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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.

6351
25 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Powell, 1st time; Capulet-Gibson; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; In Act I a Minuet-Fishar, Mrs Bulkley; Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; the Funeral procession of Juliet-; a Solemn Dirge, the Vocal parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Legg, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the play

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Dance Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois.

6352
26 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Others-Parsons, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Weston, Hartry, J. Palmer, Ackman, Messink, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Fox, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Smith, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope; The Dances-Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

6353
05 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted there. Neville MS Diary: Both theatres opened again with The English Merchant. Went into the Pit of cg. Shuter did Freeport pretty well, but had not that appearance of blunt honesty which Yates has in that character....I like Miss Pope better in Molly than Mrs Mattocks. Mrs Goodman by Mrs Ward, who is a very different figure now from what she was some years ago. Her daughter did Amelia pretty well, but has a stiffiness and an indifferent voice. End Act III, The Irish Lilt-The celebrated dancer Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. Entertainment Harlequin Dr Faustus. I hope this emulation between the 2 Houses will cause exertion. Receipts: #146 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Others-Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Banks, DuBellamy, Wignell, Dibdin, Weller, Holtom, Mrs Copin, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Dyer, Mrs Bulkley; Dances-LaRiviere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Fishar.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: LaRiviere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Fishar.

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

6354
13 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mahoon, 1st appearance this kingdom; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Player-Gardner; Beggar-Bennet; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; With Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; a Country Dance-the Characters in the opera.
Cast
Role: a Country Dance Actor: the Characters in the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: LaRiviere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Fishar.

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

6355
22 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 14 Jan. 1763.] Dined at Terry's. At Davies read the principal parts of As You Like It. Got into the Pit before the Play began. Stood all the time of the performance. Mrs Dancer played Rosalind with great propriety, looks very well in boys clothes...Caelia, with the Cockoo, a delightful song (not in the play) by Mrs Baddeley, being her 1st appearance in that character. This excellent comedy so well performed gave me great pleasure. End Act I, Hearts of Oak, a pretty dance by Mrs King, Giorgi, etc. The Entertainment was Harlequin's Invasion, with a prologue spoken by King. This triumph of Shakespeare over folly is one of the best and most magnificent Pantomimes and not mere dumb show (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King, 1st time; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Love; Duke Sr-Hurst; Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Le Beau-Ackman; Corin-Hartry; Jaques de Bois-Fox; Charles-Moody; Silvius-Strange; William-Messink; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Adam-Havard; Celia (with song in character)-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; Phebe-Miss Simson; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

6356
27 October 1767 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: New Dances, new Clothes, new Decorations. A new serious Opera; music by several celebrated Composers. Pit and Boxes put together and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered this Day, at Half a Guinea each; First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. Gallery, Pit, and Boxes open at Five. By their Majesties Command, no Person whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. 6:30 p.m. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Notice repeated in the bills.] [Messrs. Vincent and Gordon, Managers of the Operas had noted (Public Advertiser, 9 Sept.) their engagement of singers: For the Serious Opera: Guarducci, first Man; Signora Campolini, first Woman; Savoi, second Man; Signora Querzioli, second Woman; Signora Piatti, third Woman; Michelli The Comic Opera: Lovattini, first Man; Signora Guadagni, first Woman; Savoi, serious Man; Signora Querzoli, serious Woman; Moriggi (Bass); Signora Piatti, third Woman; Michelli. Also engaged: Guglielmi and Alessandri, Composers; Pugniani, first Violin; Signora Coradini a new Dancer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tigrane

6357
30 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Hull; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Perry; 2nd Spirit-R. Smith; Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchanals-Mahoon, DuBellamy, Dibdin; Bacchants-Mrs Pinto, Mrs DuBellamy; Euphrosyne-Mrs Thompson; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, the Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Pinto; Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mrs Bulkley, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mrs Bulkley, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

6358
07 November 1767 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new comic Opera--Music-Piccini. New Dances, Cloaths, Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Schiava

6359
02 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. At 5 went into the Pit to see Love do Kite--like him better than Bransby in that character. End Act II a Pantomime dance by children called the Lilliputian Camp: Adjutant by Miss Rogers. J. Palmer did Bounce in Harlequin's Invasion, but not as well as Bransby. When King runs off in the Dancer's scene, Rooker comes on, jumps, King not being able, having had his thigh-bone broken 2 years ago (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak, as17671022; II: The Lilliputian Camp-

6360
02 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Sailor-Mahoon; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Mrs Thompson; Sally-Mrs Pinto; To conclude with the Original Dance in the characters of an Old Man and Woman-Arnauld, Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: To conclude with the Original Dance in the Actor: Arnauld, Mrs Thompson.

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

6361
05 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [T+Theatrical Monitor, Nov. VII, appeared this day, again critical of The Oxonian in Town, of the dances, and of Mrs Mattocks's performance, "She raises herself by strut, rage, and storm."] At 5 went into the Pit. Powell does Othello very well, better than he did last season. Iago by Macklin (first time there in 12 years) who is reckon'd capital in that character....Clarke is a good Cassio. Mattocks appeared in his usual character Apollo. I like him better than DuBellamy who did it during his illness (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #205 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

6362
08 December 1767 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sifare

Performance Comment: with Dances-.
Cast
Role: with Dances Actor: .

