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547 results for: Title - A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

101
19 January 1663 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Adventures Of Five Hours

102
20 January 1663 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Adventures Of Five Hours

103
21 January 1663 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Adventures Of Five Hours

104
22 January 1663 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Adventures Of Five Hours

105
03 December 1666 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Adventures Of Five Hours

106
27 January 1669 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Adventures Of Five Hours

107
15 February 1669 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Adventures Of Five Hours

108
20 April 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Adventures Of Five Hours

109
31 January 1674 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Adventures Of Five Hours

110
26 October 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Adventures Of Five Hours

111
25 September 1700 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virtuoso

Music: An Entertainment of Musick, never performed in Publick before, by the famous -Mons Li Rich, lately arrived from the Court of Poland: being the only and last Time of performing the said Entertainment, or any other, by reason of his sudden return to the said Kingdom

112
01 May 1701 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: four of the most Famous Companies; as ever were in England (being the very same that were opposite to the Cross-Daggers in Smithfield last Bartholomew-Fair) who perform such variety of Curiosities both in Dancing, Walking on the Slack Rope, Tumbling, as far surpass any ever yet seen-

Music: You will likewise be entertain'd with that variety of Musick as was never in this Fair before-

113
25 August 1701 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Dance: [By] 6 Companies of Rope Dancers; who] [are joyned in one, they being the greatest Performers of Men, Women, and Children, that could be found beyond the Seas, where will be performed such wonderful variety of Dancing, Vaulting, Walking on the Slack Rope, the Sloaping Rope-; [you will see a wonderful Girl of 10 years of Age, who walk backward up the sloaping Rope-Girl of 10 years[, driving a Wheel-barrow behind her; [also you will see the Great Italian Master, who not only passes all that has yet been seen upon the low Rope, [but he Dances[ without a Pole upon the Head of a Mast [as high as the Booth will permit, and afterwards stands upon his Head on the same-Great Italian Master; [You will also be entertained with the many Conceits of an Italian Scaramouch, who Dances on the Rope [with 2 Children and a Dog in a Wheel-barrow, and a Duck on his Head-Italian Scaramouch

Dance: Such variety of Dancing, Vaulting, Walking on the Slack/Rope, Tumbling, as has never been seen in this Fair before-

114
20 October 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ibrahim; The 13th Emperor Of The Turks

Song: A new song-Mrs Shaw, never perform'd before, compos'd by a Gentleman lately arriv'd from Dublin

Music: An Extraordinary Entertainment , all of Flutes-Mr Paisible

Dance: A Mimick Night Scene- after the Italian Manner by a newScaramouch, Harlequin; A new dance-Cottin, Mrs Bicknell

115
08 December 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bath; Or, The Western Lass

Song: Let the dreadful Engines-Leveridge; Since the Times are so Bad-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey; Sing Sing All Ye Muses-Laroone, Hughs; A Scotch Song-Leveridge

Dance: Between every Act: Genteel Round-a Devonshire Girl never seen on the Stage before, to the Harp alone; an Irish Humour, The Whip of Dunboyne-Devonshire Girl, her Master; another genteel dance-Devonshire Girl; a Highland Lilt-Devonshire Girl, her Master; A Country Farmer's Daughter-Devonshire Girl all in Natural Habits

116
05 February 1703 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-a little Girl

Dance: Comick and Serious Dancing-Weaver, Essex, others; a Young Gentlewoman who never perform'd before in Publick; With a Scene between Scaramouch and Harlequin- , entirely New; Vaulting on the Horse-

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11 February 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Bride

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Music: The New/year's/day Song and Musick-, as it was perform'd before her Majesty

Dance: l'Abbe, Mrs Elford

118
May 1703 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Dance: That Variety of Rope/danceing and Tumbling-; as far exceeds all that has ever yet been publickly seen; where the Lady Mary, who has given such great Satisfaction to the highest Nobility of the Kingdom, will outdo whatever she has perform'd before

119
27 July 1703 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Italian Interludes

Dance: Some mimical Entertainments a Famous-Scaramouch, Harlequin , who lately perform'd before the Court of Hanover and their Prussian Majesties, now arriv'd in England

Entertainment: Vaulting. An extraordinary Performance on the Manag'd Horse-the greatest Master of the Age , exceeding whatever has been done by any other, especially his resting on one hand with his whole Body extended while he drinks several Glasses of Wine, and then throwing himself a Somerset over the Horse's head; Rope/dancing With and without a Pole,-the two famous French Maids so much admir'd, for surpassing all others in their Art, that they have been presented with Medals at most of the Courts in Europe

120
23 August 1703 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Bateman; Or, The Unhappy Marriage, With The Comical Humours Of Sparrow His Man

Entertainment: With variety of Scenes and Machines, Singing, Dancing- never seen before in the Fair

121
25 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: Mr Mason, who never appear'd upon the Stage before

Music:

Dance:

122
14 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts [advertised, but not given; see17031221]; A new Piece of Vocal and Instrumental Musick- [never perform'd before, compos'd by Mr Leveridge

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Campion, Mrs Elford, Devonshire Girl

123
04 January 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several select Pieces of Musick- (compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell) taken out of the Operas of The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, Dioclesian, and Bonduca; And an Ode upon the Happy Accession of Her Majesty to the Throne- set to Musick by Mr Daniel Purcell, never perform'd before

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Devonshire Girl

124
08 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: As17031102

Music: As17031109

Dance: Several new Entertainments, which were perform'd yesterday before Her Majesty at St. James's-duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Mayers

125
15 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Music: As17040203 A Sonata-Gasperini

Dance: A new Entry compos'd-Monsieur Cherrier and perform'd by him, six others; a new Dance-Mrs Mayers; And also several Dances-the Devonshire Girl, a young Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before