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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.

9376
28 March 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: On Wednesday next in the Evening Mrs Midnight's Concert and Oratory will again be performed...at the Haymarket. The last time this Entertainment was performed, the House was crowded, that many Hundreds could not get admittance, and persons of Quality and Distinction found Satisfaction...My Service to Sister Henley. Mary Midnight (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

9377
31 March 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mause, Madge. On Tuesday Evening several Performers by an order from the Lord Chamberlain were taken up for acting Plays, or Drolls, at Shepherd's Market, May Fair, and carried before a Magistrate who committed them to Prison on the Vagrant Act (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

9378
22 September 1752 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green. [The advertisement continues to appear in the General Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rake Reformed

9379
18 September 1753 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth, facing the Great Til'd Booth, Bowling Green, To begin at Twelve noon during the time of the Fair. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Upper seats 6d. [For security Phillips has erected no Gallery. Presumably the Patent Theatres were demanding more rigid enforcement of the Licensing Act as indicated in the notice from the Daily Advertiser 18 Sept.: Whereas the Fair called Lady Fair...in the Borough of Southwark...any person or persons..who person..(who ) shall act and exhibit any Droll or Shew (after 20 Sept.) shall be prosecuted and punished according to Law.'

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Slave Or A Wife For Ye All

Afterpiece Title: The Witch of Endor

9380
31 December 1753 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: At Hickford's Great Room, Brewer St. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Entertainment: Musick- adapted to the Dramas

9381
02 February 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lauder. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6:00 p.m. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Musical Entertainment

9382
10 October 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. It is the last time of performing (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carnival Concert

Afterpiece Title: La Pantomime du Charpentier

9383
08 November 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At Cleopatra's Cataract between the several acts of her concert, will be pour'd upon the Town a cataract of Originals and Amazing Geniusses, brought by that antient Soverign from Anamamboo, Upper Egypt, and the renown'd Kingdom of Abyssinia. These being an entire new set of performers will exhibit that evening in a new manner sever strange and surprising Feats of an Egyptian Broomstick, the Ghosts, Witches, Imps, modern Saints, Ballad Singer, Conjuror, and Elizabeth Canning. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6 p.m. [A cryptic "puff" in the Daily Advertiser suggests that Mrs Midnight has abdicated in favour of Cleopatra, who will now take over the Haymarket.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aethiopian Concert

9384
03 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: By the Widow Yeates's Company of Comedians at the Large Assembly Room, Swan Inn, West Smithfield. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. From 12 Noon to 10 p.m. (Daily Advertiser). [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgins Wish With The Humours Of Squire Spoilal And Peter Shackle

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island or Harlequin Fortune Teller

Song: Dennis, Mrs Dennis, Mrs Bicknell

Dance: A Hornpipe-

9385
18 March 1756 @ James Street

Event Comment: [S$Simpson, the slack wire performer, ran a sword into his leg in a performance at The Theatre, James St., near the Haymarket; he has receovered and will continue (Daily Advertiser).

Performances

9386
22 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Mainpiece [by Edward Young]: not acted these 30 years. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants allowed to keep places on the Stage. Tomorrow, not acted these 20 years, Ulysses for the Benefit of Mrs Woffington. A Young lady, remarkably handsome, appeared in the Pit of Covent Garden Playhouse on Monday Night last; she had on a white hat with pink ribbons; a pink colour'd Cardinal trimm'd with white fur, which she took off on account of people spitting down from the slips...She was standing near the Pit Door before the play began, but soon had room made for her at the end of one of the seats (Daily Advertiser, 22 March)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris King Of Egypt

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

9387
18 September 1756 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: Performing in progress at Phillips's Booth, Bowling Green, as noted in the Daily Advertiser, but no entry given for the play

Performances

9388
20 September 1756 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: [Performing in progress at Phillips's Booth, Bowling Green, as noted in the Daily Advertiser, but no entry given for the play.

Performances

9389
31 May 1757 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. The Musick by Sig Baldassare Galuppi. [Mingotti had been advertising for subscriptions for next season but now Vanneschi announces that he was secured the licence for next year from the Lord Chamberlain and he is the new Director of the operas (Daily Advertiser).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Euristeo

Dance: With New dances-

9390
20 June 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: ccording to the Daily Advertiser, 22 June, this was the third night of performing.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolic

Dance: As17570617

9391
01 June 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Durham. [See Daily Advertiser, 15 June, for this performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory

9392
08 June 1758 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: At Marybone Gardens. Translated into English. The Music by Pergolesi. Admittance 2s. 6d., tea and coffee included. [Daily Advertiser, 15 May, notice: Only 26 Tickets for ball room will be sold each night. Admittance one shilling; Ballroom five shillings to admit one gentleman and two ladies.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona Or The Servant Mistress

9393
19 May 1759 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [From a notice in the Daily Advertiser, 18 May, Vanneschi was still manager of the operas]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Farnace

9394
30 May 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. 7 p.m. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger

Song:

Dance:

9395
12 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Majesty. At fifteen Minutes past six, His Majesty went D-L-House, attended by several great Officers of State, to see the Rehearsal, but about ten o'clock a message was sent, signifying his Majesty's pleasure to have the new dramatic novel of Polly Honeycombe added to it; upon which fresh Bills were printed and pasted up...In consequence of a strict order from the managers not a single person was admitted into tne House before the doors were opened; nevertheless the Pit was filled in the space of four minutes (Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser, 13 Dec.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: others Actor: Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Vaughan, Scrase, Bransby, Ackman, Clough, Raftor, Moody, Rooker, Gray, Marr, Atkins, Mrs Bennett, Miss Hippisley, Master Kennedy, Miss Mills, Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: II: The Mad Doctor, as17601014; End: The Itahian Gardiners, as17601203

9396
16 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Elliot. No Building on Stage. Last time of performing the Afterpiece this season. [But see 18 April.] Lost...a pocket book containing an account of last year's tickets for a benefit at Covent Garden. It is of no use to anyone but the owner (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: A New Comic Dance, as17630224

9397
21 April 1763 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Only two acts of mainpiece will be performed. Benefit for Gallini. To begin at 7 p.m. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Calamita Di Cuori

Afterpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Dance: MMinuet-Gallini, Signora DeAmicis by Desire

9398
03 May 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 7 p.m. By Authority (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger

Entertainment: CCries of Edinburgh-Lauder, by Desire

Dance: Middlemist

9399
27 November 1764 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The following Italian Singers have arrived in Dublin: Giuseppi Giordani, Francisco Giordani, Sga Marina Giordani, Sga Nicolina Giordani, Spiletta (Daily Advertiser). [Engaged for the Dublin season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Entertainment: Till the arrival of the Principal Dancers which are engaged, will be performed between the Acts: Solos, Concertos-

9400
20 February 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The title alone had a certain startling appeal. The General Advertiser reminded its readers twenty years before (11 Nov. 1748) "Clandestine marriages are illegal and punishable by the Statute of the 7th and 8th of King William, Chap. 35 under which Law the Parson shall forfeit One Hundred Pounds; and every man married without Banns or Licence shall forfeit ten Pounds, to be recovered with costs, by any Person that shall inform."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage