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1976 results for: Title - The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match

51
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-

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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-

53
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-

54
09 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

55
03 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Dance: With the usual Dances proper to the Play-; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

56
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

57
17 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Music: incident to play: Vncident to play: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Music-Leveridge, Degar, Salway, Mrs Chambers

Dance: Dupre, Salle, Nivelon, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr

58
22 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

59
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-

60
29 October 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus

61
15 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda: With The Devil Upon Two Sticks

62
25 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Afterpiece Title: with a Gwith a Grotesque part: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

63
30 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

64
23 October 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: As17301007

65
28 December 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

66
28 February 1732 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: With several Concertoes-of his Castrucci's own Composition; and particularly will play two Solos on a fine Instrument call'd Violetta Marina,and the 1st and 8th Concerto of his Master, the famous Corelli-

67
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.

68
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-

69
05 February 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

70
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

71
23 August 1736 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Rosamond: Representing Her Amours With King Henry, And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp; or, The Doctor Deceiv'd: With the Comical Humours of Crack the Pimp, Dr Grey-Goose, and Sir Nehemiah Nestle-Cock

Dance: I: Two Pierrots by Livier and Mlle Delorme. II: Wooden Shoe Dance by Livier and Janno. End of Afterpiece: Grand Peasant Dance by Livier, Janno, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Woodward

72
29 December 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

73
28 February 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Parthian Hero; Or, Love In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Sharpers; or, The Female Match-Maker

74
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

75
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