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8032 results for: Keyword - Lady Beard
We found 5346 matches on Performance Comments, 2544 matches on Event Comments, 1030 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7826
24 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Gibson. Mainpiece: Not acted these 25 years. Written originally by Shakespeare, and reviv'd and adapted to the stage by Mr Theobald. Charges #66 5s. [Profit to Gibson #37 18s. 6d. plus #30 15s. from Tickets (Box 79; Pit 74).] Paid one year's Rector's Rate for the Theatre #8 6s. 8d., and for House in Bow Passage, due at Lady Day 8s. 4d. (Account Book). [Neville attended, noted the information contained in the playbill, but could not hear well from his 2s. seat in the Gallery.] Receipts: #104 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falsehood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Sileno Actor: Beard

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17670411

7827
21 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: CCymon by Particular Desire. 28th and last time this season. Paid land tax to Lady Day last for St Martin's #34 6s. Easter offering 10s. 6d.; Printer's bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #153 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

7828
26 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Weller, Murden, Lewes. Afterpiece for 52nd and last time this season. Tickets deliver'd for Friday the 15th will taken. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. Charges #65 10s. [Deficit to each beneficiary #1 14s. 4d., covered by income from tickets. Weller #41 14s. (Box 7; Pit 145; Gallery 182); Murden #41 12s. (Box 31; Pit 111; Gallery 172); Lewes #61 10s. (Box 45; Pit 239; Gallery 144).] Paid the Duke of Bedford half year's ground rent due Lady Day last for the theatre #41 13s. 4d. (#50 minus half year's Land Tax #8 6s. 8d.). Paid Duke of Bedford half year's ground rent for the New Building adjoining the theatre #12 10s. (#15 minus half year's Land Tax #2 10s.). (Account Book). Receipts: #60 1s. (Account Book). At 5 went to Covent Garden to see Conscious Lovers &c....Got a bad place hn the First Gallery...Lewis did Harlequin, but not so well as Woodward; and Miss D. Twist did ye Miller's Bride, Miss Wilford's Character. Mrs Mahon does the jealous fellow's wife (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: IV: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles

7829
03 June 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Music: I: Concerto on Harpsichord-Burney Jun

7830
04 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: I: The Lilliputian Camp, as17671202

7831
05 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

7832
19 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

7833
14 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by command of Their Majesties. Present: Their Majesties, Prince of Wales, Prince Frederick and Lady Louisa. Gave Yeoman of the Guards #2 2s. Paid Younger for licensing The Good Natured Man #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #228 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

7834
04 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both Pieces By Command of their Majesties. Present Their Majesties and Lady Louisa. Gave Yeomen of the Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #236 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17670921; End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

7835
07 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Highland Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere (playbill); [But Public Advertiser lists The Irish Lilt by Aldridge and Miss Valois.

7836
13 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680220

7837
05 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: IV: The Medley-Shuter, Mrs King

7838
21 June 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Catches And Glees

7839
16 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Midas

7840
23 February 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Attic Evening's Entertainment

Performance Comment: As17690202, but including Pope's Verses to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady-Sheridan, Mrs Jewel.

7841
11 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

7842
16 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

7843
23 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: TThe Brothers and The Spanish Lady oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of some of the performers. Receipts: #117 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

7844
14 February 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lovers Of Their Country; Or, Themistocles And Aristides

Afterpiece Title: The Country Farmer Deceiv'd; or, Harlequin Statue

Dance: After the Play: Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Lalauze

Entertainment: new Interlude:% The Old Women Weather Wise

7845
27 April 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashion Display'd

7846
05 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Song: End: The Albion Song-Vernon

7847
11 September 1770 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Music: marly First Violin and Solo by Fisher; Concerto on Organ by Hook ; Concerto on French Horn by the celebrated Mr Cohen, musician to the Stadtholder, being the 1st time of his performing since his arriving in England

7848
20 September 1770 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: marly Vocals in Concert as 16 Aug. and Mrs Barthelemon will sing a new Rondeau. The words by Lady Dorothea DuBois, set by Barthelemon, who will accompany the song upon the German Pedal Harp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

7849
12 March 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Reel, as17701103

7850
14 March 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17701123