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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.

251
15 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder; II: Serious Dance-Master Charles Poitier; a Child of Five Years Old, the first time of his appearing on the Stage. III: Serious Dance-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder; IV: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Master Charles Poitier; End Afterpiece: Minuet-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Charles Poitier

Performance Comment: III: Serious Dance-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder; IV: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Master Charles Poitier; End Afterpiece: Minuet-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Charles Poitier.
Cast
Role: Serious Dance Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder

Song: II: Duet-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Music: V: By Desire, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

252
22 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The New Dance provided with New Habits and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: I: Beard

Music: III: A Concerto on the Violincello-Cervette

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; IV: A New Comic Ballet, call'd Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie-Checo Torinese, Sga Chiaretta Aquilanti, Boromeo

253
04 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With new Habits, scenes, Machines, and other Decorations for the Dances. Nothing under full price will be taken during the time of performance. The Refusal oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: Grand Comic Dance call'dThe German Camp-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Salomon's Son; Also The Vintage-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Muilment, Mechel, Mlle Mechel

254
01 October 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [This dance had been introduced in Act IV of The Refusal on 29 Sept.] Receipts: #100 (Cross); #102 6s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: New Dance-Cooke

255
04 April 1748 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: I: Hornpipe-John Granier; II: Country Wake-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; III: Dutch Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; IV: Farmer's Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; End: The Temple of Jupiter with the loves of Adonis and Venus-

Performance Comment: Granier, Miss Granier; IV: Farmer's Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; End: The Temple of Jupiter with the loves of Adonis and Venus-.
Cast
Role: Farmer's Dance Actor: Jo. Granier, Miss Granier

256
06 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Mas. Shawford, Miss Shawford; V: Comic Dance-Matthews, Mrs Addison

Performance Comment: Shawford, Miss Shawford; V: Comic Dance-Matthews, Mrs Addison.
Cast
Role: Comic Dance Actor: Matthews, Mrs Addison.

257
24 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's sister; II: A New Scotch Dance, in which will be introduced by Particular Desire the Scotch Measure, the Highland Reel-Froment, Mad DeLaCointrie; V: Minuet-Froment, Mad DeLaCointrie

Performance Comment: Granier, J. Granier's sister; II: A New Scotch Dance, in which will be introduced by Particular Desire the Scotch Measure, the Highland Reel-Froment, Mad DeLaCointrie; V: Minuet-Froment, Mad DeLaCointrie.

258
31 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Proper Decorations. Dance by Desire. Paid Mr Donell for a Brown velvet coat & Breeches and a blue velvet flower'd waistcoat #4 4s.; to Mr Hughes for a blue velvet suit embroider'd, a Gray cloth coat lac'd with gold, a scarlet velvet waistcoat, an uncut velvet suit & cold straps #55; Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #17 18s. 11d.; Paid Mr Havers five eights share Rent 100 nights #7 5s. 10d.; Paid Mrs Stanhope's 2 shares ditto #28 6s. 8d.; Norton 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #200 (Cross); #170 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Dance: GGrand Scotch Dance, as17491031

259
30 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Reviv'd not acted in 10 years. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Dryden. The Music composed by Dr Boyce. Proper Dances, Chorusses, &c....The Word of the Masque will be deliver'd gratis at the doors (General Advertiser). Play not much lik'd and ye Masque greatly dislik'd (Cross). Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Secular Masque

Dance: New Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

260
07 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Palmer; Fryar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Shuter; Balthazar,songs-Beard; Verges-Vaughan; Conrade-Mozeen; Town Clerk-James; Sexton-Ray; Hero-Mrs Willoughby; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Minors; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; In Act II, a Masquerade Dance-Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: a Masquerade Dance Actor: Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Rural Dance Actor: _Grandchamps.
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo, her 1st time of appearing in England.

261
24 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit for Mr Mathews & $Jan: Auretti. Ye provok'd Husband? was play'd Palmer being ill (Cross). No Building on Stage. [The bills, all printed before the last minute change, list The Non Juror. Probably announcement was unnecessary, as audience came mainly to enjoy the dances this night.] Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: [the Non Juror

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: .

Dance: [I: A +Hornpipe-the Little Swiss, a child 5 years old; II: A Grand Ballet-Devisse, Mlle Auguste; III: A Serious Dance-Janeton Auretti; V: The Louvre, Minuet-Mathews, Janeton Auretti

Ballet: [IV: +La Chacone des Characters. Harlequin-Mlle Auretti; Punch-Devisse

262
04 July 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Dances, Music, Dresses, Scenes and other Decorations entirely new. The House to be illuminated with Wax candles, and particular care taken to keep it cool. The Performance by Particular Desire. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 7:00 p.m. Places for Boxes will be taken at the Theatre. [Prices, places, and opening time repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The British Roratory; Or, Mrs Midnight's New Carnival Concert

Music: Will be introduced a NewConcerto for the Tambour de Basque-; accompanied with the Original Jews@Harp-; the Hurdy Gurdy-

Dance: DDancing-Banbaregines, Rerriminonies (just arived from +Piemons); End Concert: a New British Dance, The Cassey-a company of Lilliputians; to which will be added a new Entertainment of Music and Dancing-a company of Lilliputians just arrived, being their first time of performing in +England

263
03 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Taken from a Midsummer Night's Dream written by Shakespear. The Songs from Shakespear, Milton, Waller, Dryden, Lansdown, Hammond. Music-Smith. [First edition Text by John Christopher Smith; see Garrick to James Murphey French, Dec. 1756; H. Walpole to R. Bentley 23 Feb. 1755.] Besides our own Singers, we had Sg Guadagni, Sga Passerini, Miss Potier [i.e., Mrs Vernon], and Savage's Boys. Very great Applause; Sabatini danced after it and fell down, not hurt (Cross). [See A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Hands of Garrick and Colman, G. W. Stone Jr, PMLA (June 1939).] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Dance: CComic Dance-Sabatini, Sga Sabatini, Sabatini jun, his first time

264
02 September 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert; Or, An Impromptu Of Whim And Novelty

Performance Comment: With a new Introduction-Mrs Trampwell, her Troop, In which Miss Midnight will give some specimens of Oratory a la mode de Theatre; An Address-Mr Cibber; A Concerto Hooley and Fairley, a Scotch Song-Mr Lauder; Blind Man's Buff, a dance-Lilliputians; A Concerto for French Horns-; The Comic Lectures (in two parts) varied-Mr Cibber; end of First Lecture a piece of Music-; End of 2nd, a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors-Master Settree, Miss Twist; The music and dresses new. When all the Attic Fire was fled, in Eliza-Miss Gaudry; An auction of Choice curiosities of extraordinary value-Mr Cibber (auctioneer); a new Italian Air-Signora Mimicotti; accompanied on the bassoon-Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado; The Italian Peasants-Joly, Madam Dulisse; Also a Grand Comic Ballet called the Marine Boys Marching to Portsmouth-; , in which will be introduced a Hornpipe-Mossis, Miss Durham; Mr Handel's Water Music, with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Mother Midnight; Also a Comic Epilogue-Miss Midnight (riding on an Ass).
Cast
Role: a dance Actor: Lilliputians
Role: a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: With a Lilliputian Pantomime call'dHarlequin's Frolic; or, A Voyage to Prussia

Performance Comment: Concluding with a Ballet called The Prussians March to Bohemia-; a new Grotesque Dance callled Colin and his Rival Ladies-.
Cast
Role: a new Grotesque Dance callled Colin and his Riv Actor: .

265
14 September 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Performance Comment: A variety of entertainments as17570902 as17570908 as17570912; An Address-Mr Cibber; Hooley and Fairley, A Scotch Song-Lauder; Blind Man's Buff-Lilliputians; A Concerto for French Horns-; The Comic Lectures-Mr Cibber; Music-; The Taylors-Master Settree, Miss Twist; An Auction-Mr Cibber; Italian Air-Signora Mimicotti; Bassoon-Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado; The Italian Peasants-Joly, Madam Dulisse; Marine Boys Marching to Portsmouth-; +Hornpipe-Morris, Miss Durham; Handel's Water Music, Preamble on Kettle Drums-; Comic Epilogue-Miss Midnight; Voluntary on the Cymbalo-Mr Noel Sr; Favourite English Song-Miss Gaudry; Kitty or the Female Phaeton-Miss Gaudry; Dialogue-Mr Gaudry, Miss Gaudry; The Lark Concerto-Mr Gaudry; Country Lass-Miss Valois; What's That to You?-Lauder; Oration-Miss Midnight; Cuckow Overture-; Singing-Sadler; Dutch Peasant-Miss Valois; Louvre, Minuet-Froment, Madam Dulisse; with the addition of La Bergere-Miss Vallois (scholar to Mr LaCointe); a new Scots Dance-Froment, Mlle Dulisse; an Epi@congee-Cibber; Alli Croker a comic dance-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: a new Scots Dance Actor: Froment, Mlle Dulisse
Role: Alli Croker a comic dance Actor: Miss Valois.
Role: a dance Actor: Lilliputians
Role: a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: a new Grotesque Dance callled Colin and his Riv Actor: .

266
03 October 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Performance Comment: See17570928, but to begin with Grand Overture with French Horns-; Kitty-Miss Gaudry; Oratory-Miss Midnight; Scots Songs-Lauder; New Comic Lectures-Cibber; Les Tailleurs a new pantomime dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; Scots Dance-Froment, Mme Dulisse; Italian Air-La Signora Mimicotti; accompanied on the bassoon-Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado (as17570902); Acrobatics-Maddox; The Drunken Peasant, Irish Landlord and Landlady-Jolly, Settree, Mme Dulisse; Brown Beer of England-Lauder; Hornpipe-Morris.
Cast
Role: Les Tailleurs a new pantomime dance Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: Scots Dance Actor: Froment, Mme Dulisse
Role: a dance Actor: Lilliputians
Role: a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

267
20 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mossop; Ferdinand-Holland; Alonzo-Bransby; Gonzalo-Burton; Antonio-Austin; Sebastian-Mozeen; Stephano-Woodward; Trincalo-Yates; Caliban-Berry; Boatswain-Blakes; Ariel (with proper Songs)-Miss Young; Miranda-Miss Pritchard; Ceres-Mrs Vernon; Hymen-Beard; With Proper Decorations, particularly a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; and a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque-Delater, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi.
Cast
Role: particularly a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor:
Role: and a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque Actor: Delater, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi.

268
16 January 1759 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Opera, the music newly compos'd by Sig Cocchi. With New Decorations and New Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Ciro Riconosiuto

Dance: Director of Dances: Giovanni Gallini Dancers-Gallini, Signora Rosa Carlini, Giuseppe Forti, Signora Giac. Bonomi

269
23 September 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe, 1st appearance here in 12 years; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Fawcett, 1st appearance on this stage; Mat of the Mint-Balkes; Beggar-Burton; Player-Mozeen; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Polly-Mrs Vincent, 1st appearance on any stage; Act III, Hornpipe dance-Miss Dawson, 1st appearance on this stage; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe dance Actor: Miss Dawson, 1st appearance on this stage
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the Characters of the Opera.

270
23 June 1761 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Several new Dances composed by Gherardi, to be executed by his scholars who are all English.End I: Les Chasseurs and les Bergeres-Master Rogers (a scholar of Leviez's), Miss Twist, Master Tetley, Miss Tetley, Miss Buchinger; II: The German Coopers-Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Miss Tetley; III: Grand Dance, The Gardeners-Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Miss Street, others

Performance Comment: End I: Les Chasseurs and les Bergeres-Master Rogers (a scholar of Leviez's), Miss Twist, Master Tetley, Miss Tetley, Miss Buchinger; II: The German Coopers-Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Miss Tetley; III: Grand Dance, The Gardeners-Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Miss Street, others.

271
14 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; Others-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Fox, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnston, Castle, Rooker, Watkins, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Rogers; With proper Dances-; Songs-; an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops-; The whole to conclude with a Dance-Master Roger, Miss Capitani (Scholars to Gallini).
Cast
Role: With proper Dances Actor:
Role: The whole to conclude with a Dance Actor: Master Roger, Miss Capitani

272
21 September 1761 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At the large Theatrical Booth at the bottom of the Bowling Green. A new Comedy Written on the plan of a gentleman whose abilities have long received the sanction of public approbation. Interspersed with a variety of Entertainments infinitely superior to what have been generally given at the Fairs. The Songs will be new and spirited. The Dances lively and characteristic. By a company of Comedians from both Theatres. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Whimsical Battle Of The Greybeards; Or, The Humourous History Of A Covent Garden Adventure; Containing The Ridiculous Behaviour Of shela O'flannegan The First Irish Woman Introduced At Any Fair, The Odd Resentment Of col

Dance: CComic Dance-Signora Florentina, a capital performer from the Opera House at Turin

273
10 November 1761 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new comic Opera, with new Clothes, Decorations and Dances. By Their Majesties Command. [Repeated in subsequent bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Mercato Di Malmantile

Dance: Director of Dances-Gallini; Dancers-Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Binetti, Sga Binetti

Music: Domenico Fischetti

274
29 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: LLa Petite Bergere-Miss Lalauze; a Hornpipe, 1st time-Miss Lalauze (Music by Dr Arne); A Ball Dance, call'd the Louvre, ending with a Minuet-a Young scholar of Mr Lalauze, Miss Lalauze. Being the last time of their appearing on the stage. These Dances By Particular Desire

Performance Comment: Being the last time of their appearing on the stage. These Dances By Particular Desire.

275
26 November 1763 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A serious Opera...the Musick composed by several eminent Masters. All new Dances; and New Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Pit and Boxes laid together 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s. and no Person admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd at the door. By His Majesty's Command, no Person to be admitted behind the Scenes. To begin 6:30 p.m. [Giardini the new Impresario; Spilsbury-treasurer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleonice

Dance: Director of the Dances Sg Pietro Sodi