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836 results for: Keyword - The Gentlewoman
We found 772 matches on Roles/Actors, 266 matches on Performance Comments, 92 matches on Event Comments, 47 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

351
13 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Song: As17961010

352
20 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: A Friend in Need

Cast
Role: Morado Actor: Wathen

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Song: As17970210

353
27 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: Suett, Wathen, Maddocks, Hollingsworth
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

354
11 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On account of Mrs Jordan's indisposition the new Drama of The Castle-Spectre [advertised on playbill of 9 Dec., and originally announced for 2 Dec., but deferred for the same reason] is again obliged to be deferred for a few days. Afterpiece [in place of The Virgin Unmask'd, advertised on playbill of 9 Dec.]: The Musick by Attwood. Receipts: #237 9s. 6d. (173.8.6; 62.13.0; 1.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Smugglers

Song: As17971107

355
06 March 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Spahis Actor: Sedgwick, Bannister, Wathen, Trueman, Maddocks
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: Chorus of Witches and Spirits, as17971107, but Miss Wentworth, Miss _Menage, _Kelly, Mrs _Bland

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

356
04 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

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

Song: As17971107, but Chorus of Witches and Spirits-Miss Wentworth, Miss _Menage

357
02 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Martin Actor: Wathen in place of Bannister Jun.
Role: Andrew Actor: Caulfield of Wathen
Role: Baron Ruthenwolf Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: Chorus of Witches and Spirits, as17980918, but Miss _Arne, Mrs Crouch, Miss _Wentworth, Mrs +Bland, added: +Kelly

358
December 1689 @ Priest's Boarding School in Chelsea

Event Comment: The date of this amateur performance is not known, but the date generally accepted is December 1689. See Alfred Loewenberg, The Annals of Opera, Second Edition, Columns 85-86; and R. E. Moore, Henry Purcell and the Restoration Theatre (Cambridge, Mass., 1961), pp. 38-69. The Epilogue is in New Poems (1690)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido And Aeneas

Performance Comment: Gentlewomen of Josias Priest's Boarding School in Chelsea; Prologue-; Epilogue-the Lady Dorothy Buck.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: the Lady Dorothy Buck.

359
13 March 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , especially the former-; A young Gentlewoman will perform that has learnt of Mr Weely several Years; besides great variety of Entertainments too long to be inserted here-A young Gentlewoman

360
13 January 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Clown

Song: A Gentlewoman that never appear'd on this Stage before; End I: An English Opera Song-; accompanied with the German Flute-; II: Pur di Cesti, in Arminius-; III: A Diverting Song-a Gentlewoman of Fourscore; IV: Mad Dialogue of Purcell's-

Music: Music on the German Flute-a Gentleman for his Diversion

361
03 December 1702 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. To begin exactly at 7 a Clock, for the better Accommodation of the Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: An Italian Consort-; with Additions of New Songs-the Gentlewoman; Symphonies-Signor Gasparine

362
05 February 1703 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-a little Girl

Dance: Comick and Serious Dancing-Weaver, Essex, others; a Young Gentlewoman who never perform'd before in Publick; With a Scene between Scaramouch and Harlequin- , entirely New; Vaulting on the Horse-

363
15 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Music: As17040203 A Sonata-Gasperini

Dance: A new Entry compos'd-Monsieur Cherrier and perform'd by him, six others; a new Dance-Mrs Mayers; And also several Dances-the Devonshire Girl, a young Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before

364
08 November 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Song: A Gentlewoman that never yet appear'd on the Stage

365
17 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Esquire Bickerstaff, who will honour Mr Penkethman with his Presence. These Performances will be done between the 1st and 4th Act, by reason Esquire Bickerstaff is oblig'd to be gone when the 3d Act is over. Altho' Mr Penkethman is at an Extraordinary Charge for these Entertainments, besides the Play, yet to oblige his Friends he lets 'em in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, No Subscribers Tickets will pass this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Entertainment: 1st: turns upon one Foot 300 times-A Young Gentlewoman, who never appear'd on a publick Stage, and as she is turning fixes 12 Swords points about her, 2 to her Eyes, 2 to her Eye-lashes, 2 to her Eye-brows, 2 to her Nose, 2 to her Lips, and 2 to her Breasts

Dance: French Peasant-; Scaramouch-; Wooden Shoe-; Dance by Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-

366
26 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. The Boxes and Pit 2s. 6d., the Boxes being laid open to the Pit. Note, No Subscribers' Tickets to pass this Day. To begin exactly at 5 of the Clock, by reason that the Gentlemen and Ladies that come from London may have time to return home before Night. Note, The Tide happens very luckily for Mr Penkethman's Friends in London: It Ebbs to Greenwich from 10 in the Morning till 6 at Night, flows from 6 in the Evening till 11, it being Moon-light

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: Ned Blunt-the famous true Comedian Mr Cave Underhill, to oblige Mr Penkethman's Friends; Rover-Powell; Belville-Husband; Frederick-Cory; Angelica-Mrs Kent; Helena-Mrs Baker; Florinda-Mrs Shepard; Moretta-Mrs Powell; With an Epilogue-Mr Penkethman on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Ned Blunt Actor: the famous true Comedian Mr Cave Underhill, to oblige Mr Penkethman's Friends

Entertainment: Young Gentlewoman, as17100817; Likewise a Vaulting the Managed Horse-famous Master who never appear'd on the Publick Stage

Dance: Ladder Dance-; French Peasant-; Wooden Shoe-; Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and Wife-

367
08 September 1711 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice; Or, The Female Lawyer

Song: Between the Acts: With several Songs and Dialogues-Teno, Rainton, a Gentlewoman from London, who never perform'd there before; particularly that Celebrated Dialogue of Tell Me Why My Charming Fair by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-; Mad Dialogue by him-; Also several Opera Songs with Instruments-

368
20 March 1713 @ Caverley's Academy

Event Comment: Benefit Twiselton, Trumpet to his Excellency the Duke of Aumont

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; With a new Dialogue between Honour Faction and Peace; by Mr Weldon;-Mr Leveridge, Mr Twiselton, a Gentlewoman, that never sung in Publick; Likewise several Pieces of Musick proper for the Trumpet-; particularly a Sonata- by Signior Corelli, on purpose for Mr Twiselton when he was at Rome

369
23 March 1713 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Lawrence. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; Irish Song-a young Gentlewoman that never sung in Publick before, a Scholar of Lawrence's

370
22 February 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-Eminent English and Foreign Masters; Among other choice Compositions, a celebrated Song of Mr Hendel's-a Gentlewoman from Abroad, who hath never before exposed her Voice publickly in this Kingdom; To which will be added an uncommon Piece of Musick by Bassoons only-

371
22 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Hadgie Saleh Aga, Ambassador from Tripoli. Receipts: #57 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Beau Demolished

Song: A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: delaGarde, Sandham, Miss Russel; A Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his own Diversion

372
26 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Song: A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before; Singing in Italian and English-the new Girl

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Sandham, others

373
05 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moor. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #77 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentlewoman who never appear'd on that Stage before

Dance: As17150425 Also Harlequin and Two Punches, as17150502; Venetian Dance, as17150428

374
18 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Fourteen Years. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. N.B. In Consideration of the Diversion the French Children have given the Town, Mr Rich has engag'd their Stay in England for some time longer, and on Thursday next they will perform again. Receipts: #25 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Song: A Dialogue between-Cook, a Gentlewoman, who never appear'd on any Stage before

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith

375
13 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sawney The Scot; Or, The Taming Of The Shrew

Afterpiece Title: The Humors of the Counter

Song: A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17171022

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