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1979 results for: Keyword - Arne
We found 1148 matches on Roles/Actors, 796 matches on Author, 279 matches on Performance Comments, 269 matches on Event Comments, and 163 matches on Performance Title.

251
13 March 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. Mainpiece written by the late Lord Lansdown. With the Original Songs, new set by Mr Arne, and to be sung by Mr Lowe and Mrs Clive. Never acted there before. Afterpiece wirtten by the late Mr Pope, Mr Gay, and Dr Arbuthnot. Servants will be allowed to keep places on the stage; and those ladies who have taken places are humbly desired to send for tickets to prevent mistakes. Tickets to be had of Macklin at his house in Bow St., and of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The She Gallant; Or, Once A Lover And Always A Lover

Related Works
Related Work: The She Gallant; or, Once a Lover and always a Lover Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Three Hours after Marriage

Dance: Muilment, the Mechels

252
19 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit I. Sparks. Tickets deliver'd out by Lloyd, Mason, Caustin, &c will be taken, and tickets deliver'd out by Brooks, Bride, Mrs Barclay, Mrs Fenn, and others for the Country Wife for Thursday last will be taken this night. Being the last time of the Company's performing this season. [The advance notice of this night had included the Musical Entertainment of Neptune and Amphitrite (compos'd by Arne), but this is omitted from the notice of the day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: The Part of Juno Actor: Mrs Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: CCantata-Lowe

253
24 January 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Music by Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

254
13 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Music by Dr Arne. Receipts: #90 (Cross); #92 3s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

255
21 March 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17471110, but With a New Scene restor'd, in which will be perform'd-Lowe, Mrs Clive; the Original Dialogue- set to music by Arne (General Advertiser); Taylor-_; Justice-_.
Cast
Role: the Original Dialogue Actor: set to music by Arne

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: By Particular Desire, the Irish Song, Ellen a Roon-Mrs Clive

256
21 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: fterpiece]: A Masque by Mr Dodsley. Went off Toll (Cross). New Dresses, Scenes, Decorations, &c. Music compos'd by Mr Arne. Nothing under Full prices will be taken. [Customary note for all subsequent performances this season. Will not be repeated.] Receipts: #170 (Cross); #161 19s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Related Works
Related Work: The Triumph of Peace Author(s): Thomas Arne

257
09 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Muses Looking Glass

Performance Comment: Colax-Ryan; the Extremes of Fortitude, Liberality and Meekness in the characters of Aphobus, Deilus, Anelitheurus, Asotas, Orgylus, Argus-Ridout, Collins, Arthur, Cibber, Marten, Cushing; Mediocrity in the character of Urania-Mrs Ward; To conclude with a New Masque of Singing- in the characters of War, Peace and Plenty, set to music by Arne.; War-Lowe; Peace-Miss Falkner; Plenty-Miss Norris; The Intellectual Virtues-Master Granier, Miss Granier; Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Dupre, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Baker, Miss Vallois. Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Dupre, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Baker, Miss Vallois.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a New Masque of Singing Actor: in the characters of War, Peace and Plenty, set to music by Arne.

258
31 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Afterpiece: A New Musical Drama, never performed, taken from Prior. The Music by Mr Arne. Stage will be formed into an amphitheatre where servants may keep places. This day publish'd at 10s. 6d. Susanna, an Oratorio in score by Handel. Printed for J. Walsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Henry and Emma; or, The Nut Brown Maid

Related Works
Related Work: Henry and Emma; or, The Nut Brown Maid Author(s): Thomas Arne

259
11 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Dramatic Masque reviv'd. With proper Decorations, particularly a Grand Scene of Comus's Palace. The Music composed by Mr Arne. Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

260
15 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A new musical entertainment compos'd & wrote by Mr Arne--it was much hiss'd but suffer'd to be given out again (Cross). No latter account will be taken. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the theatre. [Pages covering this date missing from Treasurer's Book. Larpent MS 85 indicates the Character Capt. Sancho-Blakes, deleted.] Receipts: #100 ($Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Don Saverio

Related Works
Related Work: Don Savario Author(s): Thomas Arne

261
16 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Conscious Lovers was given out, & in the Bills for this Night, but Mr Barry being ill, Mr Garrick made an Apology & ye Audience took ye P; Wife in its stead. Mr Barry over night said he wou'd not play, so that his sickness was doubted--the Farce was ill receiv'd that in ye middle I went on & said--Gent: we must beg yr Indulgence in permitting this piece to be perform'd once more, for the benefit of Mr Arne who has taken great pains in composing the Music & it shall be play'd no more--Applause (Cross). Bill alter'd from the Conscious Lovers, Mr Barry saying he was ill (Treasurer's Book). No latter account. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the theatre. Receipts: #90 (Cross); #78 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Don Saverio

Related Works
Related Work: Don Savario Author(s): Thomas Arne

262
28 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solomon

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Sga Galli, Miss Arne, Beard.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Sga Galli, Miss Arne, Beard.

Music: CConcerto on Violincello-Jones

263
28 September 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry his 1st time of appearing on that stage; Capulet-Sparks; Montagu-Bridgwater; Escalus-Anderson; Paris-Lacey; Benvolio-Gibson; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Arthur; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-Bransby; Mercutio-Macklin; Tybalt-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Macklin; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; An Additional Scene will be introduced representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge never performed before-; The Music by Mr Arne-; Occasional Prologue-Barry.
Cast
Role: Mr Arne Actor:

264
01 March 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Pleasure-Miss Faulkner, Soprano; Virtue-Mrs Arne[, Soprano; Hercules-Miss Young[, Mezzo-Soprano; Attendant on Pleasure-Lowe[, Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 702.) [No cast listed in General Advertiser]., Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 702.) [No cast listed in General Advertiser].
Cast
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Arne

Afterpiece Title: New Concerto on Organ

265
07 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Bridgwater; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-Usher; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Cushing; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-Bransby; Mercutio-Macklin; Tibalt-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Macklin; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; With a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; And an Additional Scene representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-. The Music composed by Mr Arne.
Cast
Role: which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge Actor: . The Music composed by Mr Arne.

266
07 March 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Theodosius-Ryan; Leontine-Ridout; Marcian-Sparks; Aranthes-Usher; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Athenais-Mrs Cibber 1st time; With the songs- incident to the play set to music by Mr Arne.
Cast
Role: With the songs Actor: incident to the play set to music by Mr Arne.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: GGrand Dutch Dance, as17511021

267
17 March 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Macduff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Usher; Donalbaine-Miss Morrison; Fleance-Miss Mullart; Angus-Bennet; Seyward-Anderson; Young Seyward-Bransby; Lenox-Redman; Seyton-Paddick; Banquo-Sparks; Rosse-Ridout; Murderers-Stoppelaer, Marten; Hecate-Arthur; Witches-Dunstall, Collins, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Cibber (first time); Original Music-; the vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legge, Baker, Mrs Arne, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Storer, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent; dances- add decorations incident of the play.
Cast
Role: the vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legge, Baker, Mrs Arne, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Storer, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216

268
10 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: Prologue-Garrick in the character of a drunken sailor. No cast listed in the bill, but Proper Dances and Decorations noted, with music composed by Mr Arne.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Garrick in the character of a drunken sailor. No cast listed in the bill, but Proper Dances and Decorations noted, with music composed by Mr Arne.
Related Works
Related Work: Britannia Author(s): Thomas Arne

269
28 October 1756 @ Crown Tavern

Event Comment: At the Crown Tavern, behind the Royal Exchange. Composed by Dr Arne. Tickets by Subscription. To begin at 6 p.m. A Caecilian concert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza

Related Works
Related Work: Eliza Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Thomas Arne

270
15 November 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Havard; Baldwin-Berry; Carlos-Davies; Sampson-Bransby; Bellford-Packer; Nurse-Mrs Bennet; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; In which will be introduced an Epithalamium set to music by Dr Arne-Beard, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Dr Arne Actor: Beard, Mrs Vernon.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: IV: Spanish Dance, as17581014

271
01 February 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ambitious Step Mother

Performance Comment: Parts- Mossop, Fleetwood, Holland, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cibber, Miss Macklin Burton, Austin, Havard, Ackman, Scrase, Miss Hippisley; With the original Hymn to the Sun new set by Dr Arne-Beard, Miss Young, Miss E. Young; Genest, IV, p. 564-47, lists: Memnon-Mossop; Artaxerxes-Fleetwood; Artaban-Holland; Artemisa-Mrs Pritchard; Amestris-Mrs Cibber; Cleone-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Dr Arne Actor: Beard, Miss Young, Miss E. Young

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

272
04 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oncerto Spirituale

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Sga Mingotti, Miss Brent, Beard, Champnes, Master Soper; The first violin, a Solo-Giardini; Act I: Handel's Overture of Saul-; A song-Sga Mingotti composed by Sg Galuppi; A song-Beard of Handel's; A Song-Miss Brent of Arne's; A Concerto on the German flute-Tacet; A Song-Sga Mingottiof Mr Hasse's; The Lauda, a celebrated Chorus compos'd by Hasse-; Act II: A Concerto on the Hautboy-Vincent; The Funeral Anthem by Handel-; A Solo on the violin-Giardini; Act III: A Concerto on the Organ-Stanley; The Stabat Mater compos'd by Pergolesi, with several of the parts made into Chorusses-Giardini.
Cast
Role: A Song Actor: Miss Brent of Arne's

273
17 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Reduc'd to two acts. After which (being particularly desired) will be performed the New Serenata, composed by Dr Arne in honour of the late Royal Nuptials

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred the Great, King of England Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Related Works
Related Work: Beauty and Virtue Author(s): Thomas Arne

Music: As17620305

274
08 February 1764 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sacrifice

Performance Comment: Adam-; Eve-; Cain-; Abel-; Angel Gabriel-; Raphael-; Lucifer-; Chorus of Angels-; Chorus of Infernals-(Edition of 1764); Orchestra conducted by Giardini; An Oratorioby Dr Arne-.
Cast
Role: An Oratorioby Dr Arne Actor: .

275
12 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre. Never acted before. Comic opera, Music composed by Dr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian Outwitted

Related Works
Related Work: The Guardian Outwitted Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: I: New Comic Dance call'd The Tyrolese Peasants-Duquesney, Miss Wilford; II: New Grand Ballet call'd Rural Love-Fichar, Manesiere, Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Wilford, Miss Twist, Miss Pitt