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232 results for: Keyword - Mara
We found 407 matches on Roles/Actors, 129 matches on Performance Comments, 29 matches on Event Comments, 12 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

76
21 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Munden; Ferdinand-Johnstone; Antonio-Townsend; Father Paul-Waddy; Lopez-Farley; Carlos (with the Battle Song, composed by Shield, from The Italian Villagers)-Incledon; The Duenna-Mrs Davenport; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mme Mara (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: Forecastle Fun; or, Saturday Night at Sea

Song: End 1st piece: All I wish in her obtaining-Mme Mara, Incledon; In the course of the Evening: Black Ey'd Susan, Old Towler, Young William, The Storm-Incledon

77
25 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: As17970929, but Spado-Quick; Lorenza (with new Songs, in particular, Agitata)-Mme Mara; Rapino-_; Calvette-_; Oft on a plat of rising Ground-_.
Cast
Role: Lorenza Actor: Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: As17971012

78
10 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Incledon; Col. Oldboy-Munden; Sir John Flowerdale-Murray; Jessamy-Betterton; Harman-Clarke; Jenkins-Townsend; Diana-Mrs Mountain; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Martyr; Clarissa (with new songs)-Mme Mara (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: As17980430

79
14 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Performance Comment: Edward-Johnstone; Sir Henry Freeman-Incledon; Robin-Townsend; Thomas-Gray; Jamie-Powel; Peggy-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Martyr; Marian-Mme Mara (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Marian Actor: Mme Mara

Dance: In II 1st piece: As17971006

80
17 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17971115, but Justice Woodcock-Munden; new songs-Mme Mara (as Rosetta).
Cast
Role: new songs Actor: Mme Mara
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Afterpiece Title: Voluntary Contributions

Dance: End I 1st piece: The Statute Dance-

Song: In 2nd piece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

81
08 February 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of handel

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers-Master Elliot, Incledon, Sale, John Sale, Denman, Bartleman, Mme Mara, Miss Capper, Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Performers Actor: Master Elliot, Incledon, Sale, John Sale, Denman, Bartleman, Mme Mara, Miss Capper, Mrs Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Esther)-; The Dettingen Te Deum-; Holy Holy Lord-Mme Mara.
Cast
Role: Holy Holy Lord Actor: Mme Mara.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture and Dead March (Saul)-; Select Parts of the Funeral Anthem-; Lord what is man?-Miss Capper (Semele); Tears such as tender-Bartleman (Deborah); When his loud voice-Chorus (Jephtha); What though I trace-Mrs Atkins (Solomon); Angels ever bright and fair-Mme Mara (Theodora); March, The trumpet's loud clangour-Chorus (Dryden's Ode).
Cast
Role: Angels ever bright and fair Actor: Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Fourth Oboe Concerto-; Farewell you limpid springs-; Deeper and deeper still-; Waft her angels-Mme Mara (Jephtha); From harmony-Chorus (Dryden's Ode); Softly sweet in Lydian measure-Master Elliot; accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Alexander's Feast); He layeth-Bartleman [Ezio]; O God who in-Chorus [Joseph]; O magnify the Lord-Mrs Atkins (Chandos Anthems); The Horse and his rider-Chorus (Israel in Egypt).
Cast
Role: Waft her angels Actor: Mme Mara

82
20 February 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Selection 0 Of Music, From The Works Of handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture and March (Scipio)-; The smiling dawn-Mrs Atkins (Jephtha); Then round about the starry-Chorus (Samson); The Lord is a man of war-Bartleman, Sale (Israel in Egypt); Softly rise-Incledon; bassoon obligato-Parkinson; Ye southern breezes-Chorus (Boyce's Solomon); What tho' I trace-Mme Mara (Handel's Solomon); Gird on thy sword-Chorus (Saul).
Cast
Role: What tho' I trace Actor: Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Select parts of the Water Music-; Shake the dome-Chorus (Solomon); Thou shalt bring them in-Miss Waters; Wave from wave-Bartleman (Israel in Egypt); Happy Iphis-Miss Capper; Deeper and deeper-Incledon; Waft her angels (Jephtha)-; The soldier tired-Mme Mara (Arne's Artaxerxes); Gloria Patri-Chorus (Jubilate).
Cast
Role: The soldier tired Actor: Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Overture (Ariadne)-; With plaintive notes-Mrs Atkins (Samson); I feel the Deity-Bartleman; Arm arm ye brave, Ee come-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Gentle airs-Incledon; accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Athalia); Mad Bess-Mme Mara (Purcell); Rule Britannia, God save the King-Chorus.
Cast
Role: Mad Bess Actor: Mme Mara

