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2386 results for: Keyword - J. and Ch. Rich
We found 924 matches on Performance Comments, 856 matches on Event Comments, 670 matches on Author, 128 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1876
23 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: bout this time in the month was printed a 42-page pamphlet, Reasons why David Garrick should not appear on the Stage, in a Letter to John Rich. This is high praise of Garrick: 'I am so blinded either by prejudice of admiration that I can see nobody else" when Garrick plays.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: in which will be introduc'd a Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Pritchard
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

1877
30 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #151 15s. 6d. Sent Mrs Ward by order of Rich #10. Paid Messrs Powell & Co for Miss White #3 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent1st time.a1759 10 10 cg The Lying Valet. As17591008d1759 10 10 cg CCountry Dance-the characters of the play
Role: d1759 10 10 cg CCountry Dance Actor: the characters of the play
Role: Fairbank Actor: Anderson
Role: Richmore Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with song in character)-Shuter; Loveit-Anderson; Flash-Costollo; Puff-Dunstall; Tagg-Mrs Vincent; Biddy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Anderson

Dance: As17591023

1878
31 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Farce hiss'd (Cross). The Confederacy is oblig'd to be deferr'd a few days (playbill). [Goldsmith in The Bee (Vol. 1759, p. 154) comments on the farce: "Too narrow a plan...The poor affecting the manners of the rich might be carried on through one character or two, at the most, with great propriety; but to have almost every personage on the scene almost of the same character, was unartful in the poet to the last degree." He laments the barrenness of incident, but admits one or two scenes are "fine satire and sufficiently humorous...Whatever defects there might be in the composition, there were none in the action; in this the performers shewed more humour than I had fancied them capable of."] Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Holland1st time
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

1879
13 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #115 9s. Paid Blackmore for the following Cloaths: A Blue velvet Coat & Breeches, with white sattin waistcoat emb. with gold, #18; a Light cloath coat & waistcoat (yellow) emb. with silver #12; A Blue & Silver stuff suit, #8; a crimson velt suit #6; a black velvet suit #4 10s.; a scarlet cloath suit trimm'd with black, #1 10s.; Paid into the hands of Mr Forrest [attorney] by John Rich #200. Mr Austin advanc'd 6d. each acting night form 29 Oct. for snuffing the candles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent1st time.a1759 10 10 cg The Lying Valet. As17591008d1759 10 10 cg CCountry Dance-the characters of the play
Role: d1759 10 10 cg CCountry Dance Actor: the characters of the play
Role: Fairbank Actor: Anderson
Role: Richmore Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Anderson

Dance: As17591012 End II: a New Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hillard; Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

1880
14 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts. #132 18s. 6d. British Chronicle: Rich has cleared #5000 besides his Expenses by the run of The Beggar's Opera (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent1st time.a1759 10 10 cg The Lying Valet. As17591008d1759 10 10 cg CCountry Dance-the characters of the play
Role: d1759 10 10 cg CCountry Dance Actor: the characters of the play
Role: Fairbank Actor: Anderson
Role: Richmore Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Anderson

Dance: As17591113

1881
06 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #52 10s. 6d. Paid Jno Rich Esq as per receipt #52 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague-Barrington; Careless-Ryan; Blunt-Sparks; Day-Collins; Abel-R. Smith; Story-Anderson; Committeeman-Redman; Bookseller-Dunstall; Mrs Chat-Mrs Copin; Obadiah-Bennet; Mrs Day-Mrs Pitt; Arabella-Mrs Dyer; Ruth-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Story Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard, as17591102

1882
12 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: Benefit for Jackson, Charges #84. Cash #49 16s. 6d. plus #113 19s. from tickets (Boxes 83; Pit 432; Gallery 284). Total Income #163 15s. 6d. Paid Rich on account #500; Paid Ledley for 16 doz. Wax Candles #24 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osman-Jackson1st time (3rd appearance on any stage); Lusignan-Sparks; Nerestan-Dyer; Chatillon-Anderson; Orasmin-Ridout; Melidor-Perry; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Zara-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Chatillon Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Old Man and Lord Chalkstone Actor: Shuter

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard

1883
26 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #150. Paid Meares #1 6s.; Mock #1 10s.; Kemp #9 12s.; John Rich #500; Mrs Colman for a purple and silver gown #18 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: and Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Brent
Role: The Dances incident to the Masque Actor: Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosly, Terriot, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Terriot, Miss Terriot.

1884
11 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #146 1s. Paid John Rich on account #10 10s.; Lent Mr Buck #5 5s. and paid him for tambourines #1 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: and Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Brent
Role: The Dances incident to the Masque Actor: Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosly, Terriot, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Terriot, Miss Terriot.

1885
17 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. Mainpiece: Not acted these 16 years. Ladies send sevants by 3 o'clock. Mrs Hamilton is obliged to change her Farce on account of Miss Brent's indisposition. Receipts: #85 10s. 6d. in cash, plus #161 1s. from tickets (Boxes 230; Pit 481; Gallery 314). Total income #246 11s. 6d. Charges #64 5s. Paid Stede a bill for writing #10 13s. 6d. Paid Mr Long for 3 dozen drums #2 14s. [To the house charges this season Rich adds extras: candles (wax) #1 5s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: WWhen Gentle Parthenissa-Lowe

Music: Several pieces on the Harp, particularly the favourite Irish Ballad Ellen@a@Roon, with variations, -Evans

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17591102; The Plowman, as17591121

1886
20 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Part of the Pit railed into Boxes and Stage will be formed into Amphitheatre, where servants will be admitted to keep places. Afterpiece: Farce of Two Acts never before acted. [MacMillan lists the characters from the Larpent MS and points out that no indication of assignment appeared: Sir John Bayfield , Sir Charles Freelove , Sir James Trueman , Mr Lovenight , Captain Squander , Lady Bayfield , Miss Croston , Lady Di Clatter , Miss Gibberish , Mrs Lovenight , Miss Prue , Mrs Goodfellow , and servants . Two deputy licensers seem to have been operating at this time, for Garrick sends his plays to Edward Capel, and Rich his to Chetwyn.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Sancho-King; Don Carlos-Garrick; Lopez-Yates; Lorenzo-Palmer; Leonora-Mrs Pritchard; Jacintha-Mrs Clive, with Mrs Davies and Bransby in the bill also.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Clive, with Mrs Davies and Bransby in the bill also.

Afterpiece Title: Every Woman in Her Humour

Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: King, Yates, Moody, Austin, Packer, Mrs Clive, Miss Macklin, Miss Pritchard, Miss Haughton, Mrs Bennet, Miss Hippisley, Miss Simson, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Yates.

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17600313

1887
12 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Dyer, Miss Helm, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie. Tickets delvier'd out by Redman, Chapman, and others will be taken. Receipts #23 14s. 6d. plus 1!2 value of tickets. @Tickets Mrs Dyer Box 8@Pit 35@Gallery 29@Value #10 3s.@1!2 Value #5 1s. 6d.@Tickets Miss Helm Box 3@Pit 20 Gallery 20@Value #7 5s.@1!2 Value #3 12s. 6d.@Tickets Mrs Viviez Box 15@Pit 42@Gallery 71@Value #17 3s.@1!2 Value #8 11s. 6d.@Tickets Mrs Leppie Box 6@Pit 38@Gallery 34@Value #10 12s.@1!2 Value #5 6s.@Tickets Redman Box -@Pit 40@Gallery 44@Value #9 16s.@1!2 Value #4 18s.@Tickets Chapman Box 52@Pit 150@Gallery 79@Value 43 8s.@1!2 Value #21 14s.@Tickets Jarvis Box 3@Pit 77@Gallery 55@Value #18 8s.@1!2 Value #9 14s.@Tickets Cockayne Box 2@Pit 19@Gallery 7@Value #4 1s.@1!2 Value #2 6d.@Tickets Dumay Box 17@Pit 31@Gallery 36@Value #12 10s.@1!2 Value #6 5s.@Tickets Mrs Granier Box -@Pit 18@Gallery 16@Value #4 6s.@1!2 Value #2 3s.@Tickets Miss Davis Box 23@Pit 27@Gallery 13@Value #11 2s.@1!2 Value #5 11s. (Gratis)@Tickets Paddock Box 1@Pit 24@Gallery 26@Value #6 9s.@1!2 Value #3 4s. 6d.@Tickets Hitchcock Box 17@Pit 42@Gallery 3@Value #10 17s.@1!2 Value #5 8s. 6d. (Gratis)@Total Box 147@Pit 573@Gallery 433@Value #166@1!2 Value #83 Money #23 14s. 6d.@#106 14s. 6d. #9 12s.; Paid Blackmore a bill for the theatre, #71 12s. 6d.; A Bill for Rich #30 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Vandunck Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; End: The Threshers-Leppie, Granier, Mlle Capdeville

