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1032 results for: Keyword - E. L.
We found 509 matches on Event Comments, 313 matches on Performance Comments, 234 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
09 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; III: Scots Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; End of Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Song: II: Singing in English-E. Roberts; V: Singing in Italian-E. Roberts

Music: In III: Concerto on Little Flute-John Bastion

2
25 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secrets Worth Knowing

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolic

Dance: The Highland Lovers [see17990423]-; with Un Pas de Trois-Bologna, Miss E. Cabanel, Miss H. Cabanel; Un Pas Seul Serieux-Miss H. Cabanel; Un Pas Seul de Demie Caractere-Miss E. Cabanel, Platt

Song: End II: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End IV: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; The Tight Little Island-Townsend

3
06 March 1779 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zemira E Azore

Dance: As17790302

4
29 March 1781 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Piramo E Tisbe

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Roncaglia, Trebbi, Manzoletto, Mme LeBrun. Cast from libretto (E. Cox, 1781): Piramo-Francesco Roncaglia; Eupalte-Giuseppe Trebbi; Corebo-Manzoletto; Tisbe-Mme LeBrun.

Dance: End I: a new Ballet Anacreontique (composed by Vestris Sen.) Les Caprices de Galatee-Vestris Jun., Mlle Baccelli, Traffieri, Sga Tantini [Galatee-Mlle Baccelli ($Lynham, 166)]

Ballet: End Opera: a new Ballet Tragique (composed by Vestris Sen.) Medee et Jason. -Mme Simonet, Vestris Sen., Mlle Baccelli, Vestris Jun., Simonet, Traffieri, Slingsby, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Jason Cast from libretto of Piramo e Tisbe: Medea-Mme Simonet; Jason-Vestris Sen.; Creusa-Mlle Baccelli; A young Prince-Vestris Jun.; Creon-Simonet; Furies-Traffieri, Slingsby, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Tantini; 2 children of Medea-

5
19 April 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro E Timoteo

Dance: A New Bacchanalian Divertisement Ballet-; La Fille Mal Gardee- As18000415 but no performers listed for either ballet

6
27 May 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro E Timoteo

Dance: As18000524

7
30 April 1729 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: I: Overture out of Ptolomy-; Songs: Dico su questa sponda-; Svenalo traditor-; Sonata by Corelli-; Songs: Ombre piante-; Sgombra dall' Anima-; Solo for German Flute-L. Granom; II: Concerto-Castrucci; Songs: Non lo diro col Labro-; La mia speranza-; Trumpet Piece-Granom; Songs: No no my Heart , from an Italian Song out of Ptolomy-; Si Caro Si-; Concerto for Trumpets-J. Granom, L. Granom

8
20 October 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber Play'd (Cross). The Letter sign'd E. L. written in the Name of several Persons of Distinction, is receiv'd; and the Play of King Lear will be acted there, as soon as Mr Garrick is able to perform so long a Character (note "From the Theatre Royal Drury Lane" inserted in the General Advertiser). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #156 17s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment (Cross)

9
05 May 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Song: In: Bannister, Johnstone, Darley, Duffey, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson, Mrs Martyr; The Music by Stevens-

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding 2nd piece: Occasional Address-Miss Brunton

10
20 April 1742 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Meraspe O L'olimpiade

11
05 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Song: E. Roberts

Related Works
Related Work: E?KYK?OXPEIA; or, Universal Motion Author(s): De la Grange

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Vallois, J. Delagarde; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Masqueraders-Vallois, Mrs Bullock

12
10 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: III: Lowe; IV: New Duet-Mrs Clive, Lowe

Dance: IV: Tambourine-Miss Mechel

13
09 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461124

14
27 February 1749 @ New Wells, Lemon Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

15
22 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L S Bains De La Porte St

Entertainment: Vaulting, Tumbling-; A Lesson on the Harp Organnisee to be perform'd-a Person lately arriv'd from Germany, who never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17190113

16
01 June 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L S Bains De La Porte De St

Dance:

17
21 June 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Last Time of Acting

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L S Bains De La Porte St

Afterpiece Title: Les Adieux D'Arlequin, Pierrot et Colombine

Dance: As17200531

18
02 January 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L Foire De St

Afterpiece Title: the Scene of The Hatt

Dance:

19
27 January 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L S Bains De La Porte St

Afterpiece Title: Le Carillon

Dance:

20
10 April 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L Foire De St

Afterpiece Title: La Mary Retrouve

Dance:

21
08 January 1725 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L Foire De St

22
13 November 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L Foire De St

Afterpiece Title: La Baguette de Vulcain

Song:

Dance:

23
21 November 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L Foire De St

Afterpiece Title: Les Amours de Nanterre

Song:

Dance:

24
14 February 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini. [In 2nd ballet Duquesney's part is not listed; for Miss L. Simonet's part see 29 Apr.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Peasant Metamorphosis

Performance Comment: The Peasant Metamorphosis-Delpini; The Lord of the Manor-Baptist; Dancing-master-Master Brady; Fencing-master-Rossi .
Cast
Role: The Lord of the Manor Actor: Baptist

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: In 1st ballet, by Duquesney and the two Miss Simonets; After the Singing, Hornpipe by Baptist and a Comic Dance by Delpini

Song: End of 1st ballet a Serio-Comic Italian Song by Delpini. imitations. After the Dancing, as17850207

25
19 April 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Festive Board [i

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion