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2740 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.

1926
26 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #146 7s. 6d. (144.10.6; 1.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17801009.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Performance Comment: As17801020.

1927
07 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Receipts: #278 18s. (232.13; tickets: 46.5) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17801117.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810403.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17810403.

1928
17 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kennedy. [For Mrs Kennedy as Carlos in 1st piece, see 20 Sept. 1780] Receipts: #267 2s. 6d. (141.4.6; tickets: 125.18.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17800920, but Lopez-Wewitzer.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810403.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17810403.

1929
18 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. 1st piece: Never acted here; with Alterations. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, author unknown, based on George Dandin, by Moliere, and on The Amorous Widow, by Thomas Betterton, and on the anonymous No Wit Like a Woman's. Text 1st published by S. Bladon, 1788.]. Receipts: #283 8s. 6d. (186.11.6; tickets: 96.17.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Sir Giles Over@reach-Henderson; Justice Greedy-Quick; Marrall-Wilson; Lord Lovell-Peile; Allworth-Whitfield; Welborn-Wroughton; Margaret-Mrs Lewis; Froth-Mrs Pitt; Lady Allworth-Mrs Inchbald.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810403, but To conclude with Tony Lumpkin's Adventures in a Trip to London-Quick; Mad Tom-_; Music by Purcell-_.

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle; or, A Wife at her Wit's End

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Quick; with a song-Quick; Lovemore-Berry; Jeremy-Edwin; Clodpole-Wilson; Damaris-Mrs Wilson; Lady Pride-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Mattocks.

1930
21 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mahon. Receipts: #245 10s. (126.1; tickets: 119.9) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Lewis; Manly-Hull; Squire Richard-Wewitzer; John Moody-Thompson; Count Basset-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis Wronghead-Wilson; Lady Grace-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Lady Townly-Mrs Mahon.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810403.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17810403.

1931
24 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. Public Advertiser, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mattocks, Great Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #156 17s. 6d. (127.4.6; tickets 29.13.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17800925, but Macheath-Mattocks; Polly-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810403.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17810403.

1932
26 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Such Tickets as have been delivered for this Evening will be admitted on Thursday next, May 3. Receipts: #247 10s. (244.15.6; 2.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: As17810418, but Furnace-Wewitzer; Order-Jones; Tapwell-Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performance Comment: As17810419.

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17810420

1933
27 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin. Receipts: #159 2s. 6d. (110.13.6; tickets: 48.9.0) (charge: #67 9s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17801117.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810425, but SCENE VI as SCENE VII on 3 Apr., Medley-_; Catches and Glees-_; Come honest Friends and jovial Souls-; Chorus-; Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: As17810331 .

Song: As17810425

1934
30 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. 3rd piece: First Time Here. Receipts: #200 14s. (152.2; tickets: 48.12) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17801212, but Gomez-Edwin; Elvira-Mrs Mattocks; added: Waiter-Master Edwin.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810427.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister (of dl), Edwin, Wilson, Egan, Cubitt, Fearon, Stevens, Quick, Mrs Davenett, Miss Satchell. Probable cast from hay playbill of 13 June 1780, and Genest, VI, 196: Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Bowkitt-Edwin; Cranky-Wilson; Idle-Egan; Vinegar-Cubitt; Bouquet-Fearon; John-Stevens; Orator Mum-Quick; Dolce-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Miss Satchell.

Entertainment: Monologue.End 1st piece: a Prologue written by S. Foote, Esq.,-Master Edwin

Performance Comment: End 1st piece: a Prologue written by S. Foote, Esq.,-Master Edwin.

1935
04 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Davies. Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Davies, Great Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #193 17s. (145.12; tickets: 48.5) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17801118, but Antonio-Davies.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810427, but in SCENE I The Going out in the Morning, The Huntsman's sweet Hollo-Miss Catley; in place of The Death of the Stag-_; and Give round the word-_; in SCENE III We be three poor Mariners-Cubitt, _Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17810403.

1936
05 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. Tickets delivered for a Comic Opera will be admitted. Receipts: #154 12s. 6d. (94.7.6; tickets: 60.5.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer's Return From London

Performance Comment: As17810502.

Afterpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17801024.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810504.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Reinhold; Leander-Davies; Mungo-Dighton (2nd appearance on any stage); Ursula-Mrs Webb; Leonora-Miss Catley.

1937
07 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire of their Excellencies the Persian Ambassadors. Benefit for Wild. Wild begs leave to inform his friends Mons. DeLoutherbourg has no concern whatever in the invention or painting any of the above scenes [in Phusimimesis]. Receipts: #288 9s. (210.14; tickets: 77.15) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer's Return From London

Performance Comment: As17810502.

Afterpiece Title: All for Love

Performance Comment: Marc Anthony-Wroughton; Dolabella-Whitfield; Alexas-Booth; Serapion-L'Estrange; Officers-Robson, Thompson; Ventidius-Aickin; Octavia-Mrs Yates; Cleopatra-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis; or, Resemblances of Nature

Performance Comment: SCENE I. Morning, a Landscape. The Rising of the Sun. Hunters preparing for the Chace. When Phoebus the tops of the hills, as17810425; SCENE II. A View of the Rock of Gibraltar, with the Fleet sailing to its Relief; The Storm-Reinhold; [SCENE III. Thunderstorm, Tempest and Shipwreck. Stand to your guns my hearts of oak-Bannister [of dl]; [SCENE IV. A Town Besieged (Painted by Carver; taken from Harlequin Every-where). The Enemies' Attack; the Destruction of the Fort; and an Engagement of the Troops, represented by Moving Figures. O what a charming thing's a battle-Cubitt; [After which a Grand Transparency, representing the famous Battle of Cressy, with the taking of the Bohemian standard by Edward the Black Prince, painted by Cipriani. To conclude with a trio-Davies, Mrs Morton, Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter (in the character of Harlequin)-W. Bates; Doctor-Baker; Mercury-Robson; Clown-Stevens; Old Woman-Mr Wewitzer; Colombine-Miss Matthews.

Song: End II 2nd piece: The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo, as17810226; 4th piece: The Early Horn-Cubitt; Scene I: When Phoebus the tops of the hills, as17810425

1938
08 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Guard will be taken this Evening. Receipts: #140 1s. 6d. (87.10.6; 3.1.0; tickets: 49.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: As17810426.

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performance Comment: As17810419.

Dance: End: The Sports of the Green, as17810501

1939
11 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield and Miss Ambrose. Receipts: #192 17s. (69.10; tickets: 123.7) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17801010, but Sylvia-Mrs Whitfield.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810504.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17810403.

1940
14 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Brandon, box-book and house-keeper. Tickets sold at the Doors will no be admitted. 3rd piece: With the Stockwell Scenes. Receipts: #289 6s. (80.12; tickets: 208.14) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Lewis; King (1st time)-Hull; Garcia-Whitfield; Gonzalez-Packer (of dl); Zara-Miss Younge; Leonora-Miss Ambrose; Almeria-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis

Performance Comment: As17810507.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton [i

Performance Comment: e. The Royal Chace]. As17810507.

1941
22 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell, box-keepers. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #292 11s. (33.9; tickets: 259.2) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: As17810208, but Luciana-Mrs Whitfield.

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: As17801002.

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performance Comment: As17810419.

Dance: As17810402

1942
19 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #174 0s. 6d. (169/16/0; 4/4/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew, As17811031, but Meriel (1st time)-Miss Morris

Performance Comment: hathi.

Dance: After the Epilogue The Arcadian Festival, as17811108

Performance Comment: hathi.

1943
20 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117 Prologue spoken by Wroughton. An entire new Epilogue spoken by Miss Younge (see17811117) .

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17811013.

1944
21 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 14s. 6d. (148/9/0; 2/5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: As17811102, but Stevens in place of Jones; J. Bates in place of Stevens; omitted: Egan .

1945
22 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #205 15s. (202/14/6; 3/0/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17811031.

Dance: As17811119

Performance Comment: hathi.

1946
23 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: As17811025, but Momus-Quick .

Dance: After the Epilogue, as17811101

Performance Comment: hathi.

1947
03 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #154 17s. 6d. (148/19/0; 5/18/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performance Comment: As17811001.

1948
15 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #126 18s. (124/0/6; 2/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117, but Prologue and Epilogue omitted [and thereafter] .

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17811031.

Dance: As17811110

Performance Comment: hathi.

1949
27 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #258 18s. (254/13; 4/5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117.

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performance Comment: As17811226.

1950
02 January 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #253 2s. (248/13; 4/9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117 .

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performance Comment: As17811226 .
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