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

151
18 May 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; the Vocal Part,several Italian songs-Signior Gioseppe Olzi, who sings several Italian Songs with the Trumpet and other Instruments; accompany'd-Mr Dupare; Likewise several Sonatas for a Flute and Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisible; Sonata for two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Banister; With variety of other Sonatas for the Violin, compos'd by Mr Corbett.

152
07 March 1705 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; with several Pieces of the late Mr Purcell-; Variety of new Songs-

153
27 August 1705 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: By the most Famous Rope Dancers of Europe; who perform such strange and surprising Things on the Dancing Rope, as are incredible to relate; with great Variety of Encomparable fine Tumbling, Walking on the Slack Rope, Vaulting-; far surpassing all that has ever yet been seen. Together with the diverting Entertainments of your Old Friend Pickle Herring-, the chief of all his imitating Brethren

154
22 September 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Vertue In Danger

Song: Ramondon, the Boy

Dance: Between the Acts: Variety of Dances-

155
26 March 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; particularly several new pieces for trumpets and flutes by Corbet-; a solo-Dean; a new cantata-one who never performed in public before; variety of singing-

156
23 May 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; including variety of sonatas-Bannister, Paisible, Lully, Dupar; singing-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey; a sonata on the Flute D'Almain-Pietro; Corelli's Sixth Double Note Solo-Viner

157
03 September 1709 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Celebrated Songs and Dialogues, by the late Mr Henry Purcel, other great English Masters-Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, Mr Tenoe; the Symphonys-Mr Dean, Mr Manship; A Song-Mrs Reading, accompany'd with the Trumpet and all the other Instruments; A Solo on the Violin-Mr Dean; A Solo on the Flute A/la/main-Mrs Denby; With variety of full Musick-

158
07 December 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Entertainment: The famous Mr Higgins, lately arrived from Holland; who turns himself into such variety of Amazing Shapes and Figures, that the particulars wou'd be incredible to all Persons who have not seen him

159
26 April 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Entertainment: Variety of Entertainments express'd in the Bills-

160
26 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music by Henry Purcell, Daniel Purcell, Jeremy Clark, others-

Dance: Variety of Dances, several New-

Entertainment: Imitate the Horn, Huntsman, Pack of Hounds, all perform'd by his natural Voice-Layfield (after the manner of the famous Mr Clinch of Barnet)

161
16 August 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Dance: LaBee, lately arriv'd from the Opera at Paris; also new dances-Thurmond Jr, others

Song: A Variety of English and Italian Songs-

162
24 April 1711 @ Home's Dancing School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; a new Cantata with a Solo on the Harpsicord-Mr Babell Jun; with Variety of Concertos and other Pieces by Mr Corbett-Mr Corbett, other of the best Masters

163
13 March 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , especially the former-; A young Gentlewoman will perform that has learnt of Mr Weely several Years; besides great variety of Entertainments too long to be inserted here-A young Gentlewoman

164
12 March 1713 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; A Person will perform who has learnt of Mr Weekly several Years; Besides great Variety of Dialogues-; other Entertainments-

165
09 April 1713 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; performing several Songs out of the newest Operas-; with One and Two Trumpets-; With variety of new Concertos for Flutes, German Flutes, Trumpets, Hautboys, other Instruments; by Mr Corbet-Mr Corbet, others of the best Masters in the Opera

166
28 April 1714 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; a Solo of Corelli's-Mr Corbet; with variety of Pieces on the Echo Flute Hautboy German Flute and Trumpet-the best Masters; with a new Cantata-the best Masters; a Solo for the Harpsichord-the best Masters

167
02 September 1723 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyramus And Thisbe

Afterpiece Title: The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green or The Woman Never Vexd

Music: Concerto on small Flute-John Baston

Dance: Several surprizing Entertainments of Rope Dancing-a Young Lad lately come from France, who flourishes the Colours, plays on the Violin, and turns several Times on the Rope without a Pole; Ladder Dancing-the greatest Performer in the World, who stands on the Top Round of the Ladder, drinks a Glass of Wine, with his other Hand above his Head in the Middle of the Stage; Dancing , both Serious and Comic,-Monsieur De Long Dents, Monsieur De Long Dents'@two@children , just arrived from Paris; To which will be added, Variety of Tumbling-Mons Tollard, others, just arrived from Madrid

168
29 March 1725 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Amours De Colombine De Scaramouche Pedant Scrupuleux Pierot Escallier

Afterpiece Title: LOmbre DArlequin le Diable Boitteux

Dance: Variety of New Dances-Mrs Roger, the pierrot,, also by young Scaramouch lately arriv'd

169
21 October 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Island Of Arcadia Or The Magician Doctor With Harlequin King Of The Woods Flights Decorations And Transformations Of Harlequin Cupid Pantalon Venus And Brighella Jupiter And The Sacrifice Of Harlequin

Dance: Furies, Nymphs, Shepherds, Statues-; , the latter performing the Labours of Hercules-Statues , after the Manner of the Venetian Gondaliers at Venice: The whole full of Variety

170
10 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pantalon Baron Di Sloffenburgo

Entertainment: With Variety of Incidents-; Serenades-; Singing- after the Venetian Manner

Dance: Poitier, Mrs Anderson, others

171
05 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Dance: Between the Acts: Variety of new Dances both Serious and Comic-

172
08 August 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): William Reeve

Entertainment: A Mezzo Drama; or, Summer Evening's Variety, Consisting of several Entertainments of Vocal and Instrumental Musick and Dancing, both Serious and Comic

173
15 December 1739 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto

Music: Several Concertos for several Instruments-; Intermix'd with a Variety of Chosen Airs of the best Masters in Italy-; The Whole divided into Three Parts To which (by Desire) will be added, The Famous Salve Regina-Sig Hasse, Sig Carestini

174
29 April 1756 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Demofoonte

Dance: Between acts: A great variety of Dancing-

175
03 September 1756 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ngland Triumphant Or The British General

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Beggars with the Comical Humours of his Royal Consort Queen Tatter

Entertainment: Variety of Singing, Dancing, Rope Dancing, Tumbling-eminent performers lately arrived from Italy