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4782 results for: Keyword - the younger Hilligsberg
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2801
09 April 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drums by Job Baker

Dance: By Lally and Mlle Salle. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

2802
25 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By William Popple.] Grub St. Journal, 26 Feb. 1736: It was play'd the first night to about a 30l. house; three parts of which were the Author's friends, who came on purpose, right or wrong, to applaud it: notwithstanding which, little or no applause was given

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deceit

Performance Comment: Parts by Ryan, the first time of his appearing on the stage since his misfortune, Hippisley, Walker, A. Hallam, Chapman, Neale, Mrs Horton, Miss Norsa, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Stevens, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Templer, Miss Bincks, but edition of 1736 lists: Sir William Courtlove-Hippisley; Young Courtlove-Walker; Gay life-Hallam; Jerry-Chapman; Frank-Neale; Bellair-Ryan; Harriet-Mrs Horton; Fanny-Miss Bincks; Rose-Mrs Kilby; Jenny-Mrs Templer; Mrs Plyable-Mrs Martyn; Violetta-Mrs Buchanan; Lettice-Mrs Stevens; Widow Lettwell-Mrs Mullart. Prologue written by Aaron Hill and spoken by Mrs Buchanan. Epilogue written by the Author and spoken by Mrs Horton .
Cast
Role: Widow Lettwell Actor: Mrs Mullart. Prologue written by Aaron Hill and spoken by Mrs Buchanan. Epilogue written by the Author and spoken by Mrs Horton

2803
09 May 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Stephens, a Citizen of London, who never appeared on any stage before

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Music: V: Handel's Water Musick

Dance: I: Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. II: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. III: A Ball Dance, composed by Mr Labee, called, The Princess Ann's Cbacone, by Dupre and Mlle Delorme. V: Pastoral Dance by Mlle Grognet and Mlle Delorme

Performance Comment: II: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. III: A Ball Dance, composed by Mr Labee, called, The Princess Ann's Cbacone, by Dupre and Mlle Delorme. V: Pastoral Dance by Mlle Grognet and Mlle Delorme .

Song: IV: As17350422

2804
13 May 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Two Orphans, Mines (Gallery Officekeeper), and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

2805
27 May 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Paget. Tickets at Mr Paget's, Tobacconist, near the Castle Tavern, Fleet-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Music: Handel's Water Musick, with Preamble on Kettle Drums by Benj. Baker

Dance: Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers

2806
17 July 1735 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Stone and Freeman. By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. With the Original Prologue written by Aaron Hill, Esq; and an Epilogue written by the same Author, to be spoke by little Miss Ferguson .

Song:

Dance:

2807
22 July 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Carey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Blunder Actor: Topham. With a Prologue to the Farce against National Prejudice

Music: As17350715

Dance: French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Woodward. Two Pierrots by Vallois and Davenport. Le Gout Anglois by Mr and Mrs Davenport

Song: As17350718

2808
01 August 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatom1st; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: As17350715 An Epilogue, on the Diversions of the Town, by Master Green and Miss Cole .
Cast
Role: Blunder Actor: Topham. With a Prologue to the Farce against National Prejudice

Dance: Pierrot by Vallois

2809
21 August 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Arne. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Carey. N.B. There is a select Band of Musick engaged for this Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Blunder Actor: Topham. With a Prologue to the Farce against National Prejudice

Music: A New Medley Overture, never yet performed, composed by Arne. A new Set of Act Tunes, never yet performed, composed by Arne

Song: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond, sung by Master Osborne, a Scholar of Carey. Se l'Arco, a French Horn Song out of the Opera of Admetus, sung by Master Osborne

Performance Comment: Se l'Arco, a French Horn Song out of the Opera of Admetus, sung by Master Osborne .

2810
24 September 1735 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Farce. [By Mrs Charke.] N.B. The Company are oblig'd to remove from the Hay-Market Theatre to York-Buildings, as being too young a Sett of People to venture at great Expences, without first having merited the Favour of the Town to support them in it; but as we are determin'd to the full Extent of our Power, to endeavour to entertain them, we humbly hope they will accept of our Performances. . . . Charlott Charke. Daily Advertiser, 26 Sept.: We hear that Mrs Charke . . . drew Tears from the whole Audience in her Prologue, which she spoke very pathetically; and the new Farce . . . was very much applauded, notwithstanding the impotent Attempts of several young Clerks to raise a Riot, who were for that purpose properly marshal I'd by the cunning Lawyer their Master: Their rude Behaviour was so extraordinary, that several Gentlemen were provok'd to threaten them with the Discipline of their Canes, upon which they thought proper to desist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Art of Management; or, Tragedy Expell'd

Entertainment:

2811
29 September 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: Scot's Dance by Glover and Miss Rogers

2812
22 October 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

2813
24 October 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir J. Vanbrugh. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Music: As17351018

Dance: As17351022

2814
10 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park; Or, The Merry Citizens

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Music: A New Set of Act Tunes composed by Arne

Dance: IV: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. End Afterpiece: Le Chasseur Royal by Danoyer and Mlle Roland

2815
15 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. [Their Majesties and the rest of the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Le Brun; Mordecai-Salway; Debauchee-Berry; Poudre-Este; Constable-Hough; Porter-Beckham; Jenny-Mrs Davenport; Mother Midnight-Turbutt; Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Carney; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Colo; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett; Pierrot-Davenport; Punch-Janno; Scaramouch-Taylor; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Dutchman and Frou-Thurmond, Miss Mann; Peasant Man and Woman-Duke, Mrs Pelling. With a New Comic Medley Overture, composed by Mr Charke .
Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Turbutt
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Ridotto al Fresco Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. II: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. III: Russian Sailor by Denoyer and others. V: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: II: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. III: Russian Sailor by Denoyer and others. V: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c .
Related Works
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): John Edwin, the younger

2816
28 November 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. Dance of Sailors (from orestes) by Glover, Tench, Desse, Delagarde, Livier, Richardson. Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. Faithful Shepherd by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c

2817
29 November 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #66 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

2818
08 December 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: A prompt copy with most of this cast is in the Folger Shakespeare Library

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sauny The Scot; Or, The Taming Of The Shrew

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

2819
13 December 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-a Young Gentleman of the Temple; Ballance-Machen; Worthy-Bowen; Brazen-Boothby; Kite-Jones; Scale-Matthews; Scruple-Rogers; Bullock-Topham; Appletree-Hulstone; Pearmain-Whittaker; Constable-Freeman; Sylvia-Mrs Talbot; Rose-Miss Jones Jr; Luey-Miss Jones Sr; Melinda-Miss Atherton .
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: a Young Gentleman of the Temple
Role: Scale Actor: Matthews
Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Atherton

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Mrs Turner, the first time of her appearing on any stage .
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Mrs Turner, the first time of her appearing on any stage

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle-Drums, with Mr Hendel's Water-Musick on the Stage, by Mr J. Baker

Song:

Dance:

2820
16 December 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir J. Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

2821
03 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Ten Years. Written by Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: Venetian Gondolier and Courtezan by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. IV: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: A new Comic Dance called The Rover: Rover-Essex; Flanderkin Woman-Mrs Walter; Dutchwoman-Miss Mann; Peasant Woman-Mrs Anderson; Dutchman-Duke; French Peasant-Davenport; Dutchmen and Wives-Pelling, Janno, Miss Brett, Mrs Davenport

Performance Comment: II English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. IV: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: A new Comic Dance called The Rover: Rover-Essex; Flanderkin Woman-Mrs Walter; Dutchwoman-Miss Mann; Peasant Woman-Mrs Anderson; Dutchman-Duke; French Peasant-Davenport; Dutchmen and Wives-Pelling, Janno, Miss Brett, Mrs Davenport .
Related Works
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): John Edwin, the younger

2822
19 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Set to Musick by Mr Handel. Pit and Boxes half a Guinea. Galleries 4s. and 2s. 6d. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 20 Feb.: Last Night his Royal Highness the Duke, and her Royal Highness the Princess Amelia were at. . . Mr Dryden's Ode, set to Musick by Mr Handel. Never was upon the like Occasion so numerous and splendid an Audience at any Theatre in London, there being at least 1300 Persons present; and it is judg'd that the Receipt of the House could not amount to less than 450l. It met with general Applause, tho attended with the Inconvenience of having the Performers placed at too great a distance from the Audience, which we hear will be rectified the next Time of Performance. [Egmont also present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feast Of Alexander

2823
19 February 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Music: IV: Solo on Violoncello by Biggs

Dance: I: Scaramouch. III: Scotch Dance. V: Running Footman by Shawford

2824
13 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Captain of the Galley Actor: Este

2825
25 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: I: The Whim by Delamayne. II: The English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: By Mlle Anne Roland. V: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c

Performance Comment: II: The English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: By Mlle Anne Roland. V: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c .