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16092 results for: Keyword - Mr John Croft, Esq
We found 9843 matches on Author, 5362 matches on Event Comments, 2798 matches on Performance Comments, 848 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

15976
02 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid John Doe, Claridge, and Smith each 15s. for performing six nights in the Ass and Hog to 1 Jan. [i.e., in Mother Shipton]. Receipts: #176 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

15977
21 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: Altered from Corneille [by Colley Cibber?]. Never Performed There. Pit and Boxes laid together (playbill). Charges #66 7s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Yates #39 7s. 6d., plus #179 from tickets (Box and Pit 716). Paid Younger a Bill for writing parts #5 19s. 9d. Paid John Smith for a Blue cloth suit lac'd with gold #9 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #105 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ximena; Or, The Heroic Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End: The Whim, as17720312 End II Farce: A Comic Dance, as17711031

15978
26 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Doe, Claridge and John Smith receiv'd 10s. apiece for performing 4 times in the Ass and Hog [Mother Shipton] to the 17th inst. (Account Book). Receipts: #231 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: The Lilt-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17701116.

15979
22 January 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Every Man in His Humour oblig'd to be Deferr'd. Paid Joseph Stephenson as per Certificate from Sir John Fielding, 10s. (Account Book). Receipts. #156

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

15980
19 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. [See note for 6 March.] Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by half past 4 o'clock, and those who have taken places in the Pit requested to come early to prevent Confusion in getting to their seats. Tickets deliver'd for Lady Jane Grey will be taken. Charges #65 10s. Profit to Smith #84 6s. 6d., plus #172 15s. from tickets (Box 640; Pit 85). Paid Blanchville Clark as per certificate from Sir John Fielding 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #149 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17721028

15981
15 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Comedy [by Richard Cumberland] never performed there. Paid John Doe for sticking Black Bills #3 12s. Paid Cooper (printer) as per bill #20 2s. (Account Book). [The Westminster Magazine held in reserve its judgment on Lewis as an actor until the reviewer could see him in another part.] Receipts: #137 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Midas

15982
02 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Oratorio by Benjamin Stillingfleet, words adapted from Milton, set to Music by John Christopher Smith (Biographia Dramatica)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Paradise Lost

Music: As17740218

15983
29 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Jason-Smith; Creon-Bensley; Aeson-Palmer; 1st Colchian-Packer; Lycander-Farren; Children-Miss Stageldoir, Master Pulley; Hecate-Bransby; Theano-Mrs Hopkins; Medea-Mrs Yates; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: 1st Corinthian-Griffiths.
Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw

Song: Azure God-Mrs Wrighten

15984
14 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With a New Scene and New Dresses. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Charles Dibdin and Edward Thompson. Thompson's name does not appear on the title-page of the text; it has been added by J. P. Kemble on the half-title of his copy now in the Huntington Library]: The Music chiefly composed by Dibdin [Public Advertiser, 15 Nov.: Three of the airs and the finale were composed by Samuel Arnold; one air by John Abraham Fisher]. With New Scenes [ibid: by Dall, Richards, and Carver], Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 7 Feb. 1777: Paid Dibdin in full for copyright of the Seraglio #20; ibid, 2 June 1777: Received of Cooper for Songs & Books sold of The Seraglio #19 10s. 9d. [Mrs Ward was from the Birmingham theatre]. Receipts: #221 11s. 6d. (219.7.0; 2.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ethelinda; Or, The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Music: V: the Original Music for the Sacrifice by Purcell-

15985
25 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dibdin. In Act IV of mainpiece the Procession from the Abbey at the Coronation of Anne Bullenv. Paid John Doe for sticking Black Bills #6 3s. Receipts: none listed (charge: #84)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Dance: I: the Banquet, with Dancing-Dumay, Miss Matthews

15986
16 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: In 2 acts, taken from Wycherley [by John Lee (Public Advertiser, 14 Dec.)]. Paid Pattinson, Tallow Chandler, #41 19s. Receipts: #167 18s. (166.9.6; 1.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

15987
27 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Performed There. On account of the Additional Airs, contracted into 3 Acts. [Public Advertiser, 30 Dec., notes that the principal omission was the conspiracy of Alonzo, Antonio, &c., and that the Masque in Act IV was removed to the concluding scene of the play.] With New Dresses, Scenery and Decorations. The Music by Purcell, John Christopher? Smith, Dr Arne and Fisher. [In afterpiece the playbill retains Delpini as Pierrot, but "[Hull] made an apology for the illness of Delpini, telling the audience that the Signor had hurt himself so much the preceding evening in performing the part of Pierrot that he could not come out of his room; the managers therefore hoped that the audience would accept of Wewitzer in the character" (Morning Chronicle, 28 Dec.). The playbill also adds Wewitzer as the Gardener; this part was perhaps omitted.] Paid Enderby, Oil Merchant, #258 17s. Receipts: #245 18s. (244.15; 1.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Dance: In: Aldridge, Miss Valois, others [the dance was composed by Aldridge (Morning Chronicle, 26 Nov. 1779), and danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]; In afterpiece: as17761226

15988
28 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered [by Charlotte Lennox] from [Eastward Hoe, by] Ben Johnson, and others [George Chapman and John Marston]. Receipts: #128 7s. 6d. (100.11.0; 23.8.0; 4.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old City Manners

Performance Comment: Quicksilver-Dodd; Golding-Brereton; Sir Petronal Flash (1st time)-Farren; Security-Parsons; Captain Seagull (with a song)-Bannister; Fig-Norris; Bramble-Hurst; Scapethrift-Fawcett; Spendall-Follett; Wolf-Wrighten; Waterman-Wright; Holdfast-Griffiths; Constable-Carpenter; Drawer-R. Palmer; Coachman-Chaplin; Touchstone-Baddeley; Mildred-Miss Hopkins; Winifred-Miss Boyd; Mrs Touchstone-Mrs Johnston; Syndefy-Miss Platt; Gertrude (with songs)-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Mrs Touchstone Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

15989
24 February 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered from [The Relapse, by] Sir John Vanbrugh [1st time; C 5, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Prologue by David Garrick (see edition of 1781)]. The Characters new dressed. Receipts: #229 7s. 6d. (217.13.0; 10.8.0; 1.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End III: The Triumph of Love, as17761107:

15990
12 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Ode [1st time; composed by Thomas Linley Jun. (see 18 Mar. 1778), text by John Hoadly]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Il Penseroso; Judas Maccabaeus

Afterpiece Title: The Song of Moses; Judas Maccabaeus

Music: As17770214

15991
29 September 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Nicoll, III, 280, 390, states that this was an alteration of Shakespear's play by John Lee.] Receipts: #174 5s. (173.10.6; 0.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: Masquerade Scene incident to the Play-; I: Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Miss Green

15992
07 October 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Henderson (1st time [at this theatre]); Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham (1st time)-Farren; Tressel-Davies; Lord Stanley-Chaplin; Norfolk-Hurst; Catesby-Packer; Prince Edward-Miss Field; Duke of York-Master Pulley; Lord Mayor-Griffiths; Ratcliffe-Wright; Lieutenant-R. Palmer; King Henry-Aickin; Lady Anne-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character); Dutchess of York-Mrs Johnston; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Vernon, Parsons, Wrighten, Bannister, Miss Walpole, Mrs Love, Mrs Wrighten. Cast from text (John Bell, 1777): Lubin-Vernon; Solomon-Parsons; Easy-Wrighten; Steady-Bannister; Gillian-Miss Walpole; Cicely-Mrs Love; Floretta-Mrs Wrighten.
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Innocence; or, The Chamber-Maid Turn'd Quaker Author(s): John Leanerd
Related Work: The Young Quaker Author(s): John O'Keeffe

15993
20 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Prelude [1st time;PREL I, probably by Richard Cumberland. Larpent MS 472; not published]. Mainpiece [1st time; M 3, by Richard Cumberland, based on Calypso and Telemachus, by John Hughes]: The Overture and all the Music entirely new, and composed by Butler. With new Scenery painted by Richards and Carver, and new Dresses. Books of the Masque to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 27 Mar. 1779: This Day is published Calypso (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Prelude And Prologue

Afterpiece Title: Calypso

Related Works
Related Work: Calypso and Telemachus Author(s): John HughesJohn Galliard

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: In: Incidental Dances-Dagueville, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

