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174 results for: Title - The Lucky Discovery

151
17 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860420

152
22 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860105, but Ferrere in place of Williamson

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece a favourite Hunting Song (composed by Hook) by Dignum

153
07 June 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860522

Song: As17860218

154
28 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: End II: The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss Stageldoir; III: Hornpipe-Mills

155
30 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: End: The Lucky Return-Hamoir, the Miss Stageldoirs

156
08 June 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: The Lucky Return, as17870530, but _Hamoir, Ferrere

157
05 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: End III: As17870920; End IV:a Scotch Dance, The Lucky Return-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs

158
01 February 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: End III: As17870920; End IV: a Scotch dance, The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss Blanchet, Miss J. Stageldoir

159
10 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss J. Stageldoir

Song: original Music, as17871103; Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, as17871103, but _Chaplin

Entertainment: Monologue After the Dancing: an Epilogue-Smith on his Intention of retiring from the Stage

160
16 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: In afterpiece: a new ballet The Lucky Escape-Byrn, Holland, Mrs Watts, Mme Rossi

161
16 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: End: A New Divertisement, as17921124, but _Byrn; In afterpiece: The Lucky Escape, as17921116

162
04 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: Scotch Divertisement-Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi; In afterpiece: The Lucky Escape, as17921116

163
24 May 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Mariners

Song: End II: The Lucky Escape-Dignum; End IV: Primroses deck the banks (composed by Linley? Sen.)-Master Welsh; End: Fair Rosale-Master Welsh

164
03 June 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Festival

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: In 3rd piece: The Lucky Escape, as17921116

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan, as17930510; III: a song in character-Miss Barnett

165
10 June 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Song: End of 1st piece: Dibdin's song; The Lucky Escape; or, The Ploughboy's Return from Sea in character-Mrs Harlowe; End of 2nd piece: Sally in our Alley-Marshall; In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon; Rule Britannia-Marshall, full Chorus; In the course of the Evening: Black eyed Susan-Incledon

166
16 September 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats; Or, The Strolling Gentlemen

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp

Dance: In afterpiece: The Lucky Escape-Byrn, Holland, Mrs Watts, Mme Rossi

167
09 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Afterpiece Title: THE FOLLIES OF A DAY

Afterpiece Title: LOVE AND HONOR; or, Britannia in Full Glory at Spithead

Afterpiece Title: THE PRISONER AT LARGE

Dance: In 1st piece The Lucky Escape, as17930916, but omitted: Mrs Watts; In 3rd piece, by Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi, &c

Song: In the course of the Evening Water parted from the Sea by Incledon, after the manner of a celebrated Italian Opera Singer; End of Act I of 4th piece Sally in our Alley by Incledon

168
21 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: THE SAILOR'S FESTIVAL

Afterpiece Title: HARTFORD BRIDGE

Dance: In 3rd piece The Lucky Escape, as17930916

169
17 September 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultan; Or, A Peep Into The Seraglio

Afterpiece Title: A BOLD STROKE FOR A WIFE

Afterpiece Title: THE PURSE

Song: In the course of the Evening Dibdin's Lucky Escape; or, the Ploughboy's Return from Sea, in character, by Mrs Harlowe

170
01 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: In afterpiece: The Lucky Escape-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand

171
08 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: In afterpiece: The Lucky Escape-Byrn, Holland, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

172
30 March 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Live Lumber; Or, Unburied Dead

Afterpiece Title: The Lie of the Day

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Get Un-Married

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: End of 3rd piece: The Lucky Escape, as17951008

173
18 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: Tell Truth and Shame the Devil

Song: End: Mad Tom-Betts (1st appearance on the stage); Young William-Incledon; The Golden Days-Munden; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: End I 1st piece: Concerto Clarionet-Orsato (of the Theatre Royal Venice; 1st appearance in this Metropolis); a duetto solo by means of the Pression and Repercussion of the Air-Orsato This his curious Discovery has received the greatest Applause in most of the Courts

174
02 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Dance: End II: New Divertisement Ballet-Sga Bossi DelCaro, Mme D'Egville, Gheri; a Pas Seul-Sga Bossi DelCaro; accompanied on the tamborine-Sga Bossi DelCaro; End: The Lucky Escape Principal Performers-St.Pierre, Grimaldi, Gheri, Miss B. Denis, Mrs Grimaldi, Miss E. Denis, Miss Lupini, Miss Cranfield, Mme D'Egville, Sga Bossi DelCaro, the whole Corps de Ballet