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100 results for: Keyword - Sig Ballard
We found 48 matches on Event Comments, 30 matches on Performance Comments, 24 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
21 March 1719 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command. The Concert will be perform'd in a Magnificent Triumphant Scenev, exceeding 30 Foot in Length any Scene ever seen before. Painted by Sig Roberto Clerici. The Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Robinson (late Mrs Turner), Benedetto Baldassari; Cantata she sung in her own Concert, by Sig Artilio Ariosti-Mrs Robinson

2
29 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations for the dances. [No after money.] The New Grand Ballet, call'd the Turkish Pirate, and the Comic Entertainment of Dancing, the Laundress's Visiting Day were perform'd last Monday at Drury Lane, with uncommon applause. The Scenery was well contriv'd, the habits very elegant, and the dance in a taste particularly agreeable. The comic entertainment is a fine piece of low humour, the various characters were well represented and afforded a great deal of Mirth; Sig Salomon especially, in the character of the woman's taylor, show'd a great deal of a good comedian as well as an excellent dancer, and the whole was greatly approv'd of.--London Courant; or New Advertiser, 31 Dec

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Dance: New Grand Dance call'd The Turkish Pirate; or a descent on the Grecian Coast-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sig Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son; Also a New Entertainment call'd the Laundress's Visiting Day-Sg Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sga Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son

3
11 December 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Cast
Role: particularly a Piece Actor: Signor Spoonatissimo on an Instrument dug out of the Ruins of Herculaneumv, much used by the Ancient Romans, and celebrated by Virgil in his Georgics

Afterpiece Title: Animal Pantomime

Performance Comment: Pantomime Entertainment. The Animal Comedians brought from Italy by Sig Ballard.

4
14 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: Lowe

Dance: Sig Leonardi; Siga Bettini, 1st appearance

5
15 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: Sig Leonardi, Siga Bettini

6
08 September 1746 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Audlin; Or, The Merchant's Daughter Of Brastol; With The Comical Humours Of Roger, Antonio's Man

Song: Batt Platt, the original Mad Tom

Dance: Sig and Signora Capuchino, Mynheer Drollelo, being children lately arrived from Holland, who never appeared on any Stage

7
28 March 1721 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Serenata by Sig Cavalliero Allessandro Scarlatti-Sig Francisco Bernardi Senesino, Signora Durastanti, Mrs Anastasia Robinson, Signora Salvai, Sig Boschi

8
02 April 1707 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: By direction of Sig Francisco Conti, the Consort of Musick-Sig Francisco Conti for her Majesty, and which he had the Honour to perform at court upon the Union-day; Singing-La Signiora Margaretta the Baroness, Il Signior Valentino; and there is to be several Instrumetns, and the said Great Theorbo, La Mandelitta an Instrument hitherto unknown-Signior Conti

9
22 March 1727 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: particular Entertainment of Musick-Sig Castrucci, who will perform several; Concertos and Solos of his own Composition-Sig Castrucci; Concerto of the famous Corelli-

10
14 January 1731 @ Academy of Vocal and Instrumental Music

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Madrigal for 5 Voices by Abbot Stefani, late President of the Academy-; A Piece of Vocal and Instrumental Musick by Sig Faux, Chapel Master to the Emperor-; A Madrigal for 5 Voices by Sig Antonio Lotti, Chapel Master to the Doge of Venice-; Mr Handell's Great Te Deum, J`bilate-

11
15 December 1739 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto

Music: Several Concertos for several Instruments-; Intermix'd with a Variety of Chosen Airs of the best Masters in Italy-; The Whole divided into Three Parts To which (by Desire) will be added, The Famous Salve Regina-Sig Hasse, Sig Carestini

12
05 July 1721 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Durastanti. At 7 p.m. Admission as 14 June

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; Particularly, Two new Cantatas by Mr Hendel and Sig Sandoni-; Four Songs, Six Duettos by the famous Signor Stefan-Signora Durastanti, Signor Senesino

13
04 May 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Music: Solo on Violin-Sig Bitte of his own Composition

Dance: Hornpipe-Jones

14
22 April 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Music: Select Piece-Sig Carbonelly on the Stage

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

15
12 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Song: Singing in Italian-Rochetti

Music: Solo on Bass Viol-Sig Chelleri, being the first Time of his appearing on the English Stage

16
06 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly the 8th concerto of Sig Corelli-

Dance: As17250504

17
21 May 1729 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Particularly several Pieces on Hautboy the famous-Sig St.Martin of Milan, just arrived from the Court of Brussels

18
19 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Music: Concerto by Sig Visconti-Charke, others

Song: II: As17310427

Dance: IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: Gondolier and Courtezan-Young Lally, Miss Brett; End afterpiece: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

19
24 April 1732 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing-Miss Young, Hull; Violoncello-Sig Pasquale (appearing in public for the first time); The rest of the Instruments-the performers of Germiniani's Concert

20
27 May 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Music: A Piece of Musick upon the Common Flute by a Gentleman, composed by Sig Valesciene

Dance: Two Pierrots by F. Tench and Davenport. Scotch Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann

21
14 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Dance: I: Clown-Nivelon; III: Peasant Dance-Lalauze; V: Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentationfor the Loss of Sig Sensino-Roberts; IV: Beard

22
22 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: LLe Genereux Corsaire-Sig and Siga Fausan; only; but see17411214 Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17411128

23
03 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: II: Peasant-Cooke; IV: Comic Ballet-Cooke, Sig Campioni

24
02 April 1753 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Oratorio by Mr Handel. Benefit for Signora Frasi; To begin at 7 p.m. Prices: Pit and Boxes at half a guinea each; Gallery 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: Organ-Stanley; First Violin-Sig Giardini

25
13 May 1767 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Manasseh

Music: CConcerto on violin-Sig Giardini