora Marchetti.

Music: After I: Solo on Hautboy-Fischer; End Opera: Solo on Violincello-Crosdell, to conclude with a Grand Overture

379
09 January 1776 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Bacio

Performance Comment: Parts-Trebbi, Fochetti, Savoi, Signora Gabrielli, Sga Cardarelli, Signora Sestini.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Trebbi, Fochetti, Savoi, Signora Gabrielli, Sga Cardarelli, Signora Sestini.

Dance: I: Serious Ballet-Fierville, Mlle Bacelli; II: Les Evenemens Imprevues-M N. N., Helm, Mlle Tinti, Mlle Sophie; End Opera: La Generosite de Scipion-N. N., Fierville, Mlle Baccelli

380
27 December 1766 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: EEzio deferred because of indisposition of Guarducci and Grassi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Signora Zamparini
Role: Sandrina Actor: Signora Piatti
Role: Paoluccia Actor: Signora Gibetti

381
11 May 1770 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Grassi who most humbly entreats the kind protection of the Nobility and Gentry, and hopes that subscribers to the Boxes will not think her remiss in not waiting on them in person, she being a stranger in the method how to proceed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

382
06 May 1771 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Grassi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orfeo

383
April 1694 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Beau; Or, The Curious Impertinent

Performance Comment: Edition of 1694. The Prologue-; see Epilogue; The Epilogue-Mr Dogget who Acts Thorneback. A copy of the 1694 quarto in the Folger Shakespeare Library has a manuscript cast which appears to be the original one; Loveley-Powell; Polidor-Betterton; Thorneback-Dogget; Sir John-Bowen; Mrs Loveley-Mrs Barry; Cecilia-Mrs Bowman; Camilla-Mrs Bracegirdle; Lionell-Mrs Verbruggen; Prologue-Mr Powell?.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Mrs Bowman

384
15 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Alexis and Dorinda

Afterpiece Title: The Union of the Three Sister Arts

Performance Comment: St Cecilia-Mrs Chambers; Homer-Leveridge; Apelles-Legare.
Cast
Role: St Cecilia Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: DuPre, Nivelon, Glover, Mrs Legare, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden

385
18 December 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: Amelia-Miss Cecilia Young.
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Cecilia Young.

386
27 February 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dione

Performance Comment: Dione-Miss Cecilia Young.
Cast
Role: Dione Actor: Miss Cecilia Young.

387
15 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Song: the first time of her performance on that theatre, viz.the first time of her performance on that theatre, viz. In III: An Italian Song beinging Di Lor Mio-Miss Cecilia Young; III: Torna mi Vegbeggiar-Miss Cecelia Young both from the Opera of Alcina

Performance Comment: the first time of her performance on that theatre, viz. In III: An Italian Song beinging Di Lor Mio-Miss Cecilia Young; III: Torna mi Vegbeggiar-Miss Cecelia Young both from the Opera of Alcina.
Cast
Role: An Italian Song beinging Di Lor Mio Actor: Miss Cecilia Young

388
29 January 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Performance Comment: Parts-Millico, Shiroli, Cecilia Davies.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Millico, Shiroli, Cecilia Davies.

Dance: I: Pastoral Ballet-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; II: Serious Ballet-a Young Lady (Scholar of Tassoni, first appearance); End Opera: Adventures of the Harem of Ispahan-a Grand Persian pantomime ballet-Pitrot, Mimi Faviere, Mlle Faviere, Sga Mazzoni, Bocchinini, Mariottini

389
24 February 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Performance Comment: Parts-Millico, Scheroli, Cecilia Davies.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Millico, Scheroli, Cecilia Davies.

Dance: As17740222

Song: End Opera: Two Songs-Millico; accompanied on the Harp-Millico himself

390
17 May 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Performance Comment: Parts-Millico, Schiroli, Sga Galli, Sga Marchetti, Cecilia Davies.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Millico, Schiroli, Sga Galli, Sga Marchetti, Cecilia Davies.

Dance: I: New Serious Ballet-; in which aChaconne composed by Jomelli-Fierville; II: La Bagatelle, as17740505; III: L'Embarass du choix, as17740505

391
23 November 1775 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Miss Cecilia Davies (Inglesina), the Young Person who sang last year at Stanley's Oratorio's, Norris, Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Miss Cecilia Davies

Music: First Violin, Concerto-Hay; Organ-Stanley

392
15 March 1777 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Telemaco

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Rauzzini, Trebbi, Savoi, Micheli, Sga Marianna Farnese, Sga Cecilia Davies Inglesina. [Morning Chronicle, 17 Mar., lists the parts: Telemaco, Mentore, Mopso, Calipso, Eurice; and gives synopsis of plot.]Morning Chronicle, 17 Mar., lists the parts: Telemaco, Mentore, Mopso, Calipso, Eurice; and gives synopsis of plot.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Rauzzini, Trebbi, Savoi, Micheli, Sga Marianna Farnese, Sga Cecilia Davies Inglesina.

Dance: End I: Serious Ballet, as17770225; End Act II: Les Chasseurs, as17771112, but Mme _Vallouy, Mme Simonet; End Opera: a new Ballet Demi-caractere, +La Clochette-Simonet, Mlle Baccelli, Vallouy, Mme Simonet, Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet

393
14 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: The Characters by Parsons, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Jackson, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug.: Cranky-Parsons; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Wood; Vinegar-Baddeley; Idle-Lamash; Orator Mum-Jackson; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Lefevre; Cecilia-Miss Harper; Kenny. Kenny.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Harper

Dance: As17790610

394
15 September 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17790814, but Cecilia-read by Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: read by Mrs Jewell.

395
13 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Performance Comment: Characters-Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Wood; Vinegar-Baddeley; Idle-Lamash; Orator Mum-Barrett; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Lefevre; Cecilia-Miss Harper; unassigned-Kenny.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Harper

396
05 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bensley, Wilson, Bannister Jun., Lamash, Aickin, Edwin, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Love, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1780: Woodville-Palmer; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-Wilson; Captain Harcourt-Bannister Jun.; Vane-Lamash; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Edwin; Bridget-Mrs Wilson; Miss Mortimer-Mrs Cuyler; Warner-Mrs Love; Cecilia-Miss Farren; Prologue-Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

397
30 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister (of dl), Edwin, Wilson, Egan, Cubitt, Fearon, Stevens, Quick, Mrs Davenett, Miss Satchell. Probable cast from hay playbill of 13 June 1780, and Genest, VI, 196: Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Bowkitt-Edwin; Cranky-Wilson; Idle-Egan; Vinegar-Cubitt; Bouquet-Fearon; John-Stevens; Orator Mum-Quick; Dolce-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Miss Satchell.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Satchell.

Entertainment: Monologue.End 1st piece: a Prologue written by S. Foote, Esq.,-Master Edwin

398
08 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Palmer, Bensley, Fearon (of cg), Aickin, Bannister Jun., Lamash, Dodd, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Love, Miss Farren. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1780) and Genest, VI, 184: Woodville-Palmer; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-Fearon; Grey-Aickin; Captain Harcourt-Bannister Jun.; Vane-Lamash; Jacob-Dodd; Bridget-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Mortimer-Mrs Cuyler; Warner-Mrs Love; Cecilia-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Young Actor

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Butterfly, as17800921; In 3rd piece: The Minuet de la Cour-Henry, Miss Collett

399
07 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Palmer; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-Wilson; Captain Harcourt-Staunton; Vane-Lamash; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Edwin; Bridget-Mrs Wilson; Miss Mortimer-Mrs Cuyler; Warner-Mrs Love; Cecilia-Miss Farren; Occasional Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

400
09 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Characters-Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. [Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Wood; Vinegar-Baddeley; Idle-Lamash; Orator Mum-Barrett; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Lefevre; Cecilia-Miss Harper. Kenny is unassigned.]
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Harper. Kenny is unassigned.