6363
19 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Fifth Performance of the Mainpiece. The Music by Mr Linley of Bath. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid James Abbott for Flowers etc. for the Garland Dance #5 11d. and paid Mrs Winter for flowers etc. for the same #2 13s. 4d. (Account Book). [See 14 Dec.] Receipts: #211 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End of Opera: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

6364
28 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell; Iachimo-Smith; Pisanio-Hull; Philario-Morris; Cymbeline-Gibson; Cloten-Yates; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-Bensley; Arviragus-Perry; Queen-Mrs Vincent; Imogen-Yates; In Act II a Masquerade Dance-incident to the Play; Singing-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: In Act II a Masquerade Dance Actor: incident to the Play

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: III: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; IV: The Female Archer, as17671029; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

6365
31 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [N$Neville stood in the Pit this evening]: Iachimo by Smith, but I like Holland better in that character; Cloten by Yates, tho' not equal in it to King...Afterpiece concluded by an original dance by Mr Arnauld and Mrs Thomson (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #193 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: In Act II a Masquerade Dance Actor: incident to the Play

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: To conclude with the Original Dance in the Actor: Arnauld, Mrs Thompson.

Dance: III: The Garland, as17671214

6366
14 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Macduff-Havard; Banquo-Palmer; Ross-Aickin; Witches-Burton, Love, Baddeley; Duncan-Bransby; Malcom-Packer; Seyton-Ackman; Angus-Keen; Lennox-Fawcett; Sergeant-Hurst; Fleance-Miss Rogers; Hecate-Champness; Lady Macduff-Mrs Reddish; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Dancer; The Vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Kear, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; In Act IV, a Dance of the Furies-.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: a Dance of the Furies Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

6367
20 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Powell, 1st time; Macduff-Clarke; Lenox-Hull; Malcolm-Casey; Banquo-Bensley; Duncan-Gibson; Seyton-Gardner; Hecate-Legg; Witches-Shuter, Dunstall, Morgan; Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Mahoon, DuBellamy, Baker, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Yates;, 1st time With a Dance of the Furies-Fishar.
Cast
Role: 1st time With a Dance of the Furies Actor: Fishar.

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

6368
04 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17680114, but Macbeth-Garrick; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Fleance-_; Dance of Furiesin Act IV,-Grimaldi, Duquesney, Giorgi, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Dance of Furiesin Act IV, Actor: Grimaldi, Duquesney, Giorgi, Shuter.
Role: a Dance of the Furies Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

6369
10 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Cast
Role: Zenobia Actor: Mrs Dancer

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Vernon; Squire-Dodd; Sally-Mrs Arne; Dorcas-Mrs Love; To conclude with Dance incident to the play-Shuter.
Cast
Role: To conclude with Dance incident to the play Actor: Shuter.

6370
10 March 1768 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Sga Campolini and Sg Guglielmi are extremely sorry that the New Dances intended to be performed this night are prevented on account of the indisposition of Sga Radicatti. The Poetry, taken from an old Book, is altered and adapted to the present Taste by Bottarelli; Music by Piccini. Benefit for Signora Campolini and Guglielmi. Scene Painters and Machinists-Bigari and Conti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sesostri

6371
15 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Dancer. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send servants to hold places at 3 o'clock. Afterpiece: Never performed there. [This seems to MacMillan to be the adaptation of Shakespeare's Winter's Tale by McNamara Morgan.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Alexander-Barry; Clytus-Holland (that night only); Aristander-Burton; Slave-Strange; Polyperchon-Bransby; Perdiccas-Ackman; Cassander-Havard; Thesalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Parisatis-Miss Simson; Statira-Mrs Dancer; With the Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Dancer

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Autolicus-King; Florizel-Cautherly; Polixines-Hurst; Camillo-Packer; Antigonus-Aickin; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss Young; Perdita (with song)-Mrs Dancer; With a Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: With a Dance Actor: incident to the piece.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

6372
21 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Ventidius-Holland; Dolabella-Aickin; Octavia-Mrs Hopkins; Alexas-Packer; Serapion-Bransby; Charmion-Mrs Johnston; Romans-Ackman, Strange; Iras-Mrs Hippisley; Cleopatra-Mrs Dancer; In Act II, a Dance- incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: a Dance Actor: incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Dance: V: The Wake, as17680220

6373
26 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Edgar-A Gentleman; Florimond-Yates; Elfina-Miss Ford; Grotilla-Miss Besford; Emmeline-Mrs Yates; With Dances-incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: With Dances Actor: incident to the piece.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

6374
26 March 1768 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new comic Opera, composed by Guglielmi. New Dances, Cloaths, and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Ratto De La Sposa

6375
13 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Gardner; Octavia-Mrs Ward; Charmion-Mrs Stephens; Iras-Miss Mills; Cleopatra-Mrs Yates, for that night only; In Act III, A Dance of the Egyptians, incident to the play,-Arnauld, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307