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1893 results for: Keyword - English and Spanish Fleets
We found 1112 matches on Performance Title, 518 matches on Event Comments, 335 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1626
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

Cast
Role: Calypso Actor: Mrs Aubert
Role: Eucharis Actor: Mrs Fletcher
Role: Telemachus Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Mentor Actor: Mrs deL'Epine
Role: Proteus Actor: Leveridge.

1627
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

Cast
Role: With a New Prologue to the Town Actor: .

1628
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

1629
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.
Cast
Role: Professor Actor: 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

1630
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: Loveless Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: C. Bullock
Role: Elder Worthy Actor: Quin
Role: Young Worthy Actor: Leigh
Role: Sly Actor: Bullock Sr
Role: Snap Actor: Spiller
Role: Sir William Actor: Griffin
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Egleton.

1631
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

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Belguard Actor: Mills
Role: Surly Actor: Harper
Role: Hothead Actor: Miller
Role: Testimony Actor: Johnson
Role: Crack Actor: Penkethman
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

Music: Between the Acts: Select Piece-

1632
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

1633
31 March 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The same as it was acted at the Theatre Royal Italien at Paris. [In Daily Post, 29 March, a company of English actors had announced The Stratagem for this day at hay, but they postponed it to 12 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Feint Astrologue, Pagode, Ramoneur, Petit Infant, Statue & Perroquet

Dance: As17260328

1634
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

1635
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: Heartfree Actor: W. Mills
Role: in Favour of the English Stage Actor: .
Role: Constant Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Role: Rake Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Bully Actor: Harper
Role: Justice Actor: Shepard
Role: Razor Actor: Miller
Role: Taylor Actor: Griffin
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Brett.

1636
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

1637
09 February 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit Signora Diana. By $His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: [la Donna Piu Constante Dell' Humo: Viz

Performance Comment: Woman More Constant than Man; or, Diana and Harlequin Metamorphos'd into Armenians, Pilgrims, Bolognese, Spaniards, Neapolitans, Germans, Florentines, English, French, Gypsies, and Indians.

Song: [

Dance: [

1638
06 April 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Brighella. By His Majesty's Command. [A notice denies the rumor that the company is leaving shortly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche The French Robber

Performance Comment: Brighella : With his surprizing Disguises, and counterfeiting the Personages of a Foreign Prince, a Turk, a Petit Maitre, a Merchant, a Gniais, a Swiss, an English Waterman, an Armenian, a Florentine, a Venetian Gondolier, a Scaramouch, a Stuttering Musick-Master, and a French Dwarf Lady, condemn'd at last to the Galleys.
Cast
Role: a Stuttering Musick Actor: Master, and a French Dwarf Lady, condemn'd at last to the Galleys.

Entertainment: The Representation of a true Accident that lately happen'd in this City-; Likewise some Italian Catches, Musical Entertainments, extraordinary Comical by the said-Brighella; The usual Concert of Instruments will be augmented-; and the Dances entirely new, by several Grotesque Characters, the last-sixteen different Dancers; Dances-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of Malta, Operator for the Teeth, being on his Daparture will perform for this Time only some of his wonderful Dances; particularly one within a Dark Lanthorn

1639
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

Cast
Role: his Royal Highness Actor: .

1640
29 May 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [By Charles Coffey.] Never Acted before. Consisting of Variety of English, Scotch, and Irish Ballads. To which will be acted several comic and diverting French Pieces, to be perform'd by Monsieur Morrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Cast
Role: Alderman Quorum Actor: Smith
Role: Chaunter Actor: Chardin
Role: Grigg Actor: Reynolds
Role: Cant Actor: Webster
Role: Gage Actor: Dove
Role: Mump Actor: Pearce
Role: Scrip Actor: Wathen
Role: Swab Actor: Gillow
Role: Dash Actor: Ware
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Mrs Chaunter Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Strummer Actor: Mrs Clarke
Role: Mopsey Actor: Miss Russell
Role: Blouze Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Drab Actor: Mrs Carter
Role: Manchet Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Tib Tatter Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Prologue Actor:
Role: Epilogue Actor: .

1641
01 May 1730 @ Charterhouse School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phormio

Performance Comment: the Scholars; The Prologue, Epilogue- were spoken in English.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: were spoken in English.

1642
12 January 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Apostolo Zeno. Recitatives by Handel. Edition of 1731 gives no performers' names, but states: Done into English by Mr Humphreys.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wenceslaus

1643
02 February 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text from Metastasio. Music by Handel.] Edition of 1731: Done into English by Mr Humphreys

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Poro-Francesco Bernardi called Senesino; Cleofide-Signora Anna StradadePo; Erissena-Signora Antonia Merighi; Gandarte-Signora Francesco Bertolli; Alessandro-Annibale Pio Fabri; Timagene-Giovannie Giuseppe Commano.
Cast
Role: Poro Actor: Francesco Bernardi called Senesino
Role: Cleofide Actor: Signora Anna StradadePo
Role: Erissena Actor: Signora Antonia Merighi
Role: Gandarte Actor: Signora Francesco Bertolli
Role: Alessandro Actor: Annibale Pio Fabri
Role: Timagene Actor: Giovannie Giuseppe Commano.

1644
08 March 1731 @ Leg Tavern

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Fairly demonstrated with Scots and English Songs. At 6 p.m. 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phiz Oratory

1645
10 March 1731 @ Crown Tavern

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. With Comical Songs, Scots, English, and Italian. Also his inimitable Medley of Plays, and Drunken Man. At Crown Tavern in Smithfield. N.B. A private Audience on a Day's Notice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phiz Oratory

1646
06 April 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Revised, with many Additions, by the Author and newly done into English by Mr Humphreys. [King, Queen, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Cast
Role: Goffredo Actor: Annibale Pio Fabri
Role: Almirena Actor: Signora Anna StradadelPo
Role: Rinaldo Actor: Francesco Bernardi called Senesino
Role: Armida Actor: Signora Antonio Merighi
Role: Argante Actor: Signora Francesca Bertolli
Role: Mago Actor: Giovanni Giuseppe Commano.
Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini

1647
06 August 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A new Ballad-Opera. Taken from The Devil of a Wife. Written by Mr Jevon. [For Coffey, Mottley, and Cibber Jr as authors, see Hughes and Scouten, Ten English Farces, pp. 173-74.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil To Pay; Or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper
Role: Valentine Actor: Roberts
Role: Ranger Actor: R. Wetherilt
Role: Ananias Actor: Charke
Role: Butler Actor: Berry
Role: Cook Actor: Fielding
Role: Footman Actor: Wright
Role: Coachman Actor: Grey
Role: Doctor Actor: Oates
Role: Father Actor: Wetherilt Jr
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Oates
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Gaffer Dungfork Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Nadir Actor: Fisher Tench
Role: Abishog Actor: H. Tench
Role: Prologue Actor: Cibber Jr.

Dance: new dance %Bartholomew Fair-Fisher Tench, Miss Brett

1648
15 February 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Music by Handel. Done into English by Humphreys. Their Majesties, Prince, eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sosarmes

Cast
Role: Sosarme Actor: Senesino
Role: Elmira Actor: Signora Strada
Role: Haliate Actor: Pinacci
Role: Erenice Actor: Signora Bagnolesi
Role: Argone Actor: Campioli
Role: Melo Actor: Signora Bertolli
Role: Altomaro Actor: Montagnana.

1649
13 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A New English Opera (after the Italian Method). [Text by Henry Carey. Music by John Frederick Lampe.] Subscribers' Tickets will not be taken after the first four Nights. Pit and Boxes 6s. Gallery 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Waltz
Role: Casimir Actor: Kelly
Role: Rodulpho Actor: Snider
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Arne
Role: Augusta Actor: Mrs Mason.
Related Works
Related Work: Amelia Author(s): Richard Cumberland

1650
02 May 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: An Oratorio in English. Formerly Compos'd by Mr Handel, and now revised by him, with several Additions, and to be performed by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. N.B. There will be no Action on the Stage. but the House will be fitted up in a decent Manner for the Audience. The Musick to be disposed after the maner of the Coronation Service. [Their Majesties, Prince, Princess Royal and Amelia present. See also Egmont, Diary, I, 266, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, pp. 205-97.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Cast
Role: Ahasuerus Actor: Senesino
Role: Haman Actor: Montagnana
Role: Habdonah Actor: Lowe
Role: Esther Actor: Signora Strada
Role: Mordecai Actor: Signora Bertolli
Role: Israelite Woman Actor: Mrs Davis
Role: Israelites Actor: Mrs Turner Robinson, Signora Bertolli, Lowe.
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