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3649 results for: Keyword - English, French, Dutch, and Italian Manner
We found 1969 matches on Performance Title, 1168 matches on Event Comments, 768 matches on Performance Comments, 7 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

1626
16 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Signor Martini danc'd for first time tolerable (Hopkins Diary). Paid Mr Park 1 boy 18 nights #6 15s.; Pryor (turner) #3 6d.; Mr Blanchard (tallow chandler) #43 17s. 2d. Receipts: #156 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance call'd The Gardeners-Sg Martini, first appearance on the English Stage, and Sga Paccini

1627
24 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: Good and Evil Spirits Actor: _Burton.

Dance: End II: Slingsby's Grand Ballet, The Savage Hunters-Slingsby, Helme (1st appearance on this stage), Grimaldi, Giorgi, Blurton, Sga Crespi, Sga Vidini, Sga Ricci (1st appearance upon the English stage)

1628
05 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Reddish

Dance: End II: a Grand New Ballet (composed by Ricci), The Chaconne-Ricci (1st appearance on the English stage), Sga Crespi, Sga Ricci; End V: The Savage Hunters, as17761024

1629
14 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Midas

1630
16 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17790610

1631
14 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2]: Written by the Author of Tony Lumpkin in Town [John O'Keeffe. Text (1st authorized) published in Cumberland's British Theatre, Vol. XXXI]. The Music and Overture composed by Dr Arnold [with airs adapted from Philidor and Guglielmi (Public Advertiser, 17 Aug.)]. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Dance: As17790610

1632
18 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by Elizabeth, Baroness Craven, later Margravine of Anspach. Larpent MS 564; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]: After the Prologue, a Naval Overture. The Airs from the most eminent Composers [with new music by Dr Arnold, Lady Craven, and Tommaso Giordani]. The Scenes new painted by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 19 July 1781: This Day is published the Songs in The Silver Tankard (6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Silver Tankard; or, The Point at Portsmouth

1633
20 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Silver Tankard

Dance: As17810620

1634
26 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Cast
Role: Edward Sandford Actor: Wood
Role: Caroline Sandford Actor: Miss Harper

1635
03 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Cast
Role: Edward Sandford Actor: Wood
Role: Caroline Sandford Actor: Miss Harper

1636
03 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces the 1st night of The Agreeable Surprise, but Miss Harper was ill, and the farce was changed. Its substitute has not as yet come to light. Public Advertiser, 4 Sept.: Miss Harper being somewhat recovered from the indisposition which prevented her performing yesterday evening...will attempt to go through her part in The Agreeable Surprise this evening.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

1637
04 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Separate Maintenance, announced on playbill of 3 Sept.] Afterpiece [1st time: MF 2]: Written by the Author of The Son-in-Law [John O'Keeffe]. The Overture and New Musick composed by Dr Arnold. The new Scenes painted by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Larpent MS 568; text 1st published (authorized), Cumberland's British Theatre, XXXI.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

1638
15 June 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

1639
02 July 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: None are so Blind as Those Who Won't See

1640
06 July 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Medea and Jason [also announced on playbill of 5 July] cannot be performed on account of the Indisposition of Mme Dagueville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: As17820613

1641
22 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Cast
Role: Italian Merchant Actor: Massey
Role: Old Woman and Dr Caterpillar Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Landlord of the Horns at Highgate Actor: Wilson
Role: Genius of Ireland Actor: Brett

Dance: As17820817

1642
31 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Cast
Role: Italian Merchant Actor: Massey
Role: Old Woman and Dr Caterpillar Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Landlord of the Horns at Highgate Actor: Wilson
Role: Genius of Ireland Actor: Brett

Dance: As17820826

1643
06 March 1783 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

Dance: End of Act II New Divertistment, as17821130, but added: Mme Simonet; End of Act III Le Tuteur Trompe, as17830128

Song: Opera: With a new set of Airs, and an additional Scene, with a song from the celebrated Sarti, by Pacchierotti

Monologue: 1783 03 06 End of Opera an Address in English to the Audience, with a song from Handel, by Pacchierotti

1644
27 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Green Room

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing

Cast
Role: , Vocal and Rhetorical Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Landlord Actor: Usher
Role: Goddess of Health and Genius of Nonsense Actor: Miss Hooke

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Miss George; End of Act IV Admiral Benbow by Bannister

Monologue: 1783 08 27 As 13 Aug. IMITATIONS. As 20 Aug

1645
13 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17830917

Song: In Act I of afterpiece a favourite song by Sga Sestini; In Act II she will introduce the celebrated tune of Marlborough, with English words adapted to it

1646
22 March 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Cuyler. [Kean is identified on HAY playbill of 26 Aug. 1784.] 1st and 2nd pieces: Both written by George Colman, Esq. 3rd piece: Written by the late David Garrick. Not acted these 12 years. Tickets to be had of Mrs Cuyler, No. 7, St. Alban's-street; at the bar of George's Coffee-house; and of Rice, at the Theatre, where places for the boxes may be taken. Tickets delivered for the 15th will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Monologue: 1784 03 22 End of 2nd piece Shuter's Post-haste Observations on his Journey to Paris by Dutton

1647
02 June 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election Of The Managers

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

1648
09 July 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

1649
01 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2. MS: Larpent 693; not published; synopsis of plot in Town and Country Magazine, supra]: Taken from a Piece written by Smollett, never published or performed. [This attribution is open to question.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Wroughton
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Crawford

Afterpiece Title: The Israelites; or, The Pamper'd Nabob

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wewitzer, Bonnor, T. Kennedy, Helme, Stevens, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Morton, Mrs T. Kennedy. [Cast from Town and Country Magazine, Apr. 1785, p. 183: Mr Israel-Wewitzer; Enoch Israel-Bonnor; Juggle-T. Kennedy; Heartly-Helme; Blanchee-Stevens; Sir Simon Lollop-Edwin; Widow Winkle-Mrs Webb; Flam-Mrs Morton; Miss Naivette Winkle-Mrs T. Kennedy.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17841116

Song: Preceding afterpiece a Trio, composed by an English composer in 1540 [unidentified], by Davies, Darley, Brett. The new Words by Holcroft, the new Accompaniments by Shield

1650
17 June 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Dance: End of mainpiece, by Giorgi's Scholars