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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.
Event Comment: A New Opera. Wherein the Cloaths and Scenes are all intirely New. [Music by Handel. Text possibly by Grazio Braccioli, but see Deutsch, Handel, p. 303.] Done into English by Mr Humphreys. [Their Majesties, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orlando

Performance Comment: Edition of 1732 lists: Orlando-Senesino; Angelica-Signora Strada; Medoro-Signora Bertolli; Dorinda-Signora Celeste; Zoroastro-Montagnana.
Event Comment: Written by Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #64 2s

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Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17330115.

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17330123; IV: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: Scottish Dance, as17330123

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: By Desire. Written by the Author of The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17321206, but Lady Wishfort-Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Boarding School Romps

Performance Comment: As17330129 (cast from edition), but Molly-Miss Atherton.

Dance:

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: #51 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As at lif, 22 Nov. 1732, but Sylvia-Mrs Laguerre.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17321017, but Worcester-Roberts; Douglas-Fielding; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Mortimer-_; Glendower-_; Poins-_; 1st Carrier-_; 2d Carrier-_.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: See17321107.

Dance:

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: #40 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Double Dealer-Quin; Touchwood-Milward; Mellefont-Walker; Brisk-Chapman; Careless-Ryan; Froth-Neale; Saygrace-Houghton; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Hallam; Lady Froth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Plyant-Mrs Egleton; Cynthia-Mrs Laguerre; Sir Paul-Hippisley.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #179 3s. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: Benefit Woolley and Mrs James. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. Afterpiece: By particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Sandham; Polly-Miss Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Pullen; Peachum-Pullen; Lockit-Hicks; Filch-Young Stevens.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Dorcas-Mrs Pullen; Dumb Lady-Mrs James the first time of her appearing on any stage.

Dance: HHornpipe-R. Jones , from gf

Performance Comment: Jones , from gf.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #174 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #163 12s. [See Lord Hervey and his Friends, pp. 162-63.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Egmont, Diary, I, 333: to the new play called The Miser, which is well translated from Moliere by Mr Fielding, and well acted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: See17330217.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #122 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Benefit the late Mr Wilks's Widow. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. Part of the Seats on the Stage (for the better Accommodation of the Ladies) will be form'd into Side-Boxes. Part of the Pit (by Desire) will be rail'd in at the Price of the Boxes. [Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present. The Epilogue is in Weekly Miscellany, 10 March 1733.

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Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Scornful Lady-Mrs Heron; Elder Loveless-Wm. Mills; Young Loveless-A. Hallam; Welfort-Bridgwater; Martha-Miss Hollyday; Abigail-Mrs Willis; Widow-Mrs Butler; With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-.

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

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #127 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: Whereas Thomas Arne, Jun. Proprietor of English Operas [at lif], has new set to Musick, after the Italian Manner, the Opera of Rosamond, Written by the late Mr Addison, Which is now in Rehearsal....This is to give Notice, that he...hoping to receive Encouragement from the Town, will (notwithstanding his Expences are considerably greater than any of the other English Theatres) Entertain the Town at the following Prices (viz) Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. And that he will give a private Rehearsal of the said Opera, to such Friends as shall oblige him with a Subscription...at One Guinea, to be paid on Receipt of a Ticket, which will admit the Bearer into the Boxes five Nights

Performances

Event Comment: Mahnpiece: A New Opera. Set to Musick by Mr Lampe. [Author of text unknown.] Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Author unknown.] All the Dresses are intirely new. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dione

Afterpiece Title: The Usurer; or, Harlequin's Last Shift

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #91 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #94 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Printed Books of the Opera may be had at the Theatre this Night. Receipts: #80 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #93 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #86 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #58 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #77 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #60 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #64 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: See17330210.