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1954 results for: Keyword - G. and W. Nicol
We found 1459 matches on Performance Comments, 466 matches on Event Comments, 70 matches on Performance Title, 56 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

851
20 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: As17350118, but Le Brun, Miss Brett, and Dutchman and his From added

852
20 January 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Dance: As17350106

853
23 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Majesties' Command. Pit and Front Boxes together at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Isabella-Mrs Porter; Baldwin-Boman; Villeroy-Mills; Biron-Quin; Carlos-Cibber; Frederick-Este; Belfont-W. Mills; Pedro-Winstone; Fabian-Oates; Julia-Mrs Pritchard; Nurse-Mrs Shireburn; Fernando-Griffin; Sampson-Harper; Jaqueline-Miller; Victoria-Mrs Thurmond .
Cast
Role: Fernando Actor: Griffin

Dance: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. Polonese by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Song: English Dialogue by Salway and Mrs Clive

854
28 January 1735 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. Drunken Peasant by Le Brun

855
04 February 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Music: For the Second Musick, the First Concerto of the 2d Opera of Geminiani. For the Third Musick, the Overture to Esther. I: Concerto for Hautboys by Geminiani

Dance: II: Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: Polonese by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. V: Russian Sailor by Denoyer

856
08 February 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Gane Gray

Performance Comment: Pembroke-Delane; Dudley-Giffard; Northumberland-Rosco; Suffolk-Huddy; Sussex-Bardin; Winchester-W. Giffard; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Giffard; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Haughton .
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Io

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois, Miss Norman

857
10 February 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By Henry Fielding.] Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Preface: What could incense a Number of People to attack it with such an inveterate Prejudice, is not easy to determine; for Prejudice must be allowed, be the Play good or bad, when it is condem'd unheard. Prompter, 18 Feb.: Here I had an Opportunity of making an Observation very much in Favour of the Town; viz, That the Accusation of Bad Taste is very falsly and unjustly brought against them, since if the Town had really the bad Taste, they are represented to have, the Play would have run the remaining Part of the Season, in an uninterrupted Course of Applause. I had likewise an Opportunity of observing much more Impartiality than I expected, in the Behaviour of the Audience, for till almost the third Act was over, they sat very quiet, in hopes it would mend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Gallant; Or, The Different Husbands

858
24 February 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Junius Brutus

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

859
25 February 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Io

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois, Miss Norman

860
10 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs by Lalauze, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann

Performance Comment: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs by Lalauze, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann .

861
10 March 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Giffard; Manley-W. Giffard; Sir Amorous-Martin; Vulture-Lyon; Aspin-Penkethman; Butler-Hamilton; Lady Outside-Mrs Roberts; Necessary-Miss Tollett; Betty-Mrs M. Giffard; Miranda-Mrs Giffard .
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance:

862
13 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Minuet by Denoyer and Mrs Walter. Amorous Swain and Rival Nympbs, as17350310 Russian Sailor by Denoyer

Performance Comment: Amorous Swain and Rival Nympbs, as17350310 Russian Sailor by Denoyer .

863
17 March 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance: I: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. II: Scotch Dance by Mrs Bullock. IV: La Follette c'est Ravize by Tench and Mrs Woodward

Performance Comment: II: Scotch Dance by Mrs Bullock. IV: La Follette c'est Ravize by Tench and Mrs Woodward .

Song: III: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Jones. V: In Italian by Mrs Chambers

864
22 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs, as17350310 Minuet (in Modern Habits) by Denoyer and Mrs Walter

865
09 April 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hamilton, and the Little Chimney-Sweepers, her Sons. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Scotch Dance, as17350329

Song: II: Watermen's Song in Britannia by the two Masters Hamilton. IV: In Italian by Mrs Chambers

866
11 April 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: By Nivelon, Lalauze, Le Brun, Pelling, Villeneuve, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Brett, particularly Dutchman and his Frow, Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs, Drunken Peasant, Pierots

867
14 April 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: I: La Follette c'est Ravize by Nivelon and Miss Mann. II: Dutchman and his Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. III: Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. IV: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Performance Comment: II: Dutchman and his Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. III: Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. IV: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327.

868
17 April 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Jovan de Vallois and Mrs Woodward. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction. [For a discussion of the stage, see Grub St. Journal, 17 April.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Hulett
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Monlass

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: Minuet and Louvre by Jouan de Vallois and Mrs Bullock. III: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Pastoral by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: III: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Pastoral by Vallois and Mrs Bullock .

Song: In I: By Mrs Chambers

869
18 April 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: II: English Clown by Nivelon. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. End of Farce: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Performance Comment: III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. End of Farce: Amorous Swain, as17350327.

870
21 April 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: I: English Clown by Nivelon. II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

871
23 April 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: Peasant by Nivelon. Amorous Swain, as17350327

872
25 April 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. III: Drunken Peasant by LeBrun. IV: Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze

Performance Comment: II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. III: Drunken Peasant by LeBrun. IV: Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze .

873
28 April 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Revellers by Essex and Mrs Walter. Clown by Nivelon. Amorous Swain, as17350327 Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann

Performance Comment: Clown by Nivelon. Amorous Swain, as17350327 Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann .

874
02 May 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: Dutchman and his Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. III: Amorous Swain, as17350327

875
08 May 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Cast
Role: Colombine's Husband Actor: Rosco