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520 results for: Keyword - Anthony Aston
We found 364 matches on Performance Comments, 78 matches on Author, 66 matches on Performance Title, 53 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

76
27 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: As17761123

77
03 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: A Pasticcio

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

78
10 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: A Medley

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840311athi

79
14 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: End of mainpiece The Minuet de la Cour by the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: Between the Acts of mainpiece Gramacbree Molly, as17840503

80
18 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Hogarth's March to Finchley; In Act I of afterpiece Four-and-Twenty Fidlers all on a Row, both by Edwin

Monologue: 1786 04 18 End of mainpiece Peeping Tom of Coventry's Peep into London by Edwin

81
26 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady, as17851102, but omitted: Rayner

82
31 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: As17851019

83
06 February 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: As17870131

84
14 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Stone Eater

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

85
22 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Stone Eater

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

86
03 June 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: End: The Irish Fair-Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir

Song: End IV: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

87
01 December 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: As17881107

88
13 December 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: End: a New Dance, as17881107, but Mrs _Ratchford

89
August 1685 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: According to Anthony Aston, A Brief Supplement to Colley Cibber (in Cibber, Apology, ed. Lowe, II, 314-15) Joseph Haynes had a booth at Bartholomew Fair and presented this droll in the first year of James II's reign

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Whore Of Babylon The Devil And The Pope

90
12 March 1740 @ Crown and Cushion

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of Mr Walter Aston, and her Three Children. At Mr Rainton's, The Crown and Cushion, in Russel-Street, Covent Garden. 7 p.m. 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Serious And Comic Oratory

Performance Comment: Tony Aston exhibits his Serious and Comic Oratory on the Face and Head-Tony Aston; with nine Songs all of his own making-Tony Aston; with his Drunken@Man-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: Tony Aston exhibits his Serious and Comic Oratory Actor: Tony Aston
Role: with nine Songs all of his own making Actor: Tony Aston
Role: with his Drunken@Man Actor: Tony Aston.

91
24 August 1719 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's and Mr Miller's Booth, at the Horns-Inn at Pye Corner, entering into Smithfield. A Celebrated Droll, Shewing the Pomp and Grandeur she lived in King Edward the IVth's Time, and the Misery she fell into upon Richard Duke of Gloucester's being made Protector. How she was oblig'd to do Penance in a white Sheet, carrying a lighted Torch bare Foot thro' the City, and then turn'd out to Starve; as also how she wandering met with her Husband, and the Tragick End of them Both. With the comical and diverting Humours of Sir Anthony Noodle, a foolish Courtier, and his Man Weezel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Noodle-Miller; His Man Weezel-Penkethman; King-Williams; Shore-Wilks Jr; Captain Ayres-Oates; Blunderbuss-Shepherd.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Noodle Actor: Miller

Song:

Dance:

92
20 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 12 years. [See 26 April 1763.] This Comedy is reviv'd for the Queen to See Mr G. in Sir Anthony Bramble which he perfkrmed inimitably--he wrote and spoke a New Address to the Ladies in the Character of Sr. Anto. which was receiv'd with very great Applause. The Play is long and heavy (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid salary list #624 6s. 6d.; Westminster Charity Subscription #5 5s.; Griffith 3 weeks 15s.; Mrs Greville for cloaths in Irish Widow, #5 9s. Receipts: #273 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Branville-Garrick; Lord Medway-Bensley; Sir Harry Flutter-Dodd; Col. Medway-Brereton; Lady Flutter-Mrs Abington; Mrs Knightly-Mrs King; Lady Medway-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Richly-Miss Hopkins; Lousia Medway-Miss P. Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Branville Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: The Gardeners, as17760116

93
11 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "The great powers of Mrs Jordan cannot be better displayed than in the wonderful contrast of her Country Girl and Viola. In one all archness and vivacity; in the other serious, gentle, tender and sentimental" (Public Advertiser, 16 Nov.). [In afterpiece the playbill retains Parsons as Sir Anthony Halfwit, but on the Kemble playbill his name is deleted and a MS annotation substitutes Wilson's. "Parsons was taken suddenly ill & J. Wilson read his part" (MS annotation on British Museum playbill, in Harris, 11).] Receipts: #108 12s. (79/11/0; 28/13/6; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: As17850922, but Sir Anthony Halfwit-read by Wilson .
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Halfwit Actor: read by Wilson

Dance: As17851103

94
29 November 1729 @ Front Long Room

Event Comment: By a Company under the Direction of Mr Aston. At the Front Long Room, next to the Opera-House in the Hay-Market. Price 2s. 6d. At 6 P.M. N.B. We perform henceforward on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Tony Aston; Loveworth-Griffin; Maiden-Green; Squib-Peters; Reynard-Aston Jr; Belinda-Mrs Peters; Penelope-Mrs Griffin; Hillaria-Mrs Spiller; With a new Singing Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Woodcock Actor: Tony Aston
Role: Reynard Actor: Aston Jr

Song: Between the Acts: New Comical Songs-; particularly A Dissertation on the Famous Beggar's Opera-

95
05 May 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Morgan and Miss Bincks. Tickets for Aston, Dukes, Delagarde, Miss Horsington taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Aboan-Stephens; Oroonoko-Walker; Governor-Hale; Blandford-Chapman; Driver-Morgan; Stanmore-Aston; Daniel-Hippisley; Imoinda-Miss Bincks; Widow Lackit-Mrs Martin; Charlotte-Mrs Stevens; Lucy-Miss Horsington .
Cast
Role: Stanmore Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c

Song: Leveridge's Song In Praise of English Roast Beef. And Tony Aston's Hodge Podge

Performance Comment: And Tony Aston's Hodge Podge .

96
11 March 1724 @ Blue Posts Tavern

Event Comment: Benefit Aston's Family. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. @'Tis a pitifull Age@And Puppet-shew Stage,@True Humour and Comedy've lost us;@Yet by Fools some still thrive@There's Punch all Alive,@A windmill, the Devil and Faustus@

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

Entertainment: New Songs-; Drunken Man-

97
01 May 1738 @ George Tavern

Event Comment: TTony Aston from Bath. At the George Tavern at Charing-Cross...exhibits his most Learned, Serious, Comical and Whimcal Extra-Rhapsodical Declamation. 7 p.m. 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Declamation

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

98
14 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Anthony-Barry; Brutus-Sparks; Caesar-Clarke; Trebonius-Anderson; Lucillius-Buck; Cinna-Redman; Lepidus-Bencraft; Cassius-Ryan; Decius Brutus-White; Pindarus-R. Smith; Soothsayer-Marten; Anthony's Servant-Cushing; Caska-Ridout; Octavius-Gibson; Plebians-Arthur, Collins, Barrington, Dunstall, Costollo, Stoppelaer; Calphurnia-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Anthony Actor: Barry
Role: Anthony's Servant Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Ballet: Judgment of Paris. As17580413 Paris-Gallini; Mercury-Leppie; Juno-Miss Viviez; Pallas-Mrs Granier; Venus-Mlle Capdeville; Sicilian Peasants-Gallini, Hilliard; Shepherdess-Miss Valois

99
18 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Anthony-Smith; Dolabella-Brereton; Ventidius-Palmer; Alexas-Whitfield; Serapion-Bransby; Myris-Wrighten; Romans-Griffith, Norris; Cleopatra-Miss Younge; Octavia-Mrs Yates, first time; Iras-Miss Platt; Charmion-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Anthony Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

100
09 January 1672 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Anthony Devolto, an operator of puppet shows, was forced to petition the King against paying a fee for running a theatre, and the King granted his petition. See CSPD, 1672; in Speaight, The History of the English Puppet Theatre, p. 76

Performances