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5223 results for: Keyword - Henry the 8th
We found 3375 matches on Author, 1223 matches on Performance Title, 660 matches on Performance Comments, 431 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3851
03 December 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Johnson
Role: Princess Catherine Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Tollett. With a New Prologue, addressed to the City

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

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

Dance: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

3852
30 December 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

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

3853
05 February 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Johnson
Role: Princess Catherine Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Tollett. With a New Prologue, addressed to the City

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance: II: Scot's Dance by Mrs Bullock. IV: Richmond Maggot by I.e Sac and Mrs Woodward

Song: As17360204

3854
13 April 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Vallois. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Tickets delivered by Mr World, the Prompter, taken also.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Johnson
Role: Princess Catherine Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Tollett. With a New Prologue, addressed to the City

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: II: Minuet and Louvre (at the Desire of several Persons of Quality) by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. III: French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. End of Afterpiece: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Song: IV: Italian Song by Mrs Chambers

3855
05 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Pit and Boxes put together. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 6 May: There was an exceeding great Audience, and great Numbers of Quality both in the Boxes and Pit. Their Highnesses' Box was handsomely ornamented with white Damask, adorn'd with Silver Laces and Fringes; over the Canopy was the Figure of Hymen, with a Label on which was this Motto: Concordia Cordium. Daily Journal, 6 May: The House was so full about Five o'Clock, that several Gentlemen and Ladies, unable to go to their Seats, was obliged to depart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

3856
13 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Afterpiece Title: Taste a la Mode

Dance: II: Double Jealousy, as17360327but Mrs Villeneuve replaces Miss Brett

3857
31 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Afterpiece Title: Taste a la Mode

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. II: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland

3858
30 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [For a discussion of actor, who have relinquished roles to other performers, see Grub St. Journal, 30 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: Denoyer, Mlle Roland

3859
26 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17361230, but Queen Katherine-Mrs Porter; Norfolk-_; Cromwell-_; Abergavenny-_; Lord Chamberlain-_; Campeius-_.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

3860
22 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Vallois and the two Misses Scot, Scholars to Vallois. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

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

Dance: I: Comic Dance-younger Miss Scot; II: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality, Minuet, with new Ball Dance called The Princess of Saxe Gotha-Vallois, Miss Scot; III: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Pelling; IV: French Peasant-Vallois, Leviez, Mrs Thompson, Rector, Miss Brett, Pelling, Mrs Vallois

3861
22 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

3862
22 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Delane
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Cast
Role: Margery Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Esther? Young
Related Works
Related Work: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: As17381213

3863
11 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [The King, Duke, Princess Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa present.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 12 Jan.: Being the first time of his Majesty's being at any Publick Diversion since the Death of the late Queen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Delane
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby. With Scenes representing the exact Views of The Hermitage and Merlin's Cave, as taken from the Royal Gardens at Richmond.

3864
19 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Delane
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

3865
27 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

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

Dance: II: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Russian Sailors-Denoyer

Song: TThe Noontide Air (from Comus)-Mrs Clive

3866
17 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

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

Dance: II: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Tambourine-Mlle Roland

3867
20 December 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Person of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: The Decoy; or, The Harlot's Progress Author(s): Henry Potter

3868
02 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the paticular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

3869
30 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Mrs Chetwood. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin. There will be no Building on the Stage. [Tickets at Chetwood's, No. 11, Wild Court, Wild Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

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

Song: I: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Russian Sailor-Desnoyer; V: Les Characteres de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf; Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

3870
18 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit Essex. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: A new dance-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: BBlow Blow-Lowe

3871
21 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, and the Lady Augusta. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Les Egyptiens-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment; IV: Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

3872
29 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 2 Henry Iv

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: 2 The Rape of Proserpine

3873
07 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 2 Henry Iv

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: 2 The Royal Chace

3874
25 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: With a Representation of the Coronation of Actor:
Role: the Military Ceremony of the Champion Actor: in Westminster Hall

3875
26 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Quin
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: With a Representation of the Coronation of Actor:
Role: the Military Ceremony of the Champion Actor: in Westminster Hall