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We found 423 matches on Performance Comments, 408 matches on Event Comments, 248 matches on Performance Title, 225 matches on Author, and 4 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: ["Dorion Jun. present only at the first Chorus of Lodoiska this Evening. Messrs Boyce, Horsfall and Hobler absent the whole Performance. Hamoir absent all the last Act" (Powell).] Powell: Hypocrite rehearsed at 10. Receipts: #175 2s. (107/9/6; 60/6/0; 7/6/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

Event Comment: [Treasurer's Book lists Devil to Pay as afterpiece. Cross lists The Lying Valet.] Paid to Lewis going to Dr Boyce as per order #2 6s.; Paid to Garrick as per order #197 6s.; Paid to the King's Letter as per Mr Edwards #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). [The General Advertiser lists Devil to Pay as the afterpiece, by particular desire.] Receipts: #160 (Cross); #124 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: [The Lying Valet]The Devil to Pay

Dance: AAcis and Galatea, as17500219

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Afterpiece [written by Mrs Clive]: A new farce partly singing, part speakg. Went off well (Cross). Music by Dr Boyce. Five rows of Pit &c. [Stage arranged as on 10 March. The framework for financial analysis of receipts appears in Treasurer's Book, but the figures are missing. The parts for The Rehearsal, according to the Larpent MS 86, were: Mrs Hazard, Nelly, Tom, Witling, Mr Cross; Miranda-$Miss Norris; Corydon-$Beard; Marcella, Miss Giggle, Sir Albany Odelove, Miss Sidell, Miss Daudle.] Receipts: #240 (Cross); charges, #60 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

Event Comment: [C$Cross suggests The Intriguing Chambermaid as afterpiece, but it is unsupported by the newspapers.] We hear that the Comedy call'd the Pilgrim is now in rehearsal, and will be acted soon, at the theatre Royal in Drury Lane; and that the Secular Masque written by Dryden and set to music by Dr Boyce will be performed with it. The Epilogue which was inserted in our Yesterday's paper, and copied from the Midwife's Magazine, we fine to be imperfect and not genuine, therefore think ourselves under a necessity of asking the Author's pardon. [Hope in a day or two to give it correctly (General Advertiser). Midwife No II, from which it was copied, adds the note: "This Epilogue was taken in shorthand the night I went to see Miss Jenny Cibber play the part of Alicia...Some few mistakes may therefore have happened which the candid reader will excuse and correct."] Receipts: #50 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: New Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Reviv'd not acted in 10 years. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Dryden. The Music composed by Dr Boyce. Proper Dances, Chorusses, &c....The Word of the Masque will be deliver'd gratis at the doors (General Advertiser). Play not much lik'd and ye Masque greatly dislik'd (Cross). Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Secular Masque

Dance: New Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

Event Comment: A New Musical Entertainment, call'd the Shepherd's Lottery is now in rehearsal, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, and will be perform'd there in a few days. The music is composed by Dr Boyce. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17511105

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Turner at the Great Room, Dean St., Soho. Oratorio composed by Dr Boyce. To begin at 7:00 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solomon

Event Comment: Went off with applause (Cross). Afterpiece: a New Pantomime after the Manner of the Italian Comedy, with New Scenes, Habits, Decorations. Nothing under Full Prices will be taken. No Gentleman can possibly be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra, on account of the Machinery and Music. The Music composed by Dr Boyce. The Songs will be printed, and deliver'd at the doors. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A ChristmasGambol

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce
Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Collett, Miss Davis. By Particular Desire will be performed a Serenata composed by Dr Boyce. Admittance 2s. 6d. each. To begin at 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solomon

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mrs Price for Women's cloaths #20; Mr Vernon on note #40; Dr Boyce's Overtures #4 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #252 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Lyric Ode (never performed) "On the Witches, Fairies, and Aerial Beings in Shakespeare. The Music entirely New." [The Westminster Magazine for March commented: "This poem is said to be written by a young gentleman of Oxford, and has many strokes of genius and inagination in it. The music, we hear, is composed by Mr Linley Jr, who has (since his return from Italy) been a student under that most excellent musician Dr Boyce. This composition must be allowed to be an extraordinary effort of genius in so young a man. The Fugue of the overture is masterly. The song of 'There in old Arden's inmost shade,' is well suited to the scene described by the poet....But what we think most deserving of praise is the power our young composer has shown in the chorusses....From the general and sincere applause with which the Ode was received, we may venture to pronounce, that if Mr Linley Jr pursues his studies, he will one day stand foremost in the list of modern composers."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Lyric Ode; Alexander's Feast, And The Coronation Anthems

Music: After the Ode: A Miscellaneous Act-; New Overture-; Song-a Gentleman (his first appearance in Public); Concerto on Oboe-Fischer; Song-Miss M. Linley (composed by Bach); Concerto on violin-Linley Jr; Song-Miss Linley (composed by Sacchini); Duetto-the Two Miss Linley's (composed by Piccini); Chorus

Event Comment: Benefit for Austin and Mr Wood. (Sub-Treasurer). We borrow'd Mr Barrington for Dorcas Zeal (Cross). Tickets deliver'd by Mr Boyce will be taken. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Entertainment: S+Specialty.II: An Ode in Honour of the Anti@Gallicans written by Mr Boyce-Beard

Performance Comment: II: An Ode in Honour of the Anti@Gallicans written by Mr Boyce-Beard.
Cast
Role: Mr Boyce Actor: Beard.
Event Comment: Benefit for Cubitt, Boyce, Cox & Byrne. 1st piece [1st time; P 1, author unknown]: In which a Grand Tournament, or Mock Fightv. The Music composed and compiled by the younger Master Ware. Receipts: #276 5s. (44.4.6; 11.10.6; tickets: 220.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Giant Defeated; Or, The Reward Of Valour

Performance Comment: Knight-Byrne; King-Boyce; Princess-Mrs Goodwin.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boyce

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Boyce

Song: End 2nd piece: Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, Davies, Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of several full Pieces of Vocal and Instrumental Musick by antient and modern Authors, viz. Edwardo Lupi, Paulo Pretti, Wm. Bird, Collonna, Stephani, Corelli, Purcel, Dr Pepusch-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Lady's Choice

Ballet: The Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Dance: End: The Old ground Young=, as17711030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: As17730630

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners; or, A Medley of Suitors

Dance: V: Lonsdale

Song: End: Blow high blow low-Colvill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Music: End Part I: concerto on the hautboy-LeBrun; End Part II: concerto on the violin-Salomon (1st public performance in this Kingdom)

Entertainment: Monologue.End Oratorio: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Henderson (Public Advertiser, 24 Mar.); , accompanied with new Airs, Chorus-Dr Arnold, under whose direction the whole Music will be conducted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: None are so Blind as Those Who Won't See

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Ballet, in Spanish Characters, by Giorgi, Byrn, Miss Byrn, Sga Vidini, and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Ballet in Spanish Characters by Giorgi, Byrn, Miss Byrn, Sga Dagueville and others. [This was danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act I of mainpiece a song in character by Miss Hooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel