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1290 results for: Keyword - Villeneuve
We found 2028 matches on Roles/Actors, 342 matches on Performance Title, 184 matches on Performance Comments, 21 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

51
05 June 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Orpheus

Performance Comment: As17350426 but Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett .
Cast
Role: Attendants on Apollo Actor: Villeneuve, Livier, Davenport

Music: Select Pieces. II: Solo on the Violin performed on the Stage by Charke

Dance: II: A new Serious Dance by Mlle Roland. IV: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland

52
27 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Music: IV: Kettle Drums by Poitier

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: The Double Jealousy: Miller-Poitier; His Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquet-Mrs Walter; Followers-Villeneuve, Pelling, Duke, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett (with New Habits)

Performance Comment: III: The Double Jealousy: Miller-Poitier; His Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquet-Mrs Walter; Followers-Villeneuve, Pelling, Duke, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett (with New Habits) .
Cast
Role: Followers Actor: Villeneuve, Pelling, Duke, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett

53
01 April 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Music: End Afterpiece: Preamble on Kettle Drums by Poitier

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: Harlequin and Harlequine by Poitier and Mlle Roland. IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. V: Double Jealousy, as17360327

Performance Comment: III: Harlequin and Harlequine by Poitier and Mlle Roland. IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. V: Double Jealousy, as17360327.
Cast
Role: Followers Actor: Villeneuve, Pelling, Duke, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett

54
02 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Burgomaster-Livier; Boor Servant-Macklin; Scaramouch-Janno; Colombine-Miss Mann; Harlequin-Philips; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Dukes, Janno; Country Lasses-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Country Lads Actor: Villeneuve, Dukes, Janno

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Revellers-Essex, Mrs Walter

55
03 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: As17361102, but Country Lads-Villeneuve, Pelling, Philips.
Cast
Role: Country Lads Actor: Villeneuve, Pelling, Philips.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Revellers-Essex, Mrs Walter

56
11 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: As17361103, but Country Lads-Villeneuve, Pelling, Janno.
Cast
Role: Country Lads Actor: Villeneuve, Pelling, Janno.

Dance: II: Flight-Essex, Mrs Walter; IV: Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

57
04 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Poor Pierot Married; or, Harlequin Happy

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Philips; Colombine-Miss Mann; Pierot-Macklin; Colombine's Father-Pelling; Cupid-Miss Cole; Fatty-Hough; Slouch-Janno; Fryar-Gray; Clockmaker-Hough; Bridesmen and Maids-Villeneuve, Dukes, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Pelling; Pierot's Servants-Peters, Rosamond.
Cast
Role: Bridesmen and Maids Actor: Villeneuve, Dukes, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Pelling

58
18 February 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17380213, but Mezzetin-Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: Mezzetin Actor: Villeneuve.

59
26 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets for Villeneuve, Dupre, Desse taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Mezzetin Actor: Villeneuve.

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; A new dance-Desse, Miss Kilby

60
28 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Pierot-Lalauze; Endymion-Salway; Chasseurs-Vincent; Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Brunette, Miss Rogers; Diana-Mrs Vincent; Merlin-Leveridge; Cupid-Glover; Graces-Mrs Bullock, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun; Hour-Miss Cantrell; Zephyrs-Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, DuPre; Psyche-Mlle Roland; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Lun; Mercury-Laguerre; Doctor-Penkethman; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby. With Scenes representing the exact Views of The Hermitage and Merlin's Cave, as taken from the Royal Gardens at Richmond.
Cast
Role: Zephyrs Actor: Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, DuPre

61
30 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17381028, but Pluto (Punch)-Villeneuve; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Desse; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Haughton; Country Lads-Dupre, Bencraft, Richardson; Country Lasses-Mrs Bullock, Miss Dancey, Mrs LeBrun.
Cast
Role: Pluto Actor: Villeneuve
Role: Zephyrs Actor: Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, DuPre

62
09 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Country Farmer Deceiv'd; or, Harlequin a Statue

Performance Comment: Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs LeBrun; Harlequin-Hayes; Pierrot-Lalauze; with a Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: with a Comic Dance Actor: Villeneuve, Miss Oates.

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Lalauze, others; IV: French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

63
21 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17390508, but Furies-Lalauze, Villeneuve, Thompson, Desse, Dupre; Miller's Wife-Mrs LeBrun.
Cast
Role: Furies Actor: Lalauze, Villeneuve, Thompson, Desse, Dupre
Role: Mezzetin Man and Woman Actor: Villeneuve, Mrs LeBrun

Dance: I: Harlequin-Master Mathews; Scholar to Davenport. II: Harlequin Woman-Mrs LeBrun; III: Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; IV: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

64
04 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17391226.; Also in Afterpiece: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Performance Comment: ; Also in Afterpiece: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Comic Ballet Actor: Villeneuve, Miss Oates.

65
21 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Endymion-Rochetti; Chasseurs-Rheinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Janno; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Haughton; Mercury-Salway; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze (who has not performed upon that theatre these three years).
Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Villeneuve

Dance: Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

66
10 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17410106, but Country Lads-Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre, Lestrade.
Cast
Role: Country Lads Actor: Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre, Lestrade.
Role: Followers of Eurydice Actor: French Girl, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne
Role: Demons Actor: Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson
Role: Lasses Actor: Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Swains Actor: Villeneuve, Richardson, Destrade, Delagarde, Oates Jr, Dupre

67
17 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: See17410207, but Endymion-Salway; Chasseurs-Reinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Tyrolean Dance-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto-Janno; Neptune-Dupre; Pan-Richardson; Hercules-Delagarde; Apollo-Villeneuve; Mars-Haughton; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Villeneuve

Dance: LLes Savoyards-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

68
06 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: (by Cby Command)The Jealous Farmer Outwitted; Harlequin a Statue

Performance Comment: Farmer-Bencraft; Farmer's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Pierot-Lalauze; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde.
Cast
Role: Comic Dance Actor: Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde.

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

69
28 September 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; 1st Fury-Richardson; 2nd Fury-Villeneuve; 3rd Fury-Delagarde; 4th Fury-Dupre; 5th Fury-Destrade; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Leander-Salway; Shade of Hero-Miss Young; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: 2nd Fury Actor: Villeneuve

70
17 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17411015, but Mercury-Salway; Merlin-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Chasseur Royal-Roberts; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pluto (Punch)-Davenport; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighillia)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Richardson.
Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Villeneuve

71
07 November 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17411028, but the Villagers-Waltz, Thompson, Roberts, Miss Davis included in the Metamorphoses of Harlequin pantomime; Country Lads-_; Country Lasses-_; 1st Nymph-Signora Domitella replaces Sga Barberina; 2nd Nymph-Mrs Wright; 3rd Nymph-Mrs LeBrun; 4th Nymph-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Nymph-_; Smith, Davis, Stoppalaer, Miss Dodson omitted from Villagers. Smith, Davis, Stoppalaer, Miss Dodson omitted from Villagers.
Cast
Role: 4th Nymph Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: 5th Nymph Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Demons Actor: Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson
Role: Country Lads Actor: Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson, Dupre
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Davies, Miss Short.

72
02 January 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17411228, but 4th Nymph-Mrs LeBrun; 5th Nymph-Mrs Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: 5th Nymph Actor: Mrs Villeneuve.
Role: Villagers Actor: Picq, Mlle Auguste, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Richardson, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Moudet, Mrs Wright.
Role: Demons Actor: Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson
Role: Country Lads Actor: Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson, Dupre
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Davies, Miss Short.

73
21 January 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Ballet: nd in which will be introduc'd a New Grand Ballet call'd the% Rural Assembly. Chasseur-Desnoyer; Pastors-Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Bencraft; Shepherdesses-Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet; Nymph of the Plain-Sga Barberina; Old Herdsman-Villeneuve; Cottage Nymph-Sga Domitilla; Two Nymphs of the Vale, a Sylvan-Picq, Mlle Bonneval, Mlle Auguste

Performance Comment: Chasseur-Desnoyer; Pastors-Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Bencraft; Shepherdesses-Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet; Nymph of the Plain-Sga Barberina; Old Herdsman-Villeneuve; Cottage Nymph-Sga Domitilla; Two Nymphs of the Vale, a Sylvan-Picq, Mlle Bonneval, Mlle Auguste.
Cast
Role: Old Herdsman Actor: Villeneuve

74
26 January 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17420113, but Orpheus-Salway; Villagers-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade.
Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade.
Role: 5th Nymph Actor: Mrs Villeneuve.
Role: Demons Actor: Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson
Role: Country Lads Actor: Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson, Dupre
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Davies, Miss Short.

75
16 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; 1st Fury-Richardson; 2nd Fury-Villeneuve; 3rd Fury-Delagarde; 4th Fury-Dupre; 5th Fury-Destrade; Helen-Miss Hillyard; Shade of Leander-Salway; Shade of Hero-Miss Davis; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Mrs Wright; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: 2nd Fury Actor: Villeneuve