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3356 results for: Keyword - Richard Lapthorne
We found 1991 matches on Author, 696 matches on Performance Title, 668 matches on Performance Comments, 470 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3151
08 March 1728 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Scappettini. At Sir Richard Steel's Great Room. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

3152
10 April 1728 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: At Sir Richard Steel's Great Room. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: several Cseveral Concertos and Solos of his own Composition-Castrucci; First and Eighth Concertos of the famous Corelli-Castrucci

3153
03 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 3 Nov.: We are assured that a Patent for the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, is order'd to pass the Seals in Favour of Mr Wilks, Mr Booth, and Mr Cibber, The Patent for the said Theatre was granted to Mrs Oldfield, deceas'd, upon the Death of the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

3154
16 November 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A New English Opera. [Text by Thomas Lediard.] Set to Musick after the Italian Manner by Mr John Frederick Lampe. The Scenes and Cloaths are entirely New. With the Representation of a Transparent Theatre. Curiously Illuminated, and adorn'd with a great Number of Emblems, Mottos, Devices, and Inscriptions; and embellish'd with Machines, in a Manner entirely new. N.B. The Illuminations and other Preparations for this Opera are such, that no Person whatever can be admitted to the Stage. Pit and Boxes put together at 6s. Gallery 3s. 6 p.m. [For a discussion of Lediard and this work, see a series of articles by Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, Sybil Rosenfeld, and Richard Southern in Theatre Notebook, II (1948), 42-54.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia

3155
12 May 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Richard Neale. Tickets at Neale's House in Nottinghamstreet near Plumbtree-street, Bloomsbury

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Music: V: Handel's Water Musick, in which a Preamble will be beat on the Kettle Drums by Ben. Baker

Dance: I: Flanderkins by Dukes and Mrs Ogden. II: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. IV: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

Song: III: As17350422

3156
10 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Richard Neale. Tickets at Neale's in Plumtree Street, Bloomsbury

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benj. Baker

3157
11 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Richard Neale. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Song: Roberts

Music: Select Pieces-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Joseph Woodbridge

3158
31 January 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 10 Dec. 1740. [For a discussion of recent Shakespearean performances, see Thomas Edwards to Richard Owen Cambridge, 31 January 1740@41 in Bodleian MS. 1009, pp. 140-41.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Dance: LLes Masons & Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Les Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan

3159
05 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Willaim Richards, Teacher of the Mathematics

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: The Gentlewoman who performed Polly [probably Miss Medina]

Dance: HHornpipe-Yates

3160
28 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Clodio, alias Don Dismallo Thickscullo de Halfwitto-the Gentleman who perform'd King Richard; Carlos-Giffard; Duart-Marshall; Sancho-Peterson; Jaques-Vaughan; Governor-Blakes; Manuel-Crofts; Angelina-Miss Hippisley; Honoria-Mrs Bishop; Antonio-Dunstall; Charino-Julian; Louisa-Mrs Steele; Elvira-Mrs E. Giffard; Don Cholerick snapshorto de Testy-Yates.
Cast
Role: alias Don Dismallo Thickscullo de Halfwitto Actor: the Gentleman who perform'd King Richard

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

3161
06 November 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Chamont-the Gentleman who performed King Richard (Garrick); Castalio-W. Giffard; Polydore-Giffard; Acasto-Paget; Chaplain-Vaughan; Ernesto-Julian; Serina-Miss Hippisley; Florella-Mrs Yates; Monimia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Chamont Actor: the Gentleman who performed King Richard

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

3162
30 November 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Richard Neale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: LLe Matelot-Master Mathews; Scotch Dance-Master Mathews; scholar to Davenport

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces-; Handel's Water Music-; with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge

3163
02 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Garrick, who perform'd King Richard. Pit and Boxes 4s. Gallery 1s. 6d. Tickets to be had at Garrick's Lodgings in Mansfield Street, Goodman's Fields, Bedford's, Tom's, Carey's, and Fleece Tavern. The Stage will be built after the Manner of an Amphitheatre, where Servants will be allow'd to keep Places, and likewise in the First Boxes, but not in the Pit, who are desire'd to be at the House by Three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

3164
04 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The play of Richard III is by desire deferr'd till Monday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17421120; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17421120

3165
22 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out by Richard Neale and the Widow Dupre will be taken. [Mrs Walter formerly Mrs Bellamy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banished Cavaliers

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers, as17421006; Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217; Dutch Skipper, as17421025

3166
28 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: NB: The Tragedy of Richard III is deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of the principal Performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Imprisonment of Harlequin

3167
25 January 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The tragedy of King Richard III is (by desire) deferr'd till Friday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Demons Actor: Richardson, _Dupre
Role: Earth Actor: Richardson.

Dance: LLes Pasteurs Joyeux, as17430119

3168
02 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stede, Hayman, and Richard Neale. Tickets deliver'd out by Miss Ferguson and Miss Morrison will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

3169
19 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Containing an account of that notorious Pretender in the Reign of Henry VIII. Aith a short account of Lambert Simnel, a Pretender to the Crown, fostered in like manner by Richard Simon, a Priest of Oxfordshire, with many other Historical passages, similar to the present times [and a synoptic account of the play follows]. A reviv'd Historical Play (not acted in the Memory of Man, and written by an anonymous author, in Shakespeare's Style).--Daily Advertiser, 18 Dec. Prices, Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [These prices continue.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perkin Warbeck

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

3170
26 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: The Gentlemen and Ladies that had tickets for Mr W. Hallam's Benefit of Richard III [16 Dec.] and could not come in then, Mr Hallam hopes they will come this night and their Tickets will be admitted[repeated in bills for 27, 28, and 30 Dec.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Song: Brett

Dance: As17451028

3171
02 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: By Desire of the Officers of the two Regiments of the Tower Hamlets. Gentlemen and Ladies who had tickets for Mr W. Hallam's Benefit of Richard III and could not come then, Mr Hallam hopes they will come tonight, and their Tickets will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Song: Brett

Dance: As17460101

3172
04 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece written by Sir Richard Steele. Benefit Yates. Not acted in 40 years [see 8 Dec. 1703]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover; Or, The Ladies Friendship

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies Friendship Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Song-; II: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310 IV: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206

3173
29 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Richard Starkey, late of Goodman's Fields Wells, now a Prisoner in the Fleet, and having not the Opportunity to wait on his Friends

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17461124; Hornpipe-Williams

3174
18 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Salary list #300 5s. [increased to #50 11d. per day. Pay raised 5d., and Mrs Lowe added at 15s.]; Paid for 1000 cards for tickets #1 10s.; Paid for 28 extra supers for Macbeth, Richard and Dancers #1 8s.; Paid Mrs Hobson a bill 19s. 9d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #200 (Cross); #169 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Song: Master Mattocks

Ballet: TThe Savoyard Travellers. As17491110

3175
11 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 31 Dec. 1744.] The Tragedy of the Siege of Damascus is now in rehearsal at Covent Garden, in which Mr Barry will perform the part of Phocyas , being his first appearance in that character. And a Gentleman who never performed on any stage, will soon appear in the Character of Richard III

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus