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2188 results for: Keyword - Mlle Violette
We found 1652 matches on Performance Title, 640 matches on Performance Comments, 127 matches on Event Comments, 3 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

2151
18 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: I: Comic Ballet, as17360417 III: A new Serious Dance by Scholar of Nivelon. IV: A new Comic Dance by a Little Miss, Scholar of Nivelon. V: A new Comic Dance in Character of a Polonese by Mlle De L'Isle. End Afterpiece: A new Comic Dance by Nivelon and another of his scholars

Performance Comment: IV: A new Comic Dance by a Little Miss, Scholar of Nivelon. V: A new Comic Dance in Character of a Polonese by Mlle De L'Isle. End Afterpiece: A new Comic Dance by Nivelon and another of his scholars .

Song: II: By Leveridge

2152
19 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: By Denoyer's Prentice. II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer, &c. IV: Minuet in Modern Habits by Denoyer and Mlle Anne Roland

Performance Comment: II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer, &c. IV: Minuet in Modern Habits by Denoyer and Mlle Anne Roland .

Ballet:

2153
19 May 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Polonese by Mlle De L'Isle. Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Polonese by Mlle De L'Isle. Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers .

2154
25 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Polonese by Mlle De L'Isle. Two Pierrots by Lalauze and Nivelon

Performance Comment: Polonese by Mlle De L'Isle. Two Pierrots by Lalauze and Nivelon .

2155
04 June 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Music: End Afterpiece: Handel's Water Musick, with Preamble on Kettle Drum by Benj. Baker

Dance: II: Peasant Dance by Tench and Miss Rogers. IV: Harlequin, Punch, and Colombine by Nivelon, Lalauze, and Mlle De L'Isle. End Afterpiece: Glover's Sailors Dance

Performance Comment: IV: Harlequin, Punch, and Colombine by Nivelon, Lalauze, and Mlle De L'Isle. End Afterpiece: Glover's Sailors Dance .

Song: I: Mock Italian Song by Roberts. III: Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright. V: Praise of old English Beer by Leveridge, &c

2156
23 June 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: III: By Denoyer's Apprentice. IV: By Mlle Anne Roland. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performance Comment: IV: By Mlle Anne Roland. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c .

2157
30 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bowcher, James, Mlle Ozanne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: PPierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

2158
29 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. [A letter to the London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 29 Jan., states that the occasion of the riot at dl, 23 Jan., was the failure of Denoyer and Mlle Chateauneuf to dance. The latter had been ill but on 22 Jan., thought that she could dance on the following night, and her name was placed in the bill; on Wednesday a misunderstanding about the absence of her and Denoyer caused the disturbance. A gentleman concerned in the affair sent the manager #100 for his share of the damage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

2159
07 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Letter from Mlle Auguste to the Public stated that Fleetwood had refused to answer her letter, whence she had withdrawn and engaged with Rich, of which fact she appraised Fleetwood who still kept her name on the bills. Her reason for leaving Fleetwood was her having heard that on 4 Dec. he had read a letter on the stage at dl to her discredit. See London Daily Post and General Advertiser.] Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: Early Horn-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Sailor's Dance, as17411015; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

2160
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-

Performance Comment: Blondel, Mlle Modett; Grand Ballet, The Mistake, or all is right at last-.

2161
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

2162
21 April 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Fourth Day. We hear, there will be an Execution this Day at the Puppet Show in Panton Street near the Haymarket [Mlle delaNash]; and as Mr Foote hath thought proper , instead of Tea to give Punch, Mr Punch will give Foote (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auction Of Pictures

2163
07 March 1749 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Roland and Master & Miss Jenny Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orazio

Dance: NNew Dances-

2164
31 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Performances] went off better. N.B. Mrs Clive spoke the Epilogue (tho' left out ye bills after ye 6th Night) every Night since ye first except those mark'd X [i.e., Oct. 24, 26, 30] it being call'd for by ye Audience (Cross). We hear M Devisse (the first dancer from the Opera at Paris) will in a few days perform at Drury Lane wiht Mlle Auretti, in a new Comic Dance, and the celebrated Dance of Pigmalion. Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Secular Masque

Dance: New Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

2165
14 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Driscol, Banks, Barnard, Miss Davis, and Trott (Lobby Doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd by Mlle Huette, Mrs Hanmeuze, Mrs Griffith will be taken. Tomorrow the Fair Penitent and on Friday Romeo and Juliet, being the last time of the Company's performing this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Dance: As17510511

2166
02 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Ross-Mlle Auguste had Tickets-(Cross). Tickets deliver'd out for the Provok'd Wife will be taken. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

2167
07 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Auretti--she sick in bed (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mathews

2168
16 November 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Ballet: New Pantomime Ballet call'd% The Feast of Bacchus. Bacchus-Lucas; Satyrs-Granier, Leppie, Gosly, Dumai, Desse, Rochford; Cupid-Miss Valois; Bacchants-Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Dulies; Tartars-Delaistre (1st time there), Mlle Capdeville

Performance Comment: Bacchus-Lucas; Satyrs-Granier, Leppie, Gosly, Dumai, Desse, Rochford; Cupid-Miss Valois; Bacchants-Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Dulies; Tartars-Delaistre (1st time there), Mlle Capdeville.

2169
01 March 1760 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminio

Dance: Directed by Gallini. Giovanni Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Maranesi, Signora Provenzale

Performance Comment: Giovanni Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Maranesi, Signora Provenzale.

2170
17 April 1760 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigona

Dance: Director of the Ballet: Giovanni Gallini. Dancer: Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Maranesi, Signora Provenzale

Performance Comment: Dancer: Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Maranesi, Signora Provenzale.

2171
25 August 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Sga Mattei announced her undertaking direction of Italian Serious Operas and Burlettas for the ensuing winter, promised the performance of them for the best advantage of the public, and listed the members of the company she had engaged: For Serious Operas: herself, Philippo Elisi (the first singer in Italy), Gaetano Quilice (tenor), Angiola Calori (second woman), Giovanni Sorbelloni (second man), and a new singer for the lowest character. For the Burlettas: Sga Paganini (the first female character and the foremost in Italy), Gaetano Quilice (the first man), Sga Eleardi (second woman), Paganini (second man), Signor N. N. (third man), Angiola Calori and Sorbelloni (to perform the serious parts in the Burlettas). Dancers: Mlle Asselin (first woman dancer), Gheradi (first dancer of the men, and ballet master), famed both in the serious and comic as well as for his invention as for exercises in dancing. There will also be other comic dancers, and figures both for the serious operas and burlettas.

Performances

2172
05 January 1765 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Berenice

Dance: Madame Capediville, M. Restier, Mlle Auretti, Larivierre

Performance Comment: Restier, Mlle Auretti, Larivierre.

2173
28 December 1771 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: N.B. Mlle Heinel being indisposed with a cold prevents her dancing this evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori

2174
08 February 1772 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A Favourite Comic opera. Music by Galuppi, with new dances and decorations. N.B. Mlle Heinel will dance every night performance when the public have not previous indication to the contrary. [Probably cancelled on account of the death of the Princess Dowager of Wales.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Felosofo Di Campagna

2175
30 May 1772 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The last night of the Subscription of this Season. N.B. By particular desire many of the Nobility and Gentry who are engag'd to Drury Lane Theatre on Tuesday next for the benefit of decay'd actors, the last serious opera of Demetrio (Music entirely new, Composed by Guglielmi) is deferred till Wednesday next when Mlle Heinel is to dance for the last time of her engagement in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: As17720519