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2147 results for: Keyword - Penkethman Jr
We found 1563 matches on Performance Comments, 561 matches on Performance Title, 217 matches on Event Comments, 8 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

2051
17 February 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Penkethman

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Performance Comment: Parts by Penkethman, Rosco, Kelly, Miss Jones, Mrs Dove, Miss Gerrard, Mrs Roberts, but see17360210.

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, &c

Song: III: Italian Song by Mrs Chambers

2052
04 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: As17360918, but Timothy-attempted (after the manner of the late facetious Mr Penkethman) Hyde.

Dance: II: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann; V: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

2053
16 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Liviez; II: L'Allemande-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; III: Punch-Master Ferg

2054
15 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Gree, Beckham, Rogers, Mrs Penkethman, and a Widow under Misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: TTambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe

2055
07 May 1745 @ May Fair

Event Comment: MMiddleton's Great Theatrical Booth. Mainpiece: The late facetious Mr. Penkethman's diverting Droll, not acted these thirty years. Note, this is no Puff. [Repeated 13 May. From a news item of 13 May, this piece was probably acted the rest of this week.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argalus And Parthenia

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Whim; or, A True Touch of the Times

2056
03 November 1663 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Flora's Vagaries

2057
March 1673 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Rogue

2058
25 May 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virtuoso

2059
28 April 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Newly composed by Keller, with vocal Music-Signora Maria Gallia; instrumental Music-Paisible, Gasperini, laTour, Banister, others Masters

Related Works
Related Work: Love Without Interest; or, The Man Too Hard for the Master Author(s): William Penkethman

2060
02 January 1705 @ Hill's Dancing Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-several Eminent Masters; with several Italian Sonatas perform'd on the Violin-Mr Henry Eccles

2061
18 April 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; viz. A full Piece of Music of the famous Signior Pepusch-Mr Banister, Mr Dean, Mr Lamour; A set of Airs for the Arch/Lute and Violin-the Two Mr Deans, composed on purpose by Mr Dean Jun; A Sonata for the Arch/Lute and Flute Alleman-Mr Dean Jun, Mr Latour; Singing to the Arch/Lute-Mr Hughes; A Solo of the famous Archangelo Corelli-Mr Dean Sen; A Cantata to the Arch/Lute-Mr Newbury; Singing to the Arch/Lute-a Gentleman come on purpose from Worchester

2062
11 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives' Confederacy; Or, The Usurer Outwitted

Song: The Whimsical Country-

Dance: The Whimsical Country Wedding-

2063
12 June 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Music- by Mr Barret

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell; Two Dutch Skippers-l'Abbe, Wade

2064
27 June 1713 @ Hampstead Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

2065
14 June 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Prince, Wade, Sandham

2066
23 April 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Song: The New Boy; Trumpet Song-Rawlins; A Dialogue-Leveridge, Pack

Dance: As17150404 Also A Countryman and a Harlequin-

2067
23 April 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: Mrs Fitzgerald, The Boy

Dance: As17151217

2068
08 June 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

2069
15 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Cook

Dance: As17170510

2070
21 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

2071
31 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Music: A Solo on the Stage-Claudius Phillips

Dance: Mimic Night Scene-

2072
11 February 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

2073
22 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperour

Dance: Serious and Comic Dancing-

2074
25 April 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Farce

2075
27 April 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Dance: As17190423