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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.

9201
01 March 1745 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A letter in Daily Advertiser 4 March complains of Mrs Cibber's absence from this revival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

9202
06 March 1745 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Last night the Dutch Children performed before their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and to a most numerous and polite audience, with universal applause; but by command were oblig'd to shorten their performance, and leave out several things that they will exhibit this night and the few nights they are to perform.--Daily Advertiser, 7 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequino Triumphante

9203
11 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Garrick lies very ill of a Fever at his Lodgings in Covent Garden.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

9204
07 October 1745 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: GGeneral Advertiser: Yesterday Morning a Colonel's Guard (by Order) Marched to the Playhouse in Lincoln's Inn Fields, where they are to Continue, in order to be ready to quell any Disturbances that may happen from the Adherents of the Pretender, and the enemies of our present Happy Establishment. The Penny London Post, 7-9 Oct.: On Sunday morning early a party of Guards were detached from Whitehall to the New Playhouse in Lincoln's Inn Fields, of which they took possession; and soon after it was rumored that his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State had received intelligence that a great quantity of amunition & arms were secreted there for the use of the Pretender and his adherents; but whether they were found we know not: however a company of the 2nd regiment went on duty there that night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

9205
08 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With proper Decorations. Afterpiece, Containing His Surprizing Victory over Glumdalca, Queen of the Giants; His Magnificent reception in King Arthur's Courtv; His Marriage with the Princess Huncamunca; With the fatal Jealousy of Queen Dollalolla, and many other Historical Passages. [This notice accompanies subsequent announcements of Tom Thumb this season and will not be further recorded.] General Advertiser: Yesterday it was falsely and injuriously inserted in the Daily Papers, that a great quantity of arms was secreted in Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, which seem'd calculated only to Prejudice the Proprietor of that House, having no other foundation than his having the said Theatre as a Guard Room for the Service of the Government

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: III: Grand Dance-Muilment

9206
06 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17451123, but Tubal-Vaughan (General Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Grand Serious Dance, as17450926

Song: IV: The Subscription-Lowe

9207
17 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: GGeneral Advertiser gives prices as 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: Brett

Dance: As17451028

9208
19 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Containing an account of that notorious Pretender in the Reign of Henry VIII. Aith a short account of Lambert Simnel, a Pretender to the Crown, fostered in like manner by Richard Simon, a Priest of Oxfordshire, with many other Historical passages, similar to the present times [and a synoptic account of the play follows]. A reviv'd Historical Play (not acted in the Memory of Man, and written by an anonymous author, in Shakespeare's Style).--Daily Advertiser, 18 Dec. Prices, Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [These prices continue.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perkin Warbeck

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

9209
03 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Farce not acted in 6 years [see 30 May 1739]. [Another letter on operas in Daily Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Day Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: V: Muilment

9210
04 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [G+General Advertiser presents long defense of Italian Opera in a Letter to the Author, signed Linus.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Day Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: My Faith and Truth from Samson-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards; III: Lowe

Dance: V: Mechel

9211
06 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: [G+General Advertiser only gives prices as 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. in each bill until 14 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

9212
06 January 1746 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Covering all three columns of the front page of the Daily Advertiser is a letter defending the opera as an institution. The writer states that suggestions were made to close the theatres during the Jacobite Rebellion, that the cost of presenting operas during a season is #14,000, that about #2,000 of this is carried out of the country by the singers.

Performances

9213
18 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Characters new dressed. Written in six weeks by Macklin. Put in rehearsal act by act as it came from him. Of topical interest because of the rebellion (Genest, IV, 178). Only revisals were at the rehearsals [Preface to first edition]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Vii Or The Popish Imposter

Performance Comment: King Henry-Delane; Huntly-Macklin; Oxford-Berry; Frion-L. Sparks; Perkin Warbeck-Goodfellow; Sir David Bruce-Blakes; Sevez-Bridges; Soldier-Barrington; King of Scotland-Stevens; Stanley-Winstone; Bishop of York-Havard; Sir Robert Clifford-Marshall; Dawbney-Woodburn; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Lady Katherine Gordon-Mrs Woffington; Jane-Miss Minors; Prologue-Macklin; Epilogue-Mrs Woffington. [From first edition, but listed in order of actors given in General Advertiser.]From first edition, but listed in order of actors given in General Advertiser.]

9214
27 February 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Julian.[Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. Daily Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Wildair-Ward; his first time on this stage. his first time on this stage.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: Between the Acts: the two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Hornpipe-Williams

Song: Several favourite songs-Miss Medina

9215
11 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the antient Family of Rowlands. Benefit Ravenscroft and Beaumont, Tickets at the George in Vine St., in the Minories; Jennings's, Ship in Upper Shadwell; and at the Taphouse of the Wells. [Prices as 25 Feb. (Daily Advertiser only).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Hornpipe-Beaumont

9216
12 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Arne. The demand for Places being more than Double what the Boxes will contain, Mrs Arne is oblig'd to lay the Pit and Boxes together, at 5s., where servants will be allow'd to keep places, as likewise on the stage, which will be form'd into front and side boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had, and places for the boxes to be taken of Arne next door to the Crown and Cushion in Great Queen St., by Lincoln's Inn Fields; and of Hobson at the stage door.--General Advertiser. Tom Arne sends his service; He is forced to put his Pit and Boxes together, which I reckon will be no advantage to him, ladies hoops taking up more room than the difference of price.--Mrs Cibber to Garrick, 8 April (Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 40)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: I: (By Desire) Per Pieta in L'Incostanza Delusa-Mrs Arne; III: Nature Fram'd thee sure for loving, in the Judgment of Paris-Mrs Arne; IV: (Being particularly desir'd by several Ladies of Quality) Rasserena il Mesto Ciglia in the Opera Artemene-Mrs Arne

9217
28 April 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Last night at the New Wells in Goodman's Fields there was such a crouded audience to see the Performance that numbers were oblig'd to go away for want of Places. The Proprietor having been at great expence on this Occasion, in representing the Battle near Culloden House and defeating the Rebels, that it has given universal Pleasure to all that have seen it; which will be perform'd this night with several other new Performances.--General Advertiser, 29 April

Performances

9218
03 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Gray [Constable] and Dunbar [Boxkeeper. See note 29 April.] I hope my diligence as a Constable, in preserving Ladies from the Insults of the Pickpockets... may entitle me to some small Indulgence at my Benefit. James Gray.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: III: Miss Young; IV: Lowe

9219
11 August 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17460331 but Lovewit-Bridges; Face-Cross; Epicure-Phillips; Tribulation-Conyers; Kastril-Oates; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bridges; Doll-Mrs Cross. (General Advertiser, 9 Aug.)

Afterpiece Title: Conspiracy Discovered

9220
23 August 1746 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: HHussey's Booth, George Inn Yard, Smithfield. A concert etc. 2s. 6d., 1s., 6d. Noon to 10 p.m. Note, the Booth is very large and Commodious [repeated in each bill. According to a note in the news of the Daily Advertiser, 25 Aug., the piece was performed and]: Shakespear followed justly. [Notice repeated 25, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Historical Piece Written By shakespear

Afterpiece Title: The Schemes of Harlequin or Mons Le Saxes Disappointment

Song: Chorus in praise of the valiant hero the Duke of Cumberland-

9221
17 October 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [G+General Advertiser gives The Mock Doctor as the afterpiece. As 1 Oct., but Davy-$Hippisley.] Receipts: #76 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Day Actor: Hippisley
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The King and The Miller of Mansfield

9222
29 October 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Lee; Henry IV-Furnival; Prince-Cushing; Worcester-Pinner; Northumberland-G. Hallam; Vernon-Lynham; Blunt-Edwards; Poins-Baker; Bardolph-Miles; Gadshill-Orpin; Peto-Simms (Daily Advertiser), Simons (Hogan, Shakespeare in the Theatre, p. 185); Lady Percy-Mrs Hallam; Hostess-Mrs Beckham; Carriers-Dove, Beckham; Francis-L. Hallam; Falstaff-Paget.

Dance: 1 As17461027

9223
31 October 1746 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: (Daily Advertiser, 29 Oct.).

9224
06 November 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [T+The Merchant of Venice had been announced for today in the General Advertiser of 5 Nov., but the house was dark.

Performances

9225
14 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command. Ladies desired to send servants to keep places by three o'clock (General Advertiser). Present the Prince and Princess of Wales (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #192 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent