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2371 results for: Keyword - French and Italian Fashion
We found 1221 matches on Performance Title, 652 matches on Event Comments, 646 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

601
28 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. Mainpiece at the desire of several Ladies of Quality. [For Mrs Woffington in this role, see 12 Dec. and 18 Feb. 1747.] Tickets to be had of Mrs Mills at her Lodgings at Mr Long's in Bow Street, and at the stage Door of the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17460303 but Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Woffington last appearance in the character; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Mills; Standard-Mills; Angelina-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Mills
Role: Col Standard Actor: Delane
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Leigh

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: II: Bibby; IV: Colin and Phebe-Bibby, Miss Edwards

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206

602
06 June 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Cibber; Leander-Lowe; Dorcas-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lowe

Dance: II: The Mechels; IV: Muilment, Desse, Liviez; V: Italian Peasants, as17460206

Song: III: Lowe

603
09 June 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17460606 but Leander-_; Dorcas-_.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lowe

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel; III: Muilment, Desse; V: Italian Peasants, as17460206

604
11 June 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel; III: Muilment, Desse; V: Italian Peasants, as17460206

605
13 June 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, Tom Thumb

Dance: II: The Mechels; III: Muilment, Desse; V: Italian Peasants, as17460206

606
13 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17471113, but Sylvia-Mrs Bland; Rose-Miss Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Pan Actor: Vandersluys

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Faulkner; viz: End II: Ah Se amanti fasti mai, Felice Belve-Miss Faulkner; End IV: O Sleep Why dost thou leave me?, Tis Liberty dear Liberty alone-Miss Faulkner

607
14 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [see 2 Nov. 1743]. Afterpiece: Several scenes taken from The Muses Looking Glass, written by Mr Randolph. [See letter to Mr Ryan 5 March acquainting the town with Randolph's works.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: The Muses Looking-Glass

Performance Comment: Colax-Ryan; The Extremes of Fortitude Liberality Meekness Justice, in the Characters of Aphobus, Deilus, Anelitheurus, Asotus, Orgylus, Argus, Nimis, Nihil-Ridout, Collins, Morgan, Cibber, Bridges, Cushing, Dunstall, Rosco; their Clerks (Plus and Parum)-James, Bencraft; Mediocrity in the character of Urania-Mrs Bland; To conclude with a new masque of Music representing the Intellectual Virtues, compos'd by Lampe: Fortitude-Beard; Modesty-Mrs Storer; Truth-Mrs Lampe; Dancing-Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Oates, Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Mrs LaFont, Master, Miss Granier.
Cast
Role: Mediocrity in the character of Urania Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Dancing Actor: Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Oates, Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Mrs LaFont, Master, Miss Granier.
Related Works
Related Work: The Muses Looking-Glass Author(s): Thomas Randolph

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Faulkner [Songs unspecified]

608
24 August 1748 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Quaker; Or, The Humours Of Wapping

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks; or, The Rambles of Covent Garden

Song:

Dance: tween acts: Cunningham, Master Mattocks, Master Harrison, Mme Dominique; Foote's Vagaries-Master Harrison, Mme Dominique; Italian Fireworks-

609
09 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will

Performance Comment: Olivia-Mrs Clive; Orsino-Mills; Sebastian-Havard; Sir Toby-Berry; Sir Andrew-Woodward; Curio-Bransby; Valentine-Usher; Fabian-Winstone; Captain-Blakes; Malvolio-Neale; Clown-Yates; Maria-Mrs Green; Viola-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Music: I: Scots Sonato-the child; IV: Piece of Music-the Child

Dance: III: New Comic Dance call'd Italian Cabaret-Matthews, Mrs Addison

Ballet: V: Vertumnus and Pomona. As17481103

610
12 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Woodward; Leander-Usher; Sir Jasper-James; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Usher

Music: I: Scots Sonato on Flute-the Child

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore-; III: Italian Cabaret, as17481109; V: Vertumnus and Pomona-Cooke, Anne Auretti, Matthews

611
18 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Music: II: Scots Sonato on Flute-the Child

Dance: IV: Italian Cabaret, as17481109

612
24 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: V: Italian Cabaret, as17481109

613
29 December 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Strictland Actor: Berry
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17481203; Italian Cabaret, as17481109

614
10 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Music: I: (By desire) a piece of Music-the Child

Dance: III: Characters de la Dance-Cooke, Anne Auretti, Janneton Auretti; IV: Italian Cabaret, as17481109

615
23 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Song: I: Go Rose-Miss Falkner; II: Italian Song-Miss Falkner; III: Softly sweet in Lydian Measures, The Prince unable to conceal his Pain out of the Oratorio of Alexander's Feast-Miss Falkner; IV: Cantata set by Arne-Miss Falkner

Dance: As17510117

616
12 March 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

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
Role: To conclude with the Grand March from Ju Actor: .

Song: Vocals-an Italian Gentleman

617
16 March 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mad Auretti. Pit and Boxes together & Amphitheatre on stage. Tickets and Places to be had of Mad Auretti at her house in Leicester Fields; and at the Stage Door of the Theatre. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17520210, but Strictland-Berry; Milliner-_; Tester-_; Buckle-_; Valet-_; Simon-_; Landlady-_.
Cast
Role: Strictland Actor: Berry
Role: Mr Strictland Actor: Yates.
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: Les Characters de la Danse-Madam Auretti; II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; III: A Chacone in Italian Characters- Harlequin Mad Auretti; Polonese Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti; Scaramouch, Punch, Messitin, Pantaloon, Pierot, others; IV: A Tambourine-Master Pietro; V: The Louvre, Minuet-Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

618
21 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Fashion Actor: Woodward
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: New Dance call'd% The Italian Gardeners-Devisse, Mlle Auguste; The Hungarian Peasants, as17521125

619
22 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This day at noon will be published at 6d. A Letter to Mr Henry Woodward, Comedian, occasioned by his letter to the Inspector. by Simon Partridge, the facetious Cobbler of Pall Mall, and son to the late Mr Partridge, famous for his dispute with Isaac Bickerstaff. "Barbarian to attack, a chymist, Critick, Journalist, and Quack" (Anon). Printed for H. Jeffrey in Pope's Head Alley, Cornhill. [Another mock defense of Hill, casting opprobrium on him in the manner of the eightenth-century bully boys of the bathroom. A second edition of Sampson Edwards' Letter to Woodward appeared this day. See Comment, 9 Dec.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Fashion Actor: Woodward
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: TThe Italian Gardeners, as17521221; Le Matelot Basque, as17521005

620
03 May 1753 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mynheer Puffupindyke and Signora Spoonatissimo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Mrs Midnight, her Daughter Dorothy, Sig Bombasto just arrived from Padua, Sig Bombazeeno also arrived from Italy, Signora Spoonatissima dug out of the ruins of Herculaneum, Sig Ambrosiano alias Sig Salt-Box, Sig Twangdilo the Casuist, Sig Piantafugocalo, Sig Gapatoono first Cousin to Farinelli, Mynheer Puffupandyke, Mlle Rompereau, Mme Hophye, the two Mlle Broileau, Miss Merit an English Lady of an ancient Family, almost extinct.
Role: Sig Ambrosiano alias Sig Salt Actor: Box, Sig Twangdilo the Casuist, Sig Piantafugocalo, Sig Gapatoono first Cousin to Farinelli, Mynheer Puffupandyke, Mlle Rompereau, Mme Hophye, the two Mlle Broileau, Miss Merit an English Lady of an ancient Family, almost extinct.

Song: A New Italian Song-

Entertainment: EEpilogue-Miss Midnight on an Ass

621
20 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Smith; Athanais-Miss Bellamy, 1st appearance there in 4 years; Marcian-Sparks; Leontine-Ridout; Lucius-Anderson; Varanes-Barry; Aranthes-Usher; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: The Italian Peasants-Granier, 1st performance there in Five years, Mlle Camargo

622
22 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Barry; Acasto-Sparks; Polydore-Smith; Chamont-Dyer; Chaplain-Anderson; Ernesto-Redman; Page-Miss Hallam; Serina-Mrs Baker; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Chaplain Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: The Italian Peasants, as17531120

623
13 February 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Galli. Composed by Handel. Boxes and Pit 1!2 Guinea. Gallery 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: Solo on violoncello-Lonzetti; Italian Song=-Signora Galli; Violin Solo-Hallandall

624
04 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Daran Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Anderson

Dance: II: Italian Peasants, as17531120; IV: Les Charboniers, as17540307 End of Play: (By Particular Desire) Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard

625
06 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock (the Jew)-Arthur; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Ryan; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in Character)-Lowe; Solarino-Ridout; Solanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song adapted to the Character)-Mrs Chambers; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Anderson

Entertainment: DDialogue@Epilogue between Tom Jarvis (an itinerant Turner) and his Horse-

Dance: LLes Taileurs, as17531210; Italian Peasants, as17531120