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6227 results for: Keyword - the King's Scholars
We found 2904 matches on Performance Title, 2741 matches on Performance Comments, 1615 matches on Event Comments, 25 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2276
22 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: Hornpipe-LeCointe; II: New Dance call'd Les Paisans Iriquois-M Bienfait, Lucas; III: Minuet-Guerin, Mrs Rowland, a girl 7 years old, a scholar of Mlle Capdeville; IV: Pas de Trois, call'd Les Paisans Allemandes-Guerin, Bienfait, Lucas; V: A New Dance call'd Les Savetiers-Guerin, Bienfait, Mrs Rowland

2277
25 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17570415 but Masquerade scene not mentioned, Epilogue-_; Sir Francis-Cibber 1st appearance there in 2 years.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Cibber 1st appearance there in 2 years.
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Hamilton. In Which will be reviv'd the Original Masquerade Scene and Dance. Mrs Hamilton will give a new Epilogue in Character.
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17570518, but: Chalkstone (introduced for the last time)-Shuter; Esop-Wignel; Mercury-Baker; Old man-Pittard 1st appearance on that stage; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Frenchman-Holtom; Fine Lady (with life of a Belle)-Mrs Green; Bowman-White; Charon-Buck; Fine Gentleman-Cibber 1st time; With an Epilogue-Nobody.

Dance: II: Dutch Peasant, as17570512; III: Dutch Sailor-Master Settree, scholar to Mr Settree; IV: Country Lass, as17570512; V: A Minuet-Master Settree, Miss Twiste

2278
20 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Hillyard. Receipts: #46 17s. Charges: #63. Deficiency cover'd by tickets, #105 9s. (boxes 170; pit 279; gallery 211). Rec'd from John Rich, #100, being part of the sum paid to Mr Finny on account of the New Building (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Cast
Role: Veturia Actor: Mrs Hamilton. In which will be introduc'd a Roman Ovation after the manner of the Antients.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: Prussian Sailors-Master Settree, Miss Twist (Scholars to Mr Settree); III: Comic Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; IV: Roast Beef of Old England or The Antigallican-Leppie, Miss Hilliard; V: A Grotesque Minuet-Leppie, Miss Hilliard

2279
10 March 1760 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminio

Dance: II: Signora Asselin (a New Dance of her own composing), Miss Polly (a child of seven years and a Scholar of Sga Asselin), who appeared in the Opera of Farnace will also dance

2280
11 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #118 14s. Mr Poitier Sr had tickets. Received #50 9s. (Boxes 133; Pit 78; Gallery 55). Owed to the House 1!2 value of these, or #15 4s. 6d. Paid Pattinson (tallow chandler) 5 bills amounting to #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: With Dances Actor: incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Water Actor: Poitier, Mlle Capdeville. With Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: I: A Shepherdess-Miss Wilford , Scholar to Poitier Sr; II: The Pygmalion Dance-Poitier Jr, Miss Wilford; End: A Minuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Wilford

2281
08 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Song: II: Ode to Echo (Dr Hayes)-Miss Young

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Harrison; IV: A Minuet-two of Harrison's Scholars

2282
18 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17610112, but only Pastora-Miss E. Young; concluding with The Italian Gardeners-Grimaldi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: concluding with The Italian Gardeners Actor: Grimaldi, Miss Baker.

Dance: End I: The Fingalian Dance, as17610416 II: The Venetian Gondolier-Sg Tioli, Miss Baker; III: A Comic Dance, as17610307 End: by Desire a Minuet-Leviez, a Young Lady, his Scholar

