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238 results for: Title - The Town Airs

1
20 March 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Overture for French Horns, Hautboys, and Violins by Gasperini-; Three Airs-Mrs Robinson; Concerto by Corelli-Castrucci, Claudio, Pepo; Three Airs-Mrs Robinson; Solo for Hautboy-Kytch; Cantata by Handel-Mrs Robinson; New Concerto with French Horns by Handel-; Three Airs-Mrs Robinson

2
23 September 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town Airs

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

3
15 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Song: II: An Air by Dr Arne-Miss Polly Young; IV: An Air by Sg Vento-Polly Young

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

4
02 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Entertainment: Afterpiece: [To conclude with Three Entire New Scenes, representing the Town and Harbour of Toulon; with a View of the Manoeuvring of the British, Spanish, and French Fleets, after the Surrender of the Town and Fortifications to the English] on the Twenty-ninth of August [1793]. In which, When in War on the Ocean-Davies; an Entire New Song [composed by Shield,-Incledon; The Music- [Selected by Shaw from Pepusch, Dr Arne, Arnold, Fisher, [Michael] Arne, Vincent, Dibdin, Reeve, Shield; The Dances-Byrn, Holland[; The Scenery-Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips

5
10 March 1796 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Bella Arsene

Dance: End I: Divertissement- [see17960308 End Opera: Les Trois Sultanes-Didelot, Onorati, Gentili, Mme Rose, Mlle Parisot, Mme Bossi, Mlle Berry, Mme Hilligsberg

Song: In Opera: a new trio by Mazzinghi-Mme Banti, Rovedino, Roselli; In I: an Air-Mme Banti which was erased on account of the length of the Opera; a new additional Air-Roselli

Music: End II: a concerto on the violin composed by Jarnowick,-Master Juliano (a child of only 8 years old, patronised by the Duchess of York.

6
15 March 1671 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town-shifts; Or, The Suburb-justice

7
04 November 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Ramble; Or, The Town-humours

8
September 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town-fopp; Or, Sir Timothy Tawdry

9
01 November 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town Fop; Or, Sir Timothy Tawdry

10
02 April 1677 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Captain; Or, Town Miss

11
March 1690 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Frier; Or, The Town Sparks

12
March 1698 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pretenders; Or, The Town Unmask'd

13
08 September 1701 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Mr Abell; having had the Honour lately, to Sing to the Nobility and Gentry of Richmond and the Neighbouring Towns, thinks himself bound in Gratitude...to return his most Humble Thanks with a Performance of New Musick, in English, Latin, Italian, French-Mr Abell; &c....being Honour'd and Accompany'd-the Greatest Masters of Europe

14
08 June 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caesar Borgia; Son Of Pope Alexander Vi

Song: Mrs Hodgson; A two/part song-Cook, Davis; Indian Trumpet Song-Davis; Song in Imitation of an Old Woman, Irish Whim-Mrs Willis

Music: A new Set of Airs for the Trumpet Hautboys and Violins composed by Corbett-

Dance: Miss Evans, Clark, Firbank, Firbank's scholar

15
01 August 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Match In Newgate; Or, The Vintner Trick'd

Song: A dialogue from The Mad Lover representing a Drunken Officer and a Town Miss,-Boman, Pack

16
25 January 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Song: That celebrated Dialogue-Boman, Pack, A Drunken Officer and a Town Miss, originally performed in The Mad Lover; A Country Dialogue-Mrs Willis, Short; A new Trumpet Song composed by Eccles-Davis

Dance: The last new Entry-Firbank, Firbank's Scholar; Blowsabella-Prince, Mrs Clark; Comic dances-Prince, others; A Right Irish Trot-a child of five years

17
17 October 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: Three dances-Miss Bruce

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook; A new Dialogue between a Town Miss and a Drunken Soldier-Pack, Cook

18
17 January 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Song: Dialogue Between a Town Miss and a Drunken Officer-Pack, Cook

Dance: Italian Scaramouch-Layfield; Comical Dances-Godwin

19
30 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear

Song: Comical Songs and Dialogues from Wonders in the Sun-; particularly a Song-Mrs Willis representing one of Queen Elizabeth's Dames of Honour ; Comical Dialogue-Pack, Bowman , representing a vain promising Courtier and a Sycophant ; a Comical Dialogue-Dogget, Cook representing a Widdow in Tears for the Loss of her Husband and a Town Rake making Love to her

Dance: A new Entry-deBarques, Mrs Elford; French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; The famous Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

20
14 December 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Lady's Airs; Or, An Equipage Of Lovers

21
15 December 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Lady's Airs

22
16 December 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Lady's Airs

23
17 December 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Lady's Airs

24
06 June 1709 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Ladies Airs

25
05 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Chest Dance, after the Italian Manner, between Scaramouch, Punchanello, Coachman, and Cookmaid-; French Peasant and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Scaramouch-LeSac; Dance by a Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance by a Switzer-; Night Scene of Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, Wife, and others-