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6431 results for: Keyword - Mr Blakes
We found 4251 matches on Event Comments, 2163 matches on Performance Comments, 535 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

251
20 September 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Juliet-Miss Pritchard; Friar-Havard; Tibalt-Blakes; Capulet-Burton; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; And the Additional Scene representing the Funeral Procession-; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance- proper to the Play; A Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Tibalt Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Phelim-Moody (With a Song); Marquis-Blakes; Isabel-Mrs Hippisley; Loveless-Atkins.
Cast
Role: Marquis Actor: Blakes

252
05 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Fawcett; Mat@o'th@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Mozeen; Player-Packer; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Hornpipe-Miss Dawson in Act III; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Mat@o'th@Mint Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

253
27 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Yates and Blakes. Garrick refus'd to act. Neale did Clodio (Winston MS., from Dyer MS.). [Marr doubles Don Manuel and Sancho]. Tickets for Marr will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17421208, but Don Manuel-Marr; Honoria-Mrs Horsington; Don Choleric-Yates; Clody-Neale; Don Duart-Blakes; Monsieur-Blakes; Sancho-Marr; Angelina-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Don Duart Actor: Blakes
Role: Monsieur Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17430315 but Gayless-Blakes; Beau Trippet-Marr.
Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Blakes

Song: II: Beard; III: Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto-Burk Thumoth

254
06 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #190 (Cross); #182 6d. (Powel). [N. B. Doubling in parts by Blakes and Bransby.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Delane; Buckingham-I. L? Sparks; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Winstone; Tressel-Blakes; Catesby-Usher; Lieut.-Ray; King Edward V-Miss Cole; Duke of York-Miss Yates; Ratcliff-Simson; Tyrell-Bransby; Blunt-Burton; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Oxford-Bransby; Norfolk-Blakes; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Elmy; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Tressel Actor: Blakes
Role: Norfolk Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

255
12 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets and places of Blakes at his house in Cranbourne Alley, Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. Les Messieurs & Dames peuvent laisser Diner leurs Domestiques car a quatre Heur sera assez a bonne heur de les Envoyer pour Gardez les places dans les loges. M. Fanfaron (General Advertiser). [The General Advertiser this day also included the first announcement of Mrs Macklin's benefit to be held on 22 April, at which would be perform'd the Lover's Melancholy, "Not acted these Hundred years," together with a new farce (never acted) called The Club of Fortune Hunters. The notice ran again several times, followed by the letters to the author of the General Advertiser noted on 19 and 23 April.] Receipts: #111 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #58 6s.; tickets, #52 15s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As17480118, but Diego-Ray; Don Philip-Blakes; Stephano-_.
Cast
Role: Don Philip Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Marquis de Fanfaron Actor: Blakes

Dance: II: Dutch Dance, as17471128; IV: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Pastoral Dance, as17480326 Sailor's Rendezvous, as17471117

Song: SSailor's Rendezvous, as17471117

256
20 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes & Bridges. Tickets and places of Blakes at his house in Cranbourn Alley, near Leicester Fields; of Bridges in York St., Covent Garden, and Hobson at the Stage Door. Tickets for the 12th will be taken. No Persons admitted on Stage. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17501023, but Sir Charles-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Mathews, Mad Camargo

257
14 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes and Mrs James. Mainpiece: Acted but once these three years. Tickets to be had of Blakes at his House in Duke's Court, near Broad Court, Bow St. Covent Garden; of Mrs James in Little Wild St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and at stage door. Receipts: #270 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17530320 but Doll Common-Mrs Cross; Surly-Blakes; Ananias-Shuter; Tribulation-Taswell; Dapper-Vaughn; Lovewit-Winstone; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Surly Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: IV: Le Matelot Basque, as17521005; V: Country Amusements, as17530412

258
16 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. The Performance will not be interrupted by any building on the stage. Neither piece acted this season. Mainpiece: By particular desire for the first and only time of performing it this season. Tickets of Blakes at his house in Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Yates; Gratiano-Blakes; Launcelot-Woodward, 1st time; Portia-Mrs Clive; Antonio-Berry; Bassanio-Havard; Duke-Bransby; Lorenzo (with songs in Character)-Beard; Jessica-Miss Minors; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Gratiano Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: IV: The Country Amusements-Devisse, Mlle Auretti

259
14 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. No building on Stage. Tickets at Blakes' House in Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Macklin's Coffee House sold by Auctioneer under the Commissioner of Bankruptcy (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Bellmour Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17550129, but Old Man, Frenchman-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Blakes.
Role: Old Man Actor: Blakes

260
21 April 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets and places to be had of Blakes at his house in Duke's Court, Bow St., CG; and of Varney at the Stage Door. That there may not be any interruption to the Performance, there will be no Building on the Stage. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv

Cast
Role: Pistol Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Ballet: The Prussian Camp. As17580328 but Officer-Blakes

Performance Comment: As17580328 but Officer-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Blakes.

261
07 May 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson. No building on Stage. Mr Blakes died (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

262
21 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridges, Blakes and Cross, prompter. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17431220, but Altamont-Blakes; Rosano-Woodburn.
Cast
Role: Altamont Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: M Le Medicin Actor: Blakes

Dance: Mlle Auguste

263
21 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridges, Blakes, Cross (Prompter). Mainpiece alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, not acted these 30 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage; Or, The Commonwealth Of Women

Performance Comment: Capt Marine-Delane; DuPier-Macklin; Clarinda-Mrs Clive; Frugal-Yates; Franvile-Neale; Hazard-Barrington; Mons. La Mure-Blakes; Boldsprit-Bridges; Don Sebastian-Sparks; Nicusa-Goodfellow; Surgeon-I. Sparks; Boucher-Usher; Constable-Bransby; Roselia-Mrs Bennet; Julietta-Mrs Cross; Ariadne-Miss Edwards; Hippolita-Miss Minors; Messalippa-Mrs Bridges; Clita-Miss Budgell; Agladra-Miss Pitt; Aminta-Mrs Woffington; Epilogue-Mrs Clive, Recommending Cause of Liberty to the Beauties of Britain.
Cast
Role: La Mure Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner Trick'd

Performance Comment: As17460409 but Timothy, the Lying Barber-Blakes.
Cast
Role: the Lying Barber Actor: Blakes.

Song: I: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310 III: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: II: Italian Peasants, as17460206; IV: Swiss Dance, as17460416

264
07 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets at his house in Cranbourne Alley, Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. Being positively the last time of [Barry's] performing Macbeth this season. Receipts. #140 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Malcolm Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17490118, but Frenchman-Blakes; Miser-Neale. Poet not listed.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Blakes

Dance: II: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss (not 5 years old) scholar to Mathews; End of Play: The Savoyards, as17480920

265
13 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [see 2 May 1744]. Tickets and places of Mrs Pritchard, at her house next the chapel in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields, and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Five rows of Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes. [Stage as of 10 March.] Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #18 17s. 3d.; Paid Blakes for 2 wiggs #3 3s.; Paid Mrs Pritchard for a ticket as per agreement #10 10s.; Norton 1 chorus 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #220 (Cross); charges, #60 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Havard; Baldwin-Berry; Carlos-King; Fernando-Yates; Frederick-Palmer; Fabian-Blakes; Jaqueline-Shuter; Victoria-Mrs Willoughby; Julia-Mrs Mills; Nurse-Miss Pitt; Child-Miss Yates; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Fabian Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Mathews, Miss Baker; II: The Venetian Peasant-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

266
27 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd out by Noverre will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Basset Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Palmer; Wingate-Yates; Gargle-Burton; Scotsman-Blakes; Simon-Vaughan; Charlotte-Miss Barton.
Cast
Role: Scotsman Actor: Blakes

267
20 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benifit for Blakes. By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd for The Beggar's Opera will be taken. Palmer married Miss Pritchard (Genest, IV, 612)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17610413 but Capulet-Burton; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; Garrick advertised as Mercutio for the "last time this season"; Tibalt-Blakes; The Masquerade Dancespecified as led-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Tibalt Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: TThe Italian Gardiners, as17601203

268
21 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets deliver'd for The Way of the World, and by Mess. Settree and Hayes will be taken. Positively the last time of performing Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Smuggler Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17620330 but William Wealthy-Blakes; Richard Wealthy-Burton; Loader-Bransby; Dick-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: William Wealthy Actor: Blakes
Role: Other characters Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Settree, Ackman, Mas. Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw

Entertainment: II: Hearts of Oak-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Baker; End Play: By particular Desire, and for that night only, Bucks Have at Ye All-King as17620330

Dance: After Entertainments: the Louvre and Minuet-Settree, Miss Blagdon (his scholar)

269
16 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

270
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

271
30 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers; Or, The Good Natur'd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

272
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

273
14 November 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

274
November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

275
December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles; Or, Iphigenia In Aulis