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8273 results for: Keyword - Mr Jefferson and Wife
We found 4541 matches on Event Comments, 2818 matches on Performance Title, 1792 matches on Performance Comments, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4976
23 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Aickin
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17720326

4977
02 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Lint Actor: Waldron and the Song of Johnny Pringle omitted from mention in Weston's role-_.

Entertainment: IV: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee, as17720427 (for that Night only) a Variety of Imitations-Bannister

Dance: End: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

4978
06 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Tickets to be had of DuBellamy in Wild-Court, Great Wild-Street, at the Rainbow Coffee House, Cornhill and of Mr Sarjant at the stage door. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to the DuBellamy's #20 12s., cover'd by income from tickets #189 14s. (Box 449; Pit 475; Gallery 62) (Account Book). Receipts: #43 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: DuBellamy

Song: II: By Particular Desire The Rapture-DuBellamy

4979
08 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: End of Play: By Particular Desire, The Louvre, Minuet-Noverre, Miss Rogers his scholar

4980
09 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs King being to Quit the Stage at the end of this Season Mr G. kindly play'd for her Benefit great Applause (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for King. Pit and Boxes laid together. Paid salary list #494 18s. 6d.; Mrs Abington's Cloaths acct #2; Mr S. French, 6 days #1 10s. Receipts: #287 6s. Charges: #64 4s. Profits to Mrs King: #223 2s. [Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Briton Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Lowe

Dance: V: A Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs King

4981
13 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Lowe

Dance: II: By Desire, Hornpipe-Tassoni's 7-year-old scholar, her second appearance on any stage

Song: End: Several Catches and Glees-, some composed by Dibdin

4982
23 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Cast
Role: Aubrey Actor: Jefferson
Related Works
Related Work: The Fashionable Lover Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

4983
28 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

4984
21 September 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue: Preceded: New Occasional Prelude. The Principal characters-Dyer, Kniveton, Younger, Davis, Cushing, Wignell, Saunders, Fox, a Young Lady Miss Barsanti her first appearance on any stage

4985
24 September 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Booth has lately erected a Monument to B. Booth, is now upwards of 90, was the famous Miss Santlowe so much admir'd as Actress and Dancer (Winston MS 10). Advanc'd Mr Barry (b:office keeper) #15; Ditto to Mr Watson (b:office keeper) #10 (Treasurer's Book). [Operating cash returned to treasury on 5 June 1773, but with a deficit of #6 5s. Barry seems not to have been hired thereafter, Archeveque taking his place the following season.] Receipts: #173 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

4986
19 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: A Young Gentleman
Role: Aristander Actor: Wright
Role: Cassander Actor: Palmer
Role: The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babyl Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: To Conclude with a Grand Chorus Actor: Champness, Mrs Wrighten, Bannister, Dibdin, Davies, Kear, Fawcett, Wheeler, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt.

4987
30 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

4988
21 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Smith Polly (first time) very well (Hopkins Diary). Paid Salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Miss Mansell and Mr Dimon 5 guineas each per order, #10 10s.; Mr Clinch ditt, #5 5s.; Rec'd stopages #20 13s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #141 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023; II: Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, Scholars of Daigville

Performance Comment: Holland, Miss Armstrong, Scholars of Daigville.

4989
26 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Parsons of dl and Mr Buckley of cg purchas'd Bristol Theatre formerly the property of Mr Bransby (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #199 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love

4990
27 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Aickin; Bellamy-Packer; Jack Meggot-Dodd; Tester-J. Burton; Servant-Ackman; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Egerton; Milliner-Mrs Davies; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Jacintha-Miss Younge; Clarinda-Miss Pope; Lucetta-Mrs Love; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Strictland Actor: Love
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

4991
14 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Cymon and The Witches both to be laid aside after this night on account of preparations for a New Pantomime for the Holidays (Winston MS 10). [See Pigmy Revels, 26 Dec.] Paid Mr Vernon on note #10 10s.; Mr Wright's bill to Manning, #4 10s. 3d.; Eaton for Women's cloaths #16 16s.; Master Cape per order, #2 12s. 6d. Receipts: #177 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Grand Concluding Dance Actor: .
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: With a Grand Procession of the different Or Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

4992
16 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Grand Chorus Actor: Mrs _Wrighten, _Bannister.
Role: To Conclude with a Grand Chorus Actor: Champness, Mrs Wrighten, Bannister, Dibdin, Davies, Kear, Fawcett, Wheeler, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt.

4993
17 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

4994
06 January 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 11 April 1771.] Paid Mrs Rich the balance of the Benefit for the Dispensary #36 11s. 6d., and paid Garton the balance due the Theatrical Fund #143 3s. (Account Book). [The Westminster Magazine this month comments upon the revival of the pantomime and the new scene of the Pantheonv: "This thought evidently was borrowed from the ludicrous situations of the Macaroni in the pantomime of the Pigmy Revels at the other theatre; but no one in the world borrows with less ceremony than Mr Colman, especially from Mr Garrick."] Receipts: #126 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

4995
12 January 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Richards (scene painter) as per Bill #25 4s. Paid Mr Gard for performing 14 nights in the Ostrich to 11th inst. inclusive, #1 15s. (Account Book). [Richards possibly Painted the new scene of the Pantheonv added to Harlequin Sorcerer on 6 Jan. Mr Gard continued to receive the standard wage of 2s. 6d. per naght for performing this bird each time Harlequin Sorcerer was put on. No further notation of his payments as they occur in the account books will be made. He was paid usually after about every 12 of 14 performances.] Receipts: #166 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Strickland Actor: Ross
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

4996
27 January 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Grand Concluding Dance Actor: .
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: With a Grand Procession of the different Or Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

4997
29 January 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Calthorpe's first payment #157 10s.; Mr G. Garrick on acct #100; Tallow chandler's 5th bill, #42 2s. 3d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #250 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17720922

4998
02 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Cast
Role: Pandolfo Actor: Bannister

4999
03 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Cast
Role: Pandolfo Actor: Bannister

5000
04 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Beverly-Cautherly; Sir William Belmont-Wright; Blandford-Bransby; Belmont-Packer; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Lady Restless-Mrs Hopkins; Clarissa-Miss Ambrose; Tippet-Mrs Millidge; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Belinda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Cast
Role: Pandolfo Actor: Bannister