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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.

4176
24 October 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #207 8s. 6d. (204.5.6; 3.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Ryder; Lockit-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-Mrs Billington. [Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Jemmy Twitcher-Evatt; Crook@finger'd Jack-Milburne; Wat Dreary-Letteney; Robin of Bagshot-Blurton; Nimming Ned-Lee; Harry Paddington-Painter; Drawer-Farley; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Francis; Dolly Trull-Miss Rowson; Mrs Vixen-Miss Brangin; Betty Doxey-Mrs Lloyd; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Rock; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Masters; Molly Brazen-Mrs Lefevre.]

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Performance Comment: Marquis-Lewis; Sebastian-Ryder; Nicholas-Edwin; General-Quick; Matthias-Powel; Ambrose-Thompson; Flora-Mrs Mattocks; Cecily-Mrs Webb; Julia-Mrs Wells.

Dance: In III: Hornpipe in character-Byrne

4177
27 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: An accurate Edition of The Tempest to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book; Paid Printer [of playbills] to 17th Inst. #9 7s.; Chorus to 21st Inst. #6. Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years. Receipts: #185 5s. (151.19; 32.12; 0.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17891013.

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor or The Wishes

Performance Comment: Booze-Suett; Belphegor-Sedgwick; Colin-Dignum; Wheatear-Maddocks; Miller-Fawcett; Constable-Wilson; Host-Alfred; Justice Solemn-Waldron; Phoebe-Miss Hagley; Dame Din-Mrs Edwards.

Song: As17891017

4178
03 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "Miss Farren is almost beyond criticism; she is always animated, hurries you away, and does not leave you time to reflect. We are not too bold in asserting that Europe does not produce a finer actress in these lively, natural characters" (Prompter, 4 Nov.). Receipts: #155 19s. 6d. (120.7.0; 34.11.0; 1.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17891013.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17891020.

Song: As17891017

4179
10 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #166 2s. (136.10.0; 28.8.6; 1.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17891013.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17891020.

Song: As17891017

4180
17 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: An accurate Edition of The Tempest to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #210 5s. (169.5.0; 40.0.6; 0.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17891013.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17891114.

Song: As17891017, but Vocal Parts-_Fawcett, _Wilson, _Maddocks, _Alfred, _Lyons, Mrs _Fox, Miss _Barnes, Miss _Stageldoir, Mrs _Shaw, Mrs _Butler

4181
21 December 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #206 5s. 6d. (172.2.0; 32.17.0; 1.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17891013.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17891207.

Song: As17891117

4182
30 December 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #171 19s. (146.12; 22.19; 2.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17891013.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolicks

Performance Comment: As17891226.

Song: As17891117

4183
11 January 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #208 2s. (182.13; 22.18; 2.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17891013.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolicks

Performance Comment: As17891226.

Song: As17891117

4184
18 January 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #207 (169.9.0; 35.7.6; 2.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17891013.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17891207.

Song: As17891117

4185
25 January 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #201 17s. 6d. (160.11.0; 38.6.6; 3.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17891013.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17900122.

Song: As17891117, but the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-_Sedgwick, Neptune- +Shaw

4186
22 February 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #202 5s. (161.14.0; 37.11.6; 2.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17891013.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17900205.

Song: As17891117

4187
13 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. [Mrs Wells had 1st acted Macheath at the hay, 14 Sept. 1781; Bannister had acted Polly at the same theatre, 16 Sept. 1785.] Gazetteer, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Haymarket. "There is now a most vehement rage of innovation in language, government, religion, and everything else...On the British stage, with infinite applause, young and beautiful actresses perform sometimes the Parts of highwaymen; and some singing actors squall in an affected voice resembling, and intended to imitate, that of women; the most humourous dramatic pieces are frittered away into songs; and I should not be surprised to hear that henceforth Miranda and Juliet are to be personated by grim-visaged grenadiers seven feet high, and Falstaff by a slender miss just entered her teens" (Universal Magazine, Mar. 1795, p. 171). Receipts: #285 14s. (162.4.6; 5.9.6; tickets: 118.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17891024, but Captain Macheath-Mrs Wells (1st time at this theatre); Lucy-Mr Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Polly-Mr Bannister (1st time these six years); Ben Budge-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17900318 .

Dance: As17891024

Song: In course of Evening: The Wolf-Bannister

4188
16 April 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Kelly. Afterpiece [1st time, MF 2, by Prince Hoare]: The Music chiefly composed by Storace; the Rest selected from Pleyel, Harington, Giordani, Gluck, &c. [text adds Gretry]. Account-Book, 16 Dec. 1790: Paid P. Hoare for the Copyright of No Song No Supper #63. Gazetteer, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 27, James-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #273 5s. (125.19; 38.18, 2.2; tickets: 106.6) (charge: #109 19s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17890924, with the playbill here including the assignments as listed in the edition of 1791, but Robin of Bagshot-Reynoldson; Nimming Ned-Danby; Mrs Vixen-Miss Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Characters by Dignum, Kelly, Suett, Bannister Jun., Sedgwick, Alfred, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch, Sga Storace, Miss Hagley, Mrs Booth. Cast from Songs (no pub., 1790), and text (Dublin: P. Byrne, 1792): Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Thomas-Alfred; Dorothy-Miss Romanzini; Louisa-Mrs Crouch; Margaretta-Sga Storace; Nelly-Miss Hagley; Deborah-Mrs Booth.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Bourk

4189
24 April 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #192 (149.14; 40.0; 2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17891013, but Ariel-Miss Hagley.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17900205.

Song: As17891117, but Vocal Parts-Miss _Romanzini

4190
30 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. [Miss Webb's 1st appearance on the stage was at this theatre, 30 July 1788.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17900626 but Captain Macheath-Bannister; Polly-Miss Webb (2nd appearance on this stage).

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17900722.

Dance: As17900626

4191
24 November 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs [so playbill of 23 Nov.; see cg, 12 Nov.]. Receipts: #199 3s. (160.2; 36.6; 2.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17901011, but Ariel-Mrs Bland [i.e. formery Miss Romanzini]; Hyppolito-Mrs Goodall.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17901119.

Song: As17901011

4192
15 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Miss Broadhurst is identified in Oracle, 17 Jan.] Receipts: #306 18s. (302.6; 4.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Davies; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Broadhurst]).Miss Broadhurst]).

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Performance Comment: As17901227.

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe (in Character)-Byrne

4193
17 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Macbeth, advertised on playbill of 15 Jan.] Receipts: #250 5s. (243.4; 7.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17910115.

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Performance Comment: As17901227.

Dance: As17910115

4194
21 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #225 0s. 6d. (218.19.0; 6.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17910115.

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Performance Comment: As17901227.

Dance: As17910115

4195
25 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #245 7s. 6d. (238.18.0; 6.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17910115.

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Performance Comment: As17901227.

Dance: As17910115

4196
01 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #163 9s. (158.3; 5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17910115.

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Performance Comment: As17901227.

Dance: As17910115

4197
05 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Goodall. [Epilogue by John Burgoyne.] Oracle, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Goodall, No. 16, Villers-street, York-Buildings. Receipts: #262 15s. (102.18.0; 27.1.6; 3.7.6; tickets: 129.8.0) (charge: #112 0s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17901124, but The new Epilogue-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17901119, but Thomas-_; Mob-_; Nuns-_.

Song: As17901124, but Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland

4198
30 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #123 13s. 6d. (90.0.0; 28.18.6; 4.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17901124.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17910505.

4199
09 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Brandon, Longley, Furkins, Pilbro, Anselmo, Copland, Rye, Pugh, Robson, Jealous, Noble, Varley, Wilkinson, Little, Lamp, Plank, Linton, Standen, the Band will be admitted. Receipts: #366 12s. (43.13.6; 7.4.6; tickets: 315.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17910115, but Miss Broadhurst's name listed in playbill.

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performance Comment: As17910315 .

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Blurton

4200
19 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. Morning Chronicle, 15 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 10, Russell-street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Macheath (for that night only)-Mrs Edwards; Filch (for that night only)-Miss Fontenelle; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Polly-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Mr Johnstone; Diana Trapes-Mr Parsons; Mrs Vixen-Mr Wewitzer; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Bannister Jun. (The only time of their appearing in those characters); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17910621.
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