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6284 results for: Keyword - Mr Bland
We found 4266 matches on Event Comments, 1852 matches on Performance Comments, 591 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1726
20 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

1727
15 March 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of Oxford

Afterpiece Title: A Mirror for the Ladies

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers

Song: End III: Hunting Song-Miss Harris

Monologue: Vaudeville.Between Acts 3rd piece: a few Pantomimical Scenes. Harlequin-Best; Columbine-Miss Dudley

1728
25 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Afterpiece Title: The Double Amour

Music: With an entire new Scotch Overture-, composed by JonasBlewitt; End: songs-Mrs Bayley; between the Acts of the Farce: songs-Mrs Bayley, composed by JonasBlewitt

1729
17 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

1730
10 February 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

1731
06 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Afterpiece Title: The Dreamer Awake; or, The Pugilist Matched

Song: End I 1st piece: Say Bonny Lass: Highland Lad-Mrs Martyr, Highland Lassie- Mrs Mountain; End I 3rd piece: The Musical Courtship-Incledon, Mrs Martyr

1732
09 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs +Bland, Mrs +Powell, Miss +Hale, Mrs +Edwin.

1733
17 April 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Welch Heiress

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Waiter Actor: Bland

1734
01 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note; Or, Lessons For Ladies

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Prize; or, May-Day Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: 2nd piece to conclude with: a Garland Dance (composed by Byrn)-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; End II: Old Towler-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: New Ballad-Mrs Martyr; Fat Dolly-Munden; Battle Song-Bowden; Let us love and let us drink-Munden; Bowden, Mrs Martyr; Teddy O'Shaughnessey's History-Johnstone; When 'tis Night and the Mid@Watch is come, Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Now landed from the Ocean-

1735
22 September 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

1736
07 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

1737
30 September 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland

1738
25 January 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Knave Or Not

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Beda Actor: Mrs Bland

1739
09 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

1740
12 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Ferguson, Mrs Bland, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: CComic Dance, as17420505; Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420510

1741
17 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The Gentleman who played Polydore was probably Bland. See 18 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Dance: PPigmalion, as17510925

1742
29 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: MMrs Bland's husband broke his leg on Friday riding an unruly horse & dy'd yesterday (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

1743
02 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Lord Brumpton-Anderson; Hardy-Ridout; Camply-Dyer; Puzzle-Dunstall; Tom-Collins; Cabinet-White; Grave Digger-Wignell; Trusty-Gibson; Sable-Arthur; Trim-Shuter; Tatter-Bencraft; Rag-Bennet; Matchlock-Redman; Kate Matchlock-Stoppelaer; Bumpkin-Paddick; Swagger-Barrington; Lady Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Barrington; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Mademoiselle-Miss Mullart; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Hamilton (the Late Mrs Bland).

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

1744
24 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by James Cobb. Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin [1790]. Sga Storace had 1st appeared in concerts from 1774 to 1778, and at king's on 24 Apr. 1787 and thereafter]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The new Music composed by Storace, the rest compiled from Linley? Sen., Purcell, Sarti, Paisiello, Martin y Soler?, Pleyel, &c. The Scenes designed and executed by Greenwood. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. "In her own particular line on the stage [Sga Storace] was unrivalled, being an excellent actress, as well as a masterly singer. She settled entirely in England, and after quitting the opera (to which she was frequently recalled in times of distress, as was too often the case), she engaged at Drury Lane, where the English opera was raised to an excellence not known before, by her singing, with that of Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Kelly, and Bannister, and under the direction of her brother Stephen Storace, who composed, or rather compiled, several very pretty operas, of which the Haunted Tower, and the Siege of Belgrade still remain favorites, and are frequently performed" (Mount-Edgcumbe, 65). Account-Book, 4 Jan. 1790: Paid Cobb on Acct. of the Purchase of the Copyright of the Haunted Tower #157 10s.; 27 Feb. 1790: Paid Cobb in full for Copyright #52 10s. Receipts: #219 9s. 6d. (200.13.0; 17.14.6; 1.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

1745
31 March 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17910216, but Sneer-Barrymore; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Ward; Italian Girls-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Mrs Bland.

1746
31 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730 but John de Vienne-Kemble in place of Aickin; Bland_; Usher_; Iliff_; Evatt_; Chapman_; Citizens-_Abbott, _Barrett; Powell_; Vocal Parts-_Willoughby, _Linton, _Dorion, _Aylmer, _Little, _Brown, _Lyons, Mrs _Taylor, Miss _Fontenelle, Miss _DeCamp, Mrs _Edwin, Mrs _Powell, Miss _Hale, Mrs _Gaudry.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

1747
14 March 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers as17940312but added: Mrs Bland. Leader as17940312ART I. God save the King (CORONATION ANTHEMS). He layeth the beams. O had I Jubal's Lyre (JOSHUA). Let me wander (L'ALLEGRO). Gird on thy sword (SAUL). Deeper and deeper; Waft her Angels (JEPHTHA). Let the bright Seraphim, accompanied on the trumpet by Hyde (SAMSON). For unto us (THE MESSIAH). PART II. Ye sons of Israel (JOSHUA). Why do the Nations (THE MESSIAH). What tho' I trace (SOLOMON). Welcome! Welcome! (SAUL). Mad Bess (Purcell). Concerto on the violin by Giornovichi. Pleasure my former ways (TIME AND TRUTH). O magnify the Lord. Tears such as (DEBORAH). Hallelujah for the Lord (THE MESSIAH). PART III. Lord, remember David. Heart the seat of soft delight (ACIS AND GALATEA). He gave them hailstones (ISRAEL IN EGYPT). Why does the God of Israel sleep [SAMSON]. See the conquering Hero (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Angels ever bright and fair (THEODORA). Sing ye to the Lord; The Horse and his Rider (ISRAEL IN EGYPT) .

1748
02 April 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers as17940314but omitted: Miller, Kelly. Leader as17940312ART I. God save the King by Chorus (CORONATION ANTHEMS). He layeth the beams by Meredith. O had I Jubal's lyre by Mrs Bland (JOSHUA). Gird on thy sword by Chorus (SAUL). Holy, holy by Sga Storace (REDEMPTION). Softly rise by Harrison; Ye southern breezes by Chorus (SOLOMON, by Boyce). Let me wander by Master Welsh (L'ALLEGRO). Sing ye to the Lord by Sga Storace; and Chorus; The horse and his rider by Double Chorus (ISRAEL IN EGYPT). PART II. Ye sons of Israel by Chorus (JOSHUA). What tho' I trace by Mrs Crouch (SOLOMON). Pleasure my former ways by Harrison (TIME AND TRUTH). Would you gain by Master Welsh (ACIS AND GALATEA). Welcome! Welcome! by Chorus (SAUL). Concerto on violin by Giornovichi. Honour and Arms by Meredith (SAMSON). O magnify the Lord by Miss Leak. Halleluiah by Chorus (THE MESSIAH). PART III. How excellent by Chorus (SAUL). Lord, remember David by Harrison. Ask if yon damask rose be sweet by Mrs Crouch (SUSANNA). He gave them hailstones by Chorus (ISRAEL IN EGYPT). The smiling dawn by Miss Leak (JEPHTHA). See the conquering Hero comes by Chorus (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Angels ever bright and fair by Master Welsh (THEODORA). From the censer by Double Chorus (SOLOMON) .

1749
05 September 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auld Robin Gray

Performance Comment: As17940730 but Mrs Harlowe in place of Mrs Bland .

Afterpiece Title: THE SON-IN-LAW

Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Bland
Role: Arionelli Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Dance: As17940826

1750
15 November 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: In V: Triumphal Entry of Publius into Rome-; Chorus of Youths and Virgins [composed by Boyce]-Dignum, Master Welsh, Master Gregson, Cooke, Danby, Evans, Lyons, Welsh, Fisher, Annereau, Atkins, Aylmer, Boyce, Bardoleau, Brown, Cook, Denman, Dixon, Dorion, Dorion Jun., Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Butler, Miss Chatterley, Miss Gawdry, Miss Granger, Miss Menage, Miss Redhead, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Maddocks

Performance Comment: , Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Butler, Miss Chatterley, Miss Gawdry, Miss Granger, Miss Menage, Miss Redhead, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Maddocks.