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9609 results for: Keyword - Sir W. Parsons
We found 7667 matches on Performance Comments, 1606 matches on Author, 1216 matches on Event Comments, 503 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5301
26 March 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, Allemande-Master Byrne, Miss Byrne

Song: End I, IV: a variety of select Catches and Glees-

5302
07 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire of their Excellencies the Persian Ambassadors. Benefit for Wild. Wild begs leave to inform his friends Mons. DeLoutherbourg has no concern whatever in the invention or painting any of the above scenes [in Phusimimesis]. Receipts: #288 9s. (210.14; tickets: 77.15) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmers Return From London

Afterpiece Title: All for Love

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis or Resemblances of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

Song: End II 2nd piece: The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo, as17810226; 4th piece: The Early Horn-Cubitt; Scene I: When Phoebus the tops of the hills, as17810425

5303
12 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By desire of their Excellencies the Persian Ambassadors. Benefit for Booth, Egan & Bates. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #219 5s. (79.0; tickets: 140.5) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Easy Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

5304
16 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Cast
Role: Sir Giles Over@reach Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmers Return from London

Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Languish Actor: Wilson
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Ballet: End III 1st piece: St. David's Day. As17810501

5305
30 May 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber Or The Fruitless Precaution

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: afterpiece: Master Byrn, Miss Byrn. [Danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

5306
08 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: III 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Master Byrn, in girl's clothes (London Chronicle, 9 Aug., and see17810810) This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances

5307
10 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free Mason

5308
20 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In afterpiece by Harris, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

5309
22 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

5310
23 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Comus

5311
31 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17810928; End of Act I of afterpiece the original Crutch Dance (performers not listed; it was included in all subsequent performances)

5312
07 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17811110

5313
26 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin or The Indian Chief

Song: As17811109

5314
31 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

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

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

5315
05 January 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

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

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

5316
09 January 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

5317
22 January 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17811219; In Act V a Dance of Fortsters (performers not listed)

5318
02 February 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

5319
19 March 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Careless-Lewis; Mellefont-Whitfield; Brisk-Lee Lewes; Lord Touchwood-?; Lord Froth-Booth; Sir Paul Pliant-Quick; Lady Pliant-Mrs Mattocks; Cynthia-Miss Satchell; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Froth-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Pliant Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17811219

5320
30 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: As17820409

5321
03 June 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Master Byrn. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

5322
18 June 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: As17820606

5323
03 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Wishes

5324
08 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Dance (composed by Harris) Pastoral Sports by Harris, Second, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Matthews

5325
14 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin