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8638 results for: Keyword - New Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields
We found 5160 matches on Event Comments, 2740 matches on Performance Title, 1829 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6951
15 February 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By reason of the sudden Indisposition of Mr Keene, the new Tragedy call'd Scipio Africanus is deferr'd till Tuesday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

6952
18 February 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Charles Beckingham.] Never Acted before. With Habits for all the Characters entirely New. Preface: [The play] was twice deferr'd by reason of a Principal Actor's Indisposition;...and even, when brought on the Stage, appear'd to less Advantage: The Principal Character of the Play being read the First Night, and the next Principal Character the Second

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scipio Africanus

6953
04 March 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Afterpiece: [Author unknown.] A new Interlude of Musick. Tickets to be had at Leveridge's Coffee-House in Tavistock Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Love and a Bumper

Song: As17171226

6954
06 March 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By John Weaver.] A new Dramatick Entertainment of Dancing after the Manner of the Ancient Pantomimes. With proper Scenes and Habits. Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

6955
19 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Charles Molloy.] A New Comedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

6956
28 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Griffin. Afterpiece: [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] A New Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: The Hypochondriack

Dance: As17171022; Thurmond's Grand Comic Dance-

6957
02 July 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: As 30 June. With the last new Prologue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: As17180627

6958
05 September 1718 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Pack-Spiller-Hall Booth in Angel Court. The whole Droll intirely new Writ. Advertised 5, 8, 10, 13 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Sir Richard Whittington, Thrice Lord Mayor Of London, And The Diverting Humours Of Madge The Cook-maid And Her Sweetheart John The Butler

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Dance:

6959
18 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these 15 Years. Written by Mr Congreve. All the Characters being new drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Dance: delaGarde's@Two@Children , who never perform'd on any Stage before

6960
15 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick...set to Musick by Mr Clayton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Passions of Sappho

Dance: As17181104

6961
04 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden. All the Habits being entirely new. With Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

6962
13 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: And a new Prologue, Epilogue-.

6963
12 February 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Entertainment of Dancing, compos'd by Mr Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Farce

6964
14 February 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By T. Killigrew.] Never Acted before. All the Characters new dress'd. Original Weekly Journal, 21 Feb.: The House was so crowded, that several hundred could not find admittance. Some Disorder happen'd in one of the side Boxes, occasion'd by a Gentleman drawing his Sword on a Footman, who was keeping Places; and some Blows were exchang'd between the Gentleman and the Footman, which, however, ended without any bad Consequences

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

6965
07 March 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Edward Young.] Never Acted before. With new Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris, King Of Egypt

6966
11 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. With new Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations. The Musick compos'd by Mr Galliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Circe

6967
13 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: With new Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations. The Musick compos'd by Mr Galliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Circe

6968
24 June 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Moliere. Afterpiece: A new Comi-Tragi-Heroick Farce [but see 29 June 1710]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queens; or, The Comical Humours of Alexander the Great

6969
26 November 1719 @ Coignand's Great Room

Event Comment: [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] Benefit the Author. A new Comedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Benefit Ticket; Or The Self Rival

6970
27 November 1719 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A meeting of the Court of Directors of the Royal Academy of Music initiated arrangements for a new season. For details, see Lord Chamberlain's Office, 7@3, Nicoll, p. 286, and Deutsch, p. 97

Performances

6971
04 December 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Entertainment of Dancing, compos'd by Mr Thurmond (after the Manner of the Pantomimes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

6972
10 December 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Lewis Theobald.] With new Scenes and Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Second

6973
11 January 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Charles Molloy.] Never Acted before. Afterpiece: [By John Leigh.] A new Farce...being the Sequel to Country Wake. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Wedding

Dance: Bashful Maid, Irish Trot-Mrs Fryer

6974
27 January 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On this day a new license was issued to Wilks, Cibber, Booth

Performances

6975
22 March 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Afterpiece: A new Pastoral of Musick, in Two Interludes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Happy Shepherd

Song: The Tippling Philosophers at the Request of several Persons of Quality-