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6025 results for: Keyword - Mr Bencraft
We found 4254 matches on Event Comments, 1564 matches on Performance Comments, 544 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1326
05 June 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

1327
26 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Foote Weston and Shuter in the Shades

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of 2nd piece Hornpipe by Byrne

Monologue: 1784 08 26 As 10 Aug

1328
06 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece song by Mrs Kennedy; End of Act IV song by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1786 05 06 End of mainpiece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey by Edwin

1329
19 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

1330
18 February 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

1331
18 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Song: In III 1st piece: song-Dignum

1332
14 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Prompter. Tickets for Bencraft and Mrs Ogden also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Music: I: Lesson on the Harpsichord by Miss Baston. V: The celebrated Water-Musick compos'd by Handel and accompany'd with French Horns, in which a Preamble on the Kettle Drums will be beat by Ben. Baker

Dance: II: Tambourine, as17340504. III: Peasant by Maker. IV: Saraband by Miss Baston. V: Swedish Dal Karl by Delagarde and Mrs Ogden

Song: In the role of the Gravedigger will be introduc'd some additional Songs in the Ballad Stile by Leveridge. III: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright

1333
19 April 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Prompter. Tickets for Bencraft also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: The Medley; or, The Scene of a Drunken Man by Hippisley

Song: In Praise of Roast Beef

1334
04 June 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Prompter. Mainpiece: Written by Sir J. Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #10 9s. 6d.; tickets #62 2s. Rich's Register: Benefit Steed, Bencraft, Dupre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Music: End Afterpiece: Handel's Water Musick, with Preamble on Kettle Drum by Benj. Baker

Dance: II: Peasant Dance by Tench and Miss Rogers. IV: Harlequin, Punch, and Colombine by Nivelon, Lalauze, and Mlle De L'Isle. End Afterpiece: Glover's Sailors Dance

Song: I: Mock Italian Song by Roberts. III: Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright. V: Praise of old English Beer by Leveridge, &c

1335
20 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Ridout, Bencraft, Mrs Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Song: As17370519

Dance: As17370519

1336
30 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Performance Comment: See17401001, but Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe.

Dance: I: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; III: A new Muzette, Tambourine-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; IV: Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

1337
21 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bencraft, Richardson, Mrs Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: NNew Comic Dance-Richardson, Delagarde; Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

1338
19 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hale and Mrs Hale. Mainpiece Written by Shakespear, reviv'd by particular desire. Containing the Memorable Battle of Agincourtv, with the total overthrow of the French Army, and many other Historical Passages. In order to preserve a proper decorum, and that this play may not be interrupted in its performance, the Publick may be assured there will not be any building on the stage.-General Advertiser. [In advance bill Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers had been advertised; Tom True Blue-$Beard; Father-$Leveridge; Captain of Press Gang-$Bencraft; Nancy-$Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life Of King Henry The Fifth

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

1339
24 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Bought of Hamersley a Livery Frock & pair of Leather Breeches for Bencraft in the New Comedy, 11s. Receipts: #184 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

1340
27 April 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Mrs Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1341
19 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Miss Kennedy. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

1342
25 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: CComic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

1343
29 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: III: Haymakers Dance, as17570423 V: The Lamplighters-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

1344
17 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Shakespear. Not acted these 7 years. Benefit for Bencraft and Vincent. Receipts: #50 4s. Charges: #63. Deficiencies of #6 8s. apiece covered by income from tickets; Benecraft, #55 14s. (boxes 123; pit 151; gallery 23); Vincent, #62 1s. (boxes 78; pit 213; gallery 106) (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Ballet: Judgment of Paris. As17580413

Dance: likewise a newClikewise a newComic Dance-Lucas, Mlle Capdeville

1345
17 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Mrs Vincent. No Building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Entertainment: Between Play and Farce: Shuter's Dish of All Sorts, As17590322, for that night only

Dance: As17581016

1346
14 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft. Receipts: #88 1s. 6d. plus #94 14s. from tickets (Box 211; Pit 223; Gallery 85) (Account Book). Charges: #64 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

1347
19 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. [See 27 Sept. 1754.] No building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd for Thursday the 15th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: New Comic Dance,%Les Sabotiers-Sodi, Sga Mansiere, Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

1348
10 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A comedy in 2 Acts not acted these 2 years. [See 30 April 1763.] The Relapse deferr'd on account of indisposition of Miss Elliot. James Bencraft Died at Covent Garden (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: Rural Love, as17641212

1349
21 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: Never performed there. Last night was deposited in the Vault of St Paul's Covent Garden the remains of James Bencraft, that truly honest, amiable, and benevolent man, whose perpetual pleasantry and delectable vein of humour cannot more aptly be described than in the words of Hamlet-"That fellow of infinite jest &c., Alas poor Jemmy" (+Winston MS 9 from The Gazetteer)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette or 1765

1350
15 August 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall