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3683 results for: Keyword - Richard Richardson
We found 2037 matches on Author, 880 matches on Performance Comments, 800 matches on Performance Title, 485 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2501
15 November 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

2502
14 January 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Afterpiece Title: Richard III

2503
08 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: LLe Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217; Musette, as17421209

2504
15 February 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Music: Kettle@Drums-Jo Baker; Handel's Water Piece-

2505
11 November 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

2506
01 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Coeur De Lion

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: III 1st piece: Dance, as17961019

Ballet: End 2nd piece: The Scotch Ghost. As17961112

2507
05 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Coeur De Lion

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

2508
25 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

2509
28 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, prompter. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, acted on 30 May as The Sailor's Carousal]. 3rd piece: The Scenery and Machinery by Richards, Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips, Lupino, and assistants. Times, 25 May: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 28, Drury-lane. Receipts: #288 18s. (123.9.6; 11.9.6; tickets: 153.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: Starboard Watch

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus or The Devil will have his Own

Performance Comment: The following is a short Description of part of the Scenery, Machinery and Decorations: I. A Representation of Tartarus, exhibiting the Punishments of Sisyphus, Tantalus, Ixion, Flagetus (designed and executed by Richards; music by Shield), in which scene is introduced The Serpentv (invented by Rich). Pillardoc-Clarke; Asmodous-Gray; Lucifer-Dyke; Orchus-Blurton; Belial-Linton; Ades-Street; II. The Study of Faustus (painted by Hodgins). Dr Faustus-Farley; Zany-Simmons; III. Landscape and Water-Mill (painted by Walmsley). Harlequin-Simpson; Pierrot-Follett; Miller-Hawtin; Miller's Wife-Miss Leserve; Colombine-Mlle St.Amand; Philidel (the Celestial Spirit)-Miss Wheatley. IV. A View of a Country Inn. Trick Bull and Dog. V. View of Smithfield on a Market Day. VI. The Garden of Faustus (painted by Pugh). Festoons of Flowers ascend. A Dance of Statues. VII. A Street. Two Trick Sedan Chairs (invented by Hodgins). VIII. A Farm Yard, which changes to a Chinese Bridge, in which will be introduced the celebrated Piece of Machinery, The Peacockv (conducted by Sloper). IX. A Tobacco Warehouse, which changes to a Golden Equestrian Figure (by Roubiliac). X. The Infernal Regions, and a Shower of Fire. XI. The Temple of Glory.

Song: In course: The High Mettled Racer (composed by Dibdin)-Incledon; Patents all the Rage-Munden; The Beggar, as17980525; Duetto-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: In course of Evening: solo on the Union Pipes-Murphy; accompanied on the Harp-Weippert

Entertainment: Vaudeville.In 3rd piece: [By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus [Charles Dibdin and Charles Hughes] [the celebrated Smith will ge thro' his wonderful Performances on the Slack Rope-Smith

2510
21 September 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: K

Performance Comment: Richard III. King Richard-Henderson; King Henry-Clarke; Richmond-Wroughton; Buckingham-Hull; Stanley-Fearon; Tressel-Farren; Prince Edward-Master Farley; Duke of York-Master Simmons; Norfolk-Booth; Lieutenant-Cubitt; Catesby-Davies; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Gardner; Oxford-Helme; Lady Anne-Miss Ranoe; Duchess of York-Miss Platt; Queen-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: . King Richard Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Rosin a

2511
08 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: K

Performance Comment: Richard III. As17770807.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

2512
11 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: K

Performance Comment: Richard III. As17770807.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

2513
12 January 1669 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Richard ye Third. Coriolanus. Andronicus. Julius Ceaser. The Moore of Venice [Othello]. Anthony & Clopatra. Cymbelyne. The Doubtfull Heire [Rosania; or, Love's Victory, by James Shirley]. The Impostor. The Brothers. The Sisters. The Cardinall. The Duke of Lerma. The Duke of Millan. Alphonso. The vnnaturall Cumbat. The Gardian. Aglaura. Arviragus & Philitia 1st pt. Arviragus & Philitia 2d pt. The Spartan Ladyes. The Bashfull Lover. Bussy D'Amboys. Brenoralt [or, The Discountented Colonel]. Country Captaine. The Variety. The Emperour of ye East. The Deserveing ffavorett. The Goblins. The ffatall Dowry. The Lost Lady. The Devell of Edmonton. More Desemblers then Weomen. The Mayor of Quinborough. The Northen Lasse. The Novella. Osmond ye Great Turke [or, The Noble Servant]. The Roman Actor. The Widdow. The Widdows Teares

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comment Continued

2514
August 1681 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: Richard Shore paid #5 for space at Bartholomew Fair. See Rosenfeld, Theatre of the London Fairs, p. 6

Performances

2515
08 August 1691 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: Richard Lapthorne, 8 Aug. 1691: Bartholomew faire by order of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen is to bee kept but for 3 days this yeare because its a season of great debauchery and therefore they think a fortnight to bee too long a space and it seemes according to the originall Institution it was to continue no longer then three dayes (R. J. Kerr and I. C. Duncan, The Portledge Papers [London, 1928], p. 118.

Performances

2516
02 April 1696 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Richard Pope to Thomas Coke, 2 April 1696:...play-house, where there has been two or three intolerable plays acted that had nothing to recommend them but their newness (HMC, 12th Report, Cowper MSS., Voluee II [London, 1888], p. 360)

Performances

2517
25 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Richard Coeur de Lion [announced on playbill of 24 Jan.] isis deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Receipts: #225 9s. 6d. (177.11.0; 46.13.0; 1.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

2518
25 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Richard Coeur de Lion [advertised on playbill of 24 Mar.] is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Receipts: #80 10s. (65.17.0; 13.7.6; 1.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

2519
06 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Deception Author(s): Elizabeth Richardson

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: As17790417

2520
12 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Deception Author(s): Elizabeth Richardson

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

2521
27 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Deception Author(s): Elizabeth Richardson

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: As17790417

2522
26 January 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Deception Author(s): Elizabeth Richardson

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

2523
29 January 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Deception Author(s): Elizabeth Richardson

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

2524
23 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: I: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; II: Richardson, Miss Rogers; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Je ne scay quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Kilkenny-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

2525
26 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: I: Richardson, Miss Rogers; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger