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8101 results for: Keyword - Mr Vascour and Wife
We found 4529 matches on Event Comments, 2818 matches on Performance Title, 1522 matches on Performance Comments, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7401
03 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This Night was to have been the Distress'd Mother For the Benefit of Mr & Mrs Hopkins & the Benefits being all Settled it was put off till the 24th (Hopkins). By Command of their Majesties. Receipts: #184 3s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

7402
04 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi and Aldridge. Tickets deliver'd by Tassoni will be taken. Mr Yates being ill Mrs Ward was borrow'd to play Belvidera (Hopkins). Receipts: #53 18s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Deficit to Grimaldi and Aldridge: #10 6s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: By desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Rogers; III: A New Dance call'd the Running Footman-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End: The Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Rogers

7403
10 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Ackman and Baddeley. Mr Powell-King Henry (Hopkins). Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17631024, but Henry 6th-Powell, first and only time; Lord Mayor-Baddeley; Lieutenant-Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Henry 6th Actor: Powell, first and only time
Role: Richard Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: Running Footman, as17640504

Song: End: An old favourite ballad, Too Soon O Gentle Youth-Miss Wright

7404
16 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

7405
23 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Powell
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: Aristander Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers; III: The Gypsies-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street (Gerhardi's Scholars); V: A Minuet-the two Miss Rogers's (Mr Noverre's Scholars); End: A Dance call'd The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers-Miss Street, Mas. Gherardy, first appearance on English Stage

Performance Comment: Cape, Miss Rogers; III: The Gypsies-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street (Gerhardi's Scholars); V: A Minuet-the two Miss Rogers's (Mr Noverre's Scholars); End: A Dance call'd The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers-Miss Street, Mas. Gherardy, first appearance on English Stage.
Cast
Role: A Dance call'd The Carpenters and the Fruit Dea Actor: Miss Street, Mas. Gherardy, first appearance on English Stage.

7406
23 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, box-keeper, and Charles Sarjant, book and house-keeper. Mr Ross having, by a fall from his horse, hurt himself so much as to be incapable of performing, the Play is oblig'd to be chang'd; and the Tickets deliver'd out for King Lear will be taken this night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Gargle Actor: Anderson

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

7407
26 June 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Fifth Day. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 7 p.m. Mr Foote has changed his nights of playing to Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. [See 13 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: Sicilian Peasants-Master Rogier, Miss Valois; End: A new comic Dance, The Carpenter and the Fruit Dealer-Gherardi Jr, Master Clinton, Miss Street

7408
13 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Eleventh Day. Mr Foote's nights for playing will be for the future Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

7409
20 August 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Wilkinson, in which he will introduce a variety of Imitations; Johnson-Palmer; Physician-Castle; Smith-Lewis; Drawcansir-Brown; Prince Volscius-Davis; Prince Prettyman-Death; Lt General-Wild; Tom Thimble-Parsons; 1st King of Brentford-Taylor; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Pallas-Pierce; 2nd King of Brentford-Moor; Fisherman-Granger; Clovis-Mrs Parsons; Parthenope-Mrs Granger; Amaryllis-Mrs Brown; Lightning-Mrs Jeffreys; with the additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops-; and several new entertainments of Dancing-.
Cast
Role: and several new entertainments of Dancing Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

7410
15 September 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

7411
17 September 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis Gripe-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-Costollo; Scentwell-Mrs Ferguson; Isabinda-Miss Miller; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

7412
13 November 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow and the Distressed Family of Mr Lambe, who was unfortunately killed at the late Fire, near Wardour St., Soho. The widow Lambe having a large family of children, the youngest of which being but 5 months old, humbly hopes those charitably disposed persons who intend to honor her by their appearance on this occasion, will excuse her application in person. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. Gallery 3s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: Between the acts: Solo on Violincello-Chiri; Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson; Solo on Violin-Hay who will lead the performance; To conclude with the Coronation Anthem-

7413
28 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Book of the opera at the Theatre. Comic opera in 3 acts by Lloyd .Music by Mr Rush. [See reduction to two-act farce, 2 March 1765. First performance in England of C. S. Favart's Le Caprice Amoureux (a parody of Goldoni's Bertoldo).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

7414
11 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

7415
25 January 1765 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Increase of a Fund established for the support of Decayed musicians and their families. An Oratorio from the Works of the Late Mr Handel, performed but once. The Governors of the Fund spent #628 18s. 6d. last year. Pit and Boxes Half a Guinea. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries open at 4, Pit and Boxes at 5. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Babylon

Entertainment: I: Solo on the Violincello-Parton; II: Solo on Violin by permission of Lord Tyrawley, -Fisher

7416
26 January 1765 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Music entirely new by Giovanni Christiano Bach [1765 libretto]. By Command of their Majesties. A new Opera by Mr Back [sic]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adriano In Syria

Performance Comment: Adriano-Tenducci; Osroa-Ercole Ciprandi; Emirena-Sga Teresa Scotti; Farnaspe-Giovanni Manzoli; Sabina-Sga Clementina Cremonini; Barsene-Miss Young; Aquilio-Leopoldo Micheli (Edition of 1765).
Cast
Role: Osroa Actor: Ercole Ciprandi

Dance: Between the acts: As17650105; New Dances-

7417
29 January 1765 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adriano In Syria

Dance: As17650105

7418
15 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pharnaces

Dance: I: A Dance call'd The Coopers-Aldridge, Miss Baker; II: A New Comic Dance-Berardi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Grimaldi

7419
02 March 1765 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demofoonte

Dance: As17650105

7420
18 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Not acted for 3 years. [See 21 March 1763.] Part of Pit laid into Boxes. No building on Stage. Farce never before acted. [Attributed to Mrs Clive, not printed.] Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Clive, at the Two Red Lamps, in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields, and of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Performance Comment: Sir John Dorilant-Holland, 1st time; Modely-Palmer; Bellmour-Packer; Steward-Baddeley; Caelia-Mrs Palmer, 1st time; Araminta-Mrs Yates; Lady Beverley-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Dorilant Actor: Holland, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Faithful Irish Woman

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

7421
15 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Part of the Pit will be railed into the boxes. Ladies and Gentlemen, who have taken Boxes, or Places, before Miss Brent's Benefit was advertised, are requested to send for their tickets, otherwise such Boxes or Places cannot be insured. Tickets deliver'd for the 21st of March will be taken. No Person can be admitted behind the Scenes, Nor any money retuned after the curtain is drawn up. Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre. Tickets to be had of Miss Brent, in the Piazza, next the Church, Covent Garden; and of Mr Sarjant, at the stage-door of the theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

7422
29 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Green and Mrs Baker. None admitted behind Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17650325 but Nurse-Mrs Green(, 1st time); Minuet-Mas. King (scholar to Mr Miles, his 1st appearance on any stage), Miss Valois; Solemn Dirge-Miss _Poitier. [Masquerade Dance and Funeral Procession same.]Masquerade Dance and Funeral Procession same.]
Cast
Role: Escalus Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: A Scotch Dance-Mas. King, Miss Pitt; IV: The Drunken Peasant-Miles, Clown-Bennet; End: A Hornpipe-Mas. King

7423
30 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: A Wooden Shoe Dance-Leppie, Miss Pitt; End: (This night only) A Medley Hornpipe-Walker, from Drury Lane, Miss Pitt his scholar; End Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End I Afterpiece: Rural Love, as17641212

7424
16 September 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Ross; Sullen-Gibson; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bennet; Scrub-Shuter; Boniface-Anderson; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Smith; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Ferguson; Cherry-Miss Vincent; Dorinda-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Boniface Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

7425
17 January 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit