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3274 results for: Keyword - Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields
We found 2849 matches on Event Comments, 490 matches on Performance Comments, 78 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1401
28 October 1708 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: The theatres remained closed until 14 Dec

Performances

1402
06 June 1709 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies in Greenwich and from London. At Mr Penkethman's New Theatre in Greenwich. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Ladies Airs

1403
19 July 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bowen, who will be (in a most particular Manner) Honour'd that Night with the Presence of L'Madam Signiora Fount, Native de Barselona Di Cala Qualificatta, being the first time of her appearance in the English Theatre; and by reason the Queen's Box will be taken up by the Foreign Ministers, The Spanish Lady will be in one of the Stage-Boxes in the Habit of of her Country

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

1404
08 October 1710 @ no theater listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: The theatres were closed until 4 Nov.

1405
21 May 1711 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baxter. At Mr Penkethman's New Theatre in Greenwich. At 5 p.m., several People returning to London the same Night, it being Moonlight Nights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido; Or, The Faithful Shepherd

Dance: Dances with Swords to Admiration-A girl of five

Song: Between the Acts: Singing-

1406
10 January 1713 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [Text by N. F. Haym. Music by G. F. Handel.] Colman's Opera Register: Mr O. Swiny ye Manager of ye Theatre was now setting out a New Opera, Heroick. all ye Habits new & richer than ye former with 4 New Scenes, & other Decorations & Machines. Ye Tragick Opera was called Theseus. Ye Musick composed by Mr Handel....ye Opera being thus prepared Mr Swiny would have got a Subscription for Six times, but could not.--he then did give out Tickets at half a Guinea each, for two Nights ye Boxes lay'd open to ye Pit, ye House was very full these two Nights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

1407
07 May 1715 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command. Admission as 23 Oct. 1714. At 6 p.m. Daily Courant 11 May: Whatever Persons paid for Box-Tickets for the Opera of Hydaspes, which was perform'd on Saturday the 7th Instant, by reason of several Persons of Quality (who could not be denyed) coming in without Tickets; those who had taken them, and could not find Room, may send their Tickets to the Theatre-Office...and their Money will be repaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

1408
20 June 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Five Years. N.B. There will be Acting at that Theatre every Wednesday and Friday, till the 24th of August. Receipts: #17 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew; Or, Sawny The Scot

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; particularly Dutch Skipper-

1409
06 November 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Ryder, Diary, pp. 359-60: Went to see the tragedy of Tamerlane which was acted with a new prologue in honour of King William and in memory of what he did for us. The play itself is good....Mills who acted the part of Bajazet did it mighty well and expressed that furiousness and rage and malice and ambition admirably well in his gesture at the end, but, which is his distinguishing character, very well kept up throughout. I observed in the general that the manner of speaking in our theatres in tragedy is not natural. There is something that would be very shocking and disagreeable and very unnatural in real life. Persons would call it theatrical, meaning by that something stiff and affected

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

1410
06 December 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. The Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 8 Dec.: Last Thursday Night his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was at the Theatre in Drury-Lane, when one Mr Freeman, a mad Gentleman of 2000l. per Ann. offering to go into the Boxes, and being stopt by one of the Centries in the Passage, he shot him above the Shoulder; however the Centry knockt him down, and securing him, 2 or 3 more loaded Pistols were found in his Pockets....The sudden Discharge of Mr Freeman's Pistol put the Ladies and others withinside the Playhouse into some Consternation at first....The Gentlemen about the Prince, and almost throughout the House, drew their Swords upon the Occasion of this Disorder, which was soon over

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

1411
18 June 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. An exact Computation being made, how many the Pit and Boxes will hold, with ease; they are to be put together, and such a Number of Tickets will be printed, and no more; to be deliver'd this present Tuesday, at Boman's Chocolate-House in Bridges-Street, no Money being to be taken at the Theatre, but for the Gallery. N.B. By desire the Play is not to begin till 9 a Clock, by reason of the Heat of the Weather; Nor the House to be open'd till Eight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Dance: As17170524

1412
05 August 1717 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: From the Theatre Royal, Leigh and Jubilee Dicky, alias Norris, At the great Theatrical Booth at Tottenham Court, during the time of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant and Comical Adventures of Sir Anthony Noodle and His Little Man Weazle

1413
14 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Thomas Moore.] With Musick Vocal and Instrumental, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the same. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 144: Three or four Years after the Performance of this famous Tragedy, I had the following account from several of the Actors who performed in it: That Sir Thomas gave them many good Dinners and Suppers during the Rehearsals of the Play, which they all laugh'd at as ridiculous; but as the Company was, at that Time, composed chiefly of young Actors, and got but small Encouragement from the Public; it may be justly said, their Necessities compelled them to perform this strange Tragedy, which stood some chance to divert from its Absurdities

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mangora, King Of The Timbusians

1414
19 July 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: At Mr Pinkethman's New Theatre at Richmond. The First Time of Acting. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song:

Dance:

1415
26 July 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highnesses' Command. By the Company of Comedians from both Theatres. The Pit and Boxes to be laid together

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Cook Sr, Cook Jr, Pelling, Spiller; An Italian Night Scene between a Harlequin and a Countryman-Cook, Spiller

1416
30 August 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. N.B. The Tickets deliver'd to Subscribers will be taken at this Play, or on Monday Night, which is the last time of Acting till after Southwark Fair. Original Weekly Journal, 30 Aug.: The King hath order'd the Comedians gf the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane to perform at Hampton-Court, during his Majesty's stay there, for which Service they are to be allow'd 100l. extraordinary each Night they Act

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: As17180802

Entertainment: The diverting Entertainment of the Dancing Dogs, newly arriv'd from France, who had been shewn at Court with much success

1417
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

1418
06 June 1719 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command at the Opening of Mr Penkethman's New Theatre at Richmond. At 6 p.m. [The Prologue was printed in the Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 13 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

Afterpiece Title: The Island Princess (the Comedy in the last Act)

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherdess-; Turkey Cock-; Mimic Song of an Old Woman-; The Irish Trot-Mrs Willis

1419
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

1420
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

1421
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

1422
29 August 1720 @ Richmond

Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's Theatre, before their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing the Famous-Signor Beneditte

1423
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:

1424
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

1425
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