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16203 results for: Keyword - Miss Pit
We found 13766 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 4056 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6901
09 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Composer. Pit and Boxes laid together

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Poitier, Miss Brent.
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Brent, Edition of 1762
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Thomas.

Dance: A New Comic Dance, as17630224; The French Gardeners, as17630407

6902
03 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Tenducci. Pit and Boxes will be laid together at 5s. Mr Tenducci humbly requests Ladies and Gentlemen to send servants by 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Poitier, Miss Brent.
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Brent, Edition of 1762
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Thomas.

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance, as17630224; II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

6903
03 May 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 7 p.m. By Authority (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger

Entertainment: CCries of Edinburgh-Lauder, by Desire

Dance: Middlemist

6904
15 September 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire of the Ancient and Honorable Society of Free Masons, and By Authority. Benefit for Brother Lauder. Tickets at Berwick St., at the Black Boy, near the Hermitage Bridge. To begin at Seven. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

6905
26 November 1763 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A serious Opera...the Musick composed by several eminent Masters. All new Dances; and New Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Pit and Boxes laid together 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s. and no Person admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd at the door. By His Majesty's Command, no Person to be admitted behind the Scenes. To begin 6:30 p.m. [Giardini the new Impresario; Spilsbury-treasurer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleonice

Dance: Director of the Dances Sg Pietro Sodi

6906
20 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. This play was got up with a very Grand Procession-Alexander by Mr Powell (ranted too much) (Hopkins). Part of Pit laid into Boxes. No Building on Stage. [No Building for any Bt. this season.] Mr Powell very wild in Alexander, and took his voice too high (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Not acted in 20 Years. [See 26 Dec. 1743.] Charges: #76 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Obrien, King, Packer, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Plym, Miss Pope
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mademoiselle Florival Actor: Miss Plym

6907
24 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: No building on Stage. Part of pit laid into boxes. Benefit for Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #242 6s.; charges: #61 4s. (MacMillan).[Profit to Mrs Clive #181 2s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Song: II: Vernon; accompanied by the Guitar-

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

6908
27 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 14 April 1758.] Receipts: #247 10s. (Winston MS 9); #247 (MacMillan); Charges: #64 4s. [Profit to Holland: #182 16s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

6909
12 April 1764 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund for Decayed Musicians and their families. Pit and Boxes put together at half a guinea each. N.B. The Society's Collector being dead, and the places of abode of several of the subscribers being unknown to his successor, those Ladies and Gentlemen who have not yet received their tickets are humbly requested to send for them to Mr Jesse Horwood at his house in King Street, Golden Square, who is empowered by the Society to deliver them and receive the Subscription. Tickets to subscribers will admit one person to any part of the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Babylon Or The Force Of Truth

6910
21 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Palmer [pit doorkeeper], Keygille, &c. Robinson, Roberts (box lobby doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: the vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young
Role: a Masquerade Dance Actor: Miss Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe, as17640514; End: The Provancalle, as17631014

6911
17 September 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority. Benefit for Lauder. By Desire. For this night only. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 7:00 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

6912
12 December 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger

Dance: Middlemist

6913
07 March 1765 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Manzoli. The Music entirely new, composed by Giardini. On account of the great Demand for Gallery Tickets, Sig Manzoli is obliged to appropriate the Upper Gallery for this Night. Gallery, Pit and Boxes will be open at 4. To begin precisely at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Re Pastore

6914
16 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. [The Mourning Bride in Rich's Register.] Part of Pit laid into Boxes. No admittance behind Scenes. Mainpiece: Never performed there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

6915
19 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Part of pit will be laid into Boxes. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

6916
25 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Powell. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send Servants to keep places at 3 o'clock. Last time for performing mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Cast
Role: Colliers Actor: Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers.
Role: a Dance call'd the Faggot Binders Actor: Aldridge, Miss Baker.

Dance: I of Entertainment: The Irish Milkmaids, as17650321 End: The Medley, as17641120

6917
10 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Part of Pit laid into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: IV: The Medley, as17640929; End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

6918
24 April 1765 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Towards raising a Sum of Money for building a Wing to the Middlesex Hospital. Pit and Boxes at Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. To begin at 6:30 p.m. After the Opera will be an Assembly, with Coffee, Tea, Orgeat, and Lemonade. At Mr Almack's Great Room in King St., St James, to which every Gentleman or Lady who shall produce a Ticket that will be annexed to the Box Tickets for the Opera, will be admitted without any additional Expense. Box Tickets for this Night will admit only one Person into any part of the House, as the Tickets for the Assembly are annexed thereto. Mr Almack's room will be opened at Nine o'clock, and Ladies are desired to order their Chairs to wait in King Street, and the Coaches in St James's Square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Dance: Between the acts:

6919
06 January 1766 @ James Street

Event Comment: At the Little Theatre in James Street near the Haymarket. Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin exactly at 6:00. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. to the public. After several of our Lords and Masters, the Men, have with various success made wry faces for the amusement of the town; permit a woman to attempt the arduous task of laughing the men out of their follies; declaring, however, that while she attempts the ridicule of vices peculiar to the other sex, she will by no means spare the slightest foible of her own (Public Advertiser). The Theatre is fitted up in an elegant manner, and constant fires are kept to make the house agreeably warm (Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser). [This Lecture continued to 6 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture On Heads

6920
25 February 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6:30. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Continues until 15 March with some variations.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Supplement

6921
17 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit will be railed into the Boxes. Places for Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant (only) Book-Keeper at the Stage Door. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

6922
18 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Parts of Pit laid into Boxes. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Heroic Love Or The Cruel Separation

Afterpiece Title: The Choice

6923
30 April 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority. Benefit for a young Gentleman. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returnd from Paris

6924
19 May 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority, The last time of performing it this Season, A Scots Musical Pastoral...as written by Allan Ramsay. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Entertainment: Dancing-

6925
08 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: At the King's Opera House in The Haymarket. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 7 p.m. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Repeated in the bills.] By His Majesty's Company. [First production of an English stage play at this house since 18 Nov. 1710, though touring French or Italian companies had played French plays as late as the spring of 1727. The location verified by Isaac Reed, who attended the performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello