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17404 results for: Keyword - Sir William Coventry
We found 11545 matches on Author, 7002 matches on Performance Comments, 1319 matches on Event Comments, 513 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

13201
21 September 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

13202
10 September 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth ; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare

13203
18 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part Ii; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy and Poor Pierrot Married

13204
10 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

13205
02 October 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: [Written by Shakespear. With new Scenes and Cloaths. At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction the Pit and Boxes will be put together at 3s. Boxes on the Stage 4s. Gallery 1s. [The Prologue is in The Comedian, No. VII, October 1732, with a long essay on the major theatres of the present season.] Daily Advertiser, 4 Oct.: A very splendid and crowded Audience...testify'd their Approbation both of the Decorations and Performance. The principal Embellishments are as follows: On a large Oval over the Pit is represented the Figure of His Majesty, attended by Peace, Liberty, and Justice, trampling Tyranny and Oppression under his Feet; round it are the Heads of Shakespear, Dryden, Congreve, and Betterton. On the Coving on the Left Hand is painted the Scene of Cato pointing at the dead Body of his Son Marcus; in the Middle, that of Julius Caesar stabb'd in the Senate-House; and on the Right, that of Marc Anthony and Octavia, where the Children are introduc'd in All for Love. On the Sounding-Board over the Stage is an handsome Piece of Painting of Apollo and the Nine Muses. [See also Daily Post, 4 Oct. and Gentleman's Magazine, II (October 1732), 1028.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

13206
04 September 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cibber-Griffin-Bullock-Hallam Booth. [The Fair to run to Friday, 7 Sept.] Second piece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction, and eminent Merchants and Citizens. Taken from the Works of the Immortal Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Actor: Miller
Role: Sir Robert Brockenbury Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, Ancient Pistol, and Others

Afterpiece Title: The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Cast
Role: Phathusa Actor: Mrs Williamson

Dance: End I Second Piece: Black Joke-Smith, Miss Brett; II: Comic Dance-Mrs Booth

13207
03 June 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. By a Company of Comedians from both the Theatres. Afterpiece: a Farce of one Act [adapter not known]. All the Characters in the Opera to be play'd in Roman Dresses. 6:30 P.M. Admission: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera, Tragedized

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

13208
04 June 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera, Tragedized

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

13209
17 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. By particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: In II: The Song written by Sir Richard Steele, and designed by him originally for this Play, will be new set to Musick by Mr Howard Mr Beard; III: A Chancon a Boire, beginning Crowns of Sweet Roses-Leveridge, Laguerre; V: As I saw Fair Clara-Beard, Salway

Dance: IV: Glover's Dance of Sailors-; End Afterpiece: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

13210
12 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: I: Serious Dance, with Minuet-Misses Scott; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Peasant-Lalauze, Desse, Dupre, Richardson, Baudouin, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Delorme, Miss Norman, Mrs Ogden; V: Nivelon, Misses Scott

Song: II: A Song originally Designed for the play by Sir Richard Steele, -Beard; III: Leveridge; V: Roberts

13211
07 September 1741 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baronet Bit; Or, The Noble Englishman Rewarded: With The Comical Humours Of Sir Mannerly Shallow And His Man Booby

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Cartagena

13212
25 August 1742 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant; Or, The Happy Pair; Interspers'd With The Comical Humours Of The intriguing Chambermaid, sir John Oldcastle, And The drunken Colonel

Afterpiece Title: The Miser Bit; or, Harlequin Reveller

Song: I: Bumper Squire Jones-Phillips

Dance: LLa Mason and Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

13213
25 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: 1 Henry IV Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: 3 Henry IV Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Cooke, Ann Auretti, accompanied Villeneuve, Dumont, Delagarde, Richardson, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs LaFont, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; Characters of Dancing-Janneton Auretti; Tambourine-Cooke; Dutch Skipper-Delamain, Anne Auretti

13214
26 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 2 Henry Iv: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Dance: 2 As17421025

13215
02 November 1742 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gianguir

Dance: Barbara Campanini (Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Sir Horace Mann, I, 191)

13216
10 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Song: 1 As17430120

Music: 1 As17430205

13217
12 December 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: 1 Henry IV Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: 3 Henry IV Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Related Works
Related Work: The Shepherd's Lottery Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

13218
11 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 2 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: 2 The Devil to Pay

13219
27 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, Ancient Pistol

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

13220
22 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: 1 Henry IV Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17440517, but Sir John-A person who never appeared before; Nell-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: A person who never appeared before
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland

Song: 1 II: Morland

Dance: 1 IV: Mlle Auguste

13221
08 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: 1 Henry IV Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Lottery

13222
09 November 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 2 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: 2 The Lottery

Dance: 2 CChacone-Cooke; Scotch Dance, as17441012

13223
17 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: 1 Benefit Paget. Tickets given for Comus taken this day, Several Gentlemen desiring to see him as Falstaff. [Originally scheduled for 4 April were Comus and a new Farce The Biter Bit; or, Vintner in the Suds.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: 1 Henry IV Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Miller of Mansfield

13224
11 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: 1 Henry IV Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Royal Chace

Song: 1 As17460108

13225
13 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 2 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: 2 The Royal Chace

Song: 2 As17460108