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952 results for: Keyword - Shakespear
We found 929 matches on Event Comments, 20 matches on Performance Comments, 7 matches on Roles/Actors, 6 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

701
20 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Milward. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. [Stage enclosed, at 17 March. Tickets at Milward's House, No. 15, Craven Buildings, lower end of Drury Lane.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Related Works
Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Mock-Lawyer

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; V: Ballet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: The last new Song-Mrs Clive by Handel (17 March)

702
29 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: I: Song-Beard; as end V 25 March; V: Would You Taste the Noon@Tide (Comus)-Miss Edwards

Dance: In IV: Muilment

703
07 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Afterpiece. As 8 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Related Works
Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Dance: In II: Tambourines-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; IV: Muilment

704
21 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets at Hallam's House, Leman Street, Goodman's Fields.] Afterpiece: As 18 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Music: As17400101, but Vocal Parts-_Roberts

705
23 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: In Two Dramatick Dialogues, written by D@@Swift, [Compiler unknown. Apparently not published. Tickets for Lowe also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Polite Conversation: Morning, or Tea-chat; Noon, or Table-Talk a-la-mode

706
30 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Mrs Chetwood. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin. There will be no Building on the Stage. [Tickets at Chetwood's, No. 11, Wild Court, Wild Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Song: I: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Russian Sailor-Desnoyer; V: Les Characteres de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf; Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

707
09 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Havard, the Author. Mainpiece: Written in Imitation of Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Historical Play [king Charles I]

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Livier; D: Muilment

Song: I: The Noon Tide Air (Comus)-Miss Edwards

708
30 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

709
16 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered from Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

710
26 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #54 8s. 6d. (Account Book); #70 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: With the Original Musick-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Salway, Roberts, Thompson, Stoppelaer, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers, Mrs James, Mrs Vincent

Dance: Dancing-Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre, Bencraft, Master Oates

711
13 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: LLe Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; Peasant Dance-Nivelon, lately arrived from Paris, with Desse, Leviez, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Wright, Mrs Thompson

712
14 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Admission: 5s. 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow; or, The Rival Sisters

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Nivelon

713
15 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: Peasant Dance-Nivelon, as17401013

714
24 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #31 (Account Book); #30 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers

Dance: As17401023

715
05 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #53 5s. 6d. (Account Book); #30 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Music: As17400926

Dance: As17400926

716
13 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written Originally by Shakespear, and revised and adapted to the Stage by Mr Theobald. Receipts: #129 19s. 6d. (Account Book); #130 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

717
20 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Forty Years. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

718
22 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Daily Advertiser, 22 Dec.: On Saturday last was performed...As you like it; the extraordinary Applause it met with, is a strong Proof of the Merit of that immortal Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan; III: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

719
26 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: French Peasants-Nivelon, Mlle Duval; V: Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Ballet: I: The Enchanted Garden. As17401215, but Magician-Leviez

720
27 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Dance: I: French Peasants, as17401226; III: L'Allamande, as17401222; V: Grand Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

721
29 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Dance: I: Grand Ballet of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; II:Le Chasse de Dian (a new Grand Serious Ballet)- Diane a la Chasse-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

722
30 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Diane a la Chasse, as17401229; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan

723
31 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Dance: As17401230

724
01 January 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Dance: I: French Peasants-Nivelon, Mlle Duval; III: Grand Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

725
02 January 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Diane a la Chasse, as17401229; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan