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242 results for: Title - The Contrivances

26
24 June 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Song: Dialogue between Milk@Maid and Gentleman-Rainton, Miss Raftor; Dialogue between Rake and Widow-Rainton, Tenoe

Dance: VVenetian Dance between a Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Harlequin-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr

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30 June 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

28
05 August 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance:

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07 August 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

Dance: VVenetian Dance between a Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera

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09 August 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance:

Music: Harpsichord-Magnes

31
16 September 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One

Dance:

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18 September 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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07 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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09 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: SSpanish Dance-Lally, Essex, others; Muzette-Master Lally, Miss Robinson

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11 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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27 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: With Additional Songs-; a Dialogue proper to the Farce-

37
31 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

38
11 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

39
15 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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17 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

41
03 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

42
16 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of Oxford

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

43
14 February 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

44
28 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Music: Solo on the Violin-Charke

Song: A New Cantata-Carey; and an old Scotch Ballad called Mary Scot-Miss Raftor

Dance: A new dance-Master Tench being the first Time of his Performance on the Stage

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07 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

46
12 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance:

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21 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Afterpiece Title: The Clown's Stratagem

Song: TThe Tragical Cantata of the Mare that Lost Her Shoe-; Comic Songs-Carey

Dance:

Music: Select Pieces-

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22 August 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scipio's Triumph; Or, The Siege Of Carthage: With The Comical Humours Of noodle, stitch, puzzle

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

49
04 September 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

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09 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amurath The Great, Emperor Of The Turks: Containing The Distress'd Loves Of achmet And selima; Or, The london Prentice's Glory: With The Comical Humours And Surprizing Adventures Of The London 'prentice And Want Brains His Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or The Plague of a Wanton Wife