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6974 results for: Keyword - Sisters of the deceased Mr Gay
We found 4300 matches on Event Comments, 1414 matches on Author, 1186 matches on Performance Comments, 593 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5401
15 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Rowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

5402
20 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding (the Comic Part of Acis and Galatea)

Dance: Glover, Lalauze, Mlle Roland

5403
26 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson. [Tickets at Cibber's House, at Mrs Holt's in Bow Street, cg. The play changed, by request, from The Relapse.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 March: Last Week died, in the 88th Year of his Age, Mr Boman, belonging to Drury-Lane Theatre, who had the Honour to perform several times before King Charles II. It is remarkable of him, that he was the oldest Player, the oldest Singer, and the oldest Ringer in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Punch Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Song: I: Advice to the Tatlers (by Desire)-Mrs Clive; III: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: Select Pieces-

5404
27 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman [who states that he is in danger of losing vision in one eye. Tickets at Chapman's House, the Corner of Bow Street cg.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 27 March: Last Week died, after a most tedious and expensive Illness, at Chelsea, Mrs Laguerre, formerly a celebrated Dancer on the Stage. Daily Post, 29 March: During the Rehearsal [on 27 March], of a new Tragedy, written by Mr Thompson, call'd Edward and Eleonora, (which was to have been acted on this Day) he receiv'd, to his great Surprise, a Message from the Lord Chamberlain, absolutely forbidding the acting of the said Play. No Objection having been made to the Whole or any Part of it, we must conclude it was consider'd as immoral or seditious

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

5405
13 April 1739 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 13 April. Letter: Upon my Arrival in Town three Days ago, I was not a little surpriz'd, to find that Mr Handel's last Oratorio, (Israel in Egypt) which had been performed but once, was advertis'd to be for the last time on Wednesday....I was indeed concern'd, that so excellent a Work of so great a Genius was neglected, for tho' it was a Polite and attentive Audience, it was not large enough I doubt to encourage him in any future Attempt

Performances

5406
14 April 1739 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Serenata. The whole set to Musick by Mr Galliard. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Folly

Performance Comment: Intermix'd with the Choruses to the Tragedy of Julius Caesar-.
Cast
Role: Intermix'd with the Choruses to the Tragedy of Jul Actor: .

5407
15 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 17 April: On Sunday about 7 o'Clock, died Mr Hill of [cg], of the Weunds he received by Villains unknown

Performances

5408
03 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17390327 but Lady Townly-Mrs Lambell; the first time of her appearing on any stage; Jenny-Miss Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Marshall

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Cast
Role: Thetis Actor: Miss Thompson.

Dance: I: Punches Dance-Master Ferg; Miss Wright; III: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: II: Singing in Italian-Miss Thynne; IV: The Noontide Air-Beard

Music: V: A Concerto-Henry Burgess Jr

5409
04 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Cast
Role: Thetis Actor: Miss Thompson.

5410
08 May 1739 @ Chelsea

Event Comment: In Chelsea. The First play in French, the second in English

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'enfant Prodigue

Afterpiece Title: Squire Lubberly

Performance Comment: The young Gentlemen of the Reverend Mr L'Herondell's French Boarding School.

5411
14 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs James. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17381123, but Young Fashion-St.Nicholas(the first time of his appearing on any stage); Lory-James; Surgeon-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; II: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Hornpipe-Yates; V: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: III: Roberts

5412
17 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Lalauze, Desse; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: With the Original Dialogue,Since Times are so bad by Purcell and-Leveridge, Salway

5413
07 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Desse, Miss Oates

5414
12 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: I: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

5415
17 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Gibson; the first time of his performance on a public theatre: Old Batchelor-Bridgwater; Vainlove-Ryan; Sharper-Hale; Sir Joseph-Neale; Bluff-Rosco; Barnaby-Bencraft; Setter-James; Belinda-Mrs Bellamy; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Laetitia-Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: (BBy Desire)The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess, the first time of her appearance on that stage.

Dance: III: A Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End of Afterpiece: Tambourine-Miss Villeneuve, not lately arrived from Paris

5416
25 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke. Egmont, Diary, III, 83: I went with my wife to the play entitled 'Sir Walter Raleigh,' revived by the comedians on occasion of the now differences with Spain. They choose one to represent Count Gundemar, who in all things is like Mr Giraldini, the Spanish minister at our Court lately recalled, and whenever any severe things were said which bore a resemblance to our ministry's transactions, or our backwardness to resent the insults of Spain, the audience clapped all over the house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: V: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

5417
25 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: IV: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

5418
26 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 Sept.: We hear, that Mr Theobald has given the last Hand to his Tragedy, called, The Death of Hannibal, attempted in Imitation of Shakespear's Manner, and that it is designed to appear on the Stage this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Woodward; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Constable-Marshall; Porter-Peploe; Jenny-Miss Thynne; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Taswel, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Miss Thynne; concluding with a new Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Ridotto al Fresco Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17390920

5419
12 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A new Tragedy. [By Anthony Brown.] A Compleat List (1747), pp. 182-83: With no Success, which the Friends of the Author imputed in a great Measure to Mr Quin's refusing to act a Part in it; whereupon, to shew their Resentment, he did not appear on the Stage for some Nights without being hissed or houted at

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Retirement

5420
15 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Afterpiece: a Dramatic Fable. [By James Miller.] Edition of 1739: The Musick by Mr Arne. Sung by Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: An Hospital for Fools

Performance Comment: Edition of 1739 lists: Aesculapius-Berry; Mercury-Macklin; Father-Penkethman; Daughter-Mrs Clive; Son-Cashell; Rake-Ridout; 1 Husband-Woodburn; 2 Husband-Raftor; Wife-Mrs Marshall; Friend-Green; Beau-Yates; Poet-Woodward; Statesman-Turbut; 1 Man-Gray; 2 Man-Cole; 3 Man-Marshall; Wiseman-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Father Actor: Penkethman

5421
27 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

5422
28 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Alter'd from Milton's Masque at Ludlow-Castle, and now adapted to the Stage. The Musick compos'd by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Milward; Younger Brother-Wright; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2d Spirit-Cashell; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrocine-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Beard; Sabrina-Mrs Arne; With the Dances-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport, Cook, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Milward
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Wright
Role: With the Dances Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport, Cook, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Vallois.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

5423
03 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; II: L'Allamande-Mlle Chateauneuf

5424
04 January 1740 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosalinda

Performance Comment: Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel; A solo on the Violin-Festing; a Solo on the Violoncello-Caporale; and several Concertos-; but edition of 1740 lists: Rosalinda-Mrs Arne; Garcia-Beard.
Cast
Role: A solo on the Violin Actor: Festing
Role: a Solo on the Violoncello Actor: Caporale

5425
17 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115; End Afterpiece: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates