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4118 results for: Keyword - little James
We found 2178 matches on Author, 1239 matches on Performance Comments, 739 matches on Event Comments, 262 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2376
16 March 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: Les Characters de la Danse-Madam Auretti; II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; III: A Chacone in Italian Characters- Harlequin Mad Auretti; Polonese Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti; Scaramouch, Punch, Messitin, Pantaloon, Pierot, others; IV: A Tambourine-Master Pietro; V: The Louvre, Minuet-Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

2377
02 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Lottery

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-; The Little Swiss; End: The Grand Provincial Dance, as17520204

2378
16 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: A Peasant Dance-Master Piettro; III: A Comic Dance-Sg Piettro, Janeton Auretti; IV: a Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: L'Entree de Flore, as17511015; a Peasant Dance, as17511015

2379
17 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: I: Master Vernon

2380
21 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Woodward; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Simson; Jaques-Berry; Orlando-Palmer; Oliver-Scrase; Corin-Taswell; Amiens (with proper songs)-Wilder; Adam-Havard; William-Costollo; Celia-Mrs Clive; Audrey-Mrs James; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: I: Master Vernon

Entertainment: S+SpecialtyAfter: An Elogium-Mr Ross;wrote by Dryden, concluding with Milton's Epitaph to the Memory of Shakespear-Mr Ross. representing the shade of Shakespear as figured on his monument in Westminster Abbey. By Particular Desire.

2381
23 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James.

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-The Little Swiss; IV: A Comic Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford

Song: III: Mattocks; IV: Mattocks

Entertainment: S+Specialty. After: An Elogium to $Shakespeare, as17520421

2382
27 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; II: A Comic Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; III: A Dance-Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti; IV: A Scotch Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; V: The Minuet, Louvre-Harvey, Mrs Addison

2383
30 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: II: Master Vernon

2384
02 May 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: A Comic Dance-Shawford Jun, Miss Shawford

Song: III: Mattocks

2385
04 May 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: A Comic Dance-Shawford Jun, Miss Shawford

Song: IV: Master Vernon

2386
05 May 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: A Scotch Dance, as17520427 IV: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: A Comic Dance-Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti

Song: III: Mattocks

2387
12 May 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

2388
28 September 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

2389
06 February 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit At the particular desire of several persons of quality for Mr Cibber. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years [see 15 Feb. 1746]. N.B. The Boxes not being equal to the demand for places, Servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage, which for the better accommodation of the Ladies, and to preserve the Decorum of the Play, will be enclosed in the manner of an amphitheatre. Ladies are desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had at White's Chocolate House, St James's, and at the stage door (playbill). For Th: Cibber a prisoner in ye King's Bench--he did Wolf and ye Epilogue of Nobody. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non juror

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Related Works
Related Work: The Fortune-Hunters; or, Two Fools Well Met Author(s): James Carlile

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: L'Entree de Flore, as17521122

2390
12 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: IV: Country Amusements-Devisse, Mlle Auretti; End: A Hornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

2391
24 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: the Non Juror

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Dance: [I: A +Hornpipe-the Little Swiss, a child 5 years old; II: A Grand Ballet-Devisse, Mlle Auguste; III: A Serious Dance-Janeton Auretti; V: The Louvre, Minuet-Mathews, Janeton Auretti

Ballet: [IV: +La Chacone des Characters. Harlequin-Mlle Auretti; Punch-Devisse

2392
04 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Song: II: Beard

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Morris, the Little Swiss; End of Farce: Scots Dance- (see17530501)

2393
11 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Yates; Frederick-Havard; Clerimont-Bransby; Ramilie-Palmer; Decoy-Simson; James-Clough; List-Marr; Furnish-Raftor; Mariana-Mrs Mills; Harriet-Mrs Davies; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Wheedle-Mrs Bennett; Lappet-Mrs Clive; with Song, The Life of a Beau-.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Clough
Related Works
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

2394
13 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Yates; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Berry; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Burton; Amiens [with proper songs]-Beard; Adam-Havard; Corin-Taswell; Silvius-Mozeen; LeBeau-Ackman; William-Vaughan; Charles-Wilder; Audrey-Mrs James; Celia-Mrs Clive; Phoebe-Mrs Bennet; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Matthews, the Little Swiss

2395
15 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non juror

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

2396
11 December 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore- see17531123; IV: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: New Dutch Dance, as17531117

Song: III: Beard

2397
01 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

2398
05 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: HHornpipe-the Little Swiss

2399
29 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly-Beard; IV: Miss Thomas

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: Louvre, Minuet-Dennison, Mrs Addison

2400
04 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: LLilliputian Sailors-the Little Pietro, Miss Noverre, others; New Dance-Baletti, Lauchery, Mrs Vernon, Miss Noverre