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8494 results for: Keyword - Children of the late Mr Farquhar
We found 5218 matches on Event Comments, 1656 matches on Author, 1411 matches on Performance Comments, 998 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5476
22 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Daily Advertiser, 22 Dec.: On Saturday last was performed...As you like it; the extraordinary Applause it met with, is a strong Proof of the Merit of that immortal Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17401220, but The Songs new Set by Mr Arne-.

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan; III: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

5477
26 February 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Solo on the Violin-Collett; a Concerto on the Harpsichord-Gladwin; several Pieces on the Trumpet-Snow; Likewise the Dead March in Saul-to be performed with the Sackbuts; To which will be added, set to Musick Dryden's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day by Mr Handel-; the principal Voice Part-Mrs Arne

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day by Mr Handel-; the principal Voice Part-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: the principal Voice Part Actor: Mrs Arne.

5478
11 March 1741 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: With Concertos on the Organ-; and other Instruments-; Mr Dryden's last New Ode-.
Cast
Role: With Concertos on the Organ Actor:
Role: and other Instruments Actor:

5479
07 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Giffard; Altamont-W. Giffard; Calista-Mrs Giffard; Lavinia-Mrs Eliz. Giffard, the first time of her appearing on any stage; With a Prologue-Mr W Giffard on that Occasion.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Eliz. Giffard, the first time of her appearing on any stage

Afterpiece Title: Lethe or Aesop in the Shades

Performance Comment: Aesop-W. Giffard; Drunken Man-Giffard; Lucy-Miss Hippisley; with The Life of a Belle-.
Cast
Role: with The Life of a Belle Actor: .

Dance: III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Hornpipe-Yates

5480
09 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit Bridgwater. As Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #23 17s.; seals #64 19s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). [Bridgwater was charged #50 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Delane; Arthur-Mrs Vincent; Bastard Faulconbridge-Hale; Hubert-Bridgwater; Phillip, King of France-Ryan; Dauphin-Hallam; Pandulph-Roberts; Constance-Mrs Mullart; Blanche-Mrs Stevens; With a New Epilogue, in the Person of Shakespear (ushered in by Solemn Musick) on Occasion of the Monument erected by the Publick to his Memory.-Mr Theobald; With an exact Representation of the said Monument-.
Cast
Role: on Occasion of the Monument erected by the Publick Actor: Mr Theobald
Role: With an exact Representation of the said Monument Actor: .

Dance: LLes Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; French Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

5481
10 April 1741 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Salve Regina

Performance Comment: With a Concerto on the Bassoon-Mr Miller; And several other Songs-; Concertos-; Solos-.
Cast
Role: With a Concerto on the Bassoon Actor: Mr Miller
Role: And several other Songs Actor:

5482
21 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Chapman; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Cashell; First King of Brentford-Roberts; Prince Prettyman-Hale; Gentleman Usher-Hippisley; Second King of Brentford-Harrington; Prince Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Mullart; General-Stephens; Lieut General-Stevens; Lord Mayor-Marten; Tom Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightening-Mrs Villeneuve; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Salway; Amarillis-Miss Burgess; Chloris-Mrs Mullart; Pallas-Woodward; Two Sing@Song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Players, Soldiers horse and foot, Cardinals, Judges, Sargeant at Arms-the rest of the comedians; With the Music-; Songs-; Dances-; Scenes, Machines, Habits, other Decoration proper to the play; With the Additional Reinforcements of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Sargeant at Arms Actor: the rest of the comedians
Role: With the Music Actor:
Role: With the Additional Reinforcements of Mr Bayes's N Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

5483
04 January 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #150

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Song: As17420101

Dance: II: Le Boufon, as17411030; IV: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17411128

5484
29 January 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Galliard. Set to music by Galliard. Pit and Boxes together at 5s., First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Tickets at Mr Galliard's in Rathbone Place, near Soho Square. Books of the Opera and Interlude at Mr Theobald's the author's house, in Wyan's Court, Great Russel St. Note, Care will be taken to have the House well air'd. [See 16 April 1741, hay.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Captive

Performance Comment: With An Interlude in two Comic Scenes-Signior Capoccio, a Director from the Canary Island, and Signora Dorinna, a Virtuso.
Cast
Role: With An Interlude in two Comic Scenes Actor: Signior Capoccio, a Director from the Canary Island, and Signora Dorinna, a Virtuso.
Related Works
Related Work: The Happy Captive Author(s): Lewis Theobald

5485
03 February 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Never perform'd there before. Tis hop'd no Gentleman will take it ill if they are not admitted behind the Scenes, it being impossible to go through the Performance, if the Passages are not kept clear. Tickets at 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. [prices repeated for the run of this play]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Giffard; Smith-W. Giffard; two Kings of Brentford-Vaughan, Clough; Prince Pretty@man-Marshall; Volscius-Peterson; Drawcansir-Paget; Thunder and Lightning-Dunstall, Miss Naylor; Players, Soldiers, Cardinals, Bishops, Judges, Lord@Mayor, Serjeants at Arms-the Comedians; the facetious Grand Dance-the Whole Company; King Phiz-Julian; Gentleman Usher-Yates; Amaryllis-Mrs Dunstall; Chloris-Mrs Yates; Pallas-Blakes; Parthenope-Miss E. Hippisley; With the total Eclipse of the Sun and Moon-; the part of Sol-Hemskirk; Luna-Stitchbury; Orbis-Mrs Bishop; Likewise Mr Bayes's Representation of a Grand Theatrical Battle by his new@rais'd Troops-; With Dancing-, Scenes, Machines, Habits, other proper Decorations.
Cast
Role: Serjeants at Arms Actor: the Comedians
Role: the facetious Grand Dance Actor: the Whole Company
Role: Parthenope Actor: Miss E. Hippisley
Role: With the total Eclipse of the Sun and Moon Actor:
Role: the part of Sol Actor: Hemskirk
Role: Likewise Mr Bayes's Representation of a Grand Thea Actor:
Role: With Dancing Actor: , Scenes, Machines, Habits, other proper Decorations.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Dance: As17420115

5486
29 March 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mr Chapman humbly begs the favour of those Ladies and Gentlemen who intend to honour him with their presence, to send for tickets to his House, the corner of Bow St., Covent Garden, and to excuse his paying his duty in person, on account of his long illness. Tickets deliver'd out for the Confederacy will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Sargeant at Arms Actor: the rest of the comedians
Role: With the Music Actor:
Role: With the Additional Reinforcements of Mr Bayes's N Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: A New Pierot Dance-Picq, Mlle Auguste

5487
08 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Paget and Blakes. Mr Blakes' Tickets at his House in Cranbourn Alley; Mr Paget's at the Sugar-Loaf in Fleet St.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: As17420406

5488
24 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Berry. Mainpiece: Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckingham; The Fall of Cardinal Wolsey; The Divorce and Death of Queen Katherine; The Coronation of Anna Bullen, with the Military Ceremony of The Champion in Westminster Hallv; the Christening of Queen Elizabeth, and many other Historical Passages. Tickets to be had at Mr Berry's, the Corner of Crown-Court in Russel St., Covent Garden, and of Mr Bradshaw. Tickets deliver'd out by Woodburn, Mrs Roberts, and Speer will be taken. Receipts: #130

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mills; Buckingham-Winstone; Gardiner-Johnson; Cranmer-Turbutt; Norfolk-Havard; Suffolk-Ridout; Lord Chamberlain-Woodburn; Campeius-Shepard; Abergavenny-Raftor; Cromwell-Cross; Lord Sands-Neale; Surveyor-Taswell; Lovel-Ray; Old Lady-Mrs Egerton; Anna Bullen-Mrs Ridout; Queen Katherine-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; II: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; III: Le Boufon, as17420325

Song: IV: A Ballad-Lowe; V: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

5489
07 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Mills; Smith-Berry; other characters-Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh; Vocal Parts-Beard, Lowe, Raftor, Ray; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh
Role: With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's Ne Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Song: I: Songs-Beard

Music: III: Concerto-Veracini

Dance: II: Peasant Dance, as17420921; IV: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921

5490
24 November 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's Inn Fields, this Day,will be presented a Comedy. Written by Colley Cibber, Esq., Poet Laureat. At Common Prices, viz. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. 1st Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [prices regularly repeated in the bills]. For the better Decorum of the Stage, no Money will be taken behind the Scenes; and 'tis humbly hop'd no Person will desire Admittance there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Carney, Mrs Roland

5491
17 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Henry Fielding. Never acted before. On 25 Jan. Lady Hertford wrote to her son: Mr Fielding has wrote a comedy which has been refus'd by the Licenser, not as a reflecting one, but on account of its immorality. On 19 Feb. she wrote again: Mr Fielding by suffering the bawd to be carted, tho she is his favorite character in the new play, has obtained a license to have it acted, and it was perform'd on thursday for the first time, but so much dislik'd that it is believ'd that it will be impossible to prevail with a second audience to hear it through.-Hughes, Hertford, p. 242. The Larpent MS. shows many question marks, and deletions of suggestive, passionate, and physiological references

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wedding Day

5492
25 February 1743 @ Southwark

Event Comment: GGreat Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. By Permission. Benefit of Legar and Boaman. A Concert, etc. At the particular Desire of several of the Subscribers. Stage 5s. Tickets for the Orphan will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Flora or Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Legar; Testy-Boaman; Friendly-Bencraft; Old Hob-Mr Dunstall; Dick-Vaughan; Flora-Mrs Dunstall; Hob's Mother-Mrs Mullart; Betty-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Mullart

5493
16 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Last time of performing the Oratorio this season. The Subscribers to Mr Handel's six former performances, who intend to continue their subscription on the same conditions for six more, are desired to send their subscription money to Mr Handel's House in Brook Street, where attendance will be given this day [15 March] in order to deliver out their subscription tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sampson

5494
21 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. N.B. As Mr Macklin has reason to believe that several of his tickets are counterfeited, and will be offer'd for sale in the streets and passages leading to the theatre, he begs leave to give this publick caution of the fraud; and humbly desires that Gentlemen and Ladies who have taken places, to send for tickets to the Theatre, or to Mr Macklin at his House in Bow Street.--Daily Advertiser. Winston MS.: In 1743 Macklin, Mrs Woffington, and Garrick took house No. 6 Bow St.--a joint establishment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: II: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 IV: Italian Gardeners, as17421231

Song: III: Beard

5495
02 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This year was printed, The Usefulness of Dramatic Interludes in the education of youth, an Oration spoken before the masters and scholars of the University of Basil, by Mr Werenfels, Translated from the Latin by Mr Duncombe. A 27-page pamphlet pleading for the revival of amateur drama in that University, on grounds of its beneficial moral influence. This month was printed An Essay upon Acting,-Gentlemen's Magazine, Register of Books

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Dance: II: As17431013; IV: Italian Masquerade, as17431126

5496
19 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders, many years a Comedian, by Command of his Royal Highness the Duke. Tickets to be had of Mrs Saunders at her house, No 7, in Duke's Court, in the Great Almonry, Westminster, of Mr Morrison, at the Two Golden Balls in Long Acre; and of Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre. N.B.: Mrs Saunders humbly hopes those Gentlemen and Ladies who intend to favour her of their company, will excuse her not waiting on them, she not having been able to go out of her House these eighteen months

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: By Desire, Bumper Squire Jones-Beard; Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

5497
10 February 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Performance After the manner of an Oratorio Set by Mr Handel. Tickets will be deliver'd to subscribers on paying their subscription money, this day and every day following at Mr Handel's House in Brook Street, near Hanover Square, where attendance will be given from nine o'clock in the Morning till three in the afternoon. Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no person to be admitted without tickets, which will be deliver'd at the Office in the theatre at Half a Guinea each, First Gallery 5s.; Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. [Customary notice which will not be repeated.] Gallery opened at Four o'clock, Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Six. Mrs Delany to Mrs Dewes: There is a four-part song that is delightfully pretty...there was no disturbance at the playhouse. -Delany, Autobiography, II, 262. [Libretto by Congreve.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semele

5498
01 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Tickets as before. Regulus publish'd. As it is acted by his Majesties Servants at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by Mr Havard, Author of King Charles the First. Inter omnes suos laudabiles & Virtutum insignibus illustres Viros, non preferunt Romani meliorem; quem neque Felicitas corruperit, nam in tanta Victoria, mansit pauperrimus; Nec Infelicitas fregerit, nam ad tanta Exitia revertit intrepidus. (St. Aust. de Regulo. Lib I. de Civitat. Dei.) Printed for H. Woodfall, Jr. in Little Britain, by Paul Vaillant facing Southampton Street in the Strand. J. Watts and B. Dodd also advertised King Charles the First, an Historical Tragedy, written in imitation of Shakespear, and Scanderbeg, a Tragedy. Both written by Mr Havard, author of Regulus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, The Miss Scotts, Mlle Auguste.
Role: the Swiss Actor: Blakes

5499
28 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Beard. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Afterpiece: By Command a Ballad Farce not acted these 3 years [see 30 Nov. 1742]. Amphitheatre on Stage. Send servants by three. Tickets to be had of Beard in Red Lion Square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Phillida-Mrs Clive; in which characters will be introduced the Favourite Duetto in Solomon, Composed by Mr Boyce-Beard, Mrs Clive.

Song: II: New Song by Handel-Beard; IV: To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold

Dance: III: Scotch Dance, as17431124; V: Ballet-Cooke, Mlle Domitilla

5500
04 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Muilment. Tickets to be had at his lodgings, next door to Old Slaughter's Coffee House in St. Martin's Lane; and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Those Gentlemen and Ladies who intend to honour Mr Muilment with their company, are desired to send their commands to Mr Hobson as above; and to prevent Mistakes, are requested to take tickets for the places they order to be kept for 'em

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: Mrs Auguste; II: New Comic Dance-Muilment, Mrs Auguste; IV: New Serious Dance, as17440119 V: A New Comic Dance-Muilment, Mrs Auguste