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3235 results for: Keyword - Edward Philips
We found 1929 matches on Author, 1040 matches on Performance Comments, 284 matches on Event Comments, 155 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
09 February 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Lady Elizabeth, and Lady Augusta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Related Works
Related Work: The Distrest Mother Author(s): Ambrose Philips

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

52
29 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Philips, the Harlequin. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: See17361012, but Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Philips; Mordecai-Stoppelaer; Debauchee-Berry; Poudre-Este.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Philips

Dance: I: Peasant-Philips, Mrs Anderson; II: Turkish Dance-Muilment; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; IV: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann

Music: Comic Medley Overture-composed by Lampe

53
14 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's Apprentice; V: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett. [Daily Advertiser, 14 March, a less authoritative source, differs on the dances: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; Villeneuve, Livier; V: Grand Ball-Denoyer, Mlle Roland.

Performance Comment: [Daily Advertiser, 14 March, a less authoritative source, differs on the dances: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; Villeneuve, Livier; V: Grand Ball-Denoyer, Mlle Roland.]
Cast
Role: Drunken Peasant Actor: Philips

Music: A Comic Medley Overture-composed by Arne

54
15 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Keen and Wright. Tickets deliver'd by Philips will be taken. [For Philips' first dance, see 7 May 1754.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: V: A Clown's Dance, in which will be introduc'd a mock Minuet-Philips

Ballet: II: The Drunken Peasant. Drunken Peasant-Philips (The Original); Clown-Wright

Performance Comment: Drunken Peasant-Philips (The Original); Clown-Wright.
Cast
Role: Drunken Peasant Actor: Philips

55
11 March 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Edward Iii: With The Fall Of Mortimer, Earl Of March

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Barry; King Edward-Bullock Jr; Mountacute-Wilks; Mortimer-Mills; Chancellor-Bullock Sr; Sergeant Eitherside-Dogget; Maria-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: King Edward Actor: Bullock Jr

56
21 August 1727 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore: Containing The Death Of King Edward Iv, The Penance Of Jane Shore, And Her Miserable Fall Under Richard The Protector

Performance Comment: King Edward-Cory; Richard the Protector-Smith; Shore-Milward; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Oates; Jane Shore-Mrs Mottett; Flora-Miss Sherburn.
Cast
Role: King Edward Actor: Cory

Afterpiece Title: With The Comical Humours of Anthony Noodle, His Man Weazle, and Captain Blunderbuss

Afterpiece Title: The Wheel of Life; or, Harlequin's Death

57
04 February 1668 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: This performance was recorded by Count Dona of Sweden (Seaton, Literary Relationships, pp. 337-38). Evelyn, Diary: This Evening I saw the Trajedie of Horace (written by the virtuous Mrs Philips) acted before their Majesties: 'twixt each act a Masque & Antique: daunced: The excessive galantry of the Ladies was infinite, Those especially on that...Castlemaine esteemed at 40,000 pounds & more: & far out shining the Queene &c. BM Add. Mss. 36916, folio 62: This night there is a play Acted at court by the Dutchess of Monmouth Countess of Castlemain and others. The Countess is adorned with Jewells to the Value of #200,000 the Crowne Jewells being taken from the Tower for her. There are none but the Nobility admitted to see it. The play is Madam Phillips translation of Corneiles Horace, finished by Sr John Denham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Horace

Related Works
Related Work: Horace Author(s): Katherine Philips

58
15 February 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Written by Ambrose Philips.] Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 23 Feb.: If we consider the Performance of this Play, we shall find, that the Poet is not much beholding to the Actors; for, the two Women Parts excepted, the whole Play was but wretchedly perform'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Humphrey, Duke Of Gloucester

Related Works
Related Work: Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester Author(s): Ambrose Philips

59
14 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By William Philips.] Receipts: #26 19s. 6d. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 18 April: But how contemptible an Opinion must the next Generation have of this Age, if it should be known amongst them; that the first Night this Tragedy appear'd upon the Stage, it did not Bring half a House, because it happen'd to be upon a Masquerade Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Belisarius

Related Works
Related Work: Belisarius Author(s): William Philips

60
23 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Taken from Racine by Mr Philips. [Tickets at Cibber's House in Great Queen Street.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Related Works
Related Work: The Distrest Mother Author(s): Ambrose Philips

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: Le Ballet d'Amour by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. IV: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

61
18 March 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady Cured

Afterpiece Title: The School For Scandal Scandaliz'd

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

62
22 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

63
18 February 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Projects

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860105

Song: In Act V of mainpiece a song by Mrs Forster

64
28 November 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

65
07 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus; Or, The Roman Matron

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

66
01 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Appearances

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

67
22 December 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Trick upon Trick

Dance: As17891204

68
08 March 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In Many Masks

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: End: a new Comic Dance, The Elopement; or, Marriage-a-la-Mode-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

69
09 June 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

70
30 December 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

71
21 October 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

72
04 February 1691 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@151, p. 369: ye Q & a Box for ye Maids Honr Edward 3. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 352

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Edward The Third

73
12 March 1703 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Edward Keene. Tickets (5s.) may be had at Keene's house in Arundel Street in the Strand. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-all the same Masters [who perform'd at his [Edward Keene's] last Meeting

74
13 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Never acted there Before. Amphitheatre on stage [see 12 March]. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets and places of Mrs Clive at her house in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; or of Page at the stage door of the theatre. Last Night their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the Merchant of Venice; when the Song of Britons strike home was commanded to be sung, which was accordingly done, with the Chorus's, accompanied by Trumpets, Kettle-Drums, etc. and met with the Greatest Applause.--General Advertiser, 14 March. [The notice about Miss Edwards' first attempt means in an acting role; she was a singer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Merchant-Quin; Bassanio-Hale; Gratiano-Ryan; Shylock-Rosco; Launcelot-Chapman; Gobbo-James; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Beard; Solarino-Ridout; Salanio-Gibson; Duke-Marten; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Nerissa-Mrs Pritchard; Jessica-Miss Edwards (her 1st attempt on any stage); Portia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Edwards

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: MMy Faith and Truth (Favourite Duette from Samson)-Miss Edwards, Mrs Clive; Britons Strike Home-

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

75
15 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Raftor and Miss Edwards. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Advertised as not acted for 5 years. Afterpiece not acted these 12 years [see 23 April 1734]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Lowe, Blakes, Yates, Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mills, Lowe, Blakes, Yates, Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards.
Related Works
Related Work: The Jovial Crew Author(s): Edward Roome

Song: ParticularlyO Sleep from Semele-Miss Edwards