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3017 results for: Keyword - C. Clarke
We found 1728 matches on Performance Comments, 1404 matches on Event Comments, 117 matches on Performance Title, 12 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

76
21 March 1795 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aci E Galatea

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Brida, Rovedino, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (C. Clarke, 1795): Aci-Brida; Polifemo-Rovedino; Oronte-Bonfanti; Lisia-Braghetti; Galatea-Mme Banti; Dorinda-Sga Colombati.

Dance: As17950228

77
14 May 1795 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Scola Dei Maritati

Afterpiece Title: Ati e Cibele

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mme Morichelli, Mme DelCaro. Cast from libretto (C. Clarke, 1795): Ati-Mme DelCaro; Cibele-Mme Morichelli.

Dance: End I: L'Amant Retrouve, as17950120, but Mme Bossi [DelCaro], Mlle _Rosine [no other ballet listed]

Music: End II: concerto on the hautboy-Harrington

78
05 January 1796 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Roselli, Rovedino, Mme Banti. [Cast adjusted from libretto (C. Clarke, 1794): Arsace-Roselli; +Seleuco-Rovedino; +Mitrane-$DeGiovanni; Oroe-$Braghetti; Semiramide-Mme Banti; +Azema-$Sga Colombati.]

Dance: As17960102

79
02 January 1798 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Viganoni, Mme Banti. [Cast adjusted from libretto (C. Clarke, 1794): Arsace-Viganoni; Seleuco-Rovedino; Mitrane-DeGiovanni; Oroe-Braghetti; Semiramide-Mme Banti; Azema-Sga Colombati.]

Dance: End I: Divertisement Ballet, composed by Gallet, La Chasse d' Amour- [see below]; End Opera: Ariadne et Bacchus, as17971216

80
10 April 1798 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Capriccio Drammatico

Performance Comment: [Cast adjusted from libretto (C. Clarke 1794): Don Crisobolo-Rovedino; Don Perinzonio-Morelli; Gelindo Scagliozzi-Braghetti; Fiordispina Coribanti-Sga Angelelli; Merlina-Sga Colombati; Dorinda-Sga Pastorelli.]

Afterpiece Title: Il Consiglio Imprudente

Dance: As17980331

81
25 June 1799 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Due Svizzeri

Afterpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Morelli, Mme Banti. [Cast from libretto (C. Clarke [1794]): Uberto-Morelli; +Serpina-Mme Banti. Also listed, here unassigned, a mute character, +Vespone.]

Dance: As17990617

82
13 May 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: il Drammatico Capricioso, Recte Il Capriccio Drammatico

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Morelli, Rovedino, Viganoni, Sga Bolla. [Cast adjusted from libretto (C. Clarke, 1794): Don Perinzonio-Morelli; +Don Crisobolo-Rovedino; +Gelindo Scagliozzi-Viganoni; +Fiordispina Coribanti-Sga Bolla; also listed: +Merlina, Dorinda.] also listed: +Merlina, Dorinda.]

Afterpiece Title: I Due Svizzeri

Dance: End 1st piece: Divertisement, as18000508; End 2nd piece: Laura et Lenza (with alterations), as18000508

83
19 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Tickets deliver'd by Clarke for Friday the 19th Instant will be taken. [Some mistake seems to have been made in the printing of his tickets.] Charges #66 6s. Balance to Clarke #24 15s. plus #144 13s. in tickets (Box 344; Pit 281; Gall. 165) (Account Book). Receipts: #91 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: As17700322 but Pembroke-Clarke; with By Particular Desire, the Original Epilogue-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Pembroke Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17700402

84
23 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clarke and Mrs Forrester. Receipts: money #19 15s.; tickets #75 16s

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17300513, but Hob-Legar; Flora-Mrs Forrester; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-Pitt; Betty-Mrs Clarke; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Roger Actor: Clarke
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Clarke

Song: An Irish Song-Mrs Forester (in the main piece)

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

85
20 August 1731 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Clarke, Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. 6d. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Clarke; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Clarke.
Cast
Role: Archer Actor: Clarke
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Clarke.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Phillida-Mrs Clarke.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Clarke.

86
25 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Tickets to be had of Clarke at Mr Settree's Cap Warehouse, Catherine St. and of Crudge at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17561013, but Chamont-Clarke, 1st time; Serina-Miss Condill.
Cast
Role: Chamont Actor: Clarke, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue; or, The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Dance: FFingalian Revels, as17570329 Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

87
22 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Charges #64 7s. [Profit to Clarke #23 9s. plus #122 19s. from tickets (Box 220; Pit 339; Gallery 171).] (Account Book). Receipts: #87 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17670310 but Young Knowell-Clarke; Clement-Wignel.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008; End I Farce: The Female Archer, as17661215

88
20 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespeare and Thompson, not acted these 4 years. Afterpiece: For last time this season (playbill of 19 April 1768). [See 18 Feb. 1765. This Coriolanus is possibly the Tragedy by Thomas Sheridan, 8vo, 1755.] @Receipts #85 10s. 6d.@House charge #63@Candles #1 5s.@Extras: Kettle Drum 5s.@2 Side Drums 4s.@4 Fifes 8s.@2 Trumpets 10s.@Chorus Singers #1 10s.@Wardrobe #5 19s.@Total #73 1s. 6d.@Balance due Mrs Lessingham #12 9s.@Tickets 197 137 89 #78 14s.@Money #85 10s. 6d.@Total value of House #164 4s. 6d. (Account Book).@ Mr Clarke being suddenly taken ill in the afternoon [yesterday] his part in the tragedy was oblig'd to be supplied by Mr Younger. And Mr Clarke still continuing ill the Tragedy of King Lear, with the Musical entertainment Amelia is oblig'd to be deferred till further notice (Public Advertiser, 21 April)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: Coriolanus-Smith; Menenius-Shuter; Cominius-Gibson; Brutus-Davis; Sicinius-Casey; Minucius-Perry; Titus-DuBellamy; Tullus-Clarke; Galesus-Hull; Volusius-Gardner; Plebians-Barrington, Cushing, Dunstall, Stoppelaer, Quick; Volumnia-Miss Macklin; Veturia-Mrs Bellamy; In which will be introduced a Roman Ovation- after the manner of the Antients.
Cast
Role: Tullus Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

