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6841 results for: Keyword - Bannister</i>.] Half past six went into ye Pit to see $Barry
We found 4327 matches on Event Comments, 3001 matches on Performance Comments, 405 matches on Performance Title, 2 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5626
15 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #162 8s.; tickets #13 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 204 by money and 54 by tickets; stage, 43 by money; balcony, 2 by money; pit, 269 by money; slips, 58 by money; first gallery, 424 by money; second gallery, 180 by money. [For the fortunes of the play, see Gay to Swift, 15 Feb. in Correspondence of Pope, II, 473-74.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5627
16 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 11s.Probable attendance: boxes, 220 paid and 5 orders; stage, 14 paid; balcony, 3 paid; pit, 280 paid; slips, 61 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 427 paid; second gallery, 180 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5628
17 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #171 8s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 301 paid and 2 orders; stage 41 paid; balcony, 3 paid; pit, 281 paid and 4 orders; slips, 59 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 432 paid and 5 orders; second gallery, 185 paid. [For an essay on this play, see Craftsman, 17 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5629
18 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #163 16s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 207 paid and 8 orders; stage, 35 paid; balcony, 2 paid; pit, 294 paid and 5 orders; slips, 59 paid; first gallery, 435 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 190 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5630
19 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #158 13s. Probable attendance: boxes, 212 paid and 3 orders; stage, 26 paid; balcony, 3 paid; pit, 287 paid; slips, 48 paid; first gallery, 410 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 195 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5631
21 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 9s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 236 paid; stage, 44 paid; balcony, 2 paid; Pit, 290 Paid and 3 orders; slips, 47 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 419 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 189 paid. For a comment on the play by Thomas Edwards, see V. M. Gilbert, Unrecorded Comments on John Gay, Henry Travers, and Others, Notes and Queries, August 1953, pp. 337-38

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5632
22 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #163 14s. 6d. King, Queen, Princess Royal, and Princess Carolina present. Probable attendance: boxes, 228 paid and 28 orders; stage, 11 paid and 1 order; pit, 302 paid and 1 order; slips, 43 paid and 24 orders; first gallery, 443 paid; second gallery, 199 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5633
23 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #163 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 222 paid and 3 orders; stage, 41 paid; balcony, 3 paid; pit, 281 paid and 1 order; slips, 52 paid; first gallery, 406 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 188 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5634
24 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #179 8s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 234 paid and 5 orders; stage, 47 paid; balcony, 1 paid; pit, 300 paid and 2 orders; slips, 56 paid; first gallery, 403 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 193 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5635
26 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #161 7s. Probable attendance: boxes, 221 paid and 3 orders; stage, 13 paid; balcony, 7 paid; pit, 289 paid; slips, 56 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 424 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 199 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5636
27 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #169 3s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 237 paid and 7 orders; stage, 34 paid; balcony, 3 paid; Pit, 284 paid; slips, 59 paid; first galllery, 429 paid; second gallery, 192 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5637
28 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #163 18s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 230 paid and 3 orders; stage, 28 paid; balcony, 4 paid; pit, 273 paid and 3 orders; slips, 57 paid; first gallery, 420 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 195 paid. Daily Journal, 28 Feb.: Whereas Mrs Barbier has advertized that the Beggar's Opera is to be performed, for her Benefit, on the 16th of March next; This is to inform the Publick, That such Advertisement was published without Consent of Mr Rich, and that the same will not be allow'd of

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5638
29 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #168 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 230 paid and 4 orders; stage, 37 paid; balcony, 3 paid; Pit, 280 paid and 2 orders; slips, 55 paid; first gallery, 427 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 194 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5639
01 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #153 3s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 180 paid and 10 orders; stage, 26 paid; balcony, 5 paid; Pit, 289 paid and 2 orders; slips, 53 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 424 paid; second gallery, 200 paid and 3 orders.[For a letter on this play, see Daily Journal, 1 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5640
02 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #165 12s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 230 paid and 6 orders; stage, 36 paid; balcony, 4 paid; pit, 285 paid and 1 order; slips, 57 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 414 paid; second gallery, 190 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5641
04 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #152 8s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 179 paid and 10 orders; stage, 26 paid; balcony, 1 paid; pit, 276 paid and 2 orders; slips, 54 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 420 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 195 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5642
05 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #183 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 240 paid and 4 orders; stage, 79 paid; pit, 292 paid and 4 orders; slips, 64 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 433 paid; second gallery, 204 paid. Daily Journal, 5 March: Mrs Barbier, in Compliance to the Town, has wav'd her right to the Beggar's Opera and the Tickets delivered out for Saturday the 16th, will be taken on Monday the 18th to Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, for her Benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5643
07 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #185 8s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 255 paid and 7 orders; stage, 80 paid; pit, 276 paid and 4 orders; slips, 57 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 442 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 200 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5644
08 March 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Violante. At 6 p.m. Boxes and Pit 5s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

5645
09 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Mainpiece: Carefully Revis'd. Receipts: money #62 10s. 6d.; tickets #69 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 68 by money and 130 by tickets; stage, 10 by money; pit, 102 by money and 198 by tickets; slips, 22 by money; first gallery, 164 by money and 70 by tickets; second gallery, 120 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Song: NNo Kissing At All by Purcell-Leveridge, Salway; Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Dance: PPierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

5646
11 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. [There is some confusion concerning this performance. Daily Journal advertises The Fortune Hunters for its second performance, but Rich's Register gives The Beggar's Opera, 33d time; this numbering is recongnized in the bills by 16 March.] Receipts: money #35 2s.; tickets #115 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 41 by money and 247 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; pit, 59 by money and 203 by tickets; slips, 6 by money; first gallery, 66 by money and 203 by tickets; second gallery, 74 by money. Tickets for Volpone will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5647
12 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [The Bill calls this the 33d performance; Rich's Register labels it the 34th. See 11 March.] Receipts: #183 3s. Probable attendance: boxes, 246 paid and 5 orders; stage, 73 paid; pit, 292 paid and 4 orders; slips, 65 paid; first gallery, 435 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 192 paid. Daily Journal, 12 March: N.B. During the Course of the Benefits, this Opera will be performed every Tuesday and Saturday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.

5648
14 March 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Majesties' Command. Pit and Front Boxes laid together at 5s. [King and Queen present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Mrs Booth; Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

5649
14 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. Receipts: money #82 7s. 6d.; tickets #106 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 128 by money and 250 by tickets; stage, 45 by money; pit, 66 by money and 260 by tickets; slips, 12 by money; pidgeon holes, 3 by money; first gallery, 180 by money and 49 by tickets; second gallery, 119 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: With The Humours of Bedlam

Song: Miss Fenton

5650
16 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #176 14s. Probable attendance:'boxes, 224 paid and 3 orders; stage, 75 paid; pit, 279 paid and 5 orders; slips, 60 paid and 1 orders; pidgeon holes, 3 paid; first gallery, 444 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 193 paid. [Both Daily Journal and Rich's Register call this the 35th performance; see 11 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129.