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7986 results for: Keyword - Children of the late Mr Farquhar
We found 5218 matches on Event Comments, 1411 matches on Performance Comments, 1076 matches on Author, 998 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7051
23 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last time of performing the Mainpiece this Season. Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews

Song: I: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

7052
26 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Beaumont and Fletcher, acted but once these 15 years. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Benefit for my Self & Wife (Cross). [See The Spouter; or, The Triple Revenge, farce in two acts attributed to Mr Murphy, satirizing John Hill, Theophilus Cibber, Samuel Foote. Discussed by Genest, IV, 459-61.] Receipts: #214 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: NNew Sailor's Dance, as17560217

7053
01 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Scrase & Mathews (Cross). Tickets of Scrase at Tauranac's Wine Vault, in James St., Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song:

Dance: [As express'd in the Bills of the Day (playbill). Advance notice.]

7054
05 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

7055
08 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Verney. [Another player must have played Mat of the Mint for Blakes.] Receipts: #270 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Mathews
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mathews

7056
24 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: e17560327 but Parts Actor: Mt Simson, Mt Perkins, Mt Wallace, Mt Martin, Mt Cautherley, Mas. Hanyours, Miss Pope, Miss Simson

Dance: The last New Comic Dance,The Indian Peasants, as17560515

Song: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

7057
18 September 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMossop return'd to us (Cross). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. No Persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up. [A customary notice for each bill of the season, which will not be repeated below.] Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

7058
20 September 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Mr Crudge at the Stage Door. [This customary notice for all succeeding bills will not be repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

7059
12 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tomorrow a Comedy (not acted these 02 years) call'd The Gamester with Dancing by Mr Gardiner, being his first time of appearing on that stage, Mrs Vernon, &c. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: With the Additional Scene Representing the Funeral Actor:
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Champnes

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

7060
13 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Comedy [Mrs Centlivre] not acted in twelve years [see 17 Oct. 1745]. Acted but once (Genest, IV, 474). The Ballets composed by Mr Gardiner. Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester (comedy)

Dance: II: A New Serious Dance, call'd The Shipwreck; or +The Distressed Lovers-Gardiner (1st appearance that stage), Mrs Vernon; IV: A new Comic Dance call'd The Press Gang; or +The Sailor's Farewell-Gardiner, Mrs Vernon

Song: III: Miss Young

7061
18 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; Other characters-Yates, Usher, Philips, Blakes, Jefferson, Clough, Mozeen, Bransby, Scrase, Marr, Simson, Vaughan, Raftor, Walker, Lewis, Rooker, Gray, Atkins, Miss Minors, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Simson, With an Additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Yates, Usher, Philips, Blakes, Jefferson, Clough, Mozeen, Bransby, Scrase, Marr, Simson, Vaughan, Raftor, Walker, Lewis, Rooker, Gray, Atkins, Miss Minors, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Simson, With an Additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

7062
10 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Mainpiece: A Comedy reviv'd (never acted there) by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Granier, Leppie, Lucas, Miss Hilliard

7063
15 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the British Lying-In Hospital for Married Women in Brownlow St. Tickets deliver'd out for The Country Lasses will be taken this night. Tickets and places to be had of Mr Crudge at the stage Door; Tickets may also be had at the Hospital in Brownlow St., Longacre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Cast
Role: McRuthen Actor: Shuter

Dance: Granier, Miss Hillyard

7064
17 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for raising money towards cloathing Friendless and Deserted Boys for the Sea. [The Prologue and Epilogue were printed in the Public Advertiser the following day. The Prologue, written by Derrick, very Patriotic and anti-Gallic. In the Epilogue, written by Mr Lockman, Secretary of the Free British Fishery, Shuter as Boatswain followed by a "considerable number of the Boys" for Britain to maintain rule of the Waves. Finances for this evening appeared in the Public Advertiser on 24 Dec.] @Cash at the House #185 4s.@Tickets 137 16s.@#323@Deductions: @Expense of Play #84@Building on stage 3 13s. 6d.@Present to Treasurer 1 1s.@Prologue 2 2s.@Total #90 16s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17560924, but Lappet-Mrs Pitt; New Prologue-Smith; Hornpipe-Phillips; New Epiloguein the character of a Boatswain-Shuter.
Cast
Role: New Epiloguein the character of a Boatsw Actor: Shuter.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard

7065
20 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Music] compos'd by Mr Arne went of with Great Applause (Cross). With Proper Dances and Decorations. Books of the Opera will be sold at the Theatre price 1s. [The cast is first listed 17 Jan. 1757.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza An English Opera

7066
21 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This day is publish'd at 1s. Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias, a Comedy altered from Mr Dryden, as it is now perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. With a New Interlude of Music, an Occasional Prologue, and some account of the Alterations. Printed for J. Payne, at Pope's Head in Paternoster Row. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Cast
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Yates, late Mrs Graham
Role: Dancing Actor: Beard, Miss Young, others

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: with the last New Character of Lord Chalkstone Actor: Garrick.

7067
18 January 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber is recover'd & plays tonight-Mr Garrick taken ill, Holland did Chamont (Cross). [Probably Havard of Davies did Polydore, as both were familiar with the part.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Chamont-Garrick; Acasto-Berry; Ernesto-Simson; Monimia-Mrs Cibber; Page-Cautherly; Castalio-Ross; Polydor-Holland, 1st time; Chaplain-Blakes; Serina-Miss Minors; Florella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performance Comment: As17570117, but to conclude with a new Dance-the Lilliputians.
Cast
Role: to conclude with a new Dance Actor: the Lilliputians.
Role: Lord Flimnap Actor: Master Cautherly
Role: Toadel Actor: Miss Matthews

7068
19 January 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [M+Mercury Harlequin seems to have been the afterpiece. The Public Advertiser carried the following notice under news from London: "Mr Garrick was prevented from appearing in the character of Chamont last night, by a sudden and violent Indisposition, but we hear that he is better, tho' not quite free from pain."] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: [Lilliput, ]Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: to conclude with a new Dance Actor: the Lilliputians.
Role: Lord Flimnap Actor: Master Cautherly
Role: Toadel Actor: Miss Matthews

7069
24 January 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

7070
22 February 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Foote for ye farce (Cross). Mainpiece:Not acted these 12 years. [See 20 Nov. 1745.] Austin did Bertran r(first time) (Indiff) (Cross). Tickets to be had of Foote at the Whalebone Warehouse in James St., Covent Garden, and of Varney at the stage door. Part of pit laid into boxes. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Dominic-Berry; Gomez-Foote; Torrismond-Ross; Bertran-a Young Gentleman, 1st time appearing on the stage; Raymond-Bransby; Alphonso-Walker; Pedro-Jefferson; Elvira-Miss Macklin, 1st time; Teresa-Mrs Bennet, 1st time; Queen-Mrs Yates,1st time; Lorenzo-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Bertran Actor: a Young Gentleman, 1st time appearing on the stage

Afterpiece Title: The Author

7071
08 March 1757 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: With new Music compos'd by Sig Nicola Conforto, and new Dances. A new Scene painted by Mr Mitermayer. [Repeated in the bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigono

7072
14 March 1757 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Event Comment: At the Great Room, Dean St., Soho. By Mr Handel. Benefit for Signora Frasi. Tickets Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

7073
28 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Tickets at her house in Henrietta St., and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Receipts: #260 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Burton, and the Masquerade scene restored.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Song: By particular Desire, Ellen@a@roon-Mrs Clive

7074
31 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17561112, but Buck with the Original Prologue, by Desire-Foote.

Song: I: The Country Wedding-Beard; II: The Bonny Broom-Miss Young; III: By Desire, Music: Sir Watkins Delighton the Harp-Parry; IV: The Toast-Beard; V: A Duetto When Phoebus the top of the Hills does Adorn-Beard, Miss Young

7075
04 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Knights, publish'd 4 April, at 1s. A Comedy in Two Acts as it is perform'd at Drury Lane. By Mr Foote (Public Advertiser). Passion Week (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None