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14974 results for: Keyword - John Day
We found 11035 matches on Author, 3059 matches on Event Comments, 1992 matches on Performance Comments, 823 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12526
06 June 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 5 June, The Recruiting Officer had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Music: All the vocal and instrumental music from Bonduca-

Dance: As17060325

12527
16 November 1706 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: Being the last time of performing at this Theatre till after Lady-day next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: As17061030

Dance: As17061102

12528
10 December 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 9 Dec., The British Enchanters had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

12529
14 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Encouragement of the Comedians Acting in the Hay-Market, and to enable them to keep the Diversion of Plays under a separate Interest from the Opera. By Subscription. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and none to be admitted but by the Subscription Tickets. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Cibber (II, 4-5) states that each subscriber received three tickets for the first day of each of three plays offered by subscription for a payment of three guineas.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Julius Caesar-Booth; Octavius Caesar-Mills; Antony-Wilks; Brutus-Betterton; Cassius-Verbruggen; Caska-Keen; Ligarius-Boman; Decius Brutus-Husband; Cinna-Bowen; Plebeians-Johnson, Bullock, Norris, Cross; Calphurnia-Mrs Barry; Portia-Mrs Bracegirdle; With a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Plebeians Actor: Johnson, Bullock, Norris, Cross

12530
16 January 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 15 Jan., The Rehearsal had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: As17070109

Dance: duRuel, deBarques, others

12531
21 February 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben Johnson. [In Daily Courant, 20 Feb., The Tender Husband has been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: As17070101, but Morose-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson.
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber

12532
25 February 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Tickets for The Comical Lovers [advertised on 22 Feb. for this day] taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

12533
06 March 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Moore's tickets for 3 March taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song:

Dance:

12534
20 March 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lindsey. [In Daily Courant, 17 March, The Committee as a benefit for Miss Santlow had been announced for this day, but later deferred to Tuesday 25.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley

12535
26 April 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 25 April, Thomyris had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Song: As17070109

Dance: As17070303

12536
13 May 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [in Daily Courant, 7 May, Thomyris had been advertised by subscription for Saturday 10 and Thursday 15 at two guineas for three tickets on each day, the number not to exceed 420 in the front boxes, side boxes, and pit, all to be laid together.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris Queen Of Scythia

12537
18 November 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Sir George Etherige. [In Daily Courant, 17 Nov., I Henry IV had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

12538
06 December 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 8 Dec., Virtue Betrayed had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance:

12539
28 January 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 27 Jan., The Spanish Fryar was announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

12540
06 April 1708 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 3 April, Thomyris had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance:

12541
31 August 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With Beadles, Officers, and Attendants belonging to the Powder Court. [In Daily Courant, 30 Aug., The London Cuckolds had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Performance Comment: Overdo-Keene; Quarlous-Powell; Littlewit-Norris; Cokes-Bullock; Numps-Johnson; Busy-Bickerstaffe; Winwife-Husband; Edgeworth-Thurmond Jr; Nightingale-Fairbank; Leatherhead-Carnaby; Crumplin-Leigh; Mrs Overdo-Mrs Cox; Mrs Grace-Mrs Moor; Mrs Littlewit-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Purecraft-Mrs Powell; Ursula-Cross.
Cast
Role: Numps Actor: Johnson

12542
12 February 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Admission as 5 Jan., but no benches railed into boxes. [In Daily Courant, 11 Feb., Pyrrhus and Demetrius had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

12543
16 February 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Valentini. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit. And no Person to be admitted but by printed Tickets [at half a Guinea]. Stage Boxes half a Guinea. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Note, the Tickets deliver'd for Pyrrhus and Demetrius to be taken this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

12544
08 March 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Admission as 5 Jan., but no benches railed into boxes. From this day until Easter, 24 April, there are no performances on Wednesday and Friday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

12545
12 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Susanna Centlivre.] Never Acted before. Whincop (pp. 189-90): On the first Day there was a very poor House, scarce Charges. Under these Circumstances, it cannot be supposed the Play appeared to much Advantage, the Audience only came there for want of another Place to go to, but without any Expectation of being much diverted; they were yawning at the Beginning of it, but were agreeably surprized, more and more every Act, till at last the House rung with as much Applause as was possible to be given by so thin an Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

12546
25 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: See Tatler, 26 May. [In Daily Courant, 24 May, William Bowen announced that The Stratagem, advertised for this day as his benefit, is deferred and that tickets for it will be accepted on 1 June at Sganarell; or, The Cuckold in Conceit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

12547
25 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Charles Shadwell.] Never Acted before. [Tickets given out for this day for Tamerlane as a benefit for Corey and Elrington will be taken on 7 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal Or The Humours Of The Navy

12548
09 March 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 8 March, Thomyris had been announced for this day as Nicolini's benefit .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

12549
16 March 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: With the Comical Interlude of Floro and Blesa set to Musick by the famous Signior Bononcini. [In Daily Courant, 15 March, the premiere of Hydaspes had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Floro and Blesa

Dance: Between acts: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bicknell

12550
12 April 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 11 April, Hydaspes had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Cast
Role: Clodpate Actor: Johnson