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We found 1375 matches on Event Comments, 970 matches on Performance Comments, 320 matches on Performance Title, 12 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zanaida

Event Comment: As Signora Mattei will leave England soon after the Operas are over; and as Mr Crawford will have no further concern with the Management of Operas, all the Cloaths used in the Burlettas and Dances, with many other articles, being his own Property and that of Signora Mattei's, will be sold. The particulars of which may be had of Mr Crawford at the finishing of the season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zanaida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orione O Sia Diana Vendicata

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zanaida

Event Comment: MMrs Love play'd Mrs Peachum very bad. Her fit seem'd a very Aukward Imitation of Mrs Pritchard in the Jealous Wife (Hopkins). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money received at the Stage Door. None returned after the curtain is up. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. Places may be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. Vivat Rex et Regina. [Customary notice, which will not be repeated here, Sept. 15 David Garrick & his Lady set out for Italy from his house in Southampton St. Covent Garden (Winston MS 9). Winston also refers to a Sept. 9 Letter from T. Davies, cg, to the poet Charles Churchill begging he would not introduce so unimportant a person as himself in his Smithfield Rosciad.] Receipts: #248 9s. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Event Comment: MMr W. Palmer, made his first appearance this Night in Hymen. a Tolerable Voice; but Extremely Aukward & the worst Speaker I ever heard (Hopkins). This night Mr W[ingfield] Palmer (son of Mr Palmer who married Miss Pritchard) made his first appearance on this stage in the character of Hymen,--a tolerable voice,--but the most aukward, and the worst speaker I ever heard (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #174 17s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631122

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: I: The Turkish Coffee House, as17631213; II: A new Dance-Signora Marcucis, just arrived from Italy; III: A New Dance, as17631213; a new Dance Le Matellot Provencalle-Fischar, Miss Auretti call'd Le Matellot Provencalle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: I: The Turkish Coffee House, as17640110; after II: A new Dance, as17640110; Le Matellot Provencalle, as17640110; after III: A New Dance, as17640110

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: As17640114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: As17640124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: As17640124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: As17640124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: As17640124; after III: A New Dance-Duberval, Miss Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: As17640207

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: I: Le Matelot Provencalle-Fischer, Miss Auretti; II: Dance-Duberval, Miss Auretti; III: The Encampment-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: New Grand Ballet, as17640320