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6701 results for: Keyword - Dance
We found 4004 matches on Performance Title, 3242 matches on Roles/Actors, 1418 matches on Performance Comments, 470 matches on Event Comments, and 19 matches on Author.

76
10 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17610324 but Peter-Collins; Apothecary-Holtom; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Juliet-a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance [Miss Hallam][, in which she will dance; a minuet-a young Gentlewoman, Poitier Jr[; Masquerade, Funeral Procession and Solemn Dirge as of 29 Sept. 1760.; Masquerade, Funeral Procession and Solemn Dirge as of 29 Sept. 1760.
Cast
Role: Dances incidental to the play Actor: Granier, Mrs Granier.
Role: With a Minuet Actor: Poitier Jr, Miss Macklin , a Masquerade Dance proper to the play

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

77
02 February 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17630118, but dances incident to the opera-Granier, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: dances incident to the opera Actor: Granier, Miss Twist.
Role: Dances Incident to the Opera Actor: Maranesi, Miss Twist.

Dance: II: The Dutch Skippers, as17630101

78
22 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17621027, but Masquerade Dance-Vincent, Sga Giorgi; Benvolio-Ackman; Escalus-Bransby (playbill).
Cast
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: Vincent, Sga Giorgi
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: Sga Fiorentina.
Role: a Masquerade Danceproper to the Play, Actor: Vincent, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: As17630224, but Dance-Sga _Fiorentini.
Cast
Role: Dance Actor: Sga _Fiorentini.
Role: Dance incident to the farce Actor: Del'Agata, Aldrige, Vincent, Sga Giorgi, Lockery, Sga Fiorentini, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson.

79
22 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17621008, but The Lady-Miss Hallam, 1st time; Dances-Miss Wilford, Sga _Maranesi.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Wilford, Sga _Maranesi.
Role: Dances incident to the masque Actor: Sodi, Mad Manesiere, Tassoni, Granier, Sga Maranesi. With the usual Decorations and Machinery.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

80
22 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Beard, Shuter, Mattocks, Dyer, Bennet, Dunstall, Miss Brent, Miss Hallam, Mrs Walker, Miss Davies, Barrington, Holtom, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller; Dances incident to the opera-Granier, Miss Twist. [See17621208.]See17621208.]
Cast
Role: Dances incident to the opera Actor: Granier, Miss Twist.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

81
21 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Gardiner; Siward-R. Smith; Fleance-Mas. Morgan; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignell; Murderers-Buck, Holtom; Witches-Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Ward; With the Original Music. The Vocal parts-Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Miss Poitier, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Polly Young; Dances-and Decorations incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: and Decorations incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Artifice

Performance Comment: Parts-Mattocks, Dibdin, Fawcett, Miss Miller, Miss Poitier; Alexis-Mattocks; Strephon-Dibdin; Sylvia-Miss Hallam; Caelia-Miss Poitier (Genest, V, 58); Parts-Fawcett, Miss Miller playbill, however, does not list Miss Hallam; Dance incident to the Entertainment,-Duquesney, Miss Valois. Larpent MS 240 lists parts as Palemon, Strephon, Thyrsis, Caelia and Sylvia.
Cast
Role: Dance incident to the Entertainment, Actor: Duquesney, Miss Valois. Larpent MS 240 lists parts as Palemon, Strephon, Thyrsis, Caelia and Sylvia.

82
07 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; 2nd Spirit-R. Smith; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Miller; 3rd Spirit-Mattocks; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, the Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Waylin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Dances-Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

83
31 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Beard, Mattocks, Shuter, Gibson, Dibdin, Baker, Mrs Pitt, Miss Poitier, Miss Hallam, Miss Brent. Giles-Beard; Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry Sycamore-Shuter; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Mervin-Baker; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Fanny-Miss Poitier; Theodosia-Miss Hallam; Patty-Miss Brent (Edition of 1765); Dances incidental to the opera-Fichar, Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Dances incidental to the opera Actor: Fichar, Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

84
04 February 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17650131, but Dances-Miss _Valois.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Miss _Valois.
Role: Dances incidental to the opera Actor: Fichar, Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Dance: I: Dance- incidental to the opera; II: A Tambourine, as17641015

85
11 February 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17650204, but Dances-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Valois.
Role: Dances incidental to the opera Actor: Fichar, Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17641212

86
07 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17650219, but Dances-Sga _Manesiere.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: Dances incidental to the opera Actor: Fichar, Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

87
11 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17650219, but Theodosia-Miss Hallam; Patty-Miss Brent (playbill); Dances-Miss _Valois, Sga Manesiere restored.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Miss _Valois, Sga Manesiere restored.
Role: Dances incidental to the opera Actor: Fichar, Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

88
26 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Performance Comment: Oberon-Dyer; Fairy Queen-Mrs Ward; Cynthia-Miss Ward; dance incident to the piece,-Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: dance incident to the piece, Actor: Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist.

