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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.

4001
29 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #194 7s. (193.13; 0.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771020, but Lucy-Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17771125.

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

4002
04 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #154 6s. (153.9; 0.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771129. but Lockit (1st time)-Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17771203.

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

4003
08 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #182 11s. (181.3; 1.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771129.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17771203.

Dance: As17771125

4004
15 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Percy (on account of Wroughton's Hoarseness) is obliged to be deferred till To-morrow. Receipts: #153 17s. (153.5; 0.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771027, but Lucy-Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17771203.

Dance: As17771125

4005
26 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Christmas Tale [announced on playbill of 23 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Dodd's Illness. Receipts: #185 19s. [168.19.0; 16.11.6; 0.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17771114, but Ferdinand-Vernon.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17771002.

Dance: IV: Rural Grace, as17771002

4006
27 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #144 18s. 6d. (121.3.0; 23.15.6; 0.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771108.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17771110, but Colombine-Mrs Pulley.

Dance: As17771111

4007
27 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #193 3s. (192.5; 0.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771215.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17771226.

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

4008
06 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The School for Fathers [announced on playbill of 5 Jan.] is deferred till Thursday, on account of Mrs Wrighten's Hoarseness. Receipts: #108 18s. (86.0.0; 21.14.6; 1.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17771226.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17780102.

Dance: IV: Rural Grace, as17771002

4009
16 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #147 9s. (145.17; 1.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771129.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17780115.

Dance: End: As17771104; Hornpipe, as17771017

4010
24 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #147 16s. (146.18.6; 0.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771129.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17780122.

Dance: End: As17780121; Hornpipe, as17771017

4011
31 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Percy, but "Lewis being suddenly taken extremely ill...Percy cannot be performed this Evening; instead of which Mrs Farrell will appear in the character of Macheath in The Beggar's Opera. The other characters as usual" (printed slip attached to BM playbill).]Receipts: #143 5s. (141.13; 1.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17771129.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17771226.

Dance: As17771229

4012
11 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baddeley. Receipts: #206 1s. (103.6; 26.11; 0.3; tickets: 76.1) (charge: #67 10s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771108.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17771031, but Gymp-Miss Collett.

Dance: As17780409

4013
01 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Farrell. Public Advertiser, 9 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Farrell, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #266 3s. 6d. (135.1.6; tickets: 131.2.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771027, but Lucy-Mrs Morton; Polly-A Young Lady (pupil of the late Dr Arne; 1st appearance in that character [probably Miss Twist]). 1st appearance in that character [probably Miss Twist]).

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17771030, but 1st Bacchant-Mrs Morton; Sabrina, Pastoral Nymph-A Young Lady [unidentified].unidentified].

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: The Poney Races, as17780421

4014
02 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Tickets delivered for Love in a Village [announced on playbill of 1 May] will be admitted. Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aldridge at the Carpet Warehouse, Piazza, Covent Garden. Receipts: #199 16s. [132.2; tickets: 67.14) [charge: #67 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17780501.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17770924.

Dance: End I: a new Comic Dance-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings (pupils of Aldridge); End II: [The Cricket@Match [sic]The Cricketters, as17780128; [in which part of the celebrated Tambourine Dance-Aldridge[, originally composed and danced by him; III: Hornpipe, as17771017

Ballet: End: a new, Grand Marine Pantomimical Dance, suited to the times, The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth; or, British Glory. in which an accurate view of the Isle of Wight and the Fleet now riding at Spithead. Principal Characters: Bobby Flip the Boatswain-Aldridge; Powder Monkey-Master Jackson; Mat Mizen-Langrish; Molly Topknot-Miss Besford; Susan Constant-Miss Valois; with variety of other Characters, and Hornpipe Dancing-in an entire new stile

Performance Comment: in which an accurate view of the Isle of Wight and the Fleet now riding at Spithead. Principal Characters: Bobby Flip the Boatswain-Aldridge; Powder Monkey-Master Jackson; Mat Mizen-Langrish; Molly Topknot-Miss Besford; Susan Constant-Miss Valois; with variety of other Characters, and Hornpipe Dancing-in an entire new stile.

4015
11 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wright, Carpenter & Butler. Public Advertiser, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Carpenter at Sutton's, No. 11, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden; of Butler, next Door to the Theatre. Receipts: #283 15s. 6d. (42.2.0; 7.2.6; 0.2.0; tickets: 234.9.0) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771117, but Filch-Carpenter; Mat o' th' Mint-Wright.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17780101.

Dance: End II: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

4016
14 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Dutiful Deception, announced on playbill of 13 May.] Tickets delivered by Thompson, Cushing, Jones, Bates, Miss Green, Mrs Sharp and the Widow Emery [Account-Book adds Whittington] will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #184 19s. (127.7; 1.13; tickets: 55.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771129, but Lucy-Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly Miss Dayes].i.e. formerly Miss Dayes].

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17771229, but Mrs Morton [see above].

Dance: In afterpiece: As17771229; In: Hornpipe, as17771017

4017
15 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Gaudry, Griffiths, Norris & Miss Armstrong. Receipts: #211 12s. (31.15; 11.11; 0.10; tickets: 167.16) (charge: #67 19s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17771226, but Chorus of Spirits-Mrs Gaudry.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17771031, but Col. Tivy-Norris.

Dance: IV: New Dance, as17771125; End I afterpiece: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771111

Song: In: He's Aye Kissing Me, as17780428

4018
25 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Carleton Jun., Hind, Shade & Bayne. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Tickets delivered for a comic opera [Love in a Village, announced on playbill of 23 May] and by Barrett and McDonald will be taken. Receipts: #258 11s. 6d. (19.4.0; 7.2.6; 0.1.0; tickets: 232.4.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771117, but Player-Wrighten; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Slammekin-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17780505.

Dance: End II: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

4019
08 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Massey; Mat o' th' Mint-Baker; Beggar-Blissett; Player-Davis; Filch-Parsons; Lucy-Mrs Hitchcock; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Polly (1st time)-Miss Harper (who performed the part of Rosetta [on 22 May]).on 22 May]).

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Performance Comment: As17780521, but Warm@Weather Tragedians-_Walker, Egan.

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Master Byrn. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

4020
09 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17780608.

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Performance Comment: As17780608.

4021
15 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17780608.

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Performance Comment: As17780610.

Dance: End: The Merry Lasses, as17780529

4022
26 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17780608.

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Performance Comment: As17780625.

Dance: End II: As17780624 End: The Gardeners (see17780618

4023
22 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Massey, R. Palmer, Blissett, Painter and Hitchcock, prompter, will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17780608 but Mat o'the Mint-Griffin.

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Performance Comment: As17780610.

Dance: End II: As17780624

4024
17 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Farrell; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat o' the Mint-Baker; Lucy (1st time)-Miss Weller; Diana Trapes-Mrs White; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Performance Comment: As17781014.

Dance: III: a hornpipe-Miss Matthews

4025
02 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #213 2s. (190.2.0; 21.8.6; 1.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Propero-Packer; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Vernon; Miranda-Mrs Cuyler; Ariel-Miss Field; Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Legg, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Kenny, Philimore, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; [These were danced, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.] V: Grand Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi

Performance Comment: ] V: Grand Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi.
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