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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.

5951
20 September 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant (only) at the Stage-Door. [Customary footnote for subsequent bills. Only significant variations will be noted further. The Westminster Magazine this month (p. 557) remarked upon Woodward's Prologue, "in part a parody on the celebrated speech of Cato in Addison's Tragedy....He informed the audience that they had assembled their Theatrical troops against the approaching winter; and that their leaders had met in council to consider the best method of supporting their campaign; but as their forces were numerous and strong, he hoped the town would not refuse them sufficient subsidies especially...as their Gods must aat, and without money could not even raise a Devil."] Receipts: #184 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot (with the Address to the Town)-Woodward; Sir George-Mattocks; Charles-Wroughton; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-Hamilton; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Miss Valois; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Mrs Baker; With a New Occasional Prologue (Never spoken before)-Woodward (playbill); Miranda-Miss Macklin (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt

5952
18 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the City of London Lying-In Hospital, Corner of the City Road in Old Street. Tickets deliver'd for the Clandestine Marriage, and the 22nd instant will be taken. Charges: #81 5s. Profit to Hospital #23 6s., plus #111 14s. from tickets (Box 293; Pit 171; Gallery 128). Paid Palmer (wax chandler) #144 8s. Receipts: #104 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: III: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

5953
24 January 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. For one night only. Benefit for Brunsdon. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. (Public Ledger)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Between the Play and Farce: a Variety of Imitations-Young Lady who never appeared on any stage

5954
12 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Tickets deliver'd for Grecian Daughter taken. Part of pit laid into boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Rec'd stopages #2 16s.; Paid 4 days salary list #348 14s. 8d; Mr King's extra salary #2 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #271. Charges: #65 13s. Profit for Barry: #205 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930; End I Farce: The Irish Fair, as17730918

5955
14 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for King. Part of pit will be laid into Boxes. The Entertainment By Desire and for the only night this season. Receipts: #254 6s. 6d. Charges: #65 12s. Profit to King: #188 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

Monologue: End: Linco's Travels. Linco-King; Old Woman-Mrs Bradshaw

5956
15 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 12 April 1771.] Afterpiece: Taken from Sir John Vanbrugh. Boxes and Pit are laid together. Paid Mr Loutherbourg on acct (per Mr Johnston) #41 13s. 4d.; The Author of the Fair Quaker (vide 23 Nov. last) #78 8s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #276 15s. 6d. Charges: #65. Profit to Mrs Abingston: #211 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

5957
15 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 29 Dec. 1769.] With the Restoration of a Captial Scene from the Original. Charges #68 19s. Profit to Shuter #130 3s., plus #68 from tickets (Box 185; Pit 145). Receipts: #199 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis, first time; Prince John-Harris; Douglas-Owenson; Westmorland-Thompson; Blunt-R. Smith; Vernon-Hull; Worcester-Gardner; Bardolph-Davis; Poins-Lewes; Francis-Cushing; Carriers-Dunstall, Quick; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Hartley; Falstaff-Shuter (playbill). [The Public Advertiser assigns King-$Young.]
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Fox

5958
21 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Part of Pit laid into the Boxes. Paid Mr J. French on acct #5 5s.; Housekeeper's 2 bills #14 16s.; Properties #1 13s. 8d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 7s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #263 10s. Charges: #74 14s. Profit to Miss Pope: #188 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Cast
Role: Hatchway Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Author

5959
21 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #76 6d. Profit to Clarke #40 19s. 6d., plus #110 2s. from tickets (Box 228; Pit 276; Gallery 117). Paid Hewetson & Lonsdale (lacemen) #45 8s., Hughes (linnen draper) #18 14s.; and Hughes & Bates (linnen drapers) #20 3s. Receipts: #117. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

5960
26 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. Last time of performing till the Holidays. [See additions in bills for 5 April.] Charges #72 16s. Profit to Mattocks #108 17s. 6d., plus #37 1s. from tickets (Box 135; Pit 22). Receipts: #181 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Baby Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Monologue: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker; The Dance-Aldridge. [See 11 May 1773.

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker; The Dance-Aldridge. [See 11 May 1773.]See 11 May 1773.]

5961
05 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Charges #64 5s. Profit to Dyer #51 1s. 6d., plus #101 10s. from tickets (Box 289; Pit 135; Gallery 90). Paid one year's Assurance on #10,000 in the Sun Fire Office to 25 March 1775, #50; Paid Mr Carpue (silk dyer) as per bill #12 8s. Receipts. #115 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis, first time; Tattle-Woodward; Scandal-Hull; Jeremy-Dyer; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Cushing; Trapland-Quick; Ben (with a Song)-Shuter; Mrs Frail-Miss Barsanti; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; being their first time in those characters; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: As17740326 but add Thomas-Gardner; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

5962
06 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wroughton. Mainpiece: By Desire. Charges #66 3s. 6d.Profit to Wroughton #36 2s., plus #43 4s. from tickets (Box 105; Pit 113) Receipts: #102 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: To Conclude with a Capital Scene Actor: never exhibited by Servandoni.

Monologue: True Blue. As 26 March

5963
07 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Mainpiece: A Tragedy altered from Dryden [Aureng-Zebe] by Mr W. Addington, never performed before. Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 16 May 1770.] Charges #71 2s. Profit to Mrs Lessingham #38 7s. 6d., plus #92 12s. from tickets (Box 186; Pit 146; Gallery 242). Paid Cooper (printer) #36 2s.; Paid Mrs Witaker for a woman's white & silver flower'd suit #10 10s.; Paid John Doe for sticking black bills #6 6s. Receipts: #109 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prince Of Agra

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

5964
08 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Reinhold. Mainpiece: Acted but once these 6 years. [See 29 Dec. 1769.] Charges #66 3s. 6d. Profit to Reinhold #66 7s. 6d., plus #111 9s. from tickets (Box 287; Pit 194; Gallery 106). Paid Mr Kingswood for feathers &c. #5 10s.; Paid Holmden (Breechesmaker) #1 13s. 6d.; Paid Fisher for the Music of the Sylphs #42; Paid Besford for making properties #20 15s. Receipts: #132 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: II: The Song of Mad Tom will be sung in Character-Reinhold

5965
09 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Jameson. Hull is to succeed Colman in the management of Covent Garden (Winston MS 10). Colman sold his share of the patent to Harris in the spring of this year, this departure to take place in June (Page, George Colman, The Elder). Michel Dyer Died (Genest, V, 424). Miss Jameson's charges #77 13s. 6d. Profit to her #59 10s., plus #66 7s. from tickets. (Box 127; Pit 138; Gallery 139). Receipts: #137 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors, as17731013; End Opera: The Highland Reel, as17731112

5966
11 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 18 May 1772.] Tickets delivered by Miss Helme will be taken. Charges: #66 17s. 6d. Profit to Younger #52 1s., plus #130 1s. from tickets (Box 201; Pit 344; Gallery 382) Receipts: #118 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton with Stockwell Scenes

5967
13 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hartley. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, with New Music, Dresses and Decorations. Interlude taken from Prior's celebrated poem, The Nut Brown Maid. Books of the Interlude to be had at the Theatre. Adapted by Henry Bate. Charges: #72 9s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Hartley #54 15s., plus #61 18s. from tickets (Box 202; Pit 76). Paid Whitfield for making cloaths #33 17s. 4d.; Paid Mr Walker for trimmings &c. #13 4s. Receipts: #127 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Dunstall, Mrs Pitt, Quick

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208; After which: New Poetical Interlude, Henry and Emma: Parts-Smith, Hull, Miss Brown, Mrs Hartley; To conclude with: a New Air and Chorus by Dr Arne-

5968
15 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (ballet master). Charges #66 3s. 6d. Profit to Fishar #49 2s. 6d., plus #115 6s. from tickets (Box 156; Pit 155; Gallery 169). Paid Whitefield for cloaths of the pages #21 17s. 6d.; Paid Mr Capell for a suit of men's cloaths #5 5s. Receipts: #115 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: A Triple Hornpipe-Miss Matthews, Miller, Eves; being his first appearance. The two last, scholars to Fishar. A New Dance with Baskets of Flowers[, in which introduced, by particular desire, a Minuet and Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; [her first appearance this season. A New Grand Ballet, The Black Prince's Festival- (that night only); Prince-Fishar; Pages-Blurton, Miller; Favourites-Miss Twist, Miss Valois; [See17720424.] A New Serious Ballet-Miss Parish[, a Child of Ten Years of age, with only 4 months' instruction, Apprentice to Fishar, her first appearance

Performance Comment: The two last, scholars to Fishar. A New Dance with Baskets of Flowers[, in which introduced, by particular desire, a Minuet and Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; [her first appearance this season. A New Grand Ballet, The Black Prince's Festival- (that night only); Prince-Fishar; Pages-Blurton, Miller; Favourites-Miss Twist, Miss Valois; [See17720424.] A New Serious Ballet-Miss Parish[, a Child of Ten Years of age, with only 4 months' instruction, Apprentice to Fishar, her first appearance., a Child of Ten Years of age, with only 4 months' instruction, Apprentice to Fishar, her first appearance.

Ballet: The Favorite Comic Ballet, first time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Orange Woman-Miss Twist [see17730424]; [with Sixfold Hornpipe- [see17730424]

Performance Comment: Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Orange Woman-Miss Twist [see17730424]; [with Sixfold Hornpipe- [see17730424].see17730424].
Cast
Role: with Sixfold Hornpipe Actor:

5969
16 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Tickets deliver'd for Every Man in His Humour will be taken. Charges #67 15s. Profit to Aldridge #40 6d. plus #70 10s. from tickets (Box 146; Pit 154; Gallery 109). Receipts: #107 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: I: New Dance-Mas. Langrish, Miss Besford [see17730426]; II: The Whim-Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426]; III: [A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim-Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews; IV: [A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford; End: A New Hornpipe-Aldridge

Performance Comment: Langrish, Miss Besford [see17730426]; II: The Whim-Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426]; III: [A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim-Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews; IV: [A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford; End: A New Hornpipe-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: The Whim Actor: Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426

5970
19 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Charges #66 6s. 6d. Profit to Dunstall #4 14s. 6d., plus #182 6s. from tickets (Box 394; Pit 412; Gallery 220). Pai Lowe & Lewis (woolendrapers) #22 19s., and Scott (copper lace man) #13 7s. Receipts: #71 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar Or The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: IV: The Frolick, as17740416

Cast
Role: The Whim Actor: Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426

5971
20 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Fifteenth Night. For the Author. Charges #64 5s. Profit to Hull #51 9s., plus #68 15s. from tickets (Box 151; Pit 134; Gallery 109). Paid Holme & Cooper (timber merchants) #69 8s.; Paid Evans (sawyer) #3 1s. Receipts: #115 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Cast
Role: The Whim Actor: Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426

5972
21 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Miller. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years. [See 28 Nov. 1755.] Charges #69 16s. Profit to Miss Miller #51 15s. 6d., plus #40 19s. from tickets (Box 59; Pit 108). Receipts: #121 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 26 March

5973
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

Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 12 April

5974
23 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Barsanti. Charges #65 4s. 6d. Profit to Miss Barsanti #17 11s., plus #156 16s. from tickets (Box 388; Pit 300; Gallery 148). Receipts: #82 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Performance Comment: Campley-Lewis, first time; Lord Hardy-Wroughton; Lord Brumpton-Gardner; Trusty-Hull; Puzzle-Dunstall; Tom-Hamilton; Sable-Quick; Trim (with Cries of London)-Shuter; Lady Harriet-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Charlotte-Miss Sherman; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Fardingale-Mrs Green; Lady Brumpton-Miss Barsanti, first time.
Cast
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: To Conclude with a Capital Scene Actor: never exhibited by Servandoni.

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17731112

Monologue: Before: By Particular Desire, the Occasional Prelude. Manager-Wroughton; Author-Kniveton; Carpenter-Davies; Young Actress-Miss Barsanti. [See 10 May 1773.

Performance Comment: Manager-Wroughton; Author-Kniveton; Carpenter-Davies; Young Actress-Miss Barsanti. [See 10 May 1773.]See 10 May 1773.]

5975
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

Cast
Role: The Whim Actor: Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426