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

89
11 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Tindall; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Davis; Donalbaine-Murden; Seyton-Gardner; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignell; 1st Murderer-Buck; 2nd Murderer-Holtom; Witches-Dunstall, Costollo, Lewis; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Ward; With Original Music. Vocal parts-Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Waylin, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Dances-and Decorations incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: and Decorations incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: IV: A Tambourine, as17641015; End: (by Particular Desire) A New Hornpipe, as17650510

90
14 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Don Pedro-Packer; Leonato-Havard; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Balthazar (with song)-Vernon; Hero-Miss Plym; Beatrice-Miss Pope; In Act II a Masquerade proper to the play-; to conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: to conclude with a Country Dance Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17651022, but Dances-Miss Wilkinson, Miss _Baker.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Wilkinson, Miss _Baker.
Role: Dances incident to the piece Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi

91
15 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Performance Comment: Parts by: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young. Dances-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker; Musical entertainment not performed for three years. Air composed by Mr Arne. Zoreb-Vernon; Moroc-Champnes; Zaida-Mrs Vincent; Lyssa-Miss Polly Young (Winston MS 9). See17620420.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

Song: II: An Air by Dr Arne-Miss Polly Young; IV: An Air by Sg Vento-Polly Young

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

92
13 May 1767 @ Sadler's Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin; Or, The Enchanter Of Stone-henge

Performance Comment: Vocals-Mrs Lampe, Miss Brown, Master Herryman; Dances-Grimaldi, Duval, Tassoni, Miss Armoy.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Duval, Tassoni, Miss Armoy.

93
12 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money taken at Stage Door. No Money returned after Curtain is drawn up. [Customary note on subsequent bills.] Yates and Mrs Yates not engag'd. They went to Covent Garden Theatre. Mr Barry and Mrs Dancer engag'd (Winston MS 10). For performances at HAY and MARLY, 12-21 September, see close of Season 1766-1767, pp. 1264-65

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Amintor-Vernon; Daphne-Mrs Arne; Mindora-Miss Young; Dances-Sg and Sga Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

94
05 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17671204, but Dance-Mrs Bulkley, Miss _Valois.
Cast
Role: Dance Actor: Mrs Bulkley, Miss _Valois.
Role: a Dance incidental to the Opera Actor: Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance, as17671016

95
23 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17680105, but incidental Dance-Miss Valois, Mrs _Bulkley; Patty-Mrs Mattocks (playbill), but Mrs Bulkley stays for $Miss Valois (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: incidental Dance Actor: Miss Valois, Mrs _Bulkley
Role: Dance Actor: Mrs Bulkley, Miss _Valois.
Role: a Dance incidental to the Opera Actor: Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

96
10 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Mrs Harley Actor: Mrs Dancer

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Arne; Dances-Duquesney, Sga Giorgi; Cunning Man-Champness; Colin-Vernon; Phoebe-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sga Giorgi

97
05 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17670912, but Dances-Miss Collet, Miss _Rogers.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Collet, Miss _Rogers.

Dance: IV: The Medley-Shuter, Mrs King

98
11 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17680213, but Merlin-Keen; Dance-Miss _Rogers.
Cast
Role: Dance Actor: Miss _Rogers.
Role: Dance Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Duquesney, Miss Rogers, Miss Collett, Sga Giorgi, Mrs King

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

99
13 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: The Maid of the Mill. As17680427 but to avoid confusion: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Hartry (of Drury Lane); Giles-Mahoon; Mervin-Gentleman, 1st appearance this stage; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Pinto; End Act I, a Dance incidental to the opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: a Dance incidental to the opera Actor: Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.
Role: incidental Dance Actor: Miss Valois, Mrs _Bulkley
Role: Dance Actor: Mrs Bulkley, Miss _Valois.
Role: a Dance incidental to the Opera Actor: Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: None

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

100
23 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17681017, but Witches-Quick, _Dunstall; +Dance of the Furies-Arnauld (playbill); -Fischar (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Dance of the Furies Actor: Arnauld
Role: with a Dance of Furies Actor: Fishar.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

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