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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.

1401
14 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Music: Musical Medley called The Topers; or The Sons of Bacchus. Written and set to Musick, by Sig Carini, Author of The Dragon of Wantley; Vocals-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Roberts

Performance Comment: Written and set to Musick, by Sig Carini, Author of The Dragon of Wantley; Vocals-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Roberts.

Dance: IV: Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; V: Clown-Nivelon; End Afterpiece: Dance of Sailors-Glover

1402
16 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Ryan
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Horton
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: A new Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland, Tench, Desse, Villeneuve, Dupre, Mrs Moreau, Miss Oates, Miss Cantrel, Miss Norman

1403
18 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Related Works
Related Work: The Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: FFrench Peasant, as17380316 Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Moreau, Miss Norman, Miss Cantrel

1404
25 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Related Works
Related Work: The Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: Grand Ballet, as17380318

1405
04 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet, as17380318

1406
06 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets for Mlle Roland and Mrs Stevens taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Related Works
Related Work: The Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; II: Two Tambourines-Mlle Roland; IV: Grand Ballet, as17380318 V: French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; End Afterpiece: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

1407
08 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. For the Entertainment of his Excellency Admiral Perez, Ambassador Extraordinary from the Emperor of Morocco. Mainpiece: As written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King John

Cast
Role: Lewis the Dauphin Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Prince Henry Actor: A. Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: As17380407

Music: Kettle Drums-John Woodbridge; The celebrated Water Musick of Handel-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge

1408
12 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam. Mainpiece: Written by the Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Song: P$Purcell's Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

1409
14 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets of Mrs Hallam, No. 6, Wild Court, near lif.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Music: As17380103, but The Vocal Parts-Miss _Hillyard

Dance: GGrecian Sailors-Glover

1410
15 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit of Margarina and Mauxalinda [the two Misses Young]. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Ware, the first time of her appearance on that stage

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Related Works
Related Work: The Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

1411
20 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. [Tickets for Mrs Marshall, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Brunette taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Related Works
Related Work: The Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: FFrench Peasant, new Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

1412
22 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Related Works
Related Work: The Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: CClown-Nivelon; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

1413
29 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Short. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Tickets for T. Rawlins also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Related Works
Related Work: The Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: SSerious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; Grecian Sailors-Glover

1414
03 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Related Works
Related Work: The Intriguing Chambermaid Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Song: II: The Early Horn-Beard

1415
05 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

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

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; V: Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Song: II: Cantata-Roberts; IV: Leveridge, Laguerre

1416
10 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Prompter and Jarvis, Housekeeper. Afterpiece: With Alterations. Written by Mr Carey, Author of the Dragon of Wantley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Ryan
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Horton
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: A New Cantata-Roberts; The Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge

1417
12 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Wilmer, Lawrence, Mrs Atkins, Boxkeepers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: SSerious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; Comic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel

Song: SSince Times are so bad (Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

1418
15 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Related Works
Related Work: The Intriguing Chambermaid Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Song: I: Sweet Echoby Arne in Comus-Mrs Arne; III: Dove Spiega (an Italian Song by Arne)-Mrs Arne

1419
15 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan, Boxkeeper, and Gwinn's Widow, late Pit Doorkeeper. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: With the additional Scene Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; III: Je ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: III: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

1420
16 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hamilton and the two Masters Hamilton. Tickets at Hamilton's Lodgings, at Mr Strawberry's in Russel-Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: Perform'd by the Lilliputians: More-Master W. Hamilton; Gubbins-Master J. Hamilton; Margerinia-Miss Edward, the first time of her appearance on any stage; Mauxalinda-Miss Cole; Dragon-Master Ferg.
Cast
Role: Margerinia Actor: Miss Edward, the first time of her appearance on any stage
Related Works
Related Work: The Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; III: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter

Song: IV: Beard

1421
27 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Related Works
Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

1422
27 June 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: See17380410 but Othello-Stephens; Iago-A. Hallam; Roderigo-Penkethman; Duke-W. Hallam; Cassio-Stevens; Brabantio-Boaman; Lodovico-=Ware; Montano-Salway; Gratiano-Stoppelaer; Emilia-Mrs Hamilton; Desdemona-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: 7380410 but Othello Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: Master and Miss Oates

1423
07 July 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets for Othello and The Gamester taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

1424
11 July 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance:

1425
21 July 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Related Works
Related Work: Chrononhotonthologos Author(s): Henry Carey