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4044 results for: Keyword - English, High German, Dutch, and Morocco Companies
We found 2260 matches on Event Comments, 1398 matches on Performance Title, 534 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1001
21 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Cimberton-Parsons; Humphrey-Usher; Daniel-Waldron; Myrtle-Jefferson; Sir John Bevil-Bransby; Sealand-Aickin; Tom-King; Phillis-Mrs Abington, first time; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; Indiana-Miss Younge; in II, Singing-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Aickin
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life Above Stairs

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751020

1002
09 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Mrs Davies Miss Tittup--La! La! King sent a letter to $Sheridan desiring to be off his Engagement--all made up at night. Mattocks came and told me that Lacy had sold Half his Share of the Patent to Mr Langford (The Auctioneer) and Captain Thomson (Authour of the Syrens &c.). I acquainted Sheridan of it--he had not heard it before (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #267 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Reddish; Jaques-Jefferson; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Corin-Waldron; LeBeau-Everard; Silvius-R. Palmer; William-Messink; Adam-Moody; Caelia-Mrs Baddeley; Cuckoo Song-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Reddish

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Dance: End I: The Grand Garland Dance-Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Slingsby

Song: In V: a song-Mrs Scott

1003
18 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Dance: As17770814

1004
31 October 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Dance: II: Masquerade Scene with Dancing-Burton, Henry, Mrs Marklew; End III: Rural Grace, as17771002

Song: II: Masquerade Scene song-Miss Abrams

1005
02 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Bensley
Role: Trapland Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

1006
27 December 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Mainpiece: Written in imitation of Shakespeare by the late ingenious Dr Kenrick. Never performed there. The Characters entirely dressed in the Habits of the Times. Afterpiece: Not acted these 60 years [acted 4 Mar. 1737]. [Authors of Prologues and of Epilogue unknown.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:15. Tickets delivered for M'Cready and Mrs Davis will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners; or, A Medley of Suitors

Dance: V: Lonsdale

Song: End: Blow high blow low-Colvill

1007
29 February 1780 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Event Comment: [Mainpiece: Prologue by Richard Cumberland. Afterpiece: Prologue by George Colman, the elder.] To begin at 6:00. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Jerrold; Stockwell-Jones; Capt. Dudley-Leach; Charles-Wilson; Fulmer-Willis; Varland-Creswell; Stukely-Wortley; Major O'Flaherty-Price; Lady Rusport-Mrs Weeks; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Kingham; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Jerrold; Prologue-Master Jerrold.
Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Creswell
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Entertainment: Monologue.End: A Sea Fight.Frenchman-Jerrold

1008
19 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Sharp and Mrs Brereton. [Afterpiece: Prologue by George Colman elder.] Receipts: #175 18s. (64.12; 34.2; 0.17; tickets:76.7) (charge: #65 0s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Robinson

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Dance: End: New Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

1009
20 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Dance: End I: Dance, as17801019; End: The Force of Love, as17801018

Song: As17801005

1010
06 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17811004

1011
01 October 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "When Brabantio speaks to Iago and Roderigo from the Window, Aickin should not show to the audience that he stands upon a Ladder, which he manifestly does, by getting down first, and pulling the Window down after him ... Mrs Ward and Mrs Hopkins seemed to have forgot their Engagement on the Stage, and dressed themselves for a Card Party ... frizzed, hooped and fly-capp'd" (Public Advertiser, 4 Oct.). [Afterpiece: Prologue by George Colman, the elder.] Receipts: #152 0s. 6d. (107/7/0; 44/11/0; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

1012
26 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Amiens (with songs)-Williames; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Silvius-R. Palmer; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Corin-Waldron; Charles-Wrighten; William-Burton; Le Beu-Phillimore; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia (with the Cuckow song)-Mrs Wilson; Audrey-Mrs Wrighten; Phoebe-Miss Barnes; Rosalind-Miss E. Kemble .
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

Song: In Act V of mainpiece a song by Miss Field. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

1013
06 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Benefit for Newbold and Miss Bird. [2nd piece: Prologue by George Colman, the elder.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Dance: End of 1st piece, by Wright

Song: End of Act I of 2nd piece The Twaddle by Newbold

Monologue: 1785 07 06 After the Dancing an Address to the Audience by Miss Bird

1014
12 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Song: III: an Epithalamium Vocal Parts-Mrs Forster, Miss Stageldoir. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

1015
29 March 1787 @ Red-Lion Inn, Lordship Road, Stoke Newington

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Marriot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Entertainment: Monologue. Entertainments: An Epilogue describing the Furor Dramatica, Epilogue to The Lying Valet [by David Garrick], Paul Prigg's Description of his Journey thro' Gravesend Rochester Boulogne Amiens and Chantilly, Prologue to Bon Ton [describing the Folly and Fashions of the Times by George Colman elder], Bucks have at Ye all, An Occasional Address of Thanks to the Ladies and Gentlemen [by Marriot, Johnny Gilpin's Account of his Journey thro' Stoke Newington Edmonton to Ware shewing how he went farther than he intended and arrived safe Home at last-Marriot

Performance Comment: Entertainments: An Epilogue describing the Furor Dramatica, Epilogue to The Lying Valet [by David Garrick], Paul Prigg's Description of his Journey thro' Gravesend Rochester Boulogne Amiens and Chantilly, Prologue to Bon Ton [describing the Folly and Fashions of the Times by George Colman elder], Bucks have at Ye all, An Occasional Address of Thanks to the Ladies and Gentlemen [by Marriot, Johnny Gilpin's Account of his Journey thro' Stoke Newington Edmonton to Ware shewing how he went farther than he intended and arrived safe Home at last-Marriot.

1016
18 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Brown. Public Advertiser, 12 May: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Brown, No. 147, Drury-Lane. Receipts: #172 15s. (78.0.6; 4.12.6; tickets: 90.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Entertainment: Monologues End: A Dissertation on Hobby Horses , in which (the speaker) will mount upon their different Hobbies the following Personages: The Ladies , Patriots , Statesmen , Captains , Lawyers , Macaronies , Soldiers , Fidlers , Manager , and his own Hobby-Brown; End afterpiece: Dr Goldsmith's Epilogue in the Character of Harlequin , to conclude with a Leap eight feet high-Brown

1017
06 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Kemble; Amiens (with songs)-Williames; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Silvius-Benson; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Corin-Waldron; Charles-Phillimore; William-Burton; Le Beu-Bates; Jaques-Wroughton; Caelia-Mrs Wilson; Cuckoo Song-Mrs Wilson; Audrey-Mrs Booth; Phoebe-Miss Barnes; Rosalind-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Dance: End I: a New Dance, as17871026

Song: V: song-Mrs Forster

1018
23 February 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Song: End: The Noon Tide Airfrom Comus-Mrs Farrer; The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-Mrs Nathan

Entertainment: Monologue. After Singing: A Monody on the Death of the late Mr Henderson (2nd time)-Baker

1019
02 November 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Baron of Oakland Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

1020
31 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730 but John de Vienne-Kemble in place of Aickin; Bland_; Usher_; Iliff_; Evatt_; Chapman_; Citizens-_Abbott, _Barrett; Powell_; Vocal Parts-_Willoughby, _Linton, _Dorion, _Aylmer, _Little, _Brown, _Lyons, Mrs _Taylor, Miss _Fontenelle, Miss _DeCamp, Mrs _Edwin, Mrs _Powell, Miss _Hale, Mrs _Gaudry.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

1021
10 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scarborough

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Loveless-Wroughton; Col. Townly-Barrymore; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Probe-Waldron; Lory-Baddeley; Le Varole-Maddocks; Berinthia-Miss Farren; Amanda-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Coupler-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

1022
28 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, prompter. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, acted on 30 May as The Sailor's Carousal]. 3rd piece: The Scenery and Machinery by Richards, Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips, Lupino, and assistants. Times, 25 May: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 28, Drury-lane. Receipts: #288 18s. (123.9.6; 11.9.6; tickets: 153.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: Starboard Watch

Performance Comment: Ye Gentlemen of England (composed by Callcott)-Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Gray; Jack at the Windlass-Fawcett; Young William was a seaman true-Incledon; Brave Betty was a maiden Queen-Johnstone; Saturday Night at Sea-Townsend; Farewell to Old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon; Great Britain still her Charter boasts-Incledon, full Chorus.
Cast
Role: Ye Gentlemen of England Actor: Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Gray
Role: Farewell to Old England dear Mary adieu Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus; or, The Devil will have his Own

Performance Comment: The following is a short Description of part of the Scenery, Machinery and Decorations: I. A Representation of Tartarus, exhibiting the Punishments of Sisyphus, Tantalus, Ixion, Flagetus (designed and executed by Richards; music by Shield), in which scene is introduced The Serpentv (invented by Rich). Pillardoc-Clarke; Asmodous-Gray; Lucifer-Dyke; Orchus-Blurton; Belial-Linton; Ades-Street; II. The Study of Faustus (painted by Hodgins). Dr Faustus-Farley; Zany-Simmons; III. Landscape and Water-Mill (painted by Walmsley). Harlequin-Simpson; Pierrot-Follett; Miller-Hawtin; Miller's Wife-Miss Leserve; Colombine-Mlle St.Amand; Philidel (the Celestial Spirit)-Miss Wheatley. IV. A View of a Country Inn. Trick Bull and Dog. V. View of Smithfield on a Market Day. VI. The Garden of Faustus (painted by Pugh). Festoons of Flowers ascend. A Dance of Statues. VII. A Street. Two Trick Sedan Chairs (invented by Hodgins). VIII. A Farm Yard, which changes to a Chinese Bridge, in which will be introduced the celebrated Piece of Machinery, The Peacockv (conducted by Sloper). IX. A Tobacco Warehouse, which changes to a Golden Equestrian Figure (by Roubiliac). X. The Infernal Regions, and a Shower of Fire. XI. The Temple of Glory.
Cast
Role: Landscape and Water Actor: Mill
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand
Role: Philidel Actor: Miss Wheatley. IV. A View of a Country Inn. Trick Bull and Dog. V. View of Smithfield on a Market Day. VI. The Garden of Faustus

Song: In course: The High Mettled Racer (composed by Dibdin)-Incledon; Patents all the Rage-Munden; The Beggar, as17980525; Duetto-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: In course of Evening: solo on the Union Pipes-Murphy; accompanied on the Harp-Weippert

Entertainment: Vaudeville.In 3rd piece: [By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus [Charles Dibdin and Charles Hughes] [the celebrated Smith will ge thro' his wonderful Performances on the Slack Rope-Smith

Performance Comment: In 3rd piece: [By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus [Charles Dibdin and Charles Hughes] [the celebrated Smith will ge thro' his wonderful Performances on the Slack Rope-Smith.

1023
11 August 1701 @ Richmond Wells

Event Comment: At the Request of several Persons of Quality. In the Great Room at the Wells. At 8 p.m. Tickets 5s. Note, The Tide of Flood begins at One of Clock in the Afternoon, and flows till Five, and Ebbs till Twelve, for the Convenience of returning

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in English Latin Italian Spanish and French-Mr Abel; accompanied by Instrumental Musick-; of the best Masters, and after that Singing alone to the Harpsical-Mr Abel

1024
25 April 1702 @ Chelsea College

Event Comment: To all the Nobility and Gentry: In Honour of the Queen s Coronation. At 5 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Mr Abell's new Consort of English Musick-; [composed on the Royal Subject [the Queen's Coronation]: With other Songs in several Languages-; accompanied-the greatest Masters [of Instrumental Musick

1025
28 January 1703 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; several Italian Sonatas- the Famous Gasperini, Signior Petto; several English and Italian Songs-Mrs Campion