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81 results for: Title - Variety

51
12 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

Entertainment: A Variety of New Imitations, vocal and rhetorical-Bannister

52
24 March 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Song: A variety of Entertainments of Singing, particularly The Soldier tir'd-a Lady [unidentified]

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an occasional Address-Master Benson

53
16 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End II: New Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour, Gavot-Harris, Miss Valois; End IV: Le Minuet a Quatre-Dumay, Holloway, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross; with a variety of new Quadrilles-

Ballet: End: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780502

54
03 January 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Dance: End II: Miller

Entertainment: End: Variety of Rhetorical Imitations-a Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified])

55
02 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: End: (for that night only) a Variety of Imitations-G. Saville Carey

56
17 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: II afterpiece: As17800615

Entertainment: End: a Variety of Imitations-Bannister Jun

57
31 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Dance: End: As17800615

Entertainment: After the dance: a Variety of Imitations , vocal and rhetorical, and (never attempted before) several in Dialogue-Messrs Bannister

58
26 March 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, Allemande-Master Byrne, Miss Byrne

Song: End I, IV: a variety of select Catches and Glees-

59
25 February 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

60
26 February 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

61
28 February 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: Comus

62
02 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17820223

63
04 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

64
05 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

65
07 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance, as17820121, but omitted: Miss Armstrong

66
09 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

67
12 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece the Minuet de la Cour, as17820104

68
13 February 1783 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Costanza

Dance: End of Act I Le Tuteur Trompe, as17830111, with two Pas de Deux, in a stile entirely new, called Pas de Lapons; or, Laplanders' Dance, by Slingsby and Mlle Theodore; End of Act II a new Pastoral Ballet by the principal Dancers, with a variety of Pas Seuls and a Pas de Deux by Slingsby and Mlle Theodore, and to conclude with a Grand Allemande by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Mlle Theodore

69
24 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821211, in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129, and variety of new Quadrilles, composed by Harris; End of Act iv, as17820925; End of mainpiece new Dance, composed by Harris, The Rival Nymphs, by Byrne, Ratchford, Harris, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Byrne, Miss Matthews

Song: As17821227, but Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)]; omitted: Bannister

70
08 January 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Entertainment: End: a variety of Theatrical and Senatorial Imitations-Kean

71
26 March 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle; or, A Wife at her Wit's End

Entertainment: End: a variety of Imitations-Kelly; Monologue. After which: A Monody on the late Mr Henderson-the Gentleman who performs Zamti

72
17 July 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'usurpator Innocente

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17900515 at hay; End Opera: La Bergere des Alpes, as17900107 at hay; after which a variety of new Dances-

73
03 June 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Glory; or, A Trip to Portsmouth

Song: In 3rd piece: Within a mile of Edinburgh-Mrs Bland; Rule Britannia-

Dance: Piece to conclude: Dance of Sailors-

Entertainment: Monologue End: (by permission of the Author [John Taylor]) Monsieur Tonson-Palmer; [Imitations End II: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield

74
02 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Un-married

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Dance: In 4th piece: Dance, as17951026, but Holland; in which dance Bells-Lawrence that inimitable Performer, will introduce accompaniments on his Bells

Song: In: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; In 3rd piece: All on Hobbies-Williamson; In 4th piece: Rule Britannia-Townsend

Entertainment: 3rd piece: a variety of Imitations-Rees

75
22 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Village Fete

Afterpiece Title: The School for Wives

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: In: Chorusses, as17970518; End II 2nd piece: The Sea Storm by G. A. Stevens (Cease rude Boreas blust'ring railer)-; End IV: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; In 3rd piece: Come every jovial Fellow-Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain

Entertainment: End 2nd piece: a variety of Imitations-Rees (1st appearance this season [i.e. as imitator])