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17201 results for: Keyword - Sir John Vanburghi
We found 11245 matches on Author, 6630 matches on Performance Comments, 1685 matches on Event Comments, 676 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

301
19 March 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17170110, but Sir John-Keene; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Keene
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Song: Leveridge, Cook

Related Works
Related Work: The Death of Captain Cook Author(s): Sir George Collier
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich

Dance: As17170125

302
21 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Original Weekly Journal, 21 Dec.: The Perjuror...'tis said, is set up in Opposition to that of the Nonjuror, but has not met with nigh the Applause and Success of the latter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17171209, but Sir John-Keene.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Keene.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Song: As17171126

Dance: As17171022

303
15 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17180120, but Sir John-Keene; Mademoiselle-Mrs Moreau.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Keene
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Related Works
Related Work: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine Author(s): John Rich

Dance: Moreau, Cook, Cook Jr, Pelling, Newberry, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith

Related Works
Related Work: The Death of Captain Cook Author(s): Sir George Collier

304
20 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17190131 but Sir John-Quin; Mademoiselle-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: 7190131 but Sir John Actor: Quin
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Willis; Ballad of Sally-Mrs Willis

Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich

Dance: As17190113

305
15 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Nivelon. Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #41 17s.; tickets #51 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Quin
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Flag Dance-Nivelon; Dutch Boor-Nivelon

Song: Mrs Barbier; Vocal Musick-proper to the Play Leveridge, Legar

306
20 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benfit Wilmer and Redfern, Boxkeepers. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #5 6s.; tickets #88 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Quin
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Song: With New Songs proper to the Play-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: Nivelon, Salle, Mlle Salle, Mrs Bullock

307
15 September 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Revised by the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Constant-Wilks; Heartfree-Booth ; Sir John-Cibber; Rake-Bridgwater; Bully-Harper; Justice-Shepard; Razor-Miller; Taylor-Griffin; Lady Brute-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Cibber; Belinda-Mrs Booth; Mademoiselle-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

308
25 March 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: Mrs Booth, Thurmond, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson Jr

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Harlequin Sheppard Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: The Dumb Farce Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphosis Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Harlequin's Triumph Author(s): John Thurmond

309
13 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command.Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. The King, Queen, Prince William, and three Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

310
22 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: See17290419 but Parts-Johnson, Miller, Norris, Griffin, Mrs Mills, Mrs Wetherilt; With the usual Song-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: 7290419 but Parts Actor: Johnson, Miller, Norris, Griffin, Mrs Mills, Mrs Wetherilt
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

Related Works
Related Work: The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex Author(s): John Banks

311
17 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

312
16 March 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. This is the last Benefit Mrs Barbier will have in England. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #53 9s. 6d.; tickets #74 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Quin
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis (last Interlude)

Song: Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers

313
08 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-

314
29 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman and Mrs Berriman. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #16 1s.; tickets #117 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Quin
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Momus Turn'd Fabulist; or, Vulcan's Wedding Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Arcadia; or, The Shepherd's Wedding Author(s): John Stanley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Music: Vocal Music proper to the Play,-Leveridge, Laguerre

Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; A new Pierrot and Pierrette by de St.Luce-de St.Luce, Pelling; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

315
25 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Rainton, Mrs Walter; III: Last new Dance-Miss Robinson; V: Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth

316
27 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Shepard and Corey. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: Mrs Booth; Dutchman and his Wife-Roger, Rainton; Gardener and his Wife-Rainton, Mrs Walter; Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett

Song: Signora Meriggi's Favourite Song in Porus-Miss Raftor

317
03 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17310315 but Sir John-Quin; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: 7310315 but Sir John Actor: Quin
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Song: SSince Times are so Bad (Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: SSaraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Mlle Salle; A new Grand Dance-Glover, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Miss Pelling, Mrs Ogden; in which Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Poitier

318
02 October 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace; Nell-Miss Raftor; Servants-Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

319
19 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Saunderson, who never appear'd on this Stage before

Dance:

320
22 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit W. Mills and Mrs Mills. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17310923, but Razor-_; see also 28 Jan. Also (by Desire) Epilogue to the Memory of the late Mrs Oldfield-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Robinson; V: Chacone-Mrs Booth

Related Works
Related Work: The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex Author(s): John Banks
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Harlequin Sheppard Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: The Dumb Farce Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphosis Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Harlequin's Triumph Author(s): John Thurmond

321
14 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Nell-Miss Raftor; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace; And a new Prologue to the Memory of the late Mr Wilks-.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: new Scots Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter

322
30 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Done from the French of Moliere. [Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard

323
03 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

324
26 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17321121, but Sir John-Cibber (Daily Post. 22 Feb.; Daily Post, 26 Feb. missing). Daily Post, 26 Feb. missing).
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth; Essex, Miss Robinson

Related Works
Related Work: The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex Author(s): John Banks

Song: New English Dialogue=- in the Ballad Style, between a town Gallant and a Country lass-Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor

325
24 September 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Genest, III, 407, lists: Aesop-Bridgwater; Learchus-Aston; Sir Polidorus-Topham; Doris-Miss Raftor; Hortensia-Mrs Horton; Euphronia-Miss Holliday. hathi.
Cast
Role: Sir Polidorus Actor: Topham
Related Works
Related Work: Aesop Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Daily Post, 1 Sept., lists: Sir John-Stoppelaer; Nell-Miss Raftor. hathi.
Cast
Role: : Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley