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539 results for: Title - May Day

501
16 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Dance: As17990504

502
18 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: Tell Truth and Shame the Devil

Song: End: Mad Tom-Betts (1st appearance on the stage); Young William-Incledon; The Golden Days-Munden; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: End I 1st piece: Concerto Clarionet-Orsato (of the Theatre Royal Venice; 1st appearance in this Metropolis); a duetto solo by means of the Pression and Repercussion of the Air-Orsato This his curious Discovery has received the greatest Applause in most of the Courts

503
23 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Music: Preceding 1st piece: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte, as17990515; End I 2nd piece: Lesson of Nicolai, as17990515

Entertainment: Monologues End 1st piece: Alexander's Feast, as17990515; End 2nd piece: Grand Address to the Audience, as17990515

504
31 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day; Or, A Party At Hampton Court

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Song: End II: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End: a song-Townsend; End I 2nd piece: The Snug Little Island-Townsend; End 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue Alexander's Feast-Mrs Litchfield

505
05 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Song: As17990529

506
10 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

507
12 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Song: End II: Hope told a flattering tale-Mrs Ferguson; accompanied on the Pedal Harp-Weippert

Music: End I: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte, as17990515; End IV: Lesson of Nicolai, as17990515

Entertainment: Monologues Before: [Collins' Ode on the Passions-Master Parker; End III: The Birth Day Ode [by Henry James Pye, 1st performed at St. James's Palace, 4 June, the birthday of George III]-Master Parker; End: Imitations-Mrs Sumbel (late $Mrs Wells)

508
22 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Entertainment: Monologue End: Epilogue pourtraying Characteristick Jealousies of the Spaniard the Italian the Dutchman the Frenchman and the Englishman [by Garrick]-Mrs Mattocks [see cg, 1 May 1798]

509
23 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

510
13 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: End: My Mother bids me bind my Hair (by Haydn)-Master Suett (1st appearance in public)

511
23 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red-cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

512
07 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: In afterpiece: New Dance (composed by Bologna Jun.)-Bologna Jun., King, Mrs Watts, Mrs Parker (1st appearance these 2 years)

Song: The Songs written or selected for the afterpiece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; When Britain first her Flag uprear'd-Incledon, Johnstone, Linton; An hungry Fox one day did spy (Old Welsh tune)-Munden; When Peace smiles around-Mrs Martyr; Sir Sydney Smith-Fawcett; When a Tar returns home-Fawcett, Munden, Mrs Martyr; Mr Speaker tho' 'tis late--Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton; A Bundle of Proverbs-Munden; In praise of the Pars who have leathered the World-Johnstone; +The Navy and Army of Britain forever-Townsend; The Embarkation-Incledon; Glee and Chorus [We come, ye guardians of our isle]-Mrs Martyr, Miss Sims, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Sydney; Recitative and Finale [Britons, your country's gratitude behold]-Mrs Chapman, Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton

Opera: End IV: Solemn Dirge. The Funeral Procession of Juliet-; Vocal Parts-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Gardner, Denman, Blurton, King, Street, Lee, Little, Thomas, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Whitmore, Ms Waters, Ms Chapman, Ms Atkins, Ms Litchfield, Ms Mills, Ms Dibdin, Ms Wheatley, Ms Iliff, Ms Sims, Ms Whitmore, Ms Follett, Ms Watts, Ms Castelle, Ms Norton, Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Lloyd, Ms Masters, Ms Blurton, Ms Sydney, Ms Burnett, Ms Martyr

513
21 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Dance: In 2nd piece: As17991007

Song: In 2nd piece: As17991011

514
23 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: In 3rd piece: As17991007

Song: In 3rd piece: As17991011

515
20 November 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

516
04 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

517
09 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

518
11 January 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Music: As17991127

Dance: As17991127

519
14 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

520
22 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

521
31 January 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: As17991228

522
06 February 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

523
13 March 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

524
17 March 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

525
20 March 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day