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238 results for: Title - The Agreeable Surprize

1
13 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprize

2
15 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprize

3
17 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways Than One

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprize

4
February 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Betrayed; Or, The Agreeable Disappointment

5
05 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: duRuel; Miller's Dance-Pinkeman

Entertainment: And performing these several Performances, first an Organ with three Voices, then the Double Curtel, the Flute, the Bells, the Huntsman, the Horn, Pack of Dogs, all with his Mouth-Mr Clinch of Barnet; and an old Woman of Fourscore Years of Age nursing her Grand/Child all which he does open on the Stage-Mr Clinch; Next performing several Mimick Entertainments on the Ladder, first he stands on the top-round with a Bottle in one hand, and a Glass in the other, and drinks a Health; then plays several Tunes on the Violin, with fifteen other surprizing Performances which no man but himself can do-a Gentleman

6
01 March 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Disappointment; Or, Love's Betray'd

Dance: Mrs Elford, Firbank, others

Song: Mrs Hodgson

7
01 May 1706 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: The most famous Rope/Dancers of Europe, who perform such strange and surprizing things as were never before seen, and which are almost incredible to relate

8
02 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Entertainment: A surprizing Entertainment after the Turkish Manner, as it was perform'd in the Seraglio at Constantinople by the Kister Aga and a great number of his Eunuchs at the Command of the Grand Signior, for the Diversion of his Ladies at the last Bairam Feast-

9
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

10
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-

11
02 September 1723 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyramus And Thisbe

Afterpiece Title: The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green; or, The Woman Never Vex'd

Music: Concerto on small Flute-John Baston

Dance: Several surprizing Entertainments of Rope Dancing-a Young Lad lately come from France, who flourishes the Colours, plays on the Violin, and turns several Times on the Rope without a Pole; Ladder Dancing-the greatest Performer in the World, who stands on the Top Round of the Ladder, drinks a Glass of Wine, with his other Hand above his Head in the Middle of the Stage; Dancing , both Serious and Comic,-Monsieur De Long Dents, Monsieur De Long Dents'@two@children , just arrived from Paris; To which will be added, Variety of Tumbling-Mons Tollard, others, just arrived from Madrid

12
02 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Comedy Within A Comedy; Or, The Foppish Merchant Turn'd Comedian For Love By Pantalon

Entertainment: Singing Dancing and Serenading after the Venetian Manner-; To which is added, A most noble Concert of Musical French Horns-; Songs-; accompany'd-the said Concert; Dance-Turkish Men, Turkish Women; at the Sound of Trumpets and Kettle Drums-; Dance call'd the King of Morocco's Diversions-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of Malta; and his most surprizing Activity and Strength in a Dance on his Knees with a wonderful heavy Machine upon his Head, never yet attempted by any one before-Signor Grimaldo Francolino

13
09 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amurath The Great, Emperor Of The Turks: Containing The Distress'd Loves Of achmet And selima; Or, The london Prentice's Glory: With The Comical Humours And Surprizing Adventures Of The London 'prentice And Want Brains His Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

14
11 September 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Husband Outwitted

Entertainment: Several new and surprizing Performances, never perform'd by any one besides herself, on the Strait Rope [the famous-Signora Violante [[1] She Dances a Minuet as Neatly as a Dancing Master on a Floor. [2] She Dances with a Board, ten Foot in length, loose upon the Rope. [3] She Dances with two Boys fastned to her feet; which Occasions great Mirth. [4] She Dances with two heavy Men ty'd to her Feet. [5] She Performs the Exercise of the Colours. After this surprising Performance, Miss Violante will Dance a Louvre in Boys Cloaths

Dance: t the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, the White Joke-will be danced by an Old Woman, with Pierrot in the Basket; Pierrot-Lalauze; Old Woman-Tobin

15
02 March 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title:

Entertainment: The strong Man from Islington (not in Defiance to Mynheer Cajanus) as was Yesterday improperly advertis'd, but out of good Will to the Author, and to oblige the Audience, for that Night only, will perform several surprizing proofs of Manly Strength, unequall'd yet by any

16
23 August 1739 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Top Of The Tree; Or, A Tit Bit For A Nice Palate

Afterpiece Title: that Athat Amazing, Surprizing, and Astonishing Scene of The Skeleton in The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

17
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thamas Kouli Kan, The Persian Hero; Or, The Distress'd Princess: With The Descent Of Harlequin From The Sun, And His Adventures On Earth

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-Chettle, Mrs Dunstall; And the surprizing Performances of the famous little Prussian Posture Boy, lately arrived from Berlin

18
01 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: V: A New Dance call'd The Surprize-Master Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, others, scholars of Daigville

19
14 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Dance: V: The Surprize, as17730401

20
31 March 1778 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amore Artigiano

Dance: End II: Masquerade Dance, as17780303Minuet de la Cour and Gavot, as17780303Provencal, as17780303Allemande a la Strasbourgoise, as17780303End Opera: La Serenade Interrompuee, as17780224

Ballet: End I: new Ballet Pastoral (composed by Simonet; the introduction by Banti), La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise. Pas de Deux-Sg and Sga Zuchelli; Daphnis Banti; Cephise-Mlle Banti

21
04 April 1778 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Clemenza Di Scipione

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17780207; End Opera: new grand Serious Ballet, Les Amans unis par l'Hymen-Simonet, Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet

Song: II: an air-Sga Danzi; [accompanied on the violin-Cramer; violoncello-Cervetto; German flute-Florio; hautboy-LeBrun. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Ballet: End II: La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise. As17780331

22
07 April 1778 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amore Artigiano

Dance: As17780331

Ballet: La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise. As17780331

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21 April 1778 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amore Artigiano

Dance: As17780331

Ballet: La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise. As17780331

24
02 May 1778 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Clemenza Di Scipione

Dance: As17780404

Ballet: La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise. As17780404

25
05 May 1778 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amore Soldato

Dance: As17780331nd I: Masquerade Dance; End II: La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise; End Opera: La Serenade Interrompuee.

Ballet: End II: La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise. As17780331