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4117 results for: Keyword - Will Richards
We found 2031 matches on Author, 1812 matches on Roles/Actors, 696 matches on Performance Title, 668 matches on Performance Comments, and 470 matches on Event Comments.

1776
08 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Demons Actor: Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde
Role: Elements Earth Actor: Richardson, Mrs Wright

Dance: NNew Scots Dance, as17420401

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121, but Shepherdesses-Mlle _Rhenos, Mlle _Maudet

Cast
Role: Pastors Actor: Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Bencraft

1777
12 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Ferguson, Mrs Bland, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: CComic Dance, as17420505; Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420510

1778
13 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benfit for Taswell, Mayle, Gray, Mrs King, and Mrs Pinny. Tickets deliver'd out for the Relapse will be taken. The Play is oblig'd to be chang'd on account of the Indisposition of a pbincipal performer. Receipts: #100

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance-Phillips; III: Hornpipe-Phillips

Song: IV: Song-Beard

1779
22 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Hobson (House-Keeper). Tickets for a widow under Misfortunes will be taken. Receipts: #170

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Song-Beard; III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428 II: Le Boufon, as17420325 IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; V: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029

1780
21 September 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No persons will be admitted behind the scenes, but those that have Silver tickets. Places to be taken for the Boxes of Mr Hobson, at the stage door of the theatre. [The note concerning silver tickets appears regularly throughout the season.] Play begins exactly at Six o'clock. [Customary notice not included further.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Goodwill Actor: Taswell

Song: III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance-Borromeo, Signora Constanza, Desse, Baudouin, LaPierre, Mrs Thomson, Mlle Gendon, Mlle Fabres; IV: A Peasant Dance-Borromeo, Sga Constanza; being the 1st time of their appearing on that stage

1781
21 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Music: III: Concerto-Piantinada

Song: IV: Song-Lowe

Dance: II: La Mascarada, as17421009; V: Les Matelotes, as17421009

1782
27 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17421120; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17421123

1783
17 December 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: II: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201; V: La Recrue des Houssars, as17421211

1784
29 December 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129; V: Peasant Dance, as17420921

1785
26 January 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: As17430124

1786
22 February 1743 @ James Street

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A burlesque tragedy. Benefit Mrs Daniel. [Customary concert formula.] Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. Note, The performance will be carried on by Persons used to the Stage, and not by People unacquainted with it, as has been too often practiced in Benefits at the same theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

1787
24 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: I: Les Matelots-Cooke; III: A French Peasant-Cooke; IV: Grand Ballet, as17421108; V: a Ball Dance call'd the Louvre, concluding with a Minuet-Cooke, Anne Auretti

1788
24 March 1743 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: An English Opera. Benefit Mrs Lampe. 6 p.m. Prices 5s., 4s., 3s. Note. By Desire of several Ladies of Quality going to the Assembly, the Opera will be over by Nine o'Clock. Tickets at Mr Lampe's at the Golden Unicorn in Hanover St., Long-Acre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

1789
25 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mlle Bonneval. Tickets deliver'd by Leviez will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Serious Ballet-Mlle Bonneval; III: La Florana, as17430408 IV: A New Hussar Dance-Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval

Music: V: A concerto-Piantanida

1790
25 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. At the desire of several Persons of Quality. The Play for tomorrow King Lear is deferr'd till Thursday next, when tickets deliver'd out for that play will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: NNew Comic Ballet-Picq, Mlle Auguste; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Les Boufons du Cour, as17430305 Grand Ballet, as17421108

1791
18 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor (Box-Keeper). Mainpiece At the Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. As Mr Taylor's long and violent illness has prevented his personal application, he humbly hopes those Gentlemen and Ladies who us'd to honour him with their Company, will continue their favour, and send for tickets to his house in Greek Street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: III: Song-Lowe

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129; IV: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310

1792
19 October 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17431003

1793
20 October 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: As17431018

Dance: As17431018

1794
24 October 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17431003

1795
12 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyers Feast

Song: II: Song-Morland (his 1st appearance)

Dance: V: Italian Masquerade, as17431126

1796
30 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Song-Beard; To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Reinhold, Bencraft

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124; Dance-Cooke

1797
24 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: SScotch Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; Louvre, Minuet-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Song: A Cantata-Beard

1798
17 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Muilment, Mlle Auguste

1799
04 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Love in Low Life

Music: German Flute-Burk Thumoth

1800
06 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: For the Future, the Plays...will be constantly advertised in the...Daily Post, the Daily Advertiser, and General Advertiser. The large Play Bills and Hand Play Bills will be posted and deliver'd out on the days of Performance only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Love in Low Life