1888
28 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Baker, Miss Young. Tickets delivered out by Miss Ferguson will be taken. Receipts: #7 15s. 4d. covered by income from tickets. @Tickets Miles Box 15@Pit 178@Gallery 62@Value #36 13s.@Tickets Mrs Baker Box 86@Pit 124@Gallery 67@Value #46 16s.@Tickets Miss Young Box 18@Pit 75@Gallery 80@Value #23 15s.@Tickets Miss Ferguson Box 9@Pit 57@Gallery 39@Value #14 14s.@Total Box 128@Pit 434@Gallery 248@Value #121 12s.@ Paid Rich on account #21. Paid Meares 3s. [The house is now running a deficit of #371.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Cast
Role: Fountain Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Song: II, IV: A Song-Miss Brent

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles, with Clown - Bennet

1889
05 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Packer and Champnes. Tickets delivered out for The Squire of Alsatia and The Lady's Last Stake will be taken. No Building on Stage. Full prices. [Rich's Register lists The Lady's Last Stake as mainpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Miss Pritchard
Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champness, Reinhold, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young, Miss Spencer

Dance: III: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

1890
15 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans, Letsam, Potter (boxkeepers) and Stede. Tickets delivered out for The Rover will be taken. Receipts: #18 5s. 6d. in cash. Charges #44 2s. 9d. plus 1!2 value of tickets: @Tickets Evans Box 299@Pit 144@Gallery 136@Value #109 19s.@1!2 Value @Tickets Letsam Box 45@Pit 46@Gallery 50@Value #23 3s.@1!2 Value #11 11s. 6d.@Tickets Potter Box 28@Pit 58@Gallery 79@Value #23 12s.@1!2 Value #11 16s.@Tickets Stede Box 12@Pit 94@Gallery 84@Value #25 10s.@1!2 Value #12 15s.@Total Box 384@Pit 342@Gallery 349@Value #182 4s.@1!2 Value #36 2s. 6d.@Evans was charged #25 17s. 3d.@Money #18 5s. 6d.@Rec'd to Rich #80 5s. 3d.@Paid Evans for his attendance #10

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Song: Lowe

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

1891
03 June 1760 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: MMarybone Gardens are now opened, and will be continued every evening during the summer season: There will be a musical performance in the orchestra, and after that an English burletta called La Serva Padrona. The music composed by Pergolesi, wherein Sga Seratina, who is now pretty well recovered of her late illness, and who has met with such universal applause in these performances, will perform the principal part. The doors will be opened at Five, the Music begin at Six, and the Burletta at Eight o'clock. Admittance 1s. The Books of the Burletta to be had at the Bar of the Gardens. N.B. Mr Truster's daughter continues to make the rich seed and plumb cakes so much admired by the Nobility and Gentry, and will be sent to any part of the town at 2s. 6d. each. She likewise makes almond cheesecakes that excels anything of that kind and are hot at One o'clock, and are sold at 21s. per dozen. [This notice repeated in subsequent bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

1892
09 September 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Calculated for the use and entertainment of the town in general, but particularly the admirers of The Minor, and more especially those who have been present at the humorous representations of that piece. 'The plain roast and boiled of the theatres will never do at this table. We must have huge seasoned ragouts, and rich sauces.' Perhaps I may produce something that may hit your palate--What think you of a Mimick? Vide the Introduction of The Minor. Nothing will be taken under full prices. No admittance behind the scenes. Care will be taken to keep the house cool. To begin exactly at Seven

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comic Lectures

1893
28 November 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Musical Entertainment never perform'd before. The Music composed by Dr Arne. Full Prices. Boxes #53 (Account Book). [About 212 persons in Boxes. A profitable and popular afterpiece for Rich, but it cost him each night this season 10s. 6d. for Mr Wrexell for the Clarinet, and 5s. to Dell for the French Horn.] Receipts. #181 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally; or, The Sailor's Return

Performance Comment: Actors only:-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Dancing-Maranesi, Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon; Thomas-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Sally-Miss Brent; Dorcas-Mrs Vernon (Genest, IV, 622). [But see17610423 and 1761 Edn., apparently the parts of Beard and Mattocks were reversed for those indicated by Genest.]But see17610423 and 1761 Edn., apparently the parts of Beard and Mattocks were reversed for those indicated by Genest.]

1894
06 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentleman under Misfortunes. Receipts: #74 4s. plus #72 17s. from tickets. [Profits to Mr Bull, the gentleman under misfortunes, #63 1s.] Paid Rich on Account #300 (Account Book). Charges: #84 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: AA Scaramouche-Philips; Les Charboniers, as17601216

1895
10 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #84 12s. 6d. Macklin's fifth part of surplus came to #30 14s. 9d. Paid Pattinson, Tallow Chandler #52 2s. Paid Coal Merchant in Full as per bill #71 13s. Paid Mr Rich #5 5s. to give to Miss Fielding for her performance in the part of Bertha in the Royal Merchant of the 7th Inst. (Account Book). Receipts: #216 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with the songs in character)-Mattocks; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica-Mrs Burden; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Miss Macklin, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

1896
14 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #52 17s. 6d. Macklin's fifth of the surplus above #63 came to #18 16s. 11d. Bought of Ledlay 23 doz. wax candles at 31s. per doz. #35 13s. Paid Rich on Acct. #10 (Account Book). Receipts: #157 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601216

1897
03 February 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. [Macklin's fifth above charges came to #15 15s. 8d.] Paid Rich on account #250 (Account Books). Receipts: #141 18s. 5d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Libertine

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: III: As17610202

1898
21 February 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #55 17s. 6d. Macklin's fifth above charges came to #20 15s. 6d. Paid Rich on account #421 (Account Book). Receipts: #166 17s. 5d. (Account 8ook)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: As17601216

1899
14 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays. Pit and Boxes to be laid together. Several of Mr Beard's Friends being pre-engag'd for Monday 23 March, advertised for his benefit, and Mr Rich having kindly given him Saturday the 14th, he humbly hopes (the shortness of the Time not permitting him to wait on his Friends as usual) those Ladies and Gentlemen who desire to favour him with their presence, will be pleased to sen for their tickets and places, to his House next Old Slaughter's Coffee House in St Martin's Lane. Receipts: #100 2s. 6d. plus #206 15s. from tickets (Box and Pit 827) (Account Book). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: The Jovial Crew Author(s): Richard Brome
Related Work: The Ladies' Frolic Author(s): Richard Brome

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Entertainment: MMedley Epilogue, written by Garrick-Beard

1900
23 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #58 15s. paid Mr Luppino in full for making dancing dresses #53. Paid Rich on Account #21 (Account Book). Receipts: #155 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: The Jovial Crew Author(s): Richard Brome
Related Work: The Ladies' Frolic Author(s): Richard Brome

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Country Lads and Lasses Actor: Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White