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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.

6201
10 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Other characters-Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope; The Vocal Parts-Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young; The Dances-Grimaldi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker; a New Hornpipe-Miss Dawson.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

6202
16 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Justice Clack-Shuter; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Amie-Miss Young; Rachel-Miss Brent; with the Beggars-; other dances incident to the Opera-.
Cast
Role: other dances incident to the Opera Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

6203
17 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Blakes, Vaughan, Johnston, Ackman, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Baker, Settree; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: To Conclude with a Country Dance Actor: .

6204
19 September 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Speranze Della Terra

Performance Comment: The Music performed not only by the Opera singers and the usual orchestra, but also by a very considerable number of vocal and instrumental performers (all Englishmen) who will be divided into two bands: one in the usual place, and the other in the upper gallery. The Dances, Scenes, Illuminations, Dresses and other Decorations (the whole new) will be made to correspond as much as possible, with the solemnity of the drama.

Afterpiece Title: Le Promesse del Ciels

6205
19 September 1761 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George For England; Or, The Triumphs Of Roast Beef

Afterpiece Title: Triumphs of Hymen; and the Landing of the Queen

Performance Comment: with the celebrated Waterman's Dance-; Hornpipe(in the character of an Element-Dasher's Damsel)-. The Music and Dresses entirely new.
Cast
Role: with the celebrated Waterman's Dance Actor:

6206
25 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Paris-Perry; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Gibson; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy, first appearance here in 2 years; Minuet-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi; Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; An Additional Scene will be introduc'd, representing The Funeral Procession of Juliet, which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge Vocal parts-Beard, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the play

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

6207
26 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; First Spirit-Ross; Second Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mlle Marianne, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: The Dances incident to the masque Actor: Sodi, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mlle Marianne, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

6208
30 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Supspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Dyer; Strictland-Sparks; Frankly-MacGuire, first appearance that stage; Bellamy-Clarke; Meggot-Cresswick; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Barrington; Lucetta-Mrs Pitt; Jacyntha-Mrs Vincent; Clarinda-Mrs Ward; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters in the Play.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters in the Play.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

6209
10 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #19. Paid salary list as usual #245 12s. with the additions of 3 Oct. LaLauze re-entered at 12s. Per day. Miss Miller and Miss Twist added at 5s. and 3s. 4d. respectively. Paid Lupino for making dance dresses #12 14s. 11d. Bought a crimson water'd Tabby gown and coat trimmed with silver at #30. Receipts: #72 15s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

6210
13 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Fair, A Grotesque Pantomime Entertainment

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Bencraft; Wife to Pantaloon-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Sga Maranesi, first time; Pierrot-Lalauze; Constable-Redman; Porter-Holtom; In which will be introduc'd a Recruiting Lieutenant, the Lieutenant-Shuter; With a new Song-Beard in the character of a Sailor; Midshipman-Young; Drummer-Tatoo; Recruits-Mattocks, Baker, Legg; The Equilibrist on the Wire-Matthews; Andrew to Yates's Parade-Jonathan; Andrew to Puppet Shew-Collins; Tiddee Doll-Dunstall; Butcher-Perry; Slaughtermen-Holtom, Buck; Spectators attending the Fair-the Comedians; To conclude with a Bohemian Dance-Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Bohemian Dance Actor: Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Mrs Granier.

6211
13 October 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nell Indie

Performance Comment: Alexander-Giovanni Battista Zonca; Porus-Filippo Elisi; Cleofida-Signora Colomba Mattei; Frisena-Signora Angiola Sartori; Gandartes-Signora Rosa Curioni (Musician to H. S. H. the Duke Clemens of Bavaria); Timagenes-Signora Teresa Eberardi; Director of the Dances-Gallini; Principal Dancers-Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Binetti, Signora Binetti.
Cast
Role: Director of the Dances Actor: Gallini
Role: Principal Dancers Actor: Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Binetti, Signora Binetti.