2283
21 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo, Mrs Pitt, Stede. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Stephens will be taken. Mainpiece: Not Acted these 2 Years. [See 9 May 1759.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 7 May 1756.] Receipts: #54 19s. 6d. plus income from tickets: Stede #36 10s. (Box 20; Pit 120; Gallery 135); Costollo #80 11s. (Box 77; Pit 340; Gallery 103); Mrs Pitt #52 18s. (Box 6; Pit 178; Gallery 247); Mrs Stephens #11 10s. (Box 17; Pit 23; Gallery 38). Total from tickets #181 9s. (Box 120; Pit 661; Gallery 523). [The charges were borne by Stede, Costollo and Mrs Pitt. Mrs Stephens receipts were clear. Of the charges Costollo bore half, and Stede and Mrs Pitt each bore one quarter.] Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck (this night only)-Foote, in which he will speak a Prologue; Subtle-Costollo; Sir John-Gibson; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Classic-Anderson; Lucinda-Miss Macklin; Song on the Guitar-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Miss Macklin, Leppie.
Cast
Role: Song on the Guitar Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-a young Gentleman, a young Gentlewoman (Scholars of Leppie); End: The last new Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

2284
06 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: The Italian Gardiners, as17601203; End: Louvre and Minuet-Froment, a Young Lady (one of his Scholars)

Music: End Farce: by particular Desire, a solo on the Little Violin-Froment

2285
08 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Cresswick, Desse, Mrs Jansolin. Last time of performing till Whitsun holidays. Receipts: #25 plus #173 7s. 6d. from tickets: Cresswick #30 17s. (Box 53; Pit 106; Gallery 17); Desse #80 12s. (Box 146; Pit 186; Gallery 162); Mrs Jansoline #61 17s. (Box 105; Pit 130; Gallery 161). Rec'd from John Rich #200 by the hand of Mrs Rich. [The House is now showing a deficit of #727 5s. 11d. (Account Book).] Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Office

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballance-Sparks; Worthy-Hull; Kite-Anderson; Brazen-Cresswick, 1st time; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Miss Lee[, 1st appearance on the Stage; Sylvia-Mrs Burden. [See17601025].See17601025].

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: I: The Cries of London-Shuter

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Mlle Capdeville, 1st time; a Minuet-a young Gentleman, a Young Lady (a Child of 5 years) scholar of Desse Jr; III: The Provincial Sailors-Maranesi, Miss Twist; IV: The Painter in Love with his Picture-Balthazar, Hussey, Mad Marianne; End: The Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

2286
21 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets deliver'd for The Way of the World, and by Mess. Settree and Hayes will be taken. Positively the last time of performing Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: The Ceremony of the Championin Westminst Actor: .
Role: Other characters Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Settree, Ackman, Mas. Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw

Entertainment: II: Hearts of Oak-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Baker; End Play: By particular Desire, and for that night only, Bucks Have at Ye All-King as17620330

Dance: After Entertainments: the Louvre and Minuet-Settree, Miss Blagdon (his scholar)

2287
28 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lalauze. Afterpiece: Not perform'd these two years. [See 6 May 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Deceivd Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Buck; Statuary-Holtom; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze; To conclude with a Country Dance-; [After the Pantomime, The Cries of London-Shuter.
Cast
Role: The Cries of London Actor: Shuter.

Dance: II: La Petite Bergere-Miss Lalauze (Eight years of age) being her fourth appearance on the stage [see17590425; 23 April 1760; 22 April 1761]; IV: A Serious Dance-Miss Lalauze; V: [A Ball Dance, call'd The Louvre, Minuet-a Young Gentleman (Eight years of age, a scholar to Mr Lalauze, his first appearance on any stage), Miss Lalauze

Entertainment: After: By Particular Desire, for this night only Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

2288
30 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo, Mrs Pitt, Stede. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at the door will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17620122, but[probably the full length play of 10 Nov. 1761] The Minor-Dyer; Richard Wealthy-Hull; Sir William Wealthy-Costollo; Smart-Wignell; Canker-R. Smith, rest as17611110.
Cast
Role: The Minor Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, The Woodcutters-Leppie, a young gentlewoman his scholar; IV: The Taylors, as17620107

Entertainment: After: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter (This Night only)

2289
12 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Froment, who is oblig'd to change his play on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Tickets for As You Like It will be taken. No Building on the stage, and the House will illuminated with Wax Lights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: A Serious Dance, call'd Les Characters de la Dance-Miss Froment , a Child six years old, Scholar of Mr Froment, being the First time of her appearing upon the stage; II: The Cow Keepers, as17611215; III: A Comic Dance, Le Petit Savoyard-Miss Froment; End: Louvre and Minuet-Froment, Miss Froment

2290
29 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lalauze. No Building on Stage. Mr Lalauze having had for the most part of this season, a severe indisposition, and still continuing very weak, he hopes those Ladies and Gentlemen, who will favor him with their companies, will excuse his not performing, on this night as he has been accustomed to do

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: LLa Petite Bergere-Miss Lalauze; a Hornpipe, 1st time-Miss Lalauze (Music by Dr Arne); A Ball Dance, call'd the Louvre, ending with a Minuet-a Young scholar of Mr Lalauze, Miss Lalauze. Being the last time of their appearing on the stage. These Dances By Particular Desire

Performance Comment: Being the last time of their appearing on the stage. These Dances By Particular Desire.

2291
07 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Davies, 2nd appearance on the stage.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Duquesney, Granier, Dumai; IV: A Dance-Miss Deroissi, scholar to Duquesney, being her 1st appearance on any stage; V: La Provenciale, as17630224

2292
01 August 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Prince Volscius-Davies; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Tom Thimble-Quin; Thunder-Johnson; Smith-Lewis; Prettyman-Death; The Sun-Blakey; Amaryllis-Mrs Osborne; Chloris-Miss Platt; two Kings of Brentford-Hayes, Jackson; Parthenope, Moon-Mrs Daly; Bayes-Wilkinson (with a variety of imitations); Johnson-Kennedy; with an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: The Sun Actor: Blakey
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: to conclude with a Dance Actor: the characters of the piece.
Role: Matthew Mug Actor: Foote

Dance: II: A Serious Dance-Miss Street (scholar to Ghendi); V: The Venetian Gardeners-Master Rogier, Miss Street

2293
16 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: concluding with the landing of Cherokees in Americ Actor: . By desire of Chukatah, the Mankiller of Settico, a great warrior of the Cherokee Nation.
Role: To conclude with the landing of the Cherokees in A Actor:

Song: III: Miss Rogers

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Miss Tetley, 1st time, Walker; End: A Minuet-Noverre, Miss Rogers his scholar

2294
18 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Duquesney and Sga Manesiere. None admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: A New Pastoral Dance-Duquesney, a Young Gentlewoman, his scholar, who never appeared before; III: A Hornpipe-Sga Manesiere; IV: A Minuet-Duquesney, Sga Manesiere; End: A New Grand Ballet, call'd Les Caprices de Galatee-Duquesney, Leppie, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois

2295
27 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: I: Tambourine, with alterations, -Slingsby, Miss Baker; II: (That Night only) a Hornpipe-a young lady 9 years old, Scholar to Slingsby; End: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Metamorphosis; or, Wizzard of the Village-Slingsby, Miss Baker

2296
30 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: the Dances Actor: incident to the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: A Wooden Shoe Dance-Leppie, Miss Pitt; End: (This night only) A Medley Hornpipe-Walker, from Drury Lane, Miss Pitt his scholar; End Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End I Afterpiece: Rural Love, as17641212

2297
14 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley
Role: To conclude with a Comic Dance call'd The Flemi Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Walker, a Young Gentlewoman (his Scholar) her 1st appearance on the stage; IV: Hearts of Oak, as17650420

2298
07 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Cast
Role: Zaphna Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: End: New Comic Dance-Tassoni, Sga Giorgi; End Farce: A Minuet-Rogier, Miss Rogers (scholar to Noverre)

2299
01 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters in the play.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: _Banks, Buck.
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Master Harris, 1st time (scholar to Miles); III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles (Peasant), Bennet (Clown)

2300
12 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: End: by Particular Desire, The Louvre, Minuet-Noverre, Miss Rogers his scholar