89
30 March 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: Not Acted this season. Charges #72 11s. 6d. Profit to Clarke #55 8s., plus #117 11s. from tickets (Box 239; Pit 284; Gallery 152). Paid Mr Murphy the balances for his 1, 2 & 3 nights of Alzuma #271 17s. (Account Book). Receipts: #122 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Clarke; Lysimachus-Hull; Hephestion-Wroughton; Cassander-Gardner; Thessalus-R. Smith; Polyperchon-Perry; Roxana-Miss Miller; Parisatis-Miss Pearce; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Statira-Mrs Hartley (first time); Triumphal Entry into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Clytus Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End II: New Dance, as17730206

90
02 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Comedy (by Hugh Kelly] of 2 Acts never perform'd. [Written, as the author states in his Advertisement to the Edition of 1774, at the instigation of and on the inspiration of Mrs Abington. The Larpent MS 379 lists a partial cast and the lengths for each part: 10 Hector Strangeways-Clarke; 6 Bussora-...; 5 +Orson-...; 6 +Pillage-$Dunstall; 1!2 Servant-...; 5 +Lady Strangeways-$Mrs Green; 7 1!2 Zelinda 1!2 Jenny-....(A Length was 42 lines of dialogue.)] [From the +Westminster Magazine, Dec: Though there is scarce anything new in the Plot, Characters, Dialogue of this piece; yet upon the whole we found it extremely entertaining. The Indian servant is well introduced to satirize the follies and vices of the metropolis; and Sir Hector and his son give us a good dish of sea terms, well served up by Messrs $Shuter">Shuter; 7 Brownlow-$Bensley; 5 Ormsby-$Clarke; 6 Bussora-...; 5 +Orson-...; 6 +Pillage-$Dunstall; 1!2 Servant-...; 5 +Lady Strangeways-$Mrs Green; 7 1!2 Zelinda 1!2 Jenny-....(A Length was 42 lines of dialogue.)] [From the +Westminster Magazine, Dec: Though there is scarce anything new in the Plot, Characters, Dialogue of this piece; yet upon the whole we found it extremely entertaining. The Indian servant is well introduced to satirize the follies and vices of the metropolis; and Sir Hector and his son give us a good dish of sea terms, well served up by Messrs $Shuter and Quick."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of An Hour

Performance Comment: Parts by: Shuter, Bensley, Clarke, Lee Lewes, Quick, Dunstall, Miss Pearce, Mrs Green, Mrs Bulkley. With a New Prologue and Epilogue. Sir Hector Strangeways-Shuter; Brownlow-Bensley; Col. Ormsby-Clarke; Bussora-Lee Lewes; Orson-Quick; Pillage-Dunstall; James-Bates; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Lady Di Strangeways-Mrs Green; Zelida-Mrs Bulkley; With a New Prologue by Kelly-Lee; Epilogue by Kelly-Mrs Bulkley (Edition of 1774).
Cast
Role: Ormsby Actor: Clarke

Dance: I: The Vintage Festival, as17741007; End Opera: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois. [See17731005]

91
08 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Public Advertiser, 18 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Clarke, Great Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #220 17s. 6d. (103.2.6; tickets: 117.15.0) (charge: #69 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: As17770201, but Earl of Northampton-Clarke.
Cast
Role: Earl of Northampton Actor: Clarke.

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17761223

92
12 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Public Advertiser, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Clarke, Great Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #166 5s. (82.15; tickets: 83.10) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Lewis; Amphitryon-Wroughton; Mercury-Whitfield; Judge Gripus-Clarke; Phoebus-Booth; Polidas-Fearon; Tranio-Thompson; Sosia-Quick; Phaedra-Mrs Mattocks; Bromia-Mrs Pitt; Night-Miss Green; Alcmena-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Judge Gripus Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Spaniards Dismayed

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Song: IV: Interlude between Plutus and Wit-Reinhold, Miss Morris

Dance: End 2nd piece: As17800401; IV: an Interlude between Plutus and Wit-Reinhold (Plutus), Miss Morris (Wit); with a masque of Singing and Dancing-

93
16 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Morning Herald, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Clarke, Great Russell-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #204 14s. 6d. (108/5/6; tickets: 96/9/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17820319but Lord Touchwood-Clarke .
Cast
Role: 820319but Lord Touchwood Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: As17820409

94
20 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris, Taken in the Year 1790

95
20 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris, Taken in the Year 1790

96
21 January 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Song: As17941029

97
15 February 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

98
19 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS; or, The Devil will have his Own

99
28 February 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

100
13 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Clarke, Fulford, Dupre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17361202, but Driver-Fulford; Daniel-Clarke; Widow Lackit-Mrs Fulford, the first time of her appearing on that stage.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414

Dance: In II: Hornpipe-Ferguson; IV: The Prince of Wales' Saraband (composed by L'Abbe), concluding with a Minuet-Dupre, Miss Norman; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover