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63 results for: Title - A Dissertation On Various Theatrical Subjects

1
28 January 1756 @ Lecture Room, Robin Hood Tavern, near the Temple Bar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Dissertation On Various Theatrical Subjects

2
31 January 1756 @ Lecture Room, Robin Hood Tavern, near the Temple Bar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Dissertation On Various Theatrical Subjects On Theatres

3
04 February 1756 @ Lecture Room, Robin Hood Tavern, near the Temple Bar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Dissertation Upon Several Theatrical Subjects And Some New Topics

4
18 August 1660 @ The Cockpit in Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Loyal Subject

5
25 April 1702 @ Chelsea College

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Mr Abell's new Consort of English Musick-; [composed on the Royal Subject [the Queen's Coronation]: With other Songs in several Languages-; accompanied-the greatest Masters [of Instrumental Musick

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25 July 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: The Loyal Subject

Song: Ramondon

Dance: As17050718

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27 July 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Loyal Subject

Song: As17050725

Dance: As17050725

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25 September 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Loyal Subject

Song: As17050922

Dance: Mrs Cross

9
04 January 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Loyal Subject

Song: Ramondon, the Boy; particularly a two/part song by Purcell-

Music: An extraordinary piece for violin and flute-Gasparini, Paisible

Dance: As17051105

10
29 November 1729 @ Front Long Room

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Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Song: Between the Acts: New Comical Songs-; particularly A Dissertation on the Famous Beggar's Opera-

11
09 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

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Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Music: Instead of Act Tunes will be perform'd Select Pieces of Musick adapted to various Instruments, Being deisgn'd as a Concert Intermix'd with the Play. For theOverture: a Grand Concerto- by Dr Pepusch, in which the Kettle Drums are principal,; accompanied with Trumpets Hautboys Violin-; The Kettle Drums-Mr Benj. Baker; V: That celebrated Piece, The Water Musick-; by Mr Handel, for Trumpets, French Horns, Kettle-Drums, Hautboys. Concluding with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Benj. Baker

Dance: II: Tambourin-Miss Rogers; In III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Comic Dance in the Footing Manner-Jones, Mrs Ogden, with some Additions to it, never performed before

Song: I: Mrs Wright

12
04 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Dance: I: Irish Trot by Young Master Oates. II: A new Comic Dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates Jr. V: Grand Dance of Momus, as17340426

Song: The usual Songs, adapted to the Subject of Masonry. II: The Enter'd Prentice's Song. IV: On, On, my dear Brethren. V: Let Matrimony be now my Theme

13
25 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Music: Between the Acts: various Instruments-

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 V: A new Trumpet Song-Beard

Dance: I: Clown-Nivelon; III: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; IV: A Ball Dance, called The Prince of Wales's Saraband, composed by L'Abbree, concluding with a Minuet-Dupre, Miss Norman; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

14
14 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Between the acts: Miss Norris, Miss Falkner (Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library)

15
14 January 1756 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Dissertation

16
19 January 1756 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissertation

17
06 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: Part I: Concerto on French Horn-Mr Ponta; End Part II: Concerto on Violin-Sga Lombardini Sirmen (Theatrical Review, 214)

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20 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Resurrection

Music: End Part I: Concerto on French Horn, as17720306 End Part II: A New Concerto on Violin by Cirri-Sga Sirmen (Theatrical Review, p. 218)

19
28 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Entertainment: IV: A Dissertation on Macaronies-Baddeley

20
15 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Entertainment: V: A Dissertation upon Macaronies-Baddeley

21
18 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Entertainment: V: A Dissertation on Macaronies-Baddeley

22
17 September 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Fools

Entertainment: II: Dissertation on Hobby Horses-Wilson

Song: Scotch Song-Aitkin, first appearance on that stage

23
23 September 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

24
26 September 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Dance: I: The Schoolmaster-Como, Sga Crespi

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28 September 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar