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2576 results for: Keyword - Edward Giffard
We found 1442 matches on Performance Comments, 939 matches on Author, 292 matches on Event Comments, 77 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2401
07 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Egleton, Boheme, and Mrs Giffard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Song: As17181103

Dance: Moreau, delaGarde's Two Sons, Sandham, Pelling, Newhouse, Cook, Miss Schoolding; Four Scaramouches-

2402
15 July 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit W. Giffard. At the particular Deaire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2403
24 August 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman-W. Giffard Booth. Written by the late facetious Mr Doggett. [Advertised also on 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mad Tom Of Bedlam

Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Bardin.

Dance: MMad Dance-; Dutch Skipper-Sandham upon his Toes; Drunken Man-Wilcox

2404
22 June 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: See Daily Advertiser, 22 June, for a poem: To Mr Giffard, Master of the New Theatre in Goodman's-Fields, on closing the Season

Performances

2405
22 September 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Universal Spectator, 22 Sept.: We hear Mrs Booth . . . resolves to leave the Stage, having sold her Share in the Patent to Mr Giffard, the Master of [GF]

Performances

Mainpiece Title:

2406
09 March 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Wife

Dance: Pigmalion. As17340114

2407
14 March 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 18 March: Amongst the many Rejoicings made on Account of the Royal Nuptials ... on Thursday Night Mr Giffard order'd 12 triomphal Arches to be erected before the House, which were finely illuminated, a large Bonfire to be made, Fireworks to be play'd off, and plenty of Drink given to the Populace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

2408
15 March 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 18 March: And on Friday [Giffard] invited the whole Company to a very grand Entertainment, prepar'd for 'em in the Play-house, where their Majesties, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Prince and Princess of Orange, the Royal Family, Success to Trade, Prosperity to the City of London, and many other Loyal Healths were drank; during which time the Arches were again illuminated, Fireworks play'd off, and the Night concluded with a Ball

Performances

Mainpiece Title:

2409
20 February 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. With the Original Epilogue (By Desire), spoken by Mrs Giffard .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd: With the Loves of Paris and Oenone

Cast
Role: Paris Actor: Kelly
Role: Oenone Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Shepherds Actor: Knellar, Nichols, Touchbury
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Jones, Miss Wilson, Miss Thornowets
Role: Damon Actor: Haughton
Role: Swains Actor: Le Sac, Topham, Vallois, Delagarde
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Bullock, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard
Role: Proteus Actor: Touchbury
Role: Tritons Actor: Topham, Le Sac, Vallois, Delagarde
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun Jr
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dove
Role: Country Lads Actor: Norris, Topham, Delagarde
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Miss Hughes
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Dove
Role: Clown Actor: Penkethman

2410
30 April 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 1 May: Last Night The Conscious Lovers was perform'd [at GF] in Honour of the Royal Marriage, when there was a very splendid Appearance of Ladies and Gentlemen, to whom Mr Giffard had distributed Tickets. The Stage was decorated in a particular Manner with several Glass Lustres. And the Outside of the House illuminated with a great Number of Candles, a large Quantity of Liquor given to the Populace. [The Prologue is in London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 1 May; in London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 April, an announcement had been made that no money would be received on this night.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

2411
31 December 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With New Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. After Money will be taken. [See Daily Journal, 31 Dec., for a Letter from Henry Giffard, discussing his relations with dl and the disturbance at lif on 28 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime: With New Scenes and several Alterations and Additions, particularly a Sequel to the Contention, call'd Pistol in Mourning

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Pretender to Polly Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Ghost of Gay Actor: Lyon
Role: Squire Actor: Yates
Role: Constable Actor: Dove
Role: Ben Actor: Richardson
Role: Beggar Actor: Hewitt
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Sukey Actor: Miss Tollett
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Dove
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Thornowets
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun Jr
Role: Clown Actor: Penkethman
Role: Attendants on Polly Actor: Kelly, Corfe, Richardson, Stitchbury, Mrs Marshall, Miss Tollet, Miss Wilson, Miss Thornowets
Role: Manager Actor: Cox
Role: Pistol Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Ballad Singers Actor: Two Masters Hamilton
Role: With a New Ballad Prologue to the Pantomime, Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: The Landing of Prince Germanicus Actor: , and his Reception.

2412
14 April 1737 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 17 March: This is to inform the Publick, that the new Tragi-Comedy, intitled The Free-Thinker; or, The Fox uncas'd, which was last Summer rehearsed and was to have been play'd at [lif], but by Mr Rich's letting that House to Mr Giffard, for that Season, was prevented, will be acted on the 14th of April next [at yb], by Mr Hallam's Company of Comedians. The Play is writ much in the same Stile and Manner of George Barnwell....The Author hopes that the Generous and Judicious will encourage the Performance, tho' the Company of Players are not dropt down from the Clouds, nor does the Play libel the Government. [No further announcement of the performance has been noted before 28 April.

Performances

2413
11 July 1738 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 11 July: Speedily will be sold by Auction, a Large Quantity of Theatrical Goods, viz. Cloaths, Scenes. (Late the Property of Mr Henry Giffard.

