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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.

3701
12 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #122 15s. 6d. Paid Meares (tailor) #4 1s. 4d.; Kemp for 6 nights #9 12s.; Monck for 6 days #1 10s.; Sarjant for his salary to Xmas '59, #5; Music in Beggar's Opera 2 nights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17600104, but Duke-Perry.

Dance: As17600108, but Comic Dance [probably The Plowman]-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

3702
17 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #167 8s. Paid Pattinson (tallow chander) 7 bills from 3 Dec. 1759-15 Jan. 1760: #114 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17591015.

Dance: As17600108

3703
25 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #147 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107, but Jenny Diver-Mrs White.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17591008.

Dance: As17600108

3704
01 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #150 13s. 6d. Paid Ledley for 20 dozen Wax Candles #31; Paid Mr Richards for painting the Slaughter House, Ox &c. [See The Fair, 10 Dec. 1759] #10 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600125.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17591013.

Dance: As17600108

3705
08 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #150 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600125, but Molly-Miss Sledge.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17591008.

Dance: As17600108

3706
12 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #161 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600125.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17591015.

Dance: As17600108, but Comic Dance-_; The Plowman-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

3707
21 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Being the last time of performing this Opera till the Benefits. Receipts: #182 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600208, but Molly-Miss Helm; Jenny-Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17591011.

Dance: As17600212

3708
24 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire; Last time of performing it this season. Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Stage 5s. Those who have places either in the Boxes or the Pit are requested to come thro the Box-Lobby, as at an Oratorio; and to send their servants to keep places by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had of Mr Beard, at his house next Old Slaughter's, St Martin's Lane; and of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door where places for the Boxes may be taken. Receipts: #129 1s. plus #246 from tickets (Boxes and Pit 984). Total income #375 1s. Charges #63. [Beard found his own wax candles]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600221.

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Performance Comment: Bernard-Marten; Le Noble-Clarke; Baron-Holtom; Lucca-Dunstall; Marquis-Dyer; Janno-Shuter; Mad Bernard-Mrs Vincent; Clariana-Mrs Baker; Le Jupe-Mrs Pitt; Maukin-Mrs Green.

Dance: CCountry Dance-Characters of the Opera; A Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; End II: A New Dance call'd The Shepherdess-Miss Wilford

3709
10 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #103 1s., in cash, plus #162 19s. from tickets (Boxes 259; Pit 546; Gallery 163). Total income #266.Charges #64 5s. Paid Martin (wardrobe keeper) on a acct of his salary #5; Paid Whitefield 3 months salary #7 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600221, but Macheath-Lowe, 1st time this season.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17591013.

Dance: CCountry Dance-characters of the play; Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; I: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; II: Dutch Skipper-Poitier

3710
10 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Full prices. Receipts: #229 15s. Paid Kemp #9 12s.; Dallon on acct of salary #1 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600410 but Macheath-Beard; Wat Dreary-C. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17600225.

3711
22 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Last time of performing the mainpiece this season. [See same note on 24 March, also later on 26 May.] Receipts: #95 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600510.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17600225.

3712
26 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #86 1s. Paid Mr Stergess & son for attending Mr Saunders on the wire 48 nights #14 14s. 6d.; Advanc'd to Saunders #4 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600510.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17600225.

3713
23 September 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe, 1st appearance here in 12 years; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Fawcett, 1st appearance on this stage; Mat of the Mint-Balkes; Beggar-Burton; Player-Mozeen; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Polly-Mrs Vincent, 1st appearance on any stage; Act III, Hornpipe dance-Miss Dawson, 1st appearance on this stage; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.

3714
24 September 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts. #131 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Benet; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Ben-Wignel; Filch-Holtom; Wat-C. Smith; Jemmy-Redman; Nimming@Ned-R. Smith; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Burden; Jenny Diver-Mrs White; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly-Miss Helm; Betty Doxey-Miss Cokayne; Dolly Trull-Miss Morrison; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent.

Dance: A New Hornpipe compos'd by Dr Arne-Mrs Vernon, 1st appearance there; a Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera

3715
25 September 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600923.

3716
26 September 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #100 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600924.

Dance: As17600924

3717
27 September 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600923.

3718
02 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: I slept [sic. q: step?] in at Drury Lane before the Play began, which was the first time of being in the Play House this season. Miss Allen was there & Pocock with some girls (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, N & Q, Vol, 199, p. 260)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600923.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; The Others-Blakes, Vaughan, Johnston, Ackman, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Mariet, Atkins; To conclude with a Dance of the Millers-Grimaldi, Miss Baker, Mrs Preston.

3719
04 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600923.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: As17601002.

3720
11 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Mr Ross advanc'd [i.e., received a raise in salary] from 22 Sept. 3s. 4d. per day. Mr Leppy enter'd this day at 8s. 10d. per day; Mrs Leppy enter'd at 5s. per day; Mrs Viviez enter'd at 6s. 8d. per Day. Paid Boys and Girls attendance in the Opera 10s. Memo: Walker enter'd as Constable the 6th instant inclusive in place of Mr Barnes who resign'd (Account Book). [Only #28 5s. 6d. in the Boxes (Account Book). This charge of 10s. for children supers in the Beggar's Opera, occurs regularly throughout the remainder of the season.] Receipts: #114 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600924.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Jenkins-Davis; Tim-Costollo.

Dance: As17600924; The Pedlar Trick'd, as17601010-Sg and Sga Maranesi

3721
16 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600923.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17601011.

3722
21 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Boxes: #25 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #116 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600924.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter.

Dance: As17601011

3723
19 November 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #32 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #115 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600924.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17601001.

Dance: As17600924; The Pedlar Trick'd-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi

3724
08 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: PPolly Honeycomb goes off very well-much pleas'd with Mrs Kennedy in the last scene (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600923.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: As17601205.

3725
11 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years [see 16 April 1759]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard, 1st time; Ferdinand-Holland; Stephano-King; Trincalo-Yates; Caliban-Blakes; Ariel (with proper songs)-Miss Young; Miranda-Miss Pritchard; Hymen-Lowe; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; and a Pastoral danceproper to the Masque, -Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: As17601205.