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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Cross jun"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Cross jun")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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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.

3126
15 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: I: Shepherd's Holiday, as17541008

3127
19 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

3128
11 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted there. The Principal Characters New Dress'd. As written by Shakespear (Cross). Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: Coriolanus-Mossop; Menenius-Berry; Tullus Aufidius-Havard; Cominius-Davies; Sicinius Velutius-Bransby; Junius Brutus-Burton; Roman Citizens-Yates, Blakes, Mozeen, Vaughan, Clough, W. Vaughan; Senator-Walker; Edile-Jefferson; Roman-Ackman; Lieutenant-Scrase; Servants to Aufidius-Taswell, Philips, Vernon; Virgilia-Mrs Davies; Valeria-Mrs Bennet; Volumnia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Junius Brutus Actor: Burton

3129
16 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: We staid 'till ten Minutes after six when ye Audience made a great noise to begin, & when the Curtain went up, pelted the Actors and wou'd not suffer'em to go on till Mr Garrick told'em, we began by the green room Clock, & that we had not much exceeded the time-one above call'd out it was half an hour after six but we proceeded without farther Interuption (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Dance: A New Dance Sga Sabatini, as17541115

3130
18 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This Day a Paragraph appear'd in the papers that we always began by ye green room Clock which was kept by Mr Grignions regulator of equal time, & was now slower than ye Sun 16 Minutes (Cross). Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Cast
Role: Junius Brutus Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

3131
19 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of The King (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Dance: II: A New DanceSga Sabatini, as17541115

3132
22 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs James will be taken. For ye Benefit of Mrs James, tho' her name was not put up, who is going to leave the Stage, and retire as said to a Nunnery. Mr Macklin's Oratory open'd at his house in ye Piazza (Cross). Public Advertiser 22 Nov.: At Macklin's Great Room in Hart St. Covent Garden this day...will be opened The British Inquisition. This Inquisition is upon the plan of the ancient Greek, Roman and modern French, Italian Societies@of@liberal@investigation...&c. First lecture to be on Hamlet. [See Mackliniana (2 Vols. Folger Shakespeare Library) MS notes by Isaac Reed, from the Public Advertiser, 22 Nov. Macklin's lecture series was repeated on 23, 28 Nov., 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 26, 28 Dec.] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

3133
25 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for one Barbat -no name in ye bills (Cross). Both pieces by Desire. Tickets deliver'd out for this night will be taken. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: A New DanceSga Sabatini, as17541115

3134
30 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber taken ill Miss Haughton did Alicia. Printed Notice deliver'd at the Doors (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

3135
04 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Haughton did second Constantia-Cross">Mrs Cibber gave it up-some days ago ($Cross). [Early in the next year was published The Devil upon Crutches in England; or, Night Scenes in London. By a Gentleman of Oxford. Chapter V gives a Short View of the Theatres including sharp criticism of 'the most barefaced bawdry Farce...that ever disgraced the stage, in which the Manager, who has caused it to be reviv'd, is to perform the principal part. The Play, Sir, is call'd the Chances...and this is the tenth night of its representation to crowded houses...Your fair country women...are fond of the most fulsome obscenity on the stage."] Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Song: II: (By desire) The School of Anacreon-Beard

Dance: IV: The Shepherd's Holiday, as17541008

3136
06 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A poor Woman had Tickets,-a great Snow (Cross). Tickets deliver'd out for The Chances will be taken this night. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #50 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

3137
12 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Command of the Prince of Wales (playbill). Prince of Wales, Edward-Augusta, and another (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: I: By command, A New Dance-Sga Sabatini, as17541115

3138
17 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: New Tragedy by John Brown never Acted before (playbill). This author is conceal'd, but is it ye first dramatic piece he ever wrote-Great Applause and deservedly (Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

3139
19 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

3140
23 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author (Cross). Being the last time of performing till the Holidays. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

3141
27 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

3142
01 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

3143
06 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece went off better (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

3144
07 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece better still (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

3145
09 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Princess of Wales and 6 more (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

3146
11 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

3147
20 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Woodward's Night for ye Pantomime. Receipts: #205 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

3148
28 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

3149
05 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Russian Embassador's ball at Summerset House (Cross). [The Tuner, Letter No. 5, noted that Guards were stationed on the stage at this time.] Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

3150
08 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: AAs You Like It deferr'd Occasioned by the Indisposition of Miss Macklin. Receipts: #150 Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Proteus