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488 results for: Title - A Musical Entertainment

151
30 August 1718 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: As17180802

Entertainment: The diverting Entertainment of the Dancing Dogs, newly arriv'd from France, who had been shewn at Court with much success

152
24 September 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Entertainment: The same Entertainments- that were perform'd yesterday before His Majesty, at Hampton-Court

153
07 October 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Dance: The Entertainments of Dancing that were perform'd Yesterday before His Majesty at Hampton-Court-Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell

154
24 October 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Dance: With the same Entertainments of Dancing that were perform'd Yesterday before His Majesty at Hampton-Court-Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar

155
12 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Foire De St

Entertainment: All the Entertainments on Friday last-

156
21 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Maitre Etourdi; Ou, Les Fourberies D'arlequin

Afterpiece Title: Le Tombeau de Maitre Andre

Dance: Dancing proper to the plays-; Likewise the last New Entertainment in Imitation of the Elards-

157
26 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Maitre Etourdi

Afterpiece Title: Le Tombeau de Maitre Andre

Entertainment: Several new Entertainments which were never perform'd in England before-

158
03 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Colombine Avocat, Pour Et Contre

Entertainment: Entertainments proper to the Play-

159
12 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Deux Arlequins

Dance: Drunken Dance-; Proper Entertainments-

160
06 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Pasquinades Italiennes; Ou, Arlequin Medecin De Moeurs

Entertainment: Vaulting and Tumbling-; Somerset-Pierot performs a particular Entertainment of throwing a Somerset thro' a Dozen Hoops all rais'd 12 Foot high

161
15 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Divorce; Ou, Harlequin Fourbe, Fourbe Et Demi

Entertainment: Vaulting, Tumbling-; A Comick Entertainment of Singing and Dancing call'd Le Carillon-

162
03 March 1719 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Misantrope; Or, Harlequin A Man-hater

Song: As17190302

Dance: Several new Entertainments-; viz. a new Dance-8 Persons : Arlequin , Punchanello , Spanish Man and Woman , Country Man and Woman , Arlequin Woman , Dame Ragonde

163
05 March 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Music: A Grand Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Music-Mrs Barbier, Mrs Margarita, Mrs Pulman, Mrs Fletcher

164
24 November 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Song: Entertainments by Pippo-Mrs Robinson

165
05 February 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: In it a new Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick after the Italian Manner-Gordon, Leveridge, Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Aubert

Song: A new Cantata in Italian by Signior Mancini-Gordon

Dance: As17200120

166
27 February 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Wedding

Music: An Entertainment on the German Harp-Mr Angel, who never perform'd on the Stage before

Dance: Burgomaster and His Frow-Newhouse, Miss Bullock

167
26 March 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Sham Astrologer, A Parrot, A Child, A Statue, And A Chimney Sweeper

Afterpiece Title: The Reasonable Animals

Dance: A singular new Entertainment by Danjeville, at the Request of several Persons of Quality

168
06 June 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Dance: With a surprizing Entertainment of Rope@Dancing-Signora Violante lately arriv'd from Italy; and who never yet perform'd in England; a Boy of 5 Years of Age, lately arriv'd from Paris; Topham Jr,Newhouse, Pelling, Miss Bullock

169
10 October 1720 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Broken Stock-Jobbers; or, Work for the Bailiffs

Dance: Comical Drunken Man-Harper; Also the surprizing and diverting Entertainment of The Italian Shadows which gave such universal Satisfaction last season in the New Theatre-

170
07 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Music: Two Germans lately arriv'd who imitate the French Horn and Trumpet with their Natural Voices, in all their different Parts; And also several other Entertainments of Vocal Musick-

171
25 February 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Music: With the Musical Masque of Myrtillo-

172
27 February 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Entertainment: With the Turkish Ceremony , and all its Decorations-

Dance: End Entertainment: Dance-Monsieur Roger, alias Pierot, Mademoiselle deSchallier

173
17 April 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Music: A particular Entertainment-Signior Gironimo

Dance: Shaw, Desnoyer, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock

174
14 March 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: First Entertainment: 1. Concerto with Trumpets composed, performed-Grano; 2. A new Italian Concerto by Albinoni-; 3. Singing-Mrs Barbier; 4. Concerto by Carbonelli-; Second Entertainment: Concerto with Two Hautboys and Two Flutes by Dieupart-; 2. Concerto on Bass Viol composed and performed by-Pippo; 3. Singing-Mrs Barbier; 4. Eighth Concerto of Corelli-; Third Entertainment: 1. Concerto by Carbonelli-; 2. Solo on Arch Lute composed, performed-Viebar; 3. Singing-Mrs Barbier; 4. A New Concerto on Little Flute by Woodcocke-John Baston; Solo-Carbonelli; 6. Concerto on Two Trumpets-Grano

175
22 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Song: As17220905; Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son, Sandham's Daughter

Dance: Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son and Daughter

Entertainment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies, several excellent Entertainments of Dancing on the Ropes and Tumbling-a Company lately arrived from Holland, which never perform'd on Mr Penkethman's Stage before; besides Dancing on the Rope without a Pole-a Youth lately come from France