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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.

6126
11 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Miss Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Beggar-Burton; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

6127
15 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17570218, but Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton. In Which will be reviv'd the Original Masquerade Scene and Dance. Mrs Hamilton will give a new Epilogue in Character.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Hamilton. In Which will be reviv'd the Original Masquerade Scene and Dance. Mrs Hamilton will give a new Epilogue in Character.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard, Miss Vallois, her 1st appearance on any stage

6128
03 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: As17570423 but Harlequin-Miles; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze; To conclude with a Dance-Lucas.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Dance Actor: Lucas.

Song: I: A Song=-Howard; III: By Particular Desire, When Phoebus the Tops of the Hills does adorn-Lowe, Howard

6129
17 June 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: Blind Man's Buff, les Bergeres, les Paisans, a Dutch Dance, And a grand Comic Ballet called The Marine Boys marching to Portsmouth-Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic; or, A Voyage to Prussia

Song: The Songs-Sga Peralta, others

6130
23 June 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: As17570617 but Blind Man's Buff-; les Bergeres-; les Paisans-; a Dutch Dance-; The Marine Boys marching to Portsmouth-.
Cast
Role: a Dutch Dance Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

6131
11 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: Address-Cibber; A Scotch Song-; A concerto-; First Comic Lecture-Cibber; Grand Concerto for French Horns-; Second Comic Lecture-Cibber; The Italian Peasant (comic dance)-; A New Cantata The Wheelbarrow-; Comic Medley overture-; Auction of choice curiosities of extraordinary Value-Cibber; Italian air-Sga Mimicotti as17570628; Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics-Miss Dorothy Midnight; Comic Ballet The Marine Boys marching to Portsmouth-; Handel's Water Music-Mother Midnight.
Cast
Role: a Dutch Dance Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

6132
27 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: As17570826, but New Comic Dance-Joly, Miss Durham; Blind Man's Buff-.
Cast
Role: New Comic Dance Actor: Joly, Miss Durham
Role: a Dutch Dance Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Dance: As17570819

6133
29 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: As17570827, but New Comic Dance-_; Introduction-Mrs Trampwell.
Cast
Role: New Comic Dance Actor: Joly, Miss Durham
Role: a Dutch Dance Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Dance: As17570819

6134
10 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat of the Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Walker; Player-Mozeen; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Polly-Miss Macklin; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; In Act III a Hornpipe-Mathew; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

6135
15 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Meggot-Woodward; Strictland-Berry; Frankly-Palmer; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Jacintha-Miss Macklin; Bellamy-Blakes; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Davies; Lucetta-Miss Minors; To conclude with Country Dance-the Characters of the play.
Cast
Role: To conclude with Country Dance Actor: the Characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

6136
16 September 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ridout; Lurcher-Anderson; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John-Arthur; Freehold-Gibson; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Costollo; Timothy-Collins; Longbottom-Bencraft; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; With a Country Dance- incident to the play; and the original Sheep Shearing Ballad-Lowe.
Cast
Role: With a Country Dance Actor: incident to the play

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

6137
17 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Jefferson; Benvolio-Usher; Montague-Burton; Tibalt-Balkes; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Mercutio-Woodward; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Juliet-Miss Pritchard; With an Additional Scene representing the Funeral Procession-to the Monument of the Capuletsv; The Vocal Parts-Champness, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young; In Act I a Masquerade Dance- Proper to the play.
Cast
Role: In Act I a Masquerade Dance Actor: Proper to the play.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

6138
29 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Laura-Mrs Vernon; Pastora-Mrs Clive; Palemon-Rooker; To conclude with a Rural Dance-.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: .

6139
21 October 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: See17571017, but The Guittard, a song by Mr Arne,-Mrs Hooper; a new dance, Le Matelotte-Joly; Italian Peasants-_; School of Anacreon-Kear; Chaste Diana-Mrs Hooper; Phoebus sinketh in the West-Kear.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

6140
31 October 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Impromptu

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer Trick'd; or, Harlequin Happy

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Master Cawley; Colombine-Miss Twist; others-Masters Moore, Hussey, Hurst, Simpson, Richardson, Sanders; To conclude with a Rural Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; others. others.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist

6141
07 November 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Miss Midnight's Medley Concert

Performance Comment: As17571102, but Dutch Dance-Settree.
Cast
Role: Dutch Dance Actor: Settree.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer Trick'd

6142
18 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lee; Strictland-Ridout; Frankly-Ryan; Bellamy-Clarke; Meggot-Castle; Simon-Wignel; Tester-Collins; Buckle-Anderson; Milliner-Miss Helm; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Barrington; Jacyntha-Mrs Vincent; Lucetta-Mrs Pitt; Clarinda-Mrs Hamilton; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

6143
07 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-White; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Fryar Lawrence-Ridout; Tibalt-Cushing; Gregory-Bennet; Sampson; Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-R. Smith; Mercutio-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Minuet-Guerin, Miss Hilliard; Masquerade Dance-; proper to the Play. An Additional scene will be introduc'd representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; , accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; The vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

6144
17 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17571004, but Macbeth-Garrick; Lady Macduff-Mrs Jefferson; Furies' Dance-Delatre.
Cast
Role: Furies' Dance Actor: Delatre.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

6145
31 January 1758 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A pasticcio, with libretto by G. A. Migliavacca; music by F. G. Bertoni, Handel, Davide Perez (Deutsch, Handel, p. 793). A New Opera, with new Decorations and Dances. It will be performed Tuesday and Zenobia on Saturdays (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solimano

Dance: Signora Forti, Signora Bonomi, Grimaldi, Signora Lescot

6146
01 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: Diocles-Ross; Charinus-Sparks; Maximinian-Smith; Cosroe-Clarke; Aper-Gibson; Niger-Ridout; Camurius-Anderson; Persian Ambassador-White; Suitors-Collins, Costollo, Stoppelaer; Countrymen-Dunstall, Barrington; Geta-Shuter; Aurelia-Mrs Vincent; Cassana-Mrs Stephens; Drusilla-Miss Condill; Delphia-Mrs Hamilton; With the Original Dances-Gallini, Granier, Lucas, Miles, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Gosley, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard, Mrs Granier, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolet, Miss Dawson, Miss Viviez, Mrs Guerin; With several New Songs adapted to the Opera, set to music by Arne. The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Mattocks, Howard, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Younge, others.
Cast
Role: With the Original Dances Actor: Gallini, Granier, Lucas, Miles, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Gosley, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard, Mrs Granier, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolet, Miss Dawson, Miss Viviez, Mrs Guerin

6147
07 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #115 8s. 6d. Barry's 1!3 of profits came to #11 16s. 2d. Paid Mr Pollar for making 10 wishers [?] for the dances, 10s. Paid Mrs Paddick #1 6s. for sundries incident to Dioclesian (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Ballet: The Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Dance: As17571217

6148
14 March 1758 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. Ths Musick newly composed by Sig Cocchi. New Clothes, Decorations, and Dances. [On Monday 13 March Sga Frasi published in the Public Advertiser thanks for those who supported her benefit (6 March) and apologized for deficiencies in the performances. Some of the principals were engaged in the run of the new tragedy [The Prophetess? Mariamne?] whose run she could not anticipate.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Issipile

6149
03 April 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Garrick; Frederick-Palmer; Duke-Usher; Petruchio-Blakes; Antonio-Yates; 1st Constantia-Miss Macklin; Mother-Mrs Clive; Landlady-Mrs Macklin; Kinswoman-Mrs Hippisley; 2d Constantia-Miss Haughton; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

6150
19 April 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece, Dance, and Afterpiece: By Command of the Prince of Wales. [No receipts in Cross.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: TThe Market, as17571126