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14003 results for: Keyword - John Day
We found 9825 matches on Author, 3059 matches on Event Comments, 1992 matches on Performance Comments, 823 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11326
25 March 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Post Boy, 22-25 March: There is great Expectation from the Boy that this Day Dances at the King's Play-House, he being reputed to perform equal to Monsieur Ballon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

11327
12 May 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Elkanah Settle. Advance notice in Post Boy, 3-6 May, may indicate premiere on this day, but possibly delayed to 15 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin Prophetess; Or, The Fate Of Troy

11328
31 May 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Thomas D'Urfey. Premiere.] Preface: The stopping of it from Acting by Superiour command, doing me no manner of Injury, (tho it might the Play-house) but only for two or three days disappointing my friends; the Cause is so trivial...for taking the Poetical Licence of making Mad man in my Scene Satyrically drink a Health, altering it into a modest phrase, (tho somewhat too familiar)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bath; Or, The Western Lass

Performance Comment: Edition of 1701 lists: Lord Lovechace-Griffin; Sir Oliver Oldgame-Norris; Sir Carolus Codshead-Johnson; Collonel Philip-Mills; Charles-Pinkiman; Harry-Bullock; Crab-Cibber; Lydia-Mrs Knight; Sophronia-Mrs Rogers; Delia-Mrs Kent; Gillian-Mrs Verbruggen; Combrush-Mrs Moor; Dearnwell-Mrs Stephens; Sisse-Mrs Baker; Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue, being a Satyr upon May-Fair,-Pinkeman.
Cast
Role: Sir Carolus Codshead Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Wife of Bath Author(s): John Gay

11329
December 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Richard Steele. Date of premiere unknown. Published 20 Dec.] Colley Cibber: I remember [Rich] once paid us nine Days in one Week: This happen'd when the Funeral...was first acted, with more than expected Success.-Apology, I, 263

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Edition of 1702 lists: Lord Brumpton-Thomas; Lord Hardy-Cibber; Campley-Wilks; Trusty-Mills; Cabinet-Toms; Sable-Johnson; Puzzle-Bowen; Trim-Pinkethman; Tom-Fairbank; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Verbruggen; Lady Sharlot-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Harriot-Mrs Rogers; Mademoiselle-Mrs Lucas; Tattleaid-Mrs Kent; Mrs Fardingale-Norris; Kate Matchlock-Bullock; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Lord Hardy.
Cast
Role: Sable Actor: Johnson

11330
26 October 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Pinkeman. Common Prices. All Persons that come behind the Scenes are desired to pay their Money to none but Mr Pinkeman. [This benefit had originally been advertised for 24 Oct. but deferred, the offerings for that day being a medley of The Death of King Henry VI, a Tragical Interlude of one Act only; Aesop, "several select Scenes" only; and The School-Boy; or, The Comical Rivals.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Entertainment: Several pretty Entertainments-

11331
27 January 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Thomas Baker. Date of premiere uncertain, but this day has generally been accepted by Nicoll, Genest, Winston, and Latreille. Published 29 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Edition of 1703 lists: Loveworth-Mills; Reynard-Wilks; Woodcock-Johnson; Squib-Penkethman; Maiden-Bullock; Belinda-Mrs Rogers; Hillaria-Mrs Verbruggen; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Powell; Penelope-Mrs Moor; Lucy-Mrs Lucas; Prologue-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Woodcock Actor: Johnson

11332
11 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, for one day. The Boxes to be kept entire for the Ladies, as at a Play. Admission into Pit or Boxes by Printed Tickets only, not exceeding 400 in number, with 100 for the Front Boxes at 6s. and 300 for the Pit and Side Boxes at 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: Mar`iage a la Mode

Music: The best Masters; several Songs in Italian and English-Mr Pate (having recover'd his Voice); Singing-Leveridge, Hughes; accompanied-Bannister; several of Corelli's Sonatas-Gasperini; accompanied-Dupar

Related Works
Related Work: Calypso and Telemachus Author(s): John HughesJohn Galliard
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): John Hughes
Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Dance: As17030123

11333
19 March 1703 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Several new Songs-Mrs Hudson, Mr Elford accompany'd with the Lute; Also particular Performances-Mr Paisible, Mr Banister; concluding with a Song made upon St. Cecilia's Day, but never yet perform'd-

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day, but never yet perform'd-.

