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13629 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.

11301
16 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid for Properties #2 2s. (Tresaurer's Book). [This expense averaged #3 5s. per week amounting to #118 for the season. It will not be further itemized.] Receipts: #153 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Joseph Harrow Actor: Ackman

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710921

11302
23 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid John Doe for sticking black Bills #4 19s. (Account Book). Receipts: #101 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: IV: The Jealous Woodcutters, as17711004

11303
25 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receiv'd stoppages [i.e., fines from salaries] #11 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Paid Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Chorus singers' payments averaged #6 8s. per week, amounting to some #230 for the season. [Item will not be listed further.] Receipts: #119 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Joseph Harrow Actor: Ackman

11304
07 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Printer's Bill #10 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #165 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

11305
16 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid salary list #496 18s. 6d.; Mrs Abington on cloaths account #2; Master Thomson, Chorus, 13 nights, #3 5s.; Rec'd stopages #12 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #185 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

11306
16 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Dr Arne for composing the Music for the Fairy Prince #120 (Account Book). Receipts: #230 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Fairy Prince

11307
28 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Recruiting Officer oblig'd to be Deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal performer. Paid Messrs Monk & Hird (button makers) #6 12s. 6d.; Andrews (haberdasher) #5 10s. 6d.; Thompson (peruke maker) #2 13s. 6d.; Bigner (peruke maker) #1 3s. (Account Book). Receipts: #175 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

11308
07 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 21 April 1770.] Paid Dall (scene painter) for expenses to Windsor #6 17s. 11d. (Account Book). Receipts: #176 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

11309
16 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. The New Tragedy of Zobeide deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Zobeide publish'd at 1s. 6d. (Winston MS 10). Paid Younger #2 2s. for license for Zobeide. Advanc'd Cushing as per note #37 10s., and Gardner #30 (Account Book). Receipts: #148 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

11310
23 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Last time of performing till the Holidays. Miss Brown identifield by Winston MS 10 and playbill for 29 Oct. 1772 as the young lady, although Miss Potts and Mrs Woodman would seem likely candidates too.] Paid Dunstall the Balance of Theatrical Fund profit #68 1s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #209 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17711031

11311
31 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Garrick? (Hopkins Diary). Paid one year's insurance to Xmas 1772, #15. Receipts: #271 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

11312
04 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 18 May 1770.] Paid Cipriani (painter) #63 (Account Book). [Apparently his price for painting the taking of the Bohemian Standard at the battle of Cressyv. See 20 Jan.] Receipts: #163 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

11313
06 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Gave King's Footmen by Hough #2 2s., his Chairmen, by Roberts, #2 2s.; Queen's Footmen by Ballintine #2 2s., her Chairmen by Price, #2 2s. (Account Book). [Those who actually paid over these gratuities are listed every time. Apparently for accounting purposes?] Receipts: #120 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

11314
17 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Books of the Masque, including the words of the additional Scene, to be had at the theatre. Paid Leverton & Co (bricklayers) #32 12s.; Heafford (plaisterer) #12 11s.; Wilford (painter) #15 11s. (Account Book Receipts: #172 10s. (Account Book).)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17711026

11315
20 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: With an Additional Scene painted by Cipriani, Representing the taking of the Bohemian Standard at the Battle of Cressyv. In memory of which, the Princes of Wales have ever since borne three Ostrich Feathers (the Bohemian Standard) as their crest, with the original motto Ich Dien. This scene is pleasingly executed and has a very good effect, and is the work of that celebrated artist Cipriani (Theatrical Review, II, p. 36). Paid Whitefield a Bill for making cloaths #30 8s. 7d. (Account Book). Receipts: #184 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17711031

11316
25 January 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Author's Night for Mainpiece. Fashionable Lover Published by Cumberland at 1s 6d. Paid Salary List #502 2s. 6d.; Mrs Abington's cloaths acct, #2; Rec'd stopages, #11 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #200 19s.; Charges #73 10s. Profit to Cumberland #127 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Jasper Actor: Ackman

11317
28 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Fisher for composing the music to Zobeide #24 3s. (Account Book). Receipts: #117 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

11318
05 February 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Whitefield 1!4 of a year's salary due Xmas last #25 (Account Book). Receipts: #180 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

11319
17 February 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Palmer (wax chandler) #51 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #176 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton with Alterations and Two Additional Scenes

11320
25 February 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Witches after this night's performance must be laid aside. Paid Licence for The Fashionable Lover & the Grecian Daughter #4 4s. (Treasurer's Book) Receipts: #133 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sideboard Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Ackman

11321
26 February 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Comus oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Woodman. Paid Shane (upholsterer) #40 10s., and Noble (upholsterer) #4 11s. (Account Book). Receipts: #175 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

11322
09 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Author's Night for the Mainpiece. Paid 1!2 year's water Rent to Christmas last, #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #264 8s. 6d.; Charges: #73 10s. Profit to Murphy: #190 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

11323
09 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece advertised on this bill as Never Performed" (playbill).] Paid John Doe, John Claridge, and John Smith each #1 12s. 6d. for performing 13 nights in the Ass and the Hog [in Mother Shipton] to the 7th inst. (Account Book). [See account of damning of mainpiece in Town and Country Magazine (Theatre No. XXXV). Halfpennies and apples thrown at chandeliers and one broken.] Receipts: #243 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Wife In The Right

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

11324
12 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted in three Years. [See 17 Dec. 1768.] Paid Printer's Bill #8 12s. (Treasurer's Book). #1500 given for 3 tragedies to author of Grecian Daughter (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #266 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

11325
23 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. With alterations and two additional scenes from Harlequin Skeleton and Mother Shipton. Mainpiece: Reviv'd. [See 1 May 1767.] Charges #66 8s. 6d. Profit to Woodward #137 12s. 6d., plus #56 5s. from tickets (Boxes 225). Paid 1!2 year's water rent due Xmas last #2 (Account Book). Receipts: #204 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin (that night only)-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Reinhold; Miller-Morris; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; Ballad Singer-Dunstall; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer; To Conclude with The Whim-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, as17720312.

Dance: II: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere,Miss Valois, as17711030