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We found 181 matches on Performance Comments, 106 matches on Event Comments, 36 matches on Performance Title, 5 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: Les Folies D'Espagne-Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Mozon, Vestris Jun

Ballet: End II: L'Amadriade. As17910507, but The Devonshire Minuet-Vestris Sen. as17910602

Performance Comment: As17910507, but The Devonshire Minuet-Vestris Sen. as17910602 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: Divertissement, as17910523

Ballet: End II: L'Amadriade. As17910517, but The Minuet de la Cour-Vestris Sen. as17910505

Performance Comment: As17910517, but The Minuet de la Cour-Vestris Sen. as17910505.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: Divertissement, as17910523

Ballet: End II: La Fete du Seigneur. Le Seigneur-Vestris Sen.; Colin-Vestris Jun.; Tomas, pere de Colin-Casali; Paysiens-Victor, Vermilly; La Dame-Mlle Dorival; Colette-Mlle Hilligsberg; Cateau, mere de Colette-Mlle DeLaCroix; Paysiennes-Mlle Mozon, Mlle St.Amand

Performance Comment: Le Seigneur-Vestris Sen.; Colin-Vestris Jun.; Tomas, pere de Colin-Casali; Paysiens-Victor, Vermilly; La Dame-Mlle Dorival; Colette-Mlle Hilligsberg; Cateau, mere de Colette-Mlle DeLaCroix; Paysiennes-Mlle Mozon, Mlle St.Amand.
Cast
Role: Le Seigneur Actor: Vestris Sen.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Lewis; Sir Harry Gubbin-Quick; Humphrey Gubbin-Fawcett; Clerimont Sen.-Farren; Tipkin-Wilson; Pounce-Powel; Servant-Evatt; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Mattocks; Aunt-Mrs Webb; Fainlove-Miss Chapman; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Sen. Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Event Comment: A New Comic Opera; compsoed by Pietro Guglielmi; under the direction of Mazzinghi. Pit Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. No Money to be returned. The Doors to be opened at 6:30. To begin at 7:30 precisely [see 14 Feb. 1792]. The Nobility and Gentry are intreated to give particular Orders to their Coachmen to set down and take up with their Horses' Heads towards Hyde Park. The Door in Blenheim Mews will be shut during the Performance and opened only for the Company to go in Chairs. Subscriptions are received at Messrs Ransom, Morland and Hammersly's, No. 57, Pall-mall. And the Nobility and Gentry are earnestly requested to send a complete List of the Subscribers to their respective Boxes as soon as possible, since (by express Orders) no Person, on any account, can be admitted without producing a proper Ticket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Pastorella Nobile

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Lazzarini, Cipriani, the Messrs Lipparini, Sga Casentini, Sga Calvesi. Cast from libretto (H. Reynell, 1791): Il Marchese-Lazzarini; Don Calloandro-Cipriani; Don Polibio-Lipparini Sen.; Don Astianatte-Lipparini Jun.; Eurilla-Sga Casentini; Donna Florida-Sga Calvesi.
Cast
Role: Don Polibio Actor: Lipparini Sen.
Role: Eurilla Actor: Sga Casentini

Dance: End I: a new Ballet Demi-Caractere, composed by D'Auberval, La Fontaine d'Amour-

Ballet: End II: a new Pantomimic, Anacreontic Ballet, composed by D'Auberval, L'Amant Deguise. Alcindor-Laborie; Ciane-Mlle Hilligsberg; Euphrosine-Mme Theodore D'Auberval; Satyre-D'Egville; Nymphs-Mlles Simonet; Cupidon-Mlle Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Locanda

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lazzarini, Agostino Lipparini, Cipriani, Sga Casentini, Sga Calvesi, Sga Schinotti. Cast from libretto (H. Reynell, 1792): Riccardo-Lazzarini; Arsenio-Lipparini Sen.; Valerio-Cipriani; Guerina-Sga Casentini; Marinetta-Sga Calvesi; Rosaura-Sga Schinotti.
Cast
Role: Arsenio Actor: Lipparini Sen.
Role: Guerina Actor: Sga Casentini

Dance: As17920214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Discordia Conjugale

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lazzarini, Agostino Lipparini, Cipriani, Giuseppe Lipparini; Sga Casentini, Sga Calvesi, Sga Salimbeni. Cast from libretto (H. Reynell, 1792): Don Ridolfo-Lazzarini; Don Polibio-Lipparini Sen.; Don Trifone-Cipriani; Don Gerundio-Lipparini Jun.; Donna Aurora-Sga Casentini; Cardellina-Sga Calvesi; Doralba-Sga Salimbeni.

Dance: As17920310

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Bella Pescatrice

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lazzarini, Agostino Lipparini, Giuseppe Lipparini, Lorenzo Cipriani, Sga Casentini, Sga Calvesi. Cast from liberetto (H. Reynell, 1791): Cavaliere Celidoro-Lazzarini; Conte-Lipparini Sen.; Maccabruno-Lipparini Jun.; Don Alfonso-Cipriani; Dorinda-Sga Casentini; Vespina-Sga Calvesi.
Cast
Role: Conte Actor: Lipparini Sen.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Sga Casentini

Dance: As17920310

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Gubbin-Baddeley; Humphrey Gubbin-Dodd; Mr Tipkin-Suett; Clerimont Sen.-Wroughton; Captain Clerimont-Palmer; Mr Pounce-Aickin; Mrs Clerimont-Miss Pope; Aunt-Mrs Hopkins; Niece-Miss Farren; Fainlove-Mrs Goodall; Jenny-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Sen. Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Captain Clerimont-Lewis; Sir Harry Gubbin-Quick; Humphrey Gubbin-Fawcett; Clerimont Sen.-Farren; Tipkin-Wilson; Pounce-Powel; Servant-Evatt; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Mattocks; Aunt-Mrs Webb; Fainlove-Miss Chapman; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Sen. Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turned Governor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Harrison, Master Welsh, Master Hummell, Dignum, Sedgwick, Morelli, Miss Poole, Miss Leak (1st public performance), Mrs Harrison; Conductor-Linley? Sen., Arnold; Leader of the Band-Shaw.
Cast
Role: Conductor Actor: Linley? Sen., Arnold

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso [, Part I Only]; Grand Selection 0

Performance Comment: As17930227, but Conductor-Linley? Sen., Arnold; Preceded by Overture-(Esther).
Cast
Role: Conductor Actor: Linley? Sen., Arnold

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Afterpiece Title: A New Grand Selection

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet bird-Mrs Ferguson (her 1st performance); accompanied on the violin-Shaw; End 2nd piece: an Italian Scena-Mrs Ferguson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Royal Clemency; or, The Deserter of Naples

Performance Comment: Henry-Barrymore; Russet-Wewitzer; Simkin-Suett; King-Palmer Jun.; Officers-Cooke, Caulfield; Jailor-Benson; Turnkeys-Stageldoir, Comerford; Bridemen-Maddocks, Lyons; Soldiers-Welsh, Hobler, Brown, Dorion Sen., Dorion Jun., Saunders, Horsfall, Walker, Willoughby, Burden; Skirmish-Delpini; Jenny-Miss DeCamp; Mother-Mrs Booth; Bridemaids-Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Haskey; Louisa-Mrs Gibbs.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Captain Clerimont-Lewis; Sir Harry Gubbin-Quick; Humphrey Gubbin-Fawcett; Clerimont Sen.-Farren; Tipkin-Cubitt; Pounce-Powel//Mrs Clcrimont-Mrs Mattocks; Aunt-Mrs Chambers; Fainlove-Miss Chapman; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Esten .
Cast
Role: Clerimont Sen. Actor: Farren
Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by D'Egville Sen., Johnstone, Dale, Miss Arne, Miss Heard] will be admitted. Dancing: The Musick by von Esch, the Dance by D'Egville Sen. Receipts: #604 15s. (192.17.6; 49.4.6; 2.18.6; tickets: 359.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: First Love

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Dance: End 2nd piece: New Dance-; in which The Princess of Wales's New Minuet and Gavot-J. and Miss D'Egville; and to conclude with a New Reel-Miss and Master Menage, Miss Phillips, Mrs Fialon, Miss S. and G. D'Egville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: Bluff Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Performance Comment: As17990327but Principal Characters-_King, Bologna Jun.
Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 2 Aug.: On Wednesday last, the Deceas'd Mr Keene was carried from his House in Cook's Court, by Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, to the Parish Church of St. Clement Danes; the Pall was held up by 3 Gentlemen from each Theatre, viz. Mr Booth, Mr Mills, and Mr Johnson, from the Old House; and Mr Bullock, Sen</a>. Mr Spiller, and Mr Corey: Mr Charles Bullock appear'd as chief Mourner, the rest of the Actors from both Houses follow'd the Corpse to the Church, where was sung a very fine Anthem. 'Tis said Mr Walker, a Gentleman of that Profession, has made a very Pretty Elegy in Blank Verse upon the Occasion

Performances

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 30 May: We hear that Mr Cibber, Jun. one of the present Directors of his Majesty's Company of Comedians together with Mr Mills, Sen</a> Mr Johnson, Mr Miller, Mr Harper, Mr Griffin, Mr Mills, jun. Mr Shepard, Mr Hallam, jun. Mrs Horton, Mrs Heron, Mrs Butler, and others of the Company, waited Yesterday on his Grace the Duke of Grafton...to deliver...an humble Petition, and they met with gracious Reception

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Event Comment: Benefit Cooke. At the desire of several persons of Quality. Amphitheatre on stage. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock to keep places. Tickets to be had and places to be taken of Cooke Sen., at his house in Great Ormond St., near Queen Square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: I: Les Matelots-Cooke; III: A French Peasant-Cooke; IV: Grand Ballet, as17421108; V: a Ball Dance call'd the Louvre, concluding with a Minuet-Cooke, Anne Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam Sen</a> and Mrs Bainbridge. Positively the Last night of playing this season. [On Easter Monday this house will revert to tumbling and pantomime and rope dancing.] Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets delivered out by Bourn, Laws, and Toole will be taken this Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Song: Miss Joneswho never appear'd on any stage before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Wignall his first appearance here; Manly-Furnival; Sir Francis-Paget; Basset-Cartwright; Squire-Shuter; Moody-L. Hallam; Poundage-G. Hallam (Daily Advertiser), Hallam Sen (General Advertiser); Lady Grace-Mrs Cushing; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Beckham; Miss Jenny-Mrs Dove; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bambridge; Myrtillo-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Miles; Lady Townly-Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Careless-Furnival; Blunt-Wignell; Day-Cartwright; Abel-Shuter; Obadiah-Paget; Lieutenant-Cushing; Committeeman-G. Hallam (Daily Advertiser), Hallam Sen (General Advertiser); Bookseller-Dove; Teague-L. Hallam; Arabella-Mrs Wignell; Mrs Day-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Chat-Mrs Dove; Ruth-Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-L. Hallam; Frederick-Wignell; Clerimont-Cushing; Ramilie-Cartwright; Cook-Shuter; Decoy-Dove; Satin-G. Hallam (Daily Advertiser), Hallam Sen. (General Advertiser); Lappet-Mrs Hallam; Mariana-Mrs Cushing; Harriet-Mrs Wignell; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Bambridge; Wheedle-Miss Moreau.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: As17461124

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam Sen. Tickets for 10 March will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

Entertainment: After Farce: Fireworks-