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6551 results for: Keyword - a Young Gentleman
We found 3825 matches on Performance Comments, 1343 matches on Event Comments, 1139 matches on Author, 848 matches on Performance Title, and 308 matches on Roles/Actors.

5701
24 January 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

5702
07 May 1702 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Entertainment: Divine Musick in Praise of Religion and Vertue-; both Vocal and instrumental, with new Anthems compos'd by Mr Blow; an Oration by Mr Collier; Pieces by Mr Tate, her Majesty's Poet Laureat. The edition of 1702 lists: The Introductory Poem Upon the Reformation of Poetry-Mr Tate Poet-Laureat to her Majesty; The First Anthem-, Compos'd by Dr Blow, and Sung in Westminster-Abbey, at Her Majesty's Coronation; The Oration-J. Collier/M.A.; The Second Anthem, Compos'd by Dr Blow: Te Deum Laudamus-; A Poem in Praise of Virtue- , Written by Mr Tate

5703
26 November 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Colley Cibber. Premiere.] And it is humbly desir'd, that no Gentleman may Interrupt the Action by standing on the Stage the First day. Preface to Ximena (1719): The Kind Imposter did not pay the Charges on the Sixth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

5704
06 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonders In The Sun

5705
26 July 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Relief of an Ancient Gentleman, who has been long under Confinement for Debt. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Marall; Or, The Feign'd Innocence

5706
12 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Underhill [in Daily Courant, 11 May, that Ancient Comedian Cave Underhill." In the same issue Ventoso had been advertised as by a Gentleman for his first appearance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

5707
15 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

5708
17 July 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

5709
24 July 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: Original Sailor's Dance-Commodore Flip, Commodore Flip's/Boadly/Crew

5710
27 July 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: Dutch Skipper, French Peasant-LeSac, Mrs Granger

5711
29 January 1713 @ Clothworker's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; with all the Celebrated Songs and Pieces of Musick taken out of the last New Operas-the best Masters

5712
18 December 1714 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

5713
13 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Song: Trumpet Song-the little boy; the Instrumental part-Mr Grenoust; Vocal Part-Mr Rawlins

Music: Violin solo-Matthew Dubourg

Dance: delaGarde, Bovil, Mrs Bullock; Harlequin and a Countryman-; Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife, as17150509

5714
23 August 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman in Prison. Receipts: #115 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Sack

Song: Proud Woman, I Scorn You-Pack, Cook

Dance: Scaramouch-Thurmond Jr; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; Miller's Dance, as17150810

5715
05 March 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Benefit a Gentleman of Musick on account of Arrears. Receipts: money #32 18s. and tickets #87 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Mountebank

Dance: As17151230; Two Punchanellos Harlequin and Dame Ragondi-

5716
07 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Music: All the Musick by Mr Weldon and perform'd Compleat, as at the Revival of the Play-

5717
14 February 1717 @ Globe and Marlborough's Head

Event Comment: For the Benefit of a Gentleman in Distress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Aston's Medley

Entertainment: As17170121

5718
20 June 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Thirty Years. Written originally in French by Moliere. Original Weekly Journal, 28 June: On Friday 7-Night one Mr Kelley, an Irish Gentleman, was kill'd by Mr Ryan, one of the Actors of Lincolns-Inn-Fields Theatre; the Accident happen'd thus: Mr Ryan being at the Sun-Eating House in Long Acre at Supper; Mr Kelley, who before had terrified several Companions by drawing his Sword upon Persons whom he did not know, came up into the Room drunk, and abused Mr Ryan, who returned him very civil Usage, and desired his Absence: This did not satisfie Mr Kelley, who drew his Sword, made three Passes at Mr Ryan, before he could get his own Sword, which lay by in the Window; at last finding his own Life in Danger, He drew and ran Mr Kelley in the left Side, who fell down and immediately died

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite

5719
02 June 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At Common Prices. N.B. Part of the Company will continue to Act two Days in a Week during the Summer Session. Original Weekly Journal, 6 June: A Quarrel happening in Drury-Lane Play-House, betwixt a Gentleman and an Officer, they immediately drew their Swords, and the Latter was wounded in the Arm

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Music: With the Original Shepherd's Musick by the late Henry Purcell-Birkhead, Bowman

5720
20 February 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Weekly Packet, 20 Feb., announces several forthcoming plays for dl: Mrs Centlivre's The Sacrifice and Mrs Manley's The Double Mistress; or, 'Tis Well 'Tis No Worse. Steele's The Gentleman is deferred to winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

5721
20 February 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Weekly Packet, 20 Feb., announces forthcoming plays: The Imperial Captives by a gentleman unknown to the town and Sewell's The Lottery. Fenton's Herod and Mariamne is deferred to winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

5722
03 March 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Post Boy, 5 March: On Thursday Morning the King's Company of Comedians, belonging to the Play-House in Drury-Lane, were sworn at the Lord Chamberlain's Office in Whitehall, pursuant to an Order occasion'd by their Acting in Obedience to his Majesty's Licence, lately granted Exclusive of a Patent formerly obtained by Sir Richard Steele Kt. The Tenor of the Oath was, That as his Majesty's Servants, they should act Subservient to the Lord Chamberlain, Vice-Chamberlain, and Gentleman Usher in Waiting

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Younger

5723
27 April 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Radamistus

5724
27 February 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman in Trouble. At the Request of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #40 11s.; tickets #38 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

5725
15 March 1721 @ Golden Balls

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

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