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1780 results for: Keyword - The Boy
We found 1488 matches on Roles/Actors, 330 matches on Performance Title, 312 matches on Performance Comments, 180 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1
17 October 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feign'd Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Marall

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; or, The School Boy

Performance Comment: Boy-Cibber; Major Rakish-Penkethman; Jack Rakish-Mills.
Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Cibber

2
20 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mechel, Mlle Mechel (the French Boy and Girl). Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Tickets at Mechel's in Newport Street.] Receipts: money #70 8s. 6d.; seals #71 14s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.). [The two dancers were charged #60 for their benefit. This is the last entry in the incomplete Account Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Barber

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Master Ferg; Colombine-Mlle Mechel; Petit Maitre-Miss Woffington; Drawer-Little French Boy; Servant to Colombine-Miss Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before; Pierot-Mechel Jr.
Cast
Role: Drawer Actor: Little French Boy

Dance: I: Concerto-Mlle Mechel; II: Minuet, French Rigadoon-Mechel the Father, who never appeared in any theatre in England, Mlle Mechel the Daughter; Minuet-Mechel the Son, Miss Polly Woffington, the first time of her appearing on the stage; IV: The Metamorphoses of the Windmills-Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Miss Woffington, Master Ferg, a little French Boy; lately come from France. End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Piemont-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy

Performance Comment: End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Piemont-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy.
Cast
Role: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Pie Actor: Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy.

3
07 August 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: They have better gangs of Highwaymen and whores here than at ye other Theatres. The Farce was ye School Boy, a low smutty thing (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Weston; Major Rakish-Shuter; Young Rakish-Palmer; Friendly-Davis; Father Benedict-Quick; Lady Manlove-Mrs Gardiner.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Weston
Role: Father Benedict Actor: Quick

Dance: FFingalian-; New Hornpipe, as17670805

4
16 May 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17350513, but Boy-Miss Bincks; Friar Benedict-James .
Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: Flanderkim by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs De l'Orme. s1Ng1NG. As17350422

5
29 August 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Never acted Here. The Musick composed by Storace. The new Musical Entertainment of The Charity Boy [advertised on every playbill beginning with 25 July] is unavoidably deferred till Wednesday next. [But it was permanently deferred at this theatre; see dl, 5 Nov. 1796.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: Characters by Elliston, Aickin, Bannister Jun., Fawcett, Palmer, Suett, Master Willoughby, C. Kemble, R. Palmer, Davies, Caulfield, Trueman, Bannister, Master Webb, Waldron Jun., Lyons, Abbot, Chippendale, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Gibbs, Mrs Bland, Miss Granger, Miss DeCamp. Cast adjusted from text (Cadell and Davies, 1796), and from playbill of 14 Aug. 1797: Sir Edward Mortimer-Elliston; Fitzharding-Aickin; Wilford-Bannister Jun.; Adam Winterton-Fawcett; Rawbold-Palmer; Samson-Suett; Boy-Master Willoughby; Robbers-C. Kemble, Davies, Caulfield; Orson-R. Palmer; Gregory-Trueman; Armstrong-Bannister; Robber's Boy-Master Webb; Cook-Waldron Jun.; Peter-Lyons; Walter-Abbot; Simon-Chippendale; Helen-Mrs Kemble; Blanch-Mrs Gibbs; Barbara-Mrs Bland; Girl-Miss Granger; Judith-Miss DeCamp; The General Chorus-Boyce, Brown, Aylmer, Little, Walker, Willoughby, Linton, Dibble, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale, Mrs Masters, Miss Menage, Mrs Norton.
Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Willoughby
Role: Robber's Boy Actor: Master Webb
Role: The General Chorus Actor: Boyce, Brown, Aylmer, Little, Walker, Willoughby, Linton, Dibble, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale, Mrs Masters, Miss Menage, Mrs Norton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Iron Chest Author(s): George Colman, the younger

6
13 February 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Performance Comment: Major Rakish-Penkethman; Young Rakish-Mills; School Boy-Cibber.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Cibber.

7
21 December 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feign'd Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Marall

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Performance Comment: School Boy-Cibber; Major Rakish-Penkethman; Young Rakish-Mills.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Cibber

8
28 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Cibber.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Cibber.

9
12 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Gallery Boxkeeper. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Cibber Jr; Major Rakish-Harper; Young Rakish-Bridgwater; Friendly-Oates; Benedict-Griffin; Lady Manlove-Mrs Shireburn; Lettice-Mrs Grace; Betty-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Cibber Jr

Dance:

10
07 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; Or, The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Stheno Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

11
25 March 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Benefit Mlle Salle. The Boxes being all taken, and many Places more demanded, the Pit and Boxes, at the Request of several Ladies of Quality, will be put together. Receipts: money #119 12s.; tickets #74 17s. [King, Queen, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: I: Les Charactere de la Dance-Salle, Mlle Salle; II: Scottish Dance-Salle, Mrs Legar; III: New French Tambourin-Mlle Salle; After I Farce: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; II: French Peasant A@la@Mode de l'Opera-Poitier, Mlle Salle

12
20 October 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; or, The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Mrs Younger; Major Rakish-Hippisley; Young Rakish-Walker; Friendly-Milward; Lady Manlove-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

13
12 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: See17311020, but School Boy-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: II: Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; III: Pastoral-Master Weeks, Miss Rogers, both Scholars to Salle; IV: A new Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; End of Farce: Grand Dance of Momus-; Sailors-Salle, on account of Nivelon's Indisposition

14
27 September 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; or, The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Mrs Younger; Major Rakish-Penkethman; Young Rakish-Walker; Friendly-Milward; Lady Manlove-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

15
14 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir Jealous-Dyer, the first Time of his appearing on that Stage; Sir George-Ryan; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Charles-Walker; Marplot-Chapman; Whisper-Ray; Miranda-Mrs Younger; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Egleton; Scentwell-Mrs Chapman.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dyer, the first Time of his appearing on that Stage

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: See17320927, but School Boy-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

16
23 May 1734 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Major Rakish-Topham; Young Rakish-Turbutt; Friendly-Este; Lady Manlove-Mrs Mullart; Monsieur-Jones; Tom-Gray; Lettice-Miss Mann; School Boy-Miss Oates .
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Miss Oates

Dance: Irish Trot by Master Oates. A comic Peasant Dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates Jr. Pierrot by Topham and Mrs Davenport. Scotch Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport

17
17 January 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit a Tradesman in Distress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Mrs Grainger, the first time of her appearing on any stage; Major Rakish-Hippisley; Young Rakish-Walker; Friendly-Wignell; Benedict-Neale; Lady Manlove-Mrs Martin; Lettice-Miss Bincks .
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Grainger, the first time of her appearing on any stage

Dance: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs De L'Orme, La Coquette Francois by Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle

18
27 May 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Paget. Tickets at Mr Paget's, Tobacconist, near the Castle Tavern, Fleet-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-a Gentlewoman; Major Rakish-Hippisley; Young Rakish-Wignell; Friar-James; Lady Manlove-Mrs Martin; Lettice-Miss Brunette, but see17350516 .
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: a Gentlewoman

Music: Handel's Water Musick, with Preamble on Kettle Drums by Benj. Baker

Dance: Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers

19
12 June 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Duke-Raftor; Leon-Este; Cacafogo-Turbutt; Captain-Oates; Juan-Cross; Sanchio-Leigh; Alonzo-Woodburn; Estifania-Miss Oates; Margarita-Mrs Pritchard; Altea-Mrs Beckham; Clara-Miss Dancy; Visiting Lady-Mrs Davenport; Old Woman-Jones; Maid-Wright (this cast in the bills, 9 June, only) .

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Miss Oates; Lady Manlove-Mrs Cross (London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 9 June) .
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Miss Oates

Music: III: Preamble on Kettle Drums by Poitier. IV. The Cuckow (by VivaldI) by Master Oates

Performance Comment: IV. The Cuckow (by VivaldI) by Master Oates .

Dance: I: A new Peasant Dance by Master Oates, Miss Oates Jr. II: Serious Dance by Mlle Roland. V: Harlequin and Harlequine by Poitier and Mlle Roland

Song: End of Afterpiece: Mock Italian Song by Roberts

20
01 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Miss Bincks; Major Rakish-Hippisley; Young Rakish-Walker .
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: I: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. III: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle. IV: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. End Afterpiece: Sailors (from Orestes) by Glover, &c

Song: II: Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts

21
13 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Master A. Ryan and Pether. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. Receipts: money #28 5s. 6d.; tickets #80 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Master Ryan; but see17360501 . but see17360501 .
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Master Ryan

Dance: II: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. IV: Glover's Sailors Dance. End of Afterpiece: By particular Desire, Flora's Holiday by leveridge, Laguerre, Roberts, Stoppelaer, Mrs Wright, Miss Hillyard

Related Works
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): John Edwin, the younger

Song: I: Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts. III: Tippling Philosophers by Leveridge. V: By Beard

22
07 January 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Miss Bincks; Major Rakish-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: FFrench Peasant, as17361109; Glover's Scotch Dance-; New Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun,

23
21 January 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the late Mrs Buchanan'a Children,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: See17370107, but School Boy-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Miss Bincks.

Dance: As17370117

24
11 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Major Rakish-Hippisley; School Boy-Clarke; Friendly-Anderson; Young Rakish-Stevens.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Clarke

Dance: A new Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover; Hornpipe-J. Thompson

25
20 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. [Tickets at Mrs Horton's Lodgings, the Angel in Bedford Street, Covent Garden.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Cibber.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Cibber.

Dance: I: Peasants-French Boy and Girl; II: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates