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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.

4051
30 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cargill. Tickets to be had of Mrs Cargill, No. 41, Suffolk-street, Charing-Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17800605 but Beggar-Barrett; Peachum-Wilson; Polly-Mrs Cargill; Filch-Blissett.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17800801.

Dance: End: As17800530

4052
21 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With accompaniments to the Airs composed by Thomas? Linley? Sen. Receipts: #77 1s. (53.18; 22.11; 0.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon (1st appearance in that character these 6 years); Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Miss Collett; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny Diver-Miss Kirby; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Cargill (late Miss Brown; 1st appearance this season). 1st appearance this season).

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Beaufort-Philimore; Sir Jasper-Wright; Dapper-Holcroft; Quildrive-Williams; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Kirby; Maria-Miss Farren.

Dance: End II: The Butterfly-the Miss Stageldoirs; III: a Hornpipe-Walker; End: Country Dance-the Characters

4053
21 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Miss Satchell is identified in Genest, VI, 186.] Receipts: #139 19s. 6d. (139.14.0; 0.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Booth; Filch-W. Bates; Mat o' the Mint-Robson; Polly-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Satchell]); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Whitfield; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Lucy-Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Razor-Lee Lewes; Pamphlet-Wilson; Quidnunc-Booth; Rovewell-Robson; Belmour-Thompson; Harriet-Mrs Whitfield; Termagant-Mrs Pitt.

Dance: End II: As17800920; III: Hornpipe-Miss Besford. [The Hornpipe was omitted on 24 Apr. 1781, but was otherwise danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [The Hornpipe was omitted on 24 Apr. 1781, but was otherwise danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

4054
22 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #149 1s. (148.11.6; 0.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17800921, but Filch-Doyle; Player-Thompson; Beggar-Fearon.

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Booth; Drugget-Quick; Woodley-Thompson; Dimity-Mrs Wilson; Nancy-Mrs Morton; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17800921

4055
23 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Paid Billstickers #4 1s.; Tailor #3 16s. 11d. Receipts: #144 9s. 6d. (97.4.0; 45.12.6; 1.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Antonio-Phillimore; Sebastian-Lamash; Francisco-Norris; Ferdinand-Farren; Miranda-Mrs Cuyler; Ariel-Miss Field; Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Philimore, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, Miss Coats.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles-Farren; Harry Stukely-Lamash; Cymon-Burton; William-Norris; Waiter-Phillimore; Wat-Griffiths; Diggery-Parsons; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Brereton; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: a Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; IV: a Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

4056
25 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, announced on playbill of 22 Sept.] Afterpiece: The Overture and the rest of the music composed by Dr Fisher. Paid Music 22nd Inst. #7 15s. 4d.; Properties 22nd Inst. 9s. 8d.; Wardrobe #6 11s. 6d.; Supernumeraries #1 19s.; Chorus Singers #1 5s.; Guard [master carpenter] for Scene Men #10 19s. 5d. Receipts: #194 13s. 6d. (193.18.0; 0.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17800922, but Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Davenett; added: Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W. Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton; Clown-Stevens; Justice's Wife-Miss Platt; Maid - Mrs Sharpe; Pierrot's Wife [in all subsequent bills: Clown's Wife]-Miss Matthews; Colombine-Mrs Ratchford.

Dance: As17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing-Harris, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

4057
29 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #157 15s. 6d. (157.2.0; 0.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17800925.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17800918.

Dance: As17800921

4058
16 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #211 14s. 6d. (210.9.0; 1.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17800925.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17801009.

Dance: End II: The Villagers, as17801011; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800927

4059
12 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Dramatic Entertainment of Singing, Dancing, and Dialogue in Honour of Shakespeare; in which will be introduced a grand Pageant, the music by Dibdin. Receipts: #184 11s. 6d. (142.7.0; 41.8.0; 0.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17800923, but Chorus of Spirits-Miss _Coats.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits, as17800923; III: Dance of Fantastic Spirits, as17800923; IV: a Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

4060
03 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Miss Farren still continuing ill, The Lord of the Manor [announced on playbill of 2 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred till further notice. [As afterpiece the playbill announces Catherine and Petruchio, but it was not acted. Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #86 18s. (55.5.0; 30.3.6; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17801212.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: See17801219.

Dance: As17800923

4061
09 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #219 3s. (218.9; 0.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17800925, but Polly-Miss Satchell.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free Mason

Performance Comment: As17801229.

Dance: As17801025

4062
27 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #153 15s. (151.3; 2.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810109.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17801003.

Dance: As17801115

4063
26 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 8, Air-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #239 4s. 6d. (82.0.0; 38.16.0; 0.19.6; tickets: 117.9.0) (charge: #69 7s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17800921, but Captain Macheath-Bannister; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810425, but in SCENE THE LAST The Butterfly-Miss Stageldoirs, as17800921; A Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-_; and following the song A Scene from The Election-Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Love; Blow high-; Dance of Sailors-from SCENE III names of the dancers, from SCENE IV; Dance of Anticks-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17810120, but Dick (with a Variety of Imitations)-Bannister Jun.

Dance: In III of 1st piece: a Hornpipe, as17800921; Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

4064
08 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, by George Colman elder; also ascribed to George Keate. Larpent MS 565; not published]: In Three Scenes of Dialogue. 2nd piece: The Music compiled by Dr Pepusch. 3rd piece [1st time; B. BALL I (see king's, 29 Mar.)]: Ballet Tragi-Comique by Signior Novestris [i.e. George Colman, the elder]. The Music by Signior Gluck. With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Machinist and Painter-Signior Rookereschi. Tailor-Signior Walkerino. Morning Chronicle, 9 Aug.: Bannister with great good sense played chastely, and suffered the burlesque to arise out of his serious performance of Polly, not attempting to render the character ridiculous by making it more outre than it was rendered by his voice and figure

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: Townly-Staunton; Beggar-Blissett; Waiter-Barrett; Carpenter-Kenny; Signior Scrapelli-Delpini; Signior Trebletti-Painter; Signior Vermicelli-R. Palmer; Mons Cabry-Wewitzer; Violon-Dorion; John Bull-Webb; Prompter-Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Cargill; Peachum-Mrs Lefevre; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Miss Lyon; Ben Budge-Miss Wood; Jemmy Twitcher-Miss Francis; Nimming Ned-Mrs W. Palmer; Crook@finger'd Jack-Miss Painter; Waiter-Miss Hale; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Mrs Peachum-Mr Wilson; Jenny Diver-Mr Wood; Mrs Coaxer-Mr Stevens; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Blissett; Sukey Tawdry-Mr Webb; Dolly Trull-Mr R. Palmer; Molly Brazen-Mr Kenny; Mrs Vixen-Mr Massey; Betty Doxy-Mr Painter; Diana Trapes-Mr Wewitzer; Polly-Mr Bannister (1st time of their appearing in any of those characters).

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: Creon (in the character of Punch)-Wewitzer; Prince de la Cour (as a Running Footman)-Master Byrn; Furies (in the character of Chimney Sweepers)-Rossi, Nicolini; Captain of the Guard-Master Edwin; Jason (in the character of Pierrot)-Delpini; Creusa (en dishabille Francoise)-Miss Byrn; Nurse-Mr Painter; Children-Miss Painter, Master Clarke; Medea (in the character of Mother Shipton)-Mme Dagueville.

Dance: III 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Master Byrn, in girl's clothes (London Chronicle, 9 Aug., and see17810810) This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances

Performance Comment: , and see17810810) This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

4065
09 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

4066
10 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808, but 3rd Fury-Keen [misprinted King].misprinted King].

Dance: III 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Master Byrn, listed on playbill

4067
11 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810810.

4068
13 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810810.

4069
14 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

4070
16 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

4071
18 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

4072
20 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808, but Ben Budge-Miss Wewitzer.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

4073
23 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810820.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

4074
27 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808, but Ben Budge-_.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

4075
29 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 3rd piece [1st time; INT I, by Charles Stuart. Larpent MS 570; not published. Prologue by the author (London Chronicle, 1 Sept.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810827.

Afterpiece Title: Damnation or The Play House Hissing Hot

Performance Comment: Dupeall (with Imitations)-Bannister Jun.; Vitriol-Wilson; Fudge-Wewitzer; Drama-Staunton; Phelim O'Bogtrotter-Egan; Prompter-Blissett; Actor-Stevens; Waiter-Barrett; 1st Grinder-Edwin; The other Characters-Painter, Kenny, Pierce, Ledger, Stannard. Larpent MS assigns: Dustman-Painter; 2nd Grinder-Pierce; Sandman-Stannard; Milkwoman-Mrs Palmer; Kenny, Ledger; Prologue-Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Entertainment: In 3rd piece: Singing, Howling, Crying, Bellowing, Hissing, Groaning, Braying, Grinding, Barking-