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114 results for: Title - A Dissertation On Various Theatrical Subjects On Theatres

26
25 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Music: Between the Acts: various Instruments-

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 V: A new Trumpet Song-Beard

Dance: I: Clown-Nivelon; III: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; IV: A Ball Dance, called The Prince of Wales's Saraband, composed by L'Abbree, concluding with a Minuet-Dupre, Miss Norman; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

27
30 May 1737 @ New Wells, Lemon Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: A Hint to the Theatres

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20 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; II: Le Badinage de Provence-Poitier (his first appearance since his accident at the other theatre), Mlle Roland Elder (the first time of her appearance on that stage); III: Les Amours de Polichinelle and Dame Ragonde-Lalauze, Nivelon (in wooden Shoes); IV: The Miller's Jealousy-Poitier, Mlle Roland, Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailor-Glover

29
20 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Barber

Dance: I: Concerto-Mlle Mechel; II: Minuet, French Rigadoon-Mechel the Father, who never appeared in any theatre in England, Mlle Mechel the Daughter; Minuet-Mechel the Son, Miss Polly Woffington, the first time of her appearing on the stage; IV: The Metamorphoses of the Windmills-Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Miss Woffington, Master Ferg, a little French Boy; lately come from France. End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Piemont-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy

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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

31
29 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Between the acts: Mrs Storer from the Theatre Royal in Dublin

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

32
14 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Between the acts: Miss Norris, Miss Falkner (Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library)

33
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Descent Of The Heathen Gods, With The loves Of Jupiter And Alcmena; Or, Cuckoldom No Scandal

Dance: TThe Drowsy Cobler-M L'Armand, Mad L'Armand lately arriv'd from Paris; Tit for Tat or the Kiss Return'd-Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, M L'Armand, Mme L'Armand; An extraordinary Band of Musick [provided from the Opera and both the Theatres [six instruments named]

34
10 May 1750 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane The Great

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Fortune Teller

Entertainment: EEquilibres on the Slack Rope-Atkins, of Theatre-Royal, Covent Garden

35
08 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Covent Garden Theatre; or, Pasquin turn'd Drawcansir, Censor of Great Britain

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216

36
14 January 1756 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Dissertation

37
19 January 1756 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissertation

38
23 June 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Song: Between Acts: a Gentleman (who never appeared upon any Stage before)

Dance: HHornpipe-Mrs Blake(, from the theatre in Dublin)

39
30 September 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Song: Miss Polly Young (from theatre Royal Dublin) her 1st appearance on the English Stage

40
18 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Entertainment: After: Lecture upon Heads-Shuter (as originally given at the Theatre in the Hay-Market by G. A. Stevens)

41
21 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles (Peasant), Bennet (Clown); IV: A Comic Dance-Master King, Miss Pitt; End: The Village Romps, as17651019; Between acts of Farce: A Double Hornpipe (for this Night Only)-Walker (From Drury Lane Theatre), Miss Pitt, his scholar

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

42
07 September 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: SSerious Dance-; The Gallant Peasant, as17670904

Entertainment: By Desire, Occasional Prologue on opening the Theatre-Mr Foote; in which will be introduced Through the Wood Laddie-the real Blackamoor Lady (Neville)

43
06 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: Part I: Concerto on French Horn-Mr Ponta; End Part II: Concerto on Violin-Sga Lombardini Sirmen (Theatrical Review, 214)

44
20 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Resurrection

Music: End Part I: Concerto on French Horn, as17720306 End Part II: A New Concerto on Violin by Cirri-Sga Sirmen (Theatrical Review, p. 218)

45
11 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Entertainment: End: Interlude taken from Foote's Comedy of Taste: Lady Pentweazle-The Young Gentleman (who performed it last year at Drury Lane Theatre)

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. As17720424[Sixfold Hornpipe, as17720424

46
28 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Entertainment: IV: A Dissertation on Macaronies-Baddeley

47
15 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Entertainment: V: A Dissertation upon Macaronies-Baddeley

48
18 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Entertainment: V: A Dissertation on Macaronies-Baddeley

49
17 September 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Fools

Entertainment: II: Dissertation on Hobby Horses-Wilson

Song: Scotch Song-Aitkin, first appearance on that stage

50
23 September 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield