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1543 results for: Title - A Grand Selection 0, Composed By $g

51
16 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: Grand Aethiopian Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; V: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

52
24 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: After Overture: a new Grand Ballet-Denoyer, others to the Overture of Flavius, composed by Handel; II: Hungarian Dance (in the Manner of the Country,)-Denoyer, Mrs Walter; IV: Russian Sailors-Denoyer; V: Ball Dance, concluding with a Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Walter

Song: I: Oh Happy Pair-Beard; III: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

53
22 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Second Musick:A Concertoby Henry Burgess Jr-; The Overture: The First Concerto of Signor Corelli-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: By Desire, French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; III: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Ferg; V: A new dance-Miss Wright

Song: a G Grand Chorus-, out of Alexander's Feast, for Trumpets, French-Horns, Kettle-Drums

54
01 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Dance: I: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; II: Grand Ballet-the Elder Mlle Roland; III: Grecian Sailors-Glover; IV: Le Badinage de Provence-Poitier, the Elder Mlle Roland; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

Song: TThe Parting Lovers (a Sea Lieutenant, a Sailor, and His Mistress)-Laguerre, Salway, Mrs Lampe [by Henry Carey]

55
27 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Gates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

56
14 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

57
14 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: II: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Grand Ballet-Desse; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

58
21 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; IV: Swiss Dance-the French Boy and Girl; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

59
27 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; III: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

60
29 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse,Miss Oates; III: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

61
29 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Dance: I: Grand Ballet of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; II:Le Chasse de Dian (a new Grand Serious Ballet)- Diane a la Chasse-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

62
14 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Dance: I: Dutch Skipper, as17421025; II: Characters of Dancing, as17421025; III: Grand Ballet, as17421108; IV: Grand Comic Ballet, as17430407 V: (By particular Desire) a Louvre, Minuet-Lally, Mlle Anne Auretti

63
17 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I, III: Lowe

Dance: II: A Grand Comic Dance-Leonardi, Sga Bettini; IV: Grand Dance-Muilment

64
26 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-M and Mlle Mitchel (lately arrived from Paris); V: A New Grand Comic Dance-M and Mlle Mechel

65
28 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne; God Save our Noble King by Arne-Mrs Cibber, Beard, Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, p. 623)

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

66
01 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Song: I: Lowe; III: Mrs Arne; IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-the Mechels; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

67
09 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: I: The Italian Peasants, as17460306 II: Drunken Tyrolese-Sodi; III: Grand Dance in Momus-Villeneuve, Sga Campioni; V: a Grand Ballet reviv'd, call'd Pigmalion-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Song: IV: Song of Diana, as17460313

68
24 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: II: A New Grand Comic Ballad, called the Venetian Gardeners-M Grandchamps, 1st time of his performing in England, Madem Auretti, Pelling, Shawford, Macneal, George Yates, Harrison, Master Shawford, Mrs Addison, Mlle Mariet, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford; IV: Grand Ballet L'Entree de Flore-Mlle Auretti

Song: III: Master Mattocks

69
12 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: I: Grand Ballet call'd Pigmalion-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; II: The Gondoliers, as17510117, but _Jardin; III: Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926; IV: Dancing-Mad Heutte being the first time of her appearing of the English Stage; End: Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

70
13 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: I: Grand Dutch Dance, as17511021; III: A Grand Scots Ballet, as17511009; V: Louvre, Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard

Song: II: (By Particular Desire) an Irish Song call'd Ellen a@roon-Mrs Storer

71
22 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Grand Comic Ballet, as17511216; IV: Grand Dutch Dance, as17511021; End: Louvre, Minuet-Villeneuve, Madem Camargo

72
25 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: A Hornpipe-Harrison

Song: II: A Cantata (Composed by Dr Boyce)-Beard; III: A Cantata (Composed by Mr Stanley)-Miss Norris; IV: A Cantata (Compos'd by Arne)-Mattocks

73
22 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Medley or The Lovers Opera

Song: II: Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign from Belshazar, composed by Handel-Lowe; IV: A New Ballad, words by Boyce, composed by Arne-Lowe; End: A favourite Dialogue No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17531120

74
22 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet, call'd Venus Reveng'd-Sg Gallini (first appearance here in 6 years), Sga Mansiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; End: A Grand Comic Ballet, call'd the The Calabrian Peasants-Gallini, Sga Manesiere

75
20 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: False Concord

Dance: II: A New Grand Ballet-Gallini, Miss Wilford, Sga Manesiere; End: A Grand Dance, call'd Hymen's Triumph-Gallini, Duquesney, Master Rogers, Miss Valois, Miss Wilford, Sga Manesiere