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1717 results for: Keyword - Burney Jr
We found 923 matches on Performance Comments, 609 matches on Performance Title, 165 matches on Event Comments, 120 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
25 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: new Pastoral Dance: The Shepherd's Holiday-Burney Jr. from dl, his first on this stage, Sandham, Eaton, Mrs Haughton, Miss Sandham, Mrs Mountfort

2
02 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: Burney Sr

Dance: TThe Shepherd's Holiday, as17291125; Two Pierrots-Burney Jr, Eaton

3
16 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Dance: MMoorish Dance, as17291215; Pierrots-Burney Jr, Eaton

4
19 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17291117, but Vainlove-Huddy; Fondlewife-Burney; Bluff-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Burney

Dance: TThe Shepherd's Holiday-; Two Harlequins-Burney Jr, Eaton

5
01 January 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Burney Jr, Eaton; A new Dutch Skipper and his Wife-

Song: Mrs Mountfort, Miss Thornowets

6
03 January 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: TTwo Pierrots, Dutch Skipper-Burney Jr, Eaton

Song: As17300101

7
03 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Related Works
Related Work: The Cunning Man Author(s): Charles Burney

Music: II: A Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mr Burney Jr from Worcester

8
01 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Music: II: A Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mr Burney Jr

9
08 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Surel, Burney. Afterpiece: By Surel. Never perform'd before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Harlequin; or, The Farmer Outwitted

Dance: new Turkish Dance-Burney, Mrs Walter; A new Pierrot Dance-Burney, Rainton

10
21 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Burney, Dancing-Master. At the Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Jealous Yeoman Defeated

Performance Comment: Colombine-Mrs Roberts; Harlequin-Young Woodward; Beau Gamester-Bullock; Dame Gigogne-Miss Wherrit; Genius-Excell; Yeoman-a Gentleman; Pierrot-Burney.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Actor: Burney.

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-John Wade, the only Time of his appearing on this Stage, Burney; III: Sailor's Dance-a Gentleman belonging to the Sea; IV: A new Pastoral Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood Author(s): Charles Burney
Related Work: The Cunning Man Author(s): Charles Burney

Song: I: Bacchanalian Song-Excell

11
07 November 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [In Percy A. Scholes, The Great Dr. Burney, 1958, II, 351, the title of the new song (misdated 1799) is given as Song on the Naval Victories.] Receipts: #439 (433.17.6; 5.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secrets Worth Knowing

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Song: [not listed on playbill] End: A new Loyal Song and Chorus- which recounts all the recent victories fo our Naval Heroes"Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill [, the music by Dr Burney (Morning Herald, 8 Nov.)

12
13 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: A new Musical Entertainment went off pretty well--some Noise &c. (Cross). Published at 3 o'clock that afternoon and sold at the theatre for 6d. (General Advertiser). No admission behind scenes or in Orchestra on account of the entertainment. [Music by C. Burney. Text by Moses Mendez]. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood Author(s): Charles Burney

13
21 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: A New Musical Entertainment in 2 acts, words imitated from Rousseau, with his original Musick (Burney). Books of the entertainment at the Theatre, published for 1s. Paid Mr Chitty his coal bill #91 13s. and Mr Johnston's bill for guilt leather #24 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Advertisement to 2nd Edition, 1766: Upon rehearsing the music it has been thought necessary to retrench the Second Act for fear of satiety: for though the Airs and Dances after the reconciliation of Celia and Phoebe are by no means inferior to the rest in point of composition; yet as no other business remained to be done after that circumstance but that of mere festivity, the Editor, with some reluctance, submitted to the omission of such airs as are printed with inverted commas; which, however, are all publish'd with the music by Mr Bremner in the Strand."] Receipts: #150 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Related Works
Related Work: The Cunning Man Author(s): Charles Burney

14
15 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: Comic Entertainment, as17541203; II: a Serious Dance-Miss Poitier; III: Comic Dance-Lucas, Lepy; IV: Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; V: A Masquerade Dance, with aMinuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Poitier; To conclude with a Hornpipe-a scholar of Poitier Jr

Song: II: By Particular Desire The Choice-Miss Poitier

15
23 March 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; II: Concerto on Organ-Arne Jr

16
24 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Purcell's Mad Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Thurmond's last new Mad Dance-Thurmond, others; Comic Dance-Thurmond, Miss Smith

17
21 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Dance: Newhouse, Sandham, Pelling, Cook Jr, delaGarde's Two Sons, Miss Francis; Four Scaramouches-

18
29 April 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Dance: Rice, Tape a Scholar of Topham Sr, who never appear'd on any Stage before, Topham Jr, Sandham, Miss Bullock, Miss Francis, Sandham's Little Boy

19
31 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: Mrs Bowman

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Lally, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

20
02 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Music: Concerto on Little Flute-Baston

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

21
16 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Dance: Passacaille-Miss Tenoe; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Les Cotillons-Shaw, Mrs Booth

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

22
13 February 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vie Est Un Songe

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur de la Lune

Afterpiece Title: Le Francois a Londres

Dance: Pierrot and Pierraite by Le Sage Jr and Miss Verneuil

23
23 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: I: Haymakers Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; II: Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Song: A Dialogue to be sung-Baker, Mrs Chambers, wrote by Boyce

24
23 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: BB. Johnson's Head Bill 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Drank tea with my Landlady and went with her husband and two gentlemen to see the new Play...as I did not care to refuse. Could not get into the Pit, at which I was not displeased. I fancy this comedy will take, tho it had nothing else to support it but the character of Freeport, which is played by Yates...We had a Prologue written by the author of the play and spoken by King; and an Interlude by way of Epilogue written by Garrick and spoken by King and Mrs Abington. A concerto on the Harpsichord by Burney Jr and dance. The play is taken from L'Ecosseisse of Voltaire (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #193 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Music: After Interlude: The New Concerto on Harpsichord, as17670212

Dance: HHearts of Oak, as17670212

25
12 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Burney Jr 52 day's salary #10 16s. 9d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #205 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: II: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227