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9272 results for: Keyword - The Duke of New-Castle
We found 4081 matches on Event Comments, 3338 matches on Performance Title, 2721 matches on Performance Comments, 403 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2201
31 July 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis. Mainpiece: (for This Night only) not acted these 15 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Womans A Riddle

Performance Comment: Parts-Shuter, Hurst, Palmer, Davis, M'George, Quick, Weston, Wild, Wedon, Mrs Burden, Mrs Worley, Mrs M'George, Mrs Weston, a young Gentlewoman (who never appeared on any stage); Prologue-Weston(, in the character of Abel Drugger).

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-a Gentleman(, first appearance on that Stage); Old Philpot-Shuter; Y. Wilding-Davis; Sir Jasper Wilding-Murden; Beaufort-Quick; Servant-Wild; Quildrive-Castle; Dapper-M'George; Maria-Mrs M'George.

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-; V: A new Dance-

Song: some well known Ssome well known Songs in Imitation of some Favorite Italian Performers-a Comic Genius

2202
11 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [R+Rich's Register lists The Hermit as afterpiece.] Paid salary list 5 days at #72 6s. 8d. per diem, #361 13s. 4d.; Atkins not on list #1 7s. 6d.; Rollet on note #7 7s.; Vernon on note per order Mr L, #12 12s.; Bill for 2 suit Men's cloathes #15 15s. (Treasurer's Book). [See engagement contract for Guidetti (Private Correspondence of David Garrick, II, 454) arranged for in Paris by Jean Monnet in early August 1766. He was engaged as Premier Danseur and composer of Ballets at 150 Guineas a year plus "300 Livres argent de France" for travelling expenses. He was to dance for no other theatre without explicit permission from Garrick.] Receipts: #130 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: As17660925 (MacMillan). [The Gazetteer lists no afterpiece but Entertainment of Dancing by Sg Guidetti.]
Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The Vintage-Sga Giorgi, Sg Guidetti (his first appearance in England); End: A New Entertainment of Dancing call'd The Italian Bakers-Guidetti, Mrs King

2203
26 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #230 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Dance: After Interlude-Epilogue: New Pantomime Dance, as17670225; A New Dance call'd the Prussian Camp-

Music: NNew Concerto on Harpsichord, as17670212

2204
27 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Author's Night. House Charges #64 4s. [Profit to Colman #92 18s. 6d.] Paid supernumeraries 2 nights in Lilliputian Camp #9 1s. (Treasurer's Book). [Reckoning pay per night for supernumeraries at somewhat over 2s., this bill indicates the presence of about 40 such in this interlude.] Paid Cole (turner) #10 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #157 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Dance: III: New Pantomime Dance, as17670225; After Interlude: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Lilliputian Camp-

Music: NNew Concerto on Harpsichord, as17670212

2205
27 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: I: A New Tambourine Dance-Master Blurton (apprentice to Fishar, eleven years old, 1st appearance any stage); End I: Rural Love, as17661120; II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar, sixteen years old, 1st appearance any stage); III: A New Pantomime Ballet-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (Apprentice to Fishar, ten years old, 1st appearance any stage as a dancer); IV: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Capon; Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Ballet: End: A New Grand Ballet call'd The Wapping Landlady. Jack (in Distress)-Fishar; the other Sailors-Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King; Landlady-Miles; Milk Woman-Sga Manesiere; other women-Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez

Performance Comment: Jack (in Distress)-Fishar; the other Sailors-Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King; Landlady-Miles; Milk Woman-Sga Manesiere; other women-Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.
Cast
Role: the other Sailors Actor: Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

2206
18 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Duquesney. House Charges #68 8s. Paid chorus singers #2 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Neville went to first gallery to see this play, but could not hear well. He noted the entr'acte dances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Cautherly, 1st time
Role: Apothecary Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: I: Masquerade Dance-; with a Minuet-Duquesney, Mrs King; II: A New Dance call'd The Gallant Shepherd-Duquesney, Miss Madden (his scholar, being her first appearance on this stage); End: A New Comic Dance, The Catalonian Peasants-Duquesney, Tassoni, Mrs King

2207
17 July 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Sixth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taylors

Performance Comment: As17670709 but Attendants to the Ladies-_.
Cast
Role: Timotheus Actor: Pynn
Role: Attendants to the Ladies Actor: Mrs Denton, Mrs Kirby, Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Entertainment: The Builder's Prologue-by Desire, as17670529

Dance: II: A New Spanish Dance-; End: New Tambourine-Froment

2208
04 September 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: The last three he [Foote] has not done for some time. I like Woodward better in young Philpot. Both add some crochets of their own. I don't think he took off Mr Whitefield well. Cole, Shift and Smirk he does inimitably. He has a great command of features in the ludicrous way, not such as that of Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: The Minor Actor: Davis
Role: Scaffold the Builder Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote for the first time these two years; Young Wilding-Davis; Dapper-Quick; Beaufort-Smith; Sir Jasper-Newton; Old Philpot-Shuter; Maria-Mrs Mahon for the first time.
Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Foote for the first time these two years
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mahon for the first time.

Dance: II: New Serious Dance-; End: New Comic Dance, The Gallant Peasant-Miss Froment

2209
16 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Arbaces Actor: Mrs Forbes, their first appearance

Afterpiece Title: QQueen Mab

Performance Comment: As17681115 (Public Advertiser). [The playbill is short mentioning only Harlequin, Pantaloon, Clod and Colombine.]

Dance: I: A New Turkish Dance-; II: A New Pantomime Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini

2210
07 April 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lassemblea

Dance: I: New Pastorale dance-Mlle Heinel; End Last Act: A New Jacone-

2211
12 May 1772 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: N.B. By the Particular Desire of several of the Nobility, subscribers who are going out of town, who desire the above mentioned to be performed instead of La Buona Figliuola, which is deferr'd until next week

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: Statue Dance-Signora Guidi; II: New Dance-Signora Guidi, Signora Crispi; Last Act: A New dance, Le Triomphe de la Magie-Mlle Heinel, other principals

2212
16 May 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: Pastoral Dance-Slingsby, Signora Guidi, Signora Crispi; II: A New Dutch Dance-Signora Guidi, Slingsby, other Principals; End Opera: New Historical Ballet, Admete and Alceste, as17720310

2213
11 June 1772 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: N.B. The above opera is oblig'd to be perform'd this day instead of Saturday on account of the preparations making for the entertainment given the Knights of the Bath

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: Provenzale, as17720603 II: A New Pas de Trois en Berger Gallante-Slingsby, Sga Guidi, Sga Crispi; Last Act: New Ballet La Clauchette-Mlle Curtz, Sga Crispi, other principals

2214
14 November 1772 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A serious opera composed by Vento and other celebrated composers. Prices: Pit and Boxes, 10s. 6d. First Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. 6:30 p.m. By their Majesties Command, no persons can be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Manager's plea for subscribers to pay up to Bankers Drummond and Co. or to Mr Crawford (treasurer) at his dwelling adjacent to the Theatre. Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sofonisba

Dance: I: Slingsby, Mlle Grenier; II: A New Serious Ballet-Fierville, scholar of Lepy Sen; Last Act: A New Grand Ballet-all the principal dancers

2215
21 November 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sofonisba

Dance: As17721114, but A New Grand Ballet-_; New Grand Dance-Slingsby, Lepy, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crispi

2216
01 December 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: As17721121, but A New Serious Ballet-_; End II: New Serious Ballet-Fierville, Ascelin, Mlle Lafond (first time)

2217
05 January 1773 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: A serious Ballet-Fierville, Asselin, Mlle Lafond; II: Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Mlle Lafond; Last Act: A new Serious Grand Ballet with a new Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Lepy, Asselin, Sga Crispi, Mlle Lafond

2218
16 March 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: I: (By Particular Desire) Serious Ballet, Pas de Deux, Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; II: A Grand Ballet intermixed with Grand Chorusses-; II: Grand Ballet with Pas de Cinq-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crespi, Leppie, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: A New Grand Ballet, New Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

2219
18 March 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Song: In the Above Opera, four new airs-Sga Girelli; one of which, at the end of Act II, will be accompanied on the French Horn-the celebrated M Spandau

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet-; in which the favourite Entree of last season-Mlle Heinel; II: A Grand Ballet, with a new Pas de Cinq-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crispi, Leppy, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: A Grand Ballet, New Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

2220
23 March 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Song: As17730318

Dance: I: A Pastoral Dance-Asselin; By Particular desire a New Allemand-Slingsby, Mlle Lafond; II: A Serious Ballet, with a New Pasical-Fierville; End Opera: A Grand Ballet, with a Pas de Cinq-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crispi, Leppy, Mlle Lafond

2221
01 May 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: I: La Fete du Village, as17730427 II: Pastoral Dance-Asselin, Mlle Grenier; End Opera: A New Grand Ballet both pastoral and serious-; Les Sauvages-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; Conclude: with a New Grand Chacone-other principal dancers

2222
22 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lovell Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: New Grand Spanish Dance-; End: A New Ballet, call'd The Pirates-Como, Sga Crespi, Sga Chiringhelli, being her first appearance in England; After I Farce: A Grand Serious Dance-Como, Sga Crespi

2223
08 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherly
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Greville

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt

Dance: II: A New Grand Provencalle Dance-Slingsby, Sga Hidou, with New Dresses, and a view of the Port of Marseilles

2224
08 March 1775 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Composed by Handel. By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: I: New Concerto-Tacet, Fisher, Cramer, Crosdell (Composed by Bach); II: New Concerto on the Organ by Bach-

2225
25 April 1775 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire the opera and dances will be performed in the Scenes of the Fiera Seranata

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Ridicoli

Dance: I: New Serious Ballet-; with a Pas de Deux-Vallouis, Mlle Vallouis; also a Grand Chaconne-Vallouis; II: New Ballet-; with a Pas de Deux-Vitalba, Mlle Sophie; a Louvre-Mlle Baccelli; End Opera: Champetre Comique-Lany, Vallouis, Mlle Vallouis, Asselin, Mlle Sophie, Vallouis@le@cadet