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138 results for: Title - Momus Turned Fabulist

51
13 February 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turned House Breaker

Song: Mrs Fletcher

Dance: As17200120

52
02 September 1723 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyramus And Thisbe

Afterpiece Title: The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green; or, The Woman Never Vex'd

Music: Concerto on small Flute-John Baston

Dance: Several surprizing Entertainments of Rope Dancing-a Young Lad lately come from France, who flourishes the Colours, plays on the Violin, and turns several Times on the Rope without a Pole; Ladder Dancing-the greatest Performer in the World, who stands on the Top Round of the Ladder, drinks a Glass of Wine, with his other Hand above his Head in the Middle of the Stage; Dancing , both Serious and Comic,-Monsieur De Long Dents, Monsieur De Long Dents'@two@children , just arrived from Paris; To which will be added, Variety of Tumbling-Mons Tollard, others, just arrived from Madrid

53
24 June 1730 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Dance: The Celebrated Dance in Momus, to the Black Joke Tune,-Nivelon

54
03 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin (Comic Part of The Rape of Proserpine)

Dance: Salle, Poitier, Mlle Salle; particularly a New Ballad, with New Habits-; In afterpiece (by Command): the Grand Dance of Momus-

55
15 March 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Music: Music Proper to the Play-Leveridge, Laguerre

Dance: I: Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; II: Scating Dance-Nivelon; III: Flag Dance-Nivelon; IV: Salle, Mlle Salle; V: Grand Dance of Momus-; The Sailor's Mistress-Mlle A-la-mode de Paris

56
28 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: III: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Grand Dance of Momus-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Salle, Dupre, Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

Dance: II: A Dialogue of Ballad@Tunes-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; IV: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre; Black@Ey'd Susan, in the Character of a Sailor,-Laguerre (by Desire)

57
07 January 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: In afterpiece: Grand Dance of Momus (from Perseus and Andromeda)-; Hornpipe-Jones in Character of a Sailor; Tambourine-Miss Rogers

58
12 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: II: Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; III: Pastoral-Master Weeks, Miss Rogers, both Scholars to Salle; IV: A new Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; End of Farce: Grand Dance of Momus-; Sailors-Salle, on account of Nivelon's Indisposition

59
21 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or Hob's Wedding

Dance: TThe Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Grand Dance in Momus-

60
27 March 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Philosopher

Dance: I: Sleeping Dutchman and his Frow-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, introduced by Newhouse, Pelling, LeSac, Delagarde, Miss LaTour, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston; II: Saraband, Minuet, Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; IV: Je ne scai quoy-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: Grand Dance of Momus, concluding with the-; Black Joke-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

61
18 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: MMock Minuet, as17330412 Grand Dance in Momus-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Glover, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; Scottish Dance, as17330329

Song: Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

62
03 January 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: Grand Dance in Momus, as17331231

63
05 January 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: As17331220

Dance: Grand Dance in Momus, as17331231

Song: II: Per le parte del Tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne. IV: Consolati O Bella sung by Miss Arne, Master Arne, and Miss Jones

64
21 January 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: In Afterpiece: Momus, as17331231

65
26 January 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Music: Second Musick: the 8th Concerto of Corelli, commonly called The Natalia. Third Musick: Overture of Alexander, composed by Handel. III: The Cuckoo, composed by Vivaldi

Dance: II: Les Amants Constants, as17340123 In V: Grand Dance in Momus, as17331231

Song: I: Lusingue pui care by Miss Arne. IV: Sentir si Dire by Miss Arne

66
16 March 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Polish Dance, as17340312 Grand Dance in Momus: Les Plaisirs-Essex, Miss Robinson; Swains-Boval, S. Lally, Davenport; Nymphs-Miss Latour, Mrs Walter, Mrs Davenport; Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann

67
02 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Dance: The Polonese, as17340401 Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Man; Les Plaisirs-Essex, Miss Robinson; Nymphs-Miss Latour, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport

Song: Per le Porte del Tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne

68
04 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. Fawns-Richardson, Dupre, Desse, Delagarde; Country Lasses-Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; and Sailor's Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

69
05 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17391204

70
07 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17391204

71
20 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17391204

72
10 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: As17391226

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17391204, but Country Lasses-Mrs _Rogers, Miss Dancy

73
12 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: TTambourine-French Girl; Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

74
19 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

75
22 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115

Song: IV: Bachique Song-Leveridge, Salway

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110