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10545 results for: Keyword - Sir Richard Steele
We found 6444 matches on Performance Comments, 3583 matches on Author, 1312 matches on Event Comments, 1154 matches on Performance Title, and 3 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
08 January 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Mrs Pendarves to Mrs Ann Granville, 8 Jan.: I was this morning regaled with Mr Handel's new opera called Arminius, it was rehearsed at Covent Garden.--Delany, Autobiography, I, 587

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Earth Actor: Richardson

52
01 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Berry
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Berry

Music: In II: Solo on the Violin-Riggs

Dance: II: Muilment; V: Tambourine-Mlle Roland

53
29 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miller, By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere.[Tickets at Miller's in Clare Street, Clare-Market.] Daily Post,29 March: The Actors of the several Theatres are in no small Pain about the present Act depending in the House of Commons call'd the Vagrant Act, for fear of being deem'd Vagabonds; and are therefore perpetually soliciting their Friends for a Clause in their Favour,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Harper
Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17370319 but Leander-Stoppelaer; Sir Jasper-Shepard.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard.

54
30 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter. By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Harper
Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Minuet-Rector, Mrs Anderson; III: Grand Ballet-Denoyer; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment; V: Grand Ballet of Sailors-Mlle Roland

55
07 January 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17380103

56
16 January 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17380103

57
27 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Turbutt

Music: Select Pieces-; In II: Solo on the Violin-

Dance: III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Flanderkins, as17380120 V: Ballet, as17380120

58
06 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Henry Plowman. By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Song: Roberts; Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

Related Works
Related Work: The Blind Lady Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Surprisal Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Indian Queen Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Great Favourite; or, The Duke of Lerma Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Slighted Maid Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: The Step-Mother Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

59
08 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Tho. Parry, formerly a Wine-Merchant in Crutched-Fryars. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: A new dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; A Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; A Serious Dance-Mlle Roland

60
05 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 27 Nov. 1738. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Song: Beard

61
08 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: See17381009, but Harlequin-Hays; Genius-Leveridge, Salway; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade-Miss Young; Furies-Richardson, Villeneuve, Thompson, Desse, Dupre; Harlequin Man and Woman-Desse, Miss Oates; Pierot Man and Woman-Richardson, Thompson; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Villeneuve, Mrs LeBrun; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Dupre, Mlle Ozanne; Miller-Bencraft; siller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Furies Actor: Richardson, Villeneuve, Thompson, Desse, Dupre
Role: Pierot Man and Woman Actor: Richardson, Thompson

Dance: By Desire, aHornpipe-Yates

62
01 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Arthur

Dance: II: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: Glover's Grand Ballet-Mlle Anne Roland

Song: End Afterpiece: Song in parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Roberts; with a Grand Chorus-

Related Works
Related Work: The Blind Lady Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Surprisal Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Indian Queen Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Great Favourite; or, The Duke of Lerma Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Slighted Maid Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: The Step-Mother Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton

Ballet: V: The Reprizal. As17391015

63
20 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. [Tickets at Mrs Horton's Lodgings, the Angel in Bedford Street, Covent Garden.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: Peasants-French Boy and Girl; II: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

64
18 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Beville Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

65
31 October 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Nump's Courtship; or, Love Makes the Painter Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Accomplished Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Song: As17151028

Dance: Wade, Prince

Related Works
Related Work: Trappolin Supposed a Prince Author(s): Sir Aston Cokayne

66
12 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By John Hughes.] A New Musical Masque, perform'd all in English. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones

Dance: As17151122

67
10 February 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: As17151029

68
20 December 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Denoye, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger

69
16 April 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Dance:

70
22 October 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Dance:

71
17 December 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Dance:

72
17 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miller. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

73
25 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Afterpiece: [By Theophilus Cibber.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Sir William-Corey; Patie-Mrs Roberts; Roger-Cibber Jr; Glaud-Fielding; Symon-A. Hallam; Peggy-Miss Raftor; Jenny-Miss M. Vaughan; Margery-Mrs Shireburn; Prologue-Cibber Jr; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber, Dress'd like a Petit Maitre.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Corey

74
23 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: MMinuet-Denoyer, Mrs Booth; Miss Robinson

75
21 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Shireburn, Wright, Miss Norris. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Booth, Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Robinson; particularly The Masques-; Highland Dance-a Native of that Country , for his Diversion

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): Richard Jones