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409 results for: Keyword - Tony Aston
We found 265 matches on Performance Comments, 77 matches on Author, 67 matches on Performance Title, 36 matches on Event Comments, and 23 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
12 March 1740 @ Crown and Cushion

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of Mr Walter Aston, and her Three Children. At Mr Rainton's, The Crown and Cushion, in Russel-Street, Covent Garden. 7 p.m. 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Serious And Comic Oratory

Performance Comment: Tony Aston exhibits his Serious and Comic Oratory on the Face and Head-Tony Aston; with nine Songs all of his own making-Tony Aston; with his Drunken@Man-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: Tony Aston exhibits his Serious and Comic Oratory Actor: Tony Aston
Role: with nine Songs all of his own making Actor: Tony Aston
Role: with his Drunken@Man Actor: Tony Aston.

2
14 March 1740 @ Crown and Cushion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Serious And Comic Oratory

Performance Comment: Tony Aston, As17400312.
Cast
Role: Tony Aston exhibits his Serious and Comic Oratory Actor: Tony Aston
Role: with nine Songs all of his own making Actor: Tony Aston
Role: with his Drunken@Man Actor: Tony Aston.

3
29 November 1729 @ Front Long Room

Event Comment: By a Company under the Direction of Mr Aston. At the Front Long Room, next to the Opera-House in the Hay-Market. Price 2s. 6d. At 6 P.M. N.B. We perform henceforward on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Tony Aston; Loveworth-Griffin; Maiden-Green; Squib-Peters; Reynard-Aston Jr; Belinda-Mrs Peters; Penelope-Mrs Griffin; Hillaria-Mrs Spiller; With a new Singing Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Woodcock Actor: Tony Aston
Role: Reynard Actor: Aston Jr

Song: Between the Acts: New Comical Songs-; particularly A Dissertation on the Famous Beggar's Opera-

4
18 March 1724 @ Blue Posts Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston; Shylock, Antonio in The Jew of Venice, Ben, Miss Prue in Love for Love, The Humours of Hob in The Country Wake, Barnaby Brittle, Wife in The Wanton Wife, Scrub in The Stratagem, Valentine, Jeremy, Frail in Love for Love-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: Frail in Love for Love Actor: Tony Aston.

Entertainment: Songs-; Drunken Man-

5
16 January 1734 @ Bloomsbury

Event Comment: Mr Anthony Aston, commonly call'd Tony Aston . . . His Comical and Unparallelled Medley at the Bouffler's Tavern. 6 P.M. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Aston's Medley

6
01 December 1729 @ Front Long Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Peters; Archer-Aston Jr; Sullen-Griffin; Foigard-Green; Bonniface-Tony Aston; Scrub-Norris; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Rhodes; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Peters; Dorinda-Mrs Griffin; Cherry-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Archer Actor: Aston Jr
Role: Bonniface Actor: Tony Aston

Song: Some new Scots and English Songs-Tony Aston

7
28 January 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Teague-Tony Aston; Careless-Ryan; Blunt-Quin; Day-Penkethman; Abel-Chapman; Obadiah-Hippisley; Story-Aston Jr; Mrs Day-Mrs Egleton; Ruth-Mrs Bullock; Arabella-Mrs Buchanan; Mrs Chat-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Tony Aston
Role: Story Actor: Aston Jr

Dance: TThe Grand Aga and his Sultana-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

8
01 November 1723 @ Dog Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Lorenzo, Gomez, Elvira in The Spanish Fryar, Belmour, Fondlewife, Laetitia in The Old Batchelor, Roger in Aesop, Woodcock, Hillaria, Squib in The Yeoman of Kent, Hob in The Country Wake, Sir Toby, the Philosophers in Love's Contrivance-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: the Philosophers in Love's Contrivance Actor: Tony Aston.

9
12 November 1723 @ Dog Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Best Scenes-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: Best Scenes Actor: Tony Aston.

Entertainment: Comical Songs-; Drunken Man-

10
26 November 1723 @ Dog Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Valentine, Jeremy in Love for Love, Riot, Arabella in The Wife's Relief, The Humours of Hob in Country Wake, Ben, Prue in Love for Love, Sir Sampson, Angelica, Foresight in Love for Love, The Gravediggers in Hamlet, Prologue, Epilogue-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Tony Aston.

Song:

Music: A fine forced Wind@Instrument-an Anonymous Person

11
04 December 1723 @ King's Arms Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Gomez, Lorenze, Elvira in The Spanish Fryar, Petruchio, Peg in The Taming of a Shrew, Fondlewife, Laetitia, Belamour in The Old Batchelor, Woodcock, Hillaria, Squib in The Yeoman of Kent, Roger, Aesop, Philosophers, Sir Toby in Love's Contrivances, Prologue, Epilogue-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Tony Aston.

Entertainment: Comical Songs-; The Drunken Man-

12
10 December 1723 @ Castle Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Sawney, Petruchio, Peg in The Taming of the Shrew, Belmour, Fondlewife, Laetitia in The Old Batchelor, Woodcock, Hillaria, Squib in The Yeoman of Kent, Roger, Aesop, Sir Toby, the Philosophers in Love's Contrivance, Hob in The Country Wake, The Drunken Man-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: The Drunken Man Actor: Tony Aston.

13
31 December 1723 @ Anchor and Vine Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Gomez, Lorenzo, Elvira in The Spanish Fryar, Sauney, Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, Belmour, Fondlewife, Laetitia in The Old Batchelor, Woodcock, Hillaria, Squib in The Yeoman of Kent, Roger, Aesop, Sir Toby, Philosophers in Love's Contrivance, The Drunken Man-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: The Drunken Man Actor: Tony Aston.

Song:

14
13 March 1724 @ Horseshoe Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Gomez, Lorenzo, Elvira in The Spanish Fryar, Sauney, Petruchio, Peg in Sauney the Scot, Fondlewife, Belmour, Laetitia in The Old Batchelor, Woodcock, Hillaria, Squib in The Yeoman of Kent, Roger, Aesop, Sir Toby, the Philosophers in Love's Contrivance, Prologue, Epilogue-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Tony Aston.

Entertainment: Comical Songs-; The Drunken Man-

15
20 March 1724 @ Horseshoe Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: All new Scenes-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: All new Scenes Actor: Tony Aston.

16
13 April 1724 @ Windmill Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Selections from four plays-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: Selections from four plays Actor: Tony Aston.

17
20 April 1724 @ Palace Yard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Lorenzo, Gomez, Elvira in The Spanish Fryar, Sauny, Petruchio, Peg in The Taming of the Shrew, Belmour, Fondlewife, Laetitia in The Old Batchelor, Woodcock, Hillaria, Squib in The Yeoman of Kent, Roger, Aesop, Sir Toby, Philosophers in Love's Contrivances, Prologue, Epilogue-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Tony Aston.

Song: Comical Songs-

18
27 April 1724 @ Exchequer Eating House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: All new Scenes of his Medley-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: All new Scenes of his Medley Actor: Tony Aston.

19
02 December 1724 @ Dog Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: A Scene of The Spanish Fryar-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: A Scene of The Spanish Fryar Actor: Tony Aston.

Song: New Song-Tony Aston in the Habit of a Fryar

20
08 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: Yeoman-Aston Sr, commonly called Tony Aston, from lif, the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Reyard-Jones; Loveworth-Barcock; Maiden-Hicks; Squib-Walker; Belinda-Miss Jones; Hillaria-Mrs Miller; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Mann; Jenny-Mrs Clarke; Lucy-Mrs Aston.
Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Aston Sr, commonly called Tony Aston, from lif, the first Time of his appearing on this Stage
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Aston.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: new Scots Dance to Ballad Tunes-Davenport, Miss Jones; Hornpipe, Chesire Round-Johnson

Song: Two new Songs-Aston

21
28 December 1716 @ Globe and Marlborough's Head

Event Comment: He gives his humble Duty to the Quality and Service to his Friends and Acquaintances, hoping they will grace his first Night, at 6 p.m. 1s. N.B. All this is perform'd by Mr Anthony Aston, his Wife and Son of 10 Years only, and will continue Nightly, Bills being stuck up of the whole Entertainment, which varies each Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Aston's Medley

Entertainment: 1: A new Prologue-; 2: Riot and Arabella-; 3: Woodcock Squib and Hillaria-; 4: Serjeant Kite and Mob-; 5: Ben and Miss Prue-; 6: Fondlewife and Laetitia-; 7: Teague-; 8: Jerry Blackacre and Widow-; 9: Drunken Man-; 10: A new Epilogue-; With Dances, new Comical Songs-

22
03 December 1718 @ Globe and Marlborough's Head

Event Comment: To perform each Monday, Wednesday, Friday, At 6 p.m. Pit 1s. 6d. Aston also advertises to do imitations from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at a Minute's Warning

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Aston's Medley

Entertainment: Consisting of select Parts of Comedies-; new Songs-; Prologues-; Epilogues-; Mr Purcell's, other Comical English Dialogues-

23
02 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time in London; F 2, by John O'Keeffe, 1st acted at the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 13 Apr. 1774. Prologue by George Colman elder (Prose on Several Occasions, III, 222)]. Public Advertiser, 16 Aug. 1780: This Day is published Tony Lumpkin in Town (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town; or, The Dilettante

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Blissett, Massey, R. Palmer, Lamash, Egan, Davis, Kenny, Bannister, Miss Hale, Mrs Hitchcock. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1780): Tony Lumpkin-Parsons; Pulville-Blissett; Diggory-Massey; Doctor Minim-R. Palmer; Mr Jonquil-Lamash; Frank-Egan; Painter-Davis; Shoemaker-Kenny; Tim Tickle-Bannister; Taylor-Peirce; Footman-Painter; Lavender-Miss Hale; Mrs Jonquil-Mrs Hitchcock; Prologue-Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 28 Aug.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 28 Aug.]
Cast
Role: Tony Lumpkin Actor: Parsons

Dance: As17780623

24
28 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Thompson, Aston, Widow Atkins. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #22 12s.; tickets #94 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: I: Peggy O-Tony Aston; III: The Medley Hodge@Podge-Aston; V: Hold John-Aston; I afterpiece: Mrs Wright

Dance: II: French Clown-Nivelon; IV: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; End of Farce: Drunken Man-Aston

25
21 February 1724 @ Blue Posts Tavern

Event Comment: Benefit Aston's Family. At the Blue Post Tavern without Holborn Bars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

Song: A new song in Praise of the Antient Britons-; Single Songs in English and Italian-Mrs Redding; three English Dialogues-her Mrs Redding, Aston

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