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6223 results for: Keyword - Mr L. Sparkes
We found 4621 matches on Event Comments, 1293 matches on Performance Comments, 551 matches on Performance Title, 114 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

976
04 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Music: Afterpiece: Overture by Shield-; Duett on Two Flutes-Mr Forster

977
28 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Mr and Mrs Ratchford

978
29 April 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Dance: End IV: Double Hornpipe-Mr and Miss Bourk

Song: End I: Crazy Kate-Chambers; End III: song-Arrowsmith

Entertainment: End II: Imitations-a Gentleman [unidentified]

Monologue: Vaudeville. End: Bunbury's Representation of the Prince's Bow. Teacher-Delpini; in which he will introduce a song, Woman turn us round about-Delpini

979
02 June 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: End III: Hornpipe-Whittow; End: Minuet de la Cour-Mr and Mrs Brigg; in which Codrile-; to conclude with a Scotch Reel-Whittow

980
20 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Dance: End I: The Irish Lilt-Mr Ratchford, Mrs Ratchford; In V: Dance of Forresters-

981
26 December 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii Or The Death Of Fair Rosamond

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Brute

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Monody on the Death of Mr Henderson (3rd time at this theatre)-Baker

982
10 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp or Patrick in Prussia

Dance: End I: The Irish Lilt-Mr and Mrs Ratchford; V: a Dance of Forresters-

983
18 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Soldiers

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Song: In I 1st piece: the original Duet-Mr and Mrs Pope

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: [Collins' Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope (1st and only Time [see17980515])

984
16 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Britons Roused

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: End 2nd piece: a Minuet-Mr and Miss Betterton

985
17 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Afterpiece Title: Voluntary Contributions

Dance: End I 1st piece: The Statute Dance-

Song: In 2nd piece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

986
21 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Dance: In III 2nd piece: Hornpipe in Fetters, as17971025

Song: In 3rd piece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

987
05 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hes Much To Blame

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Dance: Between mainpiece and afterpiece: a Hornpipe-Jackson

Song: End: The Irish Newsman-Clarke; In afterpiece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

988
17 May 1799 @ Wheatley's Riding School, Greenwich (location unknown)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer Or The Mistakes Of A Night

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: End: a favourite duet-Mr and Mrs Humphreys; and a comic song-Twaits

989
07 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: In afterpiece: New Dance (composed by Bologna Jun.)-Bologna Jun., King, Mrs Watts, Mrs Parker (1st appearance these 2 years)

Song: The Songs written or selected for the afterpiece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; When Britain first her Flag uprear'd-Incledon, Johnstone, Linton; An hungry Fox one day did spy (Old Welsh tune)-Munden; When Peace smiles around-Mrs Martyr; Sir Sydney Smith-Fawcett; When a Tar returns home-Fawcett, Munden, Mrs Martyr; Mr Speaker tho' 'tis late--Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton; A Bundle of Proverbs-Munden; In praise of the Pars who have leathered the World-Johnstone; +The Navy and Army of Britain forever-Townsend; The Embarkation-Incledon; Glee and Chorus [We come, ye guardians of our isle]-Mrs Martyr, Miss Sims, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Sydney; Recitative and Finale [Britons, your country's gratitude behold]-Mrs Chapman, Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton

Opera: End IV: Solemn Dirge. The Funeral Procession of Juliet-; Vocal Parts-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Gardner, Denman, Blurton, King, Street, Lee, Little, Thomas, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Whitmore, Ms Waters, Ms Chapman, Ms Atkins, Ms Litchfield, Ms Mills, Ms Dibdin, Ms Wheatley, Ms Iliff, Ms Sims, Ms Whitmore, Ms Follett, Ms Watts, Ms Castelle, Ms Norton, Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Lloyd, Ms Masters, Ms Blurton, Ms Sydney, Ms Burnett, Ms Martyr

990
11 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: As17991007

Song: afterpiece: As17991007, but Mr Speaker tho' 'tis late-_

991
11 January 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: End I: A New Divertisement (composed by D'Egville)-Didelot, Mme Rose Didelot, Mr Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Deshayes (1st appearance in this country), Mlle Parisot (1st appearance at this theatre these 2 years); End Opera: a new Anacreontic Ballet, in 2 parts, Les Jeux d'Egle-Deshayes, Laborie, D'Egville, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mrs D'Egville, Mme Rose Didelot

992
29 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: End: Paddy's Description of Pizarro; or, Mr Paddy O'Doody and his Cousin Shaun Shaugnessy's Treat to the One Shilling Gallery-Johnstone

993
16 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Cook, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

994
19 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Mills; Aimwell-Delane; Sullen-Winstone; Scrub-Macklin; Gibbet-Neale; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington; Dorinda-Mrs Mills; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Bridges; Cherry-Mrs Ridout; Boniface-I. Sparkes; Foigard-Barrington (from the Theatre in Dublin).
Cast
Role: Boniface Actor: I. Sparkes

Song: Lowe, Mrs Arne

995
09 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner Trickd

Performance Comment: Vizard-Sparkes; Mixum-I. Sparks; Padwell-Barrington; Smack-Collins; Mrs Mixum-Mrs Bridges.
Cast
Role: Vizard Actor: Sparkes

Song: II: Song-; IV: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206; V: Muilment

996
15 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night Or What You Will

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Macklin; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Neale; Clown-Yates; Orsino-Mills; Viola-Mrs Woffington; Olivia (with songs proper)-Mrs Clive; Sebastian-Havard; Sir Toby-I. Sparkes; Antonio-Bridges; Valentine-Usher; Fabian-Winstone; Captain-Goodfellow; Curio-Bransby; 1st Officer-Simpson; 2nd Officer-Leigh; Maria-Mrs Macklin; With an Epilogue recommending the cause of Liberty to the Beauties of Great Britain,-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Actor: I. Sparkes

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew or The Merry Beggars

Song: ParticularlyO Sleep from Semele-Miss Edwards

997
14 October 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Lowe; Phillida-Mrs Clive; Cimon-Collins; Mopsa-I. Sparkes; Corydon-Taswell; Arcas-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Mopsa Actor: I. Sparkes

998
20 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Clive; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Pitt; Pinchwife-Bridges; Horner-Mills; Sir Jasper-Macklin; Sparkish-Cibber; Harcourt-Blakes; Dorilant-Mozeen; Quack-I. Sparkes; Alithea-Mrs Ridout; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Quack Actor: I. Sparkes

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: III: As17461216

999
26 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Army Or The Female Officer

Performance Comment: Female Officer-Mrs Woffington; Major Youngfox-Mills; Capt Wildish-Delane; Wilmot-Sparks; Bisket-Yates; Col O/goghegegagogan-Barrington; Capt MacHighland-Neale; M Capitaine les Mathematiques-Blakes; Capt Cadwallader-Macklin; Brigadier Bloodmore-Berry; Lt Plunder-Bridges; Capt Hearty-Winstone; Serj File/off-I. Sparkes; Corp Henroost-Taswell; Corp Pilfer-Collins; Knapsack-Ray; Advocate-Bridges; Provost-Usher; Clerk-Bransby; Lady Bloodmore-Mrs Cross; Victoria-Mrs Mills; Jenny Firelock-Miss Minors; Nine Husbands-Miss Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Bennet; Clara-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Serj Fileoff Actor: I. Sparkes

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: V: As17461216

1000
02 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Sen-Mills; Duke Frederick-Winstone; Jaques-Sparkes; Orlando-Blakes; Amiens (with proper songs)-Lowe; Oliver-Havard; Adam-Berry; Silvius-Mozeen; Le Beau-Bransby; Jaques de Boys-Usher; Corin-Taswell; Charles-I. Sparks; William-Shuter; Phoebe-Miss Bennet; Audrey-Mrs Horsington; Celia-Mrs Clive; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington; Touchstone-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Jaques Actor: Sparkes

Dance: I: Les Caprices de la Dance-Sga Auretti; III: Grand Ballet-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; V: Polish Dance-Cooke, Sga Auretti, Leviez, Mathews, Shawford, Royer, Pelling, Mrs Addison, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole, Miss Thompson