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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: As17710719.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17710814.

Dance: Master West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: As17710719.

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: As17710607.

Dance: Master West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: As17710719.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17710522, but Barber-Woodward; Rovewell-Robson; Bellmour-Dancer; Pamphlet-Weston; Feeble-Farrell; Watchmen-Vowell, Lings, Collett, Grover, Pure; Quidnunc-F. Gentleman; Harriet-Mrs Collett; Termagent-Mrs Gardner.

Dance: As17710517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: As17710719.

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: As17710715.

Dance: A new Pantomime Dance-Master West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: As17710719.

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: As17710715.

Dance: As17710517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: As17710719.

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: As17710607.

Dance: The Nosegay-

Event Comment: Last Night of Performing This Season. [Great overflow last Thursday...play will be repeated tonight.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: As17710719.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17710814, but Poet-Hamilton.

Dance: As17710515

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Clutterbuck's Balance of Last year #147 4s. 4d.; Paid Mr Thomas French for painting (27 days) #10 6s.; Chorus 1 night (16th inst.) #2 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #114 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17711005.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17711001.

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17710921

Event Comment: Paid 2 Clarinets 6 nights (this incl.) #9 9s.; Paid Manager's gratuity of Mr Lowe #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #201 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17711104.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performance Comment: See17711028.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Printer's Bill #10 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #165 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17711005.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performance Comment: See17711028.
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Receipts: #233 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: As17711106.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performance Comment: See17711028.

Dance: II: The Amusements of Strasburgh, as17711118

Event Comment: Paid Mr Thomas French, 8 days, #3 4s.; Mr Caley, (hatter), #2 2s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #153 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: As17711204.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17711015, but playbill merely lists actors, and adds Miss Collett.
Event Comment: Timon published at 1s. 6d. Tomorrow will be publish'd, Beautifully printed, The Theatres: A poetical Dissection by Sir Nicholas Nipclose, printed for John Bell. [See 17 Dec. and 1 Jan. 1772.] King's share of Bristol Theatre purchas'd by Dodd (Winston MS 10). Paid Mr Weston's Bill to Mr Best #4 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #136 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: As17711204.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Heartly-Reddish; Sir Charles-Parsons; Young Clackit-Dodd; Harriet-Miss Rogers; Lucy-Miss Pope.
Event Comment: Paid Mr Cole (turner) 2 Bills #73; Mr French's 2 drats. #200; Mr Lawrence (paper hanger) #19 11s.; Scott (copper laceman) #225 3s. 6d.; Hatsel (mercer) 2 bills, #365 1s.; Cropley (linen draper) #28 14s. 6d.; Cubitt (tinman) 2 bills, #22 8s.; Chamberlain & Co. (ironmongers) 2 bills, #44 7s. 6d.; Waller (hosier) #65 13s.; Barrow & Co. (oil merchts.) #21 17s. 6d.; Printer's Bill, #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #162 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: As17711204.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17711205, but Sukey Chitterlin-Miss Rogers; Snip-Parsons.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mrs Price for Women's cloaths #20; Mr Vernon on note #40; Dr Boyce's Overtures #4 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #252 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17711113.

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: As17711214.

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. About this time papers say inside of Foote's theatre with Dressing Room Green Room &c. is entirely pulled down to enlarge the stage which is to be nearly twice the size it was. Woodward is to exhibit two new pantomimes next summer. (Winston MS 10). Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). [Treasurer's Book also indicates that this night #30 4s. of Orders were given out.] Paid 2 Clarinets 6 nights (18th incl.) #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #173 2s. 6d. Ordinary charges #84. Extra for Invasion #10 10s. Profit for Author #78 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: As17711204.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17711212.
Event Comment: Paid Duke of Bedford 1!2 year's rent to Mich. 1st, #182 10s. Taxes allowed, #25 7s., total paid #157 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #289 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17711109, but Hamlet-Garrick; Ophelia-Mrs Abington; Queen-Mrs Egerton; Laertes-Aickin; Player King-Burton.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17711217.
Event Comment: Paid Mr Thos. French 5 days, #2; Tallow Chandler's 3rd bill, #38 5s. 9d.; Extra Flute and Hautboy 21st inst 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #203 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17711210.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17711226.
Event Comment: Paid four day's salary at #83 13s. 11d., #334 15s. 8d.; Mrs Abington's Cloaths acct, #2; Mr S. French 7 days, #1 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #202 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: As17711204.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17711226.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 30 Sept. 1769.] Receipts: #217 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King, 1st time; Harcourt-Palmer; Alithea-Mrs Egerton, 1st time; Country Girl-Mrs Abington; Lucy-Miss Pope; Belville-Cautherly; Sparkish, with song-Dodd.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17711226, but Old Miser-Jacobs.

Dance: III: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: [The bill for this night and on subsequent nights specifies the additions "Particularly two views of the Eruptions of Mount Vesuviusv." The Gentleman's Magazine this month contained a four-column review of Nipclose's The Theatres, blasting its contentions.] Receipts: #195 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17711210, but to avoid confusion full cast listed: Malvolio-King; Sebastian-Cautherly; Sir Andrew-Dodd; Orsino-Jefferson; Sir Toby-Love; Clown, with the original Epilogue Song-Vernon; Antonio-Davies; Fabian-Waldron; Captain-Wright; Priest-Griffiths; Valentine-Wheeler; Officers-Wrighten, Follett; Viola-Miss Young; Maria-Mrs Egerton; Olivia with a song-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17711230.
Event Comment: Paid one year's subscription to St Martin's Charity School to Easter last #2 2s. Receipts: #202 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: As17711204.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17711230.
Event Comment: Miss Rusport by Miss Young So-So (Hopkins Diary). Paid salary list #502 3s. 6d.; Mrs Abington's cloaths acct #2; Mr S. French 6 days #1 10s.; Rec'd stopages #11 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #208 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17711207, but to avoid confusion full cast listed. Belcour-King; Stockwell-Aickin; O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Cautherly; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Stukely-Wrighten; Sailor-Wright; Lady Rusport-Mrs Reddish; Louisa Dudley-Miss Rogers; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Egerton; Lucy-Mrs Love; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Younge, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17711230.
Event Comment: Paid Mr Bibb (sword cutler) #27 3s.; Mr Hatsell (mercer) #50 17s. 6d.; Mr Stafford (glassman) #3 17s. 6d.; Mr Jones (worsted laceman) #19 14s. 6d.; Mr Branson (painter) #3 17s. 6d.; Mr Cropley (linendraper) #25 8s. 6d.; Mr Chettell (timber merchant) #116 5s. 6d.; Barrow & Co (oil merchants) #76 10s.; Mrs Vaughan (haberdasher) #21 5s.; Mrs Babel for papier machee #10 5s.; Mr R. Johnston, for carving &c. #82 13s.; Mr Palmer for spermecetti candles #126 2s. Receipts: #162 8s. 6d. (Treasruer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17720101.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17711230.
Event Comment: Theatrical Review, 8 Jan.: Mr Baddeley's conception of Polonius's character is just and natural, and in every respect apparently agreeable to the author's intention. It is worthy to be remarked, that through the whole, he never sports with propriety, or through wantonness, degrades, this loquacious old Courtier into a buffoon, as some we have seen have done. Receipts: #287 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17711223, but player King-Keen.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: As17711211.