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1137 results for: Keyword - Mary Davis
We found 985 matches on Performance Comments, 170 matches on Event Comments, 91 matches on Performance Title, 29 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
09 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Song: End II: Kate of Aberdeen-; End IV: Bessy Bell, Mary Gray-DuBellamy

127
09 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: End of mainpiece The Gala, as17820402, but omitted: Dumay, Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Early Horn; End of Act I of afterpiece The Lamentation of Mary Queen of Scots; End of Act II Auld Robin Grey, all three sung by Mrs Kennedy

128
01 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Thou hast stole awa' from me, Mary; End of Act IV Kate of Aberdeen, both by Du-Bellamy

Related Works
Related Work: The Lost Lover; or, The Jealous Husband Author(s): Mary Manley
Related Work: The Royal Mischief Author(s): Mary Manley
Related Work: Lucius, The First Christian King of England Author(s): Mary Manley
Related Work: Ibrahim, the Thirteenth Emperour of the Turks Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Spanish Wives Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Innocent Mistress Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Deceiver Deceived Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: Queen Catharine; or, The Ruines of Love Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The French Beau Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The False Friend; or, The Fate of Disobedience Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Beau Defeated; or, The Lucky Younger Brother Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Double Distress Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Czar of Muscovy Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Different Widows: or, Intrigue All-a-Mode Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: Zelmane; or, The Corinthian Queen Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Conquest of Spain Author(s): Mary Pix

129
27 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Munden, Harley, Macready, Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Davis, Mrs Webb. Cast from text (J. Parsons, 1793): Sir Simon Meagre-Quick; Lovejoke-Munden; Captain Credulous-Harley; Clerimont-Macready; Gentlemen-Farley, Evatt, Thompson; Servants-Simmons, Blurton; Mrs Credulous-Mrs Fawcett; Nancy-Mrs Davis; Lady Meagre-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck; or, French Ingratitude

Song: End: Captivity (Supposed to be sung by an Unfortunate Queen [Marie Antoinette] during her confinement)-; End 2nd piece: Black Eyed Susan-; In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon

130
28 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Cast
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Esten in place of Mrs Davis

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Clendining.

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Davis

Song: In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu, as17930527

131
10 June 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Davis

Song: End of 1st piece: Dibdin's song; The Lucky Escape; or, The Ploughboy's Return from Sea in character-Mrs Harlowe; End of 2nd piece: Sally in our Alley-Marshall; In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon; Rule Britannia-Marshall, full Chorus; In the course of the Evening: Black eyed Susan-Incledon

132
02 June 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End I: Within a mile of Edinburgh-Dignum; End II: I never lov'd any dear Mary but you (composed by Hook)-Dignum; End I 2nd piece: Sally in our Alley-Dignum; End 2nd piece I that once was a Ploughman a Sailor am now (composed by Dibdin)-Dignum

133
08 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Song: End II 1st piece: I never lov'd any dear Mary but you-Dignum (composed by Hook); End 1st piece: The Fight off Camperdown-Dignum; End I 2nd piece: The Town and Country-Dignum (composed [i.e. words] by Capt. Morris); End 2nd piece: an Answer to the above, Country and Town-Dignum

134
08 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother

Related Works
Related Work: The Beau Defeated; or, The Lucky Younger Brother Author(s): Mary Pix

Song: By permission of Dibdin End I: Advice; or, Old Mary and John-Bannister Jun; End II: The Country Club-Bannister Jun; III: Tom Tough-Bannister Jun

135
08 June 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caesar Borgia; Son Of Pope Alexander Vi

Song: Mrs Hodgson; A two/part song-Cook, Davis; Indian Trumpet Song-Davis; Song in Imitation of an Old Woman, Irish Whim-Mrs Willis

Music: A new Set of Airs for the Trumpet Hautboys and Violins composed by Corbett-

Dance: Miss Evans, Clark, Firbank, Firbank's scholar

136
24 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake; Or, The Lover's Quarrel

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice: with Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Dance: TThe Italian Peasants-Lalauze, Sga Barberini, accompanied by Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson, Dupre, Sga Domitella, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Wright, Mrs Villeneuve; Villagers-Waltz, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davis, Stoppelaer, Miss Davis, Miss Dodson

137
27 December 1742 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Starkey the usual Diversions of the Place. 2s., 1s. 6d., 1s. [Customary concert notice.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nancy; Or, The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Englishman, or, Spaniard Outwitted

Song: HHail Windsor-Blogg

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Davis; dancing-Davis, Edwards, Levace, Mrs Morris, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Starkey

138
28 April 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Find It

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Music: From The Mad Lover-

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis

Dance: Mrs Elford, Fairbanch

139
21 August 1703 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music with several single songs and two-part songs-Cook, Davis

140
25 October 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain; Or, A Usurer Turned Soldier

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Davis, Cook

Dance: Between every Act: Variety of Comical Dances-

141
11 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Dance: As17040205

Song: Cook, Davis

142
29 April 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: The Mad Song in Don Quixote set by Henry Purcell-Boman; Scotch Song in Imitation of an Old Woman-Mrs Willis; Mrs Hodgson, Davis, Cook

Dance: Between acts: Variety of Dancing-

143
04 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Villain

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis

Dance: Firbank, Firbank's scholar, Miss Evans; Blouzabella-Prince, Mrs Clark

144
10 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ignoramus

Dance: A new Italian Scaramouch-Layfield, his first on the stage; other dances-Layfield, Miss Evans

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis, Miss Baldwin; A comical dialogue-Short, Mrs Willis; Song in Imitation of an Old Woman-Mrs Willis

145
24 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madam Fickle; Or, The Witty False One

Song: The Turky/Cock Music-Mrs Willis; a comical country dialogue-Mrs Willis, Cook; a song-older of Mrs Willis' daughters; Eccles' three-part song set for the Queen's Birthday-Short, Cook, Davis

Dance: Irish Trot-younger of Mrs Willis' daughters, age five

146
25 January 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Song: That celebrated Dialogue-Boman, Pack, A Drunken Officer and a Town Miss, originally performed in The Mad Lover; A Country Dialogue-Mrs Willis, Short; A new Trumpet Song composed by Eccles-Davis

Dance: The last new Entry-Firbank, Firbank's Scholar; Blowsabella-Prince, Mrs Clark; Comic dances-Prince, others; A Right Irish Trot-a child of five years

147
18 August 1705 @ Hampstead Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; including several two/part and three/part songs with a trumpet and other instruments, set by Henry Purcell and Eccles-; Songs-Cook, Davis, the best masters

148
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

149
25 August 1742 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scaramouch Scapin; Or, The Old Miser Caught In A Sack; With The Comical Tricks And Cheats Of Scapin's Three Companions; trim The Barber, sly And bully Bounceabout

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Davis, Mrs Vallois; English Maggot-M. Blondel, Mlle Modett; Grand Ballet, The Mistake, or all is right at last-

150
23 August 1743 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Doctor Outwitted; With The Comical Humours Of Sly Boots The Sham Physician

Song: Bencraft, Davis; an entire new Ballad-Mr Bencraft, in the character of the valiant Dragoon who retook the Standard at the Battle of Dettingen

Dance: I: Austrian Dance-Bencraft, Adams; II: Highland Dance-Bencraft, Adams