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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.

1751
24 February 1769 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: long letter published in the Public Advertiser by Delectante specifying a six point program for eliminating the confusion and the "riots that regularly follow the breaking up of a full house at the Opera": I) exclude servants from the lobby; 2) all chairs to come down Market Lane from Charles Street to take up and go off by Pall Mall; 3) no chairs to be allowed at other doors and passages; 4) a pent house to be built to protect those waiting from the rain; 5) all carriages to come to the door in the Haymarket, with horses heads towards Cockspur street; 6) constables to attend and assert themselves in regulating the traffic.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

1752
09 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Mianpiece. Garrick to Bath apparently to recover from an illness (Winston MS 10). From the Public Advertiser: To Mrs Barry, upon her acting the part of Rivine in the new Tragedy [The Fatal Discovery]: Grosvenor-Square, March 8

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

1753
11 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #66 19s. Balance to Woodward #87 16s. 6d. plus #65 15s. from 263 Box tickets (Account Book). [The proposed afterpiece, Dr Schomberg's burlesque tragedy, The Rival Favourites; or, Death of Bucephalus the Great (Public Advertiser, 4 March), had been sent to the Licenser 27 Feb., had been cast, and put in rehearsal, but was dropped and never played there. It had been done in Edinburgh in 1765. Larpent MS 293 is the Edinburg edn. The rivals are Statira and the Horse, Statira bribes Alexander's physician to kill Bucephalus.] Receipts: #154 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

1754
03 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd, 1st time; Old Philpot-Parsons; Sir Jasper Wilding-Burton; Young Wilding-J. Aickin; Corinna-Miss Platt; Maria-Miss Pope; Beaufort-Strange; Dapper-Messink; Quildrive-Castle (playbill); Old Philpot-Baddeley (Public Advertiser).

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210; End of Opera: The Wake, as17680929

1755
06 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Performance Comment: As17681221, but Perry, _Clarke (playbill); Clarke remains (Public Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: only Harlequin Actor: Lewes

1756
15 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Morris. The Continuance of Miss Morris's illness rendering it impossible for her to appear at present on the Stage, she takes this Opportunity of returning her most grateful Thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have honoured her with Commands at her Benefit, for which Mrs Bellamy has kindly undertaken to perform the part of Juliet. Charges #69 19s. Balance to Miss Morris #56 19s. 6d. plus #94 15s. from tickets (Box 379). Received from Mrs Vincent her deficiency the 13th inst.--#4 2s. 6d. Receipts: #126 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17690106, but Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Escalus-Morris (playbill); Gardner (Public Advertiser); Dancing-to act I; Solemn Dirge-Mrs _Baker, _Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

1757
01 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Garton (treasurer) Died this night at Kensington Gravel Pits where she went for the recovery of her health, Miss Morris, the young lady who appeared this season with so much applause at Covent Garden (Public Advertiser). Charges #67 15s. Balance to Garton #20 11s. plus #98 from tickets (Box 186; Pit 258; Gallery 128) (Account Book). Receipts: #88 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Entertainment: IV: THE CRIES OF LONDON-Shuter; End: Post Haste OBSERVATIONS on a Journey to Paris-Shuter

1758
21 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: As17691123, but Phaedra-Mrs Jeffries (playbill). Phaedra-Miss Pope (Public Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Hurst, Waldron, Castle, Wheeler, W. Palmer, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Mesink, Clough, Booth, J. Burton, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Lowe. The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champnes, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley

1759
31 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17700102, but Manly-Clarke (playbill); Manly-Hull (Public Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

1760
29 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17700324 but Urganda-Mrs Scott (playbill); Mrs Baddeley (Public Advertiser). Original Epilogue-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

1761
28 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17700101, but Tibalt-Gardner; Juliet-Mrs Lessingham; Benvolio-Davis; Escalus-_. [The Public Advertiser retains Tibalt-Cushing.]
Cast
Role: The Public Advertiser retains Tibalt Actor: Cushing.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Young Clackit (first time and for that night only)-Mrs Lessingham; Hartley-Clarke; Sir Charles-Yates; Lucy-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

1762
22 August 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Notice taken from advance bill 21 Aug. (Public Advertiser).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers

Dance: End of Play: The Pedlar by Mas. and Miss West

1763
26 September 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Duke of York-$Miss Besford in Public Advertiser.] Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Midas

1764
03 October 1770 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Event Comment: [A musical Entertainment followed by the play, followed by twenty-seven items of fireworks. The customary format for the Ranelagh evenings. Heavy emphasis and expenditure upon the fireworks, for example, No 18 was a Grand new piece for four Mutations extending the length of the bridge, consisting of 150 cases of brilliant Fountains, Roman Candles, Chinese Jerbs, Pots, d'Brians, with Maroons," with an armed guard to patrol the Roads (Public Advertiser).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

1765
31 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17701026, but Lady Ann-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Tressel-Wroughton; Duke of York-Miss Cockayne (Public Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

1766
21 January 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17710115, but Parts-Barnshaw, +Fox, Mrs +Perry (playbill), but not according to the +Public Advertiser.

1767
29 January 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Hussey remains in Public Advertiser but is dropped on 31 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17701015

1768
15 April 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission for one Night only. Benefit for Johnson. This Play will not be repeated at the Haymarket this Season, as it is a particular Act of Indulgence that it is suffered to be performed there this Evening (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode

1769
23 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: As17710221, but Sir Charles-Parsons (Public Advertiser); but Hartry (MacMillan). but Hartry (MacMillan).

Dance: III: The Amusements of Strasburg, as17710422

1770
21 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece seems, according to the Public Advertiser, to have had in it entertainments of dancing.] Benefit for Westminster New Lying-In-Hospital near Westminster Bridge (playbill). Charges #86 18s. 6d. Profit to Hospital #19 10s. 6d., plus #79 7s. from tickets (Box 172; Pit 161; Gallery 122) (Account Book). Receipts: #106 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: The Reel-Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere, Aldridge. As17711030

1771
21 April 1772 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A Serious Opera. Music by Several eminent composers, executed under the direction of Giordani. The opera was not performed because of Millico's illness. He was suddenly taken ill with a cold and hoarseness (Public Advertiser, 22 April). [Le Pazzie D'Orlando was substituted.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse; Or, Le Pazzie D'orlando

Dance: Mlle Heinel, other principals

1772
19 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17711207, but Mrs Subtle-Mrs DuBellamy? (playbill), but Mrs Subtle-$Mrs Pitt in Public Advertiser.
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt in Public Advertiser.

Dance: End: New Dance, as17720409

1773
23 October 1772 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: On Tuesday last died at Ealing in Middlesex at a very advanced age and much regretted by all who had the Pleasure of his Acquaintance, Henry Giffard, the Celebrated Manager of Goodman's Fields Theatre. This Gentleman was of a Genteel Family in the West of England (Public Advertiser). [Though him Garrick had come to the stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

1774
15 January 1773 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [The Public Advertiser contains an apology for mistakes in previous advertisement.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: New Grand Ballet, as17730112; New Grand Chacone, as17730112; II: Pastoral Dance-Leppie, Mlle Grenier, Mlle Lafond; III: A New Serious Grand Ballet with Pas de deux and Chacone, as17730112

1775
18 February 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17721219, but Foigard-Saunders (playbill) Foigard-Fox (+Public Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: IV: A Double Hornpipe-Mas Blurton, Miss Besford