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13706 results for: Keyword - Ackman</i> (<i>Public Advertiser</i>). This day only. Paid $Mr C. <span class=
We found 9643 matches on Event Comments, 3145 matches on Performance Comments, 1214 matches on Performance Title, 30 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6501
09 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17330215, but Sanchio-_; Alonzo-_ (Daily Post missing; advance notice in Daily Advertiser, 8 May). advance notice in Daily Advertiser, 8 May).

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; III: Scots Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; End of Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Song: II: Singing in English-E. Roberts; V: Singing in Italian-E. Roberts

Music: In III: Concerto on Little Flute-John Bastion

6502
31 January 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17331207, but Charlotte-Mrs Elmy; Widow Lackit-Mrs Mullart; Jack-Hewson (Daily Advertiser) or Turbutt (Daily Journal); Hotman-Turbutt (Daily Advertiser) or Corey (Daily Journal) .
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Miss Hollyday

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun

6503
09 December 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sampson Judge Of Israel

Afterpiece Title: Le Francois a Londres

Performance Comment: Le Marquis de Polinville-Le Sage Sr; Le Baron de Polinville-Le Sage Jr; Lord Crass-Verneuil; Lord Houssay-Young Master Cochoy; Roast Beef-Dessessars; Eliante-Mrs Mimi; Finette-Mrs Verneuil. [Tinette in Daily Advertiser.] hathi.Tinette in Daily Advertiser.] hathi.

Dance:

6504
27 May 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Being a True Story in Common Life, and the Incidents extremely affecting. Written by the Author of George Barnwell [George Lillo]. N.B. This is much the coolest House in Town. At Common Prices, viz. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. [For a puff, see Daily Advertiser, 25 May.] Daily Advertiser, 28 May: Last Night . . . Guilt its own Punishment . . . was acted . . . with the greatest Applause that has been shewn to any Tragedy for many Years. The Scenes of Distress were so artfully work'd up, and so well perform'd, that there scarce remain'd a dry Eye among the Spectators at the Representation; and during the Scene preceding the Catastrophe, an attentive Silence possess'd the whole House, more expressive of an universal Approbation than the loudest Applauses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Guilt Its Own Punishment Or Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Tumble Down Dick

6505
27 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Holliday. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Harper; Witwoud-Cibber; Mirabell-Milward; Fainall-Mills; Petulant-Macklin; Waitwell-Shepard; Millamant-Miss Hollyday; Marwood-Mrs Butler; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Cross; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Pritchard; Foible-Miss Mann (this cast from London Evening Post, 12 April; London Daily Post and General Advertiser missing). London Daily Post and General Advertiser missing).
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Miss Hollyday

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance:

6506
27 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Chloe-Mrs Roberts. [These casts are from London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 April.]These casts are from London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 April.]

Dance: II: Clown-Vallois; IV: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde; V: The last new Grand Ballet-Haughton, Mlle Roland,

Song: I: French Horn Song-Miss Jones; III: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

6507
22 June 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Announced in Daily Advertiser, but not in London Daily Post and General Advertiser.

6508
10 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Towards the Raising a Fund for the Erecting a Monument to the Memory of Shakespear. Written by Shakespear. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 11 April: On which Occasion 'twas expected there would have been a greater Audience than there appear'd to be. But the Lord Burlington was pleased, out of his Regard to the Memory of so great a Man, to give Ten Guineas for himself. [The Prologue, written by Theobald and spoken by Ryan, is in London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 12 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17381014, but With a New Prologue Address'd to the Town upon this Occasion-.

6509
03 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Haughton. [The London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 3 May, is missing; this bill is from London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 30 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Coblers Opera

Dance: Glover, Lalauze, Villeneuve, Mlle Roland

6510
07 January 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Fortune Tellers

Performance Comment: See17411112. [Afterpiece in Daily Advertiser, but not in London Daily Post and General Advertiser.]

Dance: LLes Matelotes, as17411110

Ballet: lso% Les Satires Puny. As17420106

6511
18 February 1743 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. By Permission. Benefit Laguerre and Boaman. By a Company from the Theatres-Royal, for their Diversion, a Concert...gratis, etc. Boxes 3s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6 p.m. Daily Advertiser lists Miss Hippisley for Miss Prue in mainpiece and for Kitty in afterpiece, and Mrs Yates for Melissa. In the London Daily Post and General Advertiser bill Mrs Dunstall doubles two roles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

6512
03 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Astrologer Or The Pretended Transformation

Performance Comment: Stargaze-Mills; Doterel-Blakes; Whimsey-Bridges; Motley-Yates; Brains-Neale; Young Whimsey-Havard; Young Deterel-Giffard Jun. [W. Giffard (General Advertiser)]; Siftem-Berry; Sly-Arthur; Brag-Morgan; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington; Clara-Mrs Giffard; Fainwou'd-Mrs Bennet; Prologue by a Friend-Garrick; Epilogue [by Garrick-Mrs Woffington [from edition of 1744, but listdd in order in which these actors appear in General Advertiser].from edition of 1744, but listdd in order in which these actors appear in General Advertiser].

