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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.

5926
25 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Glover. As 22 Dec. 1739. [Three Rows of Pit railed into Boxes. Tickets at Glover's House in Chandois Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: PPeasants-French Boy and Girl; Ballet-Glover, Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Ozanne; Pastor Fido (a Grand Dance)-Glover, Mlle Roland; The Maria (Ball Dance), a Minuet-Glover, Mlle Roland; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

5927
13 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Stoppelaer. For the Entertainment of the Grand, the Vice-Grand, and the rest of the Ancient and Honourable Order of Gregoreans. Two Rows of the Pit will be railed in for Gregoreans only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17400512, but Sir John-Stoppelaer; Nell-Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Muilment; II: Punch-Master Ferg; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: IV: A Dialogue between a Town Rxke and Country Lass-; End Afterpiece: A Trumpet Gregorian Song-; accompanied-a Chorus

5928
21 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Lawrence, Vaughan (Boxkeepers), Gwinn (pit Doorkeeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; IV: Swiss Dance-the French Boy and Girl; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

5929
23 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mullart, Jarvis (Housekeeper), Winteley (Pit Doorkeeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The True And Tragical History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: See17400503, but Tom Thumb-Miss Mullart (the first time of her appearing on any stage); Dollalolla-Mrs Woodward; Huncamunca-Mrs Mullart; Glumdalca-Bridgwater; Grizzel-Hallam.

Song: In I: Roberts

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil of a Duke: or, Trapolin's Vagaries Author(s): Seedo

Dance: II: Saraband-Miss Morrison; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

5930
20 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. For the Benefit of the Brave and Unfortunate Capt John Peddie, of the Prince of Orange, who, after defending his Ship, and saving her by the most Gallant Behaviour, against a Spanish Privateer, had the Misfortune to lose her, and all he had on Board, in the late Storm. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Pit and Boxes 5s. Galleries 2s. and 1s. Receipts: money #52 1s.; tickets #295 (Account Book); #350 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Wooden Shoe-Mechel

5931
12 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: money #43 7s. 6.; tickets #34 12s. (Account Book); #60 (Rylands MS.). Account Book: Tickets for Mrs Dupre, Mrs Price, Mrs Gould taken. For box, pit, and gallery Mrs Dupre had 7, 95, and 85 tickets; Mrs Price, 9, 18, 33 tickets; Mrs Gould, 1, 0, 16 tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: MMiller and Wife-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Le Bergeres Fidelle-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; The Yorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland

5932
15 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: As 4 Dec. 1740. Benefit Mrs Porter. Pit and Front Boxes together at 5s. N.B. All imaginable Care will be taken to keep the House warm; in order to which only one Door will be open in the Front-Boxes, where Tickets will be delivered. Receipts: money #90 16s. 6d.; seals #78 10s. (Account Book); #180 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland, Mechell, Mlle Mechell

5933
20 February 1741 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit a Tradesman under Misfortunes. At the Old Tennis-Court in James Street...a Concert of Musick, divided into Two Parts. To which will be given gratis [the two plays]. Stage-Boxes 3s. Front Boxes 2s. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6 p.m. [Announced in Daily Advertiser only.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: TThe Cuckow Song-

5934
13 March 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Russell. Pit and Boxes at 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Particularly a new Concerto on the Violin-Veracini; songs-Russell; a Concerto on the German Flute-Schultz

5935
11 April 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority. By the Hurlothrumbo Company of Comedians. Mainpiece: An Operatical Comedy of Three Acts. Written by Lord Flame [Samuel Johnson of Chesire]. Afterpiece: a Farce of Two Acts. [Presumably by Johnson also.] Box 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fool Made Wise

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Falstaff in Masquerade

5936
05 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Lawrence (Boxkeeper), Verhuyck and Winterly (Pit Doorkeepers). Receipts: #120 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17410127.

Dance: II: Wooden Shoe Dance-French Boy, lately arrived; IV: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; V: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

5937
06 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan and Powell, Boxkeepers, and Gwinn, Pit-Keeper. Receipts: #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Performance Comment: See17401001.

