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7760 results for: Keyword - Mr
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.

6401
29 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow of the Late Chapman. Tickets deliver'd out by the Widow Johnson and Mrs Wallis will be taken. Yesterday Morning died Mr John Laguerre, an eminent Painter belonging to the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden; a facetious companion, universally esteemed in every Scene of Life! (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: See17471116.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17480303.

6402
02 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Tickets and Places of Mrs Elmy at the corner of Tavistock St. next Southampton St., Covent Garden; and of Hobson at the stage door. Being the last time of acting till the Holidays. Cash, #92 12s.; tickets, #56 8s.; total, #149 (Clay MS page reproduced in Oct. 1926 issue of Connoisseur, p. 93). A few days ago arriv'd in Town Mr Sheridan, Manager of the Theatre Royal in Dublin, and we hear as his stay is to be but short, he intends to perform only once, for the benefit of the poor sufferers by the late Fire (General Advertiser). [The fire happened the 25th in "Exchange alley (London) and in the space of 10 hours consumed a great number of houses occupied by persons in middling circumstances and with large families." Subscriptions were raised and distributed by a committee of ten bankers. See General Advertiser.] Receipts: #160 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17480319 but Macbeth-Barry; Lady Macduff-Mrs Elmy; Young Siward-_; Fleance-_; Seyton-_; Angus-_; Doctor-_; Lady-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: As17471001.

Dance: Cooke, Anne and Janeton Auretti

6403
13 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Dunstall, Mrs Lampe and Miss Young. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [see 4 Feb. 1746]. Tickets to be had at Lampe's, the Sign of the Holy Lamb, Drury Lane, near Long Acre; at Dunstall's in Hunt's Court, Castle St., Leicester Fields; and at the Stage Door. Afterpiece: Words by Shakespeare, Music by Lampe

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Worthy-Ryan; Sir Charles-Giffard; Flip-Dunstall; Beau Mizen-Cibber; Arabella-Mrs Dunstall; Rovewell-Gibson; Easy-Storer; Cribbige-Anderson; Purser-Paget; Belinda-Mrs Bland; Jenny Private-Miss Young; Jiltup-Miss Copen; Advocate-Miss Ferguson; Barmaid-Miss Haughton; Sailors-Morgan, James, Collins, Bencraft; Fair Quaker-Mrs Hale; In II, the Famous Song of Ninety Two-Beard; In III, Hornpipe-Oates.

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Performance Comment: Pyramus-Beard; Moonshine-Roberts; Lion-a Gentleman; Thisbe-Mrs Lampe; the whole to conclude with the Last New Dance call'd Foote's Vagaries-.

Song: I: Duet-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; IV: Myself I Shall adore by Handel-Mrs Lampe

6404
14 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lee and Matthews. Tickets and places to be had of Lee at Mr Oliphant's Exeter St., and of Matthews, at the Golden Ball in Duke's, late Earl's Court, Drury Lane. Receipts: #150 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #77 2s.; tickets, #82 7s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17480128, but Col Standard-Lee.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School boy-Yates; Young Rakish-Lee; Major Rakish-I. Sparks; Lady Manlove-Mrs Macklin; Father Benedict-Blakes; Lettice-Mrs Green.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; II: New Dance-Matthews, Mrs Addison; III: Dutch Dance, as17471128; IV: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Hornpipe (By Desire)-Matthews

6405
18 April 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [For the Relief of the Sufferers by a late Calamity...at his Auction-Room late the Little Theatre in the Hay-Market Mr Foote will exhibit for the satisfaction the curious a choice Collection of Pictures, all warranted Originals, and entirely new. To begin at twelve noon. [Cross, Fielding, II, 89, states that Foote mimicked Fielding as "Trottplaid" on this date.] Daily Advertiser, 28 April: It being represented unto this Court, that several Common Players of Interludes, Gamesters...have for several Years used and accustomed to assemble and meet together at several Fairs or pretended Fairs, held in this County of Middlesex, not warranted by Law, to wit, Tottenham Court Fair, Hampstead Fair, in Holborn Division, the Shepherd's Bush Fair in Kensington Division, Mile-End Fair and Bow-Fair, commonly called Green-Goose Fair, in the Tower Division, and May Fair in Westminster Division

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Collection Auction Of Pictures

6406
19 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit for Berry and Mrs Green. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets of Hobson at stage door; or Berry at his lodgings in Little Bridges St., Covent Garden; and Mrs Green at her Lodgings at the Green Canister in Great Shier Lane, Carey St., Lincolns Inn. [This day one B. B. (presumably Macklin) inserted a letter to the author of the General Advertiser in that paper framing the historical background for the Lover's Melancholy, to be performed as benefit for his wife on 22 April. It gave a short account of the author (John Ford), his works in general, and of that dramatic piece in particular, and sought to align Ford as an intimate and profess'd admirer of Shakespeare. See comment for 23 April]. Receipts: #207 (Cross); house charges, #63 N.B.: Mr Berry paid, but at the rate o 60 pounds for his benefit, therefore I must make a draw back of #1 10s. for his half (Powel); cash, #88 9s. tickets, #118 12s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17480312 but Epilogue-_; Strictland-Berry; Valet-Leigh; Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: [The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Green.

Dance: [II: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Gondoliers-Cooke

6407
20 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Arne. Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: A Grand Musical Masque, written by Congreve, set to music by Arne. By Particular Desire. Tickets to be had of Arne at Mr West's, a Frame Maker in Duke St., near Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #140 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #80 4s. 6d.; tickets, #75 10s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17480115, but Duke-_; Ludovico-_; Montano-_; Gratiano-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Venus-Mrs Arne; Pallas-Mrs Clive; Paris-Lowe; Mercury-Reinhold; Juno-Mrs Mozeen.

Dance: Cooke, Janeton Auretti

6408
22 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Play By Particular Desire. Last time of acting the Mainpiece this season. The Play of the Lover's Melancholy, and the Farce of the Club of Fortune Hunters, which were to have been acted this evening, for the Benefit of Mrs Macklin, are deferr'd till Thursday the 28th, on account of the Indisposition of Mr Barry; when tickets deliver'd out for the 22nd instant will be taken. Tomorrow, King Lear for the benefit of the suffers by the late fire. Receipts: #28 (Cross); #24 16s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: As17480123.

Afterpiece Title: A Will and No Will

Performance Comment: As17480322.

Dance: II: The Savoyards, as17471215; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

6409
25 April 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Goodall. A concert etc. 6 p.m. Afterpiece: Not acted 20 years [See gf 25 Nov. 1745], written by the last celebrated Mr Griffin. Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Purgatory

6410
29 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for myself and Wife (Cross). As my business at the theatre requires a constant attendance I beg the favour of those Ladies and Gentlemen, who intend to honour me with their company at my Benefit, to send for tickets to my Lodgings, opposite the Rose Tavern in Russel St., Covent Garden; or to Mr Hobson at the Stage door, where places for the Boxes may be taken. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Receipts: #107 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #59 17s. 1d.; tickets, #47 1s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: As17480324 but full cast of 21 Oct. 1747 listed.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: As17480317.

Dance: II: Pastoral Dance, as17480326 III: Savoyards, as17471215; V: By Desire Les Characters de la Dance-Anne Auretti

6411
03 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. N.B.: [This bill] was put up, but Mr Garrick was seiz'd with an ague, & there was no play, nor the Doors open'd (Cross). The Managers of Drury Lane Playhouse paid the sum of #208 1s. [Being the whole money taken at the play of King Lear, for the benefit of the Sufferers by the late Fire] into the hands of Mt Knight and Mt Jackson; and not as mentioned by Mistake in yesterday's paper; and the whole company gave their night's pay for the said benefit. The last new Reviv'd Play, call'd The Lover's Melancholy, will be acted by particular desire next Thursday, at Drury Lane, to which will be added, Miss in her Teens, being the last time of performing it this season (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: . As17480419 but Strictland-Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Performance Comment: . As17480502, but King-Winstone.

Dance: II: Pastoral Dance, as17480326 III: Les Characteres de La Dance-Ann Auretti; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

6412
09 May 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Nineteenth Day. As many of Mr Foote's Customers will be out of Town next Week, his Auction Room will be open'd only this Day, Thursday and Saturday during the week

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auction Of Pictures

Performance Comment: See17480418% .

6413
18 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Hobson. Receipts: #200 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17471001, but Mrs Cloggit-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17480102, but Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Bennet.

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17480506; V: Pastoral Dance, as17480326

6414
20 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For a Stranger's Benefit whose Name was not in ye Bills (Cross). [Powel lists him as a Mr Hetheril.] Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #40 [Cross); house charges, #70 [Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover's Melancholy

Performance Comment: As17480428.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: See17480506.

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Pastoral Dance, as17480326

6415
25 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The 172nd and last performance of the season (Cross). This was the end of the season, having played 171 nights. Rec'd by the forfeits of the Band of Musick, which used formerly to be given the treasurer, #22 9s. 2d. Rec'd ditto from the actors, #15 1s. 2d. So that they did receive, as appears by their own books, the first season of Mr G-k's commencing manager, the sum of #21,044 15s. 2d., which I shall carry forward to the receipts of the next season (Powel). [N.B.: Powel's analysis of expenses and profits is based on a two-year income and concludes in June 1749. Cross's visual estimate of the value of each night amounts to #25,741. If one subtracts, however, the difference between the estimate on benefit nights and the actual house charges received, a sum of #4,796, Cross's estimate of total income from box receipts amounts to #20,945.] Receipts: #170 (Cross); #163 13s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: As17480208.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: See17480412.

Dance: III: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

6416
01 August 1748 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Bowling Green, Southwark. Benefit for Mr and Mrs Phillips. A Concert, etc. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Wildair-Mrs Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: Phillips

6417
10 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for Boxes to be taken of Mr Hobson at the stage door of the Theatre. To begin exactly at six o'clock (General Advertiser). [This customary notice for all subsequent bills will not be mentioned further this season.] Receipts: #80 (Cross); #88 7s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward first appearance in 7 years; Sir George Airy-Mills; Sir Francis Gripe-Yates; Sir Jealous Traffic-Berry; Charles-Havard; Whisper-James; Isabinda-Mrs Mills; Patch-Mrs Green; Scentwell-Miss Cole; Miranda-Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Woodward; Stocks-Blakes; Cloe-Mrs Clive; Lovemore-Beard 1st appearance there in 5 years.

6418
21 September 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin exactly at six o'clock. No persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be return'd after the curtain is drawn up. Places for the boxes to be taken of Mr Page at the Stage door (General Advertiser). [This notice appears on subsequent bills this season but will not be repeated further here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Quin; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Giffard; Belinda-Mrs Ridout, 1st appearance on that stage; Rake-Gibson; Justice-Bridges; Razor-Anderson; Mademoiselle-Miss Morrison; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington 1st appearance that stage these 7 years.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.

6419
22 September 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: GGeneral Advertiser: Last week the celebrated Mr and Mrs Lampe and Mrs Vincent arrived in Dublin from England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

6420
26 September 1748 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At Mr Phillips New Theatre at the Bowling Green. To begin at seven o'clock. Benefit for Phillips and Mrs Phillips (Daily Advertiser), but benefit for Morgan and Mrs Morgan (Hogan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Morgan; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Morgan; Lady Anne-Mrs Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: New Pantomime Entertainment

Performance Comment: New Prologue-Miss Platt A Child of Five Years.

Song: III: Genius of England-; End: New Mad Tom-Platt Sen

6421
12 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: CCross: Miss Pit went to play in the Beg. Opera for Mr Usher at Richmond & was deliver'd of a fine Girl--N.B.: She was Virgin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

6422
21 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Fair Penitent is deferr'd, on account of Mr Barry's Indisposition, till tomorrow. Receipts: #110 (Cross); #95 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: As17481019, but Order-_; Furnace-_; Amble-_; Tapwell-_; Watchall-_; Welldo-_.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Flash-Woodward; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs Clive; Miss Biddy-Mrs Green.

Dance: As17481019

Music: As17481019

6423
07 November 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: To the Author of the General Advertiser: Sir: I beg leave by means of your paper, to acquaint the friends of Tom Harbin, that he intends shortly to have a Benefit at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden: Having in consequebce of the advice of many of them, apply'd himself to Mr Rich, on that account who very generously and readily said he would contribute anything in his power to serve him; and as one night of the week might be better than another, (as his Interest lay) he gave him his choice, whereupon he chose Wednesday, as being a night of most leisure amongst people eminent in trade, on whom the city depends. He persuades himself that those who have laughed with him, will not laugh at him for requesting a favour (which his circumstances could never be supposed to put him above accepting) from persons of affluent fortunes, which the generality of his friends are; and who Experienc'd good nature, he doubts not, will serve him on this occasion. In a few days Publick notice will be given of the time, the Play, &c. I am &c. Jack Friendly, Grigsby's Coffee House, Nov. 7, 1748. [See General Advertiser, 8 Nov. See also 14 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: As17481022.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17481028.

6424
14 November 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Daniel who live at No 17, Stewarts Rents, bottom of Great Wild St.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Gentleman who played Gloucester in Jane Shore; Belvidera-Mrs Daniel.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

6425
15 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The songs and chorusses new set by Mr Arne. Receipts: #70 (Cross); #71 4s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17481114.