Music: As17990213

83
16 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: Principal Performers-Master Elliot, Walker, Page, Denman, Mme Mara, Miss Jackson, Miss Holland (1st appearance).
Cast
Role: Principal Performers Actor: Master Elliot, Walker, Page, Denman, Mme Mara, Miss Jackson, Miss Holland

84
21 March 1786 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A revived Serious Opera, with Grand Chorusses, New Dresses and Decorations; the Music by Sacchini. "In the second act [Mme Mara, who sang Andromeda] was encored in a song of Bravura . .. The amazing extent of her voice never appeared in a more conspicuous light... As to the Chorusses, we understand that they were under the immediate direction of Mme Mara, which accounts for the uncommon precision with which they were executed" (General Advertiser, 22 Mar.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Babbini, Tasca, Bartolini, Schinotti, Simonetti (1st appearance); Sga Catenacci, Mme Mara. [Libretto (T. Cadell, 1774) lists the parts: Perseo, Barsene, Cefeo, Anfrisio; Andromeda, Tomiri.] hathi.

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement Villageois, as17860218; End of Act II Dance incidental to the Opera by Henry, Duquesney Qun.], the two Mlles Simonet; End of Opera New Divertissement, as17860311athi

85
12 November 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: ["Mara pretended illness and ruin'd herself with the Town" (Kemble Mem.). To what this refers is not clear; she performed, as announced, on 10 Nov., and there is no indication that she was supposed to appear on this present night.] Receipts: #173 10s. 6d. (122.7.6; 49.0.0; 2.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

86
21 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: As17971025

Song: In: Old Towler-Incledon; a new Duetto, composed by Mme Mara,-Incledon, Mme Mara

87
21 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Resurrection; Redemption 0

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, Dignum, Miss George, Mrs Crouch, Mme Mara

Music: End I: concerto violin-Shaw [, as17870307 End II: concerto on violoncello-Mara

88
28 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus; Redemption 0

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, Dignum, Miss George, Mrs Crouch, Mme Mara

Song: End II: an Italian Air-Mme Mara

89
30 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption 0

Song: In Part III: I know that my Redeemer liveth-Mme Mara

90
12 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus; Redemption 0

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, Dignum, Mrs Crouch, Miss George, Mme Mara

Music: As17880307

Song: In Part III: The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-Mme Mara

91
14 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah; Redemption 0

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, Dignum, Mrs Crouch, Miss George, Mme Mara

Song: End Part I: a very capital Song-Mme Mara

Music: As17880307

92
19 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: the favouriteair from Idalide-Mme Mara [in her Character; accompanied upon the Harp-. [BUC, 57, identifies this as Ah! could Mandane yield her breath for thee!, and the harpist as Meyer Jun.

93
18 February 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata

Cast
Role: Didone Actor: Mme Mara.

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement Villageois, as17860124, but omitted: Spozzi; End of Opera a new Ballet Historique, Acis and Galatea, by Vestris, Sga Carolina, D'Egville, Henry, Sga Crespi, Duquesney Jun., the two Mlles Simonet, Master D'Egville, Mme Harvey, Mlle Mozon. [Morning Post, 20 Feb. assigns: Acis-Vestris; Thetis-Mlle Mozon.]

94
21 February 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata

Cast
Role: Didone Actor: Mme Mara.

Dance: As17860218 throughout, but Acis and Galatea here entitled a New Divertissement

95
25 February 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata

Cast
Role: Didone Actor: Mme Mara.

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement by Vestris, Henry, Duquesney [Jun.], the two Mlles Simonet, Mlle Mozon, &c.; End of Opera Divertissement Villageois, as17860218

96
28 February 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata

Cast
Role: Didone Actor: Mme Mara.

Dance: As17860225 throughout

97
04 March 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata

Cast
Role: Didone Actor: Mme Mara.

Dance: As17860225 throughout

98
06 May 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Cast
Role: Virginia Actor: Mme Mara.

Dance: As17860427 throughout

99
18 May 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Cast
Role: Virginia Actor: Mme Mara.

Dance: As17860516 throughout

100
23 May 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Cast
Role: Virginia Actor: Mme Mara.

Dance: End of Act I Les Deux Solitaires (composed by Giroux) by Vestris, Fabiani, Mlle Mozon, Henry, Mlle Crespi, Miss Hervey, Duquesney Dun.], the two Mlles Simonet, Mlle Baccelli; End of Opera La Fete Mariu, as17860516