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26
15 August 1704
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Empress Of Morocco
Dance:
Dance in
Imitation
of Mlle D'Subligny
-Devonshire Girl;
Fury's Dance
-Laferry, Cottine, Mrs Lucas;
Tollet's Ground
-Cottine, Mrs Lucas
27
28 September 1705
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The City Politiques
Song:
A Two Part Song Compos'd by the late Famous
Mr Eccles
for
Her Majesty
's Birthday-Cook
Dance:
Imitation
of a Country Farmer's Daughter
-Mrs Bruce; also a
Chacone
-Mrs Bruce, taught by
Elford
28
02 May 1706
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Rival Queens
Song:
With all the Comical Songs and Dialogues that were perform'd in
Wonders in the Sun
-; particularly the Fop Song-Pack in
Imitation
of
Italian
Dance:
Dances-
29
31 October 1707
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Reform'd Wife; Or, The Sickly Lady
Dance:
A Mimick Entertainment in
Imitation
of Mademoiselle and her Dancing Dogs, viz.
Miss
,
Serviteur
,
Beau
,
Peasant
,
Scaramouch
,
Harlequin
.-Masters
30
11 April 1716
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Sir Courtly Nice
Afterpiece Title:
La Guinquette; or, Harlequin Turned Tapster
Dance:
An Entertainment of Mimick Dancing, call'd,
La Caprice
-Harlequin (in
Imitation
of
Mlle Provost
, the Famous Dancer in the
Opera at Paris
)
31
21 November 1718
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Le Maitre Etourdi; Ou, Les Fourberies D'arlequin
Afterpiece Title:
Le Tombeau de Maitre Andre
Dance:
Dancing proper to the plays-; Likewise the last New Entertainment in
Imitation
of the Elards-
32
26 December 1718
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Harlequin L'homme A Bonne Fortune
Afterpiece Title:
Hob
Dance:
Dutch Burgher Master and his Frow
-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock;
Moreau
's
Grand Comic Wedding Dance
-; Tumbling by Harlequin Scaramouch Mezetin Piero-; Scene in
Imitation
of Elard and his Two Sons-;
Les Postures
-
33
20 May 1720
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater
Afterpiece Title:
The Stage Coach
Dance:
Lads and Lasses
-Shaw, Mrs Booth, others;
Tollet's Ground
-Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger;
The Sailor and his Lass
-Weaver, Mrs Bullock;
Harlequin
-Miss Lindar
Music:
Imitation
of the Tattoo
- (never perform'd here)
34
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
-
35
31 December 1726
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Lucrezia Romana Violata, Da Sesto Tarquinio: Viz, Lucretia The Roman, Ravish'd By Sextus Tarquinius: With Harlequin A Jealous Husband And Pantalon's Rivality For Argentina
Afterpiece Title:
French Farce, in Mock
Imitation
of Lucretia
Dance:
36
25 November 1734
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Les Embarras Des Richesses
Afterpiece Title:
Le Tombeau de Maitre Andre: In which Harlequin and Colombine will perform a Scene, in
Imitation
of the famous Tragedy call'd, Le Cid, by Corneille
Dance:
37
10 March 1746
@ Hickford's Room
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Beggar's Opera
Afterpiece Title:
The Lying Valet
Song:
Brett, the surprising voice of the famous
African
who sings several songs, with Mock Voices, particularly in
Imitation
of a young Child.; Juggling-Yates
38
30 March 1761
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
King Richard Iii
Afterpiece Title:
The English Tars in America; or, The Good Woman Without a Head
Dance:
III:
A Comic Dance
-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; After Play: An
Epilogue
on the
Humours of tne Age
in
Imitation
of
Shakespeare
's Stage-Cresswick
39
22 March 1762
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Comus
Afterpiece Title:
Catherine and Petruchio
Entertainment:
fter the Masque will be presented the
Humours of the Age
-in
imitation
of
Shakespeare
's STAGES by
Smith
40
17 March 1763
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Busy Body
Afterpiece Title:
The Citizen
Entertainment:
After:
The Humours of the Age
Imitation
of
Shakespeare
's Stages-Smith
Dance:
TThe Jealous Woodcutter
, as17621023
41
26 March 1764
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Every Man In His Humour
Afterpiece Title:
The Citizen
Dance:
II: A
Hornpipe
-Miss Twist; End:
New Grand Ballet
, as17640320
Entertainment:
After:
The Follies of the Ages
in
Imitation
of
Shakespeare
's
Stages
-Smith
42
31 July 1766
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Woman's A Riddle
Afterpiece Title:
The Citizen
Dance:
I: New
Comic Dance
-; V: A
new Dance
-
Song:
some well known Ssome well known Songs in
Imitation
of some Favorite Italian Performers-a Comic Genius
43
07 October 1768
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Busy Body
Afterpiece Title:
Thomasand Sally
Music:
IV:
Concerto
-Barthelemon; End:
Imitation
s
-Bannister
44
01 October 1770
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Othello, Moor Of Venice
Afterpiece Title:
The Apprentice
Song:
I: A Song, in which will be introduc'd a Variety of
Imitation
s-Church
Entertainment:
IV: A new musical Interlude,
The Old Women Weather@wise
-Vandermere, Dancer, Lyon; End of Play: A new Piece call'd
The Drunken News Writer
-Dancer
45
16 April 1771
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Beggar's Opera
Afterpiece Title:
The Author
Dance:
II: A
Comic Dance
-, as17701025, but the children here named as Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong
Entertainment:
End Opera:
A Variety of
Imitation
s
-Bannister
46
04 May 1771
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Funeral
Afterpiece Title:
Harlequin's Invasion
Entertainment:
End of Play: A
Burlesque Cantata
-Bannister; with
Imitation
s-Bannister
47
23 May 1771
@ Mary-le-Bone Gardens
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
La Serva Padrona
Entertainment:
New Musical
Imitation
s-Bannister;
Concerto on Organ
-Hook; Singing-Mrs Thompson, a young Lady who never sung in Public before
48
04 June 1771
@ Mary-le-Bone Gardens
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
La Serva Padrona
Entertainment:
Musical
Imitation
s
-Bannister;
Singing
-Miss Harper, Miss Thomas
49
18 July 1771
@ Mary-le-Bone Gardens
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
La Serva Padrona
Entertainment:
Singing
-Miss Thomas, Miss Harper, Miss Esser, who will accompany her songs on a
Violin
; For that night only Singing by Mrs Baddeley; Musical
Imitation
s, a favourite Song
O What a Charming Thing's a Battle
-Bannister; By Particular desire
With Horns and With Hounds
-Mrs Thompson
50
27 July 1771
@ Mary-le-Bone Gardens
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Magnet
Song:
Reinhold, Miss Esser, Mrs Thompson;
Musical
Imitation
s
-Bannister
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