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175 results for: Keyword - Mechel
We found 152 matches on Performance Title, 28 matches on Roles/Actors, 8 matches on Performance Comments, 5 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1
20 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mechel, Mlle Mechel (the French Boy and Girl). Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Tickets at Mechel's in Newport Street.] Receipts: money #70 8s. 6d.; seals #71 14s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.). [The two dancers were charged #60 for their benefit. This is the last entry in the incomplete Account Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Barber

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Master Ferg; Colombine-Mlle Mechel; Petit Maitre-Miss Woffington; Drawer-Little French Boy; Servant to Colombine-Miss Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before; Pierot-Mechel Jr.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle Mechel
Role: Pierot Actor: Mechel Jr.

Dance: I: Concerto-Mlle Mechel; II: Minuet, French Rigadoon-Mechel the Father, who never appeared in any theatre in England, Mlle Mechel the Daughter; Minuet-Mechel the Son, Miss Polly Woffington, the first time of her appearing on the stage; IV: The Metamorphoses of the Windmills-Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Miss Woffington, Master Ferg, a little French Boy; lately come from France. End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Piemont-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy

Performance Comment: End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Piemont-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy.
Cast
Role: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Pie Actor: Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy.

2
21 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Conjurer

Performance Comment: As17410418, but concluding with% The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel.
Cast
Role: The Swiss Actor: Mechel, Mlle Mechel.
Role: in the Masque Les Matelots Actor: Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Dance: I: French Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

3
18 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Performance Comment: As17411204, but a Grand Ballet-_; Peasant Dance-Mechels.
Cast
Role: Peasant Dance Actor: Mechels.

Song: I: Celia has ten thousand Charms-Beard; IV: A Song with French Horns-Beard

Dance: III: The Swiss, as17410926

4
29 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Dance: New Grand Dance call'd The Turkish Pirate; or a descent on the Grecian Coast-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sig Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son; Also a New Entertainment call'd the Laundress's Visiting Day-Sg Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sga Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son

Performance Comment: Mechel, Salomon's Son; Also a New Entertainment call'd the Laundress's Visiting Day-Sg Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sga Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son.
Cast
Role: Also a New Entertainment call'd the Laundress's Actor: Sg Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sga Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son.

5
08 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mechel and Mlle Mechel. Receipts: #110

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois-the Mechels; II: A Grand Ball Dance-Mechel Sen, Mechel Jr, Mlle Mechel; IV: The Cuckow Dance-the Mechels; V: The German Hussar-the Mechels

Song: III: Song-Beard

6
16 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit M. and Mlle Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: Muilment; II: The Peasant and Sabotiere-Mechel, Young Mechel; III: Les Characteres de la Dance-Miss Mechel; I of Farce: Minuet, Louvre-the Mechels; End of Farce: Swiss Dance-the Mechels

7
02 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Mechels. Tickets deliver'd out for the Confederacy will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: I: An Italian Song in Italian-the Mechels

Dance: I: dance-Muilment; II: Louvre, Minuet-the Mechels; III: Sailor's Dance-the Mechels; IV: Mlle Mechel; V: Grand Comic Dance-the Mechels

8
17 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; Elder Brother-Havard; Younger Brother-Stevens; 1st Spirit-L. Sparkes; 2nd Spirit-Woodburn; Lady-Mrs Ridout; a Bacchanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Arne; Sabrina-Miss Edwards; The Dances-Muilment, Mechel, Miss Mechel, Desse, Leviez, Pelling, Roger, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Mills, Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Muilment, Mechel, Miss Mechel, Desse, Leviez, Pelling, Roger, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Mills, Mrs Pritchard.

9
15 January 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17411230, but The Dances-M Mechel, Mlle +Mechel.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: M Mechel, Mlle +Mechel.
Role: The Dances Actor: M Mechell, Mlle Mechell, Desse, Mrs Walter, Dumont, Leviez, Baudouin, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rayner, Miss Story.

10
03 March 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary; or, Colombine Cameron

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Miser-Collins; Carlos-Blakes; Pope-Bibby; Magistrate-I. Sparks; Beau-Liviez; Colombine (with proper songs)-Mrs Clive; Highlander-Winstone; Scotch Servant-Barrington; Thirsis, a Volunteer-Lowe; Amoret-Miss Edwards; With Proper Dances (Scotch and other)-Muilment, the Mechels, Desse, Roger, Shawford, Miles; Victory-Mrs Arne; Fame-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: With Proper Dances Actor: Muilment, the Mechels, Desse, Roger, Shawford, Miles

11
12 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

12
06 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: (by Cby Command)The Jealous Farmer Outwitted; Harlequin a Statue

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

13
13 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: Leveridge, Salway, Roberts

14
29 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

15
02 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: May Day; or, The Merry Milkmaids of Islington

Song: Miss Young

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

16
19 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: CCantata-Lowe

17
22 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Conjurer

Cast
Role: The Swiss Actor: Mechel, Mlle Mechel.
Role: in the Masque Les Matelots Actor: Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Dance: II: Minuet-Destrade, Mlle Mechel; III: Two Pierots-Richardson, Destrade; IV: Peasants de Bordeaux-Destrade; V: Minuet-Dupre, Mlle Ozanne

18
23 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Peasant Dance Actor: Mechels.

Song: I: Ballad-Lowe; IV: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: The Serious Dance, as17420322 III: Dutch Dance, as17411219

19
07 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: I: The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; IV: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; V: French Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: In II: Roberts

20
09 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Dance: LLes Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; French Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

21
14 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Song: HHappy Pair-Beard; III: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe

Dance: II: A Musette-M Mechel, Mlle Mechel; IV: A Dutch Dance-Delamain; V: A Pierrot Dance-M Mechel, Mlle Mechel

22
04 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: Grand Comic Dance call'dThe German Camp-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Salomon's Son; Also The Vintage-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Muilment, Mechel, Mlle Mechel

23
02 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Dance: I: French Peasants-Mechel; II: English Peasants-Glover, Mlle Mechel, Delagarde, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington; III: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Richardson, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve; IV: Serious Ballet-Glover, Mlle Mechel; V: Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Signora Barberini

24
11 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Mechel; The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: With the Songs in Masonry-as usual; And, by particular Desire, a Duette in the Characters of Punch and Colombine-Bencraft, Mrs Lampe

25
28 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Dance: TTambourine-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; By Desire, Minuet-Villeneuve, Mlle Mechel; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland