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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.

2351
15 March 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [G$Genest notes Berry's performance of Sir Epicure in this piece as his last appearance on the stage.] Receipts: #170 (Cross); #183 1s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Clough.
Role: The Flemish Feast Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.
Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

2352
19 March 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17581229, but Roxana-Mrs Hamilton; With the original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: With the original Epilogue Actor: .
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: In which will be introduc'd the Triumphal Entry Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

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

Dance: As17581016

2353
20 March 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Garrick; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard; Manly-Havard; Sir Francis-Yates; Basset-Blakes; Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-Vaughan; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Glen; Jenny-Miss Barton; Lady Grace-Miss Haughton; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Miss Hippisley; With a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play, in which will be introduc'd (by particular desire) a; Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: With a Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the play, in which will be introduc'd

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Related Works
Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Love in a Riddle Author(s): Henry Carey

2354
22 March 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: to conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Related Works
Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Love in a Riddle Author(s): Henry Carey

2355
03 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ambitious Stepmother

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Clough.
Role: The Flemish Feast Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.
Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

2356
16 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Berry, who having been confined for some time past by a severe Illness, humbly hopes those Gentlemen and Ladies, who intend to favor him at his Benefit, will send for Tickets to his Lodgings at Mr Pope's, a Peruke Maker in Russel St., Covent Garden; the Star Tavern, in Coleman St.; or to Mr Varney at the Stage door where Places for the Boxes may be taken. Receipts: #130 (Cross); #104 8s. 6d. (Winston MS8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Actor: Giorgi, Sga Lucchi, others.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Clough.
Role: The Flemish Feast Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.
Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

2357
17 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17580926, but Hamlet-Fleetwood, 1st time; Laertes-Obrien, 1st time; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Ghost-Bransby; Polonius-Blakes; the Prologue Upon Shakespeare and his Works-Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Clough.
Role: The Flemish Feast Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.
Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

2358
20 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Author of the Farce [Dr Hiffernan]. Farce never perform'd in this version before [see Maiden Whim at dl, 24 April 1756]. Farce publish'd at 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

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

Afterpiece Title: The Ladys Choice

Ballet: The Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

2359
21 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Hilliard. Tickets to be had, and places to be taken of Mr Sarjant, at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

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

Dance: I: The Roast Beef of Old England-Miss Hilliard; III: The Fingalian Dance, as17581111; End: A Dance (never perform'd before) call'd The Milkmaid's Holiday-Miss Hilliard

2360
27 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Clown's Stratagem; or, A New Way to get a Wife Author(s): Henry Carey

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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

Dance: I: A Serious Dance-Miss Wilford (1st appearance on any stage), others; II: A Tambourine-Delaistre, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Wilford; III: A New Dance call'd Le Badinage-Miss Wilford, others; IV: A New Comic Dance call'd The Prussian Rope@Makers-Delaistre, Mlle Capdeville; V: (By Desire) a Minuet-Delaistre, Mlle Rousselet

2361
01 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks, Stede, Mrs Pitt. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Stephens will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be taken. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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

Dance: The Drunken Peasant, as17590430 The Milkmaid's Holiday, with substitle The Humours of May-Day, as17590421

2362
02 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Clough.
Role: The Flemish Feast Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.
Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: I: The Swiss, as17590221; III: A Hornpipe-Mrs Vernon

2363
03 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Related Works
Related Work: Don Quixote in England Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: As17581111

2364
04 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Cross and Wife. Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets deliver'd out for Every Man in His Humour will be taken. Receipts: #147 (Cross); charges #60 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17590301 but Parch-Mrs Cross; Epilogue address'd to the Town, in the Character of a Busy Body-Garrick.
Cast
Role: in the Character of a Busy Body Actor: Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

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

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17581214

Cast
Role: Prussian Soldiers Actor: the comedians
Role: Characters of the dance Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.

2365
08 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman and her Children, who have suffered the loss by Two Ships, to the amount of #2000. Urged at the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets to be had at Mr Harper's at the Corner of Avemary Lane; Mount's Coffee-House, Grosvenor St.; Smyrna Coffee-House, Pall Mall; Sam's Coffee-House in Change Alley, Cornhill; and of Sarjant at the Stage Door, where Places for the Boxes may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

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

Dance: TThe Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

2366
09 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

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

Dance: III: A New Grand Dance-the two Master Roters, Master Settree, Miss Twist, Miss Simson; IV: By Particualr Desire, a Minuet-Leviez, Miss Macklin

2367
10 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Pritchard, Treasurer. At the Desire of the African Prince the Farce of Catharine and Petruchio is changed to the above pantomime. Tickets of Pritchard at his house in Queen St., and at Stage Door. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: With the Additional Scene Representing the Funeral Actor:
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Champnes, Miss Young
Role: a Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

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

2368
10 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Claude Bennet, late of the Haymarket, Wine Merchant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Related Works
Related Work: Don Quixote in England Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: As17581111

2369
11 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Burton. Tickets deliver'd out by Peacop, Berrisford, and others will be taken. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

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: III: New Grand Dance, as17590509; V: Hornpipe-Walker

2370
15 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mariet, Mrs Petit, and Miss Valcour. Tickets deliver'd by Hayes, Perry, Brownsmith, Miss Twist, and others will be taken. Receipts: #190 (Cross). Tickets to 12 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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: I: The German Hunters, as17580916; III: A New Dutch Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist, Master Blagden; End: By Particular Desire, the Louvre-Setree, Miss Twist; Minuet-Settree, Miss Twist

2371
19 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Verney (Housekeeper). Observations on the Importance of Theatres, with computation of the Sum they might raise by Taxation, published at 1s. Receipts: #300 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

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: HHornpipe-Walker

2372
25 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Atkins, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnson, Allen, Rooker, Gray, Miss Barton, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Simson
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

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

2373
25 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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

Dance: As17581111

2374
04 June 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: & a new P a new +Prologue upon the Prince Wales's birth-day, being now 21. So ended the Season. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

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

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

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

2375
18 September 1759 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Galligantus

Related Works
Related Work: Jack the Gyant Queller Author(s): Henry Brooke