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4782 results for: Keyword - the younger Hilligsberg
We found 3165 matches on Performance Comments, 768 matches on Performance Title, 750 matches on Author, 566 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1076
18 March 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Related Works
Related Work: The Portrait Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: The Old ground Young, as17701123; in which an Allemande, as17710316

Entertainment: End Opera: The Cries of London-Shuter; End Afterpieae: Epilogue while riding on a Ass-Shuter

1077
19 March 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End Play: The Old ground Young, as17710318 with Allemande, as17710318

1078
01 April 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority, not acted but once these 40 Years. Benefit for LaLauze

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Athelwold

Afterpiece Title: Cupid's Friendship

Dance: Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's daughter; The Drunken News@Writer-A. Smith

Entertainment: Bucks Have at ye All-a Young Gentleman; Drunken Newswriter-_

1079
02 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: The Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Dance: End of Play: The Old ground Young, as17710318 with Allemande, as17710318

Entertainment: The Cries of London-Shuter

1080
09 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Bensley; Cassander-Clarke; Hephestion-Wroughton; Lysimachus-Hull; Polyperchon-Perry; Roxana-Miss Miller, first time; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Pearce; Statira-Mrs Yates (that night only); With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander-into Babylon.
Cast
Role: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander Actor: into Babylon.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: The Dance Actor: Aldridge.

Dance: IV: The Old ground Young, as17701123

1081
23 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere; III: (By Particular Desire) The Old ground Young, as17710318 concluding with: Allemande, as17710318

Monologue: Interlude.End: Press Gang; True Blue. As 18 April, but Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge

1082
26 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Widow of the late Miles. Tickets deliver'd for King Lear will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: a Masquerade Scene Actor: incident to the play

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Reinhold
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir
Role: The Music Actor: Arnold
Role: Edition of 1770 lists Mother Shipton Actor: Reinhold
Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: III: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House, as17710412 IV: A Minuet-King, a Young Lady, his scholar

1083
23 May 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Prices 2s. 6d. To begin at 6:30 p.m. [This was advertised as "in the course of a Concert," and was followed by a heavy display of Fireworks. This pattern repeated. Concerts at Marybone not accompanied by a play are not listed here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Entertainment: New Musical Imitations-Bannister; Concerto on Organ-Hook; Singing-Mrs Thompson, a young Lady who never sung in Public before

1084
20 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

Entertainment: Medley Cantata-Reinhold; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Singing With Horns and With Hounds, The Soldier Tir'd the favourite song in Comus,-Miss Catley; Sweet Echo-Miss Catley the echo by, a young Gentleman

1085
27 August 1771 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Entertainment: The young Italian Gentleman, who has given general satisfaction will sing this evening

1086
29 August 1771 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Entertainment: the Young Italian Gentleman

1087
31 August 1771 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Entertainment: Singing-the Young Italian Gentleman

1088
20 September 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Gardner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Entertainment: IV: Double Hornpipe-Master and Miss West; End of Play: Bucks have at ye all-a young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage

1089
30 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Present their Majesties. Gave Yeomen of Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #199 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: III: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17701103]; End: The Old ground Young-Aldridge, Mas. Harris, Miss Twist [see17701123]

1090
01 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir W. Meadows-Saunders; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Miss Valois; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks; With a Dance-incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: With a Dance Actor: incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

1091
31 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Mainpiece: Never Acted There. Afterpiece (music by Dr Arne): Not acted this season (playbill). Charges #64 5s. Profit to Mrs Mattocks #89 2s. 6d., plus #57 11s. from tickets (Box 211; Pit 32). Rec'd from Condell for Fruit Rent this season #20 (Account Book). Receipts: #153 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Sir Andrew-Woodward; Malvolio-Yates; Orsino-Hull; Sir Toby Belch-Dunstall; Sebastian-Wroughton; Clown (with original Epilogue song)-Dyer; Antonio-Gardner; Fabian-Lewes; Olivia-Mrs Mattocks; Maria-Mrs Gardner; Viola-Mrs Yates, 1st time; In the Play Three Incidental Songs-Reinhold, Mrs Mattocks. The music of the two by Dr Arne.
Cast
Role: In the Play Three Incidental Songs Actor: Reinhold, Mrs Mattocks. The music of the two by Dr Arne.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Pearce; The Country Madcap-Mattocks.
Cast
Role: The Country Madcap Actor: Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Old ground Young=, as17711030

1092
04 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

1093
06 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: by the young Lady who performed in the Maid of the Mill and the Fairy Prince.

Dance: End of Play: The Old ground Young-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere

1094
23 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

1095
28 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

1096
29 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woodman. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Woodman #17 8s. plus #42 1s. from tickets (Box 77; Pit 110; Gallery 63). Paid half year's paving &c. for the theatre due Lady Day last #18 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #82 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: With a Dance Actor: incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: I: The Favourite Irish Song call'd Ailen Aroon will be sung-Mrs Woodman

Dance: II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

1097
30 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: R. Smith
Role: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: To Conclude with The Whim Actor: Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, as17720312.
Role: other Actor: Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.
Role: The Characters Actor: _Lewes
Role: The Two Additional Scenes as exhibited in Harle Actor: Dunstall.
Role: The Dance Actor: Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

1098
08 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 23 Jan. 1767.] Charges #68 2s. Deficit to Lee Lewes #3 4s. 6d., cover'd by #149 18s. from tickets (Box 206; Pit 414; Gallery 363). Receipts: #64 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: other Actor: Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.
Role: The Characters Actor: _Lewes
Role: The Two Additional Scenes as exhibited in Harle Actor: Dunstall.
Role: The Dance Actor: Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.
Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: I: By Particular Desire a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

1099
11 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Kniveton. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years (playbill). [See 30 April 1770]. Charges #66 12s. Profit to the Kniveton's #14 17s., plus #68 19s. from tickets (Box 86; Pit 209; Gallery 161) (Account Book). Receipts: #81 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Kniveton; Oktavian-Thompson; Leander-Davis; Gripe-The Gentleman who performs Lady Pentweazle.
Cast
Role: Gripe Actor: The Gentleman who performs Lady Pentweazle.

Entertainment: End: Interlude taken from Foote's Comedy of Taste: Lady Pentweazle-The Young Gentleman (who performed it last year at Drury Lane Theatre)

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. As17720424[Sixfold Hornpipe, as17720424

1100
20 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17711104, but Tamerlane-Inchbald; Axalla-a Young Gentleman, 1st time; Arpasia-Miss Younge; Selima-Mrs Egerton, being 1st appearance in these characters for all.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Egerton, being 1st appearance in these characters for all.
Role: Moneses Actor: Cautherly, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Song: V: A Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage