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5302 results for: Keyword - Cross jun
We found 2851 matches on Event Comments, 2708 matches on Performance Comments, 328 matches on Performance Title, 110 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2926
06 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gil Blas

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Cross

2927
11 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gil Blas

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Cross

2928
13 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: By desire Pigmalion, as17501102

2929
15 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

2930
16 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire (General Advertiser). Suppos'd Mr Garrick's benefit (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

2931
23 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Cast taken from 1st edn. The bill merely lists actors and notes "With proper Music, Scenes, and Decorations. Never acted before." It mentions no Prologue or Epilogue.] This Masque was wrote about eleven years ago, by Mr Malet & Mr Thomson, & play'd in the Garden at Clifden before the P. of Wales &c.--Mr Malet has now alter'd it, & it was play'd with great Applause, only some of the Dances, being too long were dislik'd, & some of the Songs had ye same reception (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred, A Masque

2932
25 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A little Noise at ye Singing & Dancing (Cross). Nn Saturday night was played for the first time a new Masque called Alfred, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, before a very numerous and splendid audience. The Piece itself, as it justly deserved met with great and universal applause: However, the spectators rightly found fault with some improprieties in the performance of the inferior dancers and actors, which we hear will be all corrected in this night's representation (General Advertiser). Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

2933
05 March 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At ye end ye play Mr Garrick said--Gentlemen the House being engag'd to some Gentlemen & Ladies for a private Play on Thursday next, for ye Entertainment of some of ye Royal family, & principal people of Distinction, the Masque of Alfred will be defer'd till Saturday (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

2934
09 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 'TTis said the badness of this House was owing to some Letters in the papers against us for opening (Cross). Receipts: #40 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Mad Camargo, the Little Swiss

2935
16 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Devisse. Tickets to be had of Devisse at the Distiller's, the corner of the little Piazza, Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd for the 28th of March will be taken. Being positively the last time of performing the mainpiece this season. Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: New Dance-; III: Provencal Dance-; IV: Hornpipe-Mathews; V: Louvre, Minuet, as17510411

Music: II: Concerto on German Flute-Mr L'Cler

2936
18 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green-This House was hurt by Mr Handel's Music at ye Foundling Hospt (Cross). Tickets of Mrs Green at Broad Court, Bow St., Covent Garden and at Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd for the 10th will be taken. Last time of acting the mainpiece this season. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

2937
24 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Leviez (Ballet Master). Tickets of Leviez, the corner of Marlet Court, Bow St., Covent Garden, and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Tickets for 17 April will be taken. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: The Last two Entertainments of Dancing-Devisse, Mad Auretti

2938
26 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Wid. Mills & Mr Matthews (Cross). Tickets and places to be had of Mathews in Fountain Court, Aldermanbury; of Mrs Mills, at Mr Gardiner's a Printer in Little Russel St., Covent Garden and at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd for the Way of the World, and for the 18th will be taken, and those for the Fair Penitent the 25th. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: I: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; II: The Savoyard-Mathews, Mad Camargo; III: Running Footman's Dance, as17501020; IV: A Harlequin Dance-the Little Swiss; V: The Scotch Dance-Mathews, Mad Auretti

2939
27 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit for] Taswell, Layfield, Marr, Mad Mariet, Mrs Addison had Tickets (Cross). Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

2940
06 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickenson, Harrison and Chamness. Tickets sold by the orange women will not be taken. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Harrison, Walker; V: Running Footman's Dance, as17501020, but _Mathews, Harrison

Song: IV: Song-Master Mattocks

2941
09 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Foley, Bride Berrisford, Tomlinson, Smith, Atkinson. [Cross lists The Virgin Unmasked as the afterpiece, but not so advertised in the papers.] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17501231; IV: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: III: Master Mattocks

2942
10 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hobson. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: III: Master Mattocks

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

2943
18 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By particular desire. Last time of performing this season (General Advertiser). Mr Garrick set out for Paris next Day (Cross). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

2944
21 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Ye Audience allarm'd in the Middle of ye farce by Cap Robinson & Cap Loyde fighting behind ye Boxes; people suspected at first it was fire, but being convinc'd to ye Contrary set down again. Cap Rob was wounded (Cross). Was a terrible alarm at Drury Lane theatre by a noise from behind the boxes, occasion'd by two gentlemen quarrelling and drawing their swords, which produc'd a rumor of fire through the house, and so great a confusion that many were hurt in attempting to force their way out. A woman was with difficulty saved from throwing herself over the gallery into the pit (Gentleman's Magazine, p. 425). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: III: Mattocks

Dance: IV: Will be introduced a Comic Dance-Harvey, Mrs Addison

2945
26 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Green went to Bath to play & left us-O fool. Mr Mossop from Ireland play'd Richd -the House was crowded in ten Minutes, he was receiv'd with great Applause but happening to crack towards the end a few hiss'd. but were overpower'd by the Claps--he is very young has been upon ye Irish Stage but two years--his performance was so well, that we cou'd find no want but--Garrick (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

2946
27 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: He [Mossop] play'd easier & preserv'd his Voice, great Applause (Cross). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

2947
07 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Mr Ross Castalio --well. Barry & Mrs Cibber, play'd Romeo & Juliet this Night a C. Garden (Cross). [Inspector No 187 appeared with comments on Ross and further ones on Mossop as actors (Daily Advertiser and Literary Gazette).] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

2948
10 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Mossop; Alonzo-Havard; Carlos-Ross; Leonora-Miss Bellamy; Don Alvarez-Burton; Don Manuel-Mozeen; Isabella-Mrs Mills.*a1751 10 10 dl The Anatomist.*c1751 10 10 dl Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 Years. Mr Mossop (Zanga ) Havard (Alonzo ) play'd well, but ye appear'd as it is wrote, Dull (Cross). The Comedy call'd Sir Courtly Nice, or It Cannot Be, is now reviving at Drury Lane, and will be played there in a few days. Receipts: #140 (Cross).

2949
12 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Harris James dy'd at 8 in ye Morn (Cross). Mainpiece: Acted there but once these 20 years. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

2950
15 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMonr & Mad Piettero danc'd first-(Sad) no Hissing No App. (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Piettero; being their first time of appearing on the English Stage ; End: L'Entree de Flore-Mad Auretti; Peasant Dance-Mathews, Mad Janeton Auretti