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5538 results for: Keyword - Henry Fielding, Esq
We found 3375 matches on Author, 1218 matches on Performance Title, 746 matches on Performance Comments, 726 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4726
27 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 28 Sept.: Yesterday Morning [27 Sept.] between Nine and Ten o'Clock, Robert Wilks, Esq., one of the Patentees and Managers of his Majesty's Company of Comedians, died, at his House in Bow-street, Covent-Garden

Performances

4727
04 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Secret

Performance Comment: Parts-Ryan, Quin, Walker, Milward, Chapman, Hall, Aston, Paget, Mrs Hallam, Mrs Kilby, Miss Binks; but edition of 1735 lists: Ferdinand-Ryan; +Cardinal of Arragon-Walker; +Young Duke of Malfy-Miss Binckes; +Antonio-Milward; +Delio-Hale; +Marquise of Pescara-Chapman; +Bosola-Quin; +Flavio-Paget; +Urbino-Aston; +Dutchess of Malfy-Mrs Hallam; +Cariola-Mrs Kilby. Prologue by Philip Frowde, Esq-; Epilogue for $the Dutchess-.
Cast
Role: Cariola Actor: Mrs Kilby. Prologue by Philip Frowde, Esq-
Role: Esq Actor:

4728
23 June 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: See Daily Advertiser, 23 June, for a poem: On the Death of Barton Booth, Esq.

Performances

4729
05 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17331003, but Watteau omitted

4730
20 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Colley Cibber Esq; Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Music: Second Musick: First Concerto of the 1st Opera of Geminiani. Third Music: Overture compos'd by Handel for Alexander. I: A Concerto call'd The Cuckoo composed by Vivaldi. III: Duo for Two French Horns by Charle and Giay

Dance: V: La Follette s'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann

Song: II: Quanto Dolce by Miss Arne. IV: Per le forte del tormento by Miss Arne and Young Master Arne

4731
06 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr T. Arne Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: As17331031

4732
28 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. [For further discussion of Harper's appearance in Court, see Universal Spectator, 1 Dec; London Evening Post, 29 Nov.; Grub St. Journal, 6 Dec]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Robinson. La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. La Folette S'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann

4733
19 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: Pigmalion, as17340114

4734
02 February 1734 @ Inner Temple

Event Comment: Daily Courant, 2 Feb.: We are credibly informed, that Charles Fleetwood, Esq; of Bromley-Hall, in the county of Stefford . . . hath purchased all the shares of the Patentees of the Theatre in Drury-Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

4735
30 March 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Taken from the French by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Music: A Comic Medley Overture composed by Charke

Dance: I: A new Maggot by Le Brun. In II: Polonese, as17340325 V: Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. End I of Afterpiece: English Maggot by Lally and Mrs Walter. End Afterpiece: Grand Dance in Momus, as17340316

Song: III: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Arne. IV: Bella Sorge L'Esperanza (from Ariadne) by Miss Arne

4736
19 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet Laureat. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

4737
14 September 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

4738
10 October 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: Sleepy Dutchman and his Frow: Dutchman-Nivelon; Frow-Mrs Laguerre; others by Essex, Thurmond, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Anderson

Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Henry Jones
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Henry Carey

4739
21 October 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh and C. Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Intermix'd with Dances and Songs made to Ballad Tunes. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto al' Fresco

Related Works
Related Work: The Decoy; or, The Harlot's Progress Author(s): Henry Potter

4740
04 November 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Related Works
Related Work: Cephalus and Procris: With The Mistakes Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: Serious and Comic, by Monsieur Denoyer, the first time of his performance since his arrival from Poland, Mlle Roland, Poitier

4741
26 December 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Grand Comic Ballet by Poitier and Mlle Roland. III: Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. IV: Grand Polish Dance (with New Habits), as17341221

4742
21 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Related Works
Related Work: An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmask'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: By Essex, Nivelon, Le Brun, Lalauze, Mrs Walter, Castiglion, Villeneuve, Livier, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett, particularly I: Dutchman and his Frow. II: English Maggot. III: Lively Lad and Lass. IV: Pierots. V: Polonese

Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Henry Jones

4743
25 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh and C. Cibber Esq; Poet-Laureat. The Advance Money to be return'd to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Plot

Dance: Poloncse by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

4744
04 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Orpheus

4745
19 June 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Family in Distress. For the Entertainment of Che-sazan Outsim, Hindy-Gylesangbier, Charadab-sina, Gulgulachem-Chemaunim, and Tichucbactey Ormophan, Sacheoutzim-Sinadab Caocormin, the Chineze Mandarines, lately arrived in England, on a Tour through Europe, being the only People of that Nation, who have been in England since the Reign of King James I. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Select Pieces. I: A Minuet in Ariadne. III: Minuet by Geminiani

Dance: V: Minuet by Mrs Charke and Miss Brett. End of Afterpiece: Black Joak by Mrs Charke and Miss Brett

Song: II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond. IV: Scacciato dal suo nido

4746
17 July 1735 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. With the Original Prologue written by Aaron Hill, Esq; and an Epilogue written by the same Author, to be spoke by little Miss Ferguson .

Song:

Dance:

4747
20 September 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Music: Select Pieces

4748
27 September 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespeare by N. Tate, Esq. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And H1s Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

4749
04 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer and others. IV: Revellers, as17351103 End Afterpiece: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer and Mlle Roland

4750
05 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat. [Their Majesties and the rest of the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. III: Minuet (in Modern Habits) by Denoyer and Miss Anderson. V: Revellers, as17351103 End Afterpiece: As17351104