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1493 results for: Keyword - Isaac Bickerstaff
We found 1227 matches on Author, 212 matches on Performance Comments, 57 matches on Event Comments, 19 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1451
19 September 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Occasional Prelude

Afterpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Wilson; Anthonio-Marshall; Father Paul-Darley; Lopez-Farley; Carlos-Incledon; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa (1st Time)-Mrs Blanchard; Clara (1st time)-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners

1452
25 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Zachary Fungus-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Isaac Fungus-Wewitzer; Mr Gruel-Suett; Simon-Bland; Mr Bridoun-Evatt; La Fleur-Abbott; John-Lyons; Hackney Coachman-Ledger; Mrs Mecklin-Mrs Webb; Dolly-Miss Heard; Jenny-Miss Fontenelle.
Cast
Role: Isaac Fungus Actor: Wewitzer

1453
05 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Munden; Anthonio-Gray; Father Paul-Cubitt; Carlos-Inclcdon//The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Clendining .
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: THE IRISHMAN IN LONDON

Dance: As17931015

1454
18 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Don Jerome-Suett; Ferdinand-Kelly; Anthonio-Dignum; Carlos-Bland; Isaac Mendoza-Bannister Jun.; Father Paul-Bannister; Lopez-R. Palmer; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Clara-Sga Storace; Margaret, the Duenna-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Isaac Mendoza Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: In course evening: Lullaby-Sga Storace

Music: End: concerto on the violin-Giornovichi; wherein he will introduce With lowly suit and plaintive ditty, Rule Britannia-

1455
20 October 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dependent

Performance Comment: Characters by King, Suett Kemble, Aickin, Bannister Jun., Wathen, Phillimore, Maddocks, Evans, Miss Pope, Miss Farren, Mrs Maddocks. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 21 Oct.: Lord Leverington-King; Sir Clement Cantefer-Suett; Edmund D'Alincourt-Kemble; Carrington-Aickin; Gabriel Wrinkle-Bannister Jun.; Isaac-Wathen; Thomas-Phillimore; Harry-Maddocks; Servant-Evans; Mrs Margaret-Miss Pope; Jane-Miss Farren; Dame Dawkins-Mrs Maddocks; Prologue-Whitfield; Epilogue-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

1456
21 June 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Antonio (by permission of the Managers of Vauxhall)-Dignum; Ferdinand-Clarke (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage); Don Jerome-Powel; Isaac-Baker; Father Paul-Haymes; Lopez-Pitt; Starved Friar-Evans; Carlos (by Permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre)-Braham (1st appearance in that character, and on this stage); Louisa-Mrs Martyr; The Duenna-Mrs Wentworth; Clara (by Permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre)-Sga Storace.
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Baker

Dance: End II: Peggy's Love (by permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre), as17970614 End Opera: Cupid and Psyche, as17970614 With Corps de Ballet from the Opera House

1457
23 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Impressions

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Holman, Munden, Murray, Whitfield, Davenport, Thompson, Simmons, Follett, Curties, Miss Chapman, Mrs Knight, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Norton, Miss Betterton. [Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1797): Scud-Quick; Algernon-Holman; Simon Single-Munden; Sir Oliver Montrath-Murray; Earling-Whitfield; Farmer Gawdry-Davenport; Frank-Thompson; Jack-Simmons; Isaac-Follett; Peter-Curties [in text: Abbot]; Lady Cypress-Miss Chapman; Jenny Scud-Mrs Knight; Mrs Buckram-Mrs Davenport; Rachel Williams-Mrs Norton; Emily Fitzallan-Miss Betterton; Prologue-Murray; Epilogue-Miss Betterton. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17971207).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17971207).]
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Follett

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

1458
07 January 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris, Fairbank, and Bickerstaff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Music: As17031109

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Campion

1459
05 July 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Firbank and Bickerstaff. Mainpiece: Not Acted there these Four Years. Afterpiece: The Two Doctors' Scenes from the last Act. [Mrs del'Epine sings] at the Desire of several Persons of Quality [for her last appearance until winter]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of A Shrew; Or, Sawny The Scot

Afterpiece Title: Le Medicin Malgre Luy (last act)