Performances

2414
23 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre, Prisoner in the King's Bench. [Tickets of Laguerre at John's Coffee-House, next door the King's-Bench, Southwark. In the London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 22 April, Laguerre expressed his thanks to Giffard for giving him this benefit and added that, it being term-time, he had "by the common Licence of a Day Rule," liberty to act on 23 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Laguerre.

2415
09 November 1742 @ James Street

Event Comment: A notice had appeared announcing for this date a performance of Love Makes a Man, with Clodio-$Peterson, Cholerick-$Paget, and the rest of the parts by members of Giffard's Goodman's Fields Company (now of course at Lincoln's Inn Fields) and the Lying Valet, for the benefit of Paget, who states, in the notice, that he is out of work. The performance was not given, but see 25 Nov., by which date Paget was resting in Fleet prison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

2416
08 February 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: We are inform'd that Mr Giffard, as an Expedient to recover, in some Degree, the Loss he has sustained by his late Undertaking in [lif] has apply'd to the late Patentee of the Theatre@Royal in Drury@Lane, for the favour of his Appearance in the Character of Lothario (in which it is observable, he amus'd himself some years since to very numerous and polite Audiences) with which Request the said Gentleman has very generously complied

Performances

2417
19 March 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit E. Giffard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

2418
18 September 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Places for Boxes to be taken at the stage door of the theatre. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin exactly at 6 o'clock. [Customary notices repeated throughout the season.] Mr W. Giffard and Mrs Bland from the Theatre in Dublin, are arrived in London, and will shortly make their appearance at Covent Garden (General Advertiser 14 Sept.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Lowe
Role: Peachum Actor: Macklin
Role: Lockit Actor: Dunstall
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Dunstall
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent.

2419
23 October 1772 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: On Tuesday last died at Ealing in Middlesex at a very advanced age and much regretted by all who had the Pleasure of his Acquaintance, Henry Giffard, the Celebrated Manager of Goodman's Fields Theatre. This Gentleman was of a Genteel Family in the West of England (Public Advertiser). [Though him Garrick had come to the stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

2420
08 October 1660 @ The Cockpit in Drury Lane

Event Comment: Possibly on this day, Davenant and Killigrew, with a united company, began acting at this theatre. In L. C. 5@137, p. 332 (6 Oct. 1660) is a list of His Majesty's Comedians: Burt, Hart, Mohun, Robert Shatterell, Lacy, Wintershell, Clunne, Cartwright, Edward Shatterell, Baxter, Loveday, Kynaston, Betterton. (See Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 294; Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 204.) Hotson, p. 205, states that the company acted daily from 8 to 16 Oct. 1660

Performances

2421
19 November 1660 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company. It is surprising to see a Davenant play acted by the King's Company. Edward Gower to Sir R. Leveson, 20 Nov. 1660: Yesternight at the Fleece Tavern...The gentlemen were discussing the play which they then came from, by name The Unfortunate Lover; at the latter end of the play there was a duel upon the stage; which, they, discounting upon, drew their swords in jest to show wherein they failed (HMC, 5th Report, 1876, p. 200)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unfortunate Lovers

Cast
Role: Arthiope Actor: Kynaston.

2422
01 January 1662 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: Seeing that the Spanish Curate was acted to-day, I...home again and sent to young Mr Pen and his sister to go anon with my wife and I to the Theatre...we went by coach to the play, and there saw it well acted, and a good play it is, only Diego the Sexton did overdo his part too much. [Sir Edward Browne seems to connect this play with the Duke's Company. See Introdutcion to 1661-1662.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Curate

2423
26 May 1662 @ The Red Bull Theatre

Event Comment: Hotson (Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, pp. 178-79) believes that this was Jolly's organization. See also the list of Sir Edward Browne's attendance at plays in the introduction to this season. An edition of this play appeared in 1663, but the title page does not state at what theatre the play was given. Pepys, Diary: Thence to taken my wife to the redd bull, where we saw Doctor Faustus, but so wretchedly and poorly done, that we were sick of it, and the worse because by a former resolution it is to be the last play we are to see till Michaelmas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Doctor Faustus

2424
02 June 1662 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Event Comment: This play is in Herbert, Dramatic Records p. 118: Cornelia a New Play, sir W. Bartleys. The date in Herbert is 1 June, a Sunday in 1662, with another play in the same group falling on Sunday. Nevertheless, the verse comment (see below) written, apparently, before the summer of 1662 points toward 2 June 1662 rather than 1 June 1663. Edward Browne also lists it as one of the plays he attended. The play was not printed. BM Add. Mss. 34217, in Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 246: @For Cornelia they all doe say@There was abundance of witt in the play@Indeed t'had soe much t' was the worse for 't@For t' was to witty for the vulgar sort@And they who'd have poetts their Benefactors@Say witt without mony's naught for the Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cornelia

2425
07 March 1664 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: My wife and I by coach to The Duke's house, where we say The Unfortunate Lovers; but I know not whether I am grown more curious than I was or no, but I was not much pleased with it, though I know not where to lay the fault, unless it was that the house was very empty, by reason of a new play at the other house. Yet here was my Lady Castlemaine in a box. In An Elegy on the Death of Edward Angel, 1673, two lines suggest that Angel acted Friskin: @Adieu, dear Friskin: Unfort'nate Lover weep,@Your mirth is fled, and now i' th' Grave must sleep.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unfortunate Lovers

Cast
Role: Friskin Actor: Angel?