Dance: As17410505, but I, III, V: dances

Song: IV: Roast Beef Song (by Desire)-Leveridge

5938
04 August 1741 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: MMiddleton's Great Theatrical Booth. A Concert. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great; Intermixed With A Comic Called A Wife Well Manag'd; Or, A Cure For Cuckoldom

Afterpiece Title: The Adventures of Harlequin in Spain

5939
07 September 1741 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Fawkes and Pinchbeck's Great Theatrical Booth on the Bowling Green, with the Large Blue Flag on the Top. By the Great Mogul's Company of Comedians from hay, gratis. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. 10 a.m. Afterpiece: Pinchbeck's curious Machinev. [Advertised also 8, 9, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baronet Bit; Or, The Noble Englishman Rewarded: With The Comical Humours Of Sir Mannerly Shallow And His Man Booby

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Cartagena

5940
14 September 1741 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: LLee and Woodward's Booth on the Bowling Green. With a Complete Band of Musick. Noon to 9 p.m. Boxes 2s. 6d., Pit 1s. 6d., First Gallery 1s., 2nd Gallery 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian, With The Comical Humours Of Geta, Servant To Diocles

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin the Man in the Moon; With His Adventures in Southwark Fair

Dance: TThe General Reconcilement-

5941
28 September 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Box 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [A customary announcement on all subsequent bills this season. It will not be noted here further.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

5942
23 October 1741 @ New Wells, Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: [For a performance of a pantomime this day at New Wells, Lemon St., gf]: At the Desire of the Society of Free and Accepted Masons, 10 rows in the Pit will be rail'd in for them.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

5943
15 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of Several Distinguished People of Quality. TThos. Newton to Garrick: All that we wanted was to see more of your face and the expressions of your countenance; and therefore beg you will remember to secure for us that stage-box, where we may see your looks in the scene with Lady Ann, and as you lie upon the couch, that is, that we may sit with the stage on our right hand, and the pit on our left.-Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 3-4

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Dance: two Mwo Masters and Miss Granier

5944
29 January 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Galliard. Set to music by Galliard. Pit and Boxes together at 5s., First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Tickets at Mr Galliard's in Rathbone Place, near Soho Square. Books of the Opera and Interlude at Mr Theobald's the author's house, in Wyan's Court, Great Russel St. Note, Care will be taken to have the House well air'd. [See 16 April 1741, hay.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Captive

5945
01 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: RRylands: Benefit Fausan. At the Particular desire of several Ladies of Quality. Three rows of the Pit will be rail'd in at the Price of the Boxes. Tickets and places to be had of Mr West at the Green Door in Duke's St, Lincoln's Inn Fields; and at Mr Bradshaws, King's Arms in Russel St., near the theatre. Tickets deliver'd out for As You Like It will be taken this night, the play being oblig'd to be chang'd on Account of the indisposition of Mr Milward. Receipts: #173

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd Le Petit Scaramouche-the Fausans; III: Les Matelotes, as17411110; V: A New Dance call'd Arlequin Petit@Maitre-the Fausans

5946
15 February 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Servants will be allowed to keep places on the Stage, which (for the better accommodation of the Ladies) will be enclosed, and formed into an amphitheatre. Ladies are desired to send their servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had and places to be taken of Mr Page at the stage door; none to be admitted Without printed Tickets. Part of the Pit will be rail'd in and added to the Frodt Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, Earl Of Essex

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; La Provencale, as17420212

5947
24 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Benefit Signora Fausan. Part of the Pit will be rail'd in, and added to the front boxes. Tickets and places in the Boxes to be had only of Mr West, at the Green Door in Duke St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and for the Stage, of Mrs Moor, at the Sign of the Theatre in the Playhouse Passage. Receipts: #160. Rylands MS.: Duke &c attended

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17420208; II: Les Egyptiens-the Fausans; V: A New Grand Ballet-the Fausans, LaCroix, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Miss Story

5948
12 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: N.B. That the Ladies and Gentlemen may not be detained at the Theatre while Tickets are given them, they are desir'd to send for them to Mr Arne's House in Craven Buildings near Drury Lane, Number 17, or to Mr Bradshaw, Box-Keeper, at the Kings Arms in Great Russel St., where tickets may be had, and places taken. Boxes 6s. Pit 4s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Ladies are desir'd to send their servants to keep places by Four o'clock. NB: Mr Arne humbly hopes the Town will not be offended at this small advance of Prices, being at an extraordinary expence for copying all the Music, building the stage, additional instrumental performers, chorus singers, and erecting an Organ. [The attendance apparently was heavy. See note to repeated performance on 19 March.] Mainpiece: Written by Dryden and set to Music by Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

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

5949
30 March 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Michael Lally. Two rows of the Pit will be rail'd in, and added to the boxes, and the stage will be formed into an Amphitheatre, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies are desired to send servants by three. Tickets to be had at Lally's House in Great Russel St., opposite Montague House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; Louvre, Minuet By Particular Desire,-Mr Lally, a young Gentlewoman (a scholar of Mr Lally) who never appeared on the stage before

5950
11 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Verhuyck, Naylor, Duck, Banks (Pit and Gallery Doorkeepers). Tickets deliver'd out by Mlle Fabres. Miss Dodson, Miss Short, and Mr. Bowcher will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: See17420426.

Dance: CComic Dance, as17420510; Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; Minuet-Villeneuve, Mlle Fabres