The People - Thomas Augustine Arne

Name Variants
  • Dr Arne
Gender
Man
Start
12 Mar 1710 (b.)
End
05 Mar 1778 (d.)
Country of Birth
England
Locality
London
Bio
BD Vol. 1: 108-17
Links
Notes
Ambiguity over benefits: may be misassigned and some nights might belong to Michael Arne, his son

Works (76 Results)

Title Year Type Role
The Judgement of Paris (1701) 1701 Afterpiece Composer
The Sultan 1726 Afterpiece Composer
Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite 1729 Afterpiece Composer
The Opera of Operas; or, Tom Thumb the Great 1733 Mainpiece Composer
Love and Glory 1734 Afterpiece Composer
The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive 1736 Afterpiece Composer
Comus (1738) 1738 Mainpiece Composer
An Hospital for Fools 1739 Afterpiece Composer
The Sacrifice; or, The Death Of Abel 1744 Mainpiece Composer
The Temple of Dulness; with the Humours of Sg Capochio and Sga Dorinna 1745 Afterpiece Composer
The Picture; or, Cuckold in Conceit 1745 Afterpiece Composer
King Pepin's Campaign 1745 Afterpiece Composer
Harlequin Incendiary; or Colombine Cameron 1746 Afterpiece Composer
The She Gallant; or, Once a Lover and Always a Lover 1746 Mainpiece Composer
The Triumph of Peace 1749 Afterpiece Composer
Henry and Emma; or, The Nut Brown Maid 1749 Afterpiece Author
Don Savario 1750 Afterpiece Author
Don Savario 1750 Afterpiece Composer
Alfred, A Masque 1751 Mainpiece Composer
The Sheepshearing; or, Florizel and Perdita 1754 Afterpiece Composer
Britannia 1755 Afterpiece Composer
Eliza 1756 Mainpiece Composer
Thomas and Sally; or, The Sailor's Return 1760 Afterpiece Composer
Judith 1761 Mainpiece Composer
Artaxerxes 1762 Mainpiece Composer
Beauty and Virtue 1762 Afterpiece Author
Artaxerxes 1762 Mainpiece Author
The Guardian Outwitted 1764 Mainpiece Composer
The Ode, Upon Dedicating a Building and Erecting a Statue to Shakespeare at Stratford 1769 Afterpiece Composer
The Country Madcap in London 1770 Afterpiece Composer
King Arthur; or, The British Worthy 1770 Mainpiece Composer
The Fairy Prince, with Installation of the Knights of the Garter 1771 Afterpiece Composer
Comus (1772) 1772 Afterpiece Composer
Elfrida 1772 Mainpiece Composer
The Rose 1772 Afterpiece Author
The Rose 1772 Afterpiece Composer
Alzuma 1773 Mainpiece Composer
Achilles in Petticoats 1773 Afterpiece Composer
May Day; or, The Little Gipsy 1775 Afterpiece Composer
Caractacus 1776 Mainpiece Composer
Love Finds the Way 1777 Mainpiece Composer
Poor Vulcan! 1778 Afterpiece Composer
Cantata of Lydia N/A N/A Composer
Diana's Chase N/A N/A Composer
Elegy N/A N/A Composer
Haughty Strephon N/A N/A Composer
The School of Anacreon N/A N/A Composer
The Tough Wooden Walls of Old England N/A N/A Composer
The Thunder Ode N/A N/A Composer
Rule Britannia N/A N/A Composer
The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms N/A N/A Composer
Sweet Echo N/A N/A Composer
The March in Zara N/A N/A Composer
New Act Tunes N/A N/A Composer
Medley Overture, accompanied with French Horns N/A N/A Composer
Comic Medley Overture N/A N/A Composer
Concerto on violin N/A N/A Composer
Concerto on organ N/A N/A Composer
Under the Greenwood Tree N/A N/A Composer
Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind N/A N/A Composer
Where the Bee Sucks N/A N/A Composer
Rise Glory Rise N/A N/A Composer
Water Parted from the Sea N/A N/A Composer
The Country Wedding N/A N/A Composer
Cymon and Iphigenia N/A N/A Composer
Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond N/A N/A Composer
Vain is Beauty's Gaudy Flower N/A N/A Composer
The Wanton God N/A N/A Composer
The Sycamore Shade N/A N/A Composer
The Bonny Broom N/A N/A Composer
The Kind Appointment N/A N/A Composer
The Noontide Air N/A N/A Composer
If O'er the Cruel Tyrant Love N/A N/A Composer
From Tyrant Laws and Customs Free N/A N/A Composer
Cuckoo Song N/A N/A Composer
Let Not the Rage N/A N/A Composer

Activities (2 Results)

Theatre Activity
Covent Garden Musician
Drury Lane Musician

Benefits (Author) (8 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
21 Jan 1757 Drury Lane Eliza Lilliput, Concerto on harpsichord Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
30 Nov 1759 Covent Garden The Prophetess; or, The History of Dioclesian The Sultan, The Judgement of Paris (1701), Concerto on hautboy £206 19s 6d £51 18s £258 17s 6d Unknown 260
22 Dec 1760 Covent Garden Hamlet The Sheepshearing; or, Florizel and Perdita, Les Charboniers £160 13s 6d £33 8s £194 1s 6d £63 211
09 Apr 1763 Covent Garden Artaxerxes Comic Dance, The French Gardeners Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
14 Dec 1764 Covent Garden The Guardian Outwitted The Tyrolese Peasants, Rural Love Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
18 Dec 1764 Covent Garden The Guardian Outwitted The Tyrolese Peasants, Rural Love Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
30 Dec 1773 Covent Garden She Stoops to Conquer; or The Mistakes of a Night Achilles in Petticoats, Dutch Dance £152 9s 6d Unknown £152 9s 6d £64 Unknown
06 Mar 1779 Covent Garden Elfrida The Liverpool Prize, The Burgomaster Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown

Benefits (Employee/Tickets) (13 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
22 Apr 1736 Drury Lane A Grand Epithalamium Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
15 May 1738 Drury Lane Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion The Intriguing Chambermaid, The Drunken Peasant, Sweet Echo, Dove Spiega, Flanderkins Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Sh
25 Feb 1741 Drury Lane Rosamond Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Sh
19 Mar 1742 Drury Lane Alexander's Feast The Judgement of Paris (1701) Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
16 Apr 1745 Drury Lane Venice Preservd; or, A Plot Discovered King Pepin's Campaign, Gentle Shepherd Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
12 Apr 1746 Drury Lane The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Per Pieta, Nature Fram'd Thee Sure For Loving, Rasserena Il Mesto Ciglia £12 Unknown £12 Unknown Unknown
20 Apr 1748 Drury Lane Othello The Judgement of Paris (1701) £140 Unknown £140 £63 Unknown
17 Feb 1750 Drury Lane The Busy Body Don Savario, Savoyard Travellers £82 Unknown £82 £63 Unknown
27 Mar 1754 Drury Lane Alfred, A Masque Solemn Dirge in Honour of the Heroes who Died in the Service of their Country, Concerto on violin, Duetto on the hautboys Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
03 Mar 1758 Drury Lane Eliza Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
23 Mar 1759 Drury Lane Alfred, A Masque Concerto on hautboy, Concerto on organ Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Sh
02 Apr 1762 Drury Lane Judith Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
23 May 1780 Covent Garden The Busy Body The Padlock, Treble Hornpipe, The Rakes of Mallow £47 19s 6d £171 3s £219 2s 6d Unknown 1277 T
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