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12591 results for: Keyword - Ackman</i> (<i>Public Advertiser</i>). This day only. Paid $Mr C. <span class=
We found 9641 matches on Event Comments, 3145 matches on Performance Comments, 1214 matches on Performance Title, 30 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2601
03 February 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece. By Desire. For the Author (2nd night). Paid Mr Luppino for dancing dresses #18 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #162 15s. 6d. Charges: #73 10s. Profit for author [Dr Franklin): #89 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17740917

2602
07 February 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Author (3rd Night) (Treasurer's Book). "NB Pante Extras this Nt #4 18s. 6d. retd to Authr. Vide 10th inst.; Paid Mr J. Johnston's Music Bill #8 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #182 14s. Charges: #78 8s. 6d. Profit to Author [Franklin] #104 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

2603
24 February 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Author 2nd Night. Paid Mr Malthus one year's rent to Xmas last (#1 11s. 6d. Land tax deducted) #31 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). A Peep Behind the Curtain is oblig'd to be deferr'd. Receipts: #219 6s. 6d.; Charges: #73 10s.; Profits to Author: #145 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

2604
23 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: Taken from The Jovial Crew. Part of pit laid into boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Paid Mr Grimaldi's draft on Mrs Adams #100 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #291 9s. 6d. Charges: #68 18s. Profits to Smith: #212 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Entertainment: End: the Favourite Interlude, Linco's Travels-, with Particular remarks on London; Linco-King; Old Woman-Mrs Bradshaw

2605
25 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baddeley. Paid Mr Bibb (sword cutler) #9 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #196 5s. 6d. Charges: #67 3s. Profits to Mrs Baddeley: #129 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Parts Actor:
Role: Prompter Actor: Ackman

Dance: V: The Pirates, as17750422

2606
01 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Baddeley who play'd the Lady in Comus got out of the Enchanted Seat before her time & made a great Laugh the Farce was much hiss'd at the End (Hopkins Diary). [The Masque (never performed there) is the version reduced to two Acts by George Colman.] Benefit for Cautherly. Paid Mr J. Aickin in part of #60 in lieu of Benefit (remiting #10 to his credit) #50. Receipts: #197 11s. 6d. Charges: #68 17s. Profits to Cautherly: #128 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Cautherly; Euphrosyne-Mrs Barree, first appearance this stage; Spirit-Davies; Brothers-Lamash, Wheeler; Lady (With Song, Sweet Echo)-Mrs Baddeley; Bacchanals-Vernon, Bannister, Fawcett, Kear, Legg, Carpenter, Blanchard, Master Blanchard; Bacchants-Mrs Davies, Mrs Love; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Mrs Scott; In Act II, a Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Barree, first appearance this stage

Dance: I: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

2607
24 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 24 Oct. 1770.] Miss P. Hopkins made her first appearance in Celia-great applause (+Hopkins Diary). [The Young Lady who played Celia indentified by Winston MS 11 as Miss Pricilla Hopkins who became Mrs Brereton, then was married a second time to John Kemble. She had acted Celia 19 April 1773 in As You Like It. The Young Lady who played Tragedy was Miss Sharp, later married to W. Palmer (Winston MS 11).] Paid Mr Neale for a laced Hat #1 15s. Receipts: #155 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

2608
26 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Machin (chorus singer) 11 nights #2 15s. Receipts: #200 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

2609
28 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Miss Hopkins first time Maria --well receiv'd Mrs Abington Spoke a New Epilogue in Character of Philly Nettletop great Applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid Mr Bate's bill for composing The Theatrical Candidates #32 11s. Receipts: #124 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

2610
08 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #11 18s. Paid Mr Hatsell's 2 bills #157 12s.; Barrow and Co. for oil #51 13s.; Cubitt [tinman] #45 16s. Receipts: #276 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

2611
13 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Condell's Fruit Office first quarter #20. Receipts: #178 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

2612
21 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Garrick's note to Dr Arne #50 (Treasurer's Book). [This was an unrecorded benefit night for Bickerstaff as author of the afterpiece. See payment on 27 Feb. 1776.] Receipts: #129 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

2613
05 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd stopages #11 13s. Paid Mr Norfolk (glazier) #48 9s.; Thompson (smith) #10 7s.; Hopkins prompter's bill #23 9s. 6d.; Ray, linen draper's bill #115 19s. 6d.; Barrow and Co., oil #99; Cubitt (tinman) #8; Vaughan (haberdasher) #4 3s. 6d. Receipts: #219 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

2614
25 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd 1 years rent from Mrs Groath #3. Paid Mr Wallis on note #2 2s.; Frederick (Jew) bill for silks #17 8s. 6d.; 3 extra trumpets #6 15s. Receipts: #181 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

