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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.

12601
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-.

12602
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

12603
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

12604
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:

12605
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

12606
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

12607
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-

12608
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

12609
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

12610
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

12611
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

12612
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

12613
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

12614
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 Beggars Wedding

12615
05 July 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

12616
23 July 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Thirtieth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

12617
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 Beggars Wedding

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

12618
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 Beggars 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-

12619
25 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Reynolds' Booth. The Beggar's Wedding acted until 8 p.m.; Damon and Phillida, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; The Humours of Harlequin added to each one. Daily Post, 25 Aug.: This Day his Royal Highness the Duke and their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Mary and Louisa intend to honour Mr Reynolds with their Presence at his Great Theatrical Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Music: With the Original Band of Musick

12620
30 September 1729 @ Blackheath

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians from the Hay-Market. At the Great Theatrical Tyl'd Booth, during the four Days of Black-heath Fair. From 1 P.M. to 10 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance:

12621
09 February 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. The Twelfth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timoleon

12622
01 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: A new Entertainment in Grotesque and Scotch Characters. With new Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and Sinkings, and other Decorations. Tickets for King Lear taken this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turnd Dancing Master or The Highlander Bit

12623
28 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit R. Williams. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. On this day the Lord Mayor and the Court of Aldermen of the City presented a petition to the King seeking the suppression of the theatre in Goodman's Fields. Thomas Odell, Master of the Theatre, also appeared before His Majesty and sought royal leave to continue acting.--See Grub St. Journal, 7 May, for a summary of the events, but see also Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer and London Journal, 2 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mans Bewitchd Or The Devil To Do About Her

Related Works
Related Work: Vittoria Corombona; or, The White Devil Author(s): John Webster
Related Work: Vittorio Corombona; or, The White Devil Author(s): John Webster
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Marriage of the Devil Author(s): John Wilson
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turnd Dancing Master

Dance: TThe White Joke (new)-Eaton

12624
22 October 1730 @ Kew Gardens

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 23 Oct,: Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Princess Royal's Birth-Day, a Masque was prepared at His Royal Highness's Command, on that Occasion, by Mr Rich, and perform'd by his Company in His Royal Highness's@Gardens at Cue, which were illuminated with above a thousand Lamps

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Masque

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Thurmond

12625
09 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #31 16s. London Evening Post, 9 Jan.: Mr Rich...having sprain'd his Foot, is so well recover'd, that its hoped he will be able to perform in a few Days

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17301208, but Antonio-Bullock; Charino-Hippisley; Carlos-Walker; Clodio-Chapman; Manuel-Milward; Duart-Ryan; Louisa-Mrs Bullock; Elvira-Mrs Berriman; Angelina-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Holiday.

Dance: As17310104