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4468 results for: Keyword - Theatre Royal, Smock Alley, Dublin
We found 3434 matches on Event Comments, 755 matches on Performance Title, 539 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1326
02 November 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Halpin is identified in MS list in Kemble playbills of new performers for this season. This was not his first appearance; he had acted previously in Dublin (Monthly Mirror, Nov. 1796, p. 437; Hibernian Journal (Dublin), 16 Dec. 1789, 20 Jan. 1790). For the naming of the characters in mainpiece, as they were called originally, see 23 Feb. 1792.] Receipts: #255 (193.11.6; 58.4.6; 3.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

1327
01 April 1698 @ Clark's School, Paul's Alley

Event Comment: Post Boy, 29-31 March 1698: To morrow being the First of April, in Paul's Alley, near St. Paul's Church-Yard, at Clark's School, will be perform'd a new Consort of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, compos'd by Mr Henry Simsons, beginning at Seven of the Clock exactly. Price of coming in 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1328
24 September 1719 @ Bird Cage Alley

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. At Bullock's Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Song:

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

1329
23 September 1720 @ Bird Cage Alley

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. At 6 p.m. At Mr Bullock's Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Four and Twenty Stockjobbers-

Dance: Drunken Man-

1330
28 November 1720 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At Mr Hall's Booth in Bird-Cage Alley. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Song:

Dance: Particularly The Italian Shadows-

1331
02 September 1721 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Hall-Leigh Great Theatrical Booth in Bird-Cage Alley. Mainpiece. an excellent Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True, Famous And Ancient History Of King Saul, And The Witch Of Endor; Containing The Death Of Gyant Goliath, The Friendship Of David And Jonathan, And The Defeat Of King Saul And His Host, By The Philistine Army; With The Comical Humours Of Dame Double-dabber, Weezel Her Son, And Corporal Bowling-pin

Song: Ray, Mrs Bowman

Dance: The best Masters

1332
02 September 1721 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman, Miller, and Jubilee Dicky's New Theatrical Booth in Blue-Maid Alley, adjoining the the Half-Moon-Inn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injur'd General; Or, The Blind Beggar Of Bednal-green; And The Woman Never Vext; With The Comical And Diverting Humours Of Squire Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

1333
05 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's and Boheme's Great Booth in Blue-Maid Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Dance: Newhouse, Mrs Whllis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son and Daughter

Song: In Praise of a Country Life-Mrs Willis

1334
25 September 1722 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At Walker's Great Booth in Bird Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentine And Orson

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

Song: The Boy who performed last season at lif

Dance: Armstrong, Mrs Boman, Jones

1335
03 October 1722 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Coe. At the Theatrical Booth in Bird Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Entertainment: Singing-; Hornpipe-Jones; Tumbling-Mr Fawks's famous Boy

1336
18 February 1723 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Coe. At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. At the Great Booth in Bird-Cage-Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song:

Dance:

1337
02 March 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission as 7 Nov. 1722. London Journal, 2 March: The new Opera Tickets are very high, and like to continue so as long as Mrs Cotzoni is so much admired. They are traded in at the other End of the Town, as much as Lottery Tickets are in Exchange-Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

1338
05 September 1723 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's Great Booth, above Bird-Cage Alley, over against St. George's Church. Mainpiece: a celebrated Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore: With The Comical Humours Of Sir Anthony Noodle And His Man Waspe

Entertainment: Tumbling-. The Company which did so well at bf

1339
25 September 1723 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Egleton and his Wife. At Penkethman's Great Booth near Bird-Cage Alley. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bednal Green

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Entertainment: Tumbling-

1340
02 September 1724 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At (alias Jubilee Dicky), Norris's, Chetwood's, Orfeur's, and Oates' Great Theatrical Booth, next Mr Bullock's in Bird-Cage Alley. An excellent new Droll, never acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin The British Enchanter; Or, The Child Has Found His Father

Song: Mrs Boman

1341
05 September 1724 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's Great Booth, above Bird-Cage Alley, over against St. George's Church

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentine And Orson

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Willis

Entertainment: Tumbling-

1342
07 September 1724 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee's and Harper's Great Theatrical Booth, on the Bowling Green, the Lower End of Blue Maid Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Troy

1343
24 September 1724 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Ward and Mrs Haughton. By Mr Bullock's and Spiller's Company of Comedians At their great Theatrical Booth in Bird-Cage Alley. With all the Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Dance: Haughton, Mrs Ogden, James, Mrs Haughton; End II: particulary Tollet's Grounds-Mrs Haughton, Mrs Ogden; End IV: French Peasant-; End V: Swedish Dale Karl-Haughton, Mrs Ogden

1344
08 September 1726 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee and Harper's Great Booth, on the Bowling Green, the lower end of Blue Maid Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Siege Of Troy

1345
06 January 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMist's, 6 Jan.. We hear that in a certain Alley in Wapping during the Holidays the Coronation of Anna Bullenv has been represented by Punch's Company of Actors with very great Applause; and that all that have seen it agree, that they have far excell'd their Brethren of Drury-Lane in the Conduct of that Farce; and, it is the common Opinion, that the wooden Actors have much the best Heads for Theatrical Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

1346
18 December 1728 @ Crown Tavern

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 16 Dec.: The Musical Society of Gentlemen, who for some time have play'd at the Swan in Exchange Alley, are to perform next Wednesday in the Great Room in the Crown Tavern...that Room being judged the best in Town for Performances of that Kind

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1347
09 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Oates-Fielding Booth in Bird-Cage Alley. [Announced also on 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free-mason; Or, The Constant Lady

Dance: Smith, Young Clark, Miss Williams; particularly French Peasant, Black Joke-

1348
14 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: By the Company of Comedians from the Hay-Market at the Great Theatrical Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Song: Mrs Nokes

1349
23 August 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth, over against the Hospital Gate. Mainpiece: a Celebrated Droll. Afterpiece: A new Pantomime Opera. The Book of the Droll is printed by G. Lee, Bluemaid Alley, Southwark. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha's Rash Vow; Or, The Virgin Sacrifi'd; With The Comical Humours Of Captain Bluster And His Man Diddimo

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

1350
30 May 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mlle Roland. Tickets at Mlle Roland's Lodgings, at Bauvais, Watch-Maker, in Castle-street, over against Cranbourne Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Preamble on Kettle Drums by Poitier

Dance: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. A new Serious Dance by Mlle Roland. French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland. Harlequin ami Harlequiness (new) by Poitier and Mlle Roland