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7109 results for: Keyword - Moll Davis</i>] (whom I never saw act be<span class=
We found 4703 matches on Event Comments, 1656 matches on Performance Comments, 1492 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

926
23 August 1743 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephesian Duke Or Blunder Upon Blunder Yet Alls Right At Last

Performance Comment: The Parts-the best Actors; the Songs-the best Singers; the Dances-the best Dancers, to and from the Theatres-Royal.
Cast
Role: The Parts Actor: the best Actors

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Dettingen

Dance: WWooden@Shoe Dance-LaPierre, never performed by any but himself; Le Paisans Leger-LaPierre, Mlle Mariette

Song: Blogg, Miss Atherton; The Whole to conclude with a Song made upon that Occasion, set to Musick, and-Mr Blogg

927
26 April 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Song: A Gentleman who never appeared on any stage before

Entertainment: A new Quack Doctor's speech-, in character, by a noted Humorist

928
31 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: III: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

Song: V: Britons never will be Slaves-Lowe, Mrs Arne

929
01 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Song: II: Lowe; V: Britons never will be Slaves-Lowe, Mrs Arne

930
27 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17460224 Ballet never performed call'd The Drunken Tyrolese-Sodi

Song: TThe Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125

931
06 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi; New Comic Ballet (never performed) call'd The Italian Peasants-Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

932
22 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: Lady Brumpton-Mrs Este who never appeared on any London stage before.
Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Este who never appeared on any London stage before.

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Song: Miss Joneswho never appear'd on any stage before

933
11 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Vaughan.

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi; New Ballet never performed before, call'd The Flemish Peasant's Wedding-Sodi, Sga Campioni; Pigmalion, as17460409

934
08 September 1746 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Audlin Or The Merchants Daughter Of Brastol With The Comical Humours Of Roger Antonios Man

Song: Batt Platt, the original Mad Tom

Dance: Sig and Signora Capuchino, Mynheer Drollelo, being children lately arrived from Holland, who never appeared on any Stage

935
23 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: CComic Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Vandersluys; A Grand Ballet-Lalauze, Villeneuve, Sga Campioni; A Ball Minuet-LaLauze, two of LaLauze's scholars of three months learning only, who never appear'd before

936
26 April 1748 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido

Song: In I: favorite Song-Reginelli; accompanied on the Saltero-Caruso, which was never performed in any Concert before

937
30 May 1748 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga By Particular desire-a Gentleman from the Theatre at Fort St. George, who never perform'd in England before.
Cast
Role: Zanga By Particular desire Actor: a Gentleman from the Theatre at Fort St. George, who never perform'd in England before.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Comic Scenes

Song: Corbet; V: The Power of Gold- a song from the Fool in the Gazetteer, set by a Gentleman, and never performed before

938
05 September 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Nicanor-Stevens; Miris-Mrs Hickson; Mandana-Young Lady, first time on any stage; with an Occasional Prologue-a gentleman, lady in the character of the ghosts of Mr Booth and Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: with an Occasional Prologue Actor: a gentleman, lady in the character of the ghosts of Mr Booth and Mrs Oldfield.

Song: IV: A Cantata-Doorsming, who never appeared in public

Dance: V: Drunken Peasant-Matthews

939
18 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: _Davis.

Dance: III: (By desire) the Two Pierots, as17500108, but-LaLauze, Dennison his apprentice, being his 1st appearance on the stage; IV: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; End of Play: Louvre, Minuet-Master Settree, a Young Lady who never appeared before, both scholars of Mr Lalauze

940
29 November 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: The Song of Sweet Echo-a young Gentleman who never sung on any stage before

941
08 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Prologue, Epilogue and Pastoral Dialogue. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Addison. A New Pastoral Dialogue for the benefit of ye Author of ye Dialogue, Cook ye Poet (Cross). [The Prologue was on comic poetry (spoken by Ryan); the Epilogue was on the Comic Characters of Women (spoken by Mrs Bland). See published version (London, 1753 "to which is prefixed an Ode to John Rich, Esq:"--British Museum 11795 K 31).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Entertainment: NNew Prologue, Epilogue, likewise a New Pastoral Dialogue (never perform'd before)-Lowe, Mrs Lampe; The music by Mr Arne-

Dance: LLes Chasseurs Allemandes, as17521207

942
26 March 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: A New Dance-Mlle Auguste; II: A Masquerade Dance-M Gerard first appearance from Paris, never appeared in England; III: A New Pierrot Dance-Devisse, Mlle Auguste; IV: The Matelot Basque-Ferrere; after the Country Dance-; The Louvre and Minuet-Devisse, Mlle Auguste

943
30 March 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance: new Dance never performed before, Le Matelot-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; Les Sabotiers-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; being the first time of its being performed this season. By Particular Desire Minuet-Sga Bugiani, Sg Bugiani

944
22 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Medley or The Lovers Opera

Song: II: Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign from Belshazar, composed by Handel-Lowe; IV: A New Ballad, words by Boyce, composed by Arne-Lowe; End: A favourite Dialogue No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17531120

945
08 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: Jenny Bright as the Day-Mrs Chambers; IV: The Favourite Dialogue of No Never-Legg, Mrs Chambers

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17531120

946
15 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; III: Song-Mrs Chambers

Dance: V: Dutch Dance, as17531018

947
20 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: I: No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; III: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17531018

948
09 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Charles; Jobson-Quelch; Cook-Pinner; Coachman-Venables; Butler-Blakey; Conjurer-Metteer; Footman-Turner; Fidler-May; Lettice-Mrs Chetwood; Betty-Miss Davies; Lady Loverule-Mrs Quelch; Nell-Miss Cary [who acted Polly in the Beggar's Opera, her second on any stage but see17550821 and 25 Aug. and 28 Aug.].who acted Polly in the Beggar's Opera, her second on any stage but see17550821 and 25 Aug. and 28 Aug.].

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Walker; III: Pierots Dance-; IV: Hornpipe-a small jolly Tar but seven years old, who never appeared on any Stage before; End: La Dance du Village-

949
08 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

950
19 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: P$Purcell's Celebrated Duet ofCaesar and Urania-; The School of Anacreon-; set by Arne, the Favourite Trio call'd Pleasure's a Golden Reignset by Worgan-Lowea Gentleman who never appeared in Public

Dance: Miss Hilliard