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1179 results for: Title - An Hospital for Fools (being generally Insisted on by last Night's Audience)

1101
20 October 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

1102
22 October 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Dance: End III: a new dance The Caledonian Cottagers; or, Scotch Wedding-Allison, Allison's Pupils

Song: End IV: The Cries of Edinburgh-Shaw

Entertainment: Monologue Probably end: An Occasional Address-Walker

1103
24 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turned Governor

1104
24 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival; or, The Night before the Battle

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England

Song: In the course of 3rd piece: The Mid Watch, Rule Britannia-Incledon; and to conclude with God save the King in Full Chorus-

1105
24 May 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Mariners

Song: End II: The Lucky Escape-Dignum; End IV: Primroses deck the banks (composed by Linley? Sen.)-Master Welsh; End: Fair Rosale-Master Welsh

1106
15 October 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

1107
24 February 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

1108
07 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: THE SOLDIER'S FESTIVAL; or, The Night before the Battle

Afterpiece Title: THE SPRIGS OF LAUREL

1109
23 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: LOVERS' QUARRELS

Afterpiece Title: THE IRISHMAN IN LONDON

Dance: In Act I of 1st piece a Highland Reel by Byrn, Mlle St. Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End of Act II of 2nd piece (for that night only) a Selection of the most Favorite Catches and Glees from Harrison and Knyvett's Vocal Concert. What shall he have that killed the Deer by Incledon, Townsend, Richardson, Linton and Chorus Q. S. Smith). Ye spotted snakes by Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain, Townsend, Linton, Incledon (Stevens). The New Mariners by Incledon, Townsend, Linton and Chorus (Calicott). Where the bee sucks by Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain, Townsend, Linton (harmonized by Jackson). Water parted from the Sea by Incledon (Dr Arne). In 3rd piece a Planxty, descriptive of Ireland, by Johnstone, in character

1110
01 November 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Emilia Galotti

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Song: In afterpiece: In the dead of the night-Mrs Jordan [not listed on playbill, but see BUC, 1061]

1111
14 November 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

1112
22 April 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

1113
01 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note; Or, Lessons For Ladies

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Prize; or, May-Day Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: 2nd piece to conclude with: a Garland Dance (composed by Byrn)-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; End II: Old Towler-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: New Ballad-Mrs Martyr; Fat Dolly-Munden; Battle Song-Bowden; Let us love and let us drink-Munden; Bowden, Mrs Martyr; Teddy O'Shaughnessey's History-Johnstone; When 'tis Night and the Mid@Watch is come, Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Now landed from the Ocean-

1114
04 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: In: will introduce the favourite song In the dead of the night-Mrs Jordan in The Wedding Day; End 2nd piece: a favourite song-Miss Leak; accompanied on the harp-Meyer? Jun

1115
06 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Faulknor; or, British Heroism

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Song: Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; In course: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: [Larpent MS 1079 states, correctly, that most of the songs were "Sung in Arrived at Portsmouth"] Glee-Incledon, Linton, Bowden (Shield); With pride we steer for Britain's Coast-Incledon (Shield); O bring me wine-Bowden (Shield); A description of the Irish way of settling a Quarrel-Johnstone (Reeve); Negro Song-Mrs Martyr (Reeve); Description of a Cockney-Munden (Reeve); Hail to the Brave-Johnstone, Bowden, Incledon (Shield)

Entertainment: End II: Imitations of several favorite Vocal Performers-Mrs Wells; End 1st piece: Imitations of two celebrated Tragic Actresses-Mrs Wells (positively her last appearance in public)

1116
29 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: Doctor Last's Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Ben and Little Bob

Dance: In 3rd piece: Double Hornpipe-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

1117
30 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Entertainment: MonologueEnd I afterpiece: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Palmer

1118
06 June 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End: When 'tis night and the Mid Watch is come-Master Welsh

Dance: a Hornpipe-Butler

1119
19 November 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

1120
12 January 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

1121
20 February 1796 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Traci Amanti

Dance: End I: A Divertissement-Didelot, Mme Rose Didelot; a Pas Deux by Didelot-Didelot (1st appearance at this theatre), Mme Rose Didelot (1st time in this Country); End Opera: Les Trois Sultanes [by Onorati[with music by Mazzinghi]- [in which Didelot, Mme Rose Didelot [will dance in the last act [See17950310

1122
05 March 1796 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Piramo E Tisbe

Dance: End I: Le Bouquet (performed for the first time on Tuesday last) in which a Pas Deux, a Pas Trois by Didelot-Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Rose; End Opera: Les Trois Sultanes, as17960301

1123
02 April 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vortigern

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: In: Last Whitsunday they brought me-Miss Leak; She sung whilst from her eye ran down-Mrs Jordan [neither one listed in playbill (see BUC, 622)]

1124
15 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Point at Herqui; or, British Bravery Triumphant

Dance: II: a Negro Dance-; 3rd piece: a new incidental Dance by Byrn-Mlle St.Amand, Holland, Byrn

Song: End I: Sweet Bird-Mrs Serres; accompanied on the German Flute (for this night only)-Ashe, from the Hanover-Square Concert; In Evening: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; 3rd piece: the following songs: The Mid Watch-Incledon; Tippy Bob-Munden; The Waiter-Fawcett; Irish Song-Johnstone; New Loyal Song-Mrs Martyr; Rondo-Mrs Clendining; Ye Gentlemen of England-Linton, Street, Incledon; Rule Britannia-Incledon, Johnstone, Chorus

1125
17 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Dance: In I: Grand Masquerade-; with the Minuet de la Cour and Allemande, as17950921

Song: End IV: Elegy-; Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts, as17950921, but Miss _Stuart, Miss _Kirton; After entertainment: Black@ey'd Susan-Incledon; My Mother had a Maid called Barbara, as17960314but _Bowden; Old Towler-Incledon

Entertainment: End: Monsieur Tonson, as17960426; After which Recitation and Music, as performed last Season with universal Applause at Freemason's Hall, in which Errors of the Press-Holman; Dryden's Ode of Alexander's Feast-Middleton; The Story of the Dog (written by Whitehead)-Pope