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6189 results for: Keyword - Bannister</i>.] Half past six went into ye Pit to see $<span class=
We found 4169 matches on Event Comments, 2324 matches on Performance Comments, 405 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2926
10 March 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Pit and Boxes laid together, and Stage, for better accommodation of the Ladies, will be form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets to be had of Barry at the corner of Bow St., and of Hobson at the Stage Door. [This month was printd The Town, a Satire by Wm. Kenrick, with especial attack upon Garrick and Garrick's plays. In Miss in her Teens, he boasts the strange pretense, To satire Coxcombs, while he murders sense." Kenrick is one of the few who criticizes Garrick (p. 21) for playing a low character Abel Drugger, rather than a king. He yields indirect praise to Janeton Auretti by blaming the town for cheering her dance, while neglecting the players: @Yet if Janeton shakes her slender feet@How loud the thunder clatters through the Pit.@ Prologue intended to have been spoken on the Revival of The Distress'd Mother, for the Benefit of Mr Barry, but omitted through some misunderstanding. Written by Mr Rolt, printed in Gentleman's Magazine, March 1748, p. 134.] Receipts: #270 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #80 3s. 6d.; tickets, #118 5s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: Cooke, Anne Auretti

2927
19 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Worthy-Mills; Sir Tunbelly-Taswell; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Lord Varole-Blakes; Shoemaker-Ray; Sir John Friendly-Usher; Abigail-Miss Cole; Young Fashion-Lee; Lory-James; Syringe-Yates; Coupler-Winstone; Amanda-Mrs Elmy; Nurse-Mrs Pit; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pit

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

2928
20 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Mills; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Tattle-Woodward; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Neale; Trapland-Ray; Ben-Yates (with a Song and Dance in character); Mrs Foresight-Mrs Willoughby; Nurse-Mrs Pit; Mrs Frail-Mrs Elmy; Angelica-Mrs Pritchard; Miss Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pit

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

2929
26 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@O@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Winstone; Lucy-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Shawford; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Mrs Vixen-Miss Cole; Betty Doxy-Miss Murgetroyd; Polly-Mrs Clive; In III a Hornpipe-Matthews; The whole concluding with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pit

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

2930
14 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Mills; Face-Cross; Sir Epicure-Berry; Kastril-Yates; Ananias-Neale; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Blakes; Dapper-Vaughan; Dame Pliant-Mrs Pit; Lovewit-Bridges; Doll-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Pit

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

2931
24 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Yates; Frederick-Havard; Clerimont-King; Ramilie-Palmer; Starved Cook-Woodward; Mariana-Mrs Mills; Harriet-Mrs Willoughby; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Pit; Lappet-Mrs Clive (In which character will be introduced the song of The Life of a Beau).
Cast
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Pit

Dance: II: A New Grand Comic Ballad, called the Venetian Gardeners-M Grandchamps, 1st time of his performing in England, Madem Auretti, Pelling, Shawford, Macneal, George Yates, Harrison, Master Shawford, Mrs Addison, Mlle Mariet, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford; IV: Grand Ballet L'Entree de Flore-Mlle Auretti

Song: III: Master Mattocks

2932
27 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Berry; Careless-Mills; Mellefont-Havard; Sir Paul-Yates; Lord Froth-Shuter; Lord Touchwood-Winstone; Brisk-Woodward; Saygrace-James; Lady Froth-Mrs Clive; Lady Pliant-Mrs Pit; Cynthia-Mrs Willoughby; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs Pit

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

2933
16 December 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Stage will be adorn'd, and the Pit Seats cover'd to accommodate the Nobility and Gentry. Pit and Boxes 8s. Gallery 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Negligente

2934
13 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [see 2 May 1744]. Tickets and places of Mrs Pritchard, at her house next the chapel in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields, and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Five rows of Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes. [Stage as of 10 March.] Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #18 17s. 3d.; Paid Blakes for 2 wiggs #3 3s.; Paid Mrs Pritchard for a ticket as per agreement #10 10s.; Norton 1 chorus 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #220 (Cross); charges, #60 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Havard; Baldwin-Berry; Carlos-King; Fernando-Yates; Frederick-Palmer; Fabian-Blakes; Jaqueline-Shuter; Victoria-Mrs Willoughby; Julia-Mrs Mills; Nurse-Miss Pitt; Child-Miss Yates; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Mathews, Miss Baker; II: The Venetian Peasant-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

2935
24 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Part of Pit will be rail'd into Boxes, where servants may keep Places and on the Stage. Tickets to be had of Beard at his House in New North St., Red Lion Square, and of Hobson at the stage door. Rec'd front Cash #67 12s., plus #132 13s. in tickets. Total #200 5s. Paid Hobson for 2 suits of cloaths #21; Salary list #203 7s.; Norton for 1 chorus 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #205 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17500210, but Lucetta-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

Dance: III: L'Entree de Flore-Mlle Auretti

2936
11 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit; Lockit-Berry; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Peachum-Yates; Lucy-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Clive; In Act III, Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters; New Occasional Prologue on the opening of the theatre-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pit

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

2937
14 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Reviv'd.Not acted these 6 years [see 14 May 1746]. Afterpiece: Less noise (Cross). Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-Woodward; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Taswell; Careless-Havard; Clerimont-Palmer; Lady Dainty-Mrs Pritchard, for the first time; Willful-James; Sir Harry Atall-Burton; Strut-Shuter; Finder-Blakes; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Clarinda-Mrs Willoughby; Sylvia-Mrs Green; Wishwell-Miss Minors; Situp-Mrs Pit.
Cast
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Pit.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17501117

2938
17 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17501231, but Lady-Mrs Pit.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Pit.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs Pit, Mrs _Toogood.

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

2939
22 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17510121, but others-Mrs _Pit, Mrs Toogood.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs _Pit, Mrs Toogood.

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Matthews, Mad Camargo, the Little Swiss

2940
28 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17501226, but Polly-Miss Norris, 1st time; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit also listed as of 11 Sept. 1750.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pit also listed as of 11 Sept. 1750.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs _Pit, Mrs Toogood.

2941
16 March 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Play By Command of Prince & Princess of Wales. Play taken from the French of M de Voltaire. Never acted there before.' Pit and boxes to be laid together, where the Ladies and Gentlemen will be admitted as at the Oratorios. And for the better accommodation of the Ladies the Stage will be form'd into an amphitheatre (with particular care to keep it warm) where servants will be allowed to keep places, as also in the Pit. Ladies send servants by three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Dance: As17500926

2942
25 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17510411 but Balthasar-Wilder; Dogberry-Taswell; Verges-Shuter; Margaret-Mrs Pit; Sexton-Ray; rest as of 7 Nov. 1750. rest as of 7 Nov. 1750.
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Pit

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Song: Master Mattocks

2943
13 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510417 but Filch-Lewis; Player-Burton; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; Mat@o@Mint-Bulbrick; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit; Beggar-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pit

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17501231; III: Hornpipe-Master Shawford

2944
02 March 1753 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Small Pox Hospital; Pit and Boxes 1!2 Guinea; a Treble Ticket at 26s., which admits a Gentleman and two Ladies to the Pit and Boxes, and the Gentleman to Dinner at Merchant Taylors Hall. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. No more Tickets will be disposed of than will conveniently fill the House, nor will any Money be taken at the Doors, or Collection at the Theatre. This being a Morning's Entertainment it is not expected that the Ladies come full-dressed. The most convenient way to the upper gallery at the Theatre, is through the King's Yard. To begin at 12 noon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Music: CConcerto-Stanley who is to conduct the performance

2945
11 November 1755 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. Musick composed by Jomelli. Pit and Boxes 1!2 guinea. Gallery 5s. 6 p.m. By His Majesty's Command, no Person admitted behind the Scenes. [Repeated in the bills.] The Subscribers to the Operas for the ensuing Season, are desir'd to pay their Subscription money to Mr Crawford, Treasurer of the said Theatre. Pit Tickets, for Tuesdays only, 15 Tickets for five Guineas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andromaca

Dance: With new Dances- [repeated several times]

2946
17 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This night the Chinese Festival was hotly call'd for by the Boxes, & strongly oppks'd by a few in the Pit, the Gentlemen came out, & insisted upon its being given out, wch at last Mr Garrick did; but not before it seem'd agreed that it shou'd be done 3 times a week for the Boxes, & other Entertainments the other 3 Days for the Pit, all Parties seem'd satisfied-but the Consequence prov'd otherways (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLilliputian Sailors, as17551104

2947
13 March 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Mainpiece: Not acted in 20 years. [See 27 Jan. 1744.] With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff. Pit and Boxes laid together, and the Stage formed into a commodious amphitheatre. Boxes, pit, and Stage 5s. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock; otherwise, Woodward cannot be responsible for any mistake. Places with tickets to be had of Woodward at his house in the Piazza, cg. This Day Publish'd, The Dramatic Execution of Agis. Price 6d. Receipts: #300 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: See17571203, but Daffodil-Woodward; Tukely-Palmer; Dizzy-Yates; Sophia-Miss Macklin; Original Prologue-Garrick.

2948
13 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Lampe. No building on stage. Receipts: by income from tickets: Barrington #90 16s. (boxes 142; pit 286; gallery 12); Mrs Lampe, #53 2s. (boxes 52; pit 180; gallery 131) (Account Book). [The original title of afterpiece, a burlesque opera by Henry Carey, was Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon a sequel to the Dragon of Wantley. The music was advertised as by the late Mr Lampe.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Lady Moore or The Dragoness

Ballet: JJudgment of Paris. As17580407 but only Paris-Gallinni; Venus-Mlle Capdeville

Dance: SSavoyards, as17580408 Tambourine, as17580330

2949
17 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Shakespear. Not acted these 7 years. Benefit for Bencraft and Vincent. Receipts: #50 4s. Charges: #63. Deficiencies of #6 8s. apiece covered by income from tickets; Benecraft, #55 14s. (boxes 123; pit 151; gallery 23); Vincent, #62 1s. (boxes 78; pit 213; gallery 106) (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Ballet: Judgment of Paris. As17580413

Related Works
Related Work: The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Seedo

Dance: likewise a newClikewise a newComic Dance-Lucas, Mlle Capdeville

2950
25 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo and Mrs Green. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #56 0s. 6d. Charges: #63. Deficiency of #3 9s. 9d. each covered by income from tickets: Costollo, #92 17s. (boxes 72; pit 367; gallery 198); Mrs Green, #37 7s. (boxes 55; pit 106; gallery 77). Paid Robertson for working the Ostridge in [Harlequin] Sorcerer 6 nights at 2s. 6d. per night, 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: A Tambourine-Miss Vallois