Song: Several Italian songs-Mrs del'Epine, the music composed by Greber; and an English song composed by Purcell-

1460
26 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Fairbank and Bickerstaff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass

Song: In: the Songs new set by Mr Clark-Mrs Cross who both sings and dances several times; Singing in Italian-Mrs Tofts; Leveridge, Hughes, Mrs Lindsey, the new Boy; including comical dialogues, two/part songs-

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Moss, others; in the play: Mrs Cross

1461
03 April 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bickerstaff and Leigh. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: A Visiting Scene of 4 Aldermen's Ladies

Song: The Mad Dialogue, other songs-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, duBargues, Miss Santlow; particularly the Union Dance, as twas perform'd before Her Majesty at St. James's-Mrs Santlow, duBargues

1462
12 April 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kent and Mrs Bickerstaff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage; Or, A Commonwealth Of Women

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant, Chacone-Miss Santlow; Scaramouch-Layfield; Miller and his Wife-Leigh, Burkhead; Italian Night Scene-Layfield, others

1463
19 June 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bickerstaff and Newman. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell, others

1464
27 April 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bickerstaff. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Song: As17170204

Dance: As17161210

1465
20 April 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bickerstaff, who has not been able to wait on his Friends, by reason of his being lame. By Command. Tickets for Henry VIII taken. Original Weekly Journal, 25 April: His Majesty was to have come to Drury Lane... but was prevented by the arrival of some important Dispatches from abroad

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Weaver, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

1466
25 April 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bickerstaff, who, being very Lame, cannot wait on his Friends as usual, but hopes they will favour him with their Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Lallie, Weaver, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar, Miss Smith

1467
12 April 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bickerstaff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Dance: Shaw, Desnoyer, Thurmond Jr, Lally, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith

1468
25 April 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bickerstaff, who, by Lameness with the Gout, has not appeared on the Stage for above this Twelve Month

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: As17220119

1469
16 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: EEvery Man in His Humour deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Dunstall (playbill). T. Lownds paid #23 10s. for a one-eighth share of the copyright for Bickerstaff's Maid of the Mill (BM Add. MS 38730 fol. 104b) in anticipation of its stage success. [It was first performed at cg 31 Jan. 1765.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

1470
28 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Bickerstaff on acct as per draft #50 (Account Book). Receipts: #214 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Midas

1471
03 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Bickerstaff on acct as per draft #12 12s. (Account Book). Receipts: #210 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

1472
28 May 1770 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Event Comment: A new Serenata, the Music by Dibdin. Admittance 2s. 6d. each person, coffee and tea included. The house will continue to be opened on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until further notice. N.B. There will be an armed guard on horseback to patrol the roads. [The serenata was added to "the usual entertainment." Words by Bickerstaff, this was an Englished La Serva Padrona (Loewenberg, Annals of Opera, Vol. 1, Col. 175. Rev. Ed., 1955).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid The Mistress

1473
24 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. This New Comedy by Mr Bickerstaff much hiss'd (Hopkins Diary). [See comment on mainpiece in Town and Country Magazine (from Theatre No. XXII, p. 593.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Related Works
Related Work: Tis Well It's No Worse Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

1474
21 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Garrick's note to Dr Arne #50 (Treasurer's Book). [This was an unrecorded benefit night for Bickerstaff as author of the afterpiece. See payment on 27 Feb. 1776.] Receipts: #129 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Related Works
Related Work: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

1475
27 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Paid 2 extra Flutes 15th Inst. 10s.; Paid author of the Sultan's benefit balance 21 Dec. last #60 7s. 6d.; Mr Hopkins bill for Licensing to the 26th inst. #8 8s. (Treasurer's Book). [N.B. Bickerstaff the author was living in exile presumably in St Malo, France. Garrick knew his address from a letter 24 June 1772. Whether the funds were forwarded to him, no record seems to exist. Presumably they were.] Receipts: #218 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Dance: The Dance of The Savage Hunters, as17760210(playbill); the Public Advertiser lists The Grand Garland Dance-Slingsby, Como, Sga Crespi, Sga Paccini

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Related Works
Related Work: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe