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9793 results for: Keyword - Sir Francis Child
We found 6457 matches on Performance Comments, 2610 matches on Author, 1169 matches on Event Comments, 941 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4526
15 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Clarke
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson.

4527
10 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Clarke
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson.

4528
10 February 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Child Actor: Master Tokely

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Clarke
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson.

Song: As17991122

4529
19 March 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian King Of Portugal

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Miss Schoolding, Miss Francis; A new Passacaille-Miss Francis

Song: As17181006

4530
27 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: delaGarde, delaGarde's Two Sons, Mrs Bullock, Miss Francis; DelaGarde's new Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock, delaGarde's Two Sons; A new Passicaile-Miss Francis

Song: As17181006

4531
01 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End I 1st piece: a new Hibernian Dance, The Rakes of Mallow-Jackson, Miss Francis (1st appearance), others; End II: a new Dance, The Sports of the Green or The Rivals Reconcil'd-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Francis, Miss Besford; 2nd Piece: the original Sailor's Dance, as17810402

Song: 2nd piece to conclude: with a Grand Antigallican Procession[in Honour of St. George's Day [23 Apr.], in which-; Rule Britannia-Reinhold; [the Procession to close with Britannia brought in a Triumphal Car, attended by Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, drawn by six boys representing the Young Gentlemen of the Maritime School, and attended by Mars and Neptune; after which will be display'd the famous Transparency of St. George and the Dragonv, executed by Cipriani; to conclude with: Britons Strike Home-Mrs Kennedy, [with the original chorus

Ballet: End IV: a Grand Pantomimical Pastoral Welch Dance St. David's Day; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters

Performance Comment: David's Day; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters.

4532
20 August 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Essex, Mrs Lucas; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bignell; Dame Ragondes and her 8 Children-Nevelong, 8 more; The Right Irish Trot-Goodwin

4533
25 January 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Song: That celebrated Dialogue-Boman, Pack, A Drunken Officer and a Town Miss, originally performed in The Mad Lover; A Country Dialogue-Mrs Willis, Short; A new Trumpet Song composed by Eccles-Davis

Dance: The last new Entry-Firbank, Firbank's Scholar; Blowsabella-Prince, Mrs Clark; Comic dances-Prince, others; A Right Irish Trot-a child of five years

4534
26 November 1713 @ Tennis Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: Mr Gibbons's Company of French Rope Dancers; where you will see stiff Rope-little Child (about two Years and a half old) perform such wonderful things, as is surprising to all that behold him; extraordinary Dancing on the stiff Rope-A Young Maiden who dances to Admiration; Dancing on the Rope, Playing on the Violin-the famous Scaramouch lately come from France, who turns himself as if he was going on the Ground; Walking on the Slack Rope after the Italian manner-A Young Man; Lastly Tumbles-The Famous Gibbon who has had the honour to perform before most of the Courts in Europe, for Lightness, and Agility, far beyond what has ever yet been seen; You will likewise be entertained with good Musick-

4535
23 October 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Dance: A New Dance-Moreau, Mrs Schoolding; A Serious Dance-Salle, Mlle Salle, Salle's Sister, the Two Children from the Opera at Paris

4536
24 March 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Sham Astrologer A Parrot A Child A Statue And A Chimney Sweeper

Dance: Danjeville

4537
26 March 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Sham Astrologer A Parrot A Child A Statue And A Chimney Sweeper

Afterpiece Title: The Reasonable Animals

Dance: A singular new Entertainment by Danjeville, at the Request of several Persons of Quality

4538
05 April 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin The Mock Astrologer A Statue A Chimney Sweeper A Child And A Parrot

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Merry Spirit

Entertainment: Tumbling-the famous Tumblers just arriv'd from Paris

4539
25 August 1722 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Broken Heart They Are All With Child Or A Trick To Catch The Old One

4540
14 October 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Vellum-Hippisley; Sir George-Ryan; Phantom-Walker; Tinsel-Egleton; Burler-Spiller; Coachman-Bullock Sr; Gardener-H. Bullock; Lady Truman-Mrs Vincent; Abigail-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Magician or Harlequin a Director

Song: The Children on the Ice-

4541
16 December 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: Original Song-Mrs Hill

Dance: Two Children, Scholars to Mrs Roussau

4542
13 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood, the Prompter. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: With all the Decorations of Flyings, Rising, Sinkings, and Dances proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches Or Teague O Divelly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Music: Witches' Musick Vocal and Instrumental by the late Mr Barret-; One of Witches-Mrs Heron; Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: A Punch and His Wife-Two Children who never appear'd on the Stage before

4543
04 November 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Magician or Harlequin a Director

Song: TThree Children on the Ice-

4544
20 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Dance: Mr Sandham's Children, who never appeared on any Stage before; La Folette, as17250928

4545
27 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Johnson

Dance: Sandham's Children; particularly a Punch-the Boy; La Folette, as17250928

4546
27 April 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond Sr. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Dance: End II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Sandham's Children; III: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; IV: Turkish Dance-Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Haughton, Duplessis

4547
06 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: PPastoral-Miss Rogers, a Child of Nine Years of Age, Scholar to Mlle Salle, it being the first Time of her APpearance on the Stage; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle

4548
04 August 1736 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Of Merlin The British Enchanter Or The Child Has Found His Father

4549
19 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: In I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; I: Serious Dance, concluding with a Minuet-two Misses Scott; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Comic Dance-called Punch in Love with Dame Ragonde Accompanied by her Children-Nivelon, Lalauze, both in Wooden Shoes

Song: III: A New Song-Beard

4550
15 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Poitier. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Tickets at Poitier's House in Brownlow Street, near Hanover Street, Long Acre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Hale; Scrub-Hippisley; Bonniface-Mullart; Foigard-Rosco; Sullen-Bridgwater; Gibbet-Neale; Sir Charles-Salway; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Dorinda-Mrs Hale; Cherry-Mrs Vincent; Lady Bountiful-Mrs James; Gipsy-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Salway

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder; II: Serious Dance-Master Charles Poitier; a Child of Five Years Old, the first time of his appearing on the Stage. III: Serious Dance-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder; IV: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Master Charles Poitier; End Afterpiece: Minuet-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Charles Poitier

Song: II: Duet-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Music: V: By Desire, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier