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362 results for: Title - Better Late Than Never

276
05 September 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris, King Of Egypt

Song: IV: A Cantata-Doorsming, who never appeared in public

Dance: V: Drunken Peasant-Matthews

277
18 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: III: (By desire) the Two Pierots, as17500108, but-LaLauze, Dennison his apprentice, being his 1st appearance on the stage; IV: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; End of Play: Louvre, Minuet-Master Settree, a Young Lady who never appeared before, both scholars of Mr Lalauze

278
29 November 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: The Song of Sweet Echo-a young Gentleman who never sung on any stage before

279
08 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Entertainment: NNew Prologue, Epilogue, likewise a New Pastoral Dialogue (never perform'd before)-Lowe, Mrs Lampe; The music by Mr Arne-

Dance: LLes Chasseurs Allemandes, as17521207

280
26 March 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: A New Dance-Mlle Auguste; II: A Masquerade Dance-M Gerard first appearance from Paris, never appeared in England; III: A New Pierrot Dance-Devisse, Mlle Auguste; IV: The Matelot Basque-Ferrere; after the Country Dance-; The Louvre and Minuet-Devisse, Mlle Auguste

281
30 March 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: new Dance never performed before, Le Matelot-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; Les Sabotiers-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; being the first time of its being performed this season. By Particular Desire Minuet-Sga Bugiani, Sg Bugiani

282
22 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Medley; or The Lover's Opera

Song: II: Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign from Belshazar, composed by Handel-Lowe; IV: A New Ballad, words by Boyce, composed by Arne-Lowe; End: A favourite Dialogue No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17531120

283
01 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan; or, Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: IV: A Ball Minuet-LaLauze, a scholar of LaLauze Nine years old, who never appear'd before; V: Dutch Dance, as17531018

284
08 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: Jenny Bright as the Day-Mrs Chambers; IV: The Favourite Dialogue of No Never-Legg, Mrs Chambers

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17531120

285
13 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: Favourite Dialogue No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; III: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17531018

286
15 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; III: Song-Mrs Chambers

Dance: V: Dutch Dance, as17531018

287
20 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives' Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: I: No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; III: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17531018

288
02 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang; or, Love in Low Life

Song: II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Donaldson (late Miss Falkner); IV: The Lady's Lesson a Cantata-Arne Jr

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

289
09 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Walker; III: Pierots Dance-; IV: Hornpipe-a small jolly Tar but seven years old, who never appeared on any Stage before; End: La Dance du Village-

290
23 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ulysses

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126

Music: EEllen a Roon on the German Flute-a young Gentlewoman (from Ireland)

291
08 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

292
19 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: P$Purcell's Celebrated Duet ofCaesar and Urania-; The School of Anacreon-; set by Arne, the Favourite Trio call'd Pleasure's a Golden Reignset by Worgan-Lowea Gentleman who never appeared in Public

Dance: Miss Hilliard

293
13 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: IV: Drunken Peasant (Peasant-$Miles; Clown-$Bennet)-; V: The Villagers, as17560315

Song: II: School of Anacreon-a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage; V: A Cantata-the same Gentleman

294
28 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady never in Paris

Dance: Poitier, Granier, Lucas, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard

295
07 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: I: Sing all ye Muses, compos'd by the late Mr H. Purcel,-Beard, Champnes

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Walker; IV: The last new Comic Dances-

296
17 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Ballet: By Sga Gallini (who never appear'd on that stage before) and Miss Hilliard, in a Pantomime Ballet call'dThe Judgment of Paris. Paris-Gallini; Mercury-Leppie; Juno-Miss Viviez; Pallas-Mrs Granier; Venus-Miss Hilliard

Dance: nd a Comic Ballet call'd theSicilian Peasants-Gallini, Miss Hilliard. With New Habits and proper Decorations

297
11 March 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady never in Paris

Song: (BBy Desire,)Cymon and Iphigenia-Beard

298
13 March 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger

Dance: Joly, Miss Dulisse

Music: A grand concerto of violins, hautboys, clarinets, bassoons, French horns; the clarinets-Mr Habgood, Pearson; and cornu de caccio ottava, an instrument never before perform'd on in a concert in England; and a Grand March composed by his Majesty the King of Prussia

299
18 September 1758 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Widow Bewitched: With The Courtship Of loadham The Fat, pinchgut The Lean, And His Man meager; And The Adventures Of capt Puff Culverin, And dermot Majrah Ballingbrogue

Afterpiece Title: The Taking of Cape Breton

Song: AA new Song-on the Late Successes

300
21 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: The Roast Beef of Old England-Miss Hilliard; III: The Fingalian Dance, as17581111; End: A Dance (never perform'd before) call'd The Milkmaid's Holiday-Miss Hilliard