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2134 results for: Keyword - the French
We found 1256 matches on Roles/Actors, 561 matches on Performance Title, 446 matches on Event Comments, 329 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1101
12 January 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With Flights, Apparitions, and Transformations, entirely new and diverting

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argentina A Sorceress For Complaisance: Personation The Gypsy, Florentine Lass, Armenian Merchant, Running Footman, French Lady, And Counsel At Law

Dance: The usual Entertainments in Grotesque Characters-

1102
31 January 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: MMoors-Glover, Lally, Newhouse, Lanyon, Mrs Legar, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; Dutch Skipper-Poitier, Mrs Legar

1103
03 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: pastoral Dpastoral Dance-Salle, Mlle Salle; Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock

1104
09 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #21 2s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 22 paid and 13 orders; stage, 3 paid; pit, 53 paid and 21 orders; slips, 9 paid and 8 orders; first gallery, 79 paid and 11 orders; second Gallery, 40 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

1105
02 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Pantalon and Cintio. By His Majesty's Command. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. Book of the Comedy 1s. 6d., including a large Print of Pantalon's own Picture, the Argument and Explanation of the Plot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Comedy Within A Comedy; Or, The Foppish Merchant Turn'd Comedian For Love By Pantalon

Entertainment: Singing Dancing and Serenading after the Venetian Manner-; To which is added, A most noble Concert of Musical French Horns-; Songs-; accompany'd-the said Concert; Dance-Turkish Men, Turkish Women; at the Sound of Trumpets and Kettle Drums-; Dance call'd the King of Morocco's Diversions-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of Malta; and his most surprizing Activity and Strength in a Dance on his Knees with a wonderful heavy Machine upon his Head, never yet attempted by any one before-Signor Grimaldo Francolino

1106
11 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Louvre-Glover; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

1107
18 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche; Or, The French Robbers

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Gods of the Woods Actor: Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

1108
03 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Boheme. And the Flyings, Sinkings, and usual Decorations. N.B. Mr Boheme continuing indispos'd, the Tragedy of King Lear cannot be acted. Receipts: money #30 18s.; tickets #57 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 6 by money and 49 by tickets; pit, 59 by money and 246 by tickets; slips, 9 by money; first gallery, 97 by money and 81 by tickets; second gallery, 51 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Dance: With the usual Dances proper to the Play-; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

1109
05 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Song: new Cantata by Signor Bonnoncini-Mrs Chambers

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

1110
10 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. Not Acted these Six Years. Receipts: money #33 8s.; tickets #71 18s. Probable attendance: boxes, 56 by money and 121 by tickets; stage, 5 by money; pit, 51 by money and 185 by tickets; slips, 2 by money, first gallery, 41 by money and 139 by tickets; second gallery, 59 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Song: As17270407

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

1111
14 April 1727 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche The French Robber

Entertainment: Italian Catches, Musical Entertainments-Brighella; Concert of Instruments-; Dances-Sixteen different Dancers. As17270406

1112
19 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Fletcher

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock

1113
21 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: Of Poitier's Composition: A Jalousie of Three Pierots-Poitier, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Serious Dance-Dupre, Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss Latour; French Peasant-Poitier; A Grand Ballet-ten Persons of Different Characters

Music: End III: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Kettle Drums-Mr Poitier

1114
26 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: HHarlequin-Nivelon; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle

1115
03 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #12 18s.; tickets #152. Probable attendance: boxes, 13 by money and 220 by tickets; stage, 3 by money; Pit, 13 by money and 464 by tickets; first gallery, 26 by money and 274 by tickets; second gallery, 23 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway; The Lass of Patie's Mill-Mrs Warren

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: PPierot-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and His Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

1116
08 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Song: IV: De mi Cara-Mrs Warren

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; II: Dutch Skipper-Pelling, Mrs Ogden; III: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; V: Two Punches and Harlequin-DuPre, Newhouse, Pelling

1117
09 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit La Sac and Miss LaTour. Written by Sir George Etheridge. Receipts: money #20 12s. 6d.; tickets #40 13s. Probable attendance: boxes, 25 by money and 82 by tickets; stage, 6 by money; Pit, 44 by money and 71 by tickets; slips, 1 by money; first gallery, 30 by money and 95 by tickets; second gallery, 42 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: End I: Chacone-LeSac, Miss LaTour; II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; III: Spanish Dance-LeSac; IV: Harlequin-Miss LaTour; V: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

1118
10 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Salway and Neale. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #16 17s.; tickets #175 13s. Probable attendance: boxes, 8 by money and 251 by tickets; balcony, 4 by money; pit, 32 by money and 540 by tickets; slips, 1 by money; first gallery, 32 by money and 319 by tickets; second gallery, 44 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Select Pieces of Musick-; Preamble beat on Kettle Drums-Mr Job Baker of His Majesty's Second Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards

Dance: PPierrot-Nivelon, Salle; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

Song: Salway

1119
15 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

1120
17 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Duplessy, Mrs Walter; III: La Matlotte-Lally, Miss Tenoe; IV: French Peasant-a Gentleman just arrived from Paris; V: Serious Dance-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

1121
17 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gwinn, Mrs Cook, Mrs Warren, Mrs Atkins. Written by the late Mr Wycherley. Receipts: money #11 3s. 6d.; tickets #186 6s. Probable attendance: boxes, 3 by money and 268 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; pit, 76 by money and 536 by tickets; first gallery, 15 by money and 389 by tickets; second gallery, 22 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Berriman

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

Song: Singing in English and Italian-Mrs Warren

1122
18 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Saguntum

Performance Comment: As17270116, but Lycormas-Berriman; Timandra-Mrs Morgan; First Saguntine-_; With the Original Epilogue-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: With the Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Younger.
Role: Theron Actor: Hulett
Role: Theobald Actor: Quin

Song: Salway, Mrs Warren

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle

1123
19 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ancient History Of Caradoc The Great; Or, The Valiant Welshman

Performance Comment: Caradoc-Walker; Cartismandua-Mrs Berriman; Octavian-Hulet; Gald-Milward; Codigunc-Ogden; Claudius Caesar-Huddy; Ostorius Scapula-Berriman; Cunedag-Lacy; Morgan Earl of Anglesey-Hippisley; Roger the Quest Man-Morgan; With a New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Roger the Quest Man Actor: Morgan

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

1124
22 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock

1125
13 September 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock