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6227 results for: Keyword - the King's Scholars
We found 2904 matches on Performance Title, 2741 matches on Performance Comments, 1615 matches on Event Comments, 25 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1326
15 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: will be introduced the Procession at the Coronatio Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Ranelagh Gardens on the night of the Regatta Actor: .
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: The Dances Actor: Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Daguville, Sga Vidini
Role: the Whole to conclude with Two Additional Scenes Actor: . See17751016 .

1327
26 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Milwood Mrs King So, so, Barnwell first time by Mr Brereton very well. The Jubilee is reviv'd with Alterations and Additions in the Pageant It was receiv'd with vast Applause (Hopkins Diary). [The Westminster Magazine for Dec. remarked on The Jubilee: "It appeared with still greater splendor [than in its original performance in 1769] from the introduction of more pageants and characters. Romeo and Juliet made a different appearance in this procession, and their was likewise a new Pageant for the Tragedy of Coriolanus, which was not introduced before. The scenes were either all new painted, or quite new."] Receipts: #242 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Dramatic Entertainment in honor of Shakespeare in two parts- Dancing-; Dramatic Entertainment-[, introducing a pageant. [No cast listed in playbill but each of the subsequent thirty-three bills mentions "In Honour of Shakespeare."]
Cast
Role: ast listed in playbill but each of the subsequent Actor: three bills mentions "In Honour of Shakespeare."
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

1328
26 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment, never performed. With New Music, Scenes, Dresses, and Machinery. The Overture composed by Fisher. The scenes painted by Messrs Dahl and Richards. Nothing under FULL PRICE will be taken. The Words of the songs to be given at the Doors. [This information included in all subsequent bills for the pantomime this season, until 25 March when the half-price practice is announced. Full account of the content of the afterpiece is given in The Westminster Magazine for Dec. The reviewer was delighted with the adherence to the classical myth in the first and last scenes, and with the variety of action and excellence of the machinery and painting in the interventing comic portion.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini; The Vocal Parts-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters; The Dances-Zuchelli, Sga Vidini.
Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters
Role: The Dances Actor: Zuchelli, Sga Vidini.

1329
03 June 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: House (Hopkins Diary). Last time of Garrick's performing Richard . Ladies desired to send their Servants a little after Five to keep places, to prevent Confuson. It is Vanity to endeavor to describe Mr G. Merits they beggar all Descripiton, suffice it to Say he was what he represented (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble conservatively toned down.] Paid Sg Como and Crispi in full #3 8s. 3d. Mr Hurd ditto 7s. 6d. Receipts: #284 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist or The Sham Doctor

1330
05 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Grand Representation of a Regattav. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] Paid Supernumeraries #5 13s. 6d.; Billstickers #2 14s.; Music 1st week #25 7s. 6d.; Miss Younge's Cloathes #5. King being hoarse the Prelude [see 21 Sept.] was omitted--Miss Pope made her first Appearance these 2 years upon this stage in Miss Sterling--but coolly received (+Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #213 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Lovewell-Brereton; Serjeant Flower-Bransby; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope (1st appearance upon this stage these 2 years); Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

1331
09 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Mrs Davies Miss Tittup--La! La! King sent a letter to $Sheridan desiring to be off his Engagement--all made up at night. Mattocks came and told me that Lacy had sold Half his Share of the Patent to Mr Langford (The Auctioneer) and Captain Thomson (Authour of the Syrens &c.). I acquainted Sheridan of it--he had not heard it before (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #267 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Dance: End I: The Grand Garland Dance-Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Slingsby

Song: In V: a song-Mrs Scott

1332
06 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

1333
01 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: The other parts Actor: Baker. +Prologue as17770224 .

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End III: The Double Festival, as17770213

1334
29 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron & Mrs Greville. Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 16, Glanville-street, Rathbone Place; of Mrs Greville at the Orange Warehouse, the Corner of King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #178 15s. (69.0; 15.1; 0.0; tickets: 94.14) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: As17761128

1335
05 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: Puck Actor: The Admiral of Lilliput
Role: Fairies Actor: The rest of the Lilliputians see17770515
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: Dance-

1336
02 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

1337
01 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions, particularly two Grand New Scenes designed by DeLoutherbourg [see 2 Jan.]. Receipts: #163 13s. 6d. (122.15.0; 40.11.0; 0.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1338
18 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker
Role: other Characters Actor: Wewitzer, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Mrs White, Mrs Poussin.
Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: As17780511

1339
26 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for J. Wood, Percey, Cameron & the Widow Robinson. Tickets delivered by Camery and Hodges will be taken. Receipts: #288 13s. (33.3; 1.6; 0.18; tickets: 253.6) [charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

1340
25 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece (1st time; BURL I, by Thomas Willet. For music see 31 July]: Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 1 July 1778: This Day is published Buxom Joan (6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Brett, Massey, Edwin, Mrs Brett, Miss Twist. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1778): Bluff-Bannister; Ben-Brett; Tom-Massey; Snip-Edwin; Mother-Mrs Brett; Buxom Joan-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Brett

1341
02 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time in London; F 2, by John O'Keeffe, 1st acted at the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 13 Apr. 1774. Prologue by George Colman elder (Prose on Several Occasions, III, 222)]. Public Advertiser, 16 Aug. 1780: This Day is published Tony Lumpkin in Town (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town or The Dilettante

Dance: As17780623

1342
08 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: As17780623

1343
14 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Farce. [O'Keeffe, 1, 366, records the receipts: #89, and charge: #63.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: As17780624

1344
25 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Harper. Tickets delivered for The Nabob and The Provoked Husband will be admitted. Afterpiece: By Permission of the Author. Public Advertiser, 24 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Miss Harper at Guy's, Catherine-street, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17780624

Song: End II: In love should there meet a fond pair-Miss Harper

1345
19 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 27 Oct.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.

1346
23 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Commander@in@Chief at the Camp Actor: Farren

1347
09 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Waldron, R. Palmer, Burton, Griffiths, Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Fawcett, Chaplin, Nash, Bannister, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Miss G. Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirby, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett.

1348
14 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Robinson. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Robinson, Great Piazza, the corner of Russel Street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #210 14s. (75.0.0: 21.2.6; 0.17.6; tickets: 113.14.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Captain of the Guards Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Commander@in@Chief at the Camp Actor: Farren

1349
04 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Captain of the Guards Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

1350
18 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Chaplin, Griffiths, Holcroft & Miss Field. Tickets delivered by Stevens, Collins and the Miss Stageldoirs will be taken. Receipts: #253 8s. (30.5; 13.7; 2.22.12; tickets: 207.4) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: In: Master Morey, 3 Miss Stageldoirs