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9003 results for: Keyword - Sir W. Coventry
We found 6945 matches on Performance Comments, 1603 matches on Author, 1152 matches on Event Comments, 495 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4201
09 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

4202
23 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

4203
10 January 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

4204
23 January 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Music: Between the Acts: The Pieces of Music , are adapted to the play, and taken from the Works of Handel and Martini-

4205
05 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire and for the last time this season (Public Advertiser). For Miss Macklin's benefit. Ye farce of ye two Knights was to have done, but Mr Yates not being perfect it was chang'd (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: HHornpipe-the Little Swiss

4206
07 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday, as17541008

4207
11 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

4208
22 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs James will be taken. For ye Benefit of Mrs James, tho' her name was not put up, who is going to leave the Stage, and retire as said to a Nunnery. Mr Macklin's Oratory open'd at his house in ye Piazza (Cross). Public Advertiser 22 Nov.: At Macklin's Great Room in Hart St. Covent Garden this day...will be opened The British Inquisition. This Inquisition is upon the plan of the ancient Greek, Roman and modern French, Italian Societies@of@liberal@investigation...&c. First lecture to be on Hamlet. [See Mackliniana (2 Vols. Folger Shakespeare Library) MS notes by Isaac Reed, from the Public Advertiser, 22 Nov. Macklin's lecture series was repeated on 23, 28 Nov., 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 26, 28 Dec.] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

4209
07 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

4210
15 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Pleasant Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: [Fortunatus

4211
17 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

4212
06 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

4213
19 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece :By Particular Desire. The Orphan of China published. Price 1s. 6d. Dedicated to Garrick. Translated from the French of Voltaire. Acted at Paris with great applause. Published This Day Reflections on Theatrical Expression in Tragedy, with a proper introduction and appendix. For the character of the above see The Monthly Review for July (Public Advertiser). [This must be the second edition of Roger Pickering's pamphlet. See 13 March 1755.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

4214
21 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

4215
27 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Performance Comment: Lord George Brilliant-Woodward; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Berry; Lady Gentle-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Davies; Miss Notable-Miss Macklin; Heartshorn-Miss Minors; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive(, being the first time of their appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Moral Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: IV: New Sailor's Dance, as17560217

4216
15 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Wood will be taken. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mountebank

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, call'd The Indian Peasants-

4217
06 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Press Gang, as17561013

4218
10 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

4219
01 September 1761 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cure Of The Spleen; Or, Shuter's Warehouse

4220
24 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Dance: II: By Desire, The Vintage, as17661011

4221
08 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

4222
31 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servt Actor: Dodd, 1st time

Dance: Pantomime Dance, The Vintage, as17661011

Entertainment: V: a New Interlude, The Modern Traveller-Mr Yates

4223
24 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servt Actor: Dodd, 1st time

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King, as17670302

4224
21 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servt Actor: Dodd

Dance: End: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

4225
27 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never acted before. Tragedy by A. Murphy. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked