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641 results for: Keyword - Purcell
We found 259 matches on Author, 152 matches on Performance Title, 111 matches on Event Comments, 90 matches on Roles/Actors, and 67 matches on Performance Comments.

151
08 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Robinson; particularly the Song of Rosie Bowers by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Robinson

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-

152
05 July 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Song: Two Part Song by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; beginning, And In Each Tract of Glory-Salway, Harrison

Dance: new Comic Dance called% Dame Gigogne-Mrs Anderson; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

153
09 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Song: NNo Kissing At All by Purcell-Leveridge, Salway; Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Dance: PPierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

154
30 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Neptune and Amphitrite

Song: DDear Dear Pretty Youth by Henry Purcell-Miss Raftor as Dorinda

Dance: DDance of the Four Winds-; Grand Dance of Infernal Spirits-, as perform'd before the Grand Signor, by the Eunuchs of the Seraglio, at the Bairam Feast; Dance of Watermen-

155
05 December 1729 @ Crown Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Blow, Purcell; Vocal parts-The King's Choir

Related Works
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Henry Purcell
Related Work: Dido and Aeneas Author(s): Henry Purcell
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): Henry Purcell
Related Work: The Fairy Queen Author(s): Henry Purcell
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

156
14 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentlewoman that never appeared on the Stage before; particularly the Famous Mr Henry Purcell's Song, From Rosy Bowers-

Dance: Sandham, Burny, Eaton, Dukes, Mrs Haughton, Miss Sandham

157
03 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song: A Dialogue of Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Carey, Miss Raftor; A Cantata of Mr Carey's-Miss Raftor

Dance: Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

158
19 December 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Song: Cantata of Mr Haydn's-a Gentleman that never appear'd on any Stage before; a Dialogue of Purcell's-that Gentleman, a Youth

159
13 January 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Clown

Song: A Gentlewoman that never appear'd on this Stage before; End I: An English Opera Song-; accompanied with the German Flute-; II: Pur di Cesti, in Arminius-; III: A Diverting Song-a Gentlewoman of Fourscore; IV: Mad Dialogue of Purcell's-

Music: Music on the German Flute-a Gentleman for his Diversion

160
08 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Song: I: Since Times are so Bad (Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway; III: A Dialogue of Ballad Tunes-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; V: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Legar

Dance: II: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; IV: Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

161
03 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: SSince Times are so Bad (Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: SSaraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Mlle Salle; A new Grand Dance-Glover, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Miss Pelling, Mrs Ogden; in which Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Poitier

162
12 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Opera

Song: Original Song set to Musick by Henry Purcell, perform'd in the Character of Kalid-Miss Raftor

Dance: In I: Tambour Dance of Moors-; In IV: A Grand Spanish Entry-; In afterpiece: A new Sailor's Dance-Rainton

163
19 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: RRosy Bowers (Henry Purcell)-Miss Raftor

Dance: TThe Lorrain-Essex, Mrs Booth; Tambourine-Miss Robinson

164
30 March 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Song: II: Since Times are so Bad by Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Salway

Music: The celebrated Water@Musick by Mr Handel, in which-; Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker, accompany'd with Trumpets, French Horns

Dance: III: Scottish Dance, as17330329 IV: Running Footman-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

165
03 May 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: Diana and Acteon

Dance: II: Scot's Dance by Mrs Bullock. V: Milk Pail Dance

Song: I: Since Times are so bad (Purcell) by Nichols and Mrs Monlass. III: By Nichols

166
10 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: II: Peasant-Lalauze[, as17370307; III: Clown-Nivelon

Song: I: Roberts; IV: Mad Bess, composed by the famous Mr Henry Purcell,-Beard

167
26 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation for the Loss of Senesino-Roberts; III: A new English Song-Roberts; IV: Caelia has a Thousand Charms (music by Purcell)-Beard

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

168
02 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: II: A Dialogue composed by Purcell-the Masters Hamilton; IV: Singing in Italian -Mrs Chambers

Dance: III: Dutchman and Frow-Vallois, Mrs Bullock; V: Scot's Dance-Haughton, Mlle Roland; End Afterpiece: French Peasant-Master Oates, Miss Oates

169
11 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Song: III: Rosy Bowers (set by Henry Purcell)-Beard

170
14 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Author's Triumph; or, The Manager Manag'd

Dance: End Afterpiece: Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: II: Dialogue by Purcell-the Masters Hamilton; III: Miss Jones; IV: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

171
18 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 II: Mr Cowley's Swallow-Beard; III: By Desire, Purcell's famous Dialogue, Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway; V: A new Pastoral, The Agreement-Leveridge, Laguerre, Mrs Wright

172
19 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: RRosy Bowers (set by Purcell)-Beard; The Contented Mind, in the Anacreontic Stil,-Leveridge

173
21 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: A Cantata-Mrs Wright; Caelia has a Thousand Charms (set by Purcell)-Beard; The Agreement-Leveridge, Laguerre, Mrs Wright

Dance: GGrecian Sailors-Glover

174
22 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: (IIn Daily Advertiser) I: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; III: Clown-Nivelon; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: (IIn Daily Advertiser)II: A new Cantata-Beard; In III: Chacon a Boire-Leveridge, Salway; IV: Beard; End I Afterpiece: Since Times are so bad (Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

175
05 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; II: Serious Dance, concluding with a Minuet-the Misses Scott; III: French Peasant-Lalauze; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Music: Select Pieces-

Song: II: A new English Song-Roberts; IV: A new Cantata-Beard; V: Since Times are so Bad (Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway