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290 results for: Keyword - Wm. Bird
We found 169 matches on Performance Comments, 79 matches on Event Comments, 45 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
27 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Dance: II: Pigmalion, as17501102; IV: Comic Dance, as17501117

Ballet: End: A New Comic Entertainment of Dancing call'd The Bird Catchers. Peasants-Devisse, Mad Auretti; Shepherds-McNeil, Roger, G. Yates; Shepherdesses-Mad Camargo, Mad Mariet, Mrs Addison; Two Peasant Children-the Little Swiss, Miss Poplin; Bird Catchers-Pelling, Harvey, Shawford, Master Shawford, Miss Toogood, Mad Mimi, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford; a New Scene-; Decorations-

Performance Comment: Peasants-Devisse, Mad Auretti; Shepherds-McNeil, Roger, G. Yates; Shepherdesses-Mad Camargo, Mad Mariet, Mrs Addison; Two Peasant Children-the Little Swiss, Miss Poplin; Bird Catchers-Pelling, Harvey, Shawford, Master Shawford, Miss Toogood, Mad Mimi, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford; a New Scene-; Decorations-.
Cast
Role: Bird Catchers Actor: Pelling, Harvey, Shawford, Master Shawford, Miss Toogood, Mad Mimi, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford

2
06 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Benefit for Newbold and Miss Bird. [2nd piece: Prologue by George Colman, the elder.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley-Wellman; Colonel Tivy-Kerridge; Davy-Waldron; Jessamy-Newbold; Lord Minikin (with the original Prologue)-Benson; Lady Minikin-Miss Bird; Gimp-Mrs Monk; Miss Titup-Mrs Wellman .
Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Bird

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Dance: End of 1st piece, by Wright

Song: End of Act I of 2nd piece The Twaddle by Newbold

Monologue: 1785 07 06 After the Dancing an Address to the Audience by Miss Bird

3
31 March 1732 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of several full Pieces of Vocal and Instrumental Musick by antient and modern Authors, viz. Edwardo Lupi, Paulo Pretti, Wm. Bird, Collonna, Stephani, Corelli, Purcel, Dr Pepusch-

Performance Comment: Edwardo Lupi, Paulo Pretti, Wm. Bird, Collonna, Stephani, Corelli, Purcel, Dr Pepusch-.

4
04 September 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with the favourite scenes of the Bird Catcher, Mine, and Grand Saloon from Here and There and Every Where. [These were included in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Performance Comment: Harlequin Teague-R. Palmer; Teague Harlequin-Milbourn; Italian Merchant-Swords; Clown-Grimaldi; Sailor (with Fal de ral tit)-Edwin; Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Booth; Giant of the Causeway-Master Simmons; Genius of Ireland-Brett; Bird Catcher-Meadows; Genius of the Mine-Miss Painter .
Cast
Role: Bird Catcher Actor: Meadows

Dance: In afterpiece, by Byrn, the two Miss Simonets, Master Degville, Miss De Camp

5
05 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Quaker

Afterpiece Title: A Morning's Frolick

Entertainment: Bird and Animal Imitator-Cloesong

Music: As17550903

6
September 1696 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Wits; Or, The Triumvirate Of Poets At Rehearsal

7
07 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: End: The Taylors, as17740428

8
05 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonders In The Sun; Or, The Kingdom Of The Birds

9
11 July 1724 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Dance: End I: Running Footman's Dance-; III: French Peasant-; IV: Highland Lilt-; V: Union Dance-

Song: Singing in Imitation of Birds and Beasts-

10
08 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: I: Sweet Bird, from Milton,-Mrs Arne; III: The celebrated Irish Ballad Elin a Roon-Mrs Clive in Irish, as she perform'd it at the Theatre Royal in Dublin; IV: Singing in Italian and English-Miss Edwards

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; IV: A Ballet-Desse, Baudouin, Leviez

11
20 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: I: Sweet Bird, from Milton,-Mrs Arne; II: A Cantata by Stanley-Beard; IV: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Lowe; V: War he sung was Toil and Trouble-Mrs Clive

Dance: III: A Concerto, as17420105; V: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

12
30 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: I: Song-Beard; III: Sweet Bird from Milton-Mrs Arne; IV: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: New Serious Dance, as17420322 V: Le Boufon, as17420325

13
21 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Let me Wander not unseen-Beard; III: Sweet Bird from Milton-Beard; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; V: Le Boufon, as17420325

14
28 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Song: I: Song with French Horns-Beard; II: Sweet Bird from Milton-Mrs Arne; III: A Ballad-Lowe; IV: War he sung was Toil and Trouble-Mrs Clive

Dance: V: A New Running Footman's Dance-Phillips

15
22 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi; also Comic Ballet call'd the Bird Catchers-Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

16
28 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Death Of Brutus And Cassius

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: IV: The Blithest Bird-Sullivan

Dance: II: Muilment; V: The Mechels

17
30 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Ballet: TThe Bird Catchers. As17501127

Cast
Role: Bird Catchers Actor: Pelling, Harvey, Shawford, Master Shawford, Miss Toogood, Mad Mimi, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford

18
01 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: Pigmalion, as17501102; III: Comic Dance, as17501117

Ballet: V: The Bird Catchers. As17501127

Cast
Role: Bird Catchers Actor: Pelling, Harvey, Shawford, Master Shawford, Miss Toogood, Mad Mimi, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford

19
16 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Song: III: By Desire, Sweet Bird-Miss Young

20
27 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: III: The song of Sweet Bird-Mrs Vincent; accompanied on the Violin-Mr Pinto

Dance: The Provancalle, as17631014

21
09 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petrucio

Dance: II: Dance of Slaves, as17640425 The Cow@Keepers, as17640504

Song: I: The Song of Sweet Bird-Mrs Vincent; accompanied on violin-Pinto as17640427

Entertainment: II: King as Mr Prattle, will open a Packet of News (for that night only), as17640403

22
21 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Music: I: A Concerto on the Violin-Fisher

Dance: II: The Whim, as17691123; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: Sweet Bird composed by Handel, sung-Mrs Pinto, accompanied by Fisher

23
07 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: A New Pantomime Ballet call'd The Bird Catchers-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See dl 27 Nov. 1750.

24
08 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: II: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

25
12 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Piece: The Bird Catchers, as17721207