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2374 results for: Keyword - English, Scotch, and Irish Ballads
We found 1509 matches on Performance Title, 553 matches on Event Comments, 480 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1126
09 May 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Cuthbert, Lovelace, and White. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; particularly, several select Entertainments of the following (English Operas) Operas viz. The Indian Queen, King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, and Dioclesian, the Masque in Timon of Athens, the Pastoral in The Libertin-; with several Songs out of the St. Cecilia's Musick: All by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Performance Comment: The Indian Queen, King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, and Dioclesian, the Masque in Timon of Athens, the Pastoral in The Libertin-; with several Songs out of the St. Cecilia's Musick: All by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-.

1127
04 February 1712 @ Two Golden Balls

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music in Italian, French, English-

1128
19 May 1712 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: By Subscription. Tickets 2s. 6d. To begin at 5, and end at 8

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters now in England; In particular several Trumpets, Sonatas, Solos for the Violin and Flute-; Singing in Italian and English-

Dance: The greatest Performers extant

1129
22 February 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Wells and Kenny. Tickets 2s. 6d. As 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-Eminent English and Foreign Masters; Among other choice Compositions, a celebrated Song of Mr Hendel's-a Gentlewoman from Abroad, who hath never before exposed her Voice publickly in this Kingdom; To which will be added an uncommon Piece of Musick by Bassoons only-

1130
06 April 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music Italian and English-; [Note, At the Desire of several Gentlemen, Mrs Fitzgerald's voice accompanied by] Trumpet and German Flute-Mr Grano; [The Consort opening with an entire new Trumpet Sonata-

Related Works
Related Work: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket Author(s): Richard Cumberland

1131
26 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before; Singing in Italian and English-the new Girl

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Sandham, others

1132
28 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Song: Rawlins, who never appeared on the Stage but once, Cook, Jones; Several Songs in Italian and English-the New Girl

Dance:

1133
07 April 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Margarita del'Epine. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Pit and Boxes put together and admission by printed tickets only at 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Song: A new English cantata, The Britannia Compos'd on the Occasion of his Majesty's Happy Arrival in his Dominions-

Music: Several new Pieces of Instrumental Musick-

Dance:

1134
05 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentlewoman who never appear'd on that Stage before

Dance: As17150425 Also Harlequin and Two Punches, as17150502; Venetian Dance, as17150428

1135
19 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Music: With the Original Vocal and Instrumental Musick , composed by that famous English Master Mr Henry Purcell; The principal Parts-Randall, Renton, Teno, Burkhead, Mrs Willis, Mrs Mills, Miss Booth

Dance:

1136
23 November 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banished Cavaliers

Song: Turner; particularly an English Cantata by Dr Pepusch-

Dance: Prince, Wade, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell

1137
23 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Song: An English Cantata by Pepusch-Turner

Dance: Dupre, Bovil, Dupre Jr

1138
21 March 1716 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; In which will be sung several Songs in Italian and English out of the Opera of Pyrrhus and Demetrius-; with several other Songs besides-; several Solos-Castrucci

1139
12 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Song: Turner; particularly an English Cantata by Dr Pepusch-

Dance: As17151122

1140
25 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Shepherd and Chetwood (Prompter)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Singing In Italian and English (for this Night Only)-Carey

Dance: Dupre Jr, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger; Harlequin-Dupre, Mrs Santlow; Mimic Dance and Song-Mrs Willis

1141
19 June 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten years. N.B. There will be a Play acted on every Tuesday and Thursday during the Summer-Season till Bartholomew Fair begins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ignoramus; Or, The English Lawyer

Related Works
Related Work: Ignoramus; or, The Academical Lawyer Author(s): Ferdinando Parkhurst

Song: Turner, Mrs Bowman; particularly a Purcell Pastoral Dialogue-

Dance: Mimic Song and Country Dance-Mrs Willis

1142
26 November 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Song: An English Cantata-Turner

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell

1143
24 April 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Dance: A Scaramouch, a Dutch Boor-a Master lately arriv'd from the Theatre at Amsterdam, being the first Time of his Appearance on the English Stage

Song: As17170204

1144
27 June 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ignoramus; Or, The English Lawyer

Related Works
Related Work: Ignoramus; or, The Academical Lawyer Author(s): Ferdinando Parkhurst

Song: As17161004

Dance: Mimic Song And Country Dance-Mrs Willis

1145
25 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear, and since revis'd with several Alterations. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s. Benefit John and Christopher Rich. Receipts. #61 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cimbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

Dance: duPre, Mlle Gautier, from the Opera at Paris, being the first time of her appearing upon the English Stage

1146
26 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Volatil-Leigh; Riot-Bullock Jr; Horatio-Husband; Valentine-Corey; Sir Tristram-Knap; Young Cash-Pack; Spitfire-Spiller; Slur-Ogden; Hazard-Bullock; Cynthia-Mrs Rogers; Arbella-Mrs Thurmond; Aurelia-Mrs Spiller; Teraminta-Mrs Robertson.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Husband

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Dance: As17171022

1147
05 March 1718 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing in Italian and English-Signora Margarita, who has not sung in publick this Winter, Mrs Fletcher, Vanbrughe; accompanied with Harp-Mr Powell Jr

1148
11 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traytor

Dance: A new Dance proper to the Play by Moreau-Moreau, Mrs Moreau

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

1149
03 December 1718 @ Globe and Marlborough's Head

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Aston's Medley

Entertainment: Consisting of select Parts of Comedies-; new Songs-; Prologues-; Epilogues-; Mr Purcell's, other Comical English Dialogues-

Related Works
Related Work: A New Prelude and Prologue Author(s): Richard Cumberland

1150
04 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar; Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger; English Clown-Weaver