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3583 results for: Keyword - Francis Gentleman
We found 1641 matches on Performance Comments, 992 matches on Author, 942 matches on Event Comments, 255 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1226
09 October 1740 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Francis Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; II: A new Miller's Dance-Phillips; V: Scene of the Skeleton, with the Skeleton-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Song: III: A new Whimsical Welsh Song-Hemskirk

Music: By particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, the Quaker's Sermon on the Violin-Phillips

1227
21 September 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: As17410916

Song: A Gentleman for his first performance on any stage

1228
23 September 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17410921

Song: a G Gentleman

1229
25 September 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Giffard; Manly-W. Giffard; Sir Francis-Julian; Count Basset-Peterson; Richard Sen-Yates; John Moody-Dunstall; Poundage-Vaughan; Jenny-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bishop; Myrtilla-Mrs Dunstall; Trusty-Mrs Yates; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Grace-Mrs E. Giffard; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Bambridge, first time on this stage.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Julian

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: As17410921

Song: a G Gentleman

1230
10 May 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: Dutch Skipper-Master Morris; III: A Running Footman-Master Morris; V: The French Peasant-Master Morris

Song: IV: Sing all ye Muses by Purcell-Stitchbury, a gentleman for his first appearance on any stage

1231
28 February 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Afterpiece Title: scenes from Tscenes from The Old Batchelor

Song: Between the Acts: particularly the Songs in the Masque of Comus-a Gentleman (who never perform'd in public before), Mrs Hooper, Mrs Dunstall

Dance: WWelch Buffoon-two Masters Granier [not in Daily Advertiser]

1232
28 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: A Ball Dance concluding with, a Minuet-Dupre, a Young Gentleman

1233
26 April 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Song: A Gentleman who never appeared on any stage before

Entertainment: A new Quack Doctor's speech-, in character, by a noted Humorist

1234
14 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: II: Mechel; IV: Mlle Mechel

Song: V: a Chorus song- [set by Handel, for the Gentlemen Volunteers of the City of London, Stand around, my brave boys written by John Lockman (Deutsch, Handel, p. 624)]

1235
29 February 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Between the Acts: a Gentleman

1236
20 April 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Gentleman, 1st time in public.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Gentleman, 1st time in public.

Afterpiece Title: Love In a Mist

Song: LLove a favourite song from Acis and Galatea-; Between the Acts: Songs-a Gentleman

Music: Solo on a German Flute-a Gentleman

1237
30 May 1748 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga By Particular desire-a Gentleman from the Theatre at Fort St. George, who never perform'd in England before.
Cast
Role: Zanga By Particular desire Actor: a Gentleman from the Theatre at Fort St. George, who never perform'd in England before.
Related Works
Related Work: Cupid's Revenge Author(s): Francis Gentleman
Related Work: Love Despised Author(s): Francis Beaumont

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar, Comic Scenes

Song: Corbet; V: The Power of Gold- a song from the Fool in the Gazetteer, set by a Gentleman, and never performed before

1238
24 October 1748 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Music: solo on the violin called Ellen@a@Roon-Santhilla first Time of performing in Public

Song: V: Roratorio@or a Medley of the Cries of Dublin-Morgan

Dance: A Hornpipe-a Gentleman for his diversion

1239
29 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: The Gentleman Gardiner

Dance: Mr J. Granier, J. Granier's sister

1240
30 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Gentleman Gardiner

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's sister

1241
08 January 1750 @ The Blue Board Inn, Holborn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song:

Dance: HHornpipe-a Gentleman

1242
12 March 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: A sett of Gentlemen who never appear'd on any publick Stage; Occasional Prologue-a young Gentleman , late of Westminster School, to be spoken by himself.
Cast
Role: Occasional Prologue Actor: a young Gentleman , late of Westminster School, to be spoken by himself.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Mercury-the above Italian Gentleman; Lady-Gentlewoman from the Theatre-Royal in Dublin; To conclude with the Grand March from Judas Maccabeus-.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: the above Italian Gentleman

Song: Vocals-an Italian Gentleman

1243
29 November 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: The Song of Sweet Echo-a young Gentleman who never sung on any stage before

1244
18 September 1753 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sham Physician; Or, Trick For Trick

Afterpiece Title: The Distress'd Sailor; or, The Comical Humours of the Wapping Landlady

Entertainment: Slack Wire-a Gentleman

1245
24 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Fine Gentleman; or, 1757

1246
21 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Heiress; or, The Antigallican

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Harrison, a Young Gentleman Harrison's Scholar; End: A Minuet-Two of Harrison's Scholars

1247
21 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-a young Gentleman, a young Gentlewoman (Scholars of Leppie); End: The last new Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

1248
08 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Office

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: I: The Cries of London-Shuter

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Mlle Capdeville, 1st time; a Minuet-a young Gentleman, a Young Lady (a Child of 5 years) scholar of Desse Jr; III: The Provincial Sailors-Maranesi, Miss Twist; IV: The Painter in Love with his Picture-Balthazar, Hussey, Mad Marianne; End: The Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

1249
23 June 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-a Gentleman (who has not appeared in several years); Cassio-Cooke(, 2nd appearance this stage); Desdemona-Mrs Osborne; Iago-Storer; Brabantio-Wignell; Roderigo-Vaughan; Duke-Stoppelaer; Montano-Turner; Emilia-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Quidnunc-Storer; Feeble-Hartry; Razor and Pamphlet-Cooke; Bellmour-T. Smith; Rovewell-Wignell; Brisk-Gibson; Harriet-a Young Gentlewoman (who never appeared on any stage); Termagant (by desire)-a Gentleman.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: a Gentleman.

Song: Between Acts: a Gentleman (who never appeared upon any Stage before)

Dance: HHornpipe-Mrs Blake(, from the theatre in Dublin)

1250
10 December 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Sg Maranesi, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; and a New Comic Pantomime Ballet, call'd The French Country Gentleman or the Female Metamorphoses-Sodi, Sga Manesiere (Being her first appearance on the English stage), Miss Wilford