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877 results for: Title - TWO STRINGS TO YOUR BOW

51
23 January 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Dance: As17201125; Two Harlequins and Two Punches-

52
24 April 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Song: Legare

Dance: Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Sandham, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Hutton; Dutch Boor and his Frow by Newhouse-Newhouse, Mrs Bullock; Two Punches and Two Harlequins-

53
11 May 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Trumpet Concerto-Grano; Singing-Legare; Two Concertos of Corelli-the two first Violins in the Opera; Concerto on Hautboy-Kytch; Solo on German Flute-Grano; Concerto on Little Flute-Grano; Solo on Hautboy-Kytch

54
16 December 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Dance: With two new Dances-Monsieur Salle, Mademoiselle Salle; particularly, a Dance call'd Le Marrie-; Two Pierrots-

55
19 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Song: Leveridge, Legare

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Pastoral-Lally, Mrs Wall; A new Grand Dance of Two Punches Two Scaramouches and Three Harlequins-

56
21 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Dance: new Grand Spanish Dance-Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss Latour; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; A new Grand Chacone-Dupre, Lally, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; A Grand Comic Dance between Two Scaramouches Three Harlequins and Two Punches-

57
08 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Song: IV: De mi Cara-Mrs Warren

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; II: Dutch Skipper-Pelling, Mrs Ogden; III: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; V: Two Punches and Harlequin-DuPre, Newhouse, Pelling

58
27 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: English and Scotch Ballads-Salway, Legare, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Chambers, Miss Warren, Mrs Barbier being the first Performance of this kind; Instrumental Musick-the best Hands; , particularly the two famous French Horns-; two Chamber Horns-

59
08 May 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Entertainment: littleBoy of eleven Years old is to fly from the Footman's Gallery to the farthest Part of the Stage; first with two Pistols, one in each Hand; a second Time with two Flags, and to make a small Stop in the Middle, and flourish them over his Head.

60
27 April 1733 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: I: Overture of Petit's own composing-Petit; Two Songs-young gentleman; Overture with Hautboys and Violino Principale-; Solo on Violoncello-Pasqualino; II: Concerto of Scacia on Violino Principale-; Two Songs-; Solo by Locatelli-Petit; Concerto of Veracini-Veracini; A Corelli Concerto-

61
11 February 1736 @ Swan Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Two solos and two concertos on Violoncello by Carporali. Singing by Palma. First Violin by Clegg

62
19 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: In I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; I: Serious Dance, concluding with a Minuet-two Misses Scott; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Comic Dance-called Punch in Love with Dame Ragonde Accompanied by her Children-Nivelon, Lalauze, both in Wooden Shoes

Song: III: A New Song-Beard

63
07 April 1737 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Part-Mr Waltz, young Cook (a Youth of ten Years of Age, Scholar to Mr Waltz); The Youth will accompany several new Duettoes- to Mr Waltz; accompanied on the Harpsichord-the Youth; The Concert will be finish'd With a Grand Piece composed by Mr Handel, for two Trumpets two French Horns and Kettle Drums-; the Kettle Drums-young Cook

64
02 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: Two Misses Scott; who never appeared on that Stage before: I: A Saraband, Minuet-Miss Scott; II: Comic Dance-Miss Scott's Sister; IV: Serious Dance-the two Misses Scott

65
06 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; II: Two Tambourines-Mlle Roland; IV: Grand Ballet, as17380318 V: French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; End Afterpiece: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

66
07 August 1738 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mad Lovers; Or, Sport Upon Sport: With The Comical Humours Of Squire Graygoose, His Man Doodle, My Lady Graygoose, Captain Atall

Song: the two Mhe two Master Hamilton

Dance: A comic Peasant Dance-DelaGrange, Mlle DelaGrange, LeBrune, Mlle LeBrune, Bencraft, Mrs Penkethman

Music: an extraordinaryBan extraordinaryBand of Musick is provided, consisting of Violins, Hautboys, Bassoons, Kettle-Drums, Trumpets, French-Horns

67
16 February 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-two Masters Granier; V: New Scots Dance-Master and Miss Granier

68
15 March 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: TThe Leek, as17420224; Two Millers and Courtezan-two Masters and Miss Granier

69
20 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: Two Pierrots-two Masters Granier; V: The Peasants-Master and Miss Granier

70
03 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: CComic Ballet-Granier, Carney, Mrs Roland, LaPierre, Pelling, Mrs Saintquinot, Miss Story, Mrs Vallois; Welsh Boufon-two Masters Granier; Comic Dance-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

71
13 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; III: The Welch Buffon-two Masters Granier; V: A Comic Ballet-Carney, Mlle Roland, Lapierre, Pelling, Granier, Mrs Saintquient, Mrs Vallois, Miss Story

72
07 January 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: The English Sailor-Taylor; II: Two Millers and Courtesan-Three Graniers; III: The Sabatiers-LaPierre; IV: The Welch Buffoon-two Masters Granier; V: Comic Ballet-Mr Carney, Mrs Roland, Mr Pelling, Mr Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott

73
28 October 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Massacre At Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Blogg, Barlow, Waters, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Williamson, Mrs Cushing

Dance: the two Mhe two Masters, Miss Granier

74
08 May 1783 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

Dance: End of Act II Les Ruses de l'Amour (performers not listed, but see17830501), in which two Pas de Deux, as17830501, Sequedilla and Fandango, as17830410, and a Minuet and Gavotte, of her own composing, by Mlle Theodore; End of Opera an entire new Ballet, Tragi-Comic, La Dame Bienfaisante (performers not listed) [Public Advertiser, 10 May: composed by Lepicq], the story taken from a French Opera, the music by Floquet, with two Pas Seuls, as17830410

Song: New set of Airs, as17830306athi

75
27 April 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza

Music: End of Act I a new concerto obligato for two French Horns (composed by Barthelemon) by the two young Leanders, and a concerto on the piano forte by Miss Barthelemon, accompanied on the viola d'amore by Barthelemon; After the singing a concerto on the violin, as17840303athi

Song: End of Act II a favourite Italian duetto (composed by Gazzaniga) by Mrs and Miss Bathelemon