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4315 results for: Keyword - Theatre Royal Italien
We found 3351 matches on Event Comments, 728 matches on Performance Title, 475 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2701
30 July 1718 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 2 Aug.: On Wednesday last, the Deceas'd Mr Keene was carried from his House in Cook's Court, by Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, to the Parish Church of St. Clement Danes; the Pall was held up by 3 Gentlemen from each Theatre, viz. Mr Booth, Mr Mills, and Mr Johnson, from the Old House; and Mr Bullock, Sen. Mr Spiller, and Mr Corey: Mr Charles Bullock appear'd as chief Mourner, the rest of the Actors from both Houses follow'd the Corpse to the Church, where was sung a very fine Anthem. 'Tis said Mr Walker, a Gentleman of that Profession, has made a very Pretty Elegy in Blank Verse upon the Occasion

Performances

2702
29 August 1718 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Evening Post, 30 Aug.: Yesterday Mr Bullock, Master of the Play-House in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, was commanded to attend his Majesty at Hampton-Court, where he receiv'd Orders for his Company to perform several Plays for the Entertainment of His Majesty during his Stay there, in the Winter Season, and there is a magnificent Theatre erecting for that Purpose

Performances

2703
03 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twelve Years [but see 2 May 1709]. Written by the late Mr Dryden. All the Habits being entirely new. With Decorations proper to the Play. Steele wrote a Prologue for this play, possibly for this run; it was not used but appeared in The Theatre, 2 Feb. 1720. See also The Works of John Dennis, Hooker, ed., II, 162-65. Cibber states that #600 was expended on the habits, scenes, and decorations

Performances

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

2704
03 August 1719 @ Richmond

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 8 Aug.: On Monday last the young Princesses were at the Consort of Musick at the Theatre at Richmond, where were present a large Number of Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

2705
05 September 1719 @ Bullock-Leigh Booth

Event Comment: By the Comedians from the Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields. An excellent new Dramatick Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Soldier; Or, Love In Distress

Dance: Comical Scene-Mr Harper , Mimicking a Drunken Man; Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Willis, Miss Francis

2706
04 February 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Daily Post, 4 Feb.: There is upon the Road from Paris, thither, a Company of French Comedians, which, 'tis said, are to perform at the Theatre in the Hay-Market twice every Week the Remainder of this Season; and we hear that 1000l. is already subscribed towards their Encouragement

Performances

2707
29 March 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: an Act of Extraordinary Entertainment. For the last Time of Acting at the King's Theatre in the Hay-Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Merry Spirit

Afterpiece Title: Pantomime

2708
22 October 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #99 14s. Davies, Dramatic Miscellanies, I, 139: The first play acted at Lincoln's-inn Fields, which fixed the attention of the public, was The Merry Wives of Windsor. This comedy was so perfectly played in all its parts, that the critics in acting universally celebrated the merit of the performers. The characters were so well adapted to the abilities of the actors, that no play had been represented with equal skill and propriety at that theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

2709
29 December 1720 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By the Company of French Comedians. Pit and Boxes together by Tickets only at 5s. Gallery 2s. At 6 p.m. [This is the opening night of the New Theatre in the Haymarket.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fille A La Mode; Ou, Le Badeaut De Paris

Dance:

2710
02 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 7 Jan.: Last Monday Night the Celebrated Mrs Oldfield performed at the Theatre in Drury Lane, for the first Time since her Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

2711
07 January 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second is to be had this Day at the Theatre. Afterpiece: With all the Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations. Receipts: #86 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Second

Afterpiece Title: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

2712
18 November 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 18 Nov.: We hear that the Theatre in the Hay-Market, where lately the French Strollers us'd to perform, will be opened in a little time, for the Diversion of the City and Liberty of Westminster. The Actors, as well as the Plays, they say, will be entirely new, and the whole to be under the Management and Direction of that noted Projector, $Aaron Hill, Esq.

Performances

2713
09 December 1721 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Text by P. A. Rolli. Music by G. F. Handel.] A new Opera. Pit and Boxes at a half guinea. And in Regard to the Increase of the Number of Subscribers, no more than Three Hundred and Fifty Tickets will be delivered out. No Tickets will be disposed of at the Theatre, nor any Money taken there but for the Gallery. Gallery 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Floridante

2714
15 December 1721 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: London Journal, 23 Dec.: The ingenious Mr Weston of Greenwich, having lately erected a Theatre for the Use and Diversion of the young Gentlemen under his Tuition, the Play of Tamerlane was last Week performed there, with vast Applause. A new Prologue and Epilogue was pronounced upon the Occasion, written by an ingenious Hand

Performances

2715
03 April 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Spiller. Your Vote and Interest are desired for James Spiller Comedian, being a Persons well affected to the present Establishment of the said Theatre. Receipts: money #45 13s. 6d.; tickets #52 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

2716
10 July 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Mr Johnson. This is the last Play that will be acted this Summer by Reason the Theatre is to be new painted against the Company's opening at the beginning of September next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar

2717
23 July 1722 @ Richmond

Event Comment: [By John Williams] At Mr Penkethman's Theatre. Benefit Author. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richmond Wells; Or, Good Luck At Last

Song: Drunken Man-Harper

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

2718
27 October 1722 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: In the Theatre erected there for that Purpose, the Actors being all dress'd in Roman Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

2719
16 March 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Burlesque Entertainment of Dancing. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 30 March: The Managers of Drury-lane Theatre observing how successful Lincoln's-Inn-Fields has been in several Entertainments, in which the Character of a Harlequin has the principal Part, were resolv'd to cut them out, and therefore prepared...Blind Man's Bluff, to be perform'd by no less than eight Harlequins; for, in their Way of Reasoning, eight Harlequins must divert much better than one; the Thing was so ridiculous there was no Musick to be heard but Hissing. [For an essay on the improvement of the stage, see Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 16 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Blind Man's Bluff

2720
06 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Boheme. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #63 16s. 6d.; tickets #81 4s. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 6 April: The Report of Mr Boheme of the New Play-House leaving that Theatre to go to Drury-Lane is entirely groundless

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

2721
06 April 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 6 April: We are told that the Italian Singers at our Opera, to the Number of five, of whom two are Eunuchs, have obtain Permission from the King of France...to go over thither in July next, for the Theatre, and a Gratuity of 35,000 Livres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Erminia

2722
13 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: British Journal, 13 April: Mr Boheme and Mrs Seymour, two celebrated Actors belonging to Lincolns-Inn Theatre, were married the Beginning of this Week

Performances

2723
15 April 1723 @ Moorfields

Event Comment: At a Booth on Windmill Hill. London Journal, 20 April: On Monday Night last one Mr Redshaw, one of the Actors belonging to the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn Fields, being to be kill'd in Jest in the Play of Darius on Windmill Hill, was kill'd in Earnest, for he was accidentally run into the Eye, of which Wound he died the Day following. [In British Journal, 20 April, the name is Redstraw; in Freeholder's Journal, 20 April, it is Rackstraw.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Darius, King Of Persia

2724
08 July 1723 @ Hampstead

Event Comment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies. By Bullock's and Lee's Company of Comedians from both the Theatres. At Mr Luffingham's Great Room at Hampstead Wells. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music:

Song:

Dance: The Mimick of a Drunken Man-

2725
22 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [Author unknown.] A new Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. N.B. The printed Books for this Entertainment will be sold at the Theatre. Price 6d. Receipts: #116 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Union of the Three Sister Arts

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock