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2183 results for: Keyword - Mlle L'Contri
We found 1652 matches on Performance Title, 640 matches on Performance Comments, 123 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

1876
08 September 1739 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Entertainment: A Grand Scene of Cupid and Psyche-; A Scaramouch Dance-Phillips; which he performed at the Opera House at Paris upwards of Forty successive Nights with universal Applause. A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; The Drunken Peasant-Phillips; The surprizing Performance of The Mountain Grecian-; A new French Dance-Mlle Richmond, lately arrived from Paris

Performance Comment: A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; The Drunken Peasant-Phillips; The surprizing Performance of The Mountain Grecian-; A new French Dance-Mlle Richmond, lately arrived from Paris.
Cast
Role: A new French Dance Actor: Mlle Richmond, lately arrived from Paris.

Music: A Compleat Band of Musick-

1877
10 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Delane; other parts-Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.*d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.*c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.
Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.

1878
26 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton; Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Clymene-Mrs Clive; Mercury-Beard; Turk-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Morocco Servant-Penkethman; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Harlequin-Woodward; with a Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Fromont, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Fromont, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois.

Song: II: As17391024

Dance: III: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez; IV: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

1879
26 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: See17390922, but Pluto-Leveridge; Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Laguerre; 1st Sylvan-Mlle Anne Roland; Harlqeuin-Lun; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Miss Rogers; Colombine-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: 1st Sylvan Actor: Mlle Anne Roland

1880
31 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: As17391030, but Les Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; Grand Ballet-_.
Cast
Role: Les Tambourine Actor: Mlle Chateauneuf
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Fromont, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois.

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; II: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez

1881
01 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: As17391031, but 1st Ethiopian-_; Grand Ballet-(as17391026, but) Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Fromont, Carney, Mrs Wright (instead of Mrs Walter), Mrs Thompson, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois; Les Tambourine-_.
Cast
Role: Les Tambourine Actor: Mlle Chateauneuf
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Fromont, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois.

Song: II: As17391024

Dance: In III: Master Matthews, Miss Wright

1882
09 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performance Comment: As17390921, but Sea God-_; Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf.
Cast
Role: Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf.

1883
28 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Milward; Younger Brother-Wright; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2d Spirit-Cashell; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrocine-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Beard; Sabrina-Mrs Arne; With the Dances-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport, Cook, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: With the Dances Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport, Cook, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Vallois.

1884
04 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Rochetti; Cepheus-Leveridge; Ethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromache-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Laguerre; Amazons-Mrs James, Miss Oates, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey, Mrs Villeneuve; Infernals-Leveridge, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Desse, Fromont; Hussar-Bencraft; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet-James; Petit Maitre-Poitier.
Cast
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs James, Miss Oates, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey, Mrs Villeneuve

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. Fawns-Richardson, Dupre, Desse, Delagarde; Country Lasses-Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; and Sailor's Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

1885
15 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Ballet: with a Gwith a Grand Entertainment of Dancing call'd A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward; Cupid-Muilment

Performance Comment: Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward; Cupid-Muilment.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mlle Chateauneuf

1886
08 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17391204, but the Dances-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Muilment; the Original Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: the Dances Actor: Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Muilment
Role: With the Dances Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport, Cook, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Vallois.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

1887
29 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers; With Harlequin Skeleton

Ballet: concluding with Aconcluding with A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea. Adonis-Desnoyer; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Liviez, Cooke, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson; Cupid-Muilment

Performance Comment: Adonis-Desnoyer; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Liviez, Cooke, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson; Cupid-Muilment.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mlle Chateauneuf

1888
01 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17400408 but dances-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Muilment; The Original Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: dances Actor: Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Muilment
Role: the Dances Actor: Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Muilment
Role: With the Dances Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport, Cook, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Vallois.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

1889
23 August 1740 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rambling Lovers; Or, A New Way To Play An Old Game

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Contention; or, The Politic Maid

Afterpiece Title: Neptune's Palace

Performance Comment: Neptune-Granier; Trytons-Olbeldiston, Littleton, Baker, Miles; Sea Nymphs-Miss Hayes, Mrs Morris, Mrs Meads, Mlle Richemont.
Cast
Role: Sea Nymphs Actor: Miss Hayes, Mrs Morris, Mrs Meads, Mlle Richemont.

Dance: Janno; Tumbling-Steward, Williams, Tindal

1890
23 August 1740 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephalus: With The Death Of Procris

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Phillips; Squire Shallow-Middleton; Noodle-Closon; Tragedy-Adams, Mrs Spiller, Mrs Lax; Comedy-Sunderland, Harrolt, Jones; Milkmaids-Miss Rogers, Mlle Closson, Miss Man, Mrs Middleton; Conjuror, Savoyard-Parry.
Cast
Role: Milkmaids Actor: Miss Rogers, Mlle Closson, Miss Man, Mrs Middleton

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips; Hornpipe-Phillips; The Parting Lovers-Phillips

Song: TThe Maid's Wish-Mrs Phillips; A song by Lampe-Parry in Praise of Admiral Vernon upon his taking Chagre Castle

1891
13 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17401011, but Swain, Nymph-Haughton, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: Nymph Actor: Haughton, Mlle Roland.

1892
14 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow; or, The Rival Sisters

Performance Comment: Robin-Miss Edwards; Oberon-Master Ferg; Titania-Miss Wright; Puck-Master Fenlin; Moth-Master Donovan; Mab-Miss Cole; Peas Blossom-Miss Ferg; Harlequin-Woodward; 1st Colombine-Miss Mann; 2d Columbine-Mrs Walter; Peasants-Liviez, Carney, Weeks; Women Peasants-Mrs Penkethman, Miss Thompson, Miss Story; Maid-Miss Woodman; Old Woman-Ray; Father to Colombines-Leigh; Freehold-Stevens; Slouch-Macklin; with Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf.
Cast
Role: with Tambourine Actor: Mlle Chateauneuf.

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Nivelon

1893
15 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake; Or, The Lovers Quarrel

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17401013, but Followers of Eurydice-French _Girl, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: Followers of Eurydice Actor: French _Girl, Mlle Roland.
Role: Nymph Actor: Haughton, Mlle Roland.

1894
18 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performance Comment: As17401117, but Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere.
Cast
Role: Ballet Actor: Maltere, Mlle Maltere.
Role: with Ballet of Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf.

Dance: I: Peasant-Nivelon; II: Desse; In III: Hornpipe-Vaughan

1895
06 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17410105, but 1st Follower of Eurydice-Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: 1st Follower of Eurydice Actor: Mlle Roland.

1896
23 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: Lady Brumpton-Mrs Horton; Hardy-Delane; Trim-James; Sable-Hippisley; Brumpton-Roberts; Campley-Hallam; Trusty-Bridgwater; Puzzle-Rosco; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Charlot-Mrs Stevens; Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Cross; Tattleaid-Mrs Martin; Cabinet-Gibson; Swagger-Mullart; Bumkin-Smith; Tom-James; Mrs Farthingale-Neale; Kate Matchlock-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: As17410121

1897
18 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Conjurer

Performance Comment: Dick Shamwell-Leveridge; Tom Dingle-Salway; Jamey Dingle-Bencraft; Innkeeper-Mullart; Bell Banter-Mrs Lampe; With Chorus of Singers-; Dancers-; in the Masque Les Matelots-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Concluding with a new Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: in the Masque Les Matelots Actor: Mechell, Mlle Mechell

1898
09 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment, Release, Stratagems, and Marriage of Harlequin; with The Triumphs of Love

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Columbine-Mrs Dunstall; Father to Columbine-Julian; Florio-Marr; Dr Tack'em-Hemskirk; Clerk-Crofts; Mrs Drab-Mrs Bishop; Lawyer-Bennet; Keeper-Dunstall; Turnkey-Clough; Master of Punch House-Naylor; Porter-Laws; Dwarfs-Miss Naylor, two Masters Granier; Bustle-Vaughan; A grand Ballet-Froment, Granier, Dugay, Mlle Duval, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vallois; Priests-Hemskirk, Naylor, Bennet; Priestesses-Mrs Bishop, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: A grand Ballet Actor: Froment, Granier, Dugay, Mlle Duval, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vallois

1899
12 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; Elder Brother-Milward; Younger Brother-Havard; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2nd Spirit-Ridout; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrosene-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Beard; Sabrina-Mrs Arne; The Dances-M Mechell, Mlle Mechell, Desse, Mrs Walter, Dumont, Leviez, Baudouin, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rayner, Miss Story.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: M Mechell, Mlle Mechell, Desse, Mrs Walter, Dumont, Leviez, Baudouin, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rayner, Miss Story.

1900
16 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment; with Triumphs of Love

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Columbine-Mrs Dunstall; Father to Columbine-Julian; Florio-Marr; Bustle-Vaughan; A grand Ballet-Froment, Granier, Osbeldiston, Mlle Duval, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vallois; Priests-Hemskirk, Naylor, Bennet; Priestesses-Mrs Bishop, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: A grand Ballet Actor: Froment, Granier, Osbeldiston, Mlle Duval, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vallois