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8684 results for: Keyword - Mr and Master Burton
We found 4596 matches on Event Comments, 3810 matches on Performance Comments, 1500 matches on Performance Title, 21 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2101
07 February 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tito Manlio

Dance: New dances-Gerhardi (Ballet Master);Mlle Asselin, Giorgi Benety, Sga Anna Benety, Miss Capitani, Mr Tariot

2102
09 March 1761 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sg and Signora Paganini. A new Comic Opera. Purely Comic without any serious part in it. To begin at Six, Vivat Rex

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Tre Gobbi Rivali

Dance: Gerhardi, Mlle Asselin, Giorgio Binety, Anna Binety, Miss Polly Capitani, Mr Tariot

2103
26 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted in 20 years. Receipts: #171 15s. 6d. plus #112 17s. from tickets (Box 272; Pit 299). Paid Hughes and Batten for 4 1!2 yds muslin for sleeves for women dancers 18s. 9d. (Account Book). [Shuter's Interlude is Larpent MS 188, a verse monologue with songs, giving the geneology of Bucks from Nimrod's heirs-hunters who now seek ladies in Boxes rather than foxes. A patriotic song on successes at Minden, Quebec, Cape Breton, &c. ending]: @We wish as we ought that Great Britain may thrive@That freedom and friendship may faction survive@On sea and on shore, as we have may we shine@And this year sixty-one equal fam'd forty-nine.@ Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Young Cash-Shuter; Riot-Smith; Volatil-Dyer; Horatio-Davis; Valentine-Perry; Sir Tristram Cash-Bennet; Spitfire-Blakey; Slur-Anderson; Cynthia-Mrs Elmy; Aurelia-Mrs Lee; Arabella-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Slur Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: End: A Comic Lecture; or, Tea a-la-Mode, in the manner of Foote-Wilkinson; The Cries of London-Shuter; End Afterpiece: the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the Order of British Bucks-Mr Shuter; with the whimsical behaviour of Choice Spirits, and Mons Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-

Related Works
Related Work: A Word for Nature Author(s): Richard Cumberland

2104
23 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-Smith; Hephestion-Dyer; Polyperchon-Tindal; Thessalus-Anderson; Perdiccas-Davis; Aristander-Perry; Cassander-Clarke; Clytus-Gibson; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parasatis-Mrs Burden; Eumenes-Bennet; Laomedon-Wignel; Statira-Mrs Ward; Roxana-Mrs Hamilton; In which will be introduc'd The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon, with an Epilogue in the character of Roxana-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Ross
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: Aristander Actor: Perry
Role: Cassander Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: As17620320 but (by particular desire the favorite) Song of Nymphs and Shepherds from the Oratorio Alfred-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Song of Nymphs and Shepherds from the Orato Actor: Miss Brent.

Music: IV: A Solo on the Violin-Mr Piffit (his second performance in England)

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

2105
16 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Counterfeit Heiress; or, The Boarding School

Performance Comment: Sir Amorous Rakehell-Bennet; Amorous-Cushing; Young Meriton-Hull; Old Meriton-Anderson; Le Prate-Holtom; Jilt All-Mrs Burden; Myrtilla-Mrs Vincent; Miss Sprightly-A young Gentlewoman who never appear'd before; In which will be introduc'd a Minuet-A young Gentlewoman who never appear'd before, Sg Sodi.
Cast
Role: Old Meriton Actor: Anderson

Dance: TThe Taylors, as17620107

Entertainment: After Comedy: Mr Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

2106
28 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd [Harlequin Statue]

Dance: II: La Petite Bergere-Miss Lalauze (Eight years of age) being her fourth appearance on the stage [see17590425; 23 April 1760; 22 April 1761]; IV: A Serious Dance-Miss Lalauze; V: [A Ball Dance, call'd The Louvre, Minuet-a Young Gentleman (Eight years of age, a scholar to Mr Lalauze, his first appearance on any stage), Miss Lalauze

Entertainment: After: By Particular Desire, for this night only Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

2107
12 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Froment, who is oblig'd to change his play on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Tickets for As You Like It will be taken. No Building on the stage, and the House will illuminated with Wax Lights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17620401 but Clincher Jr-Clough; Tom Errand-Ackman; Parley-Mrs Bennet; Lady Lurewell-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Ackman
Role: Standard Actor: Holland, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: A Serious Dance, call'd Les Characters de la Dance-Miss Froment , a Child six years old, Scholar of Mr Froment, being the First time of her appearing upon the stage; II: The Cow Keepers, as17611215; III: A Comic Dance, Le Petit Savoyard-Miss Froment; End: Louvre and Minuet-Froment, Miss Froment

2108
03 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005; II: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17631101

Music: II: Mr Handel's Water@Music, with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

2109
13 December 1763 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Siroe

Dance: I: A Dance called The Turkish Coffee House-; II: A Tyrolese Wedding-; III: A New Dance-for Mr Duberval

2110
18 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignel and Stoppelaer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: As17631007, but Duke of Florence-Anderson; Interpreter-Bennet; Rynaldo-Wignel; 1st Lord-White; 2nd Lord-Davis.
Cast
Role: Duke of Florence Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502

Entertainment: After: Mr Shuter (For Last time this Season) will entertain the audience with his Journey to Paris, as17640414

2111
11 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith, 1st time; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Anderson; Myris-Redman; Charmion-Mrs Stephens; Iris-Mrs Godwin; Octavia-Mrs Ward; Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Serapion Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: A Tambourine, as17641015

Entertainment: After: (for this night only) Serious, Comic, Post-haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Mr Shuter

2112
05 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt

Music: Concerto of Mr Handel for Two Violins-Barthelemon, Soderini

2113
03 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Music: II: A Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mr Burney Jr from Worcester

2114
01 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Paid Pointer's 2 Bills #16 14s. (Treasurer's Book). [This year were published The Theatrical Campaign (44 pp.), an examen of productions this season; The Stage the High Road to Hell (43 pp.); Theatrical Entertainments Consistent with Society, Morality and Religion: or, A Letter to the Author of the "Stage the High Road to Hell," shewing that writer's arguments to be fallacious, his principals enthusiastic, and his authorities (particularly from the ancients) misconstrued and perverted.] Receipts: #176 4s. 6d. (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: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Music: II: A Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mr Burney Jr

2115
05 March 1767 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sifare

Song: A Cantabile Song-; accompanied on the viola de gamba-Mr Abel

2116
15 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit fo Ackman and Mrs Bradshaw. House charges #64 4s. [Deficit to actors #24 8s.] Tickets deliver'd for the Comedy and The Plain Dealer will be admitted. Paid Cooper for 6 nights in Cymon #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #39 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: J. Burton.
Role: Testy Actor: Burton

Dance: I: The Louvre, Minuet-Giorgi, Miss Simson, as17670512; V: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley, as17670511; After which by Particular Desire Linco's Travels-Mr King. Being positively the last time of performing it

2117
07 September 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Shuter; Sir George Airy-Davis; Sir Jealous Traffic-Newton; Charles-Gardner; Sir Francis Gripe-Weston; Whisper-Quick; Butler-Smith; Isabinda-Miss Ogilvie; Scentwell-Mrs Kirby; Patch-Mrs Gardner; Miranda-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Jefferies.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: SSerious Dance-; The Gallant Peasant, as17670904

Entertainment: By Desire, Occasional Prologue on opening the Theatre-Mr Foote; in which will be introduced Through the Wood Laddie-the real Blackamoor Lady (Neville)

2118
20 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holland; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Packer; Daniel-Weston; Tom-King; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Reynolds; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; Indiana-Mrs Dancer; In Act II, singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Holland
Role: Sir John Actor: Burton
Role: Sealand Actor: Havard
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Gardners Holiday-Mr Shuter (his 1st appearance), Sga Giorgi

2119
08 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Cast
Role: Osman Actor: Holland
Role: Chatilion Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Entertainment: End: New Epilogue-Mr Havard Upon his Leaving the Stage

Dance: After Epilogue=: New Comic Dance, as17681210

2120
30 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Usual note about servants and sale of Books of performance.] Paid Bensley's Balance (Account Book). Charges: #35

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Resurrection

Music: FFirst Violin, Solo-Giardini; Solo on Violincello-Mr Crusdile

2121
11 September 1770 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: marly Benefit for Hook. Price 3s. Vocals in Concert by Mas. Cheney, Two Young Ladies who never appeared in public, and Mrs Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Cast
Role: Furioso Actor: Bannister, and the addition of a new part

Music: marly First Violin and Solo by Fisher; Concerto on Organ by Hook ; Concerto on French Horn by the celebrated Mr Cohen, musician to the Stadtholder, being the 1st time of his performing since his arriving in England

2122
10 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross, first appearance here in 4 years; Southampton-Bensley; Burleigh-Gibson; Raleigh-R. Smith; Lieutenant-Fox; Queen-Mrs Ward; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Rutland-Miss Miller, first time.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Miss Miller, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-; IV: [A Comic Ballad call'd the Countryman Metamorphosed-Mr Hamois, Mad[mlle] Hamois[, their first appearance this stage

2123
16 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Servandoni Actor: .

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Mr Hamois, Miss Hamois, as17701010

2124
17 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties. Afterpiece: Never acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Mr Hamoir, Miss Hamoir [now so spelled][as17701016; End of Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17701015

2125
29 November 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Reinhold

Dance: End: New Pantomime Dance-Mr and Miss Hamoir