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

1
08 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: III: Grand Dance-Muilment

2
30 November 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coffee-house Politician; Or, The Justice Caught In His Own Trap

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): J. Markordt

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat

3
19 March 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): J. Markordt

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Dance: Davenport, Miss Jones

Song: In third piece: a Humorous New Song, written by Jones, in the Character of a Welsh Taylor-Jones

4
03 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): J. Markordt

Dance: End II: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews; End III: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927

5
24 March 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers; or, A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home

6
03 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: Essex, Miss Robinson

7
17 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Muilment; IV: Ballet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; with music by Martini-; V: Pierrots-Lalauze, Livier

Song: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

8
22 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: the Feast Of Thalia; Or, A Dramatic Olio

Afterpiece Title: First Course, a substantial Dish from: Henry IV

Afterpiece Title: Second Courae, a Comic Dish, never serv'd up before: Kensington Gardens; or, The Walking Jockey

Afterpiece Title: Third Course, an Operatic Dish: The Son-in-Law

Afterpiece Title: Also by way of Entremet: Ripe Fruit; or, The Marriage Act

Afterpiece Title: Desert: Tom Thumb

Song: In Second Course: Auld Robin Gray-Miss Harper

9
09 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond

10
24 April 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): J. Markordt

11
01 May 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): J. Markordt

12
04 September 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): J. Markordt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

13
14 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): J. Markordt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Song: Mrs Nokes

14
23 October 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce; With The Pleasures Of The Town

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): J. Markordt

15
14 January 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): J. Markordt

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Books

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

16
15 March 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): J. Markordt

17
08 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: new Scots Dance to Ballad Tunes-Davenport, Miss Jones; Hornpipe, Chesire Round-Johnson

Song: Two new Songs-Aston

18
29 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: V: Les Amants Constants, as17331025 In Afterpiece: Mock Minuet, as17331027

19
06 August 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Song:

Dance: As I Aug

20
13 December 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle-Drums, with Mr Hendel's Water-Musick on the Stage, by Mr J. Baker

Song:

Dance:

21
30 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: In Afterpiece: A new dance-the French Boy and Girl; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

22
10 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

23
16 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Miss Naylor; The Parting Lovers-; Drunken Peasant-Chettle

Song: DDialogue of the Widow and the Rake-Laguerre, Mrs Jones

24
21 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: As17410415

25
15 April 1743 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): J. Markordt