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We found 1004 matches on Event Comments, 873 matches on Performance Title, 577 matches on Performance Comments, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: By a Select Company of Lilliputians. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Dance: V: Saraband by Miss Brett

Song: II: A dialogue by the two Misses Clark. III: Roger's Courtship to Dolly by Miss Norsa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Rosamond: Representing Her Amours With King Henry, And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp; or, The Doctor Deceiv'd: With the Comical Humours of Crack the Pimp, Dr Grey-Goose, and Sir Nehemiah Nestle-Cock

Performance Comment: Crack-Chapman; Grey Goose-Mullart; Sir Nehemiah-Smith; Bellamy-Ray; Captain Strut-Yates; Servant-Littleton; Page-Master Brown; Mrs Grey Goose-Mrs Herle; Miss Grey Goose-Miss Atherton; Betty-Mrs Cantrell .

Dance: I: Two Pierrots by Livier and Mlle Delorme. II: Wooden Shoe Dance by Livier and Janno. End of Afterpiece: Grand Peasant Dance by Livier, Janno, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Bridgwater; Lady Grace-Mrs Buchanan; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Poundage-Mullart; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Mullart; Jenny-Miss Bincks; Trusty-Mrs Stevens; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Myrtilla-Mrs Templer; Sir Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: CClown-Nivelon; Several dances-Two Misses Scott, Scholars of Nivelon

Event Comment: [Because of Mrs Porter's accident, she can act only every other day; The Rival Queens, therefore, will be given on alternate evenings.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: In IV: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Music: The Vocal Parts, as17361020, but Mrs James, Mrs _Cantrell

Dance: As17361020; Also Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; Peasant, as17370128

Event Comment: Benefit Caporali. At the Swan-Tavern in Cornhill. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing-Savage; First Violin-Clegg; Two Solos, a Concerto on the Violoncello-Caporali; The other Parts-the best Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Delane; Iago-Ryan; Cassio-Walker; Brabantio-Aston; Roderigo-Chapman; Lodovico-Paget; Emilia-Mrs Mullart; Desdemona-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Delane

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; V: Scot's Dance-Glover

Song: RRosy Bowers (set to music by Henry Purcell)-Beard; IV: Let Caesar and Urania live, a two-part song, set to music by Purcell,-Beard, Salway

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: Benefit Michael Lally. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; IV: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; V: Scot's Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme

Song: III: As I saw Fair Clara-Beard, Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: SScot's Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mrs Delorme; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

Event Comment: Benefit Rosco, Vallois. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Song: I: Italian Song-Miss Jones

Dance: II: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality, a new Ball Dance, Dedicated to the Princess of Wales, concluding with a Minuet-Vallois, Miss Oates; III: Clown-Vallois; IV: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde; V: French Peasant-Vallois, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First

Afterpiece Title: The Mad House

Dance: IV: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: (in Din +Daily Advertiser only) II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; V: Comic Dance-Lalauze, Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

Music: (in Din +Daily Advertiser only) III: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Job Baker

Event Comment: Benefit I. Delagarde, At the Desire of several Ladies of Distinction. [Tickets at Delagarde's Lodgings, at Mrs Stafford's, in Dean Street, Fetter Lane,]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Chloe-Mrs Roberts. [These casts are from London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 April.]These casts are from London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 April.]

Dance: II: Clown-Vallois; IV: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde; V: The last new Grand Ballet-Haughton, Mlle Roland,

Song: I: French Horn Song-Miss Jones; III: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Alguzile Actor: Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: I: The Early Horn-Miss Jones

Dance: V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Event Comment: Benefit Martin. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: II: Miss Jones

Dance: III: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Ferguson; III: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: II: A new Song-Roberts; I V: Caelia has a Thousand Charms-Beard

Event Comment: Benefit a Family in Distress. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 5 May: To be Sold: The Interest of the Theatre and Materials in Goodman's Fields. Inquire of Mr Giffard at his House in Grange-Court, in Cary-Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: IV: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; IV: Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End Afterpiece: Hippisley's Drunken Man-

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 III: Caelia has a Thousand Charms-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Giffard; Blunt-W. Giffard; Ruth-Mrs Roberts; Day-Penkethman; Mrs Day-Mrs Wetherilt; Abel-Woodward; Obadiah-Lyon; Story-Hamilton; Bookseller-Norris; Arbella-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Chat-Miss Tollett; Teague-Dan French.
Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: III: Miss Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: Wooden Shoes-Livier, Villeneuve; II: Two Pierrots-Livier, Pelling; III: Hornpipe-a Seafaring Gentleman for his Diversion; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier; V: A new Scotch Dance-Dupre, Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Ferguson; III: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; IV: Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414

Music: End Afterpiece: Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Job Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: III: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: IV: Miss Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Cast
Role: Dorthea Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Two Pierrots-Livier, Pelling; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Music: Select Pieces-

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson, Wright, Hobson. Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. [Tickets for Gillibrand, Fulwood, Lee also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Performance Comment: As17361112, but Agnes-Miss Wright, the first time of her appearing on the stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17370423 A new Prologue, Epilogue to the Farce, -Miss Wright.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice; III: Two Pierrots-Livier, Villeneuve; IV: Punch's Dance, as17370519; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Ferguson; III: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End Afterpiece: Comical Medley of the Drunken Man-Hippisley

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 IV: Dialogue-Leveridge, Laguerre

Music: End Afterpiece: Concerto, Preamble on Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker