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183 results for: Author - Henry Purcell
Results not only include performances of plays known to be by 'Henry Purcell', but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.

101
27 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Related Works
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Henry Purcell

102
17 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Related Works
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Henry Purcell

103
05 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Related Works
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Henry Purcell

104
30 April 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Related Works
Related Work: Tit for Tat, or One Dish of his own Chocolate Author(s): Henry Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Related Works
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Henry Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

105
18 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, Frolicks of Fancy

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Related Works
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Henry Purcell

Entertainment: Monologue. Previous: British Loyalty, as17900423; to conclude with: God save the King-Dignum, Williames, Danby

106
14 May 1711 @ Punch's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairy Queen

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Queen Author(s): Henry Purcell

107
16 February 1693 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairy Queen

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Queen Author(s): Henry Purcell

108
04 January 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several select Pieces of Musick- (compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell) taken out of the Operas of The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, Dioclesian, and Bonduca; And an Ode upon the Happy Accession of Her Majesty to the Throne- set to Musick by Mr Daniel Purcell, never perform'd before

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Devonshire Girl

109
11 April 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; Particularly several select Entertainments out of the following English Operas: The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, The Indian Queen, Dioclesian, with the Masque in Timon of Athens; all by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-

110
13 June 1692 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairy Queen

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Queen Author(s): Henry Purcell

111
01 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairy Queen (one Act)

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode (made into two acts)

Song: Singing in Italian and French-Signora Joanna Maria; accompanied-Gasperini, Saioni

Dance: As17030123

112
29 January 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham-doctor

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Afterpiece Title: Aeneas and Dido

Related Works
Related Work: Dido and Aeneas Author(s): Henry Purcell

113
08 April 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: Aeneas and Dido

Related Works
Related Work: Dido and Aeneas Author(s): Henry Purcell

Dance: New Scotch dances-

114
02 June 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

115
16 September 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Socias

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

116
07 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

117
19 January 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

118
22 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

Music: A Solo and Sonata on the Violin-Matthew Dubourg, others

Song: Mad Dialogue by Purcell-Turner, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance:

119
28 April 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

120
21 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

121
25 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

122
20 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

123
28 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Related Works
Related Work: Don Quixote in England Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: Don Quixote in England Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: Squire Badger Author(s): Henry Fielding

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)

124
13 February 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

125
02 March 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell