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1565 results for: Keyword - The Little? Boy
We found 589 matches on Event Comments, 561 matches on Performance Title, 519 matches on Performance Comments, 3 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

251
31 January 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Heartwell Actor: Quin
Role: Bellmour Actor: Walker
Role: Vainlove Actor: Ryan
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Aston, who never appear'd upon this Stage before
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Bullock Sr
Role: Bluff Actor: Hall
Role: Setter Actor: Spiller
Role: Sharper Actor: Egleton
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Rogier
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Stone
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Hutton.

Song: The Boy

252
17 May 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Aston. Being the last Time of his performing here. Receipts: money #17 1s.; tickets #37 6s. [In Daily Post, 7 May, Aston has an appeal to the twofold learned and judicious Body of the Law, in behalf of his Benefit Play."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Bertran Actor: Diggs
Role: Raymond Actor: Boheme
Role: Epilogue wrote and to be spoken Actor: Aston.
Role: Fryar Actor: Quin
Role: Torrismond Actor: Ryan
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Walker
Role: Gomez Actor: Aston
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Song: A new Comic Pastoral call'd Whitsuntide: or, The Clowns' Contention-; Two new Songs-the Boy; And a New Song-Mr Aston, representing a Hide Park Grenadier

253
21 June 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 1s. 6d. At 7 p.m. This is to be perform'd by a Different Company than those who Play'd the Orphan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

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

Dance:

Song: A Boy who never appeared on any Stage before

254
25 September 1722 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentine And Orson

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Song: The Boy who performed last season at lif

Dance: Armstrong, Mrs Boman, Jones

255
03 October 1722 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Coe. At the Theatrical Booth in Bird Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: .

Entertainment: Singing-; Hornpipe-Jones; Tumbling-Mr Fawks's famous Boy

256
11 January 1723 @ Buckingham House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Music by Signior Bononcini-; Words by the late Duke of Buckingham, Vocal Part-Mrs Robinson, Mr Freeman, Mrs Barbeire, Mr Weele, Mrs Clark, Mr Gates, King's Boys; Instrumental Parts-Masters of the best Performers

257
14 March 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dykes and Rudd, Boxkeepers to the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Archer Actor: Orfeur
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Ratcliff
Role: Aimwell Actor: Hulett
Role: Sullen Actor: Mynns
Role: Gibbet Actor: Miller
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Kemp
Role: Bonniface Actor: Mew
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Miller
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Orfeur
Role: Gipsy Actor: Mrs Gale
Role: Scrub Actor: Drew.

Dance: A Boy and Girl, Scholars to Mr Roussau

258
15 April 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Richard Patrick and John Tomkins, Doorkeepers to the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Orfeur
Role: Ballance Actor: Kemp
Role: Worthy Actor: Jones
Role: Brazen Actor: Mew
Role: Kite Actor: Banks
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Taylor
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Orfeur
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Ratcliff
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchett
Role: Bullock Actor: Drew.

Dance: Scaramouch-a Boy of Nine Years of Age

259
22 April 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Peppet and Mrs Bryars, Boxkeepers to the Opera, and Betty Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, Sham Doctor

Cast
Role: Crispin Actor: Drew
Role: Doctor Actor: Mew
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Fieldhouse
Role: Young Gerald Actor: Palmer
Role: Martin Actor: Kemp
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Orfeur
Role: Angleica Actor: Mrs Ratcliff
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Taylor.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: James, Mrs Ratcliff

260
02 July 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Boy

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Afterpiece Title: The Tricks of Harlequin; or, The Doctor Defeated

261
09 July 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Boy

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Afterpiece Title: The Tricks of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Signior Ciberini.

Song:

Dance:

262
26 July 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walking Statue; Or, The Devil In The Wine Cellar

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Afterpiece Title: The Tricks of Harlequin

Dance: Saraband-Miss Tenoe; Passacaile-Mrs Brett; Harper's Drunken Man-

Song: The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

263
13 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. Two rows of the Pit will be rail'd in at the same Price of the Boxes. Receipts: money #38 3s.; tickets #43 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Song: Mrs Barbier, Mrs Chambers, Leveridge

Music: Two Concertos-Master Clegg, a Boy of Nine Years old

264
12 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Raymond and Bridgwater. Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater.
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Role: Frederick Actor: Mills
Role: Antonio Actor: Penkethman
Role: Petruchio Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: Peter Actor: Norris
Role: Antony Actor: Cross
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: 2d Constantia Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Music: Concerto on Little Flute-Baston

Song: A Song on the Death of a Stag , Words by Shakespear, Musick by Henry Carey-Ray; accompany'd with French Horns-

Dance: Foresters-Shaw, Thurmond, Topham, Boval, Topham Jr; Passacaile-Shaw, Mrs Younger; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Comick Dance-Miss Tenoe

265
19 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Brumpton Actor: Thurmond
Role: Hardy Actor: Cibber
Role: Campley Actor: Wilks
Role: Trusty Actor: Mills
Role: Sable Actor: Johnson
Role: Puzzle Actor: Shepard
Role: Trim Actor: Penkethman
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Charlot Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Mrs Fardingale Actor: Norris
Role: Kate Actor: Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance:

266
08 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Aimwell Actor: Miller
Role: Archer Actor: Wilks
Role: Sullen Actor: Thurmond
Role: Foigard Actor: Miller
Role: Gibbet Actor: Cibber
Role: Bonniface Actor: Shepard
Role: Scrub Actor: Norris
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Weekley

Dance: Comic Dances-in three different Characters, the Chesire Boy , who perform'd lately in The Committee.

267
14 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Johnson
Role: Clerimont Actor: Booth
Role: Atall Actor: Cibber
Role: Careless Actor: Wilks
Role: Old Wilful Actor: Miller
Role: Old Atall Actor: Shepard
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Wishwell Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mr Gething Jr , who never appear'd upon any Stage before

Dance: The Cheshire Boy

268
16 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Merchant Actor: Wilks.

Song: As17241008

Dance: Shaw, Essex, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Anderson, Cheshire Boy

269
20 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Booth
Role: Orestes Actor: Mills
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: Singing in Italian-Gething Jr

270
16 November 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Role: Frederick Actor: Mills
Role: Antonio Actor: Shepard
Role: Petruchio Actor: Will. Mills
Role: Peter Actor: Norris
Role: Antony Actor: Cross
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: 2d Constantia Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

271
03 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [For an essay on theatrical affairs, see London Journal, 3 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Night Actor: Miss Lindar.
Role: Daphne's Followers Actor: Mrs _Hatton, Mrs Walter
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs _Hatton, Mrs +Walter
Role: Pan Actor: Topham
Role: Doctor Actor: Harper.
Role: Apollo Actor: Thurmond
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Boman
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh
Role: Priest of Apollo Actor: Ferrers
Role: Countrymen Actor: Boval, Topham
Role: Countrywomen Actor: Miss Lindar, Mrs Brett
Role: Shepherds Actor: Essex, Lally
Role: Sylvan Actor: Thurmond
Role: Nymph Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Harlequin Mercury Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Pierrot Actor: Miller
Role: Punch Actor: Norris
Role: Marketwoman Actor: Harper
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Ray
Role: Seven Satyrs Actor: Comedians.
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: The Chesire Boy

272
20 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Role: Osmyn Actor: Booth
Role: Gonsalez Actor: Thurmond
Role: Garcia Actor: Williams
Role: Heli Actor: Boman
Role: Selim Actor: W. Mills
Role: Alonzo Actor: Watson
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: HHarlequin and Pirotte-Mlle Harvay

273
06 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Dance: The Chesire Boy, who perform'd last Season

274
27 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Johnson
Role: Clerimont Actor: Booth
Role: Atall Actor: Cibber
Role: Careless Actor: Wilks
Role: Old Wilful Actor: Miller
Role: Old Atall Actor: Shepard
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Tenoe.

Dance: Sandham's Children; particularly a Punch-the Boy; La Folette, as17250928

275
02 February 1726 @ Inner Temple

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; several Songs-by the late famous Mr Henry Purcel; rest by Dr Croft; which whole Performance lasted above an Hour and half; the Vocal Performers-Mr Hughes, Mr Laye, Mr Rowe, Mr Gates, Mr Weely, Mr Church, Mr King, three Boys; they were accompany'd by a proper Number of the best Instrumental Performers