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13627 results for: Keyword - Ackman</i> (<i>Public Advertiser</i>). This day only. Paid $Mr C. Bannister
We found 9752 matches on Event Comments, 4880 matches on Performance Comments, 1353 matches on Performance Title, 31 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11401
21 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry, who humbly requests those ladies and gentlemen who have taken places in the Pit, will be pleased to come early to prevent confusion in getting to their seats. Tickets deliver'd for Thursday March 24, will be taken. Mainpiece: Not acted these 16 years. [See 8 Dec. 1757.] [Hopkins MS Notes identifies Ismena as Mrs I. Barry.] Pit and boxes laid together. Paid Properties #1 15s. 2d. Housekeeper's bill #6 10s. 6d.; 1 yrs Watch for St Martin's to 14 Feb. last #10 16s. 9d. Receipts: #273 13s. Charges: #65 2s. Profits to Mrs Barry: #208 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

11402
22 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. The Citizen oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of the Indisposition of Woodward. Charges #66 6s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Baker #21 12s., plus #112 11s. from tickets (Box 172; Pit 359; Gallery 157). Paid Buxton & Enderby (oyl merchants) #238 1s.; Bellamy & Settree (mercers) #36 10s. Receipts: #87 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17740106, but Polly-Miss Brown, first time; Hornpipe-Miss Besford; Lucy-Miss Dayes; Mat-Baker.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Polly announced as for the last this season Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 12 April

11403
25 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Charges #75 16s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Green #1 13s. 5d., plus #38 17s. from tickets (Box 83; Pit 98; Gallery 34). Paid Mrs Melmoth for her performance this season #21. Receipts: #77 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

11404
26 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for DuBellamy. Charges: #64 5s.; Profit to DuBellamy; #19 17s., plus #187 15s. - from tickets (Box 486; Pit 401; Gallery 61); Paid Singleton for performing 3 nights in the Sorcerer to 11 Oct. last #7 6s., for 5 nights in Henry VIII to 14 Feb. last #1 5s., for 4 nights in Macbeth to 13 Nov. last 10s., and for 40 nights in the Fair and the Sylphs to 4 April #2; Receipts: #84 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Song: End I the Farce: (By Desire) The Storm-DuBellamy

11405
04 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Ogilvie and Miss Twist. Charges #67 11s. Profit to each #9 6d., plus income from tickets: Miss Ogilvie, #43 16s. (Box 90; Pit 98; Gallery 66); Miss Twist, #51 11s. (Box 118; Pit 83; Gallery 96). Paid Jack (blacksmith) #47 7s.; Wright (glazier) #8; Younger for writing parts #7 5s. 4d. Receipts: #85 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: II: The Whim (1st time this season) [but see17740416-Aldridge, Miss Twist; IV: An Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 3 May, but Dance-Blurton; Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Miss Twist

11406
09 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sarjant (Box-book and House-keeper). Charges #83 16s. Deficit to Sarjant #24 19s., cover'd by income from tickets, #168 14s. (Box 467; Pit 293; Gallery 80). Paid Cooper (printer) #40 15s. and Huddy (rope merchant) #2 11s. Receipts: #58 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

11407
10 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Smith and Branson. Charges #66 2s. Deficit to each #10 19s. 9d., cover'd by income from tickets: Smith #45 1s. (Box 25; Pit 176; Gallery 124); Branson #61 14s. (Box 103; Pit 149; Gallery 136). Paid Varley (plumber) #13 8s. Receipts: #44 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416 but Miss _Capon, Mrs Stephens nee $Capon

11408
11 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Thirteenth and last time this season of performing the afterpiece. House (Hopkins Diary). Paid Chorus 3 nights (this incl.) #5 6s. 6d. Receipts: #134 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Cast
Role: Bonoro Actor: Bannister
Role: Good and Evil spirits in various characters Actor: Hurst, Ackman, W. Palmer, Wright, Wrighten, Courtney, Miss Platt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Scott, Fawcett, Mrs Hunt, Mrs Smith, Kear, Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Cast
Role: Secretary Actor: J. Bannister

11409
12 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hartry and Fawcett. Paid 1 extra Trumpet in Rehearsal & 5 in Alexander #2 5s. Receipts: #199 5s. 6d. Charges: #65 5s. Profits to the beneficiaries: #134 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: End Act V: Judge Tycho's Sentence-Weston. [See17740505.

Dance: End I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

11410
14 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Bassan and Abbott. Tickets delivered by Furkins, Longley, Robson, Flight, Curteen, Paddick, Stephenson, as well as those delivered for the Inconstant and Love for Love will be taken. [No charges. House received ready money receipts plus half-value of tickets]: @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Miss Bassan 22 38 43 #15 10s. #7 15s.@Abbott 18 52 72 #19 10s. #9 15s.@Furkins 27 42 19 #14 19s. #7 9s. 6d.@Longley 22 206 82 #44 12s. #22 6s.@Robson 13 107 42 #23 10s. #11 15s.@Flight .. 72 62 #17 #8 10s.@Curteen 24 57 55 #20 1s. #10 6d.@Mrs Paddick 7 30 13 #7 11s. #3 15s. 6d.@Stephenson 3 21 85 #12 8s. #6 4s.@Total 136 625 473 #175 1s. #87 10s. 6d.@ Paid Nichols (gilder) 1s. 6d., McMillen (shoemaker) #4 3s.; D. Almaine (embroiderer) #3 3s.; Morris (painter) #7 7s.; Rowson (gunsmith) #6 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: (By Desire) a Minuet (1st time)-Blurton, Miss Bassan; End Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Bassan

