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2441 results for: Keyword - Master Braham
We found 1283 matches on Performance Comments, 1030 matches on Performance Title, 411 matches on Event Comments, 2 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

2151
25 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Two Years. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 2 Aug.: Some Days ago [23 July] Mr Keene, and eminent Tragedian, and one of the Masters of the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, riding in the Country, his Horse being unruly, threw him, and so bruised him that he died in two Days [on 25 July]. He was decently buried last Wednesday [30 July] in the Vault under St. Clement's Church, where lie the Bodies of Mr Mountfort, Mr Harden, Mr Powell, and others of his Fraternity

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British General

Cast
Role: Caratach Actor: Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Bickerstaff.

Music: Mainpiece: With the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

2152
29 August 1718 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Evening Post, 30 Aug.: Yesterday Mr Bullock, Master of the Play-House in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, was commanded to attend his Majesty at Hampton-Court, where he receiv'd Orders for his Company to perform several Plays for the Entertainment of His Majesty during his Stay there, in the Winter Season, and there is a magnificent Theatre erecting for that Purpose

Performances

2153
13 June 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Grimberg, Master of the French Company. Mainpiece: Written by the famous Molliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Malade Imaginere

Dance: As17200531

Entertainment: Tumbling-Scaramouch who runs up a board sixteen feet high and throws himself backward upon the stage

2154
17 February 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Daily Post, 18 Feb.: The French Company of Comedians do hereby give Notice, That Monsieur Francisque, alias Harlequin, did refuse to perform last Night, which obliged the Master to dismiss the Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Major Ridicule

Afterpiece Title: Le Mariage Force

2155
02 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond, the Dancing-Master. At the Desire of the Two Princes, Brothers to the King of Delago in Africa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Role: Torrismond Actor: Booth
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Wilks
Role: Bertran Actor: Thurmond
Role: Dominic Actor: Shepard
Role: Gomez Actor: Norris
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Dance:

2156
20 September 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 23 Sept.: Last Wednesday died the Celebrated Comedian, Mr Tho Dogget, formerly one of the Masters of the Play-House in Drury-Lane

Performances

2157
27 April 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond, the Dancing-Master. Written by Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers; Or, Marriage A La Mode

Cast
Role: Palamede Actor: Wilks
Role: Rhodophil Actor: Booth
Role: Celadon Actor: Cibber
Role: Melantha Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Doralice Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Florimel Actor: Mrs Booth.

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Denoye, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

2158
13 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond, Dancing Master, and Miss Seale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Arbella Actor: Miss Seal.
Role: Day Actor: Penkethman
Role: Abel Actor: Cibber Jr.
Role: Careless Actor: Wilks
Role: Blunt Actor: Mills
Role: Obadiah Actor: Johnson
Role: Bookseller Actor: Norris
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Teague Actor: Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Miss Lindar

2159
20 April 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond, Dancing-Master

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

2160
06 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson and Mrs Willis. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With all the Song, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play. Afterp1ece: Compos'd by Mr John Eccles, Master of the King's Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Penkethman, Norris, Griffin.
Role: Macbeth Actor: Mills
Role: Macduff Actor: Wilks
Role: Banquo Actor: Booth
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hecate Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

2161
22 August 1724 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son; Or, The Libertine Reclaimed; Wherein Is Represented His Vicious Life, And The Devil Appearing To Him To Go On In His Wickedness; And The Miserable State He Was Brought To Be His Extravagance, Being Reduced To That Extremity, That He Was Forced To Eat Husks With The Swine, To Satisfy His Hunger; Also An Angel Descending, Exhorting Him To Repent, And Return To His Father, Who Receives Him With Great Joy

Cast
Role: Roger Actor: Harper
Role: Country Farmer Actor: Aston
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Performance Comment: The best Masters.

Entertainment: Drunken Man-Harper

2162
14 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond, Dancing-Master

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

2163
05 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Griffith, Dancing Master. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Admission as 4 May. Receipts: money #20 16s. 6d.; tickets: #174 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: IIrish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Serious Dance-Mrs Wall, Mrs Griffith, who never appear'd on this Stage before; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Flag Dance-Nivelon

2164
07 May 1725 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Jacobs, the new Colombine, lately arrived from France. Mainpiece: The only Master-Piece that the famous Mons d'Noble ever writ. Afterpiece: Written by M Moliere. Pit and Boxes to be laid together at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Deux D'arlequin

Cast
Role: Eldest Brother Actor: Solard
Role: 2d Arlequin Actor: Roger.

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor against His Will

Dance: Roger, new Colombine

2165
09 May 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Poitier, Dancing Master. Afterpiece: Composed by Monsieur LeSage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Quatre Arlequin Par Magie

Afterpiece Title: Le Tableau du Mariage

Dance: FFour Harlequins : 1st--Lalauze, 2d- Poitier, 3d- Maillard, 4th- LeBrun; End I: The Rival Pierros-Boudett, Lalauze Jr, Mlle Violante; II: A new Moor's Dance-Lalauze Jr, Mlle Violante; II: A new Chacoon of All Characters-Poitier, Boudett, Lalauze, Welman, Mlle Boudett, Mlle Violante, Mlle LeBrun, Mlle L'Inconnue; With a new Dance call'd Le Cotillon-12 Dancers; French Peasant-Poitier

2166
07 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Furbarie Per Vendetta; Or, Bridghella's Revenge Contrariated By Argentina: With Harlequin's Transformation, Viz

Performance Comment: a Physician, Master of Musick, Madam Patasia, or Lady Pancake, Swaggerer, Giant, and Grand Bashaw; Together with his Comical Egress and Regress to and from the Tower.

2167
30 December 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By John Thurmond, Dancing Master.] The Scenes, Machines, Cloaths, &c. entirely New. The Scenes painted by Messieurs Tillemans, Eberlin, Devoto, and Dominic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock

Cast
Role: Miser Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Pierrot Actor: Roger
Role: Wagner Actor: Clark
Role: Abericock Actor: Miss Robinson Jr
Role: Harlequin's Servant Actor: Harper
Role: Miller's Wife and Daughter Actor: Mrs Wetherilt, Miss Tenoe
Role: rais'd to entertain Harlequin Actor: Young Rainton, Young Sandham, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter
Role: Rural Lass Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Country Lads Actor: Young Rainton, Young Sandham
Role: Countrymen Actor: Boval, Haughton, Duplessis
Role: Countrywomen Actor: Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Mrs Young
Role: Pomona Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Statues Actor: Thurmond, Lally, Roger, Essex.

2168
11 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond, Dancing-Master

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Triumph

Cast
Role: Miser Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Pierot Actor: Roger
Role: Harlequin Actor: Clark
Role: Clown Actor: Harper
Role: Harlequin's Attendant Spirit Actor: Miss Robinson Jr
Role: Miller's Wife and Daughter Actor: Mrs Wetherilt, Miss Tenoe
Role: Rural Lass Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Country Lads Actor: Young Rainton, Young Sandham
Role: Countrymen Actor: Boval, Haughton, Duplessis
Role: Countrywomen Actor: Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Miss Young
Role: Pomona Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Statues Actor: Thurmond, Roger, Lally, Essex.

2169
24 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Afterpiece Title: The Metamorphoses of Cartouche

Performance Comment: Pantalon, the Doctor, Brighella , being the first Time of their Appearing on that Stage, wherein Brighella transforms himself into the following Shapes, viz. 1st, An Idiot; 2d, A Swiss Musick-Master (with the Stuttering Song); 3d, A Venetian Gondolier, with the Song in Imitation of Les Tambour; 4th, An Armenian Teyman; 5th, A Florentine Cook; 6th, A Scaramouch; 7th, A French Dwarf Lady. 3d, A Venetian Gondolier, with the Song in Imitation of Les Tambour; 4th, An Armenian Teyman; 5th, A Florentine Cook; 6th, A Scaramouch; 7th, A French Dwarf Lady.
Cast
Role: A Swiss Musick Actor: Master

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

Song: Two Songs in Italian by the Author-Rochetti

2170
25 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 13s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 308 paid and 73 orders; stage, 1 paid; slips, 27 paid and 7 orders; first gallery, 304 paid and 1 orders; second gallery, 172 paid. Daily Journal, 25 May: We hear that this Evening the famous Captain Lemuel Gulliver is to be at...Lincoln's Inn Fields, very handsomely attended and dress'd in a rich Habit, the like of which was never seen in England before. The two Stage Boxes are kept for him and his Company....The Master of the House has promised the Captain that neither during the Play or Entertainment, any Person shall be admitted behind the Scenes, that the Captain may bot be too much press'd with the Crowd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Jupiter Actor: Rochetti
Role: Mercury Actor: Legar
Role: Sylvans Actor: Mlle Salle, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Legar, Mrs Ogden
Role: Gods of the Woods Actor: Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling
Role: Sicilians Actor: Glover, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr
Role: Pluto Actor: Leveridge
Role: Demons Actor: Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun
Role: Yeoman Actor: Nivelon
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith
Role: Clodpole Actor: Spiller
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Latour
Role: Lasses Actor: Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice
Role: Savoyard Actor: Salway
Role: Gardeners Actor: Poitier, Pelling
Role: Earth Actor: Dupre
Role: Air Actor: Glover
Role: Fire Actor: Poitier
Role: Water Actor: Salle
Role: Females Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Legar, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Salle.

2171
30 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Daily Journal, 30 Dec.; And we hear, that...the Grand Master and Wardens [for the Free Masons] and most of the Gentlemen present took Tickets to appear in White Gloves at...Drury-Lane, this Evening, where the Play of Henry IV. Part II is to be acted for their Entertainment; and it is said a Prologue and Epilogue will be spoken suitable to the Occasion, and in Honour of that Society

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part Ii

Cast
Role: With a New Prologue Actor:
Role: Epilogue Actor: .
Role: King Henry Actor: Elrington
Role: Shallow Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Surel
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Perseus Actor: Lally
Role: Mercury Actor: Essex
Role: Medusa Actor: Thurmond
Role: Gorgons Actor: Houghton, Burney
Role: Followers of Perseus Actor: Boval, Rainton, Houghton, Burney
Role: Tritons Actor: Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton
Role: Cepheus Actor: Fielding
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Biddy
Role: Minerva Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Smith
Role: Sailors Actor: Burney, Oates, Wright, Wetherilt, Burnet, Grey
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Robinson Jr
Role: Doctor Actor: Burney
Role: Pierot Actor: Roger
Role: Mezzetin Actor: Ray
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Robinson Sr
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Jupiter Actor: Essex.

2172
06 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 11 Jan.: Last Sunday Night [5 Jan.] Mrs Baker, the Actress of Drury-Lane Theatre, was buried in a very handsome Manner at St. Clement's Danes, the Master of the House and most of the Actors attending the same

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Johnson.
Role: Prospero Actor: Mills
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Wilks
Role: Antonio Actor: W. Mills
Role: Gonzalo Actor: Oates
Role: Alonzo Actor: Roberts
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Stephano Actor: Shepard
Role: Mustacho Actor: Harper
Role: Trincalo Actor: Miller
Role: Ventoso Actor: Norris
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Robinson Jr.

2173
01 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 3 Nov.: On Saturday last The Recruiting Officer was acted a second Time,...and notwithstanding it had not (thro' Mistake) been advertised in the Papers, yet there was a good House....There are Constables attending Nightly, at the Master's Expence, to prevent Disorders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

2174
30 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 31 Dec.: Whereas a Cracker was thrown with an evil Intention into the New Theatre in Goodman's-Fields on Tuesday last...This is to certify, that Peace Officers are constantly attending to prevent all kinds of Disorders, and that whoever shall discover the Offender or Offenders above-mentioned, shall receive five Guineas reward from me the Master of the said House. December 31, 1729. Thomas Odell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Giffard
Role: Standard Actor: Smith
Role: Vizard Actor: W. Williams
Role: Smugler Actor: Collet
Role: Beau Clincher Actor: Penkethman
Role: Young Clincher Actor: W. Bullock
Role: Dicky Actor: Eaton
Role: Tom Errand Actor: R. Williams
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Clark
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Thomas.

Dance: As17291220

Song: Mrs Mountfort, Miss Thornowets

2175
12 February 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Grand Master of the Antient and Hon. Society of Free and Accepted Masons. Alter'd from Shakespear by Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Pistol Actor: Norris
Role: Epilogue Actor: for the Entertainment of the
Role: King Actor: Mills
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Williams
Role: Lancaster Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Justice Actor: Boman
Role: Archbishop of York Actor: Roberts
Role: Archbishop of Canterbury Actor: Corey
Role: Hastings Actor: Watson
Role: Falstaff Actor: Harper
Role: Shallow Actor: Cibber
Role: Poins Actor: Oates
Role: Bardolph Actor: Shepard
Role: Feeble Actor: Griffin
Role: Hostess Quickly Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Falstaff's Boy Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Ancient Pistol Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Justice Silence Actor: Miller.