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4044 results for: Keyword - Samuel Foote
We found 3835 matches on Author, 314 matches on Performance Comments, 217 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3876
19 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Mr Foote Gives Tea

Dance: NNew Dutch Dance, as17531117

3877
20 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Mr Footes Tea

Dance: I: A New Dutch Dance, as17531117

3878
26 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief Or The Husbands Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: End: A Comic Lecture; or, Tea a-la-Mode, in the manner of Foote-Wilkinson; The Cries of London-Shuter; End Afterpiece: the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the Order of British Bucks-Mr Shuter; with the whimsical behaviour of Choice Spirits, and Mons Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-

3879
29 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Entertainment: M$Mr Foote's Epilogue to the Minor-Master Summers, a child 4 years old

3880
11 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Samuel Humphreys

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Entertainment: End: Interlude taken from Foote's Comedy of Taste: Lady Pentweazle-The Young Gentleman (who performed it last year at Drury Lane Theatre)

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. As17720424[Sixfold Hornpipe, as17720424

3881
09 October 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquette Or The Mistakes Of The Heart

Afterpiece Title: The True Born Irishman or The English Sailors and Soldiers in America

Dance: End IV: a Hornpipe-Miller

Entertainment: ImitationsEnd: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical,-Decastro ; several new ones, and those which Foote introduced him in before their Majesties

3882
12 February 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Elysium Or Foote Weston And Shuter In The Shades as Performed For Wilsons Benefit Last Season At The Above Theatre on 10 Aug

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Twistings and Twinings or Teas the Twaddle

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: 3rd piece to conclude with Tippee against Twaddle by Wilson

Monologue: 1785 02 12 Following the Singing Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an ass, by Wilson. imitations. End of Act I of 4th piece Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by way of Dialogue. A Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified]) will take off the Speakers, and Decastro will take off the Singers, with a Dying Scene. After which, Plank, the carpenter, will take them both off

3883
24 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Will And No Will Or Wits Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: Trials of the Heart

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Song: End 2nd piece: The Country Club-Bannister Jun.; In 3rd piece: In the dead of the Night-Mrs Jordan

Entertainment: Monologue End: Foote's Prologue to The Author-King; in which is introduced the well-known Fable of The Man the Boy and the Ass-King

3884
19 July 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Entertainment: Monologue End: a monody, The Shadows of Shakespeare; or, Shakespeare's Characters doing Homage to Garrick (written by Samuel Jackson? Pratt)-Browne

3885
02 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Actors only: Foote, Baddeley, Millar, Davis, Yates, Weston, Marr, Gardiner, Obrien, Miss E. Ambrose, Miss Cockayne, Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance any stage. Old Philpot-Yates; Young Philpot-Foote; Wilding-O'Brien; Sir Jasper Wilding-Baddeley; Dapper=-Weston; Maria-a Young Gentlewoman (Miss Elliott); Corinna-Miss Cockayne (Genest, IV, 617); Also unassigned-Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: Entertainments of Dancing-Master Rogie, Miss Capitani

3886
11 May 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Morning Lectures

Performance Comment: Lectures on English Oratory-Mr Foote; On which Occasion, together with several new Subjects, will be produced two Specimens of Bar Oratory: First the Trial of Fanny Phanton-; for Scratching and Fluttering. The other, of Mr Foote for libelling Peter Paragraph-, lately imported from another Kingdom.
Cast
Role: Lectures on English Oratory Actor: Mr Foote
Role: of Mr Foote for libelling Peter Paragraph Actor: , lately imported from another Kingdom.

3887
01 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Foote; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Woffington; Parly-Mrs Macklin; Col Standard-Delane; Smuggler-Taswell; Beau Clincher-Yates; Clincher Jun.-Neale; Vizard-Havard; Dicky-Ray; Tom Errand-Leigh; Constable-Turbutt; Angelina-Mrs Mills; Lady Darling-Mrs Bridges.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Song: II: Lowe; V: Britons never will be Slaves-Lowe, Mrs Arne

3888
14 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Foote; Varoles-Blakes; Berinthia-Mrs Woffington; Amanda-Miss Furnival; Loveless-Giffard; Worthy-Delane; Coupler-Collins; Sir Tunbelly-Taswell; Young Fashion-Mozeen; Lory-Neale; Bull-Woodburn; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Ridout; Nurse-Mrs Bridges.
Cast
Role: Lord Foppington Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: II: Mechel; IV: Mlle Mechel

Song: V: a Chorus song- [set by Handel, for the Gentlemen Volunteers of the City of London, Stand around, my brave boys written by John Lockman (Deutsch, Handel, p. 624)]

3889
25 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Foote; Vellum-Yates; Butler-Neale; Gardener-Barrington; Sir George-Mills; Fantome-Mozeen; Coachman-J. Sparks; Lady Trueman-Mrs Mills; Abigail-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Tinsel Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed

Dance: II: Mechel

Song: IV: The Subscription-Lowe

3890
11 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty Fashion-Foote; Loveless-Giffard; Sir William Wisewood-Taswell; Elder Worthy-Havard; Young Worthy-Mills; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Ann-Miss Cole; Narcissa-Mrs Woffington; Snap-Yates; Sly-Neale; Lawyer-Woodburn; Porter-Gray; Amanda-Miss Furnival.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Fashion Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: IV: Lowe

3891
13 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Mills; Others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Woodburn, Neale, Usher, Winstone, Goodfellow, Simson, Ray, I. Sparks, Wright, Miss Minors, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Yates; With additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Britons Strike Home-Lowe

Dance: V: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

3892
24 February 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Brass-Macklin; Dick-Foote; Moneytrap-Yates; Gripe-Taswell; Clarissa-Mrs Woffington; Flippanta-Mrs Clive; Corinna-Miss Edwards; Araminta-Mrs Mills; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Cloggit-Mrs Bridges; Mrs Clive will introduce in her character the song of The Life of a Belle;To conclude with aNew Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: II: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206 V: Grand Dance, as17460206

3893
17 March 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Elder Loveless-Mills; Younger Loveless-Foote; Savil-Yates; Morecraft-Taswell; Sir Roger-Macklin; Captain-Blakes; Poet-Collins; Lady-Mrs Woffington; Abigail-Mrs Macklin; Welford-Havard; Traveller-Goodfellow; Martha-Miss Edwards; Widow-Mrs Cross; With an Epilogue in the Character of a Female Volunteer,-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Younger Loveless Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206 V: Muilment

3894
04 December 1746 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: [Othello-Foote] The Other Parts-Young Actors.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Foote

3895
20 April 1747 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 1s. 6d. [Usual concert formula. See letter to today's Daily Advertiser wherein Foote is threatened with being horsewhipped if he puts on his Diversions. This is part of Foote's publicity program.] Several of Miss Cymber's Friends [at the Play Jane Shore] mistaking the House for the Theatre in James St., are desir'd to observe this is facing the Opera House in the Haymarket.--General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

3896
28 April 1747 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Foote thinks it his Duty to return Thanks to his Friends for the great Honour they did him Yesterday, and begs the Favour of their Company this Day at Twelve o'Clock on the same Occasion. It is desir'd by several Persons of Quality, that (to prevent confusion at going out) the Ladies and Gentlemen would pay for their Chocolate going in. [Repeated 29, 30 April.] [See Daily Advertiser on 30 April for Ed. Pinchbeck's objections against Foote's program.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Diversions Of The Morning

Related Works
Related Work: The Diversions of a Morning; or, A Dish of Chocolate Author(s): Samuel Foote
Related Work: The Diversions of a Morning Author(s): Samuel Foote

3897
01 June 1747 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the request of several Persons who are desirous of spending an Hour with Mr Foote, but find the Time inconvenient, instead of Chocolate in the Morning, Mr Foote's Friends are desir'd to drink a Dish of Tea with him, at half an Hour after Six in the Evening. [Repeated 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 June (Positively the last Day. At the Desire of Qeveral People of Quality).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Diversions Of The Morning

Related Works
Related Work: The Diversions of a Morning; or, A Dish of Chocolate Author(s): Samuel Foote
Related Work: The Diversions of a Morning Author(s): Samuel Foote

3898
23 November 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Bridges; Kings of Brentfort-Stoppelaer, Paget; Prince Prettyman-Ridout; Gent. Usher-Collins; Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Dunstall; Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightening-Miss Morrison; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Roberts; Amarillis-Miss Hippisley; Chloris-Mrs Bland; Pallas-Storer; the Sing@Song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge; Players, Soldiers (horse and foot), Heralds, Cardinals, Judges, Serjeant's at Arms-the rest of the Comedians; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Bencraft, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge; Also an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Foote

3899
18 April 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [For the Relief of the Sufferers by a late Calamity...at his Auction-Room late the Little Theatre in the Hay-Market Mr Foote will exhibit for the satisfaction the curious a choice Collection of Pictures, all warranted Originals, and entirely new. To begin at twelve noon. [Cross, Fielding, II, 89, states that Foote mimicked Fielding as "Trottplaid" on this date.] Daily Advertiser, 28 April: It being represented unto this Court, that several Common Players of Interludes, Gamesters...have for several Years used and accustomed to assemble and meet together at several Fairs or pretended Fairs, held in this County of Middlesex, not warranted by Law, to wit, Tottenham Court Fair, Hampstead Fair, in Holborn Division, the Shepherd's Bush Fair in Kensington Division, Mile-End Fair and Bow-Fair, commonly called Green-Goose Fair, in the Tower Division, and May Fair in Westminster Division

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Collection Auction Of Pictures

3900
21 April 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Fourth Day. We hear, there will be an Execution this Day at the Puppet Show in Panton Street near the Haymarket [Mlle delaNash]; and as Mr Foote hath thought proper , instead of Tea to give Punch, Mr Punch will give Foote (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auction Of Pictures