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11036 results for: Keyword - Sir Richard Steel, Knight
We found 6773 matches on Performance Comments, 3677 matches on Author, 1382 matches on Event Comments, 1304 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1076
10 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for White, Treasurer. No Building on the stage. Afterpiece: By Desire, but for the last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17560325 but Hartop-Foote; Sir Gregory-Shuter; Jenny-Mrs Baker; Penelope-Mrs Pitt; Jenkins-White; Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Shuter

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Cointe; III: Fingalian Dance, as17551126; V: Les Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Song: IV: Ballad-Roberts

1077
02 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Tim-Costollo; Sir Gregory Gazette-Yates; Hartop-Foote; with the Original Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Yates

Dance: By particular Desire, aMinuet-Miss Macklin

1078
04 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Jenkins-White; Robin-Holtom; Jenny-Mrs Baker; Sukey-Miss Mullart; Penelope-Mrs Pitt; Tim-Costollo; To conclude with the Drunken Peasant-Phillips.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Bennet

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Poitier; V: The Lamplighters, as17570429

1079
28 January 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Penelope-Mrs Pitt; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Bennet

Ballet: The Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Dance: As17571217

1080
22 September 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Thomas Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Bennet

1081
15 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #196 13s. 6d. Paid Mr Hildersley a bill for wig #4 19s. 6d. Rec'd from Barrington #3 5s. 11d. being so much stopp'd from his for 6 nights performance lost on the Princess of Orange's death

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory Gazette-Bennet; Jenkin-Davis; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Bennet

Dance: As17591012; with a New Comic Dance call'd The Irish Turf@Cutters-Poitier Jr, 1st time here in 3 years, Miss Capdeville

1082
26 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17591015, but Sir Gregory Gazette-_; Jenkin-_; Tim-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Bennet

Dance: As17591023

1083
11 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Mr Ross advanc'd [i.e., received a raise in salary] from 22 Sept. 3s. 4d. per day. Mr Leppy enter'd this day at 8s. 10d. per day; Mrs Leppy enter'd at 5s. per day; Mrs Viviez enter'd at 6s. 8d. per Day. Paid Boys and Girls attendance in the Opera 10s. Memo: Walker enter'd as Constable the 6th instant inclusive in place of Mr Barnes who resign'd (Account Book). [Only #28 5s. 6d. in the Boxes (Account Book). This charge of 10s. for children supers in the Beggar's Opera, occurs regularly throughout the remainder of the season.] Receipts: #114 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Jenkins-Davis; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Bennet

Dance: As17600924; The Pedlar Trick'd, as17601010-Sg and Sga Maranesi

1084
16 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis, Holtom, Buck, Miss Sledge. Tickets for the Inconstant will be taken. Afterpiece By Desire, but not acted this season. Posivitely the last time of performing the mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Related Works
Related Work: The Jovial Crew Author(s): Richard Brome

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Jenkins-Davis; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Bennet

Dance: End Opera: A Hornpipe-Manesiere

1085
05 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Jenkins-Davis; Penelope-Mrs Copin; Sukey-Mrs Evans; Jenny-Mrs Younger; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222; End: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

1086
29 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir Wm Meadows Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Jenkins-Davis; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Jenny-Miss Cokayne; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17641212

1087
10 June 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Foote; Tim-Costollo; Jenkins-Davis; Sir Gregory-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Shuter.

Dance: I: A New Hornpipe-Miss Snow; End: A Comic Dance-Master Clinton, Miss Street

1088
12 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Jenkins-Davis; Jenny-Miss Cokayne; Penelope-Mrs Copin; Sukey-Mrs Evans; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: The Garland, as17651003

1089
30 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

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

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Kniveton; Tim-Yates; Jenkins-DuBellamy; Jenny-Mrs Gardner;..
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Kniveton

Dance: III: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17701103]; End: The Old ground Young-Aldridge, Mas. Harris, Miss Twist [see17701123]

1090
10 August 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Cornish Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Robin-Davis; Sir Gregory-Baddeley; Tim-Weston; Jenny-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Baddeley

Entertainment: V: A Medley Cantata with imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's scholars

1091
26 June 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Foote; Sir Gregory Gazette-Parsons; Tim-Jackson; Jenkins-Whitefield; Robin-Griffith; Jenny-Miss Essex.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Parsons

Dance: The Coopers-

1092
21 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Miss DeCamp; Duke of York-Miss Gawdry; Richard-Kemble; Duke of Buckingham-Barrymore; Earl of Richmond-Palmer; D. of Norfolk-Williames; Sir Rich. Ratcliff-Phillimore; Sir William Catesby-Packer; Tressel-Whitfield; Earl of Oxford-Fawcett; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Benson; Lord Stanley-Aickin; Sir James Blount-Haymes; Sir James Tyrrel-Jones; Lord Mayor-Hollingsworth; Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Anne-Mrs Powell; Dutchess of York-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Kemble
Role: Sir William Catesby Actor: Packer
Role: Sir Robert Brackenbury Actor: Benson
Role: Sir James Blount Actor: Haymes
Role: Sir James Tyrrel Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

1093
15 May 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sir Gregory Gazette and his Son Tim, viz. Messrs. Shuter and Costollo. To begin exactly half an hour after six. Prices: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Auction

1094
15 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Knight. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [acted 1 Oct. 1779]. Times, 1 May: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Knight, No. 47, Rathbone-place. Receipts: #270 11s. 6d. (138.19.6; 4.9.6; tickets: 127.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Holman; Justice Clement-Munden; Old Knowell-Murray; Master Stephen-Knight; Brain@Worm-Townsend; Young Knowell-Clarke; Wellbred-Whitfield; Master Matthew-Simmons; Cash-Farley; Downright-Waddy; Formal-Rees; Cob-Thompson; Captain Bobadil (for that night only)-Cubitt (1st appearance on this stage these 3 [recte 4] years); Bridget-Miss Mansel; Tib-Mrs Gilbert; Mrs Kitely-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lord Duke-Lewis; Lovel-Munden; Sir Harry-Knight; Freeman-Clarke; Phillip-Davenport; Kitty (with a song)-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Knight
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Knight.

Dance: In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Mr and Mrs Knight

Entertainment: Singing and Monologues.End: a Dialogue Duet (1st time), The Pledge of Love; or, British Tar's Farewell-Incledon, Mrs Mountain (the Music entirely New); The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs (including his Own Wig, The Doctor's Wig, Counsellor's Wig, The Lover's Wig, Coachman's Wig, etc.)-Knight; Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope; Old Towler-Incledon

Performance Comment: End: a Dialogue Duet (1st time), The Pledge of Love; or, British Tar's Farewell-Incledon, Mrs Mountain (the Music entirely New); The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs (including his Own Wig, The Doctor's Wig, Counsellor's Wig, The Lover's Wig, Coachman's Wig, etc.)-Knight; Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope; Old Towler-Incledon.
Cast
Role: Wigs Actor: Knight

1095
21 August 1727 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore Containing The Death Of King Edward Iv The Penance Of Jane Shore And Her Miserable Fall Under Richard The Protector

Performance Comment: King Edward-Cory; Richard the Protector-Smith; Shore-Milward; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Oates; Jane Shore-Mrs Mottett; Flora-Miss Sherburn.
Cast
Role: Richard the Protector Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Robert Brackenbury Actor: Oates

Afterpiece Title: With The Comical Humours of Anthony Noodle His Man Weazle and Captain Blunderbuss

Afterpiece Title: The Wheel of Life or Harlequins Death

1096
30 March 1781 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: The Parts of King Richard, D. of Buckingham, Earl of Richmond, Tressel, Prince Edward, Duke of York, Lieutenant of the Tower, Lord Mayor, Duke of Norfolk, Queen-Performers from the Theatres Royal London; Lord Stanley-Rivers; Catesby-Jones; Ratcliffe-Farrel; Oxford-Thompson; Sir William Brandon-Clifford; King Henry-Burnet; Dutchess of York-Mrs Fowler; Lady Ann-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir William Brandon Actor: Clifford

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

1097
25 February 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard The Iiid

Performance Comment: As17931223, but Richard-Pindar (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Sir James Tyrrel-Waldron Jun.; Lord Mayor-Burton .
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Pindar
Role: Sir James Tyrrel Actor: Waldron Jun.
Role: Sir William Catesby Actor: Caulfield
Role: Sir James Blout Actor: Lyons

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Waldron

1098
07 May 1662 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: At the Theatre, where I saw the last act of the Knight of the Burning Pestle, which pleased me not at all

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knight Of The Burning Pestle

1099
12 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Masque (in three parts) [by George Colman] never perform'd, in which will be introduc'd the Principal Solemnities at the Installation of the Knights of the Garter. With New Music, composed by Dr Arne, Habits, Decorations and Scenes. Books of the Masque to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #220 10s. 6d. (Account Book). The greater part is borrowed with some variation from Ben Jonson [Masque of Oberon]. The same liberty has been taken with a few passages of Shakespeare, and a Chorus of the late Gilbert West, Esq. The final chorus is from Dryden...an effort to entertain the public by the combined powers of the most eminent proficients in the arts of Music, Painting and Poetry (Adv. to Printed Edn., Colman's Dramatic Works, IV, London, 1777)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

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

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince with Installation of Knights of the Garter

1100
23 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 99, High Holbourn. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont [recte Massinger] and Fletcher. With Alterations [by Leonard Macnally (Not. Dram.)]. To conclude with a Representation of the Ceremony of receiving a Knight of the Order of Malta. The Music by Dr Arne. Afterpiece: Never performed here. Receipts: #292 13s. (197/1; tickets: 95/12) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knight Of Malta Or The Humourous Dane

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost or The Devil to do about Her

Performance Comment: Farmer Harrow-Quick; Trusty-Edwin; Clinch-Wilson; Sir Jeffery-Fearon; Captain Constant-Davies; Belinda-Miss Morris; Dolly-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Fearon

Dance: As17821231

Song: In the Ceremony, by Reinhold, Mrs Martyr, and others