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We found 4812 matches on Roles/Actors, 4224 matches on Event Comments, 1138 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, and 18 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421207.

Song: As17430120

Music: II: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Event Comment: At the desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421207.

Dance: I: The Italian Gardeners-Checa, Siga Chiaretta, Mlle Bonneval; III: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421207.

Dance: II: Les Chasseurs, as17430226; IV: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality. N.B. Some few days ago Mrs Catherine Penny was Committed, by Col DeVeil, to Bridewell, for selling Counterfeit tickets, for the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane; and as she has deliver'd out others for several Benefits to come (Mrs Clive's in particular) it is thought proper to give this public notice of the fraud, in order to prevent any tickets being bought in the Passages of the Theatre, proper care being taken to prevent all Tickets so bought from coming into the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421207.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: As17430115.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421207, but Smith-Cross; Vocal Parts-Raftor, Ray.

Dance: As17430324

Song: II: Song-Beard

Event Comment: Mainpiece By Particular Desire. Tickets delivered out by Mrs Ridout for The Fair Penitent will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17430404 but Smith-Berry.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17430427 but Beau Trippet-_.

Dance: I: La Florana, as17430408 III: Sicilian Peasants, as17430310

Event Comment: Benefit Raftor, Mrs Clive's brother (Winston MS.). Bayes attempted by Mrs Clive, instigated to it by Cibber (as an) act of envy to Garrick, but he missed his aim, for she did it most wretchedly. It was believed she would not have gone through the part. A great house. If she had succeeded she meant to repeat it for her own Benefit. (Winston MS. from Dyer MS.) Mrs Clive did Bayes at the Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Three rows of the Pit rail'd into the Boxes, where servants may keep places as well as on the stage. To prevent Mistakes in places already taken, it is desir'd that those Gentleman and Ladies, in whose names they are set down, would please to send for Tickets to Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421207, but Bayes-Mrs Clive; Smith-Delane.

Song: I: Beard; III: Lowe; IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: II: Serious Dance, as17430504; V: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17441019.

Song: Lowe

Dance: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17441019, but Johnson-Mills; Other-Miss Minors, Mrs _Ridout, Miss +Yates, Miss _Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17441213, but Angelica-Mrs Ridout.

Song: I, III: Lowe

Dance: V: Grand Dance, as17441217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17441227, but Others-_Phillips, _Leigh; Simpson; Gray added. Simpson; Gray added.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17450111, but Robert-Gray; Charlotte-Miss Pitt; Dorcas-Miss Budgell.

Dance: III: Grand Dance, as17441217

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17450116.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: As17450215.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17451213, but Johnson-Giffard; Others-_Turbutt; Bransby, Raftor, Marr, Collins. Bransby, Raftor, Marr, Collins.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: As17460116.

Song: II: Lowe; III: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: V: Tambourine-Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: Present The Duke, Princess Amelia, and Princess of Hesse (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #161 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17461106.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Event Comment: Bought 3 yds white Gauze & 2yds of Lace for a veil for Mrs Pritchard in Jane Shore... 14s. Receipts: #120 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17461106.
Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Present the King, Duke and Princess Amelia. Paid Hancks a bill for coals expended at Lincolns Inn Fields Theatre while the soldiers kept guard there...#22 18s. Receipts: #173 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17461106.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: With the Scenes of the Drawing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17471123.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Beard; Jack Stocks-Cibber; Chloe-Mrs Storer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17471123, but Bayes-Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: See17480129.
Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales (General Advertiser). Prince & Princess of Wales & ye Children (Cross). Paid for wax lights for the Prince 15s. 7d.; Paid Mrs Reynolds for wax & Brickdust 4s. 5d.; Norton 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 (Cross); #176 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17491220.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17491212.

Dance: As17491220

Event Comment: Paid to Sun Fire Office Insurance #15; Paid for a poker and shovel 5s. (Treasurer's Book). [This policy was doubltless similar to No 109085 dated 29 July 1747 issued to James Lacy and David Garrick Esq. Patentees of His Majesties Company of Comedians of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, for #4,000: "On the Goods and Furniture, Wardrobe Apparel, Machines and Scenes, not valued as pictures, in the House, Dressing Rooms, Wardrobe, and Scene Rooms, of the said Theatre Royal, adjoining togethe r and situate in Drury Lane aforesaid and not elsewhere, not exceeding #4,000...Note: Except such Loss and Damage as may happen by any Fire occasioned by means of any representation in any Play or Farce or in any Rehearsal of the same." (From copy of original policy, by courtesy J. A. Miller, Esq. General Manager, Sun Insurance Office Ltd., sent me in ltr. dated 5 July 1951.)] Receipts: #110 (Cross). #104 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17491220.

Dance: As17491220

Song: III: Master Mattocks

Event Comment: MMr Harris James dy'd at 8 in ye Morn (Cross). Mainpiece: Acted there but once these 20 years. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: As17511010.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17511009.
Event Comment: MMonr & Mad Piettero danc'd first-(Sad) no Hissing No App. (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: As17511010.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17511002.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Piettero; being their first time of appearing on the English Stage ; End: L'Entree de Flore-Mad Auretti; Peasant Dance-Mathews, Mad Janeton Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17511007, but Juliet-_.
Event Comment: Play By Particular Desire. The tragedy of Jane Shore in which character Miss Macklin is to make her appearance, is in rehearsal at Covent Garden, and will be acted there on Friday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17511015, but full cast As17511007 , including Mrs Cibber as Juliet .
Event Comment: Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: As17511010, but Don Carlos-Lee.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17511018, but With additional scene-.
Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17511023.