11334
24 May 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of some Persons of Quality who are going out of Town. [Volpone, intended for this day, is deferred to 25 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Music: A Mask set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; Italian Sonatas-Gasperini

11335
30 July 1703 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: At 7 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d. and 1s. 6d. Tickets are given out at the Place the same day by Mr Pinkeman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Italian Interludes

Entertainment: As17030727

11336
26 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. [In Daily Courant, 25 Oct., The Funeral had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Song: As17031023

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas, the Devonshire Girl

11337
16 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 15 Nov., The Fair Example had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: The Devonshire Girl

11338
24 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson. [In Daily Courant, 23 Nov., The Emperor of the Moon had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song:

Dance:

11339
27 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [This performance, following the Great Storm of 1703, aroused the wrath of the reformers, typified by Jeremy Collier's remark in his Dissuasive from the Play-House: "But Stupidity under that Convulsion was not the worst of our Case: No, that dreadful Hurricane, the Voice of an angry Heaven, and Terrour of Earth and Sea, was it seems a Jest at the Play House: Macbeth with his Lightning and Thunder the Entertainment of the Day, and the Mention of Chimnies blown down, clapt by the Audience with an unusual Length of Pleasure and Approbation" (p. 18).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Music: All the Musick being compos'd-Mr Leveridge, wherein he performs his own parts

Song: As17031125

Dance: Several comical Dances-

11340
01 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 29 Nov., the premiere of The Lying Lover had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Song:

Dance:

11341
13 January 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Joseph Trapp. Possibly the premiere. For 20 Jan. it is advertised as The Sixth Day of Acting; if performed consecutively, this date would be the first performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule; Or, love And Empire

11342
20 January 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Sixth Day of Acting

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

11343
24 April 1704 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: [Downes lists this performance for Sunday 23, a very unlikely day for an offering at Court. Since both dl and lif were closed on Monday 24 and since the dl advertisment for Tuesday 25 refers to dances performed "last night" at St. James's, Monday 24 seems the probable date.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel

11344
26 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Genest, II, 300, lists The Committee for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Music: As17031109

Song: As17031102

Dance: As17040422

11345
01 May 1704 @ May Fair

Event Comment: At Pinkeman's Booth in Brookfield Market-Place at the East Corner of Hyde Park, to be kept for the space of Sixteen Days, The Booth is easily known by the Picture of the Elephant and Mr Pinkeman sitting in State on his back on the outside of the Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

11346
28 December 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 27 Dec., The Committee had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Music: Italian sonatas on the violin-Gasperini, particularly one never performed before Paisible for violin and flute

Dance: As17041023

11347
29 March 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never acted before. [By Owen MacSwiney. See also 22 March.] Preface: The Town were a little Surpriz'd, to find an Entertainment forbid upon the Day it was to be Represented; it seems...this Play was to be stiffl'd, because the other House were to Act one upon the same Subject! [See 22 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quacks; Or, Love's The Physician

Related Works
Related Work: Justice Busy; or, The Gentleman Quack Author(s): John Crowne

11348
May 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [By Mary Griffith Pix. Date of premiere unknown. Downes (p. 48) states that it was acted at the beginning of May 1705 and that it expired on the sixth day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conquest Of Spain

11349
03 August 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [This performance has been conjectured. Although it was not advertised for this day, the performance on 7 Aug. is announced as tht third offering of it.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cares Of Love

11350
27 September 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 26 Sept., The Royal Merchant had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Song: As17050922; Particularly a two/Part Song compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: Cherrier