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4129 results for: Keyword - David Garrick
We found 2954 matches on Author, 871 matches on Performance Comments, 642 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Performance Title, and 28 matches on Roles/Actors.

176
18 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. When Face ask'd Drugger if he had any Interest with the Players--Mr G. Answer'd I believe I had once but don't know if I have now or not--It It had a good Effect--his having Just Sold his Share of the Patent (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly.] On Wed. Night Jan. 18, 1776, Mr Garrick concluded his treaty for the sale of his share of the patent and property of Drury Lane Theatre to 4 gentlemen for #35,000 (Winston MS 11). Receipts: #256 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Abel Drugger Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: The Jubilee Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: II: The Jealous Harlequin, as17760117

177
20 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered by Garrick from Shakespeare; not acted these 10 years [not acted since 26 Apr. 1765]. With new Dresses and Decorations. Afterpiece: With a Sea Fight and Procession. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #188 8s. (151.2.0; 33.6.6; 3.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Winter's Tale Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: II: New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, the Miss Stageldoirs, Henry, Sga Crespi

Song: II: Sheep shearing song-Miss Abrams. [This was sung, as here assinged, in all subsequent performances.

178
19 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered by Garrick from Shakespeare. Receipts: #114 7s. 6d. (85.9.0; 28.3.0; 0.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Winter's Tale Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: II: Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: II: Sheep@shearing song-Miss Wright. [This was sung, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.

179
21 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Mainpiece: Not acted these 11 years. 2nd piece: An Interlude, written by the late D. Garrick, Esq. Receipts: #246 13s. 6d. (110/11/0; 21/16/6; 0/18/0; tickets: 113/8/0) (charge: #105 4s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Related Works
Related Work: Linco's Travels Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

180
19 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild. 1st piece: As altered in 3 Acts by Garrick. 3rd piece [1st time; MF 2, by Leonard Macnally. MS: Larpent 623; not published]: The Music compiled from the most eminent Composers. Receipts: #304 1s. 6d. (222/9/6; tickets: 81/12/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Winter's Tale Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

181
09 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As altered in 3 acts by Garrick. 2nd piece [1st time; ball, p 2, composed by the principal characters, who were from Audinot's company in Paris. Synopsis of action in London Chronicle, 10 Oct.]: A Dramatic Romance told in Action. With New Dresses, Scenery and Decorations. The Music selected from the most Eminent Composers. The Story will be delivered (Gratis) at the Theatre. Receipts: #158 19s. 6d. (157/2/0; 1/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Winter's Tale Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

182
30 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by Garrick. Not acted these 10 years [acted 21 Nov. 1775]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: As17841022

183
07 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, by John Dent. On 16 Aug. acted at HAY under its 2nd title]. 2nd piece: As altered in 3 acts by Garrick. [Kean was from the HAY.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lawyers' Panic; Or, Westminster Hall In An Uproar

Afterpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Winter's Tale Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Song: End of Act I of 2nd piece The Twaddle by Wilson. imitations. End of Act II of 2nd piece a great variety of Imitations by Kean (1st appearance on this stage)

Monologue: 1785 05 07 End of 2nd piece Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an ass, by Wilson

184
30 September 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by Garrick. Receipts: #180 6s. 6d. (179/8/0; 0/18/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford

185
28 June 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Wycherley, altered by Garrick, and perform'd very often last season, at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, with great applause. Afterpiece: Never acted here. Peeping Tom is obliged to be deferred till Monday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Girl Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: In the course of the mainpiece a plaintive Pastoral Song, unaccompanied by the orchestra, by the Young Lady; End of Monologue a duett from Robin Hood by Price and Miss Phillips

Monologue: 1786 06 28 End of mainpiece Parents and Children; or, The Chimney-Sweeper and Bricklayer by a Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Gibbons (see 5 and 19 July)])

186
11 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brunton. Afterpiece: Written by Garrick; Not acted these 12 years [acted 2 Mar. 1776]. Public Advertiser, 26 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Brunton, No. 5, George-street, York-buildings. Receipts: #197 17s. 6d. (123.18.6; 5.16.0; tickets: 68.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Related Works
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: II: a Masquerade Dance-incident to the Play; End: The Indian's Ransom, as17870217

187
06 June 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Thomas-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Nephew-Macready; Whittle-Powel; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Rock; Bates-Davenport; Servants-Abbot, Blurton, Simmons; Kecksey-Bernard; Widow Brady (for that night only; with Garrick's original Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville (late of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane).
Related Works
Related Work: The Irish Widow Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: A Masque, In Honor of the Nuptials of His Royal Highness [the Prince of Wales with Caroline Princess of Brunswick on 8 April 1795]

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Grand Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I 2nd piece: The Richmond Primrose Girl (Music by Spofforth-Poetry by William Pearce, Esq.) sung in character-Mrs Clendining

188
22 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered from Shakespeare by Garrick, in 3 Acts. Receipts: #253 9s. 6d. (250.9.0; 3.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Winter's Tale Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

189
24 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for King. 2nd piece: Not acted for more than 20 years [acted 14 May 1782]. The Dialogue by Garrick and King. The Music by Michael Arne and Vernon. Tickets delivered for Friday May 5 [for which day the benefit was first announcedP will be admitted. True Briton, 6 May: Tickets to be had of King, No. 56, New Store-street, Bedford-Square. Receipts: #290 9s. 6d. (111.5.6; 58.4.6; 4.16.0; tickets: 116.3.6) (charge: #211 18s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Related Works
Related Work: Linco's Travels Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Smugglers

Entertainment: Monologue. End I: Kitty Conolly and Jack the Painter (Very lately Versified, and never before presented to the Public)-King

190
03 March 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Performance Comment: Garrick, Havard, Holland, Davies, Burton, Packer, Mozeen, Mrs Cibber, Miss Haughton, but Genest, IV, 547, lists: Periander-Garrick; Procles-Havard; Polydore-Holland; Eurydice-Mrs Cibber; Leonidas-Davis; Ariston-Burton; Medon-Packer; Officer-Mozeen; Melissa-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Periander Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Eurydice Author(s): David Mallet

Ballet: TThe Prussian Camp. As17581214

191
14 August 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Spain

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Cast
Role: Sir David Dunder Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: As17900716

192
27 July 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Sir David Dunder Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

193
06 September 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Sir David Dunder Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick

Monologue: The Burletta of Orpheus. As 5 Sept

194
01 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Lying Valet Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

195
03 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Garrick, first time of his appearance in that character

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Lying Valet Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

196
04 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pamela

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Lying Valet Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

197
05 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Lying Valet Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

198
07 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Clodio Actor: Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Lying Valet Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

199
08 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Lying Valet Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

200
10 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Lying Valet Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick