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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.

1451
27 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

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

Dance: Muilment

1452
29 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: with The Eearly Horn Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: V: The last new dance-Muilment

1453
02 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

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

Song: As17390201

Dance: As17390201

1454
03 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

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

Dance: Muilment

1455
09 February 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Ryan; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Vincent; Horner-Hallam; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Harcourt-Hale; Dorilant-A. Ryan; Quack-Hallam; Alithea-Mrs Templer; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mullart; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Dancey; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Horsington; Lucy-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Templer

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; Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

1456
28 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

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

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Denoyer, Muilment, Miss Thompson

1457
20 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

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

Dance: III: Grand Ballet, as17390313 V: Aethiopian Dance-Muilment

1458
26 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Michael Lally. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Two Rows of the Pit will be laid into Boxes. [Tickets at Lally's House in Southampton-Row, Bloomsbury.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

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

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; II: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: By particular Desire, a Ball Dance, concluding with a Minuet-Lally, Mlle Roland; IV: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Glover, Mlle Roland

1459
27 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman [who states that he is in danger of losing vision in one eye. Tickets at Chapman's House, the Corner of Bow Street cg.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 27 March: Last Week died, after a most tedious and expensive Illness, at Chelsea, Mrs Laguerre, formerly a celebrated Dancer on the Stage. Daily Post, 29 March: During the Rehearsal [on 27 March], of a new Tragedy, written by Mr Thompson, call'd Edward and Eleonora, (which was to have been acted on this Day) he receiv'd, to his great Surprise, a Message from the Lord Chamberlain, absolutely forbidding the acting of the said Play. No Objection having been made to the Whole or any Part of it, we must conclude it was consider'd as immoral or seditious

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

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

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

1460
16 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stoppelaer. Tickets for the Widow Houghton taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17390405 but Teague-Stoppelaer in which; by Desire, the song of Arra my Judy-Stoppelaer; Story-A. Ryan; Mrs Chat-_.
Cast
Role: the song of Arra my Judy Actor: Stoppelaer

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: A Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

1461
17 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

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-Lalauze, Desse; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: With the Original Dialogue,Since Times are so bad by Purcell and-Leveridge, Salway

1462
24 May 1739 @ 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

Dance: PPierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523.; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

Song: CChancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

1463
25 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

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

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: SSince Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

1464
30 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

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

Dance: PPierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

1465
29 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

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: Villeneuve, Miss Oates

1466
07 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

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: Villeneuve, Desse, Miss Oates

1467
10 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

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: Villeneuve, Desse, Miss Oates; In III: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

1468
12 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

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: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

1469
19 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mrs Centlivre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

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: Ballad-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Tambourine-Mlle Villeneuve, not lately arrived from Paris.; End Afterpiece: Grecian Sailors-Glover

1470
21 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Ryan; Varanes-Delane; Athenais-Mrs Horton; Marcian-Stevens; Pulcheria-Mrs Bellamy; Leontine-Roberts; Atticus-Mullart; Aranthes-Ryan Jr; Lucius-Anderson; Flavilla-Mrs Vincent; Marina-Miss Norman; Julia-Miss Horsington; Delia-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Ryan
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Aranthes Actor: Ryan Jr
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon

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: As17390919

1471
28 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

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: GGrand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

1472
08 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Proteus Actor: Reinhold, the first time of his appearing on that stage.

Dance: IV: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

1473
23 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard The Second

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: SScots Dance-Glover, Miss Roland Ynger

1474
10 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etherege

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

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: III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland Elder; The Kilkenny-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

Song: IV: Bachique Song-Leveridge, Salway

1475
13 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Chambers. Tickets for the Widow Dupre taken also

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

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

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Song: II: Mrs Chambers

Ballet: III: The Reprizal. As17391015

Cast
Role: His Wife Actor: Mlle Roland the Elder