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4114 results for: Keyword - Opera at the Hay-Market
We found 2535 matches on Performance Title, 1757 matches on Event Comments, 282 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1876
20 November 1773 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Music by Sacchini and other celebrated composers. The Dances under the direction of Pitrot. With New Cloaths, Scenes and other Decorations. Pit and Boxes Half a Guinea; Gallery 5s.; Second Gallery 3s. Doors to open at 5:30. To begin at 7:00 p.m. N.B. Fierville having unfortunately sprained his ankle by a fall at the rehearsal yesterday...Mariottini, who never appeared in England before, has kindly undertaken to supply his place. The Managers beg leave to acquaint the Nobility and Gentry that Mesdames Favier having arrived from Florence, but being indisposed from the great fatigue of the journey are incapable of dancing this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Grand Comic Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Bagatelle-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, other principals; II: A Pastoral Dance with a Pas de Trois, de Deux-Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet-; with a Grand Chaconne-Fierville

Entertainment: A Poetical Exordium-Mrs Yates [In which she proposed to intermix plays and operas this season. (Burney, II, 879, notes she could not get permission.)]

1877
30 November 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet with Grand Chaconne-Mariottini; II: La Bagatelle, as17731120

Ballet: End Opera: A New Grand Heroic-Comic-Pantomimical Ballet call'd Orfeo e Eurydice. Orfeo-Pitrot; Eurydice-Mimi Faviere (being their first appearance in England); other characters-Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, Mlle Nina Faviere (her first appearance in England)

Performance Comment: Orfeo-Pitrot; Eurydice-Mimi Faviere (being their first appearance in England); other characters-Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, Mlle Nina Faviere (her first appearance in England).
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, Mlle Nina Faviere

1878
14 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The New Tragedy of King Henry II, is still oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Hartley. Receipts: #133 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Blurton, Miss Valois, Miss Capon.

1879
28 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Pantomime will be laid aside after this Night on Account of the preparation for the New entertainment. Receipts: #169 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Blurton, Miss Valois, Miss Capon.

1880
06 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17731027, but Polly announced as for the last this season-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Polly announced as for the last this season Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Quick, King, Wignell, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Wild, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Willems, Mrs Helme, Mrs White
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon

1881
24 February 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: As17740222

Song: End Opera: Two Songs-Millico; accompanied on the Harp-Millico himself

1882
12 March 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet-Mariottini, Mlle Nina Favaer; II: New Serious Ballet-; in which will introduce an Adagio, Chaconne-Fierville; End Opera: Harem of Ispahan, as17740129

1883
19 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Charges #76 17s. Profit to Mrs Mattocks #84 5s., plus #69 15s. from tickets (Box 279) Paid one year's Assurance on #5,000 in the Royal Exchange Office to 31 March 1775 #12 10s. Receipts: #161 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors, as17731013; End Opera: The Highland Reel, as17731112

1884
24 March 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Ballet with Chaconne-Mlle Heinel, Fierville, Sga Vidini, Asselin; II: Provencale-Slingsby, Sga Mazzoni, Daigville's Scholars; End of Opera: Polish Ballet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville, Vidini, Asselin

1885
04 April 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Kennedy. Afterpiece: Never performed in this theatre. [No mention of permission.] Mr Kennedy intended having this performance before the Benefits commenced at Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres, but having been detained at Bristol, could not pay his respects to his friends sooner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and The Miller of Mansfield

1886
09 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Jameson. Hull is to succeed Colman in the management of Covent Garden (Winston MS 10). Colman sold his share of the patent to Harris in the spring of this year, this departure to take place in June (Page, George Colman, The Elder). Michel Dyer Died (Genest, V, 424). Miss Jameson's charges #77 13s. 6d. Profit to her #59 10s., plus #66 7s. from tickets. (Box 127; Pit 138; Gallery 139). Receipts: #137 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors, as17731013; End Opera: The Highland Reel, as17731112

1887
09 April 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigono

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: La Bagatelle-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End of Opera: Chaconne-Fierville

1888
14 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

1889
14 April 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigono

Dance: I: Ballet-Marriottini, Nina Favier; II: Ballet-; Adagio, Chaconne-Fierville; End Opera: Orfeo e Euridice-Orfeo-Pitrot, +Euridice- Mimi Favier

1890
22 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. The Citizen oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of the Indisposition of Woodward. Charges #66 6s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Baker #21 12s., plus #112 11s. from tickets (Box 172; Pit 359; Gallery 157). Paid Buxton & Enderby (oyl merchants) #238 1s.; Bellamy & Settree (mercers) #36 10s. Receipts: #87 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly announced as for the last this season Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 12 April

1891
23 April 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nitteti

Dance: As17740419 End of Opera: a Serious Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier

1892
28 April 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: Pastoral Ballet, parts-Nina Favier, Mariottini, Master Holland, Miss Armstrong (Scholars of Daigville, late Ballet Master of Drury Lane, who will dance a Minuet and Allemande); End Opera: The Adventures of the Haram of Ispahan-Pitrot, Mimi Favier, Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini

1893
09 May 1774 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Costazza

Music: After I: Solo on Hautboy-Fischer; End Opera: Solo on Violincello-Crosdell, to conclude with a Grand Overture

1894
12 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger, lately burnt out by the Fire in King Street, Covent Garden. Doors open at half past 5. To begin at exactly half past 6. [Miss Catley returned for this benefit. Description of the Fire in Gentlemen's Magazine, 1774, p. 234.] Charges #67 10s. Profit to Younger, #105 19s.. plus #67 12s. from tickets (Box 216; Pit 76; Gallery 22) (Account Book). [See dl 6 May where Garrick gave Younger & Kennedy #21 as a present to help them. See also dl 25 May.] Receipts: #173 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly announced as for the last this season Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17731016, but Lady-Miss Mattocks; Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Mattocks; Sabrina, Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Baker; Euphrosyne (for that night only)-Miss Catley; Brothers-_.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Harris
Role: and the Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Twist
Role: With Dances Actor: incident to the piece.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: End I: The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms-Miss Catley

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17740415 but Orange Woman-Miss Stede[; with Sixfold Hornpipe as17740415

1895
13 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: incidental to the opera Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: I: A New Double Hornpipe-Harris, Miss Besford; II: The Pilgrim, as17740416 End Opera: The Recruits, as17740217, but Miss _Twist, Miss Besford

Cast
Role: The Whim Actor: Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426
Role: A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim Actor: Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

1896
14 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Bassan and Abbott. Tickets delivered by Furkins, Longley, Robson, Flight, Curteen, Paddick, Stephenson, as well as those delivered for the Inconstant and Love for Love will be taken. [No charges. House received ready money receipts plus half-value of tickets]: @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Miss Bassan 22 38 43 #15 10s. #7 15s.@Abbott 18 52 72 #19 10s. #9 15s.@Furkins 27 42 19 #14 19s. #7 9s. 6d.@Longley 22 206 82 #44 12s. #22 6s.@Robson 13 107 42 #23 10s. #11 15s.@Flight .. 72 62 #17 #8 10s.@Curteen 24 57 55 #20 1s. #10 6d.@Mrs Paddick 7 30 13 #7 11s. #3 15s. 6d.@Stephenson 3 21 85 #12 8s. #6 4s.@Total 136 625 473 #175 1s. #87 10s. 6d.@ Paid Nichols (gilder) 1s. 6d., McMillen (shoemaker) #4 3s.; D. Almaine (embroiderer) #3 3s.; Morris (painter) #7 7s.; Rowson (gunsmith) #6 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: (By Desire) a Minuet (1st time)-Blurton, Miss Bassan; End Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Bassan

1897
24 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Symonds, Norbury, Francis. Tickets deliver'd by Perry, Roberts, Wooley, Stevenson, Singleton, Shuter, Miller, Walker, and Real as well as those deliver'd for The Recruiting Officer will be Taken. [No charges. House rec'd the ready money receipts plus half-value of the tickets deliver'd:] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Symonds 27 50 107 #27 16s. #13 18s.@Norbury 23 33 31 #13 14s. #6 17s.@Francis 13 36 17 #9 8s. #4 14s.@Perry 4 14 25 #6 3s. #3 1s. 6d.@Roberts 9 80 191 #38 18s. #19 9s.@Wooley 3 24 3 #3 12s. #1 16s.@Stephenson 14 107 64 #23 16s. #11 18s.@Singleton 3 48 10 #7 1s. #3 10s. 6d.@Shuter 11 39 86 #19 11s. #9 15s. 6d.@Miller 8 74 49 #16 #8@Walker .. 95 19 #12 7s. #6 3s. 6d.@Read 7 65 21 #11 8s. #5 14s.@Total 122 665 618 #189 14s. #94 13s.@ Paid Symonds for performing 5 nights in The Fair to 13 Nov. last 5s., and for 25 nights in The Sylphs to the 4th of April #1 5s. Receipts: #57 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly announced as for the last this season Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Baker
Role: Others Actor: Rayner, Banks, Wild, Hamilton, Thompson, Hollingsworth, Holtom, Mrs Helme, Mrs White
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Blurton, Miss Besford.
Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

1898
26 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Entertainment: End Opera: Bucks Have at Ye All-Palmer

1899
26 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By desire. Last time of the company's performing this season. [The Epilogue recites the mock burial of this King of Brentford reviewing certain high points of his management. A mock heroic written by Colman and printed in the Gentleman's Magazine for June 1774 (p. 280). He sold his share for #20,000, which was #5,000 more than he paid for it. (See Page, George Colman, The Elder.) Rec'd half value of ticket returns from 13 servants amounting to #98 3s. 6d. Receipts: #124 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly announced as for the last this season Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: After Opera: the Last New Occasional Epilogue, on the Departure of the Manager,-Miss Barsanti

1900
28 May 1774 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Plea by the Managers for assurance that Nobility and Gentry will continue their subscriptions for the ensuing season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Dance: I: Ballet, Chaconne-Fierville; II: Ballet-Mariottini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: L'Embarass du choix, as17740505

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