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16424 results for: Keyword - Miss Vincent</i>. The scenes and machinery of the Pantomime pretty
We found 14669 matches on Performance Comments, 4822 matches on Performance Title, 3399 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7351
27 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Daily Journal, 27 Jan.: We hear that the Beggar's Opera is soon to be acted at [DL]; the Part of Lucy ... by Mrs Clive . . . Polly by Mr Cibber's Wife, who is to have all the first Parts, having, during the Run of Zara, shewn her natural Genius, by never any one Night varying in either Tone of Voice or Action from the Way she was taught. [See Prompter, 27 Jan., for an essay on the corruption of the stage by pantomime.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Cast
Role: edition of 1736 has Orasmin Actor: Este. Prologue written by Colley Cibber and spoken by Cibber Jr Epilogue spoken by Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Raftor and Mrs Cantrell
Role: Comedy Actor: Turbutt and Mrs Bennet
Role: Longbib the Vintner Actor: Salway
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Milkmaids Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs PelUng, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett

7352
03 December 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By a Company of Volunteers. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Otway. [The afterpiece, a pantomime, had been presented at various places in London during the previous year.] At Common Prices, viz. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldiers Fortune

Afterpiece Title: A Hint to the Theatres

7353
22 January 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 24 Jan.: We hear that the new grand Pantomime Entertainment, design'd to be perform'd in a few Days at [lif], was practis'd there on Saturday last before a great many People of Quality and Distinction, who gave particular Marks of their Approbation to every Change, and were highly pleas'd with the Musick, compos'd b Mr Jones

Performances

7354
22 August 1741 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Event Comment: During the summer of 1741, at the New Wells, London Spaw, Clerkenwell, the proprietor presented daily programs of pantomime, singing, and dancing. In midsummer, however, he added a single play to his program but did not list the cast. The sequence of plays included: July 9-16: Flora; or, Hob in the Well. July 17-25: Damon and Phillida. July 27-August 10: The Honest Yorkshireman. August 11-17: The Mock Doctor. August 24-September 7: The Generous Free-Mason; or, The Constant Lady; With the Comical Humours of Squire Noodle and his Man Doodle

Performances

7355
23 October 1741 @ New Wells, Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: [For a performance of a pantomime this day at New Wells, Lemon St., gf]: At the Desire of the Society of Free and Accepted Masons, 10 rows in the Pit will be rail'd in for them.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

7356
02 March 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: No Money under the full Price will be taken during the whole Concert [customary notice repeated during the run of the pantomime]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Chamont Actor: the Gentleman who performed King Richard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Englishman

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss E. Hippisley
Role: Dulman the Clown Actor: Vaughan
Role: The whole concluding with a Grand Ballet the Te Actor: , with Scenes, Machines, other Decorations.

7357
17 November 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A serious riot took place this evening occasioned by Fleetwood's continuing raised prices to old entertainments. Manager called for by audience. Not being an actor, he pleaded privilege of being exempted from appearing on stage and sent word by a performer he would confer in his room with any deputation. One was sent from pit, and house waited patiently its return.--Genest, IV, 137. To The Gentlemen of the Town: Gentlemen: From what pass'd last night at Drury Lane Playhouse, I think I may congratulate you on the long-wish'd for Conquest over the Hireling Encouragers of the Pantomime Entertainments. Give me leave, therefore, Gentlemen to hope, that you will not be wanting in your endeavours to quashing future attempts to introduce what is manifestly an encroachment on the Honour and Dignity of the stage, and a glaring Imposition on the town. I am yours, Philo Dramaticus.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Concluding with a Grand Dance Actor: Muilment.

7358
28 February 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: There will be no playing Wednesdays and Fridays during Lent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman or The Jealous Farmer

Performance Comment: As17441226, but Farmer-Howard; Sportsman-Brett; in it The Early Horn-Brett; Huntsman-_[pantomime slightly changed].pantomime slightly changed].
Cast
Role: in it The Early Horn Actor: Brett
Role: The whole to conclude with the Grand Scene of the Actor: .

7359
02 March 1745 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: We hear, that the company of Dutch/Children that are to perform to Tuesday next at the new theatre in the Haymarket, joyn'd with English, German, and Italian amount to above 25, and most of them excel either in Vocal or Instrumental Musick, Dancing Exercises, and playing of Pantomimes

Performances

7360
02 March 1745 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Company of Children that are to perform next Tuesday at the New Theatre in the Haymarket, we hear excel anything of that sort ever seen here, for their great abilities in all sorts of exercises, Dancing, Music and Pantomimes, and are to perform but a few nights, they being oblig'd to return before Easter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lincostanza Deluza

7361
05 March 1745 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Highnesses Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Lady Augusta, By A Company of Dutch children, join'd with the English, German and Italians. A Pantomime Entertainment. Boxes and Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. We hear the Company of Dutch/Children join'd with the English, Germans and Italians, will perform this day, tomorrow, Thursday and Friday next, and will exhibit something new every night, and some people of Quality have engag'd Boxes for each night.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequino Triumphante

7362
06 May 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: A Pantomime Entertainment, never perform'd there before...with several Alterations and Additions. 7 p.m. No latter account will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Necromancer or Harlequin Dr Faustus

7363
09 May 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: 6 p. p.m. Last Time of Acting. No latter account will be taken. Prices Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. [The troupe will re-open the theatre on 20 May and present pantomimes all summer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

7364
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Yeates's Great Theatrical Booth opposite the George Inn, West Smithfield, during the short time of the Fair, the Town will be entertained with an Historical Play...To which will be added a new Pantomime Entertainment call'd The Amours of Harlequin; or, The Bottle-Conjurer Outdone. With the Escape of Harlequin into a quart Bottle. Prices: 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at twelve o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bethnal Green

Afterpiece Title: The Amours of Harlequin

Song: Between the acts: Entertainments of Singing-; A Good Band of Musick

Dance: Between the acts: Entertainments of Dancing-

7365
13 February 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: No After money. [This admonition appears on subsequent bills for this pantomime this season and will not be repeated here further.] Receipts: #170 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Ryan
Role: Aranthes Actor: Ridout
Role: Lucius Actor: Anderson
Role: Athenais Actor: Miss Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Lun, LaLauze, Bencraft, Mrs Dunstall, Miss Haughton
Role: The Dances Actor: Mons Jossett his 1st appearance on the English Stage, Mons Jardin, Miss Hilliard.
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

7366
02 December 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: KKing there--but not in ye Bills sent Word at 3 o'clock--Play went off well (Cross). We hear there are two more plays reviving at Drury Lane, which are intended to be played alternately, and that a new Pantomime Entertainment call'd Harlequin Ranger is preparing for the holydays. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Vaughan
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Lottery

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Norris
Role: To conclude with a Pastoral Dance Actor: Harvey, Sg and Sga Piettero, Mad Janeton Auretti, etc.

7367
10 January 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Woodward's Night for ye Pantomime (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: and with a New Dance Actor: for the Conclusion
Role: Others Actor: Mlle Mariet, Phillips, Clough, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Jefferson, Blakes, Miss Minors, Devisse, Denison, Mlle Lussant.
Role: The Dances Actor: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, others.

7368
26 January 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Garrick better in his health (Cross). [Gray's Inn Journal contained this day two full pages of satiric comment upon pantomimes inprogress at both houses, nothing Blakes' entrance in Fortunatus with a hare and a brace of partriges, and Cook's use of a hare and a gun at Covent Garden, as encouragements to poaching and in violation of the game laws.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: the Bastard Actor: Garrick, 1st time
Role: Pandulph Actor: Havard
Role: Lady Blanch Actor: Miss Minors

Music: As17540123

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auguste

7369
19 September 1754 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: [MMrs Midnight will entertain the Town with her Grand Carnival Concert. After the Concert, gratis, will be given...at Bence's Booth, upper end of Bowling Green. The Afterpiece: a Pantomime Burletta by the Company of Lilliputians. To begin at 12 Noon each day. To prevent mistaking the Booth, Mrs Midnight has thought proper to hoist English Colours. [Bill repeated each day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory

Afterpiece Title: The Birth of Harlequin or The Old Womans Whim

Dance: To conclude with A Dance in the Ancient British Taste-Choice Spirits from Comus's Court

Music: [NNew Concerto for the Tambour de Basque-

7370
20 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Woodward's Night for ye Pantomime. Receipts: #205 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

7371
03 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, George Inn Yard, West Smithfield. Afterpiece: A new Pantomime. By a Company of Comedians from the Theatres. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Quaker Or The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: A Mornings Frolick or A Ramble Through Covent Garden

Music: Kettle Drum-Woodbridge

7372
09 October 1756 @ Sadler's Wells

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A pantomime. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit or Gallery 1s. 6d. Benefit for W. Hallam. As I am refused the use of my own House, I hope the Town will indulge me with their Company at this. Sadler's Wells, Islington. Those who chuse Wine of Shrub may have it at 2s. a bottle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Entertainment: Isabella Wilkinson, Sga Caterina, Franklin

7373
12 January 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Woodward's Night for ye Pantomime (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

7374
01 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [This month in the Gentleman's Magazine (p. 168) in an article entitled an Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times, appeared this paragraph: 'Tho' a great genius has rendered the stage the last refuge of manly taste, and with a variety of powers beyond example, establish'd nature. Shakespeare and himself, yet it is to be feared the crowd of spectators is drawn by secondary circumstances, as the fashionable part of it sit with the same face of admiration at Lear, an Opera, and a pantomime.'

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

7375
23 June 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Fourth Day. To begin at 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: As17570617 but Blind Man's Buff-; les Bergeres-; les Paisans-; a Dutch Dance-; The Marine Boys marching to Portsmouth-.
Cast
Role: The Marine Boys marching to Portsmouth Actor: .
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolic

Performance Comment: As17570617 but Harlequin-; Blander-; Clown-; Frenchman-; Mother Dendike-; Columbine-. Called a Lilliputian Pantomime.
Cast
Role: Blander Actor:
Role: Mother Dendike Actor:
Role: Columbine Actor: . Called a Lilliputian Pantomime.
Role: Mother Demdike Actor: Madam Chise
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.