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750 results for: Keyword - Alfred Jackson
We found 579 matches on Performance Comments, 101 matches on Performance Title, 95 matches on Event Comments, 68 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

76
01 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End I 1st piece: a new Hibernian Dance, The Rakes of Mallow-Jackson, Miss Francis (1st appearance), others; End II: a new Dance, The Sports of the Green or The Rivals Reconcil'd-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Francis, Miss Besford; 2nd Piece: the original Sailor's Dance, as17810402

Related Works
Related Work: Lycidas Author(s): William Jackson
Related Work: The Lord of the Manor Author(s): William Jackson
Related Work: The Metamorphosis Author(s): William Jackson
Related Work: Eldred; or, The British Freeholder Author(s): John Jackson
Related Work: The British Heroine Author(s): John Jackson
Related Work: Joseph Andrews Author(s): Samuel Jackson Pratt
Related Work: The Fair Circassian Author(s): Samuel Jackson Pratt
Related Work: The School for Vanity Author(s): Samuel Jackson Pratt

Song: 2nd piece to conclude: with a Grand Antigallican Procession[in Honour of St. George's Day [23 Apr.], in which-; Rule Britannia-Reinhold; [the Procession to close with Britannia brought in a Triumphal Car, attended by Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, drawn by six boys representing the Young Gentlemen of the Maritime School, and attended by Mars and Neptune; after which will be display'd the famous Transparency of St. George and the Dragonv, executed by Cipriani; to conclude with: Britons Strike Home-Mrs Kennedy, [with the original chorus

Ballet: End IV: a Grand Pantomimical Pastoral Welch Dance St. David's Day; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters

Performance Comment: David's Day; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters.
Cast
Role: Farmer's Wife Actor: Mr Jackson

77
06 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Music: To welcome mirth and harmless glee, as17980915, but Mrs _Bland, Miss Jackson; +I have a silent sorrow here-Miss Jackson

Dance: As17980915

78
25 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: III: O Peace from the Opera Alfred-Mrs Arne; IV: Rise Glory from Rosamond-Lowe; V: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

Dance: III: Signora Bettini

79
12 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I: Lowe; IV: O Peace out of Alfred -Mrs Clive

Dance: III: Muilment; V: Swiss Dance, as17460416

80
03 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: II: Isabella Young, who sang in the Oratorio Alfred; III: Honour and Arms out of the Oratorio Samson-Legg; V: By Particular Desire, a Bacchanal Song-Legg

Dance: IV: Italian Peasants, as17531120

81
12 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: II: (By Particualr Desire) a Song-Miss Brent; IV: Nymphs and Shepherds in the Oratorio Alfred-Miss Brent

Dance: V: The Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

82
27 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: (B(By Desire) introduce the Favourite Song in Alfred called Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Brent

83
05 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: a Dance of Spirits-Miss Stageldoir; III: a Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; IV: Dance-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir

Song: The Music by Purcel and Dr Arne-; with the additional Airs and Chorusses by the late Linley Jun-; Vocal Parts-Williames, Danby, Fawcett, Alfred, Newbold, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Miss Cranford, Miss J. Stageldoir

84
13 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Postboy Actor: Alfred

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Fawcett, Wilson, Maddocks, Alfred, Lyons, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Fox, Miss Barnes, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Crouch; III: Chorus of Furies-; V: the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick, Amphitrite-Mrs Edwards

85
18 February 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: In: The original Music by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum, Danby, Maddocks, Caulfield, Cooke, Alfred, Shaw, Lyons, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Butler, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Gawdry, Miss Kirton

86
26 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Chorus of Soldiers Actor: Fawcett, Phillimore, Danby, Maddocks, Cooke, Lyons, Alfred, Shaw, Aylmer, Brown, Dorion Jun.

Song: The Original Music by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses, and additional Accompaniments-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum, Welsh, Danby, Caulfield, Maddocks Cooke, Alfred, Shaw, Lyons, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Butler, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirton

87
07 April 1742 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Amazon-Miss Carter; V: A Dialogue-Jackson, Miss Sharp;

Dance: V: Hornpipe-James

88
27 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance-Richardson, Delagarde, Mrs Jackson; IV: Sailor's Dance-Richardson

89
29 September 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: Picq, Mlle Auguste, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Wright, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Moudet; Also a Drunken Peasant-Duval, 1st time of appearing on this stage

90
27 December 1742 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nancy; Or, The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Englishman, or, Spaniard Outwitted

Song: HHail Windsor-Blogg

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Davis; dancing-Davis, Edwards, Levace, Mrs Morris, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Starkey

91
28 January 1761 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: David And Jonathan

Music: Solo on Violin-Jackson; Solo on German Flute-Kolowiky; Solo Violincello-Paxton; Solo Hautboy-Barbandt

92
05 February 1761 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Paradise Regained

Music: Solos on violin-Jackson; German Flute-Kolowiky; Violincello-Paxton; Hautboy and on Organ-Barbant [sic]

93
18 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: II: A Hunting Song set by Arnold,-Squibb; IV: The favourite song Delia set by Jackson,-Squibb

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

94
10 July 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eldred

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Eldred; or, The British Freeholder Author(s): John Jackson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: A Tambourine Dance-

95
07 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ward (1st appearance on this stage); Capulet-Clarke; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Booth; Paris-Whitefield; Tibalt-L'Estrange; Peter-Jones; Lady Capulet-Mrs Poussin; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitefield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Mahon; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Dayes; Bacchants-Miss Ambrose; Euphrosyne-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character these 2 years).
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson

Dance: I: a Masquerade Scene-incident to the Play; a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems; [The Masquerade, Minuet, and Dirge, as here assigned, are the same in all subsequent performances.] In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

96
15 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity-Aldridge, Master Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

97
22 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson

Dance: End II: as17761015; End: The Villagers-Aldridge, Master Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Valois

Song: As17770107

98
29 September 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Capulet-Clarke; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Benvolio-Booth; Escalus-Fearon; Paris-Whitfield; Tibalt-L'Estrange; Peter-Jones; Lady Capulet-Mrs Poussin; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: Masquerade Scene incident to the Play-; I: Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Miss Green

99
08 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: End III: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

Song: II: song [I have lost my Anna]-Leoni

100
28 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: End III: The Garden of Love-Dagueville, Sga Tinte; End IV: a new Dance, The Cricketters-Aldridge, Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Besford, Miss Nichols, Miss Valois