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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.

2251
February 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By George Farquhar. Date of premiere unknown. Published 5 March.] Preface: As to the Success of it...the French were prepossess'd, and the charms of Gallick Heels were too hard for an English Brain....There were some Gentlemen in the Pit the first Night, that took the Hint from the Prologue to damn the Play; but they made such a noise in the execution, that the People took the outcry for a reprieve....There is a Gentleman of the first Understanding, and a very good Critick, who said of Mr Wilks, that in this Part he out-acted himself, and all Men that he ever saw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

2252
18 October 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Fryar-Estcourt, his first appearance on the English Stage.

2253
02 January 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17061207, but With a new Prologue-; Dialogue between the English and the Paris Gazetteers, treating of the Victory of Ramilly-Mr Leveridge, others.

2254
19 July 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bowen, who will be (in a most particular Manner) Honour'd that Night with the Presence of L'Madam Signiora Fount, Native de Barselona Di Cala Qualificatta, being the first time of her appearance in the English Theatre; and by reason the Queen's Box will be taken up by the Foreign Ministers, The Spanish Lady will be in one of the Stage-Boxes in the Habit of of her Country

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

2255
18 May 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Encouragement of some English Performers. In this Consort there will be a more exact Decorum than has been observ'd hitherto. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Collected from the Works of the most Celebrated Masters in Europe

2256
04 June 1712 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hercules

Performance Comment: Being the last time of Signior Cavaliero Nicolini Grimaldi's performing on the English Stage.

2257
02 May 1713 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cavaliero Valeriano Pellegrini. With an Addition of several new Songs, particularly an English one sung by Signor Cavaliero Valeriano Pellegrini. Admission as 21 March. [Valeriano received #73 19s. See Deutsch, p. 59.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ernelinda

2258
12 March 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Colley Cibber. Music by Dr Pepusch.] A New Musical Masque...in two several Interludes, compos'd after the Italian manner and perform'd all in English. N.B. A Printed Book of the Masque will be given each Person that pays in the Pit or Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Music: A select Band of the best Masters of Instrumental Musick

2259
20 October 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: a Masque, Compos'd Musick after the Italian Manner, and perform'd all in English

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

2260
05 November 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece: By Colley Cibber.] Never perform'd before. Compos'd to Musick after the Italian Manner and performed all in English. The Habits being all New

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: Myrtillo

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Masque-Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Miss Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

2261
12 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By John Hughes.] A New Musical Masque, perform'd all in English. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: As17151122

2262
17 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs del'Epine. Afterpiece: [Words by Barton Booth. Music by Pepusch.] A New Masque, Set to Musick after the Italian Manner, and perform'd all in English. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Dido; Dido and Aeneas

2263
02 January 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: To be perform'd all in English. Receipts: #163 4s. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

2264
05 January 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: To be perform'd all in English. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., Stage Boxes 7s. 6d. Receipts: #129 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

2265
27 February 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Music by Galliard. Text by Hughes. Performed in English.] Receipts: #99 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calypso And Telemachus

2266
11 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Husband. With all the Original Musick, Scenes, Machines, Habits and Dances proper to the Play. N.B. That Night (only) the Front of the Gallery will be adorn'd with the Original Pictures of several of our most celebrated Poetsv, particularly those who have been most excellent in the Dramatick Way, as Shakespear, Ben. Johnson, Fletcher, Dryden, &c. together with that of our English Orpheus, the late Mr Henry Purcell. Receipts: money #52 9s.; tickets #43 16s. See also The Censor, No. 73 (9 April) and No. 75 (13 April)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

2267
09 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: All the Parts to be perform'd in English. Receipts: #31 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris

2268
03 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: A New Dramatick Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick after the Italian Manner, in Grotesque Characters. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #56 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The School of Folly

Performance Comment: Professor-Gautier , the first time of his appearing upon the English Stage.

Dance: Dances for the afterpiece composed by DuPre-DuPre, Boval, Cook, Pelling, Cook Jr, Newhouse, Mlle Gautier, Mrs Schoolding, Mlle Corail, Miss Schoolding Jr

2269
27 September 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by Mr Cibber. Receipts: #25 1s. [Genest, English Stage, III, 74, thinks that Griffin probably did not act on this day, for he was at dl most of the season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Sir Novelty-C. Bullock; Elder Worthy-Quin; Young Worthy-Leigh; Sly-Bullock Sr; Snap-Spiller; Sir William-Griffin; Amanda-Mrs Seymour; Narcissa-Mrs Cross; Flareit-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Seymour

2270
20 October 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. London Journal, 20 Oct.: The Beginning of November will be acted Sir Richard Steel's new Play, which has been some Time in Rehearsal;...it is thought by some excellent Judges to be the best Comedy that ever appear'd on the English Stage

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

Music: Between the Acts: Select Piece-

2271
09 February 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission as 7 Nov. 1722. Daily Post, 11 Feb.: On Saturday Night last a Disturbance happen'd at the Opera House...occasion'd by a Difference that arose between a Scotch Nobleman and an English Baronet, who were going to decide the same with the Point of the Sword; but the General of the Forces, who was near at hand, being made acquainted with it, very reasonably interposed and put them both under an Arrest by his Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

2272
21 October 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. N.B. For the better Information of those who do not thoroughly understand the Italian Language, a Book with the Argument and Explanations in English, of what is transacted in every Scenes, may be had...at the usual Places in the Opera-House. Price 6d. [The King, Prince, and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Island Of Arcadia; Or, The Magician Doctor, With Harlequin King Of The Woods; Flights, Decorations And Transformations Of Harlequin, Cupid, Pantalon, Venus, And Brighella, Jupiter, And The Sacrifice Of Harlequin

Dance: Furies, Nymphs, Shepherds, Statues-; , the latter performing the Labours of Hercules-Statues , after the Manner of the Venetian Gondaliers at Venice: The whole full of Variety

Related Works
Related Work: The Wavering Nymph; or, Mad Amyntas Author(s): Thomas Randolph
Related Work: The Faithful Shepherd Author(s): George Frederic Handel
Related Work: Amintas Author(s): Ferdinando Tenducci
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vandertop

2273
01 November 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17260915, but Heartfree-W. Mills; With a New Epilogue address'd to the Ladies, in Favour of the English Stage-.
Cast
Role: in Favour of the English Stage Actor: .

2274
14 November 1726 @ Clare's Academy

Event Comment: cted sometime during this week.] Evening Post, 22 Nov.: We hear that last Week the Gentleman of Mr Clare's Academy in Soho Square acted the celebrated Tartuffe of Moliere, done into English by themselves, before many Persons of Distinction, with great Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe

2275
14 December 1727 @ Westminster School

Event Comment: His Royal Highness the Duke present. Mainpiece: By Terence. Afterpiece: Imitated from the Phormio by Moliere, and translated into English by Mr Otway, with some Alterations; acted by the younger King's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phormio

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: The Scholars of the School; A New Prologue, Epilogue , address'd to his Royal Highness-.
Cast
Role: his Royal Highness Actor: .