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971 results for: Keyword - Italian Giant
We found 619 matches on Performance Title, 201 matches on Event Comments, 179 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
25 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow; Miller's Dance-Leigh, Prince; Scaramouch-Layfield; Italian Night Scene between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper and his Wife-

152
12 April 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

153
17 April 1710 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music, all entirely new,-the best Masters; in which several Songs in Italian and English-Mr Holcomb; and likewise two Solos-Mr Dean, one being of his own composing; with several other Songs and Pieces of Musick-Mr Teno, Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, others

154
01 May 1710 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; Wherein in English and Italian several new Cantatas, other Pieces of Musick-Mrs Hemmings, others; She also accompanies to her own Voice in the Harpsicord, being the first Time of her Appearance in Publick-Mrs Hemmings

155
30 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: An Epilogue Actor: Pack as on 23 May.

Dance: Four Scaramouches-; Italian Night Scene-

156
06 June 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Jeremy Actor: Miller
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Hunt
Role: A new Epilogue Actor: Miss Santlow.
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Santlow, being the first time of her appearance on the Stage as an Actress
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Leigh
Role: Valentine Actor: Booth
Role: Scandal Actor: Keene
Role: Foresight Actor: Norris
Role: Tattle Actor: Pack
Role: Ben Actor: Bickerstaff
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Frail Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Moor.

Dance: Before the Play: Harlequin-Miss Santlow; Italian Night Scene-

Entertainment: As17100526

157
29 June 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Wilks
Role: 2d Constantia Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queen's; With The Humours of Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Cibber
Role: Clytus Actor: Estcourt
Role: Roxana Actor: Bullock Sr
Role: Statira Actor: Bullock Jr

Song: Three select Entertainments in Italian-Mr Holcombe. Being the first time of his performance on that Stage

158
06 July 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queen's

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Powell
Role: Clytus Actor: Elrington
Role: Lysimachus Actor: Thurmond Jr
Role: Hephestion Actor: Bullock Jr
Role: Cassander Actor: Husband
Role: Perdicas Actor: Cory
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Spiller
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Kent.

Dance: The diverting Italian Night Scene- between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper, his Wife, and others, as it was performed at dl with general Applause

159
26 July 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Wilks
Role: Horatio Actor: Mills
Role: Gravedigger Actor: Dogget.

Song: Hold John E're You Leave Me-Dogget, Leveridge; Several Celebrated Songs taken out of the Operas,-Mr Ramondon , it being the first time of his Singing Italian on the Stage

160
05 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Penkethman
Role: Drunken Higler Actor: Norris
Role: Loom Actor: Leigh
Role: Armusia Actor: Powell
Role: Princess Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Chest Dance, after the Italian Manner, between Scaramouch, Punchanello, Coachman, and Cookmaid-; French Peasant and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Scaramouch-LeSac; Dance by a Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance by a Switzer-; Night Scene of Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, Wife, and others-

161
12 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Merchant Actor: Powell
Role: Clause Actor: Cory
Role: Vandunck Actor: Leigh
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Husband
Role: Hubert Actor: Bois
Role: Prig Actor: Jubilee Dicky
Role: Higgen Actor: Spillar
Role: Dutch Boor Actor: Cole
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Jaqualine Actor: Mrs Spillar.

Dance: French Peasant-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-; Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

162
16 August 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Cast
Role: Lavinio Actor: Thurmond
Role: Trapolin Actor: Bowen
Role: Brunetto Actor: Husband
Role: Barbarino Actor: Boman
Role: Conjuror Actor: Cross.

Dance: LaBee, lately arriv'd from the Opera at Paris; also new dances-Thurmond Jr, others

Song: A Variety of English and Italian Songs-

163
07 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar (one Scene)

Cast
Role: Brutus Actor: Powell
Role: Cassius Actor: Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Powell
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Penkethman.

Entertainment: Rope/Dancing after the French, Italian, and Bohemian Manner-; also a Stiff Rope, Vaulting the Slack Rope beyond Imagination-little Girl of 4 Years of Age

164
04 February 1712 @ Two Golden Balls

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music in Italian, French, English-

165
19 May 1712 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters now in England; In particular several Trumpets, Sonatas, Solos for the Violin and Flute-; Singing in Italian and English-

Dance: The greatest Performers extant

166
13 November 1712 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-, Compos'd by some of the best Italian Masters

167
30 December 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, entirely New-a Band of Thirty Performants compos'd all after the Italian Manner; To begin with a full Trumpet/piece of Twelve Parts in a Stile which the Undertaker has lately invented, different from every thing which has been yet perform'd-; With several other full Pieces for Trumpets, Hautboys, Violins and Solos for the German Flute the Violin and other Instruments as usual-; Also several Cantatas-the most Celebrated Voices in Town

168
26 November 1713 @ Tennis Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: Mr Gibbons's Company of French Rope Dancers; where you will see stiff Rope-little Child (about two Years and a half old) perform such wonderful things, as is surprising to all that behold him; extraordinary Dancing on the stiff Rope-A Young Maiden who dances to Admiration; Dancing on the Rope, Playing on the Violin-the famous Scaramouch lately come from France, who turns himself as if he was going on the Ground; Walking on the Slack Rope after the Italian manner-A Young Man; Lastly Tumbles-The Famous Gibbon who has had the honour to perform before most of the Courts in Europe, for Lightness, and Agility, far beyond what has ever yet been seen; You will likewise be entertained with good Musick-

169
06 April 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music Italian and English-; [Note, At the Desire of several Gentlemen, Mrs Fitzgerald's voice accompanied by] Trumpet and German Flute-Mr Grano; [The Consort opening with an entire new Trumpet Sonata-

170
26 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before; Singing in Italian and English-the new Girl

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Sandham, others

171
28 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Song: Rawlins, who never appeared on the Stage but once, Cook, Jones; Several Songs in Italian and English-the New Girl

Dance:

172
31 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Cast
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Rogers' Daughter.

Afterpiece Title: The Beau Demolished

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: _Cook.

Song: A Dialogue-Leveridge, Pack; A Trumpet Song-Rawlins; The New Boy

Dance: As17150125; particularly An Italian Night Scene between Harlequin, Scaramouch, and Punch-

173
26 April 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Tub (the Comic Part)

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great (an Opera)

Song: A Dialogue (after the Italian Manner)-two Boys , one of which never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17150404

174
05 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentlewoman who never appear'd on that Stage before

Dance: As17150425 Also Harlequin and Two Punches, as17150502; Venetian Dance, as17150428

175
05 May 1715 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-New Italian Lady