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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.

2426
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 Lady's Choice

Ballet: The Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

2427
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

2428
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

2429
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

2430
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

2431
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
Related Work: Don Quixote in England Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: Squire Badger Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: As17581111

2432
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.

2433
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
Related Work: The Royal Slave 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

2434
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

2435
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

2436
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
Related Work: Don Quixote in England Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: Squire Badger Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: As17581111

2437
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

2438
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

2439
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

2440
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

2441
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

2442
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

2443
18 September 1759 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Galligantus

Related Works
Related Work: Galligantus Author(s): Henry Brooke

2444
20 September 1759 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Galligantus

Related Works
Related Work: Galligantus Author(s): Henry Brooke

2445
21 September 1759 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Fifth Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Galligantus

Related Works
Related Work: Galligantus Author(s): Henry Brooke

Music: (BBy particular desire,)The mock violincello, Italian Spiletta-Sg Bombastini

Dance: HHornpipe-Jeffrey ApArthur (not exceeding five years, just arrived from Monmouth)

2446
22 September 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: N.B. We have engag'd Mr King; & Miss Baker from Ireland, one Mr Moody, a Stroler,-Mr Beard is gone to Covent Garden, 'tis said to be manager Mr Mossop to Ireland. Receipts: #120 (Cross). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places from Mr Varney at the Stage Door. No admittance behind scenes. [The customary note about prices and admittance will not be noted further here.] [At the opening of the theatres this season appeared an essay in Goldsmith's Bee, giving close observations upon actors, and deploring the relative stiffness and formality of English actors in comparison with the French. Advised English actors to travel abroad. Yet (Vol. 1759, p. 12) commented on the magnificnece of "our theatres as far superior to any others in Europe where plays only are acted. The great care our performers take in painting for a part, their exactness in all minutiae of dress, and other little scenical proprieties has been taken notice of by Riccoboni." Complains of the convention of laying a rug before a dying scene and of the vacant expressions of mutes on stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

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

2447
25 September 1759 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Sixth Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Galligantus

Related Works
Related Work: Galligantus Author(s): Henry Brooke

Entertainment: By particular desire of theItalian Spiletta-Sg and Sga Bombastini; Hornpipe-Jeffrey ApArthur

2448
26 September 1759 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Sixth Night. No money returned after the curtain is drawn up

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Galligantus

Related Works
Related Work: Galligantus Author(s): Henry Brooke

Entertainment: As17590925

2449
27 September 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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: Damon and Phillida

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

2450
01 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Shuter; Richard-Collins; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Ferguson; Jenny-Mrs Green; Poundage-Marten; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Miss Helm; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

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