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4263 results for: Keyword - J
We found 2783 matches on Roles/Actors, 876 matches on Performance Comments, 447 matches on Event Comments, 94 matches on Performance Title, and 12 matches on Author.

3376
14 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: TThe Revenge oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the indisposition of Quin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17441203.

Dance: GGondalier-Cooke; Scotch Dance, as17441012

3377
14 December 1744 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17441203.

Dance: As17441210

3378
26 December 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By the Queen of Hungary's Company of Comedians. Side Boxes 4s. Front boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. Note: Tickets deliver'd out for Romeo and Juliet, for Miss Cibber's Benefit, that could not come on Monday the 17th, will be taken on Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Charke; Polly-Miss Royer; Peachum-Haswell; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Mount; Lockit-Holtham; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Chetwood; Diana Trapes [General Advertiser gives Mrs MacTrapes]-a lady from Tiperary; Lucy-a young Actress[ from Edinburgh. from Edinburgh.

3379
01 January 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: No Person to be admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17441203.

3380
21 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17441203.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17441208.

3381
25 January 1745 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow. [See a curious allusion to Colley Cibber for not helping out in the present exigency, in today's Daily Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

3382
04 February 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Carney. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit and First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets at Carney's Lodgings at Mrs Comer's the bottom of Lemon St.; at the Taphouse of the Wells. As Mr Carney's long Illness has prevented him from waiting on his Friends in a proper manner, he humbly hopes that Gentlemen and Ladies will continue their Favours to him, without any further Application

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17441203, but Polly-Miss Lincoln, her first appearance in that part; Macheath-Cushing; Lucy-Mrs Freeman.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Miss Lincoln.

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

3383
14 February 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17441203, but Lucy-Mrs Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17441208.

3384
14 February 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: As alter'd by Mr Dryden and Sir William Davenant, from Shakespear. Last night the Play of the Tempest, with all the Musick and Decorations belonging to it, was perform'd at the New Wells in Goodman's Fields.--Daily Advertiser, 15 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Furnival; Ferdinand-Goodfellow; Alonzo-Freeman; Antonio-Tucker; Gonzalez-York; Hippolito-Mrs Hallam; Stephano-Kennedy; Mustacho-Maxfield; Trincalo-L. Hallam; Ventoso-Cushing; Ariel-Mrs Kennedy with the songs proper to the character; Miranda-Mrs Daniel; Dorinda-Mrs Cushing; Caliban-Paget; Sycorax-Dove; with all the Dances-proper to the Play; Time-Granier; Death-Chettle; Mephistopheles-Tucker; Charon-Daniel; Old Dame Stetebos-Granier; Pluto-Brett; Demons-Chettle, Daniel, Tucker, Toole, Fullwell, Jackson; Concluding with Grand Masque of Neptune and Amphytrite-; Neptune-Brett; Amphytrite-Miss Lincoln.

3385
15 February 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17450214.

3386
16 February 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17450214, but Neptune-_; Amphytrite-_.

3387
18 February 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17450216.

3388
19 February 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17450216.

3389
20 February 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17450216, but Ferdinand-Kennedy; Gonzalez-Townley; Stephano-Chettle.

3390
21 February 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17450220.

3391
22 February 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17450220.

3392
23 February 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17450220.

3393
05 March 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17450223, but Neptune-Brett; Amphitrite-Miss Lincoln.

3394
28 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Beard. Play By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Lady Augusta. Tickets of Beard in Red Lyon Square, and of Page at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17450214, but Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Jenny Diver-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Kilby.

Dance: Cooke, Lalauze, Picq, Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Song: (BBy Particular Desire) the song made on the Famous Sea Fight at La Hogue-Beard, in the characters of a sailor

3395
15 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Will be perform'd several new exercises of Rope Dancing and Tumbling, by M. Duge, Vangable and others, divided into two Parts. Boxes [as 26 Dec. 1744]. Between the two Parts of the Exercises will be given gratis the Tempest as alter'd by Mr Dryden and Sir William Davenant from Shakespear. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17450305 but Ferdinand-Goodfellow; Antonio-Nailor; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Setebos-Chettle; Mephistopheles-_; Charon-_; Old Dame Stetebos-_; Time-_; Granier, Tucker, Daniel omitted Neptune-Cunningham; Demons-Jones, Young, Nailor, Toole, Fulwell, Jackson; Pluto-Cunningham; Amphitrite-Mrs Carlisle; Hornpipe-Chettle.

3396
26 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17440925, but Lockit-Turbutt; Peachum-Macklin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Macklin; Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: As17450422.

Dance: I: Grand Dance-Muilment

3397
01 May 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Tickets Smith, Powell, Fulwell, Owen, Foxwell, Toole, Jackson, and Gray taken. 7 p.m. [Concert formula; prices as 30 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Goodfellow.

Afterpiece Title: Hob or The Country Wake

3398
08 May 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Simpson, Collins, Baudouin, Shawford, Berkley, Miss Story. Tickets deliver'd by Falwood, George and Steele will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17450426 but Lockit-Berry.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Morgan; Dick-Simpson; Joe-Lowe; Lord Lurewell-Green; Peggy-Miss Cole; Margery-Miss Pitt; Kate-Mrs King.

Dance: I: Muilment; II: Running Footman's Dance-Shawford; III: Minuet-Baudouin, Miss Story

3399
29 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Raftor and Miss Edwards. Play By Desire. Being the last time of acting this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17450328 but Lucy-Mrs Clive, 1st time; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Polly-Miss Edwards, 1st time; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Marten; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; With the dances-proper to the opera; particularly a Hornpipe-Vaughan.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Lucy (with a Minuet in character)-Mrs Clive; Coupee-Macklin; Quaver-Beard.

3400
31 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Being positively the last time of acting this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17450529.