6212
22 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Hull; Sir John English-Collins; Freehold-Gibson; Lurcher-Anderson; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; With a Country Dance-incident to the play.; the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad-.
Cast
Role: With a Country Dance Actor: incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Bohemian Dance Actor: Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Mrs Granier.

6213
23 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17611022, but Fairy-Miss Wright; Other characters-Leviez, Blakes, Settree, Ackman, Mas. Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Dance of Fairies-.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Dance of Fairies Actor: .

6214
20 November 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17610912, but Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Packer; concluding with a Country Dance-the Characters.
Cast
Role: concluding with a Country Dance Actor: the Characters.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

6215
28 December 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Other character-Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Weston, Castle, Mas. Kennedy, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Simson, Mrs Matthews, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; The Dances-Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.

6216
02 January 1762 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera.-Music by several celebrated Composers, with new Cloaths, new Decorations and Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tolomeo

6217
15 January 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The Singing, a Musical Interlude by G. A. Stevens, comprising a song and dance of sailors. Popular on Declaration of war with Spain (Biographia Dramatica).] Mainpiece: Not performed in two years. [See 29 April 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.

Song: IV: A New Comic Interlude of Singing and Dancing, call'd Hearts of Oak The Characters-Lowe, Stevens, Fox, Vincent, Miss E. Young, Miss Baker

6218
27 January 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Florizel And Perdita; Or, The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Garrick; Polixines-Havard; Camillo-Davies; Old Shepherd-Burton; Clown-King; Autolicus-Yates; Gentleman-Blakes; Cleomines-Castle; Florizel-Holland; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard; Paulina-Mrs Bennet; Perdita (with a Sheepshearing Song in character)-Mrs Cibber; The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; The Dances-Grimaldi, Lochery, Miss Wilkinson; The Original Prologue-Garrick.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Lochery, Miss Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Song: HHearts of Oak, as17620115

6219
01 February 1762 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new comic Opera. Music by Galuppi. New Cloaths, Decorations, and Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Nozze Di Dorina

6220
03 February 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; The Dances-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Lochery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Lochery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson.

6221
01 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Ferdinand-Holland; Stephano-King; Trinculo-Yates; Boatswain-Clough; Caliban-Blakes; Ariel, Ceres-Miss Young; Hymen-Lowe; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits, and a Pastoral Danceproper to the Masque,-Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: and a Pastoral Danceproper to the Masque, Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.

6222
03 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. This day publish'd Price 1s. Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Music; written by Dryden. To which is added the Coronation Anthem as performed this evening at Covent Garden. Set by Mr Handel. This Day publish'd Price 5s. sewed. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing, by Giovanni Andrea Gallini, Director of the Dances at the Royal Theatre in the Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Music: As17620226; Handel's Coronation Anthem-

6223
16 March 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Performance Comment: The vocal parts-Tenducci, Paretti, who will sing (by Dr Arne's permission) the favourite songs in Artaxerxes; The First Violin-, with a Concerto and a SoloPiffet (being his first public performance in England); a Concerto on German Flute-Florio; a Solo on Violincello-Siprutini; After which a Grand Dance-; the Pantomime-; in which will be introduced the Ghost of Cock-Lane; the disappearance of the Child; and after, the Chinese Fireworks; with many other curious performances. the disappearance of the Child; and after, the Chinese Fireworks; with many other curious performances.
Cast
Role: After which a Grand Dance Actor:

6224
20 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel (with new songs in character)-Mattocks; Autolicus (with songs in character)-Shuter; King-Hull; Shepherd-Gibson; Perdita (with new songs in character)-Miss Brent; The Music composed by Dr Arne, with a Dances incident to the Pastoral-Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: with a Dances incident to the Pastoral Actor: Granier, Mrs Granier.

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

6225
03 April 1762 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera. Music by Cocchi...New Cloaths, Decorations, and Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Famiglia In Scompiglio; Or, The Family In An Uproar