6513
29 June 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. 7 p.m. 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. [New item in Daily Advertiser, 30 June, indicates the play was performed. Daily Advertiser, 3 July, has a letter appraising Goodfellow's rendition of To be or not to be.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

6514
30 March 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Quacks or Loves the Physician

Performance Comment: Sir Patient Careful-Yates; Dr Medley-Macklin; Clitander-Mozeen; Dr Ticklepulse-Turbutt; Dr Refugee-Blakes; Harry-Usher; Caudle-Winstone; Novice-Marr; Lysette-Mrs Bennet; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout; Doris-Miss Bradshaw; Nurse-Miss Pitt; Prologue-Mrs Woffington [1745 edition; General Advertiser lists only principal actors].1745 edition; General Advertiser lists only principal actors].

Dance: IV: Dance-Muilment

6515
08 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Jones, Mrs Bland, Mrs Gondou, Miss Ferguson, Miss Morrison (General Advertiser). Benefit Charles Jones, son of the late Jere Jones who formerly kept the Selectation Tavern at Billingsgate (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni; also Scotch Dance, as17441012

6516
14 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Prices: Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit and First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. in both Daily Advertiser and General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Song: Brett

Dance: As17460101, but Mock Minuet, Hornpipe-Banberry

6517
17 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Never acted here before. There will be a Fire in the Pit to make the House warm. [Prices as 14 Jan. in both Daily Advertiser and General Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: Flora

6518
27 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Never performed here before. [Prices in General Advertiser as 24 Jan.; in Daily Advertiser, 3s., 2s., 1s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A La Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

6519
18 November 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Wignall his first appearance here; Manly-Furnival; Sir Francis-Paget; Basset-Cartwright; Squire-Shuter; Moody-L. Hallam; Poundage-G. Hallam (Daily Advertiser), Hallam Sen (General Advertiser); Lady Grace-Mrs Cushing; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Beckham; Miss Jenny-Mrs Dove; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bambridge; Myrtillo-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Miles; Lady Townly-Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

6520
26 November 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-L. Hallam; Frederick-Wignell; Clerimont-Cushing; Ramilie-Cartwright; Cook-Shuter; Decoy-Dove; Satin-G. Hallam (Daily Advertiser), Hallam Sen. (General Advertiser); Lappet-Mrs Hallam; Mariana-Mrs Cushing; Harriet-Mrs Wignell; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Bambridge; Wheedle-Miss Moreau.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: As17461124

6521
02 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: By particular Desire...In which will be reviv'd that excellent Scene between Falstaff and the Prince of Wales, which Shakespear himself was so extremely fond of. (Daily Advertiser and General Advertiser). Front Boxes made at the upper end of the Pit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17461124

6522
06 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: See17461209, but Sharp-Cushing; Kitty-Miss Moreau (General Advertiser), Miss Budgell (Daily Advertiser).

6523
20 April 1747 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 1s. 6d. [Usual concert formula. See letter to today's Daily Advertiser wherein Foote is threatened with being horsewhipped if he puts on his Diversions. This is part of Foote's publicity program.] Several of Miss Cymber's Friends [at the Play Jane Shore] mistaking the House for the Theatre in James St., are desir'd to observe this is facing the Opera House in the Haymarket.--General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

6524
21 April 1747 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: FFoote a Fool. Whoever attacks my Reputation or Livelihood, is a mad Bull to me, and ought to be knocked down, prosecuted, etc. I hear I am to be hung up on Wednesday, at the Haymarket, by one Foote, a Fool. [The orator Henley, who usually advertised in the Daily Advertiser, placed this notice in the General Advertiser today.

Performances

6525
29 April 1747 @ Swan Tavern

Event Comment: Benefit Jones. Wrote by Lord Landsdown and set to Music by Boyce [actually a part of The Jew of Venice]. (General Advertiser, Daily Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peleus And Thetis

Song: RReturn O God of Hosts-; Honour and Arms from Samson-