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390 results for: Title - The Play is the Plot

26
05 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: duRuel; Miller's Dance-Pinkeman

Entertainment: And performing these several Performances, first an Organ with three Voices, then the Double Curtel, the Flute, the Bells, the Huntsman, the Horn, Pack of Dogs, all with his Mouth-Mr Clinch of Barnet; and an old Woman of Fourscore Years of Age nursing her Grand/Child all which he does open on the Stage-Mr Clinch; Next performing several Mimick Entertainments on the Ladder, first he stands on the top-round with a Bottle in one hand, and a Glass in the other, and drinks a Health; then plays several Tunes on the Violin, with fifteen other surprizing Performances which no man but himself can do-a Gentleman

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13 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Song: Songs by Henry Purcell-Leveridge

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music Essential to the Play-

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, others

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11 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel

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20 December 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: All the Songs in the Play being set to new Musick-Mr Leveridge

Dance: All the original Dances which were perform'd-; particularly the Card Dance-

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26 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass

Song: In: the Songs new set by Mr Clark-Mrs Cross who both sings and dances several times; Singing in Italian-Mrs Tofts; Leveridge, Hughes, Mrs Lindsey, the new Boy; including comical dialogues, two/part songs-

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Moss, others; in the play: Mrs Cross

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08 November 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Music: In the play: A Sonata (compos'd by the Great Archangelo Corelli for Flute and Violin) -Signior Gasparini, Mr Paisable

Song:

Dance:

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13 December 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Song: As17051110

Dance: As17051201

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01 January 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Music: With the songs and music for the play-; especially the Dialogue Between Cupid and Bacchus-

Dance: As17061227

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22 February 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

35
04 November 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: Singing as usual-; other Songs-

Dance: Dances belonging to the Play-; other dances-Leguard, Miss Norris, his Scholar

36
15 November 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

37
03 January 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: Mrs Lindsey, Hughs; Laurence; particularly the Enthusiastick Song-Leveridge

Dance: Miss Santlow, Mrs Evans; comic dancing proper to the play-Legard, Miss Norris

38
19 March 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

39
28 November 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Music: With all the Vocal and Instrumental Musick-

Dance: Dances proper to the Play-

40
04 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote, Part Ii

Dance: Harlequin-Layfield, Miss Santlow; With other comical Dances originally in the play-

Entertainment: As17100202

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26 April 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Song:

Dance:

42
06 June 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: Before the Play: Harlequin-Miss Santlow; Italian Night Scene-

Entertainment: As17100526

43
19 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Music: Before the Play: Several select Sonatas-A new consort of Musick, compos'd of Trumpets, Hautboys, Kettle-Drums, Double Courtal, and violins

Dance: Ladder Dance-; Whimsical Miller his Wife and Town Miss-; with Miller's Wife-Leigh

44
16 January 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

45
29 April 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Dance: Dances Proper to the play-Prince, Mrs Bicknell, others

46
09 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

47
13 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-

48
19 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-

49
21 May 1712 @ Mr Mayor's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The best Masters; in which several Entertainments on the Silver string'd Harp on which he has had the Honour to play before the present Emperor and the King of Portugal-Mr Morphy

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17 June 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Entertainment: Singing, Comic Dancing proper to the play-