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13252 results for: Keyword - John Rich, Esq
We found 11035 matches on Author, 1764 matches on Event Comments, 1762 matches on Performance Comments, 357 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11651
26 July 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Acted but Once these Twenty Years. [As lif acted on Tuesdays and Fridays, possibly these plays were given earlier on 22 June.] By a Company of Comedians, acting under Letters-Patent. Mainpiece: Written by Thomas Shadwell, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain

Performance Comment: Woman Captain-Mrs Stevens; Sir Humphrey Scattergood-Salway; Bellamy-Ridout; Wildman-Stevens; Sir Christopher Swas -Mullart; Blunderbuss-Penkethman; Hildebrand-Bencraft; Sir NicholasPeakgoose-Yates; Serjeant-Rosco; Gripe-Lyon; Richard-James; Phillis-Mrs Hamilton; Chloris-Miss Horsington; Caelia-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: TThe Ladies' Lamentation, as17370414 A Dialogue set by Henry Purcell-the Masters Hamilton

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

11652
08 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. Egerton 2320. Receipts: #62. A dam'd stink this Night by a Vaults being Emptied in Vinegar yard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

11653
07 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Dance: I: Saraband-Miss Scott; Minuet-Miss Scott; II: Comic Dance-Miss Scott's Sister; III: The Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; two of the Lilliputians. IV: Serious Dance-Misses Scott

11654
08 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by C. Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

11655
11 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by C. Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Butler; Atall-Cibber; Clerimont-Wright; Carless-Mills; Bolus-Harper; Wilful-Miller; Sir Harry-Turbutt; Strut-Woodward; Finder-Macklin; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Sylvia-Mrs Mills; Wishwell-Mrs Grace; Situp-Mrs Bennet; Sir Solomon-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Johnson.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: Scot's Dance, as17371110

11656
02 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late $J. Addison, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd

11657
03 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by C. Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland

11658
18 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Havard

Dance: As17380316

11659
08 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mines, Gallant, Verhuyck, Naylor. Mainpiece: Written by C. Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: SSerious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; A new Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel

11660
15 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Arne. Mainpiece: Written by C. Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Song: I: Sweet Echoby Arne in Comus-Mrs Arne; III: Dove Spiega (an Italian Song by Arne)-Mrs Arne

11661
25 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman (of a Baronet's Family) now under Misfortunes. Mainpiece: Written by C. Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; III: Minuet, The Bretagne-Miss Wright, Miss Morrison; V: La Pierraite-Leviez, Mrs Thompson

11662
12 September 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan Intermixd with Songs

11663
03 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Cibber; Sir George-Mills; Fantome-Wright; Lady Trueman-Mrs Butler; Vellum-Johnson; Abigail-Mrs Roberts; Gardener-Griffin; Butler-Macklin; Coachman-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Vellum Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

11664
05 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Vellum Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

11665
12 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by N. Rowe, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Restor'd Author(s): Richard Charke
Related Work: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode Author(s): Richard Charke

Dance: II: A new Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland, others

11666
14 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Restor'd Author(s): Richard Charke
Related Work: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode Author(s): Richard Charke

Dance: As17381012

11667
16 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq. Afterpiece: Altered from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

11668
23 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: III: Dance of Moors-Muilment

11669
07 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Pan Actor: Richardson
Role: Country Lads Actor: Dupre, Bencraft, Richardson
Role: Zephyrs Actor: Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, DuPre
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby. With Scenes representing the exact Views of The Hermitage and Merlin's Cave, as taken from the Royal Gardens at Richmond.

11670
19 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire, Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Havard

Music: III: As17390117

Dance: V: Grand Dance of Moors, as17390117

11671
24 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

11672
21 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality.Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere and Intermingled with Songs. At Common Prices. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Phillips; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

11673
29 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Miss Oates

11674
07 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Short. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Alter'd from Hob; or, The Country Wake. [Tickets at Short's House, Little Ormond Street, near Bedford-Row, Holborn.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Song: I: Genius of England-Salway; III: Roberts

Dance: II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: A preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge; followed by Handel's Water Musick-

11675
12 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Crosse. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder

Song: IV: The Genius of England-Salway