11411
17 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Evans and Potter (Box-keepers). Doors open at 5 o'clock. To begin exactly at 6 o'clock. Charges #81 5s. Deficit to each #12 2s., cover'd by income from tickets: Condell, #76 10s. (Box 210; Pit 124; Gallery 54); Potter, #39 7s. (Box 66; Pit 75; Gallery 116); Evans, #88 5s. (Box 180; Pit 215; Gallery 110). Paid Partridge (hosier) #16 1s. Receipts: #44 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens

11412
24 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Symonds, Norbury, Francis. Tickets deliver'd by Perry, Roberts, Wooley, Stevenson, Singleton, Shuter, Miller, Walker, and Real as well as those deliver'd for The Recruiting Officer will be Taken. [No charges. House rec'd the ready money receipts plus half-value of the tickets deliver'd:] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Symonds 27 50 107 #27 16s. #13 18s.@Norbury 23 33 31 #13 14s. #6 17s.@Francis 13 36 17 #9 8s. #4 14s.@Perry 4 14 25 #6 3s. #3 1s. 6d.@Roberts 9 80 191 #38 18s. #19 9s.@Wooley 3 24 3 #3 12s. #1 16s.@Stephenson 14 107 64 #23 16s. #11 18s.@Singleton 3 48 10 #7 1s. #3 10s. 6d.@Shuter 11 39 86 #19 11s. #9 15s. 6d.@Miller 8 74 49 #16 #8@Walker .. 95 19 #12 7s. #6 3s. 6d.@Read 7 65 21 #11 8s. #5 14s.@Total 122 665 618 #189 14s. #94 13s.@ Paid Symonds for performing 5 nights in The Fair to 13 Nov. last 5s., and for 25 nights in The Sylphs to the 4th of April #1 5s. Receipts: #57 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Polly announced as for the last this season Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

11413
26 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By desire. Last time of the company's performing this season. [The Epilogue recites the mock burial of this King of Brentford reviewing certain high points of his management. A mock heroic written by Colman and printed in the Gentleman's Magazine for June 1774 (p. 280). He sold his share for #20,000, which was #5,000 more than he paid for it. (See Page, George Colman, The Elder.) Rec'd half value of ticket returns from 13 servants amounting to #98 3s. 6d. Receipts: #124 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Polly announced as for the last this season Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: After Opera: the Last New Occasional Epilogue, on the Departure of the Manager,-Miss Barsanti

11414
06 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 21 May 1773.] Introductory Interlude played 9th time By Particular Desire. Paid Bassoons & German Flutes in Xmas Tale 2 nights this and last season #3 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #174 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Cast
Role: Parts Actor:
Role: Prompter Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Parts Actor:
Role: Prompter Actor: Ackman

11415
31 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Oroonoko is oblig'd to be deferr'd. Paid Mrs Sutton for women's cloaths #15. Receipts: #118 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Cast
Role: Cockswain Actor: Ackman
Role: Hatchway Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Cast
Role: John Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: John Actor: Bannister
Role: Parts Actor:
Role: Prompter Actor: Ackman

11416
12 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd Stopages #18 3s.; Paid Salary List #567 16s.; J. French on Acct #5 5s. Receipts: #239 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: Druid Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Major Sturgeon Actor: Bannister

11417
17 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Jane Shore oblig'd to be deferred till Saturday. Paid Tabor & Pipe 4 nights (this incl.) #2 2s. Receipts: #212 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: Druid Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Author

11418
06 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Paid Land Tax & Window Lights half year to Mich last Cov. Garden Parish #3 3s. 6d. Receipts: #169 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: John Actor: Bannister
Role: Parts Actor:
Role: Prompter Actor: Ackman
Role: Russett Actor: Bannister

11419
21 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Author of mainpiece. Paid Mrs Robins for women's cloaths #4 2s. Receipts: #151 1s. 6d.; Charges: #73 10s.; Profits to Author: #77 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

11420
24 December 1774 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #12 6s. 6d.; Paid salary list #564 6s.; J. French on acct #5 5s.; Mrs Staggledore 3 weeks not on list #3 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

11421
07 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #14 3s.; Paid salary list #566 6s.; J. French on acct #5 5s. Receipts: #248 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

11422
11 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties 4th night. Paid subscription to L. Brady #1 1s. Receipts: #255 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Dance: In: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

11423
14 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #14 19s. 6d.; Paid salary list #567 11s.; J. French on acct #5 5s.; Miss Robins (Country Girl) on acct #20. Receipts: #199 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

11424
26 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid remaining of Sewer's rate to 9th Aug. 1771, #2 10s. 8d. Receipts: #175 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

11425
28 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd Stopages #15; Paid salary list #567 11s.; J. French on acct #5 5s. Receipts: #205 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket