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662 results for: Keyword - Sig and Signora Forti
We found 342 matches on Performance Comments, 212 matches on Performance Title, 160 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

176
12 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Hignesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Dryden. Receipts: #160 6s. (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, Mrs Porter again received #20 for her performance this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Dance: As17410207; Also Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

177
17 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: LL'Hydropique Amoreux-Fausan, Signora Fausan; The Peasants' Triumph, as17410212

178
19 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: II: Les Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan; III: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: A new Grand Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: The Peasants' Triumph, as17410212

179
23 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: #87 9s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Jacquez Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Tambourine Actor: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini
Role: Tyrolean Dance Actor: Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

Dance: TTyrolean-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

180
28 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, and Princess Augusta. Receipts: #158 15s. (Account Book); #170 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Salway; Cepheus-Leveridge; Ethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromeda-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Reinhold; Amazons-Mrs James, Miss Oates, Miss Davis, Miss Burgess, Miss Dodson, Miss Horsington, Mrs Villeneuve; Infernals-Leveridge, Villeneuve, DuPre, Richardson, Haughton, Delagarde, Destrade; Harlequin-Lun; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet de Chambre-James; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; with the Grand Dance in Momus: A Fawn-Haughton; Fawns-Richardson, Dupre, Oates, Delagarde; Country Lasses-Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington, Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; with Sailors-Villeneuve, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

181
02 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Benefit Mrs Woffington. Receipts: money #132 5s.; seals #55 1s. (Account Book); #190 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17401118, but Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Salway; Harry-Mullart; James-Anderson; Davy-Hippisley; Hellebore-Roberts; Robert-Harrington; Charlotte-Mrs Hale; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Salway
Role: James Actor: Anderson

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Les Matelotes-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

182
05 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17410302 II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Les Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan; IV: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: The Peasants' Triumph, as17410212

183
05 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #105 1s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). [Mrs Porter received #20 for acting this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17410219, but Dances-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini (Italian Peasants).
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini
Role: Tambourine Actor: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini
Role: Tyrolean Dance Actor: Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

Music: For Macbeth, As17400926, but Vocal Parts-_Stoppelaer

Dance: For Macbeth, Dancing, as17400926, but Desse; +Tyrolean Dance-Haughton, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

184
09 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: LLa Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; The Peasants' Triumph-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Mlle Chateauneuf

185
09 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Receipts: money #78 12s.; seals #81 10s. (Account Book); #162 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, Delane received a Free Benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Rosco
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel; III: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland; V: Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Song: In II: Roberts

186
10 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. For the better Accommodation of the Ladies, the Stage will be enclosed into an Amphitheatre, and formed into Boxes. Receipts: money #68 3s.; seals #135 11s. (Account Book); #202 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, Hippisley was charged #20 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

187
12 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Tickets at Mrs Horton's, at the Angel, in Bedford Street. Receipts: money #78; seals #81 17s. (Account Book); #160 (Rylands MS.). [Mrs Horton received a Free Benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule; Or, Love And Empire

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: LLouvre-Signora Barberini; French Peasant-Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

188
16 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: LLes Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan; A new dance-Muilment; The Peasants' Triumph, as17410212

189
16 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Benefit Ryan. Receipts: money #59 0s. 6d.; seals #100 6s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.) [Ryan received a Free Benefit. See also an Exchange of letters in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 9 and 10 March, concerning the alleged indecency of Blunt's undressing before the audience.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banished Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Tyrolean-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

190
17 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Benefit Michael Lally. [Tickets at Lally's House, in Great Russel Street, over-against Montagu-House.] Receipts: money #42 15s.; seals #163 9s. (Account Book); #180 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, Lally was charged #30 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Dance: TThe Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Yorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Louvre, Minuet-Lally, Signora Barberini

191
19 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: I: A new dance-Muilment; II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Les Masons & Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17410302

192
19 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #112 3s. (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.). Mrs Porter received #20 for this performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane
Role: Cassander Actor: Hale
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17410219, but Tyrolean Dance-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; Tambourine-_.
Cast
Role: Tyrolean Dance Actor: Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini
Role: Tambourine Actor: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Dance: A new Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

193
30 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit Cibber. [Tickets at Cibber's Lodgings at the Shell House in Spring Garden.] Receipts: money #65 15s. 6d.; seals #126 7s. (Account Book); #230 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Coupler-Hippisley; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Hallam; Lory-Oates; Surgeon-Neale; Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Hoyden (by Desire)-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17410302 but Harry-Anderson; James-Mullart.
Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Anderson
Role: Leander Actor: Salway

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Dance: I: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; III: A new Muzette, Tambourine-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; IV: Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

194
31 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By partiuclar Desire. Receipts: #119 8s. (Account Book); #130 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Followers Actor: Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne
Role: Rural Swain and Nymph Actor: Haughton, Mlle Roland

Dance: TTyrolean Dance-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

195
02 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Benefit Glover. [Tickets at Glover's, in Chandos Street.] Stage as 10 March. Receipts: money #45 4s.; seals #126 17s. [In the Account Book, the space for the nightly charge is blank.] #200 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Dance: I: French Peasants-Mechel; II: English Peasants-Glover, Mlle Mechel, Delagarde, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington; III: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Richardson, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve; IV: Serious Ballet-Glover, Mlle Mechel; V: Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Signora Barberini

196
03 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Stevens. Receipts: money #81 10s. 6d.; seals #85 15s. (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.). [Mrs Stevens was charged #60 for her benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Lady Lurewell-Mrs Stevens; Standard-Bridgwater; Beau Clincher-Cibber; Smugler-Hippisley; Vizard-Hale; Clincher Jr-Neale; Dicky-James; Errand-Clarke; Constable-Mullart; Lady Darling-Mrs James; Angelica-Mrs Vincent; Parly-Mrs Kilby; Sir Harry-(by particular Desire) Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Errand Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: LLes Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

197
06 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Lady Augusta. Benefit Lalauze. There will be no Building on the Stage. Receipts: money #97 5s.; seals #63 6s. (Account Book); #160 (Rylands MS.). [Lalauze was charged #50 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: (by Cby Command)The Jealous Farmer Outwitted; Harlequin a Statue

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

198
10 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: LLe Boufon-Fausan, Signora Fausan; The Peasants' Triumph, as17410212

199
14 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #78 3s. (Account Book); #110 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Followers Actor: Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne
Role: Rural Swain and Nymph Actor: Haughton, Mlle Roland

Dance: TTambourine, Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

200
15 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Milward

Dance: LLes Masons & Les Sabotiers, Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan