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6839 results for: Keyword - George Frederick Handel
We found 4736 matches on Author, 1368 matches on Performance Comments, 947 matches on Event Comments, 374 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5851
16 November 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Burton; Lissardo-King; Gibby-Johnston; Frederick-Packer; Isabella-Mrs Stephens; Flora-Miss Pope, first time; Violante-Mrs Barry; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance-Daiguville, Sga Vidini

5852
20 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Felix-Bensley, first time; Col. Briton-Wroughton, first time; Lopez-Dunstall; Pedro-Morris; Gibby-Shuter; Lissardo-Woodward; Frederick-Gardner; Isabella-Mrs Mattocks; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis-Mrs Green; Violante-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Capon , first time; I: A Serious and Comic Dance-. the serious part- Miss Capon, the comic part- Mas. Burton, Miss Besford (all apprentices to Fishar); IV: A New Grand Ballet called The Old Man Metamorphosed-. Old Man Fishar, Shepherdess Sga Manesiere, Cupid Mas. Burton; In which Dance will be introduced by Particular Desire the Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Ballet: V: For First time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; Double Hornpipe-[See17680416]

5853
09 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17691013, but Duke, Sen-Ackman; Duke Frederick-J. Aickin; Le Beau-Wright; Celia-Mrs W. Barry; Phebe-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Frederick Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: As17700428 V: The English Gardeners, as17691206

Entertainment: BBucks Have at ye All-Palmer

5854
09 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Reddish; JaJaques-Love; Duke, Sen-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with Songs)-Davies, first time; Adam-Moody; Le Beau-Ackman; Corin-Hartry; Charles-Keen; Silvius-Wheeler; Caelia (with Songs)-Mrs Baddeley; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Phebe-Miss Platt; Rosalind-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

5855
04 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Burton; Lissardo-King; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Johnson; Isabella-Mrs W. Barry; Flora-Miss Pope; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Violante-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

5856
21 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Lewes; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; Ramilie-Dyer; Lappet-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Lewes

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Author

5857
30 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Wroughton; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; Ramilie-Dyer; Lappet-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Red-Cross Knights Author(s): Joseph George Holman
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: III: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17701103]; End: The Old ground Young-Aldridge, Mas. Harris, Miss Twist [see17701123]

5858
11 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-King; Clermont-Cautherly; Frederick-Brereton; Decoy-Wright; Ramilie-Palmer; List-Jacobs; Upholsterer-Wheeler; Sattin-Griffith; Lawyer-Wrighten; Servant-Watkins; James-W. Palmer; Sparkle-Ackman; Mariana-Mrs Egerton; Harriet-Miss Rogers; Wheedle-Mrs Love; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Lappet-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

5859
14 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Parsons, Davies, J. Burton, Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs Hunt. Henry-Vernon; Sir Anthony Withers-Parsons; Frederick-Davies; Peter-J. Burton; Patty-Mrs Fitzgerald; Amelia-Miss Hunt (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Davies
Related Works
Related Work: Amelia Author(s): John Frederick Lampe

5860
31 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Lissardo-King; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Burton; Frederick-Packer; Violante-Mrs Barry; Flora-Miss Pope; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Gibby-Johnson; Isabella-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

5861
09 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17711217, but Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Jaques-Aickin.
Cast
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: I: The Amusements of Strasburgh, as17711118

5862
22 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Cautherly; Antonio-Parsons; Don Frederick-Brereton; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-Inchbald; Peter-W. Palmer; Antony-Wheeler; Francisco-Wright; Surgeon-Wrighten; Shopkeeper-Jacobs; Boy-Mas. Cape; Gentlemen to Duke-Follet, Lings; Gentlemen to Petruchio-Fawcett, Griffith; Kinswoman-Miss Platt; Servant-Mrs Smith; First Constantia-Miss Younge; Second Constantia-Mrs Abington; Mother-Mrs Dorman; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Don Frederick Actor: Brereton
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: After Interlude: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Monologue: End: Linco's Travels. As 24 March

