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5402 results for: Keyword - Henry Purcell
We found 3459 matches on Author, 1281 matches on Performance Title, 713 matches on Performance Comments, 435 matches on Event Comments, and 5 matches on Roles/Actors.

3401
28 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

3402
30 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: In afterpiece: Blurton

3403
04 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

3404
06 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17801230

Song: II: song-Du-Bellamy

3405
14 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

3406
22 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: As17801107

3407
23 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: End: The Caledonian Shepherds-Aldridge, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

3408
26 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: As17801107

Song: End I: The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo-Miss Catley; End Afterpiece: Push about the Jorum, with an additional verse on the Occasion-Miss Catley

3409
27 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: As17801115

3410
03 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

3411
15 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

3412
20 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

3413
03 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: SCENE I. A Forest. The Death of the Stag-; Overture by Dr Arne-; Hunting song, Give round the word-Doyle; Foresters' Dance-; SCENE II. The Cave of Echo; The Vauxhall Echo Catch, They say there is an echo here-Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle; SCENE III. Mount Ida; Venus and the Graces, to whom she complains of the loss of her son She that will but now discover-; Venus-Mrs Morton; The music by Dr Fisher-; SCENE IV. A Camp Scene, and Dance of Warriors-; SCENE V. A Cottage. Auld Robin Grey-Mrs Kennedy; SCENE VI. The Cavern of Despair. Mad Tom-Reinhold; The music by Purcell-; SCENE VII. A Palace and Banquet. Come honest Friends and jovial Souls-; To conclude Chorus-; Dance-; Attendant Genius-Miss Langrish.
Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

3414
07 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

3415
17 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

3416
21 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

3417
24 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

3418
25 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

Song: End III 1st piece: When Phoebus the tops of the hills did adorn-Leoni, Mrs Kennedy

3419
01 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

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

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

Dance: End I 1st piece: a new Hibernian Dance, The Rakes of Mallow-Jackson, Miss Francis (1st appearance), others; End II: a new Dance, The Sports of the Green or The Rivals Reconcil'd-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Francis, Miss Besford; 2nd Piece: the original Sailor's Dance, as17810402

Song: 2nd piece to conclude: with a Grand Antigallican Procession[in Honour of St. George's Day [23 Apr.], in which-; Rule Britannia-Reinhold; [the Procession to close with Britannia brought in a Triumphal Car, attended by Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, drawn by six boys representing the Young Gentlemen of the Maritime School, and attended by Mars and Neptune; after which will be display'd the famous Transparency of St. George and the Dragonv, executed by Cipriani; to conclude with: Britons Strike Home-Mrs Kennedy, [with the original chorus

Ballet: End IV: a Grand Pantomimical Pastoral Welch Dance St. David's Day; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters

3420
04 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: End II: a Hornpipe-Master Butler, scholar to Miller

Song: End: As17810424

3421
04 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

3422
07 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: A Fete; A Medley

Cast
Role: A Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Candidates Author(s): Henry Bate

3423
11 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Purcell Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

3424
15 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: A Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

Dance: Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

3425
18 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

Dance: IV: Minuet de la Cour en Quatre-Holloway, Holland, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews; a Minuet-Harris, Miss Younge; End IV: a new Pastoral Dance-Harris, Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: St. David's Day. As17810501

Monologue: End II: The Humours of New-Market; with the Poney Races. Jockeys-Harris, Holland, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews