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6552 results for: Keyword - Mr French
We found 4497 matches on Event Comments, 1443 matches on Performance Comments, 1064 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

276
28 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr French on account #50 [scene painter and maker of light props] (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #85 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Moody Actor: Holland
Role: Harcourt Actor: Palmer
Role: Sparkish Actor: Dodd
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Footman Actor: Strange
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Moody, Baddeley, Parsons, Castle, Strange, Watkins
Role: Fairies Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Miss Wright
Role: To conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford.

277
11 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr French #20 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #153 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Phocyas Actor: Powell
Role: Eumenes Actor: Havard
Role: Herbis Actor: Hurst
Role: Caled Actor: Bensley
Role: Artamon Actor: Aikin
Role: Abudah Actor: Packer
Role: Daran Actor: Bransby
Role: Sergius Actor: Ackman
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Officers Actor: Fawcett, Fox, Strange, Keen.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Grimaldi
Role: Silvio Actor: Baddeley
Role: Clod Actor: Ackman
Role: Watchman Actor: Moody
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Maigre Actor: Keen
Role: Puck Actor: Mas. Cape
Role: Cook Actor: Johnston
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, The Jealous Peasant-Duquesney, 1st appearance this stage, Tassoni, Mrs King

278
28 August 1772 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Dilettante

Performance Comment: Parts by Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson. In which will introduce the German, French, Italian style of singing-Bannister; Crotchet-Reinhold; Col. Cockade-Bannister; Widow Wishful-Mrs Thompson (Edition of 1772).
Cast
Role: Italian style of singing Actor: Bannister
Role: Crotchet Actor: Reinhold
Role: Cockade Actor: Bannister
Role: Widow Wishful Actor: Mrs Thompson

Music: Between the Acts: Concerto on Piano Forte-Hook (by Particular Desire); The Ode-Hook for the opening of the New Exhibition Room of the Royal Incorporated Artists of Great Britain. Chorusses will be supported by a number of Capital singers and young gentlemen of St Paul's Choir; The principal vocal parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Cartwright, Mrs Thompson

Cast
Role: The principal vocal parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Cartwright, Mrs Thompson.

279
24 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Farce was Much Applauded Mrs Barry play better than the Night before (Hopkins Diary). Paid 6 day's salary list at #85 7s. 11d. per diem, #512 7s. 6d.; Mr French on Acct #5 5s.; Rec'd Stopages #18 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #177 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Barry
Role: Garcia Actor: Davies
Role: King Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Gonzales Actor: Packer
Role: Heli Actor: Hurst
Role: Selim Actor: Fawcett
Role: Alonzo Actor: Ackman
Role: Perez Actor: Keen
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody
Role: Whittle Actor: Parsons
Role: Kecksy Actor: Dodd
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Bates Actor: Baddeley
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston
Role: Footmen Actor: Griffith, Wrighten
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Barry

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

280
31 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Rec'd stopages #20 8s. 6d. N.B. The [authors] charges should have been put #73 10s. [this night] instead of #84, vide. 27 Nov. next; Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Messrs Clinch and Dimon 5 guineas each, #10 10s. as per order; Miss Mansell per order #3 3s.; Mr French on acct #10 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #168 19s. Charges: #84. Profits to Author of Irish Widow: #84 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Barry
Role: Roderigo Actor: Dodd
Role: Cassio Actor: Palmer
Role: Brabantio Actor: Hurst
Role: Iago Actor: Reddish
Role: Montano Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Younge, first time
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby
Role: Lodovico Actor: Packer.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody
Role: Whittle Actor: Parsons
Role: Kecksy Actor: Dodd
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Bates Actor: Baddeley
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston
Role: Footmen Actor: Griffith, Wrighten
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Barry

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

281
29 June 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: Dialogue between a Dutch and French Woman-Pack, Mrs Willis; A song-Laurence

Dance: French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; Comic Dance-deLegarde, Young l'Abbe, Miss Bruce; Scaramouch-Layfield

282
19 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Cast
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Layfield
Role: Harlequin Actor: Spiller.

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow; Night Scene, as17091230

283
15 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: The Emperour of the Moon

Entertainment: As17100202

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow

284
25 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow; Miller's Dance-Leigh, Prince; Scaramouch-Layfield; Italian Night Scene between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper and his Wife-

285
12 April 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage; Or, A Commonwealth Of Women

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant, Chacone-Miss Santlow; Scaramouch-Layfield; Miller and his Wife-Leigh, Burkhead; Italian Night Scene-Layfield, others

286
12 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Merchant Actor: Powell
Role: Clause Actor: Cory
Role: Vandunck Actor: Leigh
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Husband
Role: Hubert Actor: Bois
Role: Prig Actor: Jubilee Dicky
Role: Higgen Actor: Spillar
Role: Dutch Boor Actor: Cole
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Jaqualine Actor: Mrs Spillar.

Dance: French Peasant-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-; Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

287
28 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Cast
Role: Old Marius Actor: Powell
Role: Nurse Actor: Norris
Role: Young Marius Actor: Elrington
Role: Sylla Actor: Husband
Role: Granius Actor: Cory
Role: Sulpitius Actor: Freeman
Role: Bumkin and Frightened Soldier Actor: Leigh
Role: Ancharius Actor: Spillar
Role: Starv'd Apothecary Actor: Cole
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: With a Mimick Prologue Actor: Elrington.

Music: Before: As17100819

Dance: French Peasant-; Whimsical Miller Wife and Town Miss-; with Miller's Wife-Leigh

288
10 January 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Dance: French Sailors-DuPre, Miss Schoolding; Also Moreau, Bovil, Miss Russell

289
12 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Song: As17161019

Dance: French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Cross; Dutch Skipper-Salle, Mlle Salle

290
28 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Cast
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Bullock Sr
Role: Harlequin Actor: Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: French Andromache Burlesqued, as17161211; Grand Comic Wedding Dance, as17161115

291
29 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

Cast
Role: Fossile Actor: Shaw
Role: Plotwell Actor: Thurmond Jr
Role: Underplot Actor: Lun
Role: Pitsan Actor: Griffin
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Miss Schoolding.

Dance: French Sailor-Shaw, Miss Schoolding; Miss Schoolding's Sister

292
11 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Dance: French Scene-Salle, Mlle Salle, father of the Salles; Moreau, Mrs Schoolding, Salle, Mlle Salle

293
20 October 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife; Or, A Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Spiller.

Song: As17191010

Dance: French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Francis

294
24 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Pilgrim Actor: Ryan
Role: Alphonso Actor: Hippisley
Role: Roderigo Actor: Quin
Role: Mad Englishman Actor: Spiller
Role: Mad Taylor Actor: Hall
Role: Mad Priest Actor: Egleton
Role: Mad Scholar Actor: Boheme
Role: Drunken Servant Actor: Bullock Sr
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Bret.

Dance: French Peasant, Running Footman-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogeir; Myrtillo-

Ballet: The Humours of Bedlam. As17231127, but Mad Soldier-Dupre

Cast
Role: Mad Soldier Actor: Dupre.
Role: Mad Taylor Actor: Nivelon Sr
Role: Mad Dancing Master Actor: Glover
Role: Mad Gamester Actor: Pelling
Role: Mad Astrologer Actor: Lanyam
Role: Mad Lady Actor: Mrs Rogeir.

295
23 May 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: French Consort of Musick-two Ladies who have had the Honour to sing in several Courts of Europe with great Applause

296
31 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucrezia Romana Violata, Da Sesto Tarquinio: Viz, Lucretia The Roman, Ravish'd By Sextus Tarquinius: With Harlequin A Jealous Husband And Pantalon's Rivality For Argentina

Afterpiece Title: French Farce, in Mock Imitation of Lucretia

Dance:

297
09 December 1732 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: New Prologue to the Town Actor: .

Dance: French Peasant, as17321208; Tambourine, as17321208; Comic Dance, as17321208, but _Dupre Jr., Delagarde

298
14 February 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ryan
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Morelove Actor: Walker
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Foppington Actor: Chapman
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Mrs Edging Actor: Mrs Stevens

Dance: French Sailor and his Iass by Malter and Mlle Salle. Pigmalion, as17340114

299
18 March 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle. Scotish Dance, as17331004. Pigmalion, as17340114

300
25 March 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Cast
Role: Courtal Actor: Ryan
Role: Gatty Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Freeman Actor: Walker
Role: Ariana Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley
Role: Lady Cockwood Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Morgan
Role: Sentry Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Rakehell Actor: Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Mr Daniel French, of Hampstead, for his Diversion, but see17340103.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Mr Daniel French, of Hampstead, for his Diversion, but see17340103

Dance: French Sailor and his Lass, and Shepherd and Shepherdess by Maker and Mlle Salle. Scotch Dance, as17331004

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