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11006 results for: Keyword - Sir Richard Steel, Knight
We found 6772 matches on Performance Comments, 3635 matches on Author, 1382 matches on Event Comments, 1304 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1651
28 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: As17390920

1652
29 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

1653
01 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: As17390929

1654
02 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: III: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

1655
04 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Aesop-Quin; Learchus-Griffin; Doris-Mrs Clive; Sir Polidorus-Macklin; Oronces-Mills; Fruitful-Ray; Quaint-Yates; Roger-Reed; Tradesmen-Turbutt, Raftor; Euphronia-Mrs Mills; Mrs Fruitful-Mrs Grace; Hortensia-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Polidorus Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: I: Le Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment; V: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

1656
27 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: V: Ballet-Muilment

1657
08 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, by Sir John Vanbrugh and Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: An English Opera, written by the late Mr Addison, and new set to Musick by Mr Arne, reserving two or three Favourite Songs, out of his former Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-Beard; Sir Trusty-Rheinhold; Page-Miss Edwards; Queen-Mrs Arne; Rosamond-Mrs Clive; Grideline-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Sir Trusty Actor: Rheinhold

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; II: L'Allamande-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

1658
14 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17411008, but Sir John-Colley Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Colley Cibber.

Dance: LaLauze, Mlle Auguste

1659
12 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Constant-Havard; Sir John Brute-Macklin; Heartfree-Mills; Razor-Neale; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lord Rake-Winstone; Justice-Woodburn; Constable-Ray; Taylor-Raftor; Col Bully-Beard, in which character will be introduc'd songs proper to the play.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: II: La Mascarada-Brunoro, Mlle Bonneval; IV: Turkish Seraglio-Brunoro,Signora Costanza

Music: III: Concerto-Piantinada

1660
03 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Giffard; Worthy-W. Giffard; Sir Tunbelly-Dunstall; Lory-Peterson; Coupler-Julian; Young Fashion-a Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Bull-Buckeley; Shoemaker-Freeman; Seringe-Dove; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Berinthia-Mrs Giffard; Hoyden-Mrs Dunstall; Nurse-Mrs Bambridge; Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-nobody, as17421124.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: CComic Ballet-Granier, Carney, Mrs Roland, LaPierre, Pelling, Mrs Saintquinot, Miss Story, Mrs Vallois; Welsh Boufon-two Masters Granier; Comic Dance-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

1661
27 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Song: As17460125

Dance: As17460125

1662
28 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Song: As17460125

1663
29 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

1664
31 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: As17460125

1665
01 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: As17460125

1666
07 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Related Works
Related Work: Pyramus and Thisbe Author(s): Richard Leveridge
Related Work: The Comickal Masque of Pyramus and Thisbe Author(s): Richard Leveridge

Song: TThe Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125; Occasional Ballad, Over the Hills and Far away-Beard

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant

1667
27 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17460224 Ballet never performed call'd The Drunken Tyrolese-Sodi

Song: TThe Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125

1668
13 May 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant

1669
23 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1670
04 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Song: II: Liberty Alone-(from the Oratorio of Judas Maccabaeus sung by Roberts); IV: Come Smiling Liberty-Roberts

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Matthews, Miss Vandersluys; V: The English Boy, English Girl

1671
18 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Varney (Housekeeper). Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Sir Hugh-Clough; Rugby-$Marr; Bardolph-$Johnson (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #210 ($Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh-Yates; Shallow-Taswell; Page-Winstone; Dr Caius-Blakes; Slender-Woodward; Host of Garter-W. Vaughan; Bardolph-Clough; Pistol-Ackman; Nym-Allen; Simple-H. Vaughan; Fenton-Scrase; Robin-Simson; Mrs Page-Mrs Mills; Ann Page-Miss Minors; Mrs Quickly-Mrs James; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Hornpipe-a child five years old; V: Scots Dance-Harvey, Mrs Preston; Rural Dance-Harvey, Mrs Preston

Song: III: Lass of the Mill-Vernon

1672
14 December 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: III: Beard

Dance: Madam Auguste

1673
29 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Barton for her first appearance did Lady Pliant pretty well--Foote, Sir Paul--the farce was hiss'd ($Cross). [N.B. The Folger Shakespeare Library has this bill, as a stage manager's MS for the printer.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Mossop, 1st time; Sir Paul Plyant-Foote; Brisk-Woodward; Careless-Palmer; Lord Touchwood-Davies; Lord Froth-Blakes; Saygrace-Clough; Cynthia-Mrs Davies; Mellefont-Havard; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Froth-Mrs Clive (with a song in character); Lady Pliant-A Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Plyant Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

1674
15 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Bennet.
Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Song: Lowe

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

1675
07 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. Fairy Tale deferr'd, Miss Wright ill. This morning Mr Obrien was married to Lady Susan Strangeways. Mr Powell made an Apology & Mr King play'd his part in the Farce. N.B. This Night Mrs Yates sent me word She could play no more this Season (Hopkins). Mr Obrien married, cou'd not come. Mr King play'd his Part Mr I. Palmer King's (Cross Diary). Mr O'Brien being married this morning to Lady Susan Strangeways [sic] after the Play Mr Powell made apology that Mr O'Brien had sent word he was not able to do his part [Lovel], and that Mr King had undertaken it at every short warning, and hoped for their indulgence.-Mr J. Palmer did Mr King's part [Sir Harry's Servant]. This Night Mrs Yates gave notice she could play no more this season (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #214 2s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to Havard: #149 18s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17631029, but Lovel-King; Sir Harry's Servt-J. Palmer. [See note below.]See note below.]
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servt Actor: J. Palmer.
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: King

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922