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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.

5451
27 September 1753 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: A concert, etc. at Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth, facing the Tiled Booth, Bowling Green. To begin at 7:00 p.m. Benefit for a Gentlewoman in Distress. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Old Witch of Endor; or, Harlequin Turn'd Beau

5452
31 January 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command. Prince of Wales, Princess Dowager Prince Ed: & another Girl with. (Cross). A person last Tuesday in the playhouse at Drury Lane, that had some difference with another (whom he don't know) about a seat in the Pit, would be glad of a private conference, to be convinced who was in the fault; the publisher hereof may be seen 'Change at the usual hours every day this week to appoint a place for said conference (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Music: As17540123

Dance: Several Entertainments-Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste

5453
31 January 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Words as wrote by Congreve; musick-Philidor. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 3s. The Theatre will be kept warm until the Company comes. To begin at 6:00 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Power Of Harmony

5454
02 February 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lauder. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6:00 p.m. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Musical Entertainment

5455
13 February 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Galli. Composed by Handel. Boxes and Pit 1!2 Guinea. Gallery 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: Solo on violoncello-Lonzetti; Italian Song=-Signora Galli; Violin Solo-Hallandall

5456
04 March 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A concert, etc. Box 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 7:00 p.m. [Repeated in the bills.] The House will be illuminated with Wax Lights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Afterpiece Title: The Coup de Grace; or, The Death of Harlequin , a Burlesque Pantomime Entertainment, to be performed by Britons only

Dance: Grand Dance of Horse and Four-

5457
16 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Last time of acting it this season. [Seven rows of Pit laid into Boxes, and amphitheatre on stage. Send servants at 3 o'clock.] Receipts: #240 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste

5458
19 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Woodward he did buck in the Farce (Cross). On account of the extraordinary demand for places, Boxes and Pit will be laid together. Amphitheatre on Stage. Published Tuner No 3-31 pages, 6d. Receipts: #311 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

5459
25 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece reviv'd. Not acted in 17 years. Benefit for Mr Mossop. [Cross). Tickets at his lodgings at Newton's Warehouse, in Tavistock St., Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Amphitheatre on Stage. Wed. next Macklin's Rooms will be open'd. Nothing less than silver taken. On Friday the subscription room for select Parties. Other Parties at Tavern. Receipts: #225 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ara

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

5460
25 March 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. [Afterpiece a Comedy in two Acts by MacNamara Morgan from Shakespeare.] Shuter did fine in the farce (Cross). Music composed by Arne. Part of Pit will be laid into the boxes, where and upon stage servants will be allowed to keep Places

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; or, Florizel and Perdita

Dance: II: Les Jardiniers, as17540307 IV: Les Taileurs, as17531210

5461
26 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Auretti. Last time of performing mainpiece this season. Part of Pit rail'd into the Boxes. Amphitheatre on Stage. [Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock.] Tickets of Mad Auretti, at her house in Leicester Fields, and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd La Passecalle de Zaid-Mlle Auretti; III: New Dutch Dance-Devisse, Mlle Auretti; IV: Hornpipe-Granier; V: The Louvre, Minuet-Devisse, Mlle Auretti

5462
28 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets at Beard's lodgings at Mrs Coleman's in East St., Red Lyon Square, and at the Stage Door. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Receipts: #280 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Rise Glory, in the Opera Rosamond, by Arne-Beard; II: A Song-Miss Thomas; III: (By desire) a Ballad-Beard; IV: A Pastoral Dialogue by Arne-Miss Thomas, Beard

5463
04 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Cooke. Part of Pit will be laid into boxes. Tickets delivered out for the 22nd will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: II: Italian Peasants, as17531120; IV: Les Charboniers, as17540307 End of Play: (By Particular Desire) Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard

5464
29 May 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A new Musical Entertainment. Written by Mr Rolt, and set to Musick by Mr Arne. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 3s. Originally announced for 4 Feb.; postponed to 11 Feb. because of the illness of Mrs Arne, and again. Mr Arne is obliged to inform the Publick...his new English Opera is called Eliza and the performance stopped by a Prohibition from the Lord Chamberlain (Daily Advertiser, 21 March)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza

5465
04 July 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Dances, Music, Dresses, Scenes and other Decorations entirely new. The House to be illuminated with Wax candles, and particular care taken to keep it cool. The Performance by Particular Desire. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 7:00 p.m. Places for Boxes will be taken at the Theatre. [Prices, places, and opening time repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The British Roratory; Or, Mrs Midnight's New Carnival Concert

Music: Will be introduced a NewConcerto for the Tambour de Basque-; accompanied with the Original Jews@Harp-; the Hurdy Gurdy-

Dance: DDancing-Banbaregines, Rerriminonies (just arived from +Piemons); End Concert: a New British Dance, The Cassey-a company of Lilliputians; to which will be added a new Entertainment of Music and Dancing-a company of Lilliputians just arrived, being their first time of performing in +England

5466
03 September 1754 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Yeates Jun's Great Tiled Booth, George Inn Yard, West Smithfield. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. From 12 to ten p.m. [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Credulous Husband; Or, The Intriguing Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Magician; or, Mezzetin Deceived

5467
10 September 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Midnight's Concert Vocal and Instrumental Music after which for one night only will be given [Sack Posset, &c.] gratis. Benefit for Mrs Midnight. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin exactly at 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sack Posset

Afterpiece Title: La Pantomime du Charpentier

Entertainment: Mad Tom-Sg Musardo; New Concerto on the Tambour de Basque-; accompanied with the original Jews Harp-; Hurdy Gurdy-; and an Oration on the Salt Box-Mrs Midnight

Dance: Several New Dances-Bambaregines, Sambucio, Atterino

Song: Several New Songs-Lauder, others

5468
14 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Mr Varney at the Stage Door of the Theatre. No persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up. [Notice repeated throughout the season.] Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: III: The School of Anacreon-Beard

5469
18 September 1754 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. To begin each day at 12 Noon. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. During the time of the Fair the Town will be entertain'd with an excellent droll, The Distress'd Merchant...Mr Phillips has been at great Expense in getting proper Machinery, Habits, and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Merchant; Or, The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin; or, Fribble Trick'd

Dance: Comic Dance,%Humours of Cloth Fair-

5470
18 September 1754 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Yeates's Booth. Afterpiece: Not performed before. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. Acted from 12 Noon to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Artful Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Barber; or, Mezzetin in the Suds

5471
21 September 1754 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At the Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each day at 12 Noon. Comedy never performed before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser Outwitted; Or, Phelim In The Suds

Dance: A Grand Dance in the British Manner-

5472
08 November 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At Cleopatra's Cataract between the several acts of her concert, will be pour'd upon the Town a cataract of Originals and Amazing Geniusses, brought by that antient Soverign from Anamamboo, Upper Egypt, and the renown'd Kingdom of Abyssinia. These being an entire new set of performers will exhibit that evening in a new manner sever strange and surprising Feats of an Egyptian Broomstick, the Ghosts, Witches, Imps, modern Saints, Ballad Singer, Conjuror, and Elizabeth Canning. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6 p.m. [A cryptic "puff" in the Daily Advertiser suggests that Mrs Midnight has abdicated in favour of Cleopatra, who will now take over the Haymarket.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aethiopian Concert

5473
28 November 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Henry Smith. Concert divided into five parts. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aethiopian Concert

5474
16 December 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Nusquam hodie effugies, veniam quocumque vocaris. Rare Words. I wonder where he stole 'em. Swift. To begin at 7 p.m. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. [A contest was in the making. This night Macklin advertised at his Great Room in Hart St.; At the request of most of the Wits, Witlings, Scorners, Laughers, Jokers, Sneers, and other Choice Spirits of this Metropolis...will come on before the Inquisitor General, the Trial of the egregius Sam. Smatter, alias Woud'be, alias Mimic, alias Buffon, alias Critt, alias Wit, alias Beau, alias fine Gentleman, and vulgarly call'd Esquire, for a public cheat and Imposter. The whole public are summoned to be on the Jury. Common Sense their Forman. Nusquam hodie effugies, veniam quocumque vagaris. Rare words, I wonder where he stole 'em. Swift. Out of Mr--'s Portmanteau; the particulars of which Sam Smatter can inform any person of who shall ask him that favour."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Writ Of Inquiry Will Be Executed On The Inquisitor General

5475
13 January 1755 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Old Playhouse, Bowling Green, Southwark. By Particular Desire. By Mr Philips and his Company, a Concert. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. After the concert will be given, gratis,...To begin at 7 p.m. [Repeated in the bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet