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6857 results for: Keyword - Mr Gay
We found 4258 matches on Event Comments, 1414 matches on Author, 1148 matches on Performance Comments, 535 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

601
05 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

602
08 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father (with Alterations)

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

603
10 February 1789 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Cosa Rara

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890110, but _Didelot; End Opera: Les Fetes Provencales, as17890207, but _Didelot, Mlle _Normand

604
15 December 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Dance: As17981211

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Blurton, Street, Gray, Little, Lee, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Mrs Chapman, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Mrs Martyr

605
26 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: As17990529

606
29 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Gayless-Holland; Sharp-Russell; Justice Guttle-Maddocks; Dick-Wewitzer; Melissa-Miss Heard; Kitty Pry-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Holland

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17990628

Song: As17990628

607
01 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End of mainpiece St. David's Day, as17820427

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Cease, gay Seducers; End of Act III Tally Ho, both by Mrs Martyr

608
17 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: As17910428

Song: End: Catches and Glees: When Arthur first in court began, Jack thou'rt a toper-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard; To be jovial and gay-Johnstone; The Siege of Troy (Dibdin)-Johnstone; Goody Groaner (Dr Harington)-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard; Sir you're a comical fellow-; Let's sing old Rose and burn the Bellows-

609
28 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Dreamer Awake

Dance: As17910428

Song: As17910517, but To be jovial and gay-_; Beviamo-; A Sea Song-Incledon

610
16 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Afterpiece Title: A Melocosmiotes

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: End II of 1st piece: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar-Townsend; Come every jovial Fellow-Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain

611
01 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Point At Herqui

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Dance: In: a new incidental Dance, as17960415

Song: In: songs as17960503; End 2nd piece: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: songs The Sea Storm, as17960516; I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as17960516; Come every jovial Fellow, as17960516; O ever in my bosom live, as17960516

612
04 March 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal

Song: In afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar-Townsend; Come every jovial fellow-Miss Sims, Mrs Castelle, Miss Wheatley; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Atkins

613
08 March 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000304O ever in my bosom live, as18000304Come every jovial fellow-Simmons, Mrs Sydney, Miss Wheatley

614
02 February 1726 @ Inner Temple

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; several Songs-by the late famous Mr Henry Purcel; rest by Dr Croft; which whole Performance lasted above an Hour and half; the Vocal Performers-Mr Hughes, Mr Laye, Mr Rowe, Mr Gates, Mr Weely, Mr Church, Mr King, three Boys; they were accompany'd by a proper Number of the best Instrumental Performers

615
12 August 1703 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A great Consort of Musick-; several new songs-Mr Elford, Mr Weldon all compos'd on purpose for this Entertainment by the said Mr Weldon; Some of the Songs to be accompanied by a Flute-Mr Peasable; and a new Symphony for a Flute and a Violin-Mr Peasable, the Famous Signior Gasparini; who will perform several Italian Sonatas-Mr Peasable; accompanied-Mr Depar; and other great Symphonies-the best Masters

616
03 September 1709 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Celebrated Songs and Dialogues, by the late Mr Henry Purcel, other great English Masters-Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, Mr Tenoe; the Symphonys-Mr Dean, Mr Manship; A Song-Mrs Reading, accompany'd with the Trumpet and all the other Instruments; A Solo on the Violin-Mr Dean; A Solo on the Flute A/la/main-Mrs Denby; With variety of full Musick-

617
30 November 1709 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of Songs for 1, 2, and 3 Voices (particularly those set for the British Apollo)-; besides several full Pieces of Musick for Trumpets, Hautboys, Violins-Mr Dean, Mr Manship, others; Also a Solo of the famous Archangelo Corelli's-Mr Dean, Mr Bulkley; To which will be added, a Two/part Song-Mr Turner, Mr Reading by the late famous Dr Blowe, never yet perform'd in publick

618
18 May 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; the Vocal Part,several Italian songs-Signior Gioseppe Olzi, who sings several Italian Songs with the Trumpet and other Instruments; accompany'd-Mr Dupare; Likewise several Sonatas for a Flute and Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisible; Sonata for two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Banister; With variety of other Sonatas for the Violin, compos'd by Mr Corbett.

619
30 July 1709 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; the Vocal Part-Mr Reading, Mr Teano, others; and the Symphonys on the Violins-Mr Dean, Mr Manshipp; Solo which he never did in Publick before, likewise a Trumpet Tune of his own-Mr Dean; with several full Pieces of Musick with a Trumpet and Hautboys, without-

620
25 August 1709 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal part consisting chiefly of Opera/Songs-Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, Mr Tenoe; a Solo-Mr Phillips, as also a Voluntary; some Lessons on the German Flute-; a Concerto Grosso-Mr Baston's two Sons who perform'd the same lately with great Applause

621
17 April 1710 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music, all entirely new,-the best Masters; in which several Songs in Italian and English-Mr Holcomb; and likewise two Solos-Mr Dean, one being of his own composing; with several other Songs and Pieces of Musick-Mr Teno, Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, others

622
18 May 1703 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; particularly a Song-[Hughes] [before Her Majesty, in Congratulation of Her Majesty's Happy Accession to the Crown; [Also several Entertainments-Mr Dean, Signior Francisco; [And three New Songs [never perform'd anywhere-Mr Hughs; [And that much celebrated Song for the Trumpet[, perform'd originally-Mr Pate [in The Island Princess, beginning Rouse ye Gods of the Main; [Also a Sonata for two Trumpets-; [and positively there will be perform'd an Extraordinary Entertainment on the Arch/Lutes-an Eminent Master [who never perform'd there before; accompanied-Mr Dean, others

623
11 December 1703 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Entirely new, composed by Mr Keller,the best Hands; With several Sonatas on the Violin-Signior Gasperini; And a piece of Musick composed for Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Banister; And a piece for Hautboy and Violin-Mrs Hodgson, Mr Cook

624
20 March 1713 @ Caverley's Academy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; With a new Dialogue between Honour Faction and Peace; by Mr Weldon;-Mr Leveridge, Mr Twiselton, a Gentlewoman, that never sung in Publick; Likewise several Pieces of Musick proper for the Trumpet-; particularly a Sonata- by Signior Corelli, on purpose for Mr Twiselton when he was at Rome

625
07 April 1737 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Part-Mr Waltz, young Cook (a Youth of ten Years of Age, Scholar to Mr Waltz); The Youth will accompany several new Duettoes- to Mr Waltz; accompanied on the Harpsichord-the Youth; The Concert will be finish'd With a Grand Piece composed by Mr Handel, for two Trumpets two French Horns and Kettle Drums-; the Kettle Drums-young Cook