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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Italian and Spanish Manner"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Italian and Spanish Manner")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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2006 results for: Keyword - Italian and Spanish Manner
We found 1293 matches on Performance Title, 517 matches on Event Comments, 277 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

276
14 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mr Gething Jr , who never appear'd upon any Stage before

Dance: The Cheshire Boy

277
20 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Booth; Orestes-Mills; Andromache-Mrs Oldfield; Hermione-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: Singing in Italian-Gething Jr

278
22 October 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

279
03 November 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Barbier

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon, Lally, Pelling, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall; French Peasant-Nivelon; Pastoral Dance of Myrtillo-

280
12 November 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier, Mrs Chambers

281
13 March 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Diggs; Young Worthy-Walker; Sir Novelty-Egleton; Sir William-Hippisley; Snap-Spiller; Amanda-Mrs Parker; Narcissa-Mrs Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Butcher; Flareit-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Parker

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Chambers

Dance: DuPre, Glover, Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Grand Dance-DuPre, Glover, Lanyon, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden

282
12 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Song: Singing in Italian-Rochetti

Music: Solo on Bass Viol-Sig Chelleri, being the first Time of his appearing on the English Stage

283
22 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Booth; Aboan-Mills; Governor-Thurmond; Blandford-Williams; Stanmore-Wm. Mills; Daniel-Cibber Jr; Driver-Johnson; Imoinda-Mrs Thurmond; Widow Lackit-Mrs Baker; Charlot-Miss Tenoe; Lucy-Miss Johnson.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Williams

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Gething

284
30 April 1725 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Hill, Mrs Gething; particularly an English Duetto-

285
08 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Lindar and Miss Seale. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Song: Singing in Italian-Miss Lindar

Dance: As17250304

286
08 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Mist's 11 Dec.: Mr Shaw, a famous Dancer in Drury-Lane Play-House, and Son-in-Law to Mr Wilks, died last Wednesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Robinson

287
01 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Robinson

288
08 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Robinson; particularly the Song of Rosie Bowers by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Robinson

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-

289
18 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Robinson

290
24 February 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Chamont-Royer; Acasto-Huddy; Monimia-Mrs Haughton; Page-Mrs Tollet; Serina-a Gentlewoman [who never appear'd on any Stage before possible Lavinia Fenton]; [With a new Prologue-Mr Royer; [and a new Epilogue-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: and a new Epilogue Actor: Mrs Haughton.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Fitzgerald

Music: The Original Trumpet Song of Sound Fame-by Mr Henry Purcel Mr Armstrong

291
28 March 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: In which Dove sei et non e si vago e Bello, Ombra Cara (a New Italian Song), Song with French Horns, Bella Asteria et horla Tromba-, with the Trumpet Mrs Barbier

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

292
31 March 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Chambers; particularly the Cantata See From Silent Groves-by Dr Pepusch

Dance: FFrench Clown-Nivelon; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour

293
22 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Dance: RRunning Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle; Myrtillo-Dupre, Lally, Pelling, Mrs Legare, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock

Song: Singing in Italian-Salway

294
29 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Numberer) and Mrs Vincent. Written by Sir George Etheridge. Receipts: money #14 15s.; tickets #78 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Dance: TThe Marriage-Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss Latour; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

295
06 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: Mrs Chambers; Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Forsyth, Mrs Davis, Mrs Grimaldi, being the first Time of their respective Appearances on the Stage

296
01 October 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Clerk, who never appear'd in Publick before; Pierrot-Roger; Punch-Duplessis; Scaramouch-Haughton; Statue-Cibber Jr; Bawd-Harper; Mephostophilus-Young Rainton; Death-Ray; Time-Rainton; Usurer-Norris; Shopkeee Shopkeeper, Wife-Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt; Doctor's Man-Peplow; Countrymen-Miller, Bridgwater, Oates, Wright; With a Grand Masque of Heathen Deities-; Mars-Thurmond; Mercury-Essex; Bacchus-Boval; Ceres-Miss Tenoe; Iris-Mrs Brett; Flora-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: With a Grand Masque of Heathen Deities Actor:

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Robinson

297
09 January 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rawlinson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #50 7s. 6d.; tickets #117 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 67 by money and 206 by tickets; pit, 57 money and 311 by tickets; slips, 9 by money; first gallery, 121 by money and 196 by tickets; second gallery, 89 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Rawlinson, who never appeared on any Stage before

Dance: new Dance of Moors-Glover, Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden

298
06 April 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Brighella. By His Majesty's Command. [A notice denies the rumor that the company is leaving shortly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche The French Robber

Performance Comment: Brighella : With his surprizing Disguises, and counterfeiting the Personages of a Foreign Prince, a Turk, a Petit Maitre, a Merchant, a Gniais, a Swiss, an English Waterman, an Armenian, a Florentine, a Venetian Gondolier, a Scaramouch, a Stuttering Musick-Master, and a French Dwarf Lady, condemn'd at last to the Galleys.
Cast
Role: a Stuttering Musick Actor: Master, and a French Dwarf Lady, condemn'd at last to the Galleys.

Entertainment: The Representation of a true Accident that lately happen'd in this City-; Likewise some Italian Catches, Musical Entertainments, extraordinary Comical by the said-Brighella; The usual Concert of Instruments will be augmented-; and the Dances entirely new, by several Grotesque Characters, the last-sixteen different Dancers; Dances-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of Malta, Operator for the Teeth, being on his Daparture will perform for this Time only some of his wonderful Dances; particularly one within a Dark Lanthorn

299
19 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Fletcher. Receipts: money, #17 10s.; tickets #29 7s. Probable attendance: boxes, 20 by money and 50 by tickets; stage, 6 by money; balcony, 2 by money; pit, 35 by money and 87 by tickets; first gallery, 25 by money and 38 by tickets; second gallery, 30 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Fletcher

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock

300
24 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #27 1s. 6d.; tickets #28 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 47 by money and 80 by tickets; stage, 6 by money; pit, 39 by money and 56 by tickets; slips, 5 by money, first gallery, 37 by money; second gallery, 43 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Afterpiece Title: The Metamorphoses of Cartouche

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

Song: Two Songs in Italian by the Author-Rochetti