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2458 results for: Keyword - W. Shakespear
We found 1297 matches on Performance Comments, 1178 matches on Event Comments, 38 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1976
19 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Yates and Miss Medina. Tickets at Yates's, No. 6, near the Playhouse in Ayliff St., Goodman's Fields. Garrick to Peter Garrick: Mr Littleton...said I was only born to act what Shakespear writ--Little, Pineapples, pp. 30-31

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Miss Medina

Dance: David and Winifred apShenkin

1977
05 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Cashell and Marten. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun; Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Entertainment: CCries of London-Salway

1978
11 September 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear [customary note for all performances of this play this season. It will not be recorded further. Places to be taken at the Stage Door of the Theatre, indicates the building of a new tickets office for occupancy this season by Hobson, who replaces Bradshaw as Box Book-Keeper]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

1979
14 September 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Places to be taken for the Boxes at the stage door of the theatre. [This customary notice will not be included further.] Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1980
22 September 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: To begin exactly at Six o'clock. Play Written by Shakespear. The Principal Characters new dress.d, and the Theatre New Decorated. None will be admitted into the Boxes but by Printed tickets, which will be deliver'd at the Office in the Lobby at 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. N.B. For the Better Regulation of the stage, it is desired that no persons will take it ill, that they cannot be admitted behind the scenes. [The notice about time and prices remains constant throughout the season and will not again be noted here. The notice about refusal of admission behind the scenes appears on each bill till the benefits begin. It will not be repeated here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

1981
09 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Song: By Desire, Arrah my Judy-Stoppelaer

Dance: Villeneuve, Dumont, Richardson, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, DeVaul

1982
11 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: As17421026

1983
16 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Louise. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: II: Song-Beard

Music: Concerto-Piantinada

Dance: IV: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

1984
20 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Dance: Sg and Sga Grimaldi; her 1st appearance on the English Stage. Les Boufons du Cour-Grimaldi, Sga Grimaldi; Les Jardiniers Suedois-Grimaldi, Sga Grimaldi

1985
25 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Play written by Shakespear. Not acted these nine years [but see 6 Feb. 1734.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: LLes Bourgeoise-Dumont, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Delagarde; Grand Ballet, as17421108; Characters of Dancing, as17421025

1986
27 January 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's Inn Fields. The Company being oblig'd, by Particular Desire, to get up the Play of All's Well that Ends Well, Written by Shakespear, by Wednesday next (and being employed in reviving several other Plays) are under a Necessity of deferring acting till then

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

1987
10 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 1 Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Song: 1 As17430120

Music: 1 As17430205

1988
23 August 1743 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: FFawkes and Pinchbeck's Great Theatrical Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Taken from Shakespear. [Possibly a puppet show.] The occasion is the Retaking the English Standard belonging to Sir Robert Rich's Regiment of Horse by George Darraugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephesian Duke Or Blunder Upon Blunder Yet Alls Right At Last

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Dettingen

Dance: WWooden@Shoe Dance-LaPierre, never performed by any but himself; Le Paisans Leger-LaPierre, Mlle Mariette

Song: Blogg, Miss Atherton; The Whole to conclude with a Song made upon that Occasion, set to Musick, and-Mr Blogg

1989
21 September 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. At Common Prices. No person to be admitted behind the scenes. To begin exactly at 6 o'clock. [Customary notice, not to be included again unless changed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

1990
24 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckingham; the Divorce of Queen Katherine; the Fall of Cardinal Wolsey; the Christening of Queen Elizabeth; with many other Historical passages. [This elaboration occurs on all Subsequent notices this season, but will not be further recorded.] Thomas Griffith died (Burney Actors MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

1991
01 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Tickets as before. Regulus publish'd. As it is acted by his Majesties Servants at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by Mr Havard, Author of King Charles the First. Inter omnes suos laudabiles & Virtutum insignibus illustres Viros, non preferunt Romani meliorem; quem neque Felicitas corruperit, nam in tanta Victoria, mansit pauperrimus; Nec Infelicitas fregerit, nam ad tanta Exitia revertit intrepidus. (St. Aust. de Regulo. Lib I. de Civitat. Dei.) Printed for H. Woodfall, Jr. in Little Britain, by Paul Vaillant facing Southampton Street in the Strand. J. Watts and B. Dodd also advertised King Charles the First, an Historical Tragedy, written in imitation of Shakespear, and Scanderbeg, a Tragedy. Both written by Mr Havard, author of Regulus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

1992
10 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Benefit a Gentleman under misfortunes. Tickets at George's Coffee House, Temple Bar, and at the Stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1993
19 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hale and Mrs Hale. Mainpiece Written by Shakespear, reviv'd by particular desire. Containing the Memorable Battle of Agincourtv, with the total overthrow of the French Army, and many other Historical Passages. In order to preserve a proper decorum, and that this play may not be interrupted in its performance, the Publick may be assured there will not be any building on the stage.-General Advertiser. [In advance bill Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers had been advertised; Tom True Blue-$Beard; Father-$Leveridge; Captain of Press Gang-$Bencraft; Nancy-$Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life Of King Henry The Fifth

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

1994
20 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Mainpiece: At the particular desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets deliver'd out for As You Like It will be taken. Tickets to be had of Stephens at the Jar, opposite Red-Lion St., Holborn; of Mr Johnson, at the White Hart in Paternoster Row; and at the stage door next Bow St. where places may be taken. Last Night Shakespear's play of King Henry the Fifth, was performed at Covent Garden, with the many incidents that are applicable to the present Juncture of Affairs with France, occasioned the whole to be receiv'd with an uncommon Applause.--General Advertiser, 21 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life Of King Henry The Fifth

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17440404

1995
22 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 1 Written by Shakespear. Benefit Church, Baker, Saunder, Dunbar, Bride, Brooks, Peite, and Stephens (Gallery Box-Keeper). Places of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Devil to Pay

Song: 1 II: Morland

Dance: 1 IV: Mlle Auguste

1996
11 September 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Will be reviv'd a Play Not acted these 100 Years. Written by Shakespear. To begin at 6 p.m. 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. Daily Advertiser, 12 Sept.: Last night the much-admir'd Play of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was reviv'd....Many Persons of Distinction were in the Pit and Gallery, who could not find room in the Boxes, which were all bespoke. [Note that Cibber has omitted the concert formula.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare

1997
26 September 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed

1998
20 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckingham; the Divorce of Queen Katherine; the Fall of Cardinal Wolsey; the Christening of Queen Elizabeth; with many other Historical Passages. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

1999
30 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

2000
31 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Afterpiece Title: The Neocromancer or Harlequin Dr Faustus