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6418 results for: Keyword - English, French, Dutch Characters
We found 3996 matches on Performance Comments, 1727 matches on Performance Title, 1431 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2101
16 September 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Coxcombs

Dance: I: Statue Dance-; End Opera: Dance-the Characters; End Dance: Hornpipe-Lepper

2102
12 March 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Schiava

Dance: I: A Half@Comic Ballet-Mlle Heinel, her 1st appearance that character; End Last Act: Admete and Alceste, as17720310

2103
01 April 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Apollo Ed Issea

Dance: I: An Allemand-Slingsby, Mlle Lafond; II: two new Entrees-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; II: A New Grand Ballet entitled La Fete du Village-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Crispi, Leppy, Mlle Lafond; in which Minuet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; End Opera: A New Grand Ballet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville in the characters of Sauvages; conclude: New Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville, other principal dancers

2104
24 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: II: A New Grand Turkish Dance, composed by Froment in which-Mrs Sutton will dance the character of a Sultana; IV: By Particular Desire. The Louvre and Minuet, also the Dauphin Minuet-Froment, Mrs Sutton, his scholar

2105
29 April 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: A Grand Ballet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; II: Turkish Ballet-Mlle Heinel (in the character of a Sultana, for the last time in this kingdom); III: Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

2106
22 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: End: A Hornpipe[, in the character of a Sailor (for first time)-Miss Stede. [See17650510.

2107
08 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: II: The Song of Mad Tom will be sung in Character-Reinhold

2108
27 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: II: (By Particular Desire) Hippsley's Drunken Man-Weston; IV: An Ode on Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister; End: (1st and only time this season) Imitations with several new characters-Bannister

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

2109
29 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Song: End: The song of Mad Tom [will be sung in character-Reinhold. [See17740408]

Dance: After Song: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

2110
07 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: III: A Minuet (1st time)-Blurton, Miss Stede; End: A Hornpipe, in the character of a sailor-Miss Stede. [See17730522.

2111
27 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Monologue: Interlude. Taken from The Register Office. End of Play, By Particular Desire and for that night only. The New Character-Mrs Gardener , her first appearance here these 2 years; Melpomene-Miss Francis

Entertainment: After Interlude: Epilogue-Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin (Written by late Dr Goldsmith) which will conclude with an escape thro' the Tub, as in the Pantomime of Mother Shipton

Dance: End Epilogue: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

2112
27 September 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Besford; To conclude with: Country Dance-the characters. [Both these were danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.

2113
18 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress-; [with a Hornpipe [in character,-a Lady from London [unidentified]

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations. As17760930 Monologue. Teague's Ramble to London. Captain O'Blunder-Broderick

2114
05 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: conclude with: Country Dance-the Characters

2115
04 February 1777 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Geloso In Cimento

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Trebbi, Fochetti, Savoi, Micheli, Sga Prudom, Sga Luiggia Farnese, Sga Sestini. [Libretto (Venice, 1774) lists the parts: Fabio , Perichetto , Rosbif , Paterio , Flavia , Modesta , Vittoria .]Libretto (Venice, 1774) lists the parts: Fabio , Perichetto , Rosbif , Paterio , Flavia , Modesta , Vittoria .]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Trebbi, Fochetti, Savoi, Micheli, Sga Prudom, Sga Luiggia Farnese, Sga Sestini.

Dance: End I: La Force de l'Amour, as17761214; End II: a new Comic Ballet-Vallouy, Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet; End Opera: a new Masquerade Dance-; in which: a Provencal-Vallouy@le@cadet; a Scaramouch-Sg and Sga Zuchelli; Minuet-Mons and Mme Simonet; to conclude with: Country Dance-all the Characters

2116
22 April 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: As17761007, but Sir William-Lewis; Patie (the Gentle Shepherd)-Mrs Moss (1st appearance in that character in England); Roger-M'Donald; Peggy-Miss Douglas (1st appearance on the English stage); Scots Prologue-Mrs Moss in the character of a Country Boy.

Afterpiece Title: Entertainments of Singing and Dancing

Dance: Conclude: reel-the characters

Song: End I: The Banks of the Tweed-Mrs Moss; End III: Rosilind Castle-Mrs Moss; End: The Banks of Invermay-Mrs Moss

2117
15 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance proper to the Play-; to conclude with: Country Dance-the Characters

2118
26 January 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: Monologues End I: Bucks have at Ye All-Master Russell; End I afterpiece: an Address to the Ladies on the subject of Jealousy-Master Russell; Imitations End: of several Dramatic Characters-Master Russell

2119
07 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Song: Several newairs (never performed) by Michael Arne-for the characters of Cymon and Sylvia, on this occasion

2120
29 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Cooke; Sir John English-Bailey; Lurcher (1st time)-Manstead; Freehold-Bowles; Carbuncle-Kenny; Sneak-Benson; Vulture-Massey; Doublejugg-Thompson; Shacklefigure-Roche; Heartwell-Swendall; Flora-Mrs Lefevre; Aura (with the Original Epilogue)-Mrs Dawes.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Bailey

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Silvester, Bailey, Kenny, Bowles, Thompson, Manstead, Mrs Bailey, Mrs Dawes. [For parts see dl, 7 Apr. 1777.]For parts see dl, 7 Apr. 1777.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Silvester, Bailey, Kenny, Bowles, Thompson, Manstead, Mrs Bailey, Mrs Dawes.

Song: I: the original Sheep@shearing Song-the Characters

Dance: In I: Country Dance-the Characters; End: Hornpipe-a Gentleman

2121
22 January 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: _Rayner.
Role: French Officer Actor: Wewitzer

Song: III: song in character-Mrs Farrell

2122
15 April 1779 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zemira E Azore

Dance: II: Ballet by Genii, as17790302 but Pedal Harp-_; End II: Ballet by Fairies, as17790302End Opera: a new grand Military Pantomime Ballet, La Bravoure des Femmes, in which-Mme Simonet,in the character of Leading Officer, will fight a Duel at Small Sword; The other Principal Parts Mlle Baccelli, Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Slingsby; Minuet-Mme Simonet, Mlle Baccelli

2123
28 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: to conclude with: Country Dance-the characters; End I: new Comic Dance-Langrish, Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings; End II: a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; In III: Hornpipe, as17781212; End I afterpiece: a new Pantomimical Dance, The Sports of the Green-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Besford, Miss Parish, Miss Valois; in which his celebrated Tambourine Dance-Aldridge

2124
04 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: _Rayner.
Role: French Officer Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Mahon, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Quick, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Jones, Clarke, Mrs Morton, Miss Stewart, Miss Brown. Cast from text

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Dance: 3rd piece: As17790405; End IV: Hornpipe-Master Davies (scholar to Hurst; 1st appearance in public)

Song: In III: song in character-Mrs Morton

2125
29 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Dance: As17791022

Song: In Act III: song in character-Mrs Kennedy. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.