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1575 results for: Keyword - the English
We found 2299 matches on Roles/Actors, 488 matches on Performance Title, 389 matches on Event Comments, 258 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

501
26 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief Or The Husbands Cure

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Dance: As17171022

502
05 March 1718 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Vanbrughe. For the Entertainment of several Persons of Quality. At 6 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing in Italian and English-Signora Margarita, who has not sung in publick this Winter, Mrs Fletcher, Vanbrughe; accompanied with Harp-Mr Powell Jr

503
11 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Revised by Christopher Bullock.] Not Acted these Twenty Years. Reviv'd, with several Alterations. The whole Play to be new dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traytor

Performance Comment: Edition of 1718 lists: Duke-J. Leigh; Lorenzo-Quin; Sciarrah-Ryan; Florio-Egleton; Cosmo-Ch. Bullock; Pisano-Smith; Alonzo-Diggs; Petruchio-Ogden; Depazzi-Bullock Sr; Sancho-Spiller; Amidea-Mrs Bullock; Oriana-Mrs Seymour; Oriana's Mother-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Oriana's Mother Actor: Mrs Kent.

Dance: A new Dance proper to the Play by Moreau-Moreau, Mrs Moreau

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

504
03 December 1718 @ Globe and Marlborough's Head

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Astons Medley

Entertainment: Consisting of select Parts of Comedies-; new Songs-; Prologues-; Epilogues-; Mr Purcell's, other Comical English Dialogues-

505
04 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar; Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger; English Clown-Weaver

506
11 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks, the Office Keeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow; A new Dance-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Younger; English Clown-Weaver; Miss Lindar

507
05 April 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Weaver. At it was altered by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Dance: Passacaile-Mrs Booth; English Clown-Weaver; Forlanta-Lally, Miss Smith; The Marie-; Irish Trot-Miss Lindar, Lally's Scholar

508
23 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentleman who never perform'd on any Stage before

Dance: Topham Jr, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss Bullock, Sandham's Son, Miss Francis

509
19 July 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Translated from the Latin, as it was acted before King James the First by the Students at Cambridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ignoramus Or The English Lawyer

Song: As17200611

Dance: As17200714

510
10 April 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith; English Clown-Weaver; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

511
07 December 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Boy who never appear'd on the Stage before

512
18 December 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Fifteen Years. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. All the Characters being new dress'd. Benefit John Rich. Receipts: money #79 11s. 6d.; tickets #21 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Injurd Love Or The Ladies Satisfaction

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Bower, who never appear'd on the Stage before

513
19 December 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Injurd Love

Song: Singing in Italian and English-the little Boy Mrs Bower in Daily Journal

514
20 December 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Injurd Love

Song: Singing in Italian and English-little Boy

515
12 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. At the Desire of several Persons of Qulaity. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Receipts: money #92 12s. 6d.; tickets #37 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Song: With some Chansons a Boir to be sung-Leveridge; Also a New Ballad call's, The Faithful Mariner, after the Manner of a true English Sailor-

516
01 April 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Isabella Chambers, who never appear'd on this Stage before

Dance:

517
03 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida

Performance Comment: Troilus-Ryan; Cressida-Mrs Boheme; Hector-Boheme; Ulysses-Walker; Achilles-Hulett; Agamemnon-Diggs; Diomedes-Egleton; Thersites-Quin; Pandarus-Hippisley; Andromache-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Thersites Actor: Quin

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Hill, being the first Time of her Appearance upon the Stage

Dance: The Drunken Miller (new)-Hippisley

518
10 October 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Isabella Chambers, being the first Time of her performing on that Stage

519
05 December 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Aaron Hill.] On Shakespear's Foundation. With several Sets of Scenes entirely new and properWto the Play. [In an advance notice in Daily Journal, 6 Nov., the scenes are reported to be designed by Signior Angelo, an Italian.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Vth Or The Conquest Of France By The English

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: King Henry-Booth; Dauphin-Wilks; King of France-Thurmond; Princess Catherine-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Thurmond; Charlot-Mrs Campbell; Duke of Exeter-Mills; Duke of York-Cory; Lord Scroop-Williams; Duke of Bourbon-Bridgwater; Duke of Orleans-Watson; Earl of Cambridge-Mills Jr; Sir Thomas Grey-Oates; French Officer-Roberts; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Princess Catherine Actor: Mrs Oldfield

520
12 December 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [By Sandford.] All the Characters being entirely new dress'd. [The Preface gives a long account of the difficulties attendant on the production, particularly the inexperience of the amateur performers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Fop Or The False One Fitted

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Hill

521
16 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Chambers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #65 8s. 6d.; tickets #91

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Chambers; particularly a Song-Mrs Chambers; accompanied with the Harp-

Dance: Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

522
26 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. Receipts: money #58 5s. 6d.; tickets #84 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A King And No King

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Boheme; Mordornis-Ryan; Tigranes-Walker; Bacurius-Diggs; Gobrius-Leigh; Bessus-Quin; First Swordsman-Spiller; Second-H. Bullock; Arane-Mrs Knight; Spaconia-Mrs Parker; Panthea-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Panthea Actor: Mrs Brett.

Song: End II: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Chambers; End III: The Tipling Philosophers-Leveridge

Dance: End I: Two Pierrots-Nivelons; End IV: Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

523
22 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. And for the Entertainment of his Excellency Hegabdelcader Perez, Embassador from the Emperor of Fez and Morocco

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Hill, who never appear'd on this Stage before

524
04 June 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

525
14 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

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

Dance: The Cheshire Boy