5863
25 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Felix-Savigny, 1st time; Col. Briton-Wroughton; Lopez-Dunstall; Pedro-Morris; Gibby-Kniveton, 1st time; Lissardo-Woodward; Frederick-Gardner; Isabella-Mrs Mattocks; Flora-Mrs Gardner; Inis-Mrs Green; Violante-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17711026

5864
04 August 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Ramilie-Robson; Frederick-Fearon; Clerimont-Dancer; Sparkle-[?]; Decoy-Lloyd; Taylor-Jones; Cook-Weston; Mariana-Mrs Egerton; Harriet-Miss Ambrose; Wheedle-Miss Wentworth; Lappet-Mrs Gardner; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Parsons; To conclude with The Cries of London-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: Georgi's scholars

5865
17 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: LeBeau-Ackman; Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Jaques-Love; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Adam-Moody; Silvius-Wheeler; Charles-Keen; Jaques de Boys-Fawcett; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Corin-Hartry; William-Messink; Duke Senior-Hurst; Celia-Miss Ambrose, first time; Rosalind-Mrs Barry; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17720922

5866
15 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Lissardo-King; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Ambrose; Flora-Miss Pope; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Violante-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17720922

5867
21 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Garrick; Don Frederick-Jefferson; Antonio-Parsons; Petruchio-J. Aickin; 1st Constantia-Miss Younge; 2nd Constantia-Mrs Abington; Mother-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Kinswoman-Miss Platt; Nurse-Mrs Love; Francisco-Wright; Surgeon-Wrighten; Peter-W. Palmer; Duke-Packer; Antony-Wheeler; Edition of 1774 adds Duke's Party-J. Bannister, Yates; Petruchio's Party-Fawcett, Griffith; Attorney-Burton.
Cast
Role: Don Frederick Actor: Jefferson
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

5868
26 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17730421 but Don Frederick-Brereton, first time.
Cast
Role: Don Frederick Actor: Brereton, first time.
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

5869
20 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17730426 but Frederick-Jefferson.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Jefferson.
Role: Don Frederick Actor: Brereton, first time.
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

5870
02 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Love; Rosalind-Mrs Barry; Celia (With Cuckoo song)-Miss Jarratt, first time; Touchstone-King; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with song)-Vernon; Orlando-Brereton; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Duke Sen-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Bransby; LeBeau-Ackman; Silvius-Wheeler; Charles-Keen; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Corin-Waldron; William-Messink; In V will be introduced a Song-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: I: The Mountaineers, as17730930

5871
15 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Garrick; Frederick-Jefferson; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-J. Aickin; Antonio-Parsons; Peter-W. Palmer; Antony-Wheeler; Francisco-Wright; Surgeon-Wrighten; First Constantia-Miss Younge; Mother-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Kinswoman-Miss Platt; Nurse-Mrs Love; Second Constantia-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Jefferson
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

5872
03 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Wroughton; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; List-Quick; Ramilie-Dyer; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Lappet-Mrs Green; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End: A Dance, as17731014

5873
13 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Lissardo-King; Violante-Mrs Barry; Flora-Miss Pope; Isbella-Mrs Jefferson; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Gibby-Johnston; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Frederick-Packer.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Packer.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

5874
30 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitefield; James-Cushing; List-Quick; Ramilie-Lewes, first time; Harriet-Mrs Whitefield, first appearance this stage; Lappet-Mrs Pitt; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

5875
01 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Reddish; Oliver-Packer; Jacques-Jefferson; Touchstone-King; Amiens (with Songs)-Vernon; Adam-Moody; Duke, Sen-Hurst; Silvius-Wheeler; LeBeau-Ackman; Charles-Keen; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Corin-Hartry; William-Messink; Celia (with Cuckow Song)-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Audry-Mrs Bradshaw; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Rosalind-Miss Younge; In V a New Dance of Forresters-Atkins, Como, Giorgi; and a Song-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Dance: I: A Dance-Giorgi's Scholars