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2855 results for: Keyword - Giffard</i> great Service-I have had great Success in all,
We found 1625 matches on Event Comments, 989 matches on Performance Comments, 338 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

251
23 May 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes half a guinea. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: French Consort of Musick-two Ladies who have had the Honour to sing in several Courts of Europe with great Applause

252
01 November 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Greatest Glory Of A Prince Is The Conquest Of His Own Passions

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Buffoon at Court a Dumb Spy and Condemned to the Stirpado

Dance: Serious Dances-Poitier, others

253
08 November 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #23 0s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 21 paid and 16 orders; pit, 50 paid and 25 orders; slips, 10 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 94 paid and 17 orders; second gallery, 44 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

254
23 February 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe Or The Great Mogul

255
19 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: uthor unknown.] Benefit Morgan and Lacy. Receipts: money #10 5s.; tickets #93 13s. Probable attendance: boxes, 10 by money and 118 by tickets; stage, 3 by money; pit, 11 by money and 259 by tickets; first gallery, 14 by money and 253 by tickets; second gallery, 57 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ancient History Of Caradoc The Great Or The Valiant Welshman

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

256
14 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #49 3s. Probable attendance: boxes, 27 paid and 7 orders; pit, 123 paid and 23 orders; slips, 9 paid; first gallery, 154 paid and 14 orders; second gallery, 97 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Gods of the Woods Actor: Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling
Role: Demons Actor: Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse
Role: Water Actor: Salle

257
16 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: TThe King and Queen present. Receipts: #61 7s. Probable attendance: boxes, 56 paid and 40 orders; stage, 4 paid; pit, 205 paid and 14 orders; slips, 16 paid and 29 orders; first gallery, 178 paid and 21 orders; second gallery, 154 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Ramble-Ryan; Townly-Walker; Lady No-Mrs Bullock; Wiseacre-Bullock; Doodle-Hall; Dashwell-Spiller; Loveday-Houghton; Eugenia-Mrs Vincent; Peggy-Miss Holiday; Engine-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Doodle Actor: Hall

Dance: Salle, Moreau, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, DuPre Jr, DelaGarde Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

Music: A Piece of Musick-; accompanied on Two French Horns-Joachim Frederic Creta , who will blow the First and Second Treble on Two French Horns, in the same Manner as if Two Persons: Being the first Time of his appearing in Publick, since his Arrival in Great-Britain

258
15 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Entertainment: To be express'd in the Great Bills

259
19 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aureng zebe Or The Great Mogul

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy and Poor Pierrot Married

260
15 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Hall
Role: Highlander Actor: Salle

261
09 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amurath The Great Emperor Of The Turks Containing The Distressd Loves Of achmet And selima Or The london Prentices Glory With The Comical Humours And Surprizing Adventures Of The London prentice And Want Brains His Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Contrivance or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

262
14 January 1731 @ Academy of Vocal and Instrumental Music

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Madrigal for 5 Voices by Abbot Stefani, late President of the Academy-; A Piece of Vocal and Instrumental Musick by Sig Faux, Chapel Master to the Emperor-; A Madrigal for 5 Voices by Sig Antonio Lotti, Chapel Master to the Doge of Venice-; Mr Handell's Great Te Deum, J`bilate-

263
24 March 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies Or The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: King Arthur-Mullart; Tom Thumb-Young Verhuyck; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Lacy; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Merline-Hallam; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Wathan; Foodle-Ayres; Bailiff-Peterson; Follower-Hicks; Parson-Watson; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Jones; Glumdalca-Mrs Dove.
Cast
Role: Merline Actor: Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers or A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Rakel-Lacy; Commons-Mullart; Wisdom-Jones; Softly-Hallam; Risque-Reynhold; John-Wathan; Sneaksby-Davenport; Mrs Wisdom-Mrs Lacy; Mrs Softly-Mrs Mullart; Betty-Mrs Stokes.
Cast
Role: Softly Actor: Hallam
Related Works
Related Work: A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home Author(s): Walley Chamberlain Oulton

264
04 August 1731 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amurath The Great Emperor Of The Turks Or The London Prentices Glory

Song: Excell

265
03 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: Essex, Miss Robinson

266
31 May 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opera Of Operas Or Tom Thumb The Great

267
23 August 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding-Hippisley Booth, in the George-Inn-Yard. Mainpiece: A Dramatic Entertainment. Afterpiece: A Ballad Opera. Done from the French of Moliere. Intermix'd With Variety of Songs set to old Ballad Tunes, and Country Dances. 1 to 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Jealousy Or The Downfall Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for Covetousness or The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: FFooting Dance-LeBrun, Mrs Ogden; Fisher Tench, Mlle D'Lorme

268
23 August 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cibber-Griffin-Bullock-Hallam Booth by Hosier-Lane. Whereas it has been reported that [the Proprietors] intend to raise the Prices of their Seats...they intend to take only the Common Prices usually paid in the Fair, viz. Boxes Half a Crown. Pit Eighteen pence. First Gallery One Shilling. Upper Gallery Six pence

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane The Great With The Fall Of Bajazet Emperor Of The Turks

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-A. Hallam; Bajazet-Cibber; Axalla-Cross; Omar-Berry; Dervice-W. Hallam; Mirvan-H. Tench; Haly-Mrs Charke; Selima-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Tamerlane Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Axalla Actor: Cross
Role: Dervice Actor: W. Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

Afterpiece Title: The Ridotto Al Fresco

269
29 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas or Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: V: Les Amants Constants, as17331025 In Afterpiece: Mock Minuet, as17331027

270
10 July 1734 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Miss Cecilia Young sings: Falsa Imagine. Scherza il nochiero. Assanni del pensier. Welcome Mars. Mr Topham sings: Tu di pieta mi spogli. Transporting Charmer. Ghosts of every occupation

Entertainment: After the Concert Topham gives exhibitions of his great strength

271
05 February 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gustave Vasa Or Gustavus The Great King Of Sweden

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Scaramouch Deserters

Dance: Shepherd and Shepherdess by Granier and Miss Chateau neuf

272
12 February 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busy Body

Song: A New Song, compos'd by the said Gentleman, proper to the Occasion, inscribed to the Ladies of Great-Britain

273
06 August 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies Or The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Song:

Dance: As I Aug

274
25 October 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane, the first time of his appearing on that stage. Clytus-Stephens; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Walker; Hephestion-A. Hallam; Polyperchon-Marshal; Perdicas-Ridout; Statira-Mrs Horton; Roxana-Mrs Hallam; Sysigambis-Mrs Mullart; Parisatis-Miss Norsa .
Cast
Role: Hephestion Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hallam

275
13 December 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-a Young Gentleman of the Temple; Ballance-Machen; Worthy-Bowen; Brazen-Boothby; Kite-Jones; Scale-Matthews; Scruple-Rogers; Bullock-Topham; Appletree-Hulstone; Pearmain-Whittaker; Constable-Freeman; Sylvia-Mrs Talbot; Rose-Miss Jones Jr; Luey-Miss Jones Sr; Melinda-Miss Atherton .
Cast
Role: Ballance Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle-Drums, with Mr Hendel's Water-Musick on the Stage, by Mr J. Baker

Song:

Dance: