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3069 results for: Keyword - Duke of York and his Duchess
We found 1304 matches on Performance Comments, 1213 matches on Event Comments, 402 matches on Author, 355 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2976
26 September 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [K+King Henry VIII] Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckingham ; the Tryal and Divorce of Queen Catherine ; the Death of Cardinal Wolsey ; the Christening of the Princess Elizabeth ; and many other Historical passages. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: King-Berry; Surrey-Lacey; Surveyor-Simson; Wolsey-Mossop; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Lord Sands-Shuter; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Patience-Miss Norris; Anna Bullen-Mrs Mills; Gardiner-Taswell; Lord Chamberlain-Winstone; Cranmer-Havard; Suffolk-Blakes; Cromwell-Mozeen. With an exact Representation of the Coronation, and the ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall.
Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Shuter
Role: Cromwell Actor: Mozeen. With an exact Representation of the Coronation, and the ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

2977
02 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [L+Letter from Henry Woodward, Comedian, The Meanest of all Characters To Dr John Hill, Inspector-General of Great Britain, the greatest of all characters completely damns Hill as unsuccessful player, apothecary, doctor, scholar, writer, and gentleman. It ran to three editions in the year.] We hear great interest is being made to succeed Mr Serjeant Shore, deceased, as Serjeant Trumpet to his Majesty, which is in the gift of his Grace the Duke of Grafton as Lord Chamberlain; and that the contest lies chiefly between that excellent performer, Mr. Valentine Snow, Trumpet to the First Troop of Horseguards; Mr. Debourg, the violin; and Mr Beard, of the theatre Royal in Drury Lane (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Shuter
Role: Cromwell Actor: Mozeen. With an exact Representation of the Coronation, and the ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: AA Dutch Dance, as17521125

2978
05 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire; Afterpiece: By Desire. The Tragedy of Don Sebastian, King of Portugal, written by Dryden; and the Rehearsal, written by the Duke of Buckingham, are reviving at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, and will be play'd there soon alternately. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17521122, but Landlady-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Strictland Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: A Dutch Dance, as17521125; IV: The Hungarian Peasants, as17521125

2979
14 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes and Mrs James. Mainpiece: Acted but once these three years. Tickets to be had of Blakes at his House in Duke's Court, near Broad Court, Bow St. Covent Garden; of Mrs James in Little Wild St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and at stage door. Receipts: #270 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: IV: Le Matelot Basque, as17521005; V: Country Amusements, as17530412

2980
06 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: SScapin hiss'd (Cross). [Mainpiece advertised in full as containing]: The Death of the Duke of Buckinghamv; the Tryal and Divorce of Queen Catherinev, the Death of Cardinal Wolseyv; the Christening of the Princess Elizabethv; and many other Historical Passages. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson, her first appearance; Wolsey-Mossop; Buckingham-Ross; King Henry-Berry; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Lacey; Cranmer-Havard; Lord Chamberlain-Davies; Gardiner-Taswell; Sands-Phillips; Suffolk-Blakes; Surveyor-Simpson; Cromwell-Mozeen; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; With an Exact Representation of the Coronation and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv; In Act IV a Song-Miss Thomas, proper to the play.
Cast
Role: Sands Actor: Phillips

Afterpiece Title: Scapin

2981
18 January 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Printed books of the opera will be sold at the theatre. Published this day at 1s. Lo Studente A La Moda, dramma comicogiocoso, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. With an English Translation. Sold by H. Woodfall...Where may be had Gli Amanti Gelosi, with an English translation. [Opera in there acts in Italian and French. Larpent MS 103. Altered from A. Polomba La Violante. Music by G. B. Pergolesi. Rich applied to the Duke of Grafton (9 Jan.) for license to perform it.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lo Studente A La Moda

Performance Comment: Palmiero-Giuseppe Giordani; Don Saverio-Antonia Giordani; Violante-Marina Giordani; Odoardo-Francesco Lini; Don Gianandrea-Francesco Giordani; Giulietta (Serva di Casa )-Nicolina Giordani (Libretto of 1754).
Cast
Role: Don Gianandrea Actor: Francesco Giordani

Dance: Entertainment-[unspecified]

2982
28 January 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Nicolina Giordani [By Command of] the Duke and Princess Amelia (Cross). The Manager of Covent Garden being under a necessity of interrupting the run of the new Tragedy of Philoclea by a Command, and a Benefit for Sga Nicolina Giordini (which was settled before the coming out of that play) has been so obliging as to give the Author the choice of a day for his second benefit; and many of his friends having taken places for Tuesday, as that would have been his sixth night in course, the Author, lest they should be disappointed, has chosen Tuesday for his second benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Amanti Gelosi

Dance: As17531217

2983
11 February 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Comic Opera in Italian and French, 3 Acts (Larpent MS 107). Subtitle, O Sia, Il Finto Femmina. La Musica e del Sig Leonardo Leo, Maestro di Capella Napolitano (Edition of 1752, Amsterdam). [Rich had applied for license to Duke of Grafton 8 Feb.] This day at Noon will be publish'd at 1s. L'Amor Costante, Dramma Comico, pe Musica, as it is acted at Covent Garden. With an English translation. Sold by H. Woodfall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amour Costante

Performance Comment: Emira (amante di Celindo )-Sga Marina Giordani; Celindo (giovine innamorato d'Emira )-Sga Antonia Ambrosini; Leandro (fratello d'Emira )-Francesco Giordani; Auretta (cameriera d'Emira )-Sga Nicolina Giordani; Don Bertoldo (uomo sciocco, pretensors d'Emira )-Giuseppi Giordani; Ormindo (innamorato d'Emira )-Francesco Lini; A servant-; four masquers-who do not speak (Libretto of 1754).
Cast
Role: Leandro Actor: Francesco Giordani

Dance: [Unspecified.]

2984
14 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. No building on Stage. Tickets at Blakes' House in Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Macklin's Coffee House sold by Auctioneer under the Commissioner of Bankruptcy (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

2985
17 April 1755 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit and support of the General Lying-In Hospital for Married and Unmarried Poor Objects in Duke Street Grosvenor Square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Penelope

2986
18 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The Bill contains usual Advertisement: "Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckinghamv; the tryal and Divorce of Queen Catherinev; the Death of Cardinal Wolseyv; the Christening of Princess Elizabethv, and many other historical passages." This advertisement will not be noted further this season.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Wolsey-Havard; Cromwell-Usher; King Henry-Berry; Archbp Cranmer-Burton; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Young; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Gardiner-Taswell; With an Exact Representation of the Coronationv, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv. With an Exact Representation of the Coronationv, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv.

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle by Children

Dance: I: Pantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

2987
21 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mr Blakes who spoke ye Ep: upon the Ass (Cross). Tickets at Blakes's House, Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden, and at stage door. Receipts; #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews

2988
29 April 1756 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the General Lying-In Hospital in Duke St., Grosvenor Square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Demofoonte

Dance: Between acts: A great variety of Dancing-

2989
25 September 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [K+King Henry VIII] Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckinghamv; the Tryal and Divorce of Queen Catherinev; the Death of Cardinal Wolseyv; the Christening of Queen Elizabethv; and many other Historical Passages. [A customary notice for all Henry VIII bills this season. It will not be repeated below.] Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Wolsey-Mossop; Brandon-Jefferson; Old Lady-Mrs Bradshaw; Cranmer-Havard; Sandys-Philips; Lovell-Ackman; Guildford-Marr; Capucius-Scrase; Gardiner-Taswell; Surveyor-Simson; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Suffolk-Blakes; Cromwell-Mozeen; Doctor Butts-Vaughan; Campeius-Burton; Ann Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Patience (with song)-Miss [I] Young; With a Representation of the Coronation-; Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall-.
Cast
Role: Brandon Actor: Jefferson
Role: Sandys Actor: Philips

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

2990
18 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the General Lying-In Hospital for married and unmarried Women, in Duke's St., Grosvenor Square. Ladies desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had at Arthur's, the Bedford, and the Temple Exchange Coffee Houses and also at the aforesaid Hospital. Tickets delivered for The Revenge will be taken. Next Week will be publish'd a Key to Lilliput in a letter to the Author of the Dramatic Entertainment. "Open Locks, whoever Knocks." Receipts: #266 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

2991
27 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes and Miss Haughton. Tickets of Blakes in Duke's Court, Bow Street, and of Varney at the Stage Door, where tickets and places for Miss Haughton may be had. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Song: I: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

Dance: V: A Hornpipe-Mathews

2992
27 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Being the Death of the Duke of Buckinghamv; the Trial and Divorce of Queen Catherinev; the Death of Cardinal Wolseyv; The Christening of Princess Elizabethv; and many other Historical Passages. [This customary note accompanying each subsequent announcement this season will not be repeated further.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mossop; Buckingham-Austin; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Suffolk-Blakes; Cromwell-Mozeen; Cranmer-Havard; Gardiner-Taswell; Sands-Phillips; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Patience (with a proper Song)-Miss Young; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; With an exact representation of the Coronation-; the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall-.
Cast
Role: Sands Actor: Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

2993
02 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for The Lying In Hospital, Duke St,, Grosvenor Square. Charges #84. Ready money, #58 4s. Tickets #132 6s. [Total #190 10s.] Bought 3 doz wax candles #4 4s. [Books balance with #1 9s. 9d. carried over as a profit, only to fall to #218 2s. 4d. in the red as a result of meeting Saturday's payroll.] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Alonzo Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

2994
21 April 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets and places to be had of Blakes at his house in Duke's Court, Bow St., CG; and of Varney at the Stage Door. That there may not be any interruption to the Performance, there will be no Building on the Stage. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv

Cast
Role: Archbishop of York Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Ballet: The Prussian Camp. As17580328 but Officer-Blakes

Cast
Role: Characters of the Dance Actor: Delatre, Giorgi, Lucchi, Mrs Vernon. New Habits and Decorations for the Dance.

2995
22 January 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Sunday the 21st about 4 in the afternoon I receiv'd an order form the Duke of Devonshire [Ld. Chamberlain] to Shut up the House 'till farther Notice, -Fryday 26th about eleven in ye Morn[in]g I receiv'd an Order from my Lord to open on the Monday following (Cross). Theatre clos'd from 20 January 1759 on account of the death of the Princess Royal of England, Countess Dowager of Holland & Governant of the United Provinces & of the Miny of the Stadholder (Winston MS 8)

Performances

2996
21 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the General Lying-In Hospital, Duke Street. Receipts: #56, plus #142 6s. from tickets. Total #198 6s. Charges #84. Paid J. Rich on acct, #547 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross; Rutland-Mrs Ward1st time; Burleigh-Sparks; Southampton-Dyer; Raleigh-Anderson; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Ward1st time
Role: Raleigh Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: As17591218

2997
13 October 1761 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new serious Opera...The Music by several celebrated Composers. Pit and Boxes together half a Guinea, Gallery 5s. To begin 6:30 p.m. No Persons whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor into the Orchestra. Vivat Rex et Regina. [Repeated in the bills.

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: Alexander Actor: Giovanni Battista Zonca
Role: Gandartes Actor: Signora Rosa Curioni

2998
22 December 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for General Lying-In Hospital, Duke St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17611010, but Hamlet-Sheridan, first time on any stage this season; Ostrick-Dyer; Laertes-Davis.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Sheridan, first time on any stage this season

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

2999
29 April 1762 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the General Lying-in Hospital, Duke St. [a long advertisement in the Public Advertiser, similar to that for 16 April 1761, notes the service the hospital has performed for some 6000 destitute "female objects" wives of soldiers and sailors.] Second Gallery 3s. 6d. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Filosofo Di Campagna

3000
24 September 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Desire. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for Boxes may be taken of Mr Sarjant(Only)Book-Keeper at the Stage Door. No Money to be received at the stage door, nor any money returned after the curtain is up. [Customary note at foot of each bill during season. Only significant variations will be noted.] Present the Duke of Gloucester, Prince Henry, the Princesses Brunswick, Louisa and Caroline (Account Book). Receipts: #224 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Morris
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Coronation