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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.

1076
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

1077
24 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Concluded with the scene of the waterfall Actor: as originally performed.

Dance: II: A New Grand Turkish Dance, composed by Froment in which-Mrs Sutton will dance the character of a Sultana; IV: By Particular Desire. The Louvre and Minuet, also the Dauphin Minuet-Froment, Mrs Sutton, his scholar

Performance Comment: The Louvre and Minuet, also the Dauphin Minuet-Froment, Mrs Sutton, his scholar.
Cast
Role: also the Dauphin Minuet Actor: Froment, Mrs Sutton, his scholar.

1078
24 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (ballet master) and Sga Manesiere. [The Lady identified as Mrs Sage by Kemble note on playbill.] Charges #65 10s. 6d. Profit to each beneficiary #18 6s. 3d., plus income from tickets: Fishar #61 14s. (Box 104; Pit 150; Gallery 132); Sga Manesiere, #66 12s. (Box 125; Pit 179; Gallery 85) (Account Book). Receipts: #002 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Cumberland Corn@thrashers-Mas. Blurton (Apprentice to Fishar), Miss Mathews; II: (By Particular Desire) a Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: A Hornpipe, first time-Miller (Scholar to Fishar)

Performance Comment: Blurton (Apprentice to Fishar), Miss Mathews; II: (By Particular Desire) a Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: A Hornpipe, first time-Miller (Scholar to Fishar).

Monologue: IV: a New Grand Ballet (that night only) called The Festival of the Black Prince(As performed at Paris by Fishar with universal applause). Black Prince-Fishar; Favourites-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist; Pages-Mas. Blurton, Miller; Dancers and Attendants-Hussey, Petrie, Dumay, Settree, King, Merrifield, Curtat, Holloway, Miss Capon, Mrs Willems, Miss Stede, Mrs Inuill, Miss Matthews, Miss Bassan, Sodi, Mrs Holloway. With dresses in the mode

Performance Comment: Black Prince-Fishar; Favourites-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist; Pages-Mas. Blurton, Miller; Dancers and Attendants-Hussey, Petrie, Dumay, Settree, King, Merrifield, Curtat, Holloway, Miss Capon, Mrs Willems, Miss Stede, Mrs Inuill, Miss Matthews, Miss Bassan, Sodi, Mrs Holloway. With dresses in the mode.
Cast
Role: Dancers and Attendants Actor: Hussey, Petrie, Dumay, Settree, King, Merrifield, Curtat, Holloway, Miss Capon, Mrs Willems, Miss Stede, Mrs Inuill, Miss Matthews, Miss Bassan, Sodi, Mrs Holloway. With dresses in the mode.

Ballet: V: First time this season The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Nosegay Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a New Hornpipe-Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Miss Capon, Miss Besford (Six principal dancers)

1079
04 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Concluded with the scene of the waterfall Actor: as originally performed.

Dance: Pantomime to conclude (after the Waterfall) with: a New Grand Dance call'd The Marriage Feast-Daigville, Atkins, Grimaldi, Sga Daigville, Sga Vidini

1080
22 May 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlano

Dance: I: A Grand Ballet, Gavot, Pasacal-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; II: Allemande-Slingsby, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: Les Tartare-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

1081
28 May 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orfeo

Dance: I: La Fete du Village with Minuet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; concluding: Country Dance, Grand Quadrille-; II: Allemande-Slingsby, Mlle LaFond; End Opera: Les Tartare-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

1082
01 June 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Dance: I: Pastoral Dance-Asselin, Mlle Grenier; II: Allemande-Slingsby, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: Grand Ballet with Gavot-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

1083
05 June 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlano

Dance: I: A New Grand Ballet, as17730603 Les Sauvages, as17730603 II: Allemande, as17730603 End Opera: Les Tartare-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

1084
08 June 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orfeo

Dance: I: La Fete du Village with Minuet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; Country Dance, Grand Quadrille-Slingsby; End Opera: Les Tartare-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

1085
05 February 1774 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Miss Davies being indisposed with a cold, the opera of Perseo is deferr'd till Tuesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Puntiglio Amoroso

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet-Mariottini, Mlle Nina Faviere; II: Pastoral Ballet-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: Harem of Ispahan, as17740129

1086
08 March 1774 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera. Music by Giordani and other eminent composers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigono

Dance: I: A Grand Serious Ballet, never performed-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: Pastoral Ballet, as17740222

Ballet: End of Opera: Orfeo e Eurydice. Orfeo-Pitrot; Eurydice-Mlle Mimi Favier

1087
12 March 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet-Mariottini, Mlle Nina Favaer; II: New Serious Ballet-; in which will introduce an Adagio, Chaconne-Fierville; End Opera: Harem of Ispahan, as17740129

1088
26 March 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Dance: As17740324 End II: Grand Ballet-Mariottini, Mlle Nina Favier

1089
19 April 1774 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A serious Opera, the Music entirely new composed by Sacchini. The Tempest Dance composed by Barthelemon. The last Serious Ballet composed by Jomelli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nitteti

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: The Tempest; or, The Happy Shipwreck, an Heroic Ballet with a Grand Chaconne-Pitrot, Mimi Favier, other parts-Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini; End Opera: Ballet, Chaconne-Fierville

1090
20 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: _Wrighten.
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Vidini.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918; II: New Grand Pastoral Dance-a Gentleman (his first appearance on that stage), Mrs Sutton; End: Louvre, Minuet (by Particular Desire)-Froment, Mrs Sutton (his scholar)

1091
09 May 1774 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Costazza

Music: After I: Solo on Hautboy-Fischer; End Opera: Solo on Violincello-Crosdell, to conclude with a Grand Overture

1092
07 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: not acted these two years. [See 23 May 1773.] [Young Lady identified by Hopkins MS Note.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor:

Dance: III: A New Grand Ballet, call'd The Vintage Festival-Daguville, Sga Vidini, [first time on that stage, and Mr Helm[, first appearance in England. [See dl 11 Oct. 1766.

1093
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

1094
13 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Country Girl deferr'd. Palmer ill. Receipts: #156 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

Dance: I: Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741208, but with a view of the Port of Genoa

1095
16 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Tallow chandler's 4th Bill #47 15s. 1d.; Mr J. Palmer's draft on the managers #50; Lent Mr Lauchery as per order #3 17s.; Duke of Bedford's rent half year to Mich last #164 2s. 10d.; Tabor & Pipe 5 nights (this incl.) #2 12s. 6d. Receipts: #126 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

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

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213

1096
17 December 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Allesandro Nell'india

Dance: I: New Ballet, Grand Chaconne-Mlle Bacelli; II: Silvie, as17741203; End Opera: La Bal Masquer, as17741213

Cast
Role: in which will be introduced a Grand Chaconne Actor: Mlle Bacelli.
Role: A Grand Dance of Furies Actor: incident to the Opera.

1097
20 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: New Scenes and Dresses for the Mainpiece. Paid Mr Dibdin in part of #100 allowed for his Benefit for the Cobler (remitting #50 in part of his debt), #50. Receipts: #124 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly

Dance: End: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213

1098
23 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Last time of performing before the Holidays. Receipts: #144 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly

Dance: In: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213

1099
31 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

Dance: II: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213

1100
06 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Concluding with the scene of the Waterfall Actor: as it was originally Performed.

Dance: II: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213