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8367 results for: Keyword - Moll Davis</i>] (whom I never saw act before) dancing and singing
We found 5182 matches on Event Comments, 2242 matches on Performance Title, 1938 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1326
12 September 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Acted but once these hundred Years. Played at the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

1327
19 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Acted but once this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Goodfellow
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Wignell

1328
27 December 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Acted by Gentlemen; with an Occasional Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: an Epilogue-in the Character of Sharp.
Cast
Role: an Epilogue Actor: in the Character of Sharp.

1329
21 January 1752 @ Castle Tavern

Event Comment: The seventh and last time that these orations will be delivered at the Castle Tavern, Paternoster Row, new matter being provided for the next night. The Ladies are desired to come early, that they may be accommodated with the best Seats, and not be crowded as they were the last two nights. [Advice repeated in subsequent bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory 1

Performance Comment: As17520114 for Act I.
Cast
Role: with Kettle Drums and Trumpets Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Old Womans Oratory 2

Performance Comment: For Act II. As17520114.

Afterpiece Title: Old Womans Oratory 3

Performance Comment: Act III, 1. A Voluntary on the Cymbalo-; 2. A new Dissertation-Mrs Midnight; 3. A French Horn Concerto-.

1330
31 January 1752 @ Castle Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory 1

Performance Comment: for Act I As17520107, but Occasional Prologue-Master Hallet.
Cast
Role: with Kettle Drums and Trumpets Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Old Womans Oratory 2

Performance Comment: Act II, 1. A Full Piece-; 2. A Piece-Signior Bombasto; 3. The Speech of Mrs Midnight in Defence of her Existence-; 4. Solo on the Viol d'Amor-; 5. Overture from Otho-; 6. An Oration on the Salt@Box-a Rationalist.

Afterpiece Title: Old Womans Oratory 3

Performance Comment: Act III, 1. An Italian Song-Sg Bombazino; 2. A New Dissertation-Mrs Midnight; 3. A French Horn Concerto-; 4. A Declamatory Piece on the Jew's Harp-a Casuist; 5. March in Judas Maccabeus with the Side Drum-; Epilogue-Master Hallet.

1331
04 February 1752 @ Castle Tavern

Event Comment: The Ninth Day. By the Command of several Noble Personnages, at the Castle Tavern, Paternoster Row

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory 1

Performance Comment: Act I As17520107, but new Occasional Prologue by a Gentleman of the University-.
Cast
Role: with Kettle Drums and Trumpets Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Old Womans Oratory 2

Performance Comment: Act II, III As17520131, but Solo on Cymbals-; Solo on the Viol d'Amour-_.

Afterpiece Title: Old Womans Oratory 3

1332
06 March 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Penseroso Part I Only Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Performance Comment: [Act I only.]

Afterpiece Title: A New Grand Selection

Performance Comment: The undaunted Britons-Dignum (Atterbury); Fairest Isles-Miss Leak, Chorus [King Arthur, by Purcell]; Gentle Airs-Harrison; accompanied on the violoncello-Mason [Athalia]; From rosy bowers-Miss Poole (Purcell); The praise of Bacchus, Bacchus ever fair and Young-Welsh [Alexander's Feast]; Concerto on the violin-Janiewicz; Dear is my little native vale-Mrs Harrison (Sir W. Parsons); The Maid of the Rock-Master Welsh [Dignum]; Together let us range the fields-Mr and Mrs Harrison (Solomon, by Boyce); God save Great George our King (with new accompaniments by Dr Arnold)-Full Chorus.
Cast
Role: Bacchus ever fair and Young Actor: Welsh
Role: Together let us range the fields Actor: Mr and Mrs Harrison

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet bird-Mrs Ferguson (her 1st performance); accompanied on the violin-Shaw; End 2nd piece: an Italian Scena-Mrs Ferguson

1333
08 March 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Penseroso Part I Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Performance Comment: Act I, As17930306 .
Cast
Role: Bacchus ever fair and Young Actor: Welsh
Role: Together let us range the fields Actor: Mr and Mrs Harrison

Afterpiece Title: A New Grand Selection

Performance Comment: As17930306but Concerto on the violin-Mons Aldey [recte Alday] (1st performance in this Kingdom); Guarda nel mio taddio, Non piu andrai-Morelli.
Cast
Role: Non piu andrai Actor: Morelli.
Role: Bacchus ever fair and Young Actor: Welsh
Role: Together let us range the fields Actor: Mr and Mrs Harrison

1334
15 March 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah Part I Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: The Resurrection

Performance Comment: [Act I only.]

Afterpiece Title: A New Grand Selection

Performance Comment: Concerto on the violin-Alday; Odi grand Ombra-Harrison; accompanied on the bassoon-Holmes (Paisiello); On the pleasant banks of Tweed-Master Welsh; Shake the dome and pierce the sky-Chorus [Solomon]; O'er hill and valley-Mrs Harrison (Harrison); Hark! the trumpet sounds-Dignum, Chorus; The soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Miss Poole [Artaxerxes, by Dr Arne]; Wake sons of Odin-Lette (Stevens); When Britain from her sea girt shore-Dignum, Clark, Leete; The Wooden Walls of Old England-Chorus.
Cast
Role: Odi grand Ombra Actor: Harrison
Role: Shake the dome and pierce the sky Actor: Chorus
Role: O'er hill and valley Actor: Mrs Harrison
Role: The Wooden Walls of Old England Actor: Chorus.

Song: End 2nd piece: Ye spotted Snakes-(Stevens)

1335
20 March 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Afterpiece Title: The Resurrection

Performance Comment: [Act I only.]

Afterpiece Title: A New Grand Selection

Performance Comment: Concerto on the violin-Alday; The Mansion of Peace-Harrison (Webbe); Captivity-Mrs Crouch; Hallelujah! for the Lord God-Chorus (The Messiah); O'er hill and valley-Mrs Harrison; O Phoebus-Miss Leak (Dr Arnold); The soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Miss Poole; The undaunted Britons-Dignum, Chorus; God save Great George our King with new accompaniments by Dr Arnold,-Chorus.
Cast
Role: O'er hill and valley Actor: Mrs Harrison

1336
23 August 1703 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Parker's and Dogget's Booth near Hosier-Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Bateman Or The Unhappy Marriage With The Comical Humours Of Sparrow His Man

Entertainment: With variety of Scenes and Machines, Singing, Dancing- never seen before in the Fair

1337
22 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's and Bullock's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distressd Beauty Or The London Prentice

Song: As17220905; Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son, Sandham's Daughter

Dance: Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son and Daughter

Entertainment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies, several excellent Entertainments of Dancing on the Ropes and Tumbling-a Company lately arrived from Holland, which never perform'd on Mr Penkethman's Stage before; besides Dancing on the Rope without a Pole-a Youth lately come from France

1338
16 February 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love

Music: Between the Acts: Italian Sonatas-the best Masters

Dance: As17060110

Song: Four several Entertainments of Singing by the best Italian Masters, never sung before by her on the Stage, an English Song of Mr Henry Purcel's, never yet perform'd by her-Signiora del'Epine

1339
26 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before; Singing in Italian and English-the new Girl

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Sandham, others

1340
23 May 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Prices 2s. 6d. To begin at 6:30 p.m. [This was advertised as "in the course of a Concert," and was followed by a heavy display of Fireworks. This pattern repeated. Concerts at Marybone not accompanied by a play are not listed here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Entertainment: New Musical Imitations-Bannister; Concerto on Organ-Hook; Singing-Mrs Thompson, a young Lady who never sung in Public before

1341
05 February 1703 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-a little Girl

Dance: Comick and Serious Dancing-Weaver, Essex, others; a Young Gentlewoman who never perform'd before in Publick; With a Scene between Scaramouch and Harlequin- , entirely New; Vaulting on the Horse-

1342
29 April 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the famous Molliere. Daily Courant, 2 May: Monsieur deGrimbergue, Director of the French Comedians, hereby gives Notice, that he is extreamly sorry he could not give on Friday last all the Entertainment he had promised in his Publick Bills, by reason that Signora Violenta unluckily fell sick that very day; and Mons Dangeville refused to Dance, being puft up by the Applause he had the good Fortune to meet with; fancying he hath a Right to do so whenever he pleases

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Entertainment: The Great Turkish Ceremony-; Dancing-Danjeville; Tumbling-; particularly a lame tumbler (who never performed before in England); The Flourishing of the Colors-Signora Violenta

1343
03 September 1756 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Great Room, George Inn Yard. Mrs Charke and King's Company of Comedians. A new Droll. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. 12 noon to ten p.m. during the time of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ngland Triumphant Or The British General

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Beggars with the Comical Humours of his Royal Consort Queen Tatter

Entertainment: Variety of Singing, Dancing, Rope Dancing, Tumbling-eminent performers lately arrived from Italy

1344
23 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman and Powell. Mainpiece: Written by the famous Authors Beaumont and Powell. Mainpiece: Written by the famous Authors Beaumont and Fletcher. Note, Tho' it be a Benefit Night, the Subscribers' Tickets will pass. It being Positively the last time of Acting at Greenwich this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Country Innocence Or The Maid In The Mill

Performance Comment: Otrante-Powell; Gerando-Norris; Bustasa-Spiller; Maid-Mrs Spiller; Aminta-Mrs Kent; Isabinda-Mrs Shepard.
Cast
Role: Gerando Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Entertainment: Care will be taken that there be a good Consort of Musick-; and several diverting Entertainments of Singing and Dancing-

1345
15 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Divorce Ou Harlequin Fourbe Fourbe Et Demi

Entertainment: Vaulting, Tumbling-; A Comick Entertainment of Singing and Dancing call'd Le Carillon-

1346
12 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Daguville (ballet master) and Helme (principal dancer). The Englishman in Paris deferr'd on account of Woodward's Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: A New Comic Dance call'dThe Country Macaroni Assembly-Daguville, Daguville's Scholar; in which (by Desire) Minuet-Helme, Sga Vidini; End Opera: A New Dance call'd The British Bacchanalian , or The Hop-Pickers, an Interlude of Singing and Dancing,-Helme, Sga Vidini; in which The Wooden Shoe Dance- introduced by Daguville

Ballet: II: A New Grand Historical Dance of Warriors, call'd Boadicea Queen of Britain. Queen-Mrs Daguville; her Two Daughters-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars to Daguville); Helme, Daguville

1347
22 April 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Moss, who performed Peggy in February and October 1776. [Author of Prologue unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: As17761007, but Sir William-Lewis; Patie (the Gentle Shepherd)-Mrs Moss (1st appearance in that character in England); Roger-M'Donald; Peggy-Miss Douglas (1st appearance on the English stage); Scots Prologue-Mrs Moss in the character of a Country Boy.
Cast
Role: Scots Prologue Actor: Mrs Moss in the character of a Country Boy.
Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

Afterpiece Title: Entertainments of Singing and Dancing

Dance: Conclude: reel-the characters

Song: End I: The Banks of the Tweed-Mrs Moss; End III: Rosilind Castle-Mrs Moss; End: The Banks of Invermay-Mrs Moss

1348
08 March 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Entertainment: End: Singing and Dancing-

1349
10 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Brandon, box-book and house-keeper. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: Amphitryon or The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: _Rayner.
Role: Landlord Actor:

Monologue: In IV: Masque of Singing and Dancing. Plutus-Reinhold; Wit-Miss Valois

1350
12 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The Spaniards Dismayed

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.

Song: IV: Interlude between Plutus and Wit-Reinhold, Miss Morris

Dance: End 2nd piece: As17800401; IV: an Interlude between Plutus and Wit-Reinhold (Plutus), Miss Morris (Wit); with a masque of Singing and Dancing-