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2172 results for: Keyword - Alexander the Great
We found 1491 matches on Event Comments, 565 matches on Performance Title, 313 matches on Performance Comments, 35 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

301
06 May 1746 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: With the Alterations of several Airs by the most celebrated Masters. [Repeated in remaining notices of this pasticcio.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander In India

302
10 May 1746 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander In India

303
01 March 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: With an additional New Act, call'd the "Choice of Hercules.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Cast
Role: Pleasure Actor: Miss Faulkner, Soprano
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Hercules Actor: Miss Young
Role: Mezzo Actor: Soprano
Role: Attendant on Pleasure Actor: Lowe

Afterpiece Title: New Concerto on Organ

304
06 March 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Cast
Role: Pleasure Actor: Miss Faulkner, Soprano
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Hercules Actor: Miss Young
Role: Mezzo Actor: Soprano
Role: Attendant on Pleasure Actor: Lowe

Afterpiece Title: New Concerto on Organ

305
08 March 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Cast
Role: Pleasure Actor: Miss Faulkner, Soprano
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Hercules Actor: Miss Young
Role: Mezzo Actor: Soprano
Role: Attendant on Pleasure Actor: Lowe

Afterpiece Title: New Concerto on Organ

306
13 March 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Cast
Role: Pleasure Actor: Miss Faulkner, Soprano
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Hercules Actor: Miss Young
Role: Mezzo Actor: Soprano
Role: Attendant on Pleasure Actor: Lowe

Afterpiece Title: New Concerto on Organ

307
02 March 1753 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Small Pox Hospital; Pit and Boxes 1!2 Guinea; a Treble Ticket at 26s., which admits a Gentleman and two Ladies to the Pit and Boxes, and the Gentleman to Dinner at Merchant Taylors Hall. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. No more Tickets will be disposed of than will conveniently fill the House, nor will any Money be taken at the Doors, or Collection at the Theatre. This being a Morning's Entertainment it is not expected that the Ladies come full-dressed. The most convenient way to the upper gallery at the Theatre, is through the King's Yard. To begin at 12 noon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Music: CConcerto-Stanley who is to conduct the performance

308
09 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: An Interlude. Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no person to be admitted without tickets, which will be deliver'd this day, at the office in Covent Garden theatre at half a guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be opened at half an hour after Four O'clock. Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at half an hour after Si(

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Hercules

Cast
Role: Virtue Actor:
Role: Pleasure Actor:
Role: Hercules Actor:
Role: Chorus of Attendants on Virtue Actor:
Role: Chorus of Attendants on Pleasure Actor:

309
14 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Hercules

Cast
Role: Virtue Actor:
Role: Pleasure Actor:
Role: Hercules Actor:
Role: Chorus of Attendants on Virtue Actor:
Role: Chorus of Attendants on Pleasure Actor:

310
11 February 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Sig Frasi, Signora Galli, Wass.

311
14 February 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes put together, and no persons to be admitted without tickets, which will be deliver'd this day at the Office in the Theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be opened at half an hour after four o'clock. Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at exactly half an hour after Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Hercules

Cast
Role: Virtue Actor:
Role: Pleasure Actor:
Role: Hercules Actor:
Role: Chorus of attendants on Virtue Actor:
Role: Chorus of Attendants on Pleasure Actor:

312
19 February 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Shakespeare Society will meet this day at Tomkyn's, in the Piazza, Covent Garden. Dinner to be on the table at Three. None to be admitted without tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Hercules

313
18 April 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Passerini. Pit and Boxes half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. The Overture and some songs composed by his Majesty the King of Prussia. The Remaining songs by the best masters as Quantz, Nichelman, Benda. The Duet and chorus-Graun, chief composer of the court, poetry-Villati. The afterpiece "an Italian Pastoral.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: Charlottenburg Festeggiante

314
26 February 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces under the Direction of Dr Arne. Mainpiece: Written by Dryden. Set to Music by Handel. Afterpiece: A Serenata of one Act set to Music by Dr Arne. N.B. Though the nightly expenses attending these performances during the Lent, will be at least equal to any on the like occasion, the Prices will be only Boxes 7s. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. and the Upper Gallery 2s. To begin as usual. Subscriptions will continue through the Lent to be taken at Three Guineas, for which the Subscribers shall receive Twelve Box tickets to be used at pleasure, till all are come in, which tickets may be had at Dr Arne's in the Piazza, next the Church, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Cast
Role: Wisdom Actor: Tenducci
Role: Beauty Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Virtue Actor: Miss Thomas
Role: Love Actor: Master Johnson
Role: Eloquence Actor: Aynscombe
Role: Might Actor: Champness
Role: Chorus of Heavenly Spirits Actor: .

Music: I: Concerto on Violincello-Siprutini; II: Concerto on German Flute-Florio

315
03 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written on the late Royal Nuptials

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Cast
Role: Principal vocal performers Actor: Tenducci, Aynscombe, Champness, Miss Thomas, Master Johnson, Miss Brent.

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Music: As17620226

316
24 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Music: As17620226; Coronation Anthem-set by Handel

317
01 September 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Occasional Words on the Birth of the Prince-; The Coronation Anthem-.
Cast
Role: Occasional Words on the Birth of the Prince Actor:
Role: The Coronation Anthem Actor: .

318
23 February 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Music: As17630218; Handel's Coronation Anthem-

319
11 March 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Music: As17630223

320
28 June 1763 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Music by Handel. Tickets 3s. By Particular Desire of the Right Hon. Earl of Ferrars, Grand Master of the Antient and Hon. Society of Free Masons. Mr Lowe's constant attendance at Marybone Gardens renders it impossible for him to wait on all his friends in person, he therefore hopes they will take tickets, in order to prevent mistakes at changing money at the doors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Fellow Craftsman's Song-Brother Lowe, Miss Plenius, Miss Catley, Miss Smith, Brother Legg. To the tune of Rule Brittania.
Cast
Role: Fellow Craftsman's Song Actor: Brother Lowe, Miss Plenius, Miss Catley, Miss Smith, Brother Legg. To the tune of Rule Brittania.

321
27 February 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast And The Coronation Anthem

Music: As17650222

322
19 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast, With Coronation Anthem

Music: As17660214

323
07 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Music: As17660226

324
01 June 1767 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: To Ranelagh to hear a grand Jubilee Entertainment; it is the most elegant public room in the world and must give foreigners a high idea of the riches of our nation. It is circular and the fireplace is under a circular Portico in the middle, round which are tables at which the company are served with tea and coffee, and there are two sets of boxes at the side one above another for the same purpose. The landing room from the river which projects a little into the water commands a fine view of the river and country...Saw the Tripoline ambassador in the dress of his country. Took notice of a Miss Spencer and a Miss Johnson, two pretty ladies of the town, the latter had one of the prettiest faces I ever saw. Brunswick, Cumberland...Tripolian Ambassador...Miss Spencer and a Miss Johnson, two pretty ladies of ye town... were there...Began to use an Opera glass

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Champneys, Mrs Arne, Mrs Bartleman.

Song: Coronation Anthem-

325
24 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast With The Coronation Anthems

Music: Some additional song-Guarducci