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76 results for: Title - The Genius of Nonsense

51
19 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Song: In 1st piece capital Catches and Glees, selected from the most eminent Masters, with the celebrated Anacreontic Song by Bannister. imitations. End of 2nd piece, as17850726

52
19 June 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: Leveridge; particularly Genius of England-

Dance: DuRuel; Scotch Whim-Mrs Bicknell

Entertainment: Imitations.As17030618

53
01 July 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Leveridge; Fair Iris-Leveridge, Mrs Campion

Dance: DuRuel

54
05 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Leveridge; A dialogue from King Arthur-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey; also the new Boy

Dance: As17050518

55
19 August 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surprizal

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Randal

Dance: Miss Younger

56
27 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Song: Genius of England-Turner

57
24 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Turner, Mrs Bowman; particularly Genius of England-; Purcell Pastoral Dialogue-

Dance: The Original Song and Dance by Milkmaids-; The Wedding Dance-Prince, Birkhead

58
09 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise; Or, The Massacre Of Paris

Song: Turner, Mrs Bowman; The Genius-Turner

59
30 October 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise; Or, The Massacre Of Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: As17161022; The Genius-Turner

60
04 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Song: Genius of England with a full Accompaniment of Instruments as it was never perform'd before-; and that Noble Martial Song for Two Voices, Sing All ye Muses-

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding

61
30 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Song: As17170102; particularly Genius of England-Turner

Dance: As17161204

62
04 July 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: Turner; particularly Genius of England-

Dance: Birkhead, Mrs Willis

63
24 June 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband; Or, The Plotting Sisters

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: PPastoral-Mrs Anderson; Scottish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Dutch Skipper-Pelling, Mrs Ogden

64
19 August 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wits

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; Scottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Burney, Mrs Anderson

65
23 August 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; Scottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Burny, Mrs Anderson

66
17 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

67
03 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway; The Lass of Patie's Mill-Mrs Warren

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: PPierot-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and His Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

68
19 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ancient History Of Caradoc The Great; Or, The Valiant Welshman

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

69
07 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: I: Genius of England-Salway; III: Roberts

Dance: II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: A preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge; followed by Handel's Water Musick-

70
09 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Genius of England-Salway; III: Noontide Air-Roberts

Dance: II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Ballet-Mlle Roland Elder

71
12 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder

Song: IV: The Genius of England-Salway

72
13 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: PPeasant-Cooke; Comic Ballet-Cooke, Signora Campioni

Song: SSong of Diana from Dryden's Secular Masque,-Beard (set by Mr Boyce); Genius of England-Beard

73
18 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: PPeasant-Cooke; Comic Ballet-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Song: SSong of Diana, as17460313 Genius of England-Beard

74
26 September 1748 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: New Pantomime Entertainment

Song: III: Genius of England-; End: New Mad Tom-Platt Sen

75
30 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Song: Beard; II: (By Desire) Cymon and Iphigenia-; III: A Tale of a Cock and a Bull-; IV: Genius of England-