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18476 results for: Keyword - Blakes</i>, deleted.] Receipts:
We found 18079 matches on Event Comments, 1063 matches on Performance Comments, 12 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

15526
24 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MD 3, by John Burgoyne]: From the French of Michel Jean? Sedaine. With new Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. The Music by the celebrated Gretry [adapted by Linley Sen.]; and the Paintings by Greenwood. Books of the Dialogue & also of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Morning Chronicle, 25 Oct 1786: This Day is published Richard Coeur de Lion (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #226 (191.3; 32.14; 2.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Dance: In III afterpiece: Dance-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

15527
25 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Ryder was from the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin.] "He has the merit of being very articulate-a merit valuable from its rarity" (Gazetteer, 26 Oct.). Receipts: #246 10. (243.15.6; 2.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

15528
27 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Wright died on 14 Oct. 1786.] Receipts: #138 19s. (95.2.0; 40.19.6; 2.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

15529
30 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years [and in place of Every Man in his Humour, announced on playbill of 28 Oct.]. Receipts: #184 4s. (148.6; 34.17; 1.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

15530
30 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of afterpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #149 2s. (146.7; 2.15; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

15531
13 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mrs Belfille was from the Norwich theatre.] Account-Book, 6 Dec.: Paid Mrs Belfille for a Stage Dress #21 10s. 6d. Afterpiece: Not acted these 15 years [acted 15 Jan. 1776]. The Doors will be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 30 Apr. 1787]. Receipts: #243 5s. 6d. (238.1.0; 5.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

15532
14 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 1 May 1787]. Receipts: #202 12s. (161.8; 39.18; 1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

15533
14 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [This was Hooke's 1st appearance on the stage; King was from the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin.] Receipts: #252 7s. 6d. (251.13.0; 0.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Barataria or Sancho Turnd Governor

Dance: End II: a new Dance, Hibernian Dotage Dotage[; or, The Lover's Last Blunder-Byrn, Jackson, Mrs Invill, Mrs Goodwin. [On 16 Nov., and thereafter, this dance was entitled Dotage; or, The Natural Mistake.

15534
16 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #271 9s. 6d. (268.7.6; 3.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: End: Dotage ; or, The Natural Mistake, as17861114

15535
18 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Frederick Pilon. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (see text). In 1794 reduced to an afterpiece of 3 acts]. Public Advertiser, 30 Nov. 1786: This Day is published He Wou'd be a Soldier (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #246 6s. (243.5; 3.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

15536
20 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of afterpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #220 4s. 6d. (220.4.6; 0.0.0; 0.0.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

15537
21 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces Richard Coeur de Lion, but because of "Mrs Jordan's sudden indisposition [it was changed] to The Humourist" (General Advertiser, 22 Nov.).] Receipts: #177 7s. 6d. (148.10.0; 27.8.0; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

15538
21 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #249 7s. (244.5; 5.2; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

15539
22 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never performed there. Receipts: #217 0s. 6d. (198.13.0; 17.1.6; 1.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

15540
24 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Who's the Dupe?, announced on playbill of 23 Nov.] Receipts: #168 11s. (145.3.0; 21.6.6; 1.11.6; tickets not come in: 0.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

15541
25 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Hannah Cowley, based on The Lucky Chance, by Aphra Behn. Prologue and Epilogue by James Cobb (see text)]: With Variety of new Scenes, Dresses, &c. Morning Chronicle, 28 Dec. 1786: This Day is published A School for Grey-Beards (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #220 8s. (206.14; 13.4; 0.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Grey beards Or The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: In afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir

Song: III: song (in character)-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

15542
27 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Public are most respectfully informed, that, in consequence of the sudden and violent Indisposition of Mr Parsons, the second Performance of the New Comedy, called A School for Grey-Beards, is unavoidably postponed. This Evening will be presented [as above] (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill). Receipts: #182 13s. 6d. (141.9.0; 38.7.0; 2.15.0; ticket not come in: 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

15543
28 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #182 16s. 6d. (177.12.0; 5.4.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: As17861116

15544
30 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #285 7s. 6d. (268.13.0; 15.8.0; 1.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

15545
01 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With new Songs by the Author [John O'Keeffe], and composed by Shield. Receipts: #182 9s. (179.18.6; 2.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau Or Our Way In France

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: As17861116

15546
04 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Parsons having relapsed, and being now dangerously ill, A School for Grey-Beards [announced on playbill of 2 Dec.] is, of Necessity, deferred 'till further Notice. Receipts: #180 17s. (134.0; 45.15; 1.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

15547
05 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #168 (161.8.6; 6.11.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Midas

15548
06 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by John Scawen. Prologue by the author (European Magazine, Dec. 1786, p. 435). Larpent MS 749; not published; composer of songs unknown]; A Farce with Songs [for which see Morning Chronicle, and Morning Herald, both 8 Dec.]. Receipts: #237 2s. (233.16.6; 3.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Girl in Style

Dance: As17861117

15549
06 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Danby [for] Chorus #9; Printer [of playbills] #14 6s. 6d. [Mrs McGeorge was from the Tunbridge Wells theatre.] Afterpiece: To conclude with a Grand Representation of a Regattav . "When [Mrs Siddons] begins a dialogue of scorn, at the top of her voice (as she did last night in the fifth act), the climax must inevitably be sacrificed" (Morning Chronicle, 7 Dec.). Receipts: #227 6s. (204.6.0; 22.4.6; 0.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

15550
07 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Lewis, but he "having...received a blast in the eye, was rendered incapable of playing Capt. Crevelt last night, and his part was read by Davies" (Public Advertiser, 8 Dec.). Receipts: #215 18s. (210.16.6; 5.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: The Girl in Style

Dance: As17861116