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6387 results for: Keyword - David Richards
We found 4897 matches on Author, 825 matches on Performance Comments, 736 matches on Performance Title, 562 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

251
03 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Wishes

252
28 January 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: As17820927

253
22 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing A Dramatic Proverb

Dance: As17830610

254
20 September 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Williamson, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c. [This was danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act iv of mainpiece song by Williames

255
10 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: A Peep into Elysium or Foote Weston and Shuter in the Shades

Afterpiece Title: The What dye Call It

Monologue: 1784 08 10 End of interlude Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an Ass, by Wilson

256
02 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

257
08 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Arab

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: As17841116

258
13 October 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With new Scenery, Machinery, Music, Dresses, and Decorations. The Scenes chiefly designed by Richards, and executed by him, Carver, Hodgins, and assistants. The Overture, Songs, Chorusses, and the Music of the Pantomime composed by Shield. Receipts: #206 4s. 6d. (204/2/0; 2/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern or Virtues Triumph

259
07 July 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Attorney

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

260
05 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplished Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: Farmer's Return from London Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: As17871029

261
01 November 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Rosina [Frances Brooke]. The Music by Shield. With entire new Scenes painted by Richards. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #207 9s. 6d. (197.9.0; 10.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Song: In II: a song-Mrs Kennedy

262
13 December 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Dance: End: a New Dance, as17881107, but Mrs _Ratchford

263
26 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Impostors

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

264
28 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplished Fools

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Entertainment: Vaudeville As17890127

265
30 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: Saint Georges Day or Britons Rejoice

Song: End 3rd piece: God save the King-; with Grand Accompaniment [on the organ]-Greatorex [, as performed at the Oratorios see17890320

266
08 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Widows

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

267
13 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplished Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: Farmer's Return from London Author(s): David Garrick

268
20 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; BALL. P 1, by James Byrne. MS of Songs only: Larpent MS 919; synopsis of action in Universal Magazine, Oct. 1791, p. 308]: Taken from Ossian. With new Music, Airs, Chorusses, new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. The Ballet composed by Byrne. The new Music composed, and the Ancient Scots Music selected and adapted by Shield. The Overture by Reeve. The Scenery by Richards, Hodgins, Pugh, &c. &c. The Dresses by Dick. Books of the Songs, &c. to be had at the Theatre. [For Harp and Pipes see 24 Oct.] Account-Book, 22 Nov.: Paid Byrne for Oscar & Malvina #50; 8 Dec.: Paid Mad. St.Amand expenses from Paris to London #14 6s. 8d. Receipts: #182 16s. 6d. (177.13.6; 5.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina or The Hall of Fingal

Song: II: song-Incledon

269
04 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Armourer

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

270
22 May 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Female Duellist

Song: End: As on the pleasant banks of Tweed-Master Welsh

271
22 February 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Box lobby Challenge

Afterpiece Title: THE QUAKER

272
08 May 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: THE QUAKER

273
20 October 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dependent

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

274
06 January 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ghost

Cast
Role: King Actor: Richardson

Afterpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Cast
Role: Tanner Actor: Richardson

275
13 January 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arrived At Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: The Days of Yore

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Middleton, Harley, Macready, Hull, Toms, Richardson, Davenport, Claremont, Thompson, Williamson, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Pope. Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1796): Voltimar-Pope; King Alfred-Middleton; Oddune, Earl of Devonshire-Harley; Sibald-Macready; Roger de Malvern-Hull; Alric, Earl of Northumberland-Toms; Gothrun-Richardson; Redwald-Davenport; Egbert-Claremont; Mollo-Thompson; Messenger-Williamson; Lothaire-Mrs Clendining; Swithun-Blurton; Dane-Abbot; Oswena-Miss Morris [see17960114]; Adela-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Toms.
Cast
Role: Gothrun Actor: Richardson

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Cast
Role: Tanner Actor: Richardson