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949 results for: Title - The Fair American

26
April 1689 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bury Fair

27
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-

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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-

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03 June 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

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11 July 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bury Fair

Music: The last New Entertainment compos'd for Flutes on the Stage,-Mr Bannister, Mr Bannister's Son

Song: Mrs Lyndsey

Dance:

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18 August 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Entertainment: Several Extraordinary Entertainments, as will be express'd in the Bills

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10 April 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Example; Or, The Modish Citizens

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12 April 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Example

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13 April 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Example

35
May 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

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08 June 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: Four new songs, the Nightingale Song-Francisca Margarita del'Epine, with music composed by Jacomo Greber

Dance: As17030601 Also Mezzetin a Clown and two Chair/men-; Blouzabella-Prince, Mrs Elford

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01 July 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Leveridge; Fair Iris-Leveridge, Mrs Campion

Dance: DuRuel

38
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

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23 August 1703 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Dance: Dancing on the Ropes , after the French and Italian Fashion-a Company of the finest Performers that ever yet have been seen in the whole World; For in the same Booth will be seen the two Famous French Maidens , so much admir'd in all Places and Countries where ever they come, (especially in May-Fair last) where they gain'd the highest Applause from all the Nobility and Gentry, for their wonderful Performance on the Rope, both with and without a Pole....To which is added; Vaulting on the High/Rope-; Tumbling on the Stage-; As also Vaulting on two Horses, on the great Stage, at once-

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26 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Example

Music: As17031109

Song:

Dance:

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25 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: As17040226

Song: As17040226

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08 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Song: As17040226

Dance: As17040226

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28 September 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Song:

Dance:

44
08 January 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: Cherrier, Claxton, Mrs Moss, Mrs Bicknell

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08 February 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love

Song: Tell Me Why My Charming Fair, composed by Henry Purcell-Mrs Cross, Leveridge

Dance: Mrs Cross, duRuel, Cherrier

46
26 March 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love

Song: Leveridge, Ramondon, the Boy; particularly Purcell's Fair Iris-

Dance: As17051201

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12 August 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

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14 August 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

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22 August 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

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22 October 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair