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475 results for: Keyword - Edw. Ravenscroft
We found 455 matches on Author, 25 matches on Event Comments, 5 matches on Performance Title, 3 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

451
15 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Electra

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Related Works
Related Work: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

452
20 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Related Works
Related Work: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: End: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213

453
17 February 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Related Works
Related Work: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

454
03 June 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss P. Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

455
10 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Wroughton; Young Cash-Lee Lewes; Sir Tristram Cash-Edwin; Hazard-Whitfield; Horatio-Davies; Spitfire-Quick; Volatil-Lewis; Cynthia-Miss Satchell; Arabella-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Sir Tristram Cash Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Related Works
Related Work: The London Cuckolds Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: As17820409

456
12 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Related Works
Related Work: The London Cuckolds Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: As17820409

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Auld Robin Grey, as17820409

457
21 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eloisa

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: As17861002

458
23 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Related Works
Related Work: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mrs Ratchford

459
25 January 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

460
04 February 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Related Works
Related Work: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

461
10 February 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Related Works
Related Work: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

462
25 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Harley (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); King Henry-Aickin; Buckingham-Farren; Stanley-Powel; Tressel-Egan; Pr. Edw.-Mrs Byrne; D. of York-Master Simmons; Norfolk-Macready; Lieut.-Cubitt; Catesby-Davies; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Gardner; Oxford-Evatt; Richmond-Holman; Lady Anne-Miss Brunton; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope. [Playbill of 23 Sept.: Holman's, Miss Brunton's, Mrs Pope's 1st appearance in those characters.]Playbill of 23 Sept.: Holman's, Miss Brunton's, Mrs Pope's 1st appearance in those characters.]
Cast
Role: Edw. Actor: Mrs Byrne

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick-Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Fitzroy-Davies; Dermot-Duffey; Fater Luke-Rock; Bagatelle-C. Powell; Darby-Edwin; Kathlane-Mrs Martyr; Norah-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Edwin

463
17 November 1677 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The play was not printed. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@145, p. 120. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 349. Andrew Marvell to Sir Edw. Harley, 17 Nov. 1677: To-day is acted the first time Sir Popular Wisdom or the Politician, where my Lord Shaftesbury and all his gang are sufficiently personated. I conceive the King will be there (HMC, 14th Report, Appendix, Part II, 1894, Portland MSS., Volume III, p. 357)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Popular Wisdom; Or, The Politician

464
02 April 1729 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Edw. Keen. Tickets 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

465
07 April 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Beckham, the prompter, Blakey, Edw. Giffard, and Miss Story. [Dove's name is in the bill for Seringe, but is also announced to perform this night at the New Wells, Clerkenwell, where he had been dancing regularly; Carney's name is also in the bills to dance this night at the New Wells, Lemon St., Goodman's Fields, where he had been appearing regularly since Easter Monday.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Carney, Mrs Roland, Miss Story; V: a Minuet-Carney, Miss Story

466
March 1679 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Sertorius

Performance Comment: Edition of 1679: Prologue-; Epilogue by Mr Ravenscroft-.
Cast
Role: Mr Ravenscroft Actor: .

467
November 1672 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The King's Company. The date of the premiere is not known, but the play followed The Citizen Turned Gentleman (4 July 1672) and refers to it in the Prologue. Edward Ravenscroft replied in the Preface and Prologue to The Careless Lovers, which appeared in February or March 1672@3. A song, Long betwixt Love and fear Phillis tormented, set by Robert Smith, is in Choice Songs and Ayres, The First Book, 1673. Preface to The Assignation: It succeeded ill in the representation, against the opinion of many of the best Judges of our Age. Langbaine, English Dramatick Poets, p. 154: This Play was Damn'd on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation; Or, Love In A Nunnery

468
30 June 1673 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: A quarrel occurred at the King's Theatre on this day (apparently) between Ravenscroft and Sir George Hewitt. See Letters Adressed from London to Sir Joseph Williamson, Camden Society, VIII (1874), 87

Performances

469
15 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ravenscroft. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Song:

Dance:

470
26 April 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. [Tickets given out by Topham, Ravenscroft, and Edward Giffard taken.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

471
30 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ravenscroft and Stichbury. [Cast in Daily Advertiser only.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: A Dialogue-between Stichbury, Yates

Dance: V: Hornpipe-Yates

Opera: IV: Nancy. with Careful-Stichbury

472
22 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Beckham, the Prompter. Tickets at Beckham's Toy Shop, in Cornhill; George's Coffeehouse, Temple Bar, Tom's Coffeehouse, Russel St., Covent Garden; Dodsley's Bookseller, at Tulley's Head; and at Gloucester Tavern, Pall Mall. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Steel, Mrs E. Hippisley, the two Masters Granier, and Mr Ravenscroft, will be taken...Servants will be allow'd to keep Places upon the Stage, which (for the better Accommodation of the Ladies) will be enclos'd, and form'd into an Amphitheatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Related Works
Related Work: Scaramouch a Philosopher, Harlequin a School-Boy, Bravo, Merchant and Magician Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Song: Concert Air from Alexander's Feast: War he sung is Toil and Trouble-Mrs Bishop; III: Can Love be controul'd by Advice-Miss Medina

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge; who never perform'd on that Stage before ending with Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; And to conclude: the Concert, the Coronation Anthem Long Live the King (never perform'd there before) by Mr Handel-an Additional Band

Dance: I: David apShenkin; II: Welsh Buffoon, as17420406 IV: Two Millers and Courtezan, as17420315 End I Afterpiece: New Scots Dance-Master and Miss Granier

473
24 March 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Peterson, Mr and Mrs Dunstall. Tickets deliver'd out for Dighton, Pattendon, Bulkely, and Ravenscroft will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Song: Mrs Dunstall

474
26 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ravenscroft and Beaumont. Prices as 25 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: By Desire, Hornpipe-Beaumont

475
11 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the antient Family of Rowlands. Benefit Ravenscroft and Beaumont, Tickets at the George in Vine St., in the Minories; Jennings's, Ship in Upper Shadwell; and at the Taphouse of the Wells. [Prices as 25 Feb. (Daily Advertiser only).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Hornpipe-Beaumont