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1780 results for: Keyword - The Boy
We found 1488 matches on Roles/Actors, 330 matches on Performance Title, 312 matches on Performance Comments, 180 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1226
27 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Cast
Role: The Wheelbarrow Actor:
Role: Oration A@la@Mode de Theatre Actor: Dorothy Midnight.
Role: The Italian Peasant Actor:
Role: A New Cantata The Wheelbarrow Actor:
Role: Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics Actor: Miss Dorothy Midnight
Role: Comic Ballet The Marine Boys marching to Portsm Actor:
Role: Handel's Water Music Actor: Mother Midnight.
Role: The Marine Boys marching to Portsmouth Actor: .
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Mother Dendike Actor:
Role: Mother Demdike Actor: Madam Chise
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: As17570819

1227
29 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Cast
Role: The Wheelbarrow Actor:
Role: Oration A@la@Mode de Theatre Actor: Dorothy Midnight.
Role: The Italian Peasant Actor:
Role: A New Cantata The Wheelbarrow Actor:
Role: Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics Actor: Miss Dorothy Midnight
Role: Comic Ballet The Marine Boys marching to Portsm Actor:
Role: Handel's Water Music Actor: Mother Midnight.
Role: The Marine Boys marching to Portsmouth Actor: .
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Mother Dendike Actor:
Role: Mother Demdike Actor: Madam Chise
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: As17570819

1228
05 September 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: As17570902, but Introduction-_; Mr Lauder_; Blind Man's Buff-_; When all the Attic Fire was fled-_; a Voluntary on the Cymbalo-Mr Noel Sr; Favourite English Song-Miss Gaudry.
Cast
Role: a Voluntary on the Cymbalo Actor: Mr Noel Sr
Role: With a new Introduction Actor: Mrs Trampwell, her Troop, In which Miss Midnight will give some specimens of Oratory a la mode de Theatre
Role: a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: accompanied on the bassoon Actor: Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado
Role: The Italian Peasants Actor: Joly, Madam Dulisse
Role: Also a Grand Comic Ballet called the Marine Boy Actor:
Role: with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums Actor: Mother Midnight
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Concluding with a Ballet called The Prussians M Actor:

1229
12 September 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Gaudry, the Marine Cook, the Lilliputian Clown, and Lilliputian Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: As17570902, but Kitty or the Female Phaeton-Miss Gaudry; When all the Attic Fire was fled-_; a Dialogue-Mr and Miss Gaudry; The Lark Concerto, a Cantata(set by Mr Shuman)-Mr Gaudry.
Cast
Role: Kitty or the Female Phaeton Actor: Miss Gaudry
Role: With a new Introduction Actor: Mrs Trampwell, her Troop, In which Miss Midnight will give some specimens of Oratory a la mode de Theatre
Role: a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: accompanied on the bassoon Actor: Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado
Role: The Italian Peasants Actor: Joly, Madam Dulisse
Role: Also a Grand Comic Ballet called the Marine Boy Actor:
Role: with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums Actor: Mother Midnight
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Concluding with a Ballet called The Prussians M Actor:

1230
03 October 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The doors will open at Five, and the curtain will rise at a quarter after Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Performance Comment: See17570928, but to begin with Grand Overture with French Horns-; Kitty-Miss Gaudry; Oratory-Miss Midnight; Scots Songs-Lauder; New Comic Lectures-Cibber; Les Tailleurs a new pantomime dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; Scots Dance-Froment, Mme Dulisse; Italian Air-La Signora Mimicotti; accompanied on the bassoon-Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado (as17570902); Acrobatics-Maddox; The Drunken Peasant, Irish Landlord and Landlady-Jolly, Settree, Mme Dulisse; Brown Beer of England-Lauder; Hornpipe-Morris.
Cast
Role: accompanied on the bassoon Actor: Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado
Role: With a new Introduction Actor: Mrs Trampwell, her Troop, In which Miss Midnight will give some specimens of Oratory a la mode de Theatre
Role: a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: The Italian Peasants Actor: Joly, Madam Dulisse
Role: Also a Grand Comic Ballet called the Marine Boy Actor:
Role: with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums Actor: Mother Midnight

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

1231
05 October 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Cast
Role: accompanied on the bassoon Actor: Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado
Role: With a new Introduction Actor: Mrs Trampwell, her Troop, In which Miss Midnight will give some specimens of Oratory a la mode de Theatre
Role: a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: The Italian Peasants Actor: Joly, Madam Dulisse
Role: Also a Grand Comic Ballet called the Marine Boy Actor:
Role: with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums Actor: Mother Midnight

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

1232
12 October 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire of several Ladies. Box as 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. And the Price is reduced a little more than half what was formerly taken in order to obtain the Favour of the Public

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Cast
Role: accompanied on the bassoon Actor: Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado
Role: With a new Introduction Actor: Mrs Trampwell, her Troop, In which Miss Midnight will give some specimens of Oratory a la mode de Theatre
Role: a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: The Italian Peasants Actor: Joly, Madam Dulisse
Role: Also a Grand Comic Ballet called the Marine Boy Actor:
Role: with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums Actor: Mother Midnight

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Concluding with a Ballet called The Prussians M Actor:

1233
24 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Falstaff's Boy Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

1234
28 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Falstaff's Boy Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Scapin Actor: Shuter, with the rest of the parts as usual.

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

1235
13 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Lampe. No building on stage. Receipts: by income from tickets: Barrington #90 16s. (boxes 142; pit 286; gallery 12); Mrs Lampe, #53 2s. (boxes 52; pit 180; gallery 131) (Account Book). [The original title of afterpiece, a burlesque opera by Henry Carey, was Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon a sequel to the Dragon of Wantley. The music was advertised as by the late Mr Lampe.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17571124, but Henry-Barry; Catherine-Mrs Dyer; Nym-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Falstaff's Boy Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Lady Moore; or, The Dragoness

Ballet: JJudgment of Paris. As17580407 but only Paris-Gallinni; Venus-Mlle Capdeville

Dance: SSavoyards, as17580408 Tambourine, as17580330

1236
25 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Falstaff's Boy Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: III: (By Desire) a Ball Dance call'd La Mariee-Lalauze, Miss Toogood; concluding with: a Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Toogood, his Daughter, a Child between 5 and 6 years of age, her 1st appearance on any stage; IV: Fingalian Dance-Miss Toogood; End: The Threshers, as17581016

1237
27 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

1238
28 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder

1239
30 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1240
01 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: I: The Vintage, as17661011

1241
03 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Country Girl published at 1s. 6d. Paid B. Johnsons Head a bill #1 3s. 9d.; Paid Lawrence and Keel paper bill #7 2s. 6d. (Treasuerer's Book). Receipts: #134 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: A Pamtomime Dance The Italian Bakers, as17661011

1242
05 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [From The London Evening Post: Married: Michael Arne, music composer and son of Dr Arne, to Miss Wright, a celebrated singer of Drury Lane Theatre."] Paid Mr Evans on Wardrobe acct #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #133 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011

1243
06 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

1244
10 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

1245
14 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Dancing incident to the piece Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

Dance: II: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

1246
25 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sga Giorgi

Dance: II: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

1247
27 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011

1248
01 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Paid Pointer's 2 Bills #16 14s. (Treasurer's Book). [This year were published The Theatrical Campaign (44 pp.), an examen of productions this season; The Stage the High Road to Hell (43 pp.); Theatrical Entertainments Consistent with Society, Morality and Religion: or, A Letter to the Author of the "Stage the High Road to Hell," shewing that writer's arguments to be fallacious, his principals enthusiastic, and his authorities (particularly from the ancients) misconstrued and perverted.] Receipts: #176 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Country Boy Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Music: II: A Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mr Burney Jr

1249
07 September 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: hay Taste

Cast
Role: Painter's Boy Actor: Jacobs

Dance: hay End of Play: The Nosegay, as17700611

Song: hay As17700824

1250
14 September 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: hay Taste

Cast
Role: Painter's Boy Actor: Jacobs

Dance: hay The Cowkeeper, as17700521

Song: hay As17700824