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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.

2176
20 December 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Henry Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: As17551101

2177
26 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Berry
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.
Related Works
Related Work: The Genii, Arabian Night's Entertainment Author(s): Henry Woodward

2178
27 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.
Related Works
Related Work: The Genii, Arabian Night's Entertainment Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: II: Pantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

2179
29 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.
Related Works
Related Work: The Genii, Arabian Night's Entertainment Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: PPantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

2180
01 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece By Particular Desire. [In this year was published a twenty-two-page pamphlet, An Address to the Ladies on the Indecency of appearing at Immodest Plays. A plea for boycotting.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.
Related Works
Related Work: The Genii, Arabian Night's Entertainment Author(s): Henry Woodward

2181
03 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Henry Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: As17560102

2182
08 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMonr Delatre danc'd, no notice taken of the french (Cross). [Apprentice published--1s., by Mr Murphy.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Henry Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: IV: Peasant Dance-

2183
15 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 12 years. [See 14 March 1749.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Barry; Lysimachus-Smith; Hephestion-Dyer; Polyperchon-Gibson; Thessalus-Anderson; Perdiccas-White; Aristander-Cushing; Cassander-Ridout; Clytus-Sparks; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Mrs Baker; Eumenes-Bennet; Slave-Wignel; Statira-Mrs Bellamy; Roxana-Mrs Woffington; In which will be introduc'd the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: In which will be introduc'd the Triumphal Entry Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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

2184
22 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: In which will be introduc'd the Triumphal Entry Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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

Dance: Guerin Jun, Mlle Capdeville

2185
26 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: In which will be introduc'd the Triumphal Entry Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

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

Dance: Granier, Miss Hilliard

2186
07 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: In which will be introduc'd the Triumphal Entry Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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

Dance: As17551114

2187
21 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.
Related Works
Related Work: The Genii, Arabian Night's Entertainment Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17560205

2188
24 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Reviv'd (playbill). Play went off Dull (Cross). Not acted these 18 years. [See 23 March 1742.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.
Related Works
Related Work: The Genii, Arabian Night's Entertainment Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-

2189
24 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: With a Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the play. And an Additional Scene representing the Funeral Procession of Julietv, accompanied with a
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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

Dance: Granier, Miss Hilliard

2190
26 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years. [See 17 Oct. 1752. Review of this cast, if not of this particular performance, appeared in The Old Maid, 13 March. Favorable comment on Barry and Ryan. The reviewer disliked the Tate version, and the stage habit of making the Gentleman Usher a Fribble.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

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

Dance: As17551114

2191
28 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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

Dance: As17551114

2192
02 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.
Related Works
Related Work: The Genii, Arabian Night's Entertainment Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17560205

2193
08 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.
Related Works
Related Work: The Genii, Arabian Night's Entertainment Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17560205

2194
16 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17551031, but Others-Phillips, _Johnson.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Phillips, _Johnson.
Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: As17560213

2195
19 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deborah

Related Works
Related Work: Deborah; or, A Wife For You All Author(s): Henry Fielding

2196
20 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Phillips, _Johnson.
Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: TThe Garlands-children, as17560213

2197
23 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woffington. Mainpiece: By N. Rowe, Esq. Not acted these 20 Years. [The Young Gentlewoman possibly Miss Condill. See 1 Nov. 1756.] Afterpiece: Taken from Dryden and Colley Cibber, Poets Laureate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ulysses

Performance Comment: Ulysses-Clarke; Eurymachus-Ridout; Telemachus-Smith; Menton-Gibson; Semanthe-a Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage; Penelope-Mrs Woffington; New Epilogue-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Semanthe Actor: a Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Performance Comment: Lady-Mrs Woffington; Palamede-Dyer; Rhodophil-Gibson; Doralice-Mrs Barrington; Miss Mullart. [the middle three (Genest, IV, 471).] Miss Mullart. [the middle three (Genest, IV, 471).]
Related Works
Related Work: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris Author(s): Henry Dell

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126

Music: EEllen a Roon on the German Flute-a young Gentlewoman (from Ireland)

2198
06 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

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

Dance: As17551101

2199
08 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent. With Dances and Decorations incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Related Works
Related Work: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris Author(s): Henry Dell

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

2200
10 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Last time of performing till the Easter Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: In which will be introduc'd the Triumphal Entry Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; The Villagers, as17560315