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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.

501
16 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (Ballet Master) and Sga Manesiere. Charges #64 10s. Balance due to Dancers #27 1s. 6d. To Fishar #13 10s. 9d. To Sga Manesiere #13 10s. 9d. In Addition Fishar gained #39 18s. from Tickets (47 Box; 105 Pit; 124 Gallery). Sga Manesiere gained #22 3s. from Tickets (45 Box; 44 Pit; 43 Gallery) (Account Book). Receipts: #91 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17671231, but Sally-Mrs Mattocks; After the Original dance a Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, 1st time.
Cast
Role: After the Original dance a Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, 1st time.
Role: To conclude with the Original Dance in the Actor: Arnauld, Mrs Thompson.

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon apprentice to Fishar; End Act II: By Particular Desire, The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; End Act III: A New Grand Ballet, that night only, call'd The Tartarians-Fishar, Sga Manesiere (with New Dresses); End Act IV: a New Pantomime Dance, call'd The Spanish Coal@Heaver-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, both apprentices of Fishar

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Milk@woman-Sga Manesiere; A Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

502
18 August 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Amintor-Vernon; Mindora-Mrs Scott; Daphne-Mrs Arne; with dances-Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Miss Tetley, Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: with dances Actor: Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Miss Tetley, Miss Collett.

503
23 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; other characters-Parsons, Dodd, Weston, Moody, Baddeley, Bransby, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope; with Proper Dances-. [For full cast see17680926] .For full cast see17680926] .
Cast
Role: with Proper Dances Actor: .

504
13 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

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

Dance: V: New Comic Dance, as17681210

505
05 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17690502, but Ariel-Mrs Scott; the other dances-Tassoni, _Giorgi; Hymen-_; Ceres-_.
Cast
Role: the other dances Actor: Tassoni, _Giorgi
Role: with a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor:
Role: the other dances Actor: Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: the Giorgis

Song: End: The Albion Song-Vernon

506
07 November 1769 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Contadine Bizzarre

Performance Comment: Rosalba-Sga Piatti; Lucio-Piatti; Gianfriso-Morigi; Auretta-Sga Zamperini; Nardone-Lovattini; Fiorina-Sga Guadagni; Livietta-Sga A. Zamperini; Masino-Bianchi; Director of the Dances-Campioni (Larpent MS).
Cast
Role: Director of the Dances Actor: Campioni

507
20 November 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17691009, but Stephano-Love; Caliban-Sparks; Ariel-Mrs Scott (with songs); Francisco-_; Dances-P. Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: P. Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville.
Role: With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor:
Role: The Other Dances Actor: Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Dagueville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers

508
04 January 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Reddish; Banquo-Packer; Malcolm-Cautherly; Ross-Aickin; Wounded Captain-J. Aickin; Hecate-Champness; Angus-Keen; Lennox-Fawcett; Seyton-Ackman; Witches-Burton, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Barry; Lady Macduff-Mrs Reddish; The vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Dibdin, Bannister, Kear, Mrs Scott, Miss Radley, Mrs Dorman; With proper Dances-Daigville.
Cast
Role: With proper Dances Actor: Daigville.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Dagueville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers

Dance: II: The English Gardeners, as17691206

509
27 September 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin-Bannister; Dorus-Parsons; Demon of Revenge-Champness; Linco-King; Damon-Fawcett; Dorilas-Wheeler; Shepherdesses-Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Dorman; Fatima-Mrs Abington; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Miss Radley; Urganda-Mrs Baddeley; In which will be Introduced a Grand Procession of the Different Orders of the Knights of Chivalry-, with Proper Dances and Decorations.
Cast
Role: In which will be Introduced a Grand Procession of Actor: , with Proper Dances and Decorations.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

510
03 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Hurst, Castle, Waldron, Wright, Keen, Hartry, W. Palmer, Messink, Clough, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley; The Dances-Daigville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers; In Which will be Introduced The Pageant-.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers

511
30 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701022, but The Vocal Parts-_Vernon; The Dances-Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.

Dance: I: Comic Dance-two children, as17701025

512
03 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701030, but to avoid confusion full cast listed- Parts-King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Vocal parts-Dibdin, Bannister, Champness, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley; Dances-Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers; etc. In which will be introduced the Pageant-.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17701025

513
09 February 1771 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide Riconosciuta

Performance Comment: Semiramide-Sga Grassi; Scitalce-Tenducci; Tamiri-Sga Romani; Mirteo-Ristorini; Ircano-Savoi; Sibari-Marigi; Director of Dances-Galeotti (Larpent MS).
Cast
Role: Director of Dances Actor: Galeotti

514
28 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17710415 but Caliban-Ackman; Master of Ship-J. Burton; Other Dances-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Other Dances Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Role: With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor:
Role: The Other Dances Actor: Daigueville.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at ye All-Mas. Palmer

515
01 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir W. Meadows-Saunders; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Miss Valois; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks; With a Dance-incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: With a Dance Actor: incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

516
21 February 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17711101, but Eustace-Owenson; incidental Dance-_.
Cast
Role: With a Dance Actor: incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: II: The Lamplighter, as17711016

517
02 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Linco-King; Merlin-Bannister; Dorus-Parsons; Demon of Revenge-Champness; Fatima-Mrs Abington; Shepherdesses-Mrs Davies, Miss Ambrose; Urganda-Mrs Scott; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Mrs Fitzgerald; In which will be introduced a Grand Procession of the different Orders of the Knights of Chivalry-with proper Dances and Decorations.
Cast
Role: In which will be introduced a Grand Procession of Actor: with proper Dances and Decorations.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

518
29 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17720221, but Woodcock-Quick, 1st time; Deborah-Mrs Barrington, 1st time; Rosetta-Mrs Woodman, 1st time; Incidental Dance-.
Cast
Role: Incidental Dance Actor: .
Role: With a Dance Actor: incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: I: The Favourite Irish Song call'd Ailen Aroon will be sung-Mrs Woodman

Dance: II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

519
14 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17720429 but Eustace-Dyer; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks; Incidental Dance-_.
Cast
Role: Incidental Dance Actor: .
Role: With a Dance Actor: incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17720326but Dance-Hamoir, Miss Hamoir.
Cast
Role: 720326but Dance Actor: Hamoir, Miss Hamoir.
Role: Dances Actor: Hamoir, Miss Valois added.
Role: The Dance Actor: Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant(Peasant)-Phillips,(who has not appeared on that stage these 20 years; Clown) Banks. [See17650429.

520
02 November 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Smith; Capulet-Kniveton; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Davis; Escalus-Morris; Paris-Perry; Tibalt-Gardner; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Miller; And a Masquerade Dance- incident to the play; with a Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; With Funeral Procession of Juliet-; a Solemn Dirge-; Vocal parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Legg, Fox, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: And a Masquerade Dance Actor: incident to the play

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17721016, but The Dances-Mas. Blurton, Miss +Besford.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss +Besford.
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere.

521
12 January 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17721211, but to conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.
Cast
Role: to conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

522
20 March 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

Monologue: Interlude.IV: Will be introduc'd an Interlude of Music and Dancing, call'd The Contention of Wit and Wealth. Plutus-Reinhold; Wit-Mrs Wewitzer; the Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Performance Comment: IV: Will be introduc'd an Interlude of Music and Dancing, call'd The Contention of Wit and Wealth. Plutus-Reinhold; Wit-Mrs Wewitzer; the Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.
Cast
Role: the Dance Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere.

523
12 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Packer; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; Stephano (that night only)-G. A. Stevens; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Ackman; Sebastian-Keen; Gonzalo-J. Aickin; Alonzo-Bransby; Antonio-Hurst; Master of Ship-Wrighten; Francisco-Griffith; Ariel (with songs)-Mrs Scott; Hymen-Fawcett; Ceres-Mrs Wrighten; Miranda-Mrs Smith, first time and with a new song. With a; Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-.
Cast
Role: Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: Other dances-Atkins, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer; by Desire

524
12 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixines-Bensley; Florizel-Lewis; Camillo-Hull; Autolicus-Quick; Old Shepherd-Kniveton; Clown-Woodward; Perdita (with Sheep Shearing Ballad)-Miss Dayes; Paulina-Mrs P. Green; Hermione-Mrs Hartley; The Vocal Parts-Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker; In Act II, a Dance-Aldridge, Miss Twist (playbill). [The Public Advertiser lists Reinhold instead of Fox as vocalist.]The Public Advertiser lists Reinhold instead of Fox as vocalist.]
Cast
Role: a Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Master Blurton.
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon

525
07 January 1775 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: With Magnificent new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations, both for the Opera and Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Dance: I: As17741217; I: an Entree-Simonin, Cadet (Being his 1st Appearance)

Cast
Role: A Grand Dance of Furies Actor: incident to the Opera.
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