2615
02 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The play went off with Great Applause and the Opera till begining of the Second Act. when they hiss'd very much and a very great Noise ensued and with very great difficulty we got to the end of the Farce (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid Mr Hurst (by order) on Note #13 13s. Receipts: #109 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Blackamoor

2616
11 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Part of pit laid into boxes. Send servants at 4 o'clock. Tickets delivered for Cyrus (for this night) will be taken. [The Epilogue is Larpent MS 408. N.B. The Treasurer's Account Book for this year differs from those of the preceding five in not recording the income from tickets delivered out for benefit nights. See Comment, 23 Sept. 1775. The box receipts for benefit performances during this season, therefore, are not an accurate reflection of the popularity of a play.] Paid Mr Stainer for Music #2 4s. 9d. Receipts: #147 19s. 6d. Charges: #68 10s. Profits to Mrs Yates: #79 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance-, as17760302 but Sga _Pacini

2617
24 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Parsons ill. Roman Father and Spleen deferr'd. Paid Mr Colman's Benefit balance for his farce call'd the Spleen #169 17s. Receipts: #44 5s. 6d. Charges: #65 14s. Deficit to Jefferson: #21 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Dance: II: The Jealous Harlequin, as17760117

2618
06 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston. Paid Mr Parsons in lieu of Benefit #105. Receipts: #73 17s. Charges: #64 15s. Profits to Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston: #9 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End Opera: a Favourite Dance call'd The Gardeners, as17760116

2619
30 October 1699 @ The City, London

Event Comment: The Lord Mayor's Day pageants

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphs Of London

Performance Comment: For the Inauguration of the Right Honourable Sir Richard Levett, Kt. Lord Mayor of the City of London. Containing a Description of the Pageants, together with the Publick Speaches, and the whole Solemnity of the Day. Perform'd on Monday the 30th day of October, Anno 1699. All set forth at the proper cost and charges of the Honourable Company of Haberdashers. [By Elkanah Settle.]

2620
25 March 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow. The tickets given out for She Would and She Would Not taken on this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Teague-Estcourt; Day-Penkethman; Ruth-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Day Actor: Penkethman

Song: As17070204

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow; particularly a new Dutch Skipper-

2621
02 December 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 2. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 347. There is no certainty that this is the premiere, but the fact that the play was given again on 4 Dec. 1672 suggests that this was the first performance and that it was also acted on Tuesday 3 Dec. 1672. A song, How pleasant is mutual love, set by John Bannister for this play, is in Choice Songs and Ayres, First Book, 1673. See Cibber, Apology, ed. Lowe, I, 155, for Underhill's acting of Justice Clodpate. Downes (p. 33): This Play in general being Admirably Acted, produc'd great Profit to the Company. Note, Mrs Johnson in this Comedy, Dancing a Jigg so Charming well, Loves power in a little time after Coerc'd her to Dance more Charming, else where

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

2622
20 April 1742 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Meraspe O L'olimpiade

2623
23 February 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patriot

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England

2624
07 October 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On account of the Indisposition of the lady who was to have appeared in the character of Lady Emily, The Heiress [advertised on playbill of 5 Oct.] is deferred till Saturday next. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by Walsh Porter. Larpent MS 1180; not published]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Songs, Duetts, &c. composed by Kelly. The Overture by Shaw. Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. [Master Elliot had previously appeared in the oratorios at cg.] Receipts: #368 14s. 6d. (239.10.0; 127.16.6; 1.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Chimney Corner

Performance Comment: [Characters by Suett, Miss DeCamp, Bannister Jun, Wewitzer, Master Elliot (1st appearance on this stage), Master Chatterley, Miss Leak, Mrs Bland. Cast from Songs (C. Lowndes [1797]): Governor-Suett; Darcy-Miss DeCamp; Hilario-Bannister Jun.; Gregory-Wewitzer; Henry-Master Elliot; Charles-Master Chatterley; Louisa-Miss Leak; Annette-Mrs Bland.

Song: In V: song-Mrs Bland

2625
23 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Impressions

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Holman, Munden, Murray, Whitfield, Davenport, Thompson, Simmons, Follett, Curties, Miss Chapman, Mrs Knight, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Norton, Miss Betterton. [Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1797): Scud-Quick; Algernon-Holman; Simon Single-Munden; Sir Oliver Montrath-Murray; Earling-Whitfield; Farmer Gawdry-Davenport; Frank-Thompson; Jack-Simmons; Isaac-Follett; Peter-Curties [in text: Abbot]; Lady Cypress-Miss Chapman; Jenny Scud-Mrs Knight; Mrs Buckram-Mrs Davenport; Rachel Williams-Mrs Norton; Emily Fitzallan-Miss Betterton; Prologue-Murray; Epilogue-Miss Betterton. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17971207).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17971207).]

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer