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3333 results for: Keyword - Court Theatre, Vienna
We found 2944 matches on Event Comments, 399 matches on Performance Comments, 117 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1476
23 July 1722 @ Richmond

Event Comment: [By John Williams] At Mr Penkethman's Theatre. Benefit Author. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richmond Wells; Or, Good Luck At Last

Song: Drunken Man-Harper

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

1477
27 October 1722 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: In the Theatre erected there for that Purpose, the Actors being all dress'd in Roman Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

1478
16 March 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Burlesque Entertainment of Dancing. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 30 March: The Managers of Drury-lane Theatre observing how successful Lincoln's-Inn-Fields has been in several Entertainments, in which the Character of a Harlequin has the principal Part, were resolv'd to cut them out, and therefore prepared...Blind Man's Bluff, to be perform'd by no less than eight Harlequins; for, in their Way of Reasoning, eight Harlequins must divert much better than one; the Thing was so ridiculous there was no Musick to be heard but Hissing. [For an essay on the improvement of the stage, see Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 16 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Blind Man's Bluff

1479
23 March 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Subscription. Afterpiece: A new Dramatic Entertainment of Dancing in Burlesque Characters. With new Scenes, Machines, Cloaths, and other Decorations. N.B. No Persons to be admitted into the Boxes but by Subscribers' Tickets, which will be deliver'd at the Theatre at 7s. each. Pit 4s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Receipts: subscription and money #111 18s.; tickets #33 19s. [For an essay on the afterpiece, see Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post. 6 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin

1480
02 April 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Daily Journal, 15 April: Paris April 2. The Company belonging to the Italian Opera at London are to come and Act here during the Month of July, and to oblige the Publick with 12 several Representations at the Theatre of the Palace Royal: In Consideration of which 35000 Livres will be given to the five Principal Actors and their Charges defray's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Erminia

1481
06 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Boheme. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #63 16s. 6d.; tickets #81 4s. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 6 April: The Report of Mr Boheme of the New Play-House leaving that Theatre to go to Drury-Lane is entirely groundless

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

1482
06 April 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 6 April: We are told that the Italian Singers at our Opera, to the Number of five, of whom two are Eunuchs, have obtain Permission from the King of France...to go over thither in July next, for the Theatre, and a Gratuity of 35,000 Livres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Erminia

1483
13 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: British Journal, 13 April: Mr Boheme and Mrs Seymour, two celebrated Actors belonging to Lincolns-Inn Theatre, were married the Beginning of this Week

Performances

1484
15 April 1723 @ Moorfields

Event Comment: At a Booth on Windmill Hill. London Journal, 20 April: On Monday Night last one Mr Redshaw, one of the Actors belonging to the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn Fields, being to be kill'd in Jest in the Play of Darius on Windmill Hill, was kill'd in Earnest, for he was accidentally run into the Eye, of which Wound he died the Day following. [In British Journal, 20 April, the name is Redstraw; in Freeholder's Journal, 20 April, it is Rackstraw.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Darius, King Of Persia

1485
24 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Brett and Mrs Campbell. Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Daily Journal, 25 May: Yesterday Morning died Mrs Bicknell (an eminent Actress in the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane) of a Consumption. Her Parts will be very well supply'd by her Sister Mrs Younger, a Person of a very promising Genius

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger

1486
08 July 1723 @ Hampstead

Event Comment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies. By Bullock's and Lee's Company of Comedians from both the Theatres. At Mr Luffingham's Great Room at Hampstead Wells. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music:

Song:

Dance: The Mimick of a Drunken Man-

1487
02 September 1723 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. At Penkethman's Theatre. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a diverting Droll. Box Tickets at Penkethman's House in Richmond. Daily Post, 5 Sept.: Mr Penkethman...had the Honour to divert their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with Entertainments of Acting and Tumbling perform'd to Admiration; Likewise with his Picture of the Royal Family, down from the King of Bohemia to the young Princesses, in which is seen the Nine Muses playing on their several Instruments, in Honour of that August Family. There were present Nobility, Gentry and Ladies upwards of 200

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyramus And Thisbe

Afterpiece Title: The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green; or, The Woman Never Vex'd

Music: Concerto on small Flute-John Baston

Dance: Several surprizing Entertainments of Rope Dancing-a Young Lad lately come from France, who flourishes the Colours, plays on the Violin, and turns several Times on the Rope without a Pole; Ladder Dancing-the greatest Performer in the World, who stands on the Top Round of the Ladder, drinks a Glass of Wine, with his other Hand above his Head in the Middle of the Stage; Dancing , both Serious and Comic,-Monsieur De Long Dents, Monsieur De Long Dents'@two@children , just arrived from Paris; To which will be added, Variety of Tumbling-Mons Tollard, others, just arrived from Madrid

1488
22 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [Author unknown.] A new Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. N.B. The printed Books for this Entertainment will be sold at the Theatre. Price 6d. Receipts: #116 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Union of the Three Sister Arts

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock

1489
28 August 1724 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: Mrs Lee, daughter of Mrs Minns, at the Great Booth on Bowling Green. With all the Scenes and Machines, with Additions. Mrs Lee had spared no Cost, but used her utmost Care, and most elaborate Industry in this Droll, to surpass even her Mother, the Booth coming as near the Perfection of the Theatre as possible, being adorned by the most ingenious Workmen: Her Head Characters are all Dress'd in real Gold and Silver, beyond what was ever worn at the Fair before, but by her own People

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Troy

1490
25 September 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: None will be admitted into the Boxes but by printed Tickets, which will be deliver'd at the Theatre at 5s. each. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Receipts: #98 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin

1491
09 December 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Colley Cibber.] With new Scenes and new Habits. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 164: But alas! I can remember being of the merry Party in the Pit the first Night of Cibber's Caesar in Egypt, in which he performed the Part of Achoreus ; and we then laught at his quavering Tragedy Tones, as much as we did at his Pasteboard Swans which the Carpenters pulled along the Nile. [See also Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 12 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caesar In Aegypt

1492
25 February 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: RRich's Register: No Play by reason of a great Fire yesterday at my Lord Cardigans House being next door to the Theatre

Performances

1493
19 February 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Thomas Southerne.] Receipts: #93 10s. 6d. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 152: I happened to be behind the Scenes the first Night of this Comedy, and was very sorry to find that the Audience did not take the Age, as well as the great Merit of this Author, into their Consideration, and quietly dismiss this last weak Effort to please them. When they were hissing dreadfully in fifth Act, Mr Rich, who was standing by Mr Southern, asked him, if he heard what the Audience were doifg? His Answer was, No, Sir, I am very deaf.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Money The Mistress

Performance Comment: Parts-Diggs, Quin, Ryan, Walker, Boheme, Hippisley, Hall, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Moffett; but edition of 1726 lists: Governor of Tangier-Diggs; Warcourt-Quin; Mourville-Ryan; Marsan-Walker; Don Manuel-Boheme; Wingrave-Milward; Davila-Hippisley; Mouluza-Hall; Mariana-Mrs Younger; Harriet-Mrs Bullock; Diana-Mrs Moffet; Teresa-Mrs Martin; Prologue by Welstead-Quin; Epilogue by George Jeffreys-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Warcourt Actor: Quin

1494
31 March 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The same as it was acted at the Theatre Royal Italien at Paris. [In Daily Post, 29 March, a company of English actors had announced The Stratagem for this day at hay, but they postponed it to 12 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Feint Astrologue, Pagode, Ramoneur, Petit Infant, Statue & Perroquet

Dance: As17260328

1495
14 April 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Du Theatre de Gherardie

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Colombine Fille Scavante Et Marinete Captaine D'infanterie

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Courier de Batavia

Dance: Serious and Comic Dancing-Poitier, Boudet, Lalauze, Welman, Madam Boudet, Madam Violante

1496
02 May 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece; en trois Actes du Theatre de Gherardy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Prote: La Parodia De Titus & Berenice

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin & Scaramouche Soldats Deserteurs

Dance: Poitier, others

1497
11 May 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Being one of the best Comedies in the Italian Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Misantrope

Entertainment: The Company

1498
03 August 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 3 Aug.: Mr Williams, one of the Comedians belonging to the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, is dead

Performances

1499
24 June 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By a New Company who never appear'd on that Stage before. All the Songs and Dances set to Musick, as it is perform'd at the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

1500
06 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 11 Jan.: Last Sunday Night [5 Jan.] Mrs Baker, the Actress of Drury-Lane Theatre, was buried in a very handsome Manner at St. Clement's Danes, the Master of the House and most of the Actors attending the same

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest