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5930 results for: Keyword - Mr Aston
We found 4244 matches on Event Comments, 1358 matches on Performance Comments, 579 matches on Performance Title, 95 matches on Author, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
04 April 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: As17220202, but Epilogue-Mr Aston , in the Character of Vellum .
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mr Aston , in the Character of Vellum .
Role: Vellum Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces of Musick-; accompanied with Trumpets Flutes German Flutes and French Horns-; Particularly Hendel's Water Musick-

Dance: As17211003

2
05 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Ryan; Bookseller-Egleton; Blunt-Quin; Day-Spiller; Abel-Bullock Sr; Obadiah-Morgan; Ruth-Mrs Bullock; Arabella-Mrs Seymour; Mrs Day-Mrs Egleton; Teague-Aston; after the Manner of the late Mr Estcourt. With a New Epilogue-Mr Aston , in the Character of Teague riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Aston
Role: With a New Epilogue Actor: Mr Aston , in the Character of Teague riding on an Ass.

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Song: As17220210

3
07 May 1702 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Entertainment: Divine Musick in Praise of Religion and Vertue-; both Vocal and instrumental, with new Anthems compos'd by Mr Blow; an Oration by Mr Collier; Pieces by Mr Tate, her Majesty's Poet Laureat. The edition of 1702 lists: The Introductory Poem Upon the Reformation of Poetry-Mr Tate Poet-Laureat to her Majesty; The First Anthem-, Compos'd by Dr Blow, and Sung in Westminster-Abbey, at Her Majesty's Coronation; The Oration-J. Collier/M.A.; The Second Anthem, Compos'd by Dr Blow: Te Deum Laudamus-; A Poem in Praise of Virtue- , Written by Mr Tate

4
04 March 1724 @ Roussau's Dancing School

Event Comment: Benefit Aston's Family. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

Entertainment: Between Mr Aston, Mr Aston's wife, Mr Aston's Son , by Way of Natural Recitative; several Songs-Mrs Aston Sr

5
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.
Cast
Role: Epilogue wrote and to be spoken Actor: Aston.
Role: Gomez Actor: 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

6
16 April 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Aston and a Gentleman under Misfortune. Afterpiece: A new Pastoral. Written by Mr Aston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Aston; King-Paget; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Ridout; Ostrick-Clarke; Horatio-Boaman; Rosencraus-Houghton; Guildenstern-W. Hallam; Prologue-James; Francisco-Bencraft; Queen-Mrs Forrester; Ophelia-Miss Male; Ghost-Stephens; Gravediggers-Bullock Sr, Mullart .
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: Cleora; or, The Amorous Old Shepherdess

Related Works
Related Work: Cleora; or, The Amorous Old Shepherdess Author(s): Anthony Aston

Dance: Hornpipe by Ferguson. Tambourine by Miss Rogers

Song: Cuckoo Solo by Master Oates. Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts

7
26 November 1735 @ Swan Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Solo and several Pieces on the French Horn by Mr Charles. And several Songs and Duets by the two Miss Youngs. The German Flute by Mr Pelicour [Balicourt in Daily Advertiser], lately arrived from abroad; Being the first Time of his Performing in England

8
29 November 1729 @ Front Long Room

Event Comment: By a Company under the Direction of Mr Aston. At the Front Long Room, next to the Opera-House in the Hay-Market. Price 2s. 6d. At 6 P.M. N.B. We perform henceforward on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Tony Aston; Loveworth-Griffin; Maiden-Green; Squib-Peters; Reynard-Aston Jr; Belinda-Mrs Peters; Penelope-Mrs Griffin; Hillaria-Mrs Spiller; With a new Singing Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Woodcock Actor: Tony Aston
Role: Reynard Actor: Aston Jr

Song: Between the Acts: New Comical Songs-; particularly A Dissertation on the Famous Beggar's Opera-

9
12 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

10
17 March 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

Song: I: Mattocks

11
05 February 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Milward; Trapolin-Chapman; Brunetto-Salway; Alberto-Lacy; Mago-Aston; Puritan-Hippisley; Barberino-Paget; Dutchess-Mrs Buchanan; Prudentia-Mrs Templer; Flametta-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Mago Actor: Aston
Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: PPeasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; Scottish Dance-Glover, DuPre, Delagarde, Mrs Legar, Ogden, Mrs Pelling

12
13 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: PPeasant-Cooke; Comic Ballet-Cooke, Signora Campioni

Song: SSong of Diana from Dryden's Secular Masque,-Beard (set by Mr Boyce); Genius of England-Beard

13
10 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

14
21 March 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Song: II: A New Cantata (compos'd by Mr Arne)-Beard; III: Singing-Master Vernon; IV: The Incantation Song in Dryden's Indian Queen (composed by Purcell)-Beard

15
10 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: A Medley

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840311athi

16
14 December 1669 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mr Anthony

17
January 1682 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mr Turbulent; Or, The Melanchollicks

18
08 September 1701 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Mr Abell; having had the Honour lately, to Sing to the Nobility and Gentry of Richmond and the Neighbouring Towns, thinks himself bound in Gratitude...to return his most Humble Thanks with a Performance of New Musick, in English, Latin, Italian, French-Mr Abell; &c....being Honour'd and Accompany'd-the Greatest Masters of Europe

19
22 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Happiness

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers, Devonshire Girl

20
01 August 1730 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mad Tom Of Bedlam; Or, The Distress'd Lovers: With The Comical Humours Of squire Numscul

Song: Mr Corse, age 12

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Sandham; Drunken Man-Wilcox; (On 8 Aug. and there after:) Mad Dance, Pierrot-Le Sieur Labisle, from France

21
24 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Hunters-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Ford; II: The Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End Opera: A Dance-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Miss Baker

22
15 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: I: The Sheep Shearers, as17640308 II: The Shepherdesses, as17640113; End Opera: Dance, as17640301

23
11 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: La Guinquette; or, Harlequin Turned Tapster

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

24
20 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Connoisseur; Or, Every Man In His Folly

25
27 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: I: The Hunters, as17640224; The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640224