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7390 results for: Keyword - Mr Foote
We found 4312 matches on Event Comments, 1917 matches on Author, 1410 matches on Performance Comments, 544 matches on Performance Title, and 8 matches on Roles/Actors.

501
14 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Performance Comment: See17581218, but for the only time, by desire of several persons of Quality, Mr Foote's Characters of Lady Pentweazle, and Mrs Puzzle, the Instructor, with Additions by Mr Wilkinson, (in the manner of the Original) in which he will introduce a Mock Italian Burletta-; Carmine-Mrs Packer; Ald Pentweazle-Philips; Caleb-Ackman; Manly-Burton; Crambo-Perry; Freelove-Holland.
Related Works
Related Work: The Diversions of a Morning; or, A Dish of Chocolate Author(s): Samuel Foote
Related Work: The Diversions of a Morning Author(s): Samuel Foote

Dance: NNew Grand Dance, as17590509

502
25 April 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. [Author of Address unknown.] 1st piece: By the Author of Love in a Village, &c. [Isaac Bickerstaffe]; not acted these 16 years [1st acted at DL, 24 Nov. 1770], by Veterans of the Stage. 2nd piece: By the late Samuel Foote, Esq. 3rd piece: By Garrick; not acted these 12 years. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis Well Its No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Related Works
Related Work: The Diversions of a Morning; or, A Dish of Chocolate Author(s): Samuel Foote
Related Work: The Diversions of a Morning Author(s): Samuel Foote

Afterpiece Title: Lethe AEsop Old Man Mercury Drunken Man Charon Bowman Snip Fine Gentleman Frenchman Lord Chalkstone to be performed for that night only by a Society of Gentleman Mrs Riot Mrs Dore

Monologue: 1785 04 25 Preceding the 1st piece an Address spoken by Brown

503
24 October 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Berry. Afterpiece: Written by the late Samuel Foote, Esq. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had at Mrs Richman's@Masquerade@Warehouse, Oxford-street; of Berry, at the George in the Haymarket; and of Rice at the Theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken. No Money to be returned

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Taste or Diversion in the Morning

Related Works
Related Work: The Diversions of a Morning; or, A Dish of Chocolate Author(s): Samuel Foote
Related Work: The Diversions of a Morning Author(s): Samuel Foote
Related Work: Taste Author(s): Samuel Foote

Dance: I afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Alderman, Lady Pentweazel

Song: End: The Tobacco Box-Johnson, Miss Chatterley

Entertainment: Monologues After Singing: British Loyalty[; or, A Squeeze to St. Paul's-Wilkinson; End II afterpiece: Bucks have at Ye All-a Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified])

Music: Between Acts: several pieces of Martial Music-his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester's Band(, in full uniform, by Permission)

504
06 February 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Iago-Macklin [see puff in Daily Advertiser, 23 Feb.]; Othello-a young Gentleman, first time any stage [Foote]; Montano-York [Hogan, Shakespeare in the Theatre, I, 367]; Lodovico-Hill [Genest, IV, 76].Genest, IV, 76].

505
14 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Cushing (who performed Wagtail in Mr Foote's Farce); Flash-Cibber; Biddy-Miss Mattocks her 1st appearance on any stage; Sir Simon-Collins; Jasper-Morgan; Capt Loveit-Anderson; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Bland.

506
27 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tomorrow, At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality, will be performed the Beggar's Opera, after which Mr Foote's Tea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

507
13 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal Or The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Performance Comment: Pyramus-Beard; Moonshine-Roberts; Lion-a Gentleman; Thisbe-Mrs Lampe; the whole to conclude with the Last New Dance call'd Foote's Vagaries-.

Song: I: Duet-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; IV: Myself I Shall adore by Handel-Mrs Lampe

508
09 May 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Nineteenth Day. As many of Mr Foote's Customers will be out of Town next Week, his Auction Room will be open'd only this Day, Thursday and Saturday during the week

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auction Of Pictures

509
01 December 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire, at his Auction Room, late the New Theatre in the Haymarket, Mr Foote will exhibit a Choice Collection of Pictures, all warranted Originals, with some entire new Lots. Places for boxes to be taken at the Auction Room. The Thirty-ninth Day. The auction to begin at exactly half an hour after six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auction Of Pictures

Music: A Piece of Musick-the Child between the parts of the Auction

510
25 January 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Publish'd, A Treatise of the Passions so far as they regard the stage &c., by Mr Foote. 1s. [First pub. 1747, it contains an interesting comment on Garrick's Lear.] Romeo and Juliet which was bespoke, and was to have been acted last Monday at Drury Lane, will be acted there next Monday, Miss Bellamy being recovered from her late indisposition. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Lottery

511
03 January 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Positively the last time of performing. "Destroy his Fib or Sophistry, in vain the puppy's at his dirty work again". The Inquisitor will plead for himself by his Proxy, Mr Foote, and after the evidence is summ'd up and judgment given, the Inquiry will be closed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Writ Of Inquiry

512
08 January 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the New Theatre in the Haymarket (where Mr Foote lately appeared), an Orator's head will be dissected secundum artem. The Orators will be shewn lying in state with Heiroglyphicks and Monumental Inscriptions. The Question will be whether they will be allow'd Christian burial? If t'is granted, a funeral Oration will be pronounced by Martinus Scriblerus. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the theatre. Thus orator to orator succeeds@Another and another after him@and the last.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Course Of Comic Lectures

513
04 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Knights, publish'd 4 April, at 1s. A Comedy in Two Acts as it is perform'd at Drury Lane. By Mr Foote (Public Advertiser). Passion Week (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

514
11 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 14 years. Miss Pitt's second appearance as an actress. [N.B. The celebrated Mr Foote is in a Fair way of Recovery (Public Advertiser).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Midas

515
12 March 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Conductor-Dr Arne. The Theatre thoroughly aired a week before the performance. Music of the Interlude composed by Arne. [Advertized as "Mr Foote's Theatre in the Haymarket."] At the Instance of several persons of Quality, by permission of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Catch Society at the Thatched House, St James's St. Pit and Boxes 5s. First gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 7 p.m. Books of all Catches and Glees and Capochio and Dorinna to be had at the Theatre for 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Catches And Glees

Afterpiece Title: Capochio and Dorinna

Music: After Interlude: Concerto on Violin-Barthelemon. *u¶Ãhay Between the acts: an Interlude. Parts-Mas. Brown, Miss Weller

516
18 September 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Positively the last night but one of Mr Foote's company performing this season. By permission of the Lord Chamberlain. A new mock Tragedy of three Acts. Tickets delivered out by Davis and Griffiths will be taken. Twenty box Tickets for the above mock Tragedy being taken out of a lady's pocket at Marybone 27 Aug., those sold at the doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madrigal And Truletta

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

517
07 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode i

Song: II: the grand chorus, See the conquering Hero comes-; Between Acts: Singing, as17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell

Performance Comment: The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell.

518
14 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Foote. Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Foote; Hothead-[I.] Sparks; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Cross; Surly-Berry; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Violante-Mrs Bennett; Belguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Waitwell-Usher; Valet-Marr; John-Simpson; Betty-Mrs King; Aunt-Mrs Cross; In Act III Cantata-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Italian Peasants, as17460206

519
17 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Foote alter'd from Taste &c. (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross); #183 3s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Holland, Burton, Packer, Taswell, Ackman, Vaughan, Perry, Wilkinson Parts listed in Larpent MS 149; Trulove, Servant, Dick, Manly, Carmine, Boy, Slate, Lady Pentweazle, Alderman Pentweazle, Caleb, Prompter, Project, Crabstick, Players, Bounce. Trulove, Servant, Dick, Manly, Carmine, Boy, Slate, Lady Pentweazle, Alderman Pentweazle, Caleb, Prompter, Project, Crabstick, Players, Bounce.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Holland, Burton, Packer, Taswell, Ackman, Vaughan, Perry, Wilkinson Parts listed in Larpent MS 149
Related Works
Related Work: The Diversions of a Morning; or, A Dish of Chocolate Author(s): Samuel Foote
Related Work: The Diversions of a Morning Author(s): Samuel Foote

Dance: IV:A Spanish Dance, as17581014

520
15 June 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Full prices. No money returned after curtain is drawn up. Vivat Rex. [A. Murphy and S. Foote joined a partnership and rented dl theatre from Garrick for summer performances (Genest, IV, 616). For Gentleman, Miller? See Winston MS 9.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Actors only: Yates, Obrien, Gentleman, 1st appearance any stage; Weston, Marr, Mrs Johnston, Miss Cockayne, Baddeley, Davis, Miss Ambrose, Miss E. Ambrose, Miss Haughton, Mrs Yates; Prologue-Foote; Epilogue-; Sir John Restless-Yates; Beverly-O'Brien; Brush-Weston; Belinda-Mrs Yates; Lady Restless-Miss Haughton (Genest, IV, 616); Parts-Gentleman, Marr, Mrs Johnston, Miss Cockayne, Baddeley, Davis, Miss Ambrose, Miss E. Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Foote

521
13 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Foote Weston and Shuter in the Shades

Cast
Role: Foote Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Song: As17840730

522
19 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Foote Weston and Shuter in the Shades

Cast
Role: Foote Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Song: As17840730

Monologue: 1784 08 19 Preceding mainpiece A Looking Glass for the Times; or, The Charms of Money by Parsons in the Character of a distress'd Poet

523
26 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Foote Weston and Shuter in the Shades

Cast
Role: Foote Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of 2nd piece Hornpipe by Byrne

Monologue: 1784 08 26 As 10 Aug

524
02 September 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Afterpiece Title: Foote Weston and Shuter in the Shades

Cast
Role: Foote Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

525
14 June 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Footes Tea