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8061 results for: Keyword - Moll Davis</i>] (whom I never saw act before) dancing <span class=
We found 5147 matches on Event Comments, 2008 matches on Performance Title, 1835 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6376
15 March 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. Not Acted these Twelve Years. Written by the late Mr Hughes. Receipts: money #116 7s.; tickets #102 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; La Fette Ramsii-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Song: new Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

6377
26 March 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #51 6s. [See Daily Advertiser, 26 March, for a letter from Francis Nivelon to the author of The Married Philosopher, to be acted on 27 March for the benefit of Nivelon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norsa, who never appeared on any stage before

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers

6378
28 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Qulaity. Benefit Cibber Jr. Afterpiece: a new Farce of one Act. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Part of the Seats on the Stage (for the better Accommodation of the Ladies) will be form'd into Side-Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Officer or The Captains Lady

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter

6379
06 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Raftor. At the desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A Farce of one Act. [By Henry Fielding. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Deborah or A Wife For You All

6380
13 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. Mainpiece: Not acted these Six Years. Receipts: money #63 17s.; tickets #112 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SScottish Dance, as17330412

6381
13 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Lover's Opera (W. R. Chetwood. Apparently not published.] A Ballad Opera of one Act

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Mason

Music: I: Concerto for German Flute-Burk Thumoth; II: The 5th Concerto of Vivaldi-; III: Trumpet Concerto-; IV: Concerto with Flutes and German Flutes-

Dance: I: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; II: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; In V: The Difference of Nations-

Song: III: Chanson a Boire-Excell

6382
01 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. Not Acted these Sixteen Years. Receipts: money #31 5s.; tickets #244 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Music: New Grand Overture by Dr Pepusch-; III: Mr Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; Kettle Drums-Poitier

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Footing Dance with Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; V: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: IV: The Hunting Song in Admetus-Mrs Wright; accompanyed with Trumpets and French Horns-. *uoÅcg II: A New Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick by Mr Rosengrave, in Honour of Flora, the Goddess of the Spring. Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Salway; Dances-Nivelon, Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Delagarde, Newhouse, Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden

6383
05 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts and Jones. Afterpiece: A New Ballad Opera of one Act [by Edward Phillips]. [For a puff of the afterpiece, see Daily Advertiser, 25 April, and Daily Post, 2 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Livery Rake or The Intriguing Servants

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; II: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; IV: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: The Watteau-Miss Robinson; End of Afterpiece: Bartholomew Fair-F. Tench, Mrs Delorme

6384
07 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Mrs Betterton. Afterpiece: a new Pastoral of two Acts. [Apparently not printed. Nicoll, Early Eighteenth Century Drama, p. 369, states that it was ascribed to T. Cibber.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Daphne

Dance: In I of Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Ballet: In II: A Comic Rural Ballad called The Country Revels. Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Yeomen-Lally, Haughton; Yeomen's Wives-Miss Mears, Mrs Walter; Peasants-Lally Jr, F. Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Mrs Delorme, Miss Mann, Miss Price

Music: Concerto on the Violin-Charke; Music for two Vox Humanes, a new Invented Instrument-

6385
12 May 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: a Farce of one Act and a half [Apparently not published. Author unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Vintners Escape or Good Luck at Last

6386
28 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 29 May: We are assur'd that there will be no more Plays acted this Season at [dl], and we hear that there was Yesterday no Play acted...as had been advertiz'd for that Day; the Occasion we are inform'd was, that at Midnight on Saturday last several persons arm'd took Possession of the same, by Direction from some of the Patentees, and lock'd up and barricado'd all the Doors and Entrances thereunto, against the whole Company of his Majesty's Comedians, as also against Mr Cibber, Jun. notwithstanding he had paid to one of the Patentees several hundred Pounds for one third Part of the Patent, Cloaths, Scenes, &c. and all Rights and Privileges thereunto annexed, for a certain Term not yet expired. Mr Cibber, Jun. and the rest of the Company of Comedians, and this Morning to wait upon his Grace the Duke of Grafton, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Houshold, with their humble Petition, and the Representation of their Cast, and to beg his Grace's Favour and Protection

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

6387
28 May 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Vallois and Mrs Vallois (late Widow to Monsieur Roger, the Pierrot in Drury Lane, Deceas'd). Acted by the Comedians form the Theatre in Goodman's Fields. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. 6:30 p.m. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Minuet, a new Ragadoon-De Vallois, Madam De Vallois; II: French Peasant-; III: Pierrot and Pierroress-De Vallois and Madam De Vallois; IV: Pastoral-De Vallois and Madam De Vallois; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-De Vallois, Bowford, Pawlet

6388
02 June 1733 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: SSt. James's Evening Post, 2 June, quoted in Grub St. Journal, 7 June: Sir, As Mr Cibber has had various ill-natured reflections cast upon him, for selling his share of the patent for Drury-Lane house, and for not making it over to his son; it will be a piece of justice to inform the publick, that the reason which he gave for such a conduct was, that he chose to convert it into ready money, that he might make a proportionable division of what fortune he may happen to have among all his children. Craftsman, 2 June: We have likewise received undoubted Intelligence from [dl], that a considerable Body of malcontent Players, under the Command of that puissant Captain, Mr The@@lus C@@r, have lately enter'd into a mutinous Association against their Masters, the Patentees, and still continue in a State of Hostility; which hath prevented any Plays being acted there this Week

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Griselda

6389
26 June 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At Common Prices. 6:30 p.m. The Company will continue to act twice a Week

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Afterpiece Title: Momus Turnd Fabulist or Vulcans Wedding

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Vallois, Pelling

Ballet: AAmorous Clowns or the Courtezan. Clowns-Pelling, Delagarde; Their Wives-Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling

6390
05 December 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: No advertisement in Daily Advertiser, but play apparently acted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

6391
08 December 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Dance: By Maker and Mlle Salle

6392
20 December 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. As Alter'd from Shakespear by Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida Or Truth Found Too Late

Dance: By Maker and Mlle Salle

6393
10 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Preface to edition of 1734: The Second Night the particular Things objected to, being taken out, the Play was acted from Beginning to End, without one single Mark of Displeasure in the Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Revenge

Dance: By Malter and Mlle Salle

6394
15 January 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In it The Pleasures of the Town. With great Additions. Afterpiece: a new Farce of two Acts. [By Henry Fielding.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Authors Farce

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

6395
13 February 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wilks. By Their Majesties' Command. Not Acted [there] these Twenty Years. [Their Majesties and the Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess Or The Generous Portuguese

Music: With the Original Musick

Dance: Le Badinage Champetre by Lally, Mrs Walter, &c

6396
18 February 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted [there] these Thirty Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

6397
27 March 1734 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Afterpiece: a Farce of two Acts. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] Boxes 3s. Pit 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Friendly Impert1nent

6398
02 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Milward. Not Acted these Seven Years. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Dance: The Polonese, as17340401 Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Man; Les Plaisirs-Essex, Miss Robinson; Nymphs-Miss Latour, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport

Song: Per le Porte del Tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne

6399
04 April 1734 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Afterpiece: From L'Amour Medicin of Moliere. A new Comedy in one Act. [Apparently not published. Author unknown.] Author's tickets for DL, 2 April, taken this day at LIF

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Love Is the Doctor

6400
03 June 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. By a Company of Comedians from both the Theatres. Afterpiece: a Farce of one Act [adapter not known]. All the Characters in the Opera to be play'd in Roman Dresses. 6:30 P.M. Admission: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera Tragedized

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff Justice Shallow and Ancient Pistol