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12109 results for: Keyword - Mr Thomas French
We found 5726 matches on Author, 4801 matches on Event Comments, 2024 matches on Performance Comments, 1122 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7626
23 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Dance: II: Harlequin by Mlle De L'Isle. III: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, Tench, Livier, Desse, Dupre, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme, Miss Sandham, Miss Norman. IV: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. V: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme

Performance Comment: III: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, Tench, Livier, Desse, Dupre, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme, Miss Sandham, Miss Norman. IV: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. V: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme .

7627
24 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And H1s Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Glover's Scot's Dance. IV: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. V: French Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: IV: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. V: French Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers .

7628
26 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deceit

Dance: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. Comic Ballet by Lalauze, Mlle d'Hervigni, &c. French Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme

Performance Comment: Comic Ballet by Lalauze, Mlle d'Hervigni, &c. French Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme .

7629
25 March 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Clown by Nivelon. III: By particular Desire, Minuet and Louvre by Glover and Miss Rogers. IV: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. V: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c

Performance Comment: III: By particular Desire, Minuet and Louvre by Glover and Miss Rogers. IV: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. V: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c .

7630
06 April 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni. Shepherd and Shepherdess by Glover and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni. Shepherd and Shepherdess by Glover and Miss Rogers .

7631
26 April 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Music: As17360121

Dance: As17360121, but Lally omitted. Also Louvre and Rigadoon by Mlle D'Hervigni. French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni

Performance Comment: Also Louvre and Rigadoon by Mlle D'Hervigni. French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni .

7632
05 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c .

7633
31 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Afterpiece Title: Taste a la Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. II: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland

Performance Comment: II: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland .

7634
18 June 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By the Company of Comedians from Goodman's Fields. Taken from the French of Mons Voltaire. [By Aaron Hill.] Admission: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. 7 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira Or The Americans

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair American Author(s): Charles Thomas Carter

Dance: By Vallois and Mrs Bullock

7635
19 October 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterp1ece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Revellers-Essex, Mrs Walter; IV: Dutchman and his Frow-Philips, Miss Brett; Polonese-Essex, Mrs Walter

7636
28 October 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With all the Scenes, Habits, and Decorations proper to the Play. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: Comic Medley Overture composed by Charke-

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Polonese-Essex, Mrs Walter; V: Last new Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

7637
12 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother in law Or The Doctors The Disease

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Raftor.

Dance: III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; V: Revellers-Essex, Mrs Walter

7638
29 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miller, By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere.[Tickets at Miller's in Clare Street, Clare-Market.] Daily Post,29 March: The Actors of the several Theatres are in no small Pain about the present Act depending in the House of Commons call'd the Vagrant Act, for fear of being deem'd Vagabonds; and are therefore perpetually soliciting their Friends for a Clause in their Favour,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

7639
25 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson, Wright, Hobson. Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. [Tickets for Gillibrand, Fulwood, Lee also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother in law

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice; III: Two Pierrots-Livier, Villeneuve; IV: Punch's Dance, as17370519; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

7640
13 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. Egerton 2320: Receipts: #78

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17370920

7641
19 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

7642
24 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother in law Or The Doctors The Disease

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: As17371018

7643
10 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: A new Scot's Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter, Vallois, Rector, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett; IV: The Flanderkins, as17371107

7644
27 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: Select Pieces-; In II: Solo on the Violin-

Dance: III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Flanderkins, as17380120 V: Ballet, as17380120

7645
07 October 1738 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: For attacks upon the company of French comedians, see Daily Post, 7 Oct., and London Evening Post, 7 Oct

Performances

7646
12 October 1738 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: See Daily Post, 12 Oct., for an attack on the French comedians as well as one on the luxury of opera

Performances

7647
16 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq. Afterpiece: Altered from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

7648
27 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Thomas Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann; III: Burgomaster and Frow-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

7649
07 November 1738 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: See London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 7 Nov., for The Case of the French Comedians, a statement signed by Moylin Francisque and J. B. LeSage

Performances

7650
18 November 1738 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: LLondon Evening Post, 18 Nov.: We hear that about 600l. was collected for the French Strollers; above 300l. came from the Court

Performances