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205 results for: Keyword - Crown
We found 121 matches on Event Comments, 107 matches on Roles/Actors, 20 matches on Performance Comments, 5 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

101
17 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr Crown, Author of Sir Courtly Nice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Sir Mannerly Shallow; or, The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne

Song: As17151028

Dance: A New Dance-Boval, Prince, Birkhead

102
18 February 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr Crown, the Author of Sir Courtly Nice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Sir Mannerly Shallow; or, The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne

Song: As17161022

Dance: Night Scene as17161022

103
10 July 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Ndt acted these Eight Years [but see dl 15 July 1712]. Written by the late Mr Crown, Author of Sir Courtly Nice. Receipts: #25 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politicks

Related Works
Related Work: The City Politiques Author(s): John Crowne

Dance:

104
12 July 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Crown, Author of Sir Courtly Nice. Receipts: #16 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politicks

Related Works
Related Work: The City Politiques Author(s): John Crowne

Dance:

105
06 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr Crown, the Author of Sir Courtly Nice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Sir Mannerly Shallow; or, The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne

Song: Mrs Aubert, Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs Boman

106
24 February 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece Written by the late Mr Crown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politicks

Related Works
Related Work: The City Politiques Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: As17180121

107
11 March 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Crown, Author of Sir Courtly Nice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Sir Mannerly Shallow; or, The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

108
21 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr Crown, Author of Sir Courtly Nice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Sir Mannerly Shallow; or, The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

109
07 November 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr Crown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Related Works
Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne

Dance:

110
18 December 1728 @ Crown Tavern

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 16 Dec.: The Musical Society of Gentlemen, who for some time have play'd at the Swan in Exchange Alley, are to perform next Wednesday in the Great Room in the Crown Tavern...that Room being judged the best in Town for Performances of that Kind

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

111
12 December 1729 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Grano. Tickets a Crown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

112
10 March 1731 @ Crown Tavern

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. With Comical Songs, Scots, English, and Italian. Also his inimitable Medley of Plays, and Drunken Man. At Crown Tavern in Smithfield. N.B. A private Audience on a Day's Notice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phiz Oratory

113
23 August 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cibber-Griffin-Bullock-Hallam Booth by Hosier-Lane. Whereas it has been reported that [the Proprietors] intend to raise the Prices of their Seats...they intend to take only the Common Prices usually paid in the Fair, viz. Boxes Half a Crown. Pit Eighteen pence. First Gallery One Shilling. Upper Gallery Six pence

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane The Great; With The Fall Of Bajazet, Emperor Of The Turks

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Ridotto Al' Fresco

114
27 November 1734 @ Crown and Anchor Tavern

Event Comment: Egmont, Diary, II, 135: Public music at the Crown and Anchor. . . Faranelli, Curona, and Mr Matheis were our singers, and we had 24 performers on instruments

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

115
29 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere. [Tickets of Cibber at Newton's Warehouse (the Crown and Scepters) in Tavistock-street.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: In: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. End of Afterpiece: Amorous Swain, as17350327

116
02 June 1735 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Bond. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality who have universally applauded the same. N.B. Many of the greatest Persons being engaged at the Opera last Saturday desir'd therefore this Delay, in order to crown this Gentleman's Benefit, with their Presence, that after so great an Expence, Reward may not be wanting to the Merit of the Piece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

117
02 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Crown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Related Works
Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne

Dance: II: Venetian Gondolier and Courtezan by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c. V: Le Badinage, as17351022

118
03 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Mullart. Tickets at Mullart's, Crown Court, Russell Street, CG. Receipts: money #20 8s.; tickets #149 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Two Pierrots by Lalauze and Nivelon. III: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. V: Sailors, as17360501

Song: I: The Confession by Roberts and Miss Norsa. IV: By Roberts

119
29 April 1737 @ Crown and Anchor Tavern

Event Comment: Benefit Dr Pepusch. At the Crown and Anchor Tavern. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Antient Music-; Modern Music-

120
07 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Berry. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the rest of the Brethren...of Free and Accepted Masons. By Desire, two Rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes for Masons only, who are desir'd to attend the Grand Master at the Shakespear's Head, Covent-Garden, exactly at Five o'clock, in order to proceed to the Play. Tickets to be had of Berry, in Crown-Court, Russell Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: The Songs in Masonry, as usual: Brother Berry, Brother OatesI: Come let us prepare-Brother Berry, Brother Oates; III: On on my dear Brethren-Brother Berry, Brother Oates; V: Let Masonry be now my Theme-Brother Berry, Brother Oates

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

121
18 January 1739 @ Crown Tavern

Event Comment: EEgmont, Diary, III, 5: I went at night to a public meeting of the vocal music club at the Crown Tavern, where the famous oratorio of Hendel, called 'The Feast of Alexander," was performed by the gentlemen of our club

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feast Of Alexander

122
02 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Muilment. As 27 Nov. 1738. Tickets at Muilment's, The Dial and Crown in Castle Street, over against Cranbourn Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: I: The Pieraites-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Grand Ballet-Denoyer; III: Aethiopian Dance-Muilment; IV: A new dance-Muilment

123
12 March 1740 @ Crown and Cushion

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of Mr Walter Aston, and her Three Children. At Mr Rainton's, The Crown and Cushion, in Russel-Street, Covent Garden. 7 p.m. 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Serious And Comic Oratory

124
23 August 1740 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fawkes-Pinchbeck-Terwin Booth, opposite the Crown Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ritons Strike Home; Or, The English Sailor's Triumphs

125
13 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these Six years [8 April 1735]. Containing the Distresses and Death of King Henry VIv. The artful acquisition of the Crown by King Richardv. The Murder of Young King Edward Vv and his Brother, in the Tower. The Landing of the Earl of Richmondv, and the Death of King Richard in the memorable Battle of Bosworth Fieldv, being the last that was fought between the Houses of York and Lancaster. [This customary description appears in all subsequent notices.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer