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834 results for: Keyword - Steele
We found 759 matches on Author, 107 matches on Event Comments, 64 matches on Roles/Actors, 17 matches on Performance Comments, and 2 matches on Performance Title.

101
30 November 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Yates; Justice Gattle-Paget; Trippit-Peterson; Mrs Trippit-Mrs Steele; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Bambridge; Priscilla-Mrs Dunstall; Patty-Mrs Vallois; Kitty Pry-Miss Hippisley; Dick-Yates; Lying Valet-Garrick; With the original epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Steele

102
10 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Hinde; Polly-Miss Medina; Lucy-Mrs Bishop; Lockit-Hemskirk; Peachum-Paget; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Steele; Filch-Yates; Mat-Julian; Diana Trapes-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Steele

103
01 January 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17411012, but Ballance-Paget; Worthy-W. Giffard; Bullock-Dunstall; Scale-Dighton; Scruple-Pattenden; Collier-Julian; Appletree-Vaughan; Costar Pearmain-Marr; Melinda-Mrs Steele; Rose-Miss Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

104
03 September 1773 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ambarvalia

Performance Comment: Bacchus-Reinhold; Brother-Phillips; Driads-Miss Wilde, Miss Thompson; Cupid-Master Brown; Ceres-Mrs Barthelemon; Arval Brothers-Burton, Steele, Dorien, Ladd, Offie'd, Lambert, Ogden, Master Green, Master Tannett, Master Wood.
Cast
Role: Arval Brothers Actor: Burton, Steele, Dorien, Ladd, Offie'd, Lambert, Ogden, Master Green, Master Tannett, Master Wood.

105
30 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague or The Giants Causeway

Performance Comment: Harlequin Teague-Egan; Teague Harlequin-Spencer; Italian Merchant-Massey; Pierrot (his Man)-Delpini; Dr Caterpillar-Wewitzer; Mr Dripping-Usher; Mrs Dripping-Mrs Webb; Sailor (with Fal de ral tit)-Edwin; Farmer Furrow-Gardner; Dame Furrow-Miss Hale; Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Wilson; Catcall-Wood; Sailor-R. Palmer; Giant of the Causeway-Miss Painter; Genius of Ireland-Wood [i.e. doubled Catcall]; Various other Characters-Stevens, Usher, Swords, Ledger, Painter, Davis, Barrett, Kenny, J. Bates, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, &c; Anchor Smiths (with Smiths are good Fellows)-Brett, Burton, Steele, Oldfield; Columbine-Miss Morris. With a Ranelagh Masquerade. Characters out of Character: Fighting Quakers-Barrett, Kenny; Disinterested Lawyer-Gardner; Humane Scalper-R. Palmer; Harlequin with one Leg-Spencer; Fainting Butcher-Painter; Reviving Death-Freeman .
Cast
Role: Anchor Smiths Actor: Brett, Burton, Steele, Oldfield

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Ballet in Spanish Characters by Giorgi, Byrn, Miss Byrn, Sga Dagueville and others. [This was danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act I of mainpiece a song in character by Miss Hooke

106
23 September 1718 @ Hampton Court

Event Comment: Steele wrote a Prologue for the opening, but the Lord Chamberlain had already engaged one by Tickell. For Steele's Prologue, see Blanchard, Occasional Verse of Richard Steele, p. 49: for Tickell's, see R. E. Tickell, pp. 231-32. Original Weekly Journal, 27 Sept.: His Majesty beheld the Performance with much Satisfaction. The young Princesses were present, and a very great Concourse of Nobility and Gentry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

107
28 May 1715 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Steele's Censorium. For other accounts, see Loftis, pp. 108-9, and Blanchard, pp. 69, 108, 120

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)

108
24 January 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

109
28 May 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Music: Several New Sonatas-the Famous Gasperini; particularly one for a Violin and Flute compos'd by Gasperini-; but the Flute part-Mr Paisible

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Campion

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Weaver, Mrs Lucas; a dance-Laferry, Mrs Bicknell

110
01 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A La Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Song: As17031023

Dance: Comic Dances-Laferry, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas, Devonshire Girl

111
03 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies Friendship Author(s): Richard Steele

112
04 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies Friendship Author(s): Richard Steele

113
06 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies Friendship Author(s): Richard Steele

114
07 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies Friendship Author(s): Richard Steele

115
08 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies Friendship Author(s): Richard Steele

116
15 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Dance: A Comical Night Scene between Scaramouch Harlequin and Punchanello-

117
24 April 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Accomplished Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

118
25 April 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Accomplished Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

119
26 April 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Accomplished Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Dance: As17041014

120
28 April 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Accomplished Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Song: Mrs Tofts

Dance: As17050303

121
19 May 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Accomplished Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Song: As17050428

Dance: As17041124

122
23 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Accomplished Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Song: Singing in Italian and English-; particularly a Trumpet Song-Mrs Tofts

Dance: In and between the Acts

123
24 October 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Accomplished Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Song: New songs in English and Italian-Mrs del'Epine

124
15 November 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Accomplished Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Song: As17051106

Dance: As17050929

125
12 December 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A La Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Song: As17051016

Music: As17051105

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Moss, Mrs Evans