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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.

3801
02 June 1763 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Note of 31 May on sale of Burletta materials continued.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orione O Sia Diana Vendicata

Performance Comment: See17630219.

3802
11 June 1763 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The last time of performing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zanaida

3803
17 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Fox; Beggar-Burton; Player-Castle; Drawer-Master Burton; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love, first time; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; In Act III a Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; To conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Obrien; Flash-King; Capt. Loveit-Packer; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Bennet; Biddy-Miss Pope.

3804
04 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Williams made her first appearance this Night in Polly. Spoke some of the part tolerably well, wants power in her singing (Hopkins). Polly by Miss Williams. Great Applause (Cross Diary). Miss Williams made her first appearance this night in Polly--a Lady, I think, that has but few requisites for the stage--a very indifferent voice spoke some of the part tolerable,--some few hisses (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #256 9s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17630917, but Polly-Miss Williams; Player-Mozeen.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Grimaldi, Ackman, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Castle, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; The Dances-Lauchery, Miss Hilliard.

3805
11 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #171 18s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17631004.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: As17631006.

3806
05 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Great Applause to the Farce (Hopkins). Receipts: #179 14s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17631004, but Player-Castle.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17631104.

3807
15 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Stephano-King; Trinculo-Yates; Caliban-Love; Ariel (songs)-Miss Young; Hymen-Wingfield Palmer; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Ferdinand (songs)-Vernon; Ceres-Mrs Vincent; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits, Pastoral Danceproper to the Masque,-Grimaldi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17631104.

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

3808
22 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Miss Davies, first time; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Daw; Country Dance-characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17631115.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

3809
29 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17631122, but Lucy-Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17631010, but Corinna-Mrs Evans.

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631122

3810
09 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Foote's Night as Author (Hopkins). Foote (Cross Diary). The New Comedy, The Dupe, deferred until Saturday. Receipts: #108 7s. 6d.; charges: #84. [Profits to auth. #24 7s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17631115.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17631201.

3811
09 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17631129, but Lucy-Mrs Younger; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Apprentice-Woodward; Wingate-Dunstall; Gargle-Anderson; Scotchman-Bennet; Irishman-Barrington; Catchpole-Buck; Simon-Cushing; Watchman-Weller; Porter-Gardner; President-Perry; Three Members-Tindal, R. Smith, Hayes; Charlotte-Mrs Evans.

3812
28 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Last time of performing the Afterpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17631209, but Hornpipe-Miss Daw.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631220, but Shepherd-Baker.

3813
16 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #186 19s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17631105, but Polly-Mrs Vincent; Player-Mozeen; Hornpipe-Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: As17630920.

3814
22 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier. No persons can be admitted behind the Scenes. [The last is customary note for benefits rest of season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17631228, but Hornpipe-Miss Poitier; Lucy-Miss Poitier.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17631209.

Dance: II: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

3815
24 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs and Miss Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17640322 but Lucy-Mrs Vincent; a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17631115.

Dance: II: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

3816
18 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Berrisford and Cridland, Watson, Smith &c. Tickets deliver'd by Berrisford and Humphreys will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17640216, but Player-Castle.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: As17630920.

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014

3817
15 September 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Places for the Boxes to be had of Mr. Johnston at the Stage Door. No Money will be returned after curtain is drawn up. Play begins 6 p.m. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [No further mention shall be made of this notice which appears regularly this season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Fox; Beggar-Castle; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Player-Burton; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; in Act III, a Hornpipe-Miss Baker; To conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: Honeycombe-Yates; Scribble-King; Ledger-Bransby; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Bennett; Polly-Miss Pope; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw.

3818
18 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Anderson; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-White; Beggar-Bennet; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Miller; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt, Miss Daw, Miss Twist; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mattocks; Andromeda-Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage; Cepheus-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Miller; Amazon-Mrs Lampe; Magician-Dibdin; Hussar-Clarke; Petit Maitre-Poitier, who performed it originally; Hussar's Serv't-Miles; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Concluding with a Grand Ballet-M Duquesney, Miss Wilford.

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

3819
03 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17641018, but Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Hornpipe-Miss Daw.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Apprentice-Woodward; Wingate-Dunstall; Gargle-Anderson; Scotchman-Bennet; Irishman-Barrington; Catchpole-Buck; Simon-Cushing; Watchman-Weller; Porter-Gardner; President-Perry; Three members-R. Smith, Tindal, Mas. Morgan; Charlotte-Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

3820
08 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17641002, but Player-Strange; Beggar-Burton.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17641227.

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

3821
11 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The new opera Pharnaces deferr'd, Champnes ill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17650108.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17641227.

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929

3822
21 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier. None admitted behind Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17641103, but Lucy-Miss Poitier; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17650314 but Termagant-Mrs Green.

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

3823
19 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Afterpiece: A Burlesque traged)'by Colley Cibber. Not acted in 20 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17650321 but Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queens or Death of Alexander the Little

Performance Comment: Alexander-Dyer; Clytus-Dunstall; Lysimachus-Davis; Roxana-Wignell; Statira-Shuter; Hephestion-R. Smith; Cassander-Perry; Perdiccas-Holtom; Aristander-Gardner; Parisatis-Mas. Morgan; Sysigambis-Lewis.

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

3824
24 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17650108, but Macheath-Lowe, 1st appearance on this stage in two years, and for this night only.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: As17640915.

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

3825
27 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Squibb. None admitted behind Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17650419 but Macheath-Squibb, 1st time; Miss Peachum-Mrs Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17650423.

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003