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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.

3551
27 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The Gentlewoman who played Polly was probably Mrs Chambers. See 25 Nov.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Bransby; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Cushing; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Gentlewoman who never appeared on the stage before; In Act III a Hornpipe-Phillips; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: See17501017.

3552
28 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510927.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.

Dance: PPigmalion, as17510925

3553
30 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510927.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda or the Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Howard; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Young; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Cushing, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Dennison, Gardiner, Christian; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet-Holtham; Petit Maitre-LaLauze.

3554
02 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510927.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17510930, but Infernals-_Dennison.

3555
04 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510927.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17511002.

3556
05 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510927.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17511002.

3557
12 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510927, but Dolly Trull-Miss Davis.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17511002, but Amazons-Mrs _Cushing.

3558
14 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511012.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17511012.

3559
16 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: MMossop has done so much Honour by his late performances, to the presages I made of him, that he has converted that into a credit to myself, which I meant as a favor to him. [Favorable comments on Ross, followed by comment on Bland who] is now to appear as Polydore at Covent Garden. He set out with disadvantages; the others had the advantage of appearing in the provinces, but Bland is to make his first appearance before a crowded audience (Inspector No 195, Daily Advertiser and Literary Gazette). [See 17 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511012.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17511012.

3560
24 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511012.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17511012.

3561
28 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511012.

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave or Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Merlin-Howard; Diana-Miss Davis; Aerial Spirits-Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Christian, Gardner; Madam Cointrie, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Batchelor; Jupiter in the character of Harlequin-Miles; Mercury-Vincent; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierrot-Lalauze.

3562
30 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511012.

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave

Performance Comment: As17511028.

3563
01 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511012.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17511012.

3564
09 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511012, but Dolly Trull-_; Mrs Slammekin-_.

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave

Performance Comment: As17511028.

3565
25 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. We are assured that Mr Barry is so well recover'd from his late illness, that he will appear on Thursday next, in the character of Lord Townly in the Provok'd Husband; and that Mrs Cibber will perform the part of Lady Townly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511109, but Polly-Mrs Chambers.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17511120.

3566
04 December 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511125.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgomaster Trickd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Villeneuve; Daphne-Mlle Camargo; Followers of Daphne-Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Batchelor, Mrs Petit; Morpheus-Howard; Mystery-Baker; Slumber-Vincent; Harlequin-Phillips; Burgomaster-Bencraft; Boor Servant-Arthur; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Scaramouche-Gardner; Venus-Miss Young; Silenus-Legg; Bacckus-Baker; Pan-Vincent; Diana-Miss Falkner; Concluding with a Grand Ballet-Grandchamps, Mad Camargo.

3567
28 December 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511125.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17511223.

3568
16 January 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511125.

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave

Performance Comment: As17520109, but Aerial Spirits-Grandchamps, Madem Camargo, Villeneuve, Desse, Dennison, Gardner, Madam Petit, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou.

3569
05 February 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511125.

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: See17520129.

3570
08 May 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans and Green (Boxkeepers). Tickets sold at the doors will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511125.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17510928.

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips, with the Clown Smith

3571
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 Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Polly-Mrs Chambers; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.

3572
14 October 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Beggar-Winstone; Player-Burton; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Filch-Raftor; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Norris; Mat o Mint-Blakes; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; In Act III a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a country dance-the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17521012.

Dance: I: The Matelot Basque, as17521005

3573
18 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17520918, but Peachum-Arthur; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Bransby; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Jenny-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly-Miss Davis; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly-Miss Morrison.

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave or Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Merlin-Howard; Diana-Miss Davis; Jupiter in the Character of Harlequin-Miles; Mercury-Vincent; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierrot-LaLauze.

3574
08 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17521018, but Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Betty Doxy-Mrs Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17521102.

3575
13 November 1752 @ New Wells, Lemon Street

Event Comment: Benefit for Hallam at the New Wells, Lemon St. A Concert...by a set of Mr Hallam's Friends. Boxes 3s. Pit and Galleries 2s. 6 p.m. As the Wells have been shut up all the past Summer, and are now open'd only upon this occasion, Mr Hallam hopes the Town will be so indulgent, as to honour him with their Company, and the Favour will always be gratefully acknowledged

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Entertainment: Several curious Fireworks-