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5350 results for: Keyword - Henry the 8th
We found 3489 matches on Author, 1215 matches on Performance Title, 713 matches on Performance Comments, 409 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3176
14 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

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

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

3177
18 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

3178
28 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

3179
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

3180
04 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

3181
06 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Receipts: #82 18s. (59.3; 23.15; 0.0)

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

3182
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

3183
22 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles 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

3184
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

3185
26 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Catley. Public Advertiser, 15 Feb.: Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be had of Miss Catley, No. 115, Jermyn-street. Receipts: #303 7s. (200.13; tickets: 102.14) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Booth
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17801003, but specifying: Queen Dallalolla-Miss Catley; The soldier tired of war's alarms=-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
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

3186
27 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Robson

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

3187
03 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

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

3188
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

3189
20 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Merry Wives of Windsor, announced on playbill of 19 Mar.] Receipts: #87 0s. 6d. (75.15.0; 11.5.6)

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

3190
03 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wroughton. 2nd piece: With Alterations. Books of the Fete to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 23 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Wroughton, No. 18, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #227 1s. 6d. (213.19.6; tickets: 63.2.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles 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: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17810226, but The soldier tired of war's alarms-_; Push about the Jorum-_.
Cast
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
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

3191
07 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
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

3192
17 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Booth
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
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

3193
21 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
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

3194
24 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
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

3195
25 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810403, but SCENE III. A View of the Sea. The Storm-Reinhold; We be three poor Mariners-Davies, Doyle, Simpkinson; To conclude with a Dance-Aldridge, others; SCENE IV as SCENE V on 3 Apr. SCENE V. A Church-Yard. Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies; SCENE VI. A Banquet Scene. A Burlesque Italian Medley-Reinhold; To conclude with several Catches and Glees-the most eminent performers; Come honest Friends and jovial Souls-_SCENE VII omitted; Chorus-_; Dance-_; Attendant Genius-_; Venus-_; Dance of Warriors-_; Mad Tom-_; The music-_; She that will but now discover-_.
Cast
Role: The Storm Actor: Reinhold
Role: To conclude with a Dance Actor: Aldridge, others
Role: To conclude with several Catches and Gle Actor: the most eminent performers
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.

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

3196
01 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Aldridge having sent an Invitation to the Scholars of the Maritime School, he flatters himself the Governor of that benevolent and politic Institution will permit them to be present. Receipts: #162 4s. (98.8; tickets: 63.16) (charge: #105)

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

Performance Comment: 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.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

Performance Comment: 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.
Cast
Role: Squire of the Village Actor: Aldridge
Role: Landlady of the Harp Actor: Mr Besford
Role: accompanied by the ancient British instrument Actor:
Role: with a Country Dance Actor: the Characters.

3197
04 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wright and Butler, carpenter. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #226 3s. (29.16.0; 12.15.6; 0.5.6; tickets: 183.6.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

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

Song: End: As17810424

3198
04 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Booth
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810427, but in SCENE I The Going out in the Morning, The Huntsman's sweet Hollo-Miss Catley; in place of The Death of the Stag-_; and Give round the word-_; in SCENE III We be three poor Mariners-Cubitt, _Davies.
Cast
Role: The Huntsman's sweet Hollo Actor: Miss Catley
Role: The Storm Actor: Reinhold
Role: To conclude with a Dance Actor: Aldridge, others
Role: To conclude with several Catches and Gle Actor: the most eminent performers
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: The Squire Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
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

3199
07 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: A Fete A Medley

Performance Comment: As17810425, but Blow high-_; Dance of Sailors-_; Beviamo tuttre-_; Italian laughing song-_; Dance of Anticks-_; Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-_; How merrily we live-_; Hecate-_; SCENES I and II as SCENES I and II in A Fete, 25 Apr. SCENE III. A Storm and Shipwreck. Stand to your guns my hearts of oak-Bannister; SCENE THE LAST. An Irish Fair. Teague's Journey to London through Coventry-Moody; Dancing-the Miss Stageldoirs.
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: the Miss Stageldoirs.
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

3200
11 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: The Huntsman's sweet Hollo Actor: Miss Catley
Role: The Storm Actor: Reinhold
Role: To conclude with a Dance Actor: Aldridge, others
Role: To conclude with several Catches and Gle Actor: the most eminent performers
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: The Squire Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
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