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3321 results for: Keyword - Company of Merchant Taylors
We found 2056 matches on Event Comments, 852 matches on Performance Title, 568 matches on Performance Comments, 10 matches on Author, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

2826
11 April 1700 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: John Dryden to Mrs Steward, 11 April 1700: Within this Moneth there will be played for my Profit, an old play of Fletcher s, called the Pilgrim, corrected by my good friend Mr Vanbrook; to which I have added A New Masque, & am to write a New Prologue & Epilogue. Southern s tragedy, called the Revolt of Capoua, will be played At Bettertons House within this fortnight. I am out with that Company, & therefore if I can help it, will not read it before tis Acted; though the Authour much disires I shou'd (The Letters of John Dryden, p. 136)

Performances

2827
01 May 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. If the tradition (see 29 April 1700) is correct, this, the day of Dryden's death, was the third performance of this revived play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

2828
02 May 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance: Lady Morley and three in the Box at the ffox. 16s. See Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 378

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

2829
30 May 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Post Boy, 28-30 May 1700: This Day at the King's Play-house, will be Acted the Tempest, or the Enchanted Island, with some Additional Entertainments, at the Request of several Seafaring Men

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

2830
03 June 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. This play was apparently never published, and the performance is known only by an advance announcement: Post Boy, 30 May-1 June 1700: The History of Hengist, the Saxon King of Kent, which before was designed to be Acted this day [1 June 1700], for the benefit of Mr Johnson, is therefore deferr'd till Monday. London Post, 7-10 June 1700: This Week the Morocco Ambassador diverted himself thrice at the Play-house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Hengist, The Saxon King Of Kent

2831
15 June 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance: Lady Morley and two in the Box at Constant Couple 12s. See Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 378. This play was reprinted in 1700

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

2832
18 June 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance: Lady Morley and three in the Box at the Pilgrim. 16s. See Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 378. According to the Post Man, 15-18 June 1700, the play was published on this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

2833
28 June 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. For the details, see lif, below

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

2834
05 July 1700 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. Flying Post, 2-4 July 1700: At the Request, and for the Entertainment of several Persons of Quality, at the New Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, to Morrow, being Friday, the 5th of this instant July, will be acted, The Comical History of Don Quixote, both Parts being made into one by the Author. With a new Entry by the little Boy, being his last time of Dancing before he goes to France: Also Mrs Elford's new Entry, never performed but once; and Miss Evan's Jigg and Irish Dance: With several new Comical Dances, compos'd and perform'd by Monsieur L'Sac and others. Together with a new Pastoral Dialogue, by Mr George and Mrs Haynes; and variety of other Singing. It being for the Benefit of a Gentleman in great distress; and for the Relief of his Wife and Three Children. Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, p. 45: Don Quixote, both Parts made into one, by Mr Durfey, Mrs Bracegirdle Acting, and her excellent Singing in't; the Play in general being well Perform'd tis little Inferior to any of the preceding Comedies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

2835
06 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Post Boy, No. 818, 4-6 July 1700: For the Benefit of Mrs Oldfield. This day at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, will be presented, a Comedy call'd, The Pilgrim. Revis'd with Large Alterations, and a Secular Masque. With the Dialogue between the 2 mad Lovers. Being Acted this time at the desire of several Persons of Quality. And Entertainments of Singing and Dancing between the Acts and in particular, a new Entry Compos'd by the late Mr Eaglesfield, and perform'd by Mr Weaver, Mr Cottin, and Miss Campion. A Scotch Song with the Dancing of the Bonny Highlander; never done but once before on the English Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

2836
08 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. London Post, 5-8 July 1700: This day at the Theatre Royal in Drury-lane, will be presented a Play called, Sophonisba, or Hannibals Overthrow, not performed by the publick Actors but all by young Gentlemen and Ladies for their own Diversion. The Benefit for the young People of the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba; Or, Hannibal's Overthrow

2837
13 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Post Boy, 11-13 July 1700: In consideration of the great Success of a Play, call'd, the Constant Couple, or a Trip to the Jubelee, and in Answer to a Scandalous Prologue spoken against it by the New House. At the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane this day, being the 13th of July, the said Play will be presented, for the Benefit of the Author, it being the last time of the Company's Acting this Summer. [The play, with the new Prologue, was published 20 Aug. 1700, according to the Post Man, 17-20 Aug. 1700.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

2838
August 1701 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson. Date of premiere unknown. Published 15 Jan. 1702.] Preface: It stole into the Theatre in the very Heat of last Summer (as if it would cunningly avoid the Critics, who instead of carping here were at Tunbridge, Bath, etc) was study'd in a Hurry, and play'd by what they call the Young Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentleman Cully

2839
23 August 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not acted these 25 years. As it was several times presented at court by persons of Quality, for the Entertainment of his late Majesty King Charles the 2d. The Company will continue Acting three times a week, during the term of Bartholomew Fair. [No further performances at Drury Lane during the summer are known.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Empress Of Morocco

Music: With the original Mask set to new Musick-

2840
16 October 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: The whole Company.

Entertainment: With several Extraordinary Entertainments that are particularly bespoke by some Gentry, which will be express'd at large in the great Bills

2841
03 December 1702 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. To begin exactly at 7 a Clock, for the better Accommodation of the Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: An Italian Consort-; with Additions of New Songs-the Gentlewoman; Symphonies-Signor Gasparine

2842
06 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: And whereas the Audiences have been incommoded by the Plays usually beginning too late, the Company of the said Theatre do therefore give notice, that they will constantly begin at Five a clock without fail, and continue the same Hour all the Winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Song:

Dance:

2843
28 February 1704 @

Event Comment: Elizabeth Coke to Thomas Coke: They say the Queen and Prince was both extremely diverted with it. There was a great deal of Company, but no finery, the Court being in mourning. [Cowper MS, III, 163.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Single

2844
01 May 1704 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Performance Comment: By a compleat Company of near 20 of the best Rope/Dancers, Vaulters, Tumblers in Europe, who are all excellent in their several Performances, and do such wonderful and surprizing things as the whole World cannot parallel; where , who gave that extraordinary satisfaction before Charles III, King of Spain on Board the Royal Katherine, performs several new Entertainments-Finley; and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World. and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World.

2845
26 July 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With a Dome Scenev taken out of an Opera call'd, The Virgin Prophetess. [The company intends to act on Wednesday and Friday until Bartholonew Fair], the Weather being chang'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song:

Dance:

2846
13 September 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: The whole Company.

Song:

Dance:

2847
08 June 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted by that Company these Nine Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

2848
25 September 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Loyal Subject

Performance Comment: the whole Company.

Song: As17050922

Dance: Mrs Cross

2849
20 October 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Troop; Or, Monsieur Raggou

2850
31 July 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir William Davenant; but Originally by the famous French Dramatick Poet Monsieur Moliere. [Genest, II, 352, surmises that the company probably acted Acts I, II, and V of The Playhouse to be Let.] Afterpiece: A Burlesque Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Playhouse To Be Let; With Sganarella, The Blacksmith Of Paris

Afterpiece Title: Mock Pompey

Song:

Dance: