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3811 results for: Keyword - A. Ryan
We found 3976 matches on Roles/Actors, 1615 matches on Performance Comments, 79 matches on Event Comments, 8 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Performance Title.

3776
24 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Cobler's Opera Author(s): Lacy Ryan

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

3777
22 August 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Cobler's Opera Author(s): Lacy Ryan

Dance: Saraband and Minuet by Miss Brett. End Afterpiece: Harlequin by Miss Brett

Song: In I: Lempio Rigor del Fato by Miss Jones

3778
07 August 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Burkhead, Ryan, Mrs Mills, Mrs Willis.

3779
14 August 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Burkhead, Ryan, Mrs Mills, Mrs Willis.

3780
22 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Bedford Actor: A. Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Dance: As17381213

3781
11 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Bedford Actor: A. Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

3782
19 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Bedford Actor: A. Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

3783
12 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Shamwell Actor: A. Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; With The Skeleton Scene

3784
15 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Lurcher Actor: A. Ryan.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: V: Handel's Water Musick-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo Woodbridge

Dance: I: Two Pierots, as17390514; II: Je ne scai quoy, as17390514; III: Hornpipe-Yates; IV: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

3785
20 June 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Thirty Years. Written originally in French by Moliere. Original Weekly Journal, 28 June: On Friday 7-Night one Mr Kelley, an Irish Gentleman, was kill'd by Mr Ryan, one of the Actors of Lincolns-Inn-Fields Theatre; the Accident happen'd thus: Mr Ryan being at the Sun-Eating House in Long Acre at Supper; Mr Kelley, who before had terrified several Companions by drawing his Sword upon Persons whom he did not know, came up into the Room drunk, and abused Mr Ryan, who returned him very civil Usage, and desired his Absence: This did not satisfie Mr Kelley, who drew his Sword, made three Passes at Mr Ryan, before he could get his own Sword, which lay by in the Window; at last finding his own Life in Danger, He drew and ran Mr Kelley in the left Side, who fell down and immediately died

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite

3786
07 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow of the late Ryan. Receipts: #40 19s. plus #177 10s. from tickets (Box 438; Pit 280; Gallery 260) (Account Book). [The Prologue is Larpent MS 193, wherein Ryan is praised for his Hamlet and Archer. Apparently Widow Ryan came on stage weeping her gratitude]: @In duty bound by me she now appears@To say her thanks in tributary tears,@For favors manifold bestow'd tonight...@ Charges: #64 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

3787
20 March 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A Farce, never performed before. Taken from Moliere. [Author unknown. Apparently not printed. See London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 19, 20, and 21 March, for expressions of good will to Ryan, including a gift often guineas from the Prince of Wales.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A School for Women

Dance: La Coquette Francoise by Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle. Scot's Dance, as17350315

Song: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright

3788
24 March 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman under Misfortunes. [In London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 24 March, Ryan thanks the public for assistance at his benefit and adds that Sir William Saunderson engaged for Ryan "near a fourth Part of his Audience."]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Music: Solo on Violin by a Youth of 13 Years, who never performed in public before, a scholar of Signor Catanio

Dance: Scot's Dance, as17350311 By Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle

3789
14 June 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bullock Jr and Ryan. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Prince, Wade, Sandham

3790
03 May 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan and Miss Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: As17150319

3791
06 December 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Cibber; Henry VI-Wilks; Buckingham-Mills; Queen-Mrs Porter. Edition of 1718 adds: Prince Edward-$Norris Jr; Duke of York-$Miss Lindar; Richmond-$Ryan; Norfolk-$Boman Sr; Ratcliff-$Oates; Catesby-$Diggs; Tressel-$W. Wilks; Oxford-$Boman Jr; Lieutenant-$Quin; Blunt-$Wright; Lord Mayor-$Miller; Tyrrel-$Weller; Forrest-$Wilson; Dighton-$Higginson; Lady Anne-$Mrs Horton; Duchess of York-$Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Richmond Actor: Ryan

3792
28 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Dance:

3793
12 July 1718 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 12-14 July: Mr Ryan the Player, who lately kill'd Mr Kelley at the Sun Ale-house in Long-Acre has drawn his own Recognizance, there being no appearance of a Prosecution against him

Performances

3794
04 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] A new Farce of three Acts. Benefit Ryan. By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mississippi

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

3795
05 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin Queen

Performance Comment: Announced but deferred by illness of Ryan.

3796
29 March 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. Interspers'd with Variety of Songs to Ballad Tunes. [No receipts extant.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: The Gentlewoman who was to have sung, being exceeding ill and not able to perform, in lieu thereof will be the last new Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

3797
05 March 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Wife

Performance Comment: Parts by Ryan, Quin, Neal, Chapman, Aston, Salway, Morgan, Hall, Mrs Younger, Mrs Buchanan, Miss Binks, Miss Norsa, Mrs Stevens, Mrs Younger, Mrs Lacy, Mrs Forrester .

Dance: By Maker and Mlle Salle

3798
18 March 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Dance: French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle. Scotish Dance, as17331004. Pigmalion, as17340114

3799
18 March 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Ryan, who was injured by street robbers, Sunday, 16 March, was forced to relinquish his roles for awhile.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: Scot's Dance, as17350315

Song: Tippling Philosophers by Leveridge

3800
26 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deceit

Performance Comment: Parts by Ryan, Hippisley, Walker, A. Hallam, Chapman, Neale, Mrs Horton, Miss Bincks, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Stevens, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Templer, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Martin .

Dance: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. Comic Ballet by Lalauze, Mlle d'Hervigni, &c. French Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme