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6108 results for: Keyword - Henry Wright
We found 3377 matches on Author, 1558 matches on Performance Comments, 1415 matches on Performance Title, 497 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4001
30 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Wright.

Dance: A New Tambourine-Sga Barberina, Sga Domitilla, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Wright, Mrs Villeneuve; The Italian Peasants, as17411024, but Villagers not listed

4002
28 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Dance: Particularly, Les Matelotes, as17411110; Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Sga Fausan, LaCroix, Delamain, Dumont, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rayner, Miss Wright; With new decorations

4003
14 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Song: I: a Ballad-Lowe; III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Le Matelot-Fausan, Signora Fausan; V: Le Genereux Corsaire-Fausan, Signora Fausan, LaCroix, Delemain, Dumont, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Miss Story, Miss Rayner, Miss Wright

4004
15 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: a T +Tambourine-Picq (1st appearance since his arrival from Paris), Mlle Auguste; Grand Ballet call'd La Provencale-Picq, Mlle Auguste, accompanied by Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Wright, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mlle Moudet

4005
18 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Song: I: New Ballad-Lowe; III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17411208 but-the Fausans; V: Les Masons et Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan, LeCroix, Delemain, Dumont, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rayner, Miss Wright

4006
25 January 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: Entertainments-Picq, Desnoyer, Sga Barberina, Dubuisson, Villeneuve, Mlle Auguste, Mlle Bonneval, Sga Domitilla; Chacone, as17411230; La Provencale-Picq, Mlle Auguste, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mrs Wright, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mlle Maudet

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121

Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet

4007
22 February 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Dance: Entertainments, as17420220; Peasants, as17420220; Grand Ballet call'd Mars and Venus-Mars-Desnoyer, +Venus- Sga Barbarina, +Their followers- Villeneuve, Richardson, Delegarde, Dupre, Destrade, Davenport, Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabrez, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet, Mrs LeFont

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121

Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet

4008
29 September 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: Picq, Mlle Auguste, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Wright, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Moudet; Also a Drunken Peasant-Duval, 1st time of appearing on this stage

4009
01 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; La Provencale-Picq; Dancing-Picq, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Wright, Mrs Lebrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Maudet

4010
16 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Song: HHonour and Arms scorn such a Foe from Samson-Reinhold

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17430305 A Minuet (By particular Desire)-Destrade, Mrs Wright (Daily Advertiser lists Ann Auretti)

4011
08 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: Beard; particularly a New English Ballad call'd The English Hero's Welcome Home-Leveridge, Reinhold, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Wright, Miss Faulkener; The Music-Lampe

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

4012
19 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: II: Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: II: Sheep@shearing song-Miss Wright. [This was sung, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.

4013
10 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Principal Bacchant Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Wright

Song: III: Smiling love to thee belong-Miss Field, Miss Wright (British Union-Catalogue, p. 621)

4014
10 October 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Count Baldwin-Packer; Carlos-Farren; Belford-R. Palmer; Child-Master Siddons; Sampson-Wrighten; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Siddons (from the Theatre Royal, Bath) .
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Griskin-Parsons; Cupid (with a song in character)-Miss Field; Sotherton-Norris; Chamberlain-Burton; Jemmy Twinkle-Lamash; Fillagree-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Miss Simson; Miss Flack-Miss Wright; Miss Griskin-Mrs Brereton .
Cast
Role: Miss Flack Actor: Miss Wright

Dance: Afterpiece: With a Postilion Dance incident to the Piece. [This was danced in all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium, with singing by Miss Collett and Miss Wright. [This was sung, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 6 Nov. 1782, 15 Mar., 6 May, 5 June 1783.]

4015
15 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: As17821005

Song: In Act in of mainpiece an Epithalamium, with singing by Miss Wright and Miss Simson

4016
17 June 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder: A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Benson; Colonel Briton-Payne; Lissardo-Banister; Don Lopez-Wellman; Don Pedro-Wright; Frederick-Francis; Vasquez-Stevenson; Alguazil-Newbold; Soldier-Oldmeadow; Servant-Master Payne; Gibby-Waldron; Flora-Mrs Benson; Isabella-Mrs Wellman; Inis-Miss Cranford; Violante-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Waldron; Justice Guttle-Wright; Dick-Wellman; Trippit-Stevenson; Gayless-Benson; Kitty Pry-Mrs Wellman; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Monk; Mrs Trippit-Miss Bird; Melissa-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Justice Guttle Actor: Wright

Song: After the Monologue, by Miss Cranford

Monologue: 1785 06 17 End of mainpiece an Occasional Address to the Audience by Wright

4017
01 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Newbold (1st appearance in a singing character); Hawthorn-Payne; Hodge-Wellman; Sir William Meadows-Wright; Eustace-Kerridge; Justice Woodcock-Waldron; Luanda-Miss Bird; Margery-Mrs Benson; Deborah-Mrs Monk; Rosetta-Miss Cranford .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Justice Guttle Actor: Wright

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Statute Scene with a Dance by the Characters; End of mainpiece Hornpipe by Wright

4018
04 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Benson; Gloster-Wright; Belmour-Kerridge; Catesby-Payne; RatclifT-Banister; Derby-Meadow; Porter-Stevenson; Servant-Mast. Payne; Shore-Wellman; Alicia-Mrs Wellman; Jane Shore-Mrs Monk .
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman; or, The First of August

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright
Role: Easy Actor: Wright

Dance: End of 1st piece, by Wright. imitations. After the Dancing, Theatrical Imitations by Payne

Related Works
Related Work: Thyestes Author(s): John Wright
Related Work: The Female Vertuosos Author(s): Thomas Wright

4019
06 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Kerridge; Sir Harry Sycamore-Waldron; Fairfield-Wright; Ralph-Banister; Mervin-Payne; Farmer Giles-Wellman; Fanny-Mrs Benson; Theodosia-Mrs Wellman; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Monk; Patty-Miss Cranford; Gypsies-The rest of the Company .
Cast
Role: Fairfield Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright
Role: Easy Actor: Wright

Dance: End of 1st piece, by Wright

Related Works
Related Work: Thyestes Author(s): John Wright
Related Work: The Female Vertuosos Author(s): Thomas Wright

Song: End of Act I of 2nd piece The Twaddle by Newbold

Monologue: 1785 07 06 After the Dancing an Address to the Audience by Miss Bird

4020
26 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Benson; Sir George Touchwood-Gibbons; Flutter-Wilson; Saville-Smith; Villers-Sadler; Courtall-Hill; Silvertongue-Essex; Mountebank-Wright; Porter-Watts; Servants-Price, Johnston; Hardy-Waldron; Mrs Racket-Miss Fenton; Lady Frances Touchwood-Mrs Harlowe; Miss Ogle-Mrs Clarke; Kitty Willis-Miss Williams; Lady-Mrs Johnston; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Chambers .
Cast
Role: Mountebank Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Fool

Performance Comment: Beaufort-Hill; Pepper-Sadler; Paul-Wilson; O'Reilly-Wright; Landlord-Watts; Waiters-Price, Johnston; Abbe-Benson; Floretta (with songs')-Mrs Benson; Malapert-Mrs Clarke; Laura-Mrs Harlowe .
Cast
Role: O'Reilly Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly; or, Chiswick Fair

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Benson; Colombine-Mrs Clarke. The other Characters by the Rest of the Company .
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright

Dance: In Act IV of 1st piece a Masquerade Scene, with a Grotesque Dance by the Characters; Between the Acts Hornpipe by Wright

Song: Between the Acts of mainpiece, by Price and Miss Phillips

4021
18 December 1784 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Curioso Indiscreto

Dance: End of Act I an entirely new Divertissement (composed by Lepicq) by Nivelon, Mlle Dorival (from the Opera-House in Paris; their 1st appearance), Frederic, Mme Julien, Mlle Fusi, Mme Bithmer (their 1st appearance), Henry, Zuchelli, Sg and Sga Pitrot Angiolini (from the King's Theatre at Naples; their 1st appearance); End of Opera a new Grand Ballet (composed by Lepicq) Le Parti de Chasse d'Henry IV-King Henry rv-Angiolini; the other Characters by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Frederic, Mlle Dorival, Zuchelli, Nivelon, Sga Pitrot Angiolini

4022
14 December 1779 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Afterpiece Title: Il Soldano Generoso

Dance: End I: new Pantomime Dance (composed by Zuchelli) Il Desertore-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, young Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet; End II: a grand Masquerade Dance-the other partsSg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini, Henry, Slingsby; in which a Chaconne(in character by the various Masks)-; and which will open with a Minuet-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet (1st appearance this season); End afterpiece: new Grand Balletconnected with the Opera-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Sga Tantini, Slingsby

4023
28 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: II: New Pastoral Dance-Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi; V: Grand New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Miss Simonet, Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi

Song: In: Fete Champetre. The vocal parts-Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten

Performance Comment: The vocal parts-Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten.

4024
02 December 1780 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ricimero

Dance: End I: new ballet (composed by Zuchelli) The Squire Outwitted-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi; End II: The Fortunate Escape, as17801125, but Henry; End Opera: +The Country Gallant, as17801125

4025
13 March 1783 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Costanza

Dance: End of Act I an entirely new Divertissement, composed by Lepicq, li Riposo del Campo; or, The Recreations of the Camp, in which a Pas de Deux, La Recrue par Force; or, The Kidnappers, by Lepicq and Mme Rossi, and the other characters by Slingsby, Henry, Zuchelli, Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore; End of Opera a new Ballet (1st time), founded on the Fairy Tale by Voltaire, La Begueule; or, She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not, in which a Minuet by Lepicq and Mme Rossi, and the other characters by Slingsby, Henry, Degville Jun., Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore, Mme Simonet