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642 results for: Title - A French Comedy

51
15 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Dance: As17040613 particularly a French Peasant and his Wife-

52
29 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Song: Purcell's From Rosy Bowers-Leveridge

Dance: A French Peasant and his Wife-duRuel, Mrs duRuel; Punchanello-Cherrier

53
11 October 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook

Dance: Country Farmer's Daughter, Entry, The Wood Nymph-Miss Bruce Mrs Elford's Scholar; rope dancing-Pinkethman's Two famous French Maidens; ...the eldest...Dancing without a Pole and turning her self round, which never could be done by any yet before her (as all the Quality of England are satisfy'd of), and who are desir'd by the said Quality, and most part of the Town to perform; Also vaulting on the manag'd Horse-Evans wherein he performs several surprizing Entertainments, especially his Body lying extended on one Arm, and drinking 9 Glasses of Wine from the other

54
15 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Song: The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Dance: Dance of Eight-; French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bignall

55
30 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear

Song: Comical Songs and Dialogues from Wonders in the Sun-; particularly a Song-Mrs Willis representing one of Queen Elizabeth's Dames of Honour ; Comical Dialogue-Pack, Bowman , representing a vain promising Courtier and a Sycophant ; a Comical Dialogue-Dogget, Cook representing a Widdow in Tears for the Loss of her Husband and a Town Rake making Love to her

Dance: A new Entry-deBarques, Mrs Elford; French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; The famous Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

56
12 June 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Dance: As17060411 with French Clown-Firbank

57
29 June 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: Dialogue between a Dutch and French Woman-Pack, Mrs Willis; A song-Laurence

Dance: French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; Comic Dance-deLegarde, Young l'Abbe, Miss Bruce; Scaramouch-Layfield

58
07 January 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido

Song: Leveridge, others; particularly The Dialogue Between the English and French Gazetteers, Treating of the Glorious Victory at Ramilly-Leveridge, others

Dance: As17061219

59
20 February 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Italian Songs, Sonatas, Dialogues-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey

Dance: The new dance performed at Court on Her Majesty's birthday-duRuel, others; Three French Peasants-deBarques, others

60
19 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow; Night Scene, as17091230

61
31 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Successful Strangers

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Miss Santlow; particularly a French Peasant-; Scaramouch-Layfield

62
15 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: The Emperour of the Moon

Entertainment: As17100202

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow

63
11 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O Devilly

Dance: Harlequin Man and Woman-Layfield, Miss Santlow; Quarter Staff Dance by 4 Foresters-; A new French Peasant-; Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

64
25 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow; Miller's Dance-Leigh, Prince; Scaramouch-Layfield; Italian Night Scene between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper and his Wife-

65
12 April 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage; Or, A Commonwealth Of Women

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant, Chacone-Miss Santlow; Scaramouch-Layfield; Miller and his Wife-Leigh, Burkhead; Italian Night Scene-Layfield, others

66
27 July 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: Dutch Skipper, French Peasant-LeSac, Mrs Granger

67
05 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Chest Dance, after the Italian Manner, between Scaramouch, Punchanello, Coachman, and Cookmaid-; French Peasant and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Scaramouch-LeSac; Dance by a Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance by a Switzer-; Night Scene of Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, Wife, and others-

68
07 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: Irish Trot-; Harlequin Dance-; French Peasant-; Dutch Skipper-; Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Night Scene between a Harlequin, a Cooper, his Wife, and others-

69
10 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Dance by a French Peasant, a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper, his Wife, and others-

70
12 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Dance: French Peasant-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-; Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

71
17 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Entertainment: 1st: turns upon one Foot 300 times-A Young Gentlewoman, who never appear'd on a publick Stage, and as she is turning fixes 12 Swords points about her, 2 to her Eyes, 2 to her Eye-lashes, 2 to her Eye-brows, 2 to her Nose, 2 to her Lips, and 2 to her Breasts

Dance: French Peasant-; Scaramouch-; Wooden Shoe-; Dance by Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-

72
24 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage

Music: A Consort of Musick from London-

Dance: Ladder Dance-; French Peasant and Wife-; Miller's Dance-Leigh

73
26 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Entertainment: Young Gentlewoman, as17100817; Likewise a Vaulting the Managed Horse-famous Master who never appear'd on the Publick Stage

Dance: Ladder Dance-; French Peasant-; Wooden Shoe-; Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and Wife-

74
28 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Music: Before: As17100819

Dance: French Peasant-; Whimsical Miller Wife and Town Miss-; with Miller's Wife-Leigh

75
29 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller his Wife and Town Miss-; French Peasant Scaramouch Harlequin Cooper his Wife and others-