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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mons Devisse"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mons Devisse")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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303 results for: Keyword - Mons Devisse
We found 128 matches on Performance Title, 81 matches on Performance Comments, 59 matches on Event Comments, 48 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
26 March 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mons Devisse & Mad Auguste. Tickets of Devisse at Mrs Jones's, Hoop-petticoat Maker in Bow St., Covent Garden; at Turk's Head Tavern, in Grig-St., Soho; of Mad Auguste at Mr Harris's, Hosier, in Tavistock Row, Covent Garden; and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

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

2
02 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: New Dresses and Decorations for the Dances (General Advertiser). Dances-Mons Devisse (from Paris), Auretti; Dances lik'd (Cross). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: Comic Dance, call'dCountry Amusements-M Devisse, his 1st appearance in England, Mad Auretti; a Grand Dance call'd Pigmalion-Devisse, Mad Auretti

3
08 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mons and Mme Bithmere, and Le Baruf, Composers and principal Performers of the Dramatic Romance of The Rival Knights. Gazetteer, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Mons and Mme Bithmere and of Le Boeuf at Stacy's, colourman, corner of Long-acre. Receipts: #101 8s. 6d. (73/0/6; tickets: 28/8/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Rose and Colin

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a Dramatic Romance, Adelaide de Brabant; or, The Triumph of Virtue. Principal Characters by Bithmere, Le Boeuf, Mme Bithmere. ["An infant son of Grimaldi (i.e. Joseph, aged 6) performs in an astonishing manner" (Gazetteer, 12 May).] End of Act IV an Allemande and Dance, called Malbrough (composed by Vestris Jun.) by Le Boeuf and Mme Bithmere

4
11 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Italian Piece by Mons Sorin and Mr Baxter. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: La Guinquette; or, Harlequin Turned Tapster

Related Works
Related Work: La Guinquette, or, Harlequin turn’d Tapster Author(s): Mons. Sorin

Dance: An Entertainment of Mimick Dancing, call'd, La Caprice-Harlequin (in Imitation of Mlle Provost, the Famous Dancer in the Opera at Paris)

5
09 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Performers who never before appeared in this Kingdom. [Names on playbill of 8 May 1784: Mons and Mme Bithmere, Le Bceuf.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

6
08 May 1777 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mons and Mme Vallouy. Public Advertiser, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Vallouy at his house, No. 2, Berkley-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Geloso In Cimento

Dance: End I: new Comic Dance, Le Culte d'Amour(composed by Vallouy)-Vallouy, Mlle DeCamp, Vallouy@le@cadet; End II: Serious Ballet-Simonet, Mlle Baccelli; , in which the Minuet de la Cour-Mons and Mme Vallouy; End Opera: Les Amans Heureux, as17770104

Cast
Role: a Grand Serious Ballet Actor: Mons Simonet, Mme Simonet
Role: L'Aimable Vieillesse Actor: Mons Vallouy, Mme Vallouy, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet
Role: a new Ballet Demi Actor: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.
Role: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres Actor: Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.

7
18 December 1717 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mons. At 6 p.m. Tickets half a guinea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; The Vocal Part-Signora Mons

8
27 March 1718 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Mons. At 7 p.m. By Subscription

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; The Vocal-Signora Mons

9
03 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Kite by Mr Layfield from Dublin (Cross). Last night Mons Devisse perform'd (for the 1st time) at Drury Lane, and was receiv'd with general applause (General Advertiser). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17501102; Pigmalion, as17501102

10
06 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Devisse has Tickets (Cross). Last till Holidays. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Mlle Mariet, Phillips, Clough, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Jefferson, Blakes, Miss Minors, Devisse, Denison, Mlle Lussant.
Role: The Dances Actor: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, others.

Dance: By Particular Desire. The Louvre and Minuet-Devisse, Mlle Auretti

Performance Comment: The Louvre and Minuet-Devisse, Mlle Auretti.
Cast
Role: The Louvre and Minuet Actor: Devisse, Mlle Auretti.

11
12 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Mons Voltaire [By Aaron Hill]. The Characters New Dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode

Performance Comment: Tragedy-Raftor and Mrs Cantrell; Comedy-Turbutt and Mrs Bennet; Squire Flash-Taylor; John Trot-Hough; Longbib the Vintner-Salway; Park Centinel-Fife; Harlequin-Le Brun; Colombine-Miss Mann; Enchanter-Salway; Auctioneer-Rainton; Prentice-Rosamond; Park Keeper-Gray; Kate Sutler-Beckham; Ballad Singers-Salway, Mrs Pritchard; Drawers-Roberts, Towers; Milkmaids-Mrs Walter, Mrs PelUng, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett; Mlle La Modestie-Harlequin Phillips; Mons Flip Flap-Towers; Mons Somerset-Roberts; Mons Roundall-Hough .
Cast
Role: Mons Flip Flap Actor: Towers
Role: Mons Somerset Actor: Roberts
Role: Mons Roundall Actor: Hough

12
11 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

13
18 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

14
20 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

15
22 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

16
11 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

17
12 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

18
14 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

19
17 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

20
19 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

21
22 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Matthews, Mad Camargo, the Little Swiss

22
23 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

23
24 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

24
25 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

25
14 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti