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14707 results for: Keyword - Ackman</i> (<i>Public Advertiser</i>). This day only. Paid $Mr C. Bannister
We found 9758 matches on Event Comments, 4881 matches on Performance Comments, 1353 matches on Performance Title, 31 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7076
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

7077
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

7078
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].

7079
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

7080
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

7081
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

7082
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

7083
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

7084
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

7085
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

7086
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

7087
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

7088
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).

7089
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

7090
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

7091
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-

7092
16 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Song and Chorus] Written over our late Victory over the French Fleet (General Advertiser). (bad) upon beat F: fleet (Cross). [The battle was fought on 25 Oct. off Cape Finisterre. Accounts, both French and English, appeared in the General Advertiser by 16 Nov.] Receipts: 120 (Cross); #114 16s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: New Sailor's Song-; Chorus call'd Tit for Tat-

Dance: New Ballet, call'd %The Gardner's Revels-Cooke, Mathews, Leviez, Pelling, Shawford, Royer, Mrs Addison, Miss Thompson, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole

7093
18 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Barry; Chamont-Garrick; Polydore-Delane; Acasto-Berry; Monimia-Mrs Cibber; Florella-Mrs Green; Chaplain-Blakes; Serina-Miss Cole; Page-Miss Yates. [General Advertiser merely lists actors. Cast from MacMillan, Drury Lane Calendar.]General Advertiser merely lists actors. Cast from MacMillan, Drury Lane Calendar.]

Song: SSailors Rendezvous at Portsmouth, as17471117

7094
03 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales (General Advertiser). On 8 Feb. will be performed the Suspicious Husband for the benefit of Bridgwater. The kind reception I have met with in the character of the Suspicious Husband, has emboldened me to hope for the further encouragement of the town, on my Benefit night; especially as I have not troubled them on such an occasion for several seasons (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Tea

Cast
Role: Advertised as for the Thirty Actor: eighth Day.

7095
02 May 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Gloster-Jones; Hastings-Barronton [sic]; Bellmore-Palmer? (Daily Advertiser) Pinner (General Advertiser); Catesby-Blakey; Shore-Shakleton; Alicia-Mrs Bambridge; Jane Shore-Mrs Daniels.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: LLouvre, Minuet-Miss Mondozie, Nicholson

7096
14 November 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Les Comediens Francais representeront aujourdhui...par Suscription. [To begin at six o'clock.Prices: 5s., 3s., 2s. Mainpiece]: Comedie du Nouveau Theatre Italien. [Afterpiece]: Opera comique. On Tuesday night there was a great Disturbance...at the French Play, it being the Night of Opening; the first Act was very much disturbed and some Persons were wounded (Daily Advertiser, 16 Nov.). [Same paper carries advertisement offering reward for identification of five or six men who had assaulted a person in the gallery; "they seemed to come from the upper Side-Boxes on the right Hand of the Stage; they were of the first Party that came into the Gallery with Swords."] Whereas it has been maliciously reported...that I [Lord Trentham] was active in the Disturbance...last Tuesday Night: I do declare...that I was neither in the Pit nor Gallery where the Disturbance happened during the Time of Performance...nor was I present at the first and chief Disturbance (Daily Advertiser, 20 Nov.). [Lord Trentham was at the time running against Sir George Vandeput for parliament. The latter led by 100-150 votes until the very last moment when Trentham won by 175. A recount was called for.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Amans Reunis

Afterpiece Title: Le Coq du Village

7097
10 November 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Charlotte Skinner. Tickets to be had at Miss Skinner's Lodgings, No 4, Angel Court, Windmill St., Haymarket (Daily Advertiser). A Concert. As no money can be taken, only those given tickets by Miss Skinner can be admitted. As this Advertisement was sent too late to be altered in the Daily Advertiser, it is hoped that the Advertisement inserted in that Paper for this Entertainment will not be regarded, as to any Money being taken for places. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

7098
12 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Palmer; Starved Cook-Shuter; Frederick-Mozeen; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; Ramilie-James; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Pitt; Harriet-Mrs Willoughby; Mariana-Mrs Mills; List-Marr; Miser-Yates; Lappet-Mrs Clive; Sparkle-Bransby; Furnish-Raftor; Decoy-Ray (Macmillan); The last three not listed in the General Advertiser, which does list Mrs Clive's song The Life of a Beau. The last three not listed in the General Advertiser, which does list Mrs Clive's song The Life of a Beau.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

7099
01 March 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Performance Comment: Pleasure-Miss Faulkner, Soprano; Virtue-Mrs Arne[, Soprano; Hercules-Miss Young[, Mezzo-Soprano; Attendant on Pleasure-Lowe[, Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 702.) [No cast listed in General Advertiser]., Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 702.) [No cast listed in General Advertiser].

Afterpiece Title: New Concerto on Organ

7100
17 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Performance Comment: As17501218, but Andromache-Mrs Vincent. [Presumably Mrs Woffington continued to play Hermione, since this was her benefit night, but the notice in the General Advertiser fails to list the part in the cast.]Presumably Mrs Woffington continued to play Hermione, since this was her benefit night, but the notice in the General Advertiser fails to list the part in the cast.]

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance: Mad Heutte; being the second time of her appearing on the English Stage; to which will be added a Grand Scots Ballad [Query: Ballet?]-Cooke, Miss Hillyard [See17500926]