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6809 results for: Keyword - New York
We found 3237 matches on Event Comments, 2688 matches on Performance Title, 1650 matches on Performance Comments, 1 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

4101
09 January 1776 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New comic opera; Music entirely new by Vento. [The Libretto by Bodini (Public Advertiser, 10 Jan.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Bacio

Dance: I: Serious Ballet-Fierville, Mlle Bacelli; II: Les Evenemens Imprevues-M N. N., Helm, Mlle Tinti, Mlle Sophie; End Opera: La Generosite de Scipion-N. N., Fierville, Mlle Baccelli

4102
06 February 1776 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new serious Opera; Music entirely New by Vento

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vestale

Dance: I: Les Deux Soeurs, as17760203; II: Ballet Pastoral, as17760120; End of Opera: A Divertissement-Mlle Baccelli, Mlle Sophie

4103
08 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: As17751215, but the Vocal Parts-Mrs Smith, Mrs _Scott, Mrs _Jewell; +The Last New Epilogue-Mrs Abington (playbill). [The Public Advertiser retains Mrs Scott and Mrs Jewell and makes no mention of Mrs Smith.]The Public Advertiser retains Mrs Scott and Mrs Jewell and makes no mention of Mrs Smith.]
Cast
Role: The Last New Epilogue Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

4104
26 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Masque [by Capt. Edward Thompson] never perform'd. With New Music, Dresses, Scenery, and Decorations. The Music composed by Fisher. The Scenes painted by Dall and Carver. Books of the songs to be had at the Theatre. [The Westminster Magazine for March also lists Boreas -Reinhold; Carlos -DuBellamy; Traverse -Mahon; Druid -L'Estrange, and tells the story of the play. The reviewer did not approve of the piece, since for him it lacked unbounded fire of fancy, originality of idea, language, and character. He approved of Fisher's music.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Syrens

4105
29 February 1776 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Rauzzini. A New Opera, written by Badini; Music entirely New by Rauzzini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Ali D'amore

Dance: I: Les Deux Soeurs, as17760203; II: Ballet Pastoral, as17760120; End Opera: Pigmalion Amoureuse de La Statue, as17751031

4106
23 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Reddish; Chamont-Smith; Polydore-Brereton; Chaplain-Usher; Page-Mas. Pulley; Servt-Everard; Acasto-Packer; Monimia-A Lady [Mrs Canning] first appearance this season; Ernesto-Wrighten; Serina-Miss Platt; Florella-Mrs Johnston; before the play A New Occasional Address to the Public-Reddish.
Cast
Role: before the play A New Occasional Address to the Actor: Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: Valentine's Day

Dance: II: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

4107
27 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Monologue: Interlude. Taken from The Register Office. End of Play, By Particular Desire and for that night only. The New Character-Mrs Gardener , her first appearance here these 2 years; Melpomene-Miss Francis

Performance Comment: Taken from The Register Office. End of Play, By Particular Desire and for that night only. The New Character-Mrs Gardener , her first appearance here these 2 years; Melpomene-Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: The New Character Actor: Mrs Gardener , her first appearance here these 2 years

Entertainment: After Interlude: Epilogue-Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin (Written by late Dr Goldsmith) which will conclude with an escape thro' the Tub, as in the Pantomime of Mother Shipton

Dance: End Epilogue: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

4108
11 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-King; Johnson-Lamash; Smith-Aickin; Others-Baddeley, Parsons, Moody, Whitfield, Hurst, Fawcett, Waldron, Bransby, Burton, Carpenter, Griffiths, Norris, Garland, Wrighten, Wright, Legg, Messink, Cubitt, Everard, Master Pulley, Mrs W. Palmer, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies; With an Additional Reinforcement of Bayes's New Raised Troops-.
Cast
Role: With an Additional Reinforcement of Bayes's New Ra Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17751003; II: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

4109
28 May 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Bankrupt

Performance Comment: As17760520, but new listing of Actors-Foote, Whitefield, Fearon, Aickin, R. Palmer, Griffith, Palmer, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Bannister, Stephens, Walters, Baddeley, Miss Sherry, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: new listing of Actors Actor: Foote, Whitefield, Fearon, Aickin, R. Palmer, Griffith, Palmer, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Bannister, Stephens, Walters, Baddeley, Miss Sherry, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: The Haymakers-

4110
02 August 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; others-Aickin, Whitefield, Parsons, Davis, Fearon, Baddeley, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Edwin, Brett, Jones, Griffith, Pierce, Walters, Francis, Miss Ambrose, K. Palmer, Miss Francis, Miss Platt; With the Reinforcement of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: With the Reinforcement of Bayes's New Rais'd Troop Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

4111
05 November 1776 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera; the Music by Paisiello; under the Direction of Giardini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fraschetana

Dance: As17761102

Cast
Role: a new Ballet Demi Actor: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.

4112
23 November 1776 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Astarto

Performance Comment: As17761102, but new Airs-Sga Pozzi.
Cast
Role: new Airs Actor: Sga Pozzi.

Dance: As17761109

Cast
Role: a new Ballet Demi Actor: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.

4113
29 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Reddish; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Parsons; Ben-Yates; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Waldron; Buckram-Wrighten; Officer-Griffiths; Tattle-King; Angelica-Miss Younge; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Miss Sherry; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington; The new occasional Prologue-Dodd. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 2 performances only (see17761205).]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 2 performances only (see17761205).]
Cast
Role: The new occasional Prologue Actor: Dodd.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

4114
04 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: by Shakespeare, in 5 acts. With New Music, Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Public Advertiser, 6 Jan.: The Shipwreck, which opened the Piece, was designed and executed under the Direction of DeLoutherbourg. The new Airs and Chorusses are composed by Linley Jun. The Musical Instrument (played behind the Scenes) is the Invention of Merlin. Morning Chronicle, 6 Jan.: Caliban is by much the best performed character in the piece... The dresses were rich, but to our amazement those of Ferdinand, Sebastian, &c. were in the Spanish taste. [Ibid., 8 Jan., remarks that the entire omission of I. i is to be regretted. Miss Field and Mrs Cuyler are identified by MS annotations on Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #231 9s. 6d. (211.19.0; 17.5.6; 2.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: I: a Dance of Spirits (composed by Gallet)-Mlle Dupre; III: [a Fantastic Dance-Grimaldi; [Both these dances, as here assigned, except on 14, 25 Apr. and 0 May, were included in all subsequent performances.] End IV: The Double Festival, as17761107, but Giorgi, +Blurton

4115
04 January 1777 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The new Serious Opera of Germondo [announced in Public Advertiser, 2 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred 'till This Day Se'nnight, on account of the Illness of a principal Performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fraschetana

Dance: End I: La Force de l'Amour, as17761214; End II: Grand Serious Ballet, as17761130; End Opera: Les Amans Heureux, as17761217, but Sga Zuchelli

Cast
Role: a new Ballet Demi Actor: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.

4116
11 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17770125, but new air-_.
Cast
Role: with a new air Actor: Mrs Farrell

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: As17761123

4117
03 March 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: As17761031, but Officers-_Davis; Before the Play a New Occasional Address-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Before the Play a New Occasional Address Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: As17770218

4118
04 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17770225; but Young Fashion-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); New Prologue-King[as17770301.as17770301.
Cast
Role: New Prologue Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: As17770225

4119
04 March 1777 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Geloso In Cimento

Performance Comment: As17770204, but a new Duet-Sga Sestini; Songs-Sga Sestini.
Cast
Role: a new Duet Actor: Sga Sestini

Dance: End I: Les Amans Heureux, as17770104; End II: Serious Ballet, as17770225; End Opera: Masquerade Dance, as17770204

Cast
Role: a new Ballet Demi Actor: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.

4120
13 March 1777 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Rauzzini. Opera: With Alterations, New Songs, and grand Chorusses. The Music by Rauzzini. Public Advertiser, 15 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Rauzzini, No. 5, Great Suffolk-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'ali D'amore

Dance: End I: La Force de l'Amour, as17761214; End II: Comic Ballet, as17770204; End Opera: Serious Ballet, as17770225

Cast
Role: a new Ballet Demi Actor: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.

4121
18 March 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: As17770222, but New Prologue-_; New Epilogue-_[and thereafter, except on 30 Apr.].and thereafter, except on 30 Apr.].

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: As17770125

4122
07 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Farren, Lamash, Burton, Griffiths, Carpenter, Baddeley, Miss P. Hopkins, Mrs Hopkins. Cast from text (J. Wilkie, 1777): Harry Stukely-Palmer; Diggery-Parsons; Charles Stanley-Farren; Waiter-Lamash; Cymon-Burton; Wat-Griffiths; Hostler-Carpenter; Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Baddeley; William-Everard; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss P. Hopkins; Miss Bridget Pumpkin-Mrs Hopkins; New Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: New Prologue Actor: King.

Dance: End V: The Triumph of Love, as17761107

4123
08 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17770304but The other parts-_; New Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: New Prologue Actor: King.

Afterpiece Title: The Milesian

Dance: As17770301

4124
18 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17770131, but new air-_.
Cast
Role: with a new air Actor: Mrs Farrell

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: As17770218

4125
01 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: As17770407, but Harry Stukely-Barrett; Waiter-R. Palmer; New Prologue-Jefferson.
Cast
Role: New Prologue Actor: Jefferson.

Dance: In: Grand Dance, as17770425

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