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3284 results for: Keyword - The Grand Jury of London
We found 1949 matches on Performance Title, 1108 matches on Event Comments, 735 matches on Performance Comments, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

976
21 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Roberts

Dance: III: Tambourine-Jardin; End of Play: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

977
23 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian King Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; III: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; V: Minuet, Louvre-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

978
24 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Villeneuve. Charges #30. Deficiency to Villeneuve #4 12s. 6d., covered by #111 11s. from tickets. N.B. Mr Villeneuve has been robb'd of a number of tickets, therefore none sold at the Doors of the theatre will be taken. By desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #26 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Tambourine-Jardin; III: Dutch Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; V: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Song: IV: Go Rose-Miss Falkner

979
02 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: New Dresses and Decorations for the Dances (General Advertiser). Dances-Mons Devisse (from Paris), Auretti; Dances lik'd (Cross). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: Comic Dance, call'dCountry Amusements-M Devisse, his 1st appearance in England, Mad Auretti; a Grand Dance call'd Pigmalion-Devisse, Mad Auretti

980
22 December 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Being the last time of the company's Performing till the Christmas Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Dance: A Tambourin-Jardin; Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926

981
03 January 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: TTambourin-Jardin; Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926

982
17 January 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Play, By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Dance: End: A New Grand Ballet call'd The Gondoliers-Cooke, Miss Hilliard, Jardin, Villeneuve, Desse

983
17 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woffington. Servants will be allowed to keep places on the stage. Tickets for the 23rd of March will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: As17501218, but Andromache-Mrs Vincent. [Presumably Mrs Woffington continued to play Hermione, since this was her benefit night, but the notice in the General Advertiser fails to list the part in the cast.]Presumably Mrs Woffington continued to play Hermione, since this was her benefit night, but the notice in the General Advertiser fails to list the part in the cast.]

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Mad Heutte; being the second time of her appearing on the English Stage; to which will be added a Grand Scots Ballad [Query: Ballet?]-Cooke, Miss Hillyard [See17500926]

984
18 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Hillyard. Tickets deliver'd out for the 11th instant will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: (By Desire) Pigmalion, as17510412 III: Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926; End: Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

985
26 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Dance: I: The Characters of Dancing-Mlle Huette; II: The Gondoliers, as17510117; III: La Paisane-Mlle Heutte; IV: Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926; V: Louvre and Minuet-Villeneuve, Mlle Heutte

986
29 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: III: La Paisane, as17510426 Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926

987
10 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the particular desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Being the last time of performing it this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: TThe Characters of Dancing, as17510426 Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926

988
09 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Macklin; Brabantio-Sparks; Cassio-Ridout; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Marten; Montano-Bransby; Emelia-Mrs Macklin; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: A Grand Scots Ballet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

989
04 February 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Johnson, Mrs +Simpson.

Dance: II: Grand Provincial Dance-Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

990
24 February 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eugenia

Dance: II: By Desire will be perform'd the Grand Provincial Dance, as17520204

991
25 February 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eugenia

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: Grand Provincial Dance, as17520204

992
07 March 1752 @ Castle Tavern

Event Comment: To begin at 7 p.m. at the Castle Tavern, Paternoster Row. The Price of Admission will be a half crown each. The house will be illuminated with wax candles. The Ladies are particulary desired to come early. [Notice repeated. The sixteenth night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Midnight's Grand Concert

Performance Comment: To be conducted by the proprietors of The Old Woman's Oratory. To be divided into three parts. The Declamatory Piece on the Jew's Harp-a Casuist; the Oration on the Salt@Box-a Rationalist will be introduced as usual; with the performances of several eminent Masters. with the performances of several eminent Masters.
Cast
Role: The Declamatory Piece on the Jew's Harp Actor: a Casuist
Role: the Oration on the Salt@Box Actor: a Rationalist will be introduced as usual

993
02 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Mathews. Places at stage door, and at Mathews in Long-Acre, near St Martin's Lane. Receipts. #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Cast
Role: Theseus Actor: Mossop

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-; The Little Swiss; End: The Grand Provincial Dance, as17520204

994
03 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: The Grand Provincial Dance, as17520204

Song: II: A song of Handel's-Master Vernon

995
03 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Falkner. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets for the Merchant of Venice will be taken. Mr Lowe being incapable of performing by a cold, obliges Miss Falkner to change the Farce [Pyramus and Thisbe had been advertised]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17520312 but Daniel-_; the Singing-Miss Falkner instead of by Lowe; Occasional Epilogue-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: the Singing Actor: Miss Falkner instead of by Lowe

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216; Grand Dutch Dance, as17511021

996
06 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: III: A Grand Scots Ballet, as17511009

997
18 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Howard. Afterpiece: A Masque (never perform'd here). As it was performed at the Theatre Royal Dublin, with universal applause. The Music composed by Sg Pasquali. Printed Books of the Entertainment will be sold at the Theatre. Tickets deliver'd out by Grandchamps and Madem Camargo will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Triumphs of Hibernia

Dance: I: Grand Comic Ballet, as17511216; III: Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Madem Camargo; End of Play: Louvre, Minuet-Grandchamps, Madem Camargo

998
04 May 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Stede, Cushing, Redman and Bennet. Mainpiece: Not acted these seven years. [See 21 April 1748.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arathusa Actor: Mrs Storer 1st appearance there in 3 years.

Dance: II: Two Pierrots, as17520415 III: Grand Comic Ballet, as17511216; V: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; with Clown-Bennet

Song: IV: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

999
13 May 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Bridges. Tickets deliver'd out for Monday the 11th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: AA Grand Scots Ballet, as17511009

1000
07 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Infernal Spirit-Legg; First Fury-Cooke; Second Fury-Villeneuve; Third Fury-Desse; Fourth Fury-Dennison; Fifth Fury-Gardiner; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shades of Leander, Hero-Baker, Miss Young; Charon-Howard; Miller-LaLauze; Doctor's man-Arthur; Tumblers-Bencraft, Cushing; Miller's Wife-Miss Hilliard; Demons in the following Characters:--Harlequin, Pierot, Mezzetin, Scaramouche-Villeneuve, Gardiner, Desse, Mr Cointrie; Harlequin Woman, Pierrot Woman, Mezzetin Woman, Scaramouche Woman-Madem Camargo, Dennison, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou; Punch-LaLauze.

Dance: New Grand Ballet Les Chasseurs Allemandes-Cooke, Miss Hilliard. Being her first appearance on the stage this season

Performance Comment: Being her first appearance on the stage this season.