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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.

3376
18 February 1719 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Leneker and Mrs Smith. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Hands; A new Concerto by Mr Hendel-Mathew Dubourg; Piece for Harpsicord-Cook; Concerto, Solo-Kytch; Solo Bass@Viol, German@Flute-Pietro

3377
02 March 1719 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Precaution Inutile

Song: Mrs Aubert

Music: French Musick that Night, by the Famous Mr Baptist Luly-The Band of Musick

Dance: Glover, Salle, Mlle Salle; with the Leap over 12 Hoops-Antoni, Octave

3378
05 September 1719 @ Bullock-Leigh Booth

Event Comment: By the Comedians from the Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields. An excellent new Dramatick Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Soldier; Or, Love In Distress

Performance Comment: Squire Softhead-Bullock Sr; Sally-Mrs Willis.

Dance: Comical Scene-Mr Harper , Mimicking a Drunken Man; Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Willis, Miss Francis

3379
19 January 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Whereas the Liberty of the Scenes has been lately abus'd by Rioting, and disturbing the Audiences, none for the future will be admitted, but who shall take Tickets at the Stage Door, which will be deliver'd out at Half a Guinea each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Performance Comment: See17191029.

Music: Between the Acts: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Parts-Mr Alexander Gordon lately arriv'd from Italy; accompany'd-the best Masters

3380
10 February 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Subscription. Benefit John and Chr. Rich and Hamilton. Pit and Boxes together at 7s. Receipts: money #34 8s.; tickets #78 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Performance Comment: See17191222.

Music: As17200205

Song: A new Cantata in Italian by Mr Rosengrave-Gordon

Dance: As17200120

3381
27 February 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Wedding

Performance Comment: See17200122.

Music: An Entertainment on the German Harp-Mr Angel, who never perform'd on the Stage before

Dance: Burgomaster and His Frow-Newhouse, Miss Bullock

3382
26 April 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, p. 153: At Night at the French Play with the Duchess of Shrewsbury. Everybody took Notice of the Scene of the Drawing-room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fille Capitaine

Performance Comment: Several Extraordinary Things with a Pair of Colours-Signora Violenta.

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Galerien; ou, Le Port de Mer

Performance Comment: Part-Mlle Delisle.

Entertainment: Dancing-D'Angeville, Mlle Deschaliers, others; And several New Performances-the Tumblers; Particularly the Extraordinary Tumbling, call'd Le Saut de la Panche-Mr Debroc , who with Links in his Hands will run up to the Top of a Board 16 Foot high, and with a most surprising Activity will tumble from thence

3383
24 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17191014.

Music: Trumpet, German Flute-Mr Grano

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Miss Tenoe

3384
14 July 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Music: With all the Witches Musick by the late Mr Barret-

Dance: Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith; especially Two Dutch Lasses-Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith

3385
19 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Prince of Wales present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Music: With the Original Shepherd's Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance:

3386
25 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Dances, Risings, Sinkings, and Flyings of the Witchesv

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O'divelly

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Musick by the late Mr Barret-

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Boval, Lally, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith; particularly Two Dutch Lasses-

3387
01 March 1721 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Violin-Mr Dubourg; Trumpet-John Grano

3388
03 March 1721 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Manina Fletcher. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; First Violin-Mr Dubourg

3389
18 March 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. Not Acted these Ten Years. Receipts: money #60 19s.; tickets #60 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule; Or, Love And Empire

Performance Comment: Abra Mule-Mrs Seymour; Mahomet-Boheme; Pyrrhus-Ryan; Solymon-Quin.

Music: With a Lesson on Harpsichord-Mr Cole

3390
05 July 1721 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Durastanti. At 7 p.m. Admission as 14 June

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; Particularly, Two new Cantatas by Mr Hendel and Sig Sandoni-; Four Songs, Six Duettos by the famous Signor Stefan-Signora Durastanti, Signor Senesino

3391
14 July 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. At 7 p.m. No Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Drunken@Man-Mr Harper

3392
09 February 1722 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Richard Neale. For the Entertainment of several Persons of Quality. Tickets 3s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; particularly Mr Handel's Water@Musick-; Singing-Mrs Fitzgerald

3393
11 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Watson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: As17220131, but Farewell-Watson.

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly a Concerto for Little Flute by Monsieur Dieupart-Mr Baston, others

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

3394
17 May 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Aston. Being the last Time of his performing here. Receipts: money #17 1s.; tickets #37 6s. [In Daily Post, 7 May, Aston has an appeal to the twofold learned and judicious Body of the Law, in behalf of his Benefit Play."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17220315 but Bertran-Diggs; Raymond-Boheme; With a New Prologue, Epilogue wrote and to be spoken-Aston.

Song: A new Comic Pastoral call'd Whitsuntide: or, The Clowns' Contention-; Two new Songs-the Boy; And a New Song-Mr Aston, representing a Hide Park Grenadier

3395
22 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: See17211219, but Parts-Booth, Cibber, Wilks, Mills, Johnson, Thurmond, Miller, Williams, Penkethman, Norris; Queen Katherine-Mrs Porter.

Dance: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Saraband-Mr Robinson's Daughter

3396
22 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Performance Comment: See17220905, but London Prentice-Penkethman.

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

3397
03 October 1722 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Coe. At the Theatrical Booth in Bird Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: With a new Prologue, Epilogue-.

Entertainment: Singing-; Hornpipe-Jones; Tumbling-Mr Fawks's famous Boy

3398
31 January 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Betty Smith and Mrs Orfeur. All the Characters new dress'd. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British General

Performance Comment: Caratach-Orfeur; Venutius-Miller; Nennius-Minns; Comes-Boman; Suitonius-Paul; Bonduca-Mrs Ratcliff; Claudia-Mrs Orfeur; Hengo-a Girl of nine Years of Age; Corporal Macer-Drew; Prologue-a Child.

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-; particularly, Dancing-Girl of Six years of Age, for her Diversion, Scholar to Mr Roussau; being the first Time she ever appeared on the Stage

3399
14 March 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dykes and Rudd, Boxkeepers to the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Orfeur; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Ratcliff; Aimwell-Hulett; Sullen-Mynns; Gibbet-Miller; Sir Charles-Kemp; Bonniface-Mew; Dorinda-Mrs Miller; Cherry-Mrs Orfeur; Gipsy-Mrs Gale; Scrub-Drew.

Dance: A Boy and Girl, Scholars to Mr Roussau

3400
04 June 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Widow Bowen and Widow Leigh. With all the Original Decorations of Rising, Sinking, and Flying; and Dances proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O'divelly

Performance Comment: Sir Edward-Shepard; Sir Timothy-Norris; Squire Heartford-Miller; Tom-Johnson; Teague-Williams; Belfort-W. Wilks; Doubty-Oates; Lady Shacklehead-Mrs Baker; Isabella-Mrs Horton; Theodosia-Mrs Willis Jr.

Music: All the Witches Musick , both Vocal and Instrumental, by the late Mr Barret-