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7760 results for: Keyword - Mr
We found 4812 matches on Roles/Actors, 4224 matches on Event Comments, 1138 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, and 18 matches on Author.

3276
10 March 1701 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of Thomas Williams, who perform'd in the Theatre Royal. At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, particularly that celebrated Song, set by the late Mr Henry Purcell (for the Yorkshire Feast)-the best Masters of each Profession in England performing their Parts

3277
05 May 1701 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Haines. Beginning between 8 and 9 of the Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, all new composed by Mr Barrett-

3278
09 February 1702 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: At the request of several of the Nobility and Gentry. Beginning at the usual time. Price 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick composed by the late Mr Henry Purcel...-the best Masters, never before made public

Performance Comment: ..-the best Masters, never before made public.

3279
01 May 1702 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: At 8 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Queen's Coronation Song: Composed and-Mr Abell; ....With other Songs in several Languages-; Accompanied-the Greatest Masters of Instrumental Musick

Performance Comment: ...With other Songs in several Languages-; Accompanied-the Greatest Masters of Instrumental Musick.

3280
11 May 1702 @ Hampstead Wells

Event Comment: At 11 a.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; with particular Entertainments on the Violin-Mr Dean

3281
25 May 1702 @ Chelsea College

Event Comment: In Honour of the Queen's Coronation: The Lady's Consort of Musick. To be plac'd in two several Quiers on each side of the Hall; a Manner never yet perform'd in England. The Hall to be well illuminated. At 5 p.m. and to hold Three full Hours. Tickets 5s. Note, That the moon will shine, the Tide serve, and a Guard placed from the College to St. James's Park, for the safe Return of the Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New Musick-Mr Abell, other Voices; with Instrumental Musick- of all Sorts

3282
30 June 1702 @ Powlet's Room

Event Comment: At 5 p.m. Tickets 1s. 6d. At Pawlet's Great Dancing-Room near Dowgate in Thames-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; consisting of Violins-; Hautboys-; Flutes-; and a Trumpet-; with Singing-Mr Hughs, others

3283
02 July 1702 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: At the Request of several Persons of Quality. To begin betwixt 8 and 9

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music- Compos'd by Mr Weldon Master of the Songs; Singing-Mrs Hudson, Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Campion; Instrumental Musick-the best Masters

3284
23 October 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Campion

Performances

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

Song: A new song-Mrs Campion; Dialogue between two Beaus and two Coquet Ladies-

Dance: A new dance-Mrs Campion, Laferry; An Entry-Mrs Campion; the Dance- originally performed in The World in the Moon

Music: An Entertainment of New Instrumental Musick-Mr Bannister

3285
29 December 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: the None to go into the Pit or Boxes but by the Subscriber's Tickets....But the Galleries and the Balconies, and Boxes on the Stage, are for the Jenefit of the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Judgment Of Paris

Performance Comment: Paris-Abell.

Music: the As set by Mr Purcell Music for the Prize-

Dance: the Isaack's Scholar, Labbe

3286
11 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, for one day. The Boxes to be kept entire for the Ladies, as at a Play. Admission into Pit or Boxes by Printed Tickets only, not exceeding 400 in number, with 100 for the Front Boxes at 6s. and 300 for the Pit and Side Boxes at 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: Mar`iage a la Mode

Music: The best Masters; several Songs in Italian and English-Mr Pate (having recover'd his Voice); Singing-Leveridge, Hughes; accompanied-Bannister; several of Corelli's Sonatas-Gasperini; accompanied-Dupar

Dance: As17030123

3287
28 April 1703 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A French and English Consort of Musick by Mr Gillier-

3288
24 May 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of some Persons of Quality who are going out of Town. [Volpone, intended for this day, is deferred to 25 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Music: A Mask set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; Italian Sonatas-Gasperini

3289
07 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Dance: A Night Scene between Scaramouch and Harlequin-the Famous Monsieur Surrein, Mr Baxter, who make but a short stay in England

3290
09 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Dance: The Devonshire Girl, Mr Claxton, her Master

3291
19 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of their Highnesses the Prince and Princess Landgrave of Hesse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: See17031028.

Song: As17031019

Music: A piece of Musick for the Violin and Flute-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisible, it being the most Masterly perform'd of any Musick that was ever heard upon the English Stage

Dance: As17031102

3292
27 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [This performance, following the Great Storm of 1703, aroused the wrath of the reformers, typified by Jeremy Collier's remark in his Dissuasive from the Play-House: "But Stupidity under that Convulsion was not the worst of our Case: No, that dreadful Hurricane, the Voice of an angry Heaven, and Terrour of Earth and Sea, was it seems a Jest at the Play House: Macbeth with his Lightning and Thunder the Entertainment of the Day, and the Mention of Chimnies blown down, clapt by the Audience with an unusual Length of Pleasure and Approbation" (p. 18).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Music: All the Musick being compos'd-Mr Leveridge, wherein he performs his own parts

Song: As17031125

Dance: Several comical Dances-

3293
11 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Music: With the Original Masque- , set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Dance: As17031019

3294
14 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Subscription. Admission to Pit or Boxes by Subscribers' Tickets only. Stage Boxes 7s. 6d., Galleries 2s. 6d. and 1s. 6d. are for the Benefit of the Actors. At 5 p.m. No Person to stand on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts [advertised, but not given; see17031221]; A new Piece of Vocal and Instrumental Musick- [never perform'd before, compos'd by Mr Leveridge

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Campion, Mrs Elford, Devonshire Girl

3295
01 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Subscription. The music for The Judgment of Paris composed by Weldon. [Note that both duRuel and Mrs Mayers are advertised to appear at both theaters this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Music: With several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several other select pieces of Musick- compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers

3296
03 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks [but see 2 Feb.]. Not acted there these 12 Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Amintor-Wilks; With a new Prologue-.

Music: A Masque set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: duRuel, others

3297
30 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Music: Italian Sonatas on the Violin-Gasperini; An extraordinary piece of Musick compos'd for a Flute and a Violin-Gasperini, Mr Paisible

Song: Good

Dance: Indian Tambour-the two Devonshire Girls, a little Boy

3298
27 May 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd

Music: With the two Masques of Musick which were originally perform'd in the Play compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17040525

3299
31 May 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Knight. Not Acted there these Six Years. Written by the late Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, others

Song: And at the Desire of some Persons of Quality, several Entertainments of Singing in Italian- the Famous Segniora Francisca Margareta del'Epine being the best Songs she has Sung in England, the Musick that accompanies her compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber; also an English Song of the late Mr Henry Purcell's-Segniora Francisca Margareta del'Epine

3300
01 June 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Boman. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: With a new Prologue-.

Song: Several new Songs-Mrs Hodgson; A New Song by way of Ballad, call'd The Misses' Lamentation for want of their Vizard Masks in the Play/house-Mr Boman

Dance: