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1452 results for: Title - The Rival Fools: or, Wit at Several Weapons

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27 May 1713 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; With several Entertainments of Singing-the Baroness, Mrs Paulina; several other Entertainments-some of the best Performers who are now in England

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12 April 1717 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; With several Songs-the Baroness; and several Solos-Bitti

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10 January 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Fools Like Wits

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11 January 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Fools Like Wits

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12 January 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Fools Like Wits

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05 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Fools

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02 September 1723 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyramus And Thisbe

Afterpiece Title: The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green; or, The Woman Never Vex'd

Music: Concerto on small Flute-John Baston

Dance: Several surprizing Entertainments of Rope Dancing-a Young Lad lately come from France, who flourishes the Colours, plays on the Violin, and turns several Times on the Rope without a Pole; Ladder Dancing-the greatest Performer in the World, who stands on the Top Round of the Ladder, drinks a Glass of Wine, with his other Hand above his Head in the Middle of the Stage; Dancing , both Serious and Comic,-Monsieur De Long Dents, Monsieur De Long Dents'@two@children , just arrived from Paris; To which will be added, Variety of Tumbling-Mons Tollard, others, just arrived from Madrid

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08 March 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several favourite Songs and a Solo performed on the Lute, by Signior Arrigoni; a Solo by Signior Caporali; with several Pieces and a Solo performed on the Violin, by Mr Clegg

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11 March 1737 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Hhe best Hands;With a Solo, several new Pieces on the French Horn, Clarinette, Sharlarno-Mr Charles; Also several Pieces on the French Horn-an English Gentlewoman, a Negro Boy of ten Years old, both Scholars of Mr Charles

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03 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of several Select Pieces by Mr Handel and other Eminent Masters, and taken from the most favourite Operas-; The Vocal Parts-Mr Beard, Mrs Clive; being several Favourite Songs in Italian and English-Mr Beard, Mrs Clive; A Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Master Ferg; with two New Minuets-; Chorus out of Atalanta for French@Horns and Trumpets-, the two French-Horns two little Negro-Boys (Scholars to Mr Charles, who never perform'd before); Concluding with the Anthem, God save the King-

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Master Ferg; Shepherd's Mount (a ballet)-

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15 December 1739 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto

Music: Several Concertos for several Instruments-; Intermix'd with a Variety of Chosen Airs of the best Masters in Italy-; The Whole divided into Three Parts To which (by Desire) will be added, The Famous Salve Regina-Sig Hasse, Sig Carestini

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16 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: Several entertainments-LaLauze (being his first attempt of that kind these two years); particularly: II: The Amorous Swain; or The Rival Nimphs-Lalauze, Mlle Bonneval, Mrs Delagarde; III: Serious Dance-Cooke; IV: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Lalauze, Mlle Domitilla, Cooke, Mlle Bonneval; (By Desire) after Farce:, a Ball Dance call'd The Louvre,concluding with a Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's a boy scholar, Mlle Bonneval

Song: V: To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Bencraft

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24 July 1760 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Song: Before the burletta begins: several new songs-Sga Seratina, the rest of the performers will sing several new songs in the orchestra, and by particular Desire a Trio

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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

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28 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Entertainment: IV: an Interlude between Plutus and Wit and a Masque of Singing and DancingPlutus-Reinhold, Wit- Miss Valois; After dance: +Monologue Tony Lumpkin's Adventures in a Trip to London (1st time)-Quick

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races-Dagueville (1st appearance this season)

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12 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The Spaniards Dismayed

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Song: IV: Interlude between Plutus and Wit-Reinhold, Miss Morris

Dance: End 2nd piece: As17800401; IV: an Interlude between Plutus and Wit-Reinhold (Plutus), Miss Morris (Wit); with a masque of Singing and Dancing-

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18 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Song: End II: several of the newest and most favourite Catches and Glees-Reinhold, Vernon, Champness, Leoni, assisted by several of the most eminent performers; End: Mad Tom, in character, as17800410

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06 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Song: In the Masquerade Scene in mainpiece a favourite Burlesque Italian Medley Cantata by Reinhold; End of mainpiece several of the most favourite Catches and Glees by Reinhold, Champness, Brett, Reynoldson, Perry, Billington, Master Barthelemon, and several others

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18 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Union; or, St

Dance: Afterpiece conclude: Highland Fling-the Scotch Characters

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Music: In afterpiece: will be introduced the Highland Competition Prizeexactly as represented annually in the City of Edinburgh,-McLane, McGregor, McTavish; several Strathpays, Laments, Pebruchs-several other celebrated Pipers

Entertainment: Monologue End: Epilogue (riding on an Ass,)-Wilson

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16 October 1660 @ The Cockpit in Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

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02 November 1660 @ Middle Temple

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

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05 November 1660 @ The Red Bull Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

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15 August 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wits

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16 August 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wits

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17 August 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wits