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1017 results for: Title - Hobsons Choice or Thespis in Distress 1st time

76
20 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Blade Bone; or, Agreeable Companion

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Entertainment: Monologue Preceeding 1st piece: A Touch of the Times; or, The Humours of London-Bannister Jun

77
30 December 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Entertainment: Vaudeville In Irish Fair: [scene in afterpiece] [will be introduced (for the 1st time) a Sparring Match-Humphreys, another celebrated Pugilist [Death (London Chronicle 31 Dec.)]

78
17 April 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: In afterpiece: a new Hunting Glee ['Tis health that gives birth] (1st time; composed by Callcott)-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick

79
29 January 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eudora

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: In afterpiece: Additional Dances (1st time)-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets

80
08 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Dance: End II: As17891013; End: The Guardian Outwitted (1st time at this theatre)-Byrne, Boyce, Ratchford, the two Miss Simonets. [This was 1st performed at the king's, 11 Jan. 1783, as Le Tuteur Trompe.

81
19 March 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Bella Pescatrice

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17910217; End II: a Grand Heroic Ballet in 3 acts (1st time), Telemachus in the Island of Calypso (composed by D'Auberval)-Didelot, D'Egville, Mlle Theodore, Mlle Gervaise Troche, Mlle Deligny, Mlle L. Simonet, Mlle R. Simonet, Mlle Menage. For assignment of parts see17910322

82
19 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Song: End IV: The Group of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee (1st time at this theatre)-Munden; End: The Pleasures of the Chace-Incledon; after which Say Bonny Lass will you lie in a Garrat-, being a Parody on Say Bonny Lass, will you lie in a Barrack; Timothy Staytape-Munden; Miss Tippet-Mrs Martyr

83
14 April 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Discordia Conjugale

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17920214

Ballet: End Opera: [an entire new Grand Pantomimic Ballet (1st time; composed by D'Auberval music by Mazzinghi]), La Foire de Smirne; ou, Les Amans Reunis. Pacha-D'Egville; Laboriski-Laborie; Almozadin-DeLaChapelle; Marchand d'Esclaves, Zerbero-Fialon; Hilligska-Mlle Hilligsberg; Theodora-Mme D'Auberval; Fatime-Mlle Rosine Simonet; Zelie-Mlle Leonore Simonet; Zorzi-Mlle Menage

84
06 March 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso [, Part I Only]; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Afterpiece Title: A New Grand Selection

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet bird-Mrs Ferguson (her 1st performance); accompanied on the violin-Shaw; End 2nd piece: an Italian Scena-Mrs Ferguson

85
18 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist; Or, Stop Him Who Can

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Ballet: End: Dermot and Kathlane; or, The Irish Wedding (1st time; composed by Byrn). Dermot-Byrn; Darby-West; Patrick-Holland; Father Luke-Platt; Norah-Mlle St.Amand; Kathlane-Mme Rossi

86
10 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: A DIVERTISEMENT

Afterpiece Title: MARGARET OF ANJOU

Song: In Act V of 1st piece, as17931216; End of 1st piece Black-Eyed Susan by Incledon

87
07 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Volunteers

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Dance: As17950428

Song: End II 1st piece: Representation of a Ship in Distress; in which The Storm-Incledon

88
27 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: True Blue; or, The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Dance: As17950428

Song: In 2nd piece: the following additional songs: Wives and Sweethearts-Townsend; The Wand'ring Sailor-Incledon (1st time); When gen'rous wine-Bowden; The days we now possess-Munden; The Storm-Incledon; Ye Gentlemen of England, as17950428; Rule Britannia-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue In evening: The Young Widow a fable-Harley

89
18 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: The Point at Herqui

Dance: In 3rd piece: a new incidental Dance, as17960415

Song: In 3rd piece: songs As17960503; In Evening: Mad Bess (1st time), the Minstrel's Song [Where is that tow'ring spirit fled?] [from The Days of Yore-Mrs Clendining; Harp-Weippert

90
02 July 1796 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: The Dances (1st time)-Didelot, Parisot, Mme Rose, and as usual Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: L'Amour Vange, as17960604

91
07 February 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The 1st Act Of La Modista Raggiratrice

Afterpiece Title: Il Consiglio Imprudente

Dance: End 1st piece: Les Delassements Militaires- As17970124

Ballet: End 2nd piece: Pizarre; ou, La Conquete du Perou (1st time; composed by Gallet [with music by Mazzinghi]). Pizarre-Gallet; the other characters-Mme Rose, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Marcadet, Gentili

92
28 March 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: L'Heureux Retour [; ou, Le Vainqueur Genereux (1st time; composed by Gallet; with music by Bossi)]-Mme Rose, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Gentili; End Opera: Apollon Berger, as17961227

93
11 May 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Dance: End I: Le Rendez@vous (1st time; composed by Gallet)-Mme Hilligsberg [will perform in Man's Cloaths]

Ballet: End Opera: Sapho et Phaon. As17970406

94
17 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Soldiers

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Song: In the course of the Evening: The Life of Poor Jack (composed by Dibdin), Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Honesty in Tatters-Townsend; Arthur O'Bradley (1st time, written by O'Keeffe)-Munden

95
20 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Rendezvous

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Song: End I: The Storm-Incledon; End II: Shakespeare's Loadsters (1st time in public; composed by Shield)-Incledon, Gray, Bowden; In 3rd piece: the Planxty, descriptive of Ireland, In my Father's Mud Cabin-Johnstone; End I 3rd piece: Old Towler-Incledon

96
08 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Song: End II 1st piece: I never lov'd any dear Mary but you-Dignum (composed by Hook); End 1st piece: The Fight off Camperdown-Dignum; End I 2nd piece: The Town and Country-Dignum (composed [i.e. words] by Capt. Morris); End 2nd piece: an Answer to the above, Country and Town-Dignum

97
09 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Song: In IV 1st piece: Masquerade Scene-; Orphan Bess the Beggar Girl (the Musick by Hook)-; End 1st piece: A Musical Address (accompanied on the harp by Weippert, the Musick by Dr Arnold)-Miss Leak; In 2nd piece: The Country Club-Bannister Jun

98
16 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Entertainment: Monologues End: Collins's Ode on the Passions (1st time)-Miss Heard; Epilogue in the Character of Cupid-Master Chatterley

99
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

100
28 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Life's Vagaries

Afterpiece Title: Saturday Night at Sea; or, Tars at Anchor

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gipsies

Song: End II 1st piece: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End 1st piece: The Group of Lovers-Munden