15994
16 December 1780 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [This was Vestris Jun.'s 1st appearance in England.] "Young Vestris astonished John Bull more by his agility than his grace, and some have been known to count the number of times he turned round like a tee-totum. This may be called les tours des jambes-not dancing' (Angelo, II, 320). "The theatre was brimful in expectation of Vestris. At the end of the second act he appeared; but with so much grace, agility, and strength, that the whole audience fell into convulsions of applause: the men thundered; the ladies, forgetting their delicacy and weakness, clapped with such vehemence, that seventeen broke their arms, sixty-nine sprained their wrists, and three cried bravo! bravissimo! so rashly, that they have not been able to utter so much as 'no' since, any more than both Houses of Parliament' (Walpole [17 Dec. 1780], XI, 340-41)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ricimero

Dance: End I: The Fortunate Escape, as17801125, but Mme _Simonet, Henry; End II: +Grand Serious Ballet (composed by Simonet)-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli; to conclude with: Grand Chaconne-Vestris? Jun.; End III new ballet, Les Amans Surpris (composed by Simonet)-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Mlle Baccelli, Vestris? Jun

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): John Crowne

15995
19 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations [by Richard Brinsley Sheridan]. Paid John Dallas, painter, #11 10s. Receipts: #95 4s. 6d. (70.12.0; 23.12.6; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

15996
27 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpicce [1st time; burl 3, by Charles Dibdin]: Taken from [Amphitryon, by John] Dryden. [MS: Larpent 573; not published.] With new Scenery, Dresses, &c. The Music by several eminent Composers [Charles Dibdin, William Shield, &c.]. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #153 15s. 6d. (151/8/0; 2/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jupiter And Alcmena

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

15997
09 February 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; c 5, by Hannah Cowley. Prologue by Henry Bate (European Magazine, Mar. 1782, p. 210, which also gives name of speaker)]. 2nd piece [1st time; prel I, by Henry Bate (later Sir Henry Bate Dudley). Epilogue by John O'Keeffe (O'Keeffe, 11, 301)]: With New Dresses, Scenery, &c. Public Advertiser, 19 Feb. 1782: This Day is published The Dramatic Puffers (6d.). Receipts: #222 9s. 6d. (219/4/6; 3/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Lewis, Wroughton, Quick, Robson, Jones, W. Bates, Lee Lewes; Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Satchell, Miss Platt, Mrs Davenett, Miss Younge. [Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1782): Fitzherbert-Henderson; Beauchamp-Lewis; Belville-Wroughton; Pendragon-Quick; Visitors-Robson, Jones, W. Bates; Lord Sparkle-Lee Lewes; Sophy Pendragon-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Mrs Morton; Kitty-Mrs Wilson; Julia-Miss Satchell; Mrs Johnson-Miss Platt; Tiffany-Mrs Davenett; Lady Bell Bloomer-Miss Younge; Ladies-Miss Stuart, Mrs Poussin, &c. The designation "Visitors" is taken from a MS annotation on the BM playbill (CG, Vol. III). Prologue, not listed on playbill, spoken by Lee Lewes; it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances.] hathi. it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Mrs Johnson Actor: Miss Platt
Related Works
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: All Alive and Merry; or, Men in Pursuit of Money Author(s): Samuel Johnson
Related Work: The Medley; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man Author(s): John Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatic Puffers

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

15998
01 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Afterpiece: As performed at the Theatre Royal in the Haymarket [beginning 6 Aug. 1779]; by the Author of the Son-in-Law, the Agreeable Surprise, &c. [John O'Keeffe]. [Prologue by George Colman, the elder.] Receipts: #195 9s. 6d. (161/11/6; tickets: 33/18/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Related Works
Related Work: Tony Lumpkin in Town; or, The Dilettante Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: End of mainpiece The Humours of Newmarket; with the Poney Races. Jockies-Harris, Langrish, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

15999
25 September 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations in the Dialogue and New Music [i.e. 6 new songs by John O'Keeffe with music by Michael Arne: 3 sung by Fairfield, and 1 each by Theodosia, Farmer Giles and Fanny. They are printed in London Chronicle, 26 Sept. and in Town and Country Magazine, Sept. 1782,p. 452]. The Words of the New Songs will be given at the Boxes. Afterpiece: 6th time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. [Brett was from the HAY.] Receipts: #271 10s. 6d. (269/4/6; 2/6/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Belle of the Village by Harris and Miss Matthews

16000
29 January 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Miss Harper married John Bannister at Hcndon on 26 Jan. 1783.] Receipts: #217 11s. (208/2; 9/9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Rosina