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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.

11426
25 February 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #45 3s. 6d; tickets #179 1s. British Journal, 3 March: On Monday last, which was the Third Day, there was the greatest Audience ever known at either Theatre....'Tis thought the Author will get upwards of a Thousand Pounds by this Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

11427
14 June 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Days being long, the Doors will not be open'd till Five, and the Play will begin exactly at half an Hour after Six a Clock, Particular Care being taken to keep the House cool

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury; Who Was Poison'd In The Tower, In The Reign Of King James The First

11428
24 July 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman in Misfortunes. Written by Aaron Hill, Esq. All the Characters being entirely new Dress'd. N.B. The putting off the Play so long was occasion'd by the Indisposition of one of the principal Performers, and the Tickets deliver'd out for 4th, the 11th, and the 17th Instant will be taken this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrid; Or, The Fair Inconstant

11429
01 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #54 13s. [In Daily Post, 30 Sept., Macbeth had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggars-bush

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Bush Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Royal Merchant Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: PPolonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

11430
31 March 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The same as it was acted at the Theatre Royal Italien at Paris. [In Daily Post, 29 March, a company of English actors had announced The Stratagem for this day at hay, but they postponed it to 12 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Feint Astrologue, Pagode, Ramoneur, Petit Infant, Statue & Perroquet

Dance: As17260328

11431
12 April 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Gilbert and Miss Besswick. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets deliver'd out for Thursday 31 March will be taken this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song:

Dance:

11432
25 January 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [Admetus was reheared for the first time this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'inganno Fortunato; Or, The Happy Delusion: With Pantalon's Concern For The Loss Of His Daughter, And His Confusion Among The Ghosts, Harlequin's Preferments, And Brighella's Love For Argentina

Dance: Dancing In Grotesque Characters-

11433
17 March 1727 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal Part consisting of the Choicest Songs in the Operas-Mrs Foresyth; As also, a new Cantata on St. Patrick's Day by Dr Pepusch-

Performance Comment: Patrick's Day by Dr Pepusch-.

11434
23 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sig Victoria and the Doctor. By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Being a particular Fatigue of Argentina, with her Comical Affectation of her New Title; wherein the Doctor will perform by the Name of Tabarin , a New Character, very Comical and Jocose, never yet seen on the Stage, which has been reserved for that Day, and may be continued hereafter, if he has the Happiness of pleasing his most Noble Spectators better than by his former

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argentina Ortolana Contessa Per Forza

Dance: new Scaramouch , lately arriv'd from Italy; Serious and Grotesque Dancing particularly-M deCamp, Mlle Mimi l'Post , first Dancers of the Opera at Brussels, just arrived

11435
07 June 1727 @ Marlborough House

Event Comment: A few days before 7 June the Drury Lane comedians presented Tamerlane at the Dutchess Dowager of Marlborugh's House in St. James's. See St. James's Evening Post, 10 June

Performances

11436
11 September 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #53 18s. Probable attendance: boxes, 64 paid and'11 orders; balcony, 4 paid; Pit, 162 paid and 4 orders; slips, 10 paid; first gallery, 156 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 105 paid. [In Daily Journal, 8 Sept., King Lear had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Dance:

11437
28 September 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Present: King and Queen. [In Daily Post, 27 Sept., Macbeth had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

11438
30 December 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [R+Rich's Register, probably by confusion with the bill for 1 Jan. 1728, lists Virtue Betrayed, with the Coronation Scenev, for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

11439
17 May 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: With an Addition of an entire New Scene and several Songs. Tickets for 8 May taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Penelope

Related Works
Related Work: Penelope Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: Between Acts: Dancing-

11440
14 November 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The New Comedy call'd, The Lottery, which was to have been Acted this Day, we are obliged to defer till the Tuesday following, the Scenes and other necessary Decorations being impossible to be got ready till that time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Dance: SScaramouch-Sandham

11441
04 January 1729 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: LL. Granom's Weekly Concerts of Musick. [To begin this day. Each subscriber may have two printed tickets for each night for ladies only at a half guinea for the two tickets. At 7 p.m. To be continued on Saturdays.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

11442
10 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Samuel Madden.] Receipts: #114 2s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 146 paid and 16 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 287 paid and 1 order; slips, 62 paid; first gallery, 209 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 170 paid. Preface to 1729 edition: Yet, with all its Faults, I did not think this Piece deserv'd so severe Treatment, as to be peremptorily refused, after the most earnest and early Sollicitations, at the Old House for two Winters together; which however, I have the less Reason to complain of, since Mr Rich's great Civility, and the agreeable Action of most of his Company, have prevailed on all the unprejudiced Part of the Town, to have every Day a better Opinion of this Piece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

11443
19 April 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Twelfth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Related Works
Related Work: Hurlothrumbo; or, News from Terra Australis Incognita: With the Whimsical Flights of My Lord Flame Author(s): Samuel Johnson

11444
30 April 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Beggar's Opera, advertised as a benefit for Miss Petre on this day, was announced without knowledge of the company. She will have a benefit later

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Cast
Role: Lord Flame Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Hurlothrumbo; or, News from Terra Australis Incognita: With the Whimsical Flights of My Lord Flame Author(s): Samuel Johnson

11445
03 May 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Twentieth Day. And several new Songs and other Additions; with new Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Performance Comment: As17290422 but Epilogue-Mr Johnson the Author.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mr Johnson the Author.
Role: Lord Flame Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Hurlothrumbo; or, News from Terra Australis Incognita: With the Whimsical Flights of My Lord Flame Author(s): Samuel Johnson

11446
13 June 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Nine Years. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With the Original Songs set to Musick by Mr H. Purcell, and Scenes, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play. Afterpiece: [By Charles Coffey.] An Opera of one Act. N.B. By Reason of the Length of the Days, the Doors will be open'd till four o'Clock; the Play will begin exactly at Seven, and particular Care is taken to keep the House Cool. Printed Books of the Opera will be sold at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine: With The Humours Of Corporal Macer

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

11447
05 July 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets for Mrs Noakes and Sandham taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

11448
23 July 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Thirtieth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

11449
06 August 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Thirty-Second Day. At the Request of the Author, just arrived from Ireland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Song: Between the Acts: With a new Song-the Author , in Compliment to the Ladies, to be introduced

11450
23 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding's Booth. Mainpiece: With Alterations. At 4 p.m. this day. During Fair: From 2 to 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hunter; Or, The Beggar's Wedding

Song: CChimes of the Times, The Contented Farmer-Mrs Mountfort

Dance: HHarlequin, Pierrot-St.Luce , from Paris; Dusty Miller, French Peasant-Fisher@Tench Charke

Music: A good Band of Instruments-; accompany'd by a Chamber Organ-