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5626 results for: Keyword - Theatres Royal in London
We found 3936 matches on Event Comments, 1330 matches on Performance Title, 826 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4251
01 March 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

4252
05 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On proposals for the future of Drury Lane, see a letter from Hill to Victor in Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 188-91

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

4253
20 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Le Menuet & La Marie-D'Vallois, Mrs Bullock, being particularly desired; II: La Payzane Mantaignez (new)-D'Vallois, D'Blainville, Pollet in Wooden Shoes; III: Two Pierrots-D'Vallois, Delagarde; IV: English Peasant-D'Vallois, Madam D'Vallois

Ballet: V: La Provansalle (newly composed by D'Vallois). Two Provansals-D'Vallois, Mrs Bullock; Other parts-Holt, Mrs D'Vallois, J. Delagarde, Miss Wherrit, Sandham, Mrs Haughton, Evans, Miss Sandham

4254
26 May 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Music: I: Trumpet Concerto-Burk Thumoth; II: Concerto-Vivaldi; III: Solo on the German Flute-Thumoth; V: Sonata for the Harpsichord and Violin Harpsichord-Thumoth

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper-Jones Sr, Jones Jr; IV: Sailor's Dance-Jones

4255
28 May 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Minuet, a new Ragadoon-De Vallois, Madam De Vallois; II: French Peasant-; III: Pierrot and Pierroress-De Vallois and Madam De Vallois; IV: Pastoral-De Vallois and Madam De Vallois; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-De Vallois, Bowford, Pawlet

4256
04 June 1733 @ Chelsea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

4257
22 June 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

4258
22 June 1733 @ King's Theatre

Performances

4259
20 August 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit: The Deceas'd Author's Friend or The Author [the bills vary]. A new Tragedy. [By William Bond. For a discussion of the play, see a letter from Hill to Victor, in Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 196-97. Hill states that the youth who speaks the Prologue is Harvey, a young man of eighteen or nineteen.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tuscan Treaty; Or, Tarquin's Overthrow

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Dance: As17330814

4260
07 November 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Dance: Masquerade Dance (composed by Thurmond): Le Petit Maitre-D'Vallois; Mlle-Miss Wherrit

4261
02 February 1734 @ Inner Temple

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

4262
28 February 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Note, Mynheer Cajanus is prevail'd upon (at the Request of several Persons of Distinction) to stay a few Days longer in England, and will appear as usual in . .. Cupid and Psyche. [For a discussion of the theatres, see Grub St. Journal, 28 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

4263
08 March 1734 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

4264
08 March 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

4265
20 May 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

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4266
23 May 1734 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

4267
03 June 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. By a Company of Comedians from both the Theatres. Afterpiece: a Farce of one Act [adapter not known]. All the Characters in the Opera to be play'd in Roman Dresses. 6:30 P.M. Admission: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera, Tragedized

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol

4268
07 September 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 7 Love For Love

Dance: By Nivelon, Essex, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, particularly The Black and White Joke and Revellers

4269
11 November 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

4270
02 December 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sampson Judge Of Israel

Afterpiece Title: Le Carillon de Maitre Gervaise and Dame Alison

4271
18 December 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Et Sa Troupe Comediens Esclaves; Or, Harlequin And His Company Of Comedians Slaves

Dance:

4272
13 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Christian Hero

4273
19 March 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: As 5 March. old Whig, 20 March: In the flourishing State of this Opera [Artaxerxes], 'tis no Wonder that the other Theatres decline. Handel, whose excellent Compositions have often pleased our Ears, and touched our Hearts, has this Winter sometimes performed to an almost empty Pitt. He has lately reviv'd his fine Oratorio of Esther, in which he has introduced two Concerto's on the Organ that are inimitable. But so strong is the Disgust taken against him, that even this has been far from bringing him crowded Audiences; tho' there were no other publick Entertainments on those Evenings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

4274
29 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: In: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. End of Afterpiece: Amorous Swain, as17350327

4275
03 April 1735 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: As 28 Feb. [For a discussion of the proposed bill to restrain the theatres and the petitions submitted concerning it, see the Journal of the House of Commons, XXII, April 1735, 444-81. See also a discussion of plays in Prompter, 1 April and 4 April, and a discussion of the drama in Universal Spectator, 5 April.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: David