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45 results for: Roles - by Desire

1
02 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: by particular Desire, Actor: the young Captain in his Regimentals, Riding on an Ass.

Dance: Master Oates, Phillips from dl, Miss Oates, Master Ferg

2
21 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: by particular Desire, Actor: the young Captain in his Regimentals, Riding on an Ass.

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Phillips; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

3
10 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: by Desire, Actor: Mrs Clive in the Character of Euphrosine

Dance: I: La Tambourin Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

4
11 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: by Desire, Actor: Mrs Clive in the Character of Euphrosine

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

5
13 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: by Desire, Actor: Mrs Clive in the Character of Euphrosine

Dance: I: The Lunaticks (new)-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Ballet: V: The Enchanted Garden (new). Harlequin Man and Woman-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Desse, Mrs Walter; Pierot Man and Woman-Nivelon, Miss Thompson; Petit Maitre-Macklin

6
17 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: by Desire, Actor: Mrs Clive in the Character of Euphrosine

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

7
31 January 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: by Desire, Actor: Mrs Clive in the Character of Euphrosine

Dance: LLes Masons & Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Les Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan

8
10 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: by Desire, Actor: Mrs Clive in the Character of Euphrosine

Dance: LL'Hydropique Amoureux, Les Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan

9
16 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: by Desire, Actor: Mrs Clive in the Character of Euphrosine

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: L'Allemande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Music: V: Solo on Violin-Collett

10
16 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: listed as By Desire Actor: Destrade.

Song: HHonour and Arms scorn such a Foe from Samson-Reinhold

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17430305 A Minuet (By particular Desire)-Destrade, Mrs Wright (Daily Advertiser lists Ann Auretti)

11
30 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband Criticised

Cast
Role: the Epilogue By Desire, Actor: Macklin

Song: I: Cantata-Sullivan; IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; V: Comic Dance, as17470410

12
30 May 1748 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Cast
Role: Zanga By Particular desire Actor: a Gentleman from the Theatre at Fort St. George, who never perform'd in England before.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar, Comic Scenes

Song: Corbet; V: The Power of Gold- a song from the Fool in the Gazetteer, set by a Gentleman, and never performed before

13
03 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's sister; by Particular Desire the Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Cast
Role: by Particular Desire the Drunken Peasant Actor: Phillips.

14
30 March 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: new Dance never performed before, Le Matelot-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; Les Sabotiers-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; being the first time of its being performed this season. By Particular Desire Minuet-Sga Bugiani, Sg Bugiani

Cast
Role: By Particular Desire Minuet Actor: Sga Bugiani, Sg Bugiani.

15
02 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang; or, Love in Low Life

Cast
Role: by Desire will be introduc'd a Hornpipe Actor: Poitier

Song: II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Donaldson (late Miss Falkner); IV: The Lady's Lesson a Cantata-Arne Jr

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

16
03 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang

Cast
Role: by Desire will be introduc'd a Hornpipe Actor: Poitier

Dance: As17541203

17
08 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang

Cast
Role: by Desire will be introduc'd a Hornpipe Actor: Poitier

Dance: PPantomime Peasant Dance, as17550104

18
10 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I, With The Humours Of Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Cast
Role: Original Epilogue by Desire Actor: Foote in the character of an Auctioneer.

Dance: Pantomime Peasant Dance, as17550104

Entertainment: The Cries of London-Shuter

19
11 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang

Cast
Role: by Desire will be introduc'd a Hornpipe Actor: Poitier

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

20
21 August 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: After which by Desire anEpilogue Actor: Nobody.

Song: I: The Lover's Rapture-

Dance: II: A New Pierot's Dance-; IV: The Drunken Peasant-; End: A Country Dance-the Characters in the Comedy

21
23 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Cast
Role: at the Desire of several persons of Quality Lady P Actor: Mr Worsdale.

Entertainment: IV: (By Desire) Cries of Dublin-Barrington

Dance: V: The Villagers=, as17560315

22
12 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: by Desire Actor: Woodward.

23
01 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: by Desire Actor: Woodward.

24
10 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: and By Desire will be introduc'd a Minuet Actor: Poitier, Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

25
12 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: and By Desire will be introduc'd a Minuet Actor: Poitier, Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer