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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.

2151
22 November 1739 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Being St. Cecilia's Day. Boxes half a guinea. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. Particular Care has been taken to have the House well-aired; and the Passage from the Fields to the House will be cover'd for better Conveniency

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Concerto on the Organ-.
Cast
Role: Concerto on the Organ Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: An Ode of Mr Dryden's [For St

2152
27 November 1739 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Particular Care will be taken to have Guards plac'd to keep all the Passages clear from the Mob

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Concerto on the Organ-.
Cast
Role: Concerto on the Organ Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: An Ode of Mr Dryden's

2153
25 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Peirson, Treasurer. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A Farce. [Author not known. Tickets at Peirson's, the Green Door in Great Queen Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner in the Suds

Dance: I: Minuet, Louvre-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; II: A new dance-Muilment; III: Russian Sailor-Desnoyer; V: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: IV: Black@ey'd Susan, disposed into a Cantata, with Recitatives and Airs adapted to the different Expressions in that celebrated Ballad, the Musick New by Mr Arne-Beard, Mrs Arne; V: English Captain (as17400325-Beard; End Afterpiece: The Eccho Song (Comus)-Mrs Arne

2154
19 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Milward; Creon-Quin; Adrastus-Mills; Haemon-Havard; Phorbas-Wright; Tiresias-Berry; Aegeon-Cashell; Diocles-Winstone; Pyracmon-Stevens; Alcander-Ridout; Dymas-Green; Citizens-Chapman, Turbutt, Shepard, Taswell, Marten, Ray, Hough; Jocasta-Mrs Roberts; Eurydice-Mrs Mills; Manto (with the Hymn to Apollo)-Mrs Clive.

Music: With new Musick The Songs, Choruses new by Mr Arne-Lowe, Savage, Mrs Clive

2155
02 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Cast
Role: the whole to conclude with a Comic Dance called Actor: .

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; IV: Les Berges-Mr and Mrs Davenport

2156
03 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Boultby, who never performed there before

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; IV: Les Berges-Mr and Mrs Davenport

2157
05 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; IV: Les Berges-Mr and Mrs Davenport; V: Drunken Peasant and Clown-Master Matthews, Master Shawford

2158
12 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Walker; Lovewell-Giffard; Mockmode-Yates; Lyric-Paget; Club-Dunstall; Nimblewrist-Marr; Pamphlet-Blakes; Rigadoon-Shawford; Brush-Vaughan; Cripple-Julian; Lucinda-Mrs Lamball; Leanthe-Mrs Yates; Trudge-Mrs Jones; Bullfinch-Mrs Steel; Pindress-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Leanthe Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance-Master Shawford; In V: Irish Trot-Shawford; V: Les Berges-Mr and Mrs Davenport

2159
15 January 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted there before. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Leigh
Role: Mother Actor: Jones

Song: In II: Songs by Mr Arne-Lowe

Dance: II: French Peasants-Nivelon, Mlle Duval; IV: La Tambourin Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

2160
09 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: Master Davey, Scholar to Mr Lanyon, who never appeared on any stage before

2161
26 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: II: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Lowe; IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; V: Mad Tom-Mr Topham the Strong Man

2162
11 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: A Scotch Dance, as17411130; II: Comic Dance, as17411209; III: Matelot, as17411209; V: Hornpipe-Taylor

Song: IV: Mr Bennet

2163
15 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: Sylvia don't Refuse your Bloom a new song of Mr Arne's-Lowe; III: Song-Beard

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

2164
16 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Woffington fainted (Rylands MS.). Last night, in the First Act of All's Well, which was acted at Drury Lane, Mrs Woffington was taken so violently ill, that she fainted away, as she stood at the scenes, ready to come on; After a proper Apology being made, the Audience with great Humanity and Patience, waited till another person dress'd to read the part.--This night the Alchemist (by Particular Desire) is to be performed; and on Thursday, His Royal Highness and the Duke and Princesses have commanded the Tender Husband. On Friday the Play All's Well will be represented; when if Mrs Woffington is not recover'd, Mrs Mills will be ready in the part. Receipts: #100

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

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

Song: I: Sylvia wilt thou was e thy Prime, a new song of Mr Arne's,-Lowe; III: Was ever nymph like Rosamond-Lowe

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

2165
15 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Cross.
Role: The Dances Actor: M Mechel, Mlle +Mechel.
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Havard
Role: The Dances Actor: M Mechell, Mlle Mechell, Desse, Mrs Walter, Dumont, Leviez, Baudouin, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rayner, Miss Story.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance-Phillips; III: The Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Entertainment: AA Lesson on the Welch Harp-Mr Jones

2166
19 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: II: Concerto-Veracini

Song: III: Fear Not Mortal, from the Judgment of Paris, by Mr Arne-Lowe; IV: Distracted I Turn, from the same,-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: GGrand Serious Ballet, as17421005

2167
03 March 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Dukes and Mrs Freeman. Tickets for Mrs Freeman at the Rainbow Coffee House in Fuller's Rents. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken at the Stage Door of the Theater. Tickets that are bought out Side of the Door will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: The Welch Buffoons-two Masters Granier; IV: A Grand Ballet-Carney, Mrs Roland; V: A Minuet, a Louvre-Mr Dukes, Mrs Freeman

2168
08 March 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17430121, but Lothario-the late Pantentee of the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane [Highmore]; Lucilla-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: the late Pantentee of the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane
Role: the late Pantentee of the Theatre Royal in Drur Actor: Lane

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Welch Buffoons-two Masters Granier; IV: A Scotch Dance-three Graniers; End of Farce: a Grand Ballet-Mr Carney, Mrs Roland

2169
30 March 1743 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit a Family in Distress. [Concert formula.] Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. Boxes and Stage 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. By the Company of Comedians from the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, & who perform gratis. To begin positively at Six and conclude about Nine. By Permission

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Music: Solo on German Flute-Mr Thumoth

2170
18 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: I: a Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; II: New Comic Dance-Mr and Mrs Delagarde; III: Peasants, as17421230; IV: Louvre, Minuet-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

2171
16 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Maclelan, Boromeo and Sga Costanza. Mainpiece By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Baker, and for Comus will be taken. Lowe from this day sang Mornings in the Grand Concerts of Vocal and Instrumental Music at Ruckholt House, near Low-Layton, Essex.--Advertisement in London Daily Post and General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17430512, but Gayless-_; Melissa-_.
Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Blakes

Song: I: a New song by Mr Boyce-Beard; III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard, Lowe; V: A Cantata by Stanley-Lowe

Dance: II: Peasant Dance, as17420921; IV: The Hussar's Dance- , as17421211, but Checo, Chiaretta, Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval, Sga Costanza

2172
23 August 1743 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Doctor Outwitted; With The Comical Humours Of Sly Boots The Sham Physician

Song: Bencraft, Davis; an entire new Ballad-Mr Bencraft, in the character of the valiant Dragoon who retook the Standard at the Battle of Dettingen

Dance: I: Austrian Dance-Bencraft, Adams; II: Highland Dance-Bencraft, Adams

2173
23 August 1743 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: FFawkes and Pinchbeck's Great Theatrical Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Taken from Shakespear. [Possibly a puppet show.] The occasion is the Retaking the English Standard belonging to Sir Robert Rich's Regiment of Horse by George Darraugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephesian Duke; Or, Blunder Upon Blunder, Yet All's Right At Last

Performance Comment: The Parts-the best Actors; the Songs-the best Singers; the Dances-the best Dancers, to and from the Theatres-Royal.
Cast
Role: The Parts Actor: the best Actors
Role: the Songs Actor: the best Singers
Role: the Dances Actor: the best Dancers, to and from the Theatres-Royal.
Role: to and from the Theatres Actor: Royal.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Dettingen

Dance: WWooden@Shoe Dance-LaPierre, never performed by any but himself; Le Paisans Leger-LaPierre, Mlle Mariette

Song: Blogg, Miss Atherton; The Whole to conclude with a Song made upon that Occasion, set to Musick, and-Mr Blogg

2174
01 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: III: Music on the Violincello-Mr Oswald

Dance: V: Italian Masquerade, as17431126

2175
11 July 1745 @ Shepherd's Market, Mayfair

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson, a Distiller, and Adams. 6 p.m. Which will be perform'd by a set of Gentlemen and Ladies who never performed on any stage before. [Usual formula of the concert.] Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy; or, The Miller Bit

Song: I: Johnson; IV: A new Song in Praise of the Duke of Cumberland-Mr Johnson

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Adams; V: A dance representing Trade in General-Adams

Music: II: German Flute-a Gentleman