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1552 results for: Keyword - W. Mears
We found 1310 matches on Performance Comments, 261 matches on Event Comments, 47 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
23 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mears.

Dance: LLe Watteau-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; Spanish Entry-Lally, Essex, Haughton, Lally Jr, Tench; Grand Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Haughton, Lally Jr, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Man

52
26 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: [The Mock Doctor

Dance: [Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Lally Sr, Haughton, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Miss Mann, Miss Price, Mrs D'Lorme

53
30 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: French Gardener and His Mistress-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; V: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter

54
05 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Livery Rake; or, The Intriguing Servants

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; II: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; IV: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: The Watteau-Miss Robinson; End of Afterpiece: Bartholomew Fair-F. Tench, Mrs Delorme

55
23 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears

Dance: Dutch Dance by Le Brun and Miss Mears. English Maggot by Lally Jr and Mrs Walter

56
10 May 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: I: Dialogue (composed by Purcell)-the Masters Hamilton; III: A Song of Lord Flame's out of the Opera of All Alive and Merry-Master W. Hamilton

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; V: A new Serious Dance-Mlle Roland

57
31 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle, As17820930, but Jeremy-W

Dance: As17821231

58
08 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son

Music: End of Part I concerto on the hautboy by W. Parke

59
02 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: End of mainpiece The Drunken Sailor Reclaimed, as17860304athi

Song: In Act I of mainpiece an obligato song for the oboe (composed by Shield and accompanied by W. Parke); In Act III a favourite song (composed by Sard), both by Mrs Billington

60
31 March 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

61
28 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: End II: Leap Year-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

Song: In afterpiece: (for that Night only) Sweet Bird-, from L'Allegro il Penseroso by Handel Mrs Billington; accompanied on the flute-W. Parke

62
05 February 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17880129

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Ambrose (1st time); accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; II: the celebrated Laughing Song from L'Allegro il Penseroso-Bowden

63
10 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17880301

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an Occasional Epilogue-Mrs Pope

64
26 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Dance: End II: As17881025; End: A Divertissement, as17881001

Song: In I: Sweet Bird-from L'Allegro Il Penseroso by Handel Mrs Billington; accompanied on the flute-W. Parke; additional songsby Anfossi, Sacchini, Dr Arnold, -Mrs Billington

65
20 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17881021

Song: Mainpiece: With an additional song by Shield-; the Bravura Song from Erifile, by Sacchini-; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Auld Robin Gray-Mrs Billington

66
14 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; With Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Cubitt, Darley, Rock, Letteney, Reeve, W. Thompson, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Mrs Powell, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Martyr

67
21 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Song: As17890914, but Vocal Parts-Lee, W. _Thompson, Miss +MacGeorge, Mrs +Lefevre

68
09 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Song: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; Dirge-; Vocal Parts, as17890914, but W. _Thompson, Duffey, Mrs _Powell

69
23 March 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption, Selected From The Great And Favourite Works Of handel That Were Performed In westminster-abbey And At The pantheon [on 26 And 27 May 1784] 0; Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 1

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 2

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 3

Music: End: concerto on the hautboy-W. Parke; End II: concerto violin-Master Clement

70
27 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: End I: The Musical Courtship, as17910506; End II 2nd piece: Say Bonny Lass, as17910506; In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers (1st time these 7 years)-Incledon; O! thou wert born to please me (1st time at this theatre)-Incledon, Mrs Mountain

71
23 September 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Miss Broadhurst; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

72
11 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Blurton

Song: In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Miss Broadhurst; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers-Incledon

73
29 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17931022

Song: In afterpiece Sweet Echo by Mrs Mountain, accompanied on the hautboy by W. Parke

74
28 March 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: End of Part I concerto on the oboe by W. Parke; End of Part II concerto on the violin by Giornovichi, in which the favourite air of Lullaby

75
19 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Faulknor

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Song: In course of 2nd piece: As17950506; Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; In course of entertainments: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; Old Towler-Incledon

Music: 3rd piece: With the favorite Overture by Shield for Arrived at Portsmouth-; with a violin and oboe obligato-Mountain, W. Parke