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5647 results for: Keyword - Mr Servandoni
We found 4244 matches on Event Comments, 1141 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

826
29 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: End: Paddy's Description of Pizarro; or, Mr Paddy O'Doody and his Cousin Shaun Shaugnessy's Treat to the One Shilling Gallery-Johnstone

827
06 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17691104, but Scenery specified particularly as a Representation of the Eruptions of Mount Aetna-Lambert; and a Grand Scene of the Palace of Pluto-Servandoni.
Cast
Role: and a Grand Scene of the Palace of Pluto Actor: Servandoni.

828
15 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Pluto-Reinhold; Mercury-Baker; Proserpine-Mrs Baker; Ceres-Mrs Thompson; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Yeoman-Morris; Clown-Cushing; The Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Capon; With a Representation of the Eruptions of Mount Aetna and a Grand Scene of the Palace of Pluto by Servandoni-.
Cast
Role: Servandoni Actor: .

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge. [See17691018.

829
03 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Principal Sylph-Miss Brown; Other characters-Quick, King, Wignell, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Wild, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Willems, Mrs Helme, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss Twist; The Dances-Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon; To Conclude with a Capital Scene- never exhibited by Servandoni.
Cast
Role: To Conclude with a Capital Scene Actor: never exhibited by Servandoni.

830
01 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted there before. New Decorations incident to the play (General Advertiser). Advanc'd towards purchasing Mr Smollet's copy of Alceste #100 (Account Book). Handel remov'd to Covent Garden, and entered into some engagements with Rich, the particulars of which are not known, save that in discharge of a debt that he had contracted with him in consequence thereof, he some years after set to music an English opera entitled Alceste, written by Dr Smollet, and for which Rich was at great expense in a set of scenes painted by Servandoni; but it was never performed (Hawkins, General History of Music, V, 324). [For additional information on Alceste, see Deutsch, Handel, pp. 679-81. See also cg 14 Feb. 1749.] Receipts: #155 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

831
02 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lee. Charges #60. Balance to Lee #1 6s. plus #88 17s. from tickets. Advanced Servandoni #5 5s. Tickets to be had of Lee at Mr Christmas's in Maiden Lane; and of Page at the stage door. Both pieces by Desire. Receipts: #61 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17500201

832
04 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions. Not acted these 7 years. [See 23 May 1763.] With New Music, Dresses, Scenes, and Decorations. The First Scene painted by the Late Mr Lambert, the last by Servandoni (playbill). [See 6 Nov. for specification of Scenes.] Receipts: #240 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

833
04 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales. A Free Benefit for Mrs Cibber. [Receipts: #117 15s. 6d. plus #149 5s. from tickets, a clear profit to Mrs Cibber of #267 0s. 6d.], Paid Servandoni on acct. #21. [Notice of 23 March about amphitheatre repeated.] Tickets deliver'd out for the 19th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461231

834
20 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward. [Receipts: #81 3s. 6d., plus #59 9s. from tickets. Charges #63.] Paid Servandoni #10 10s. Paid Price a bill for carpenter's work at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre last week #2 19s. 9d. Tickets to be had of Woodward at his lodgings in King St. (near the Churchyard Gate) Covent Garden; at the Bedford Coffee House; at the Salutation Tavern in Nicholas Lane; and of Page at the stage door. Tomorrow The Distress'd Mother and Miss in her Teens, the part of Fribble by Garrick.--General Advertiser. Daily Advertiser: By Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [On 13 April Woodward published a letter of thanks to the former schoolfellow who sent him this speech, promised to present it, and assured him that no copy would be made. See Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Death Of Brutus And Cassius

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Entertainment: Between Play and Afterpiece: An Alarm to Britons-the Spirit of King Henry V (After the manner of Shakespeare's Chorus) usher'd in with Trumpets, Kettle Drums and other Warlike Instruments

835
22 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Benefit for twelve on basis of varying percentages of tickets.] Benefit Banks, Trott, Carney, and Bianchini. Tickets deliver'd out by Sadler, Elliot and others will be taken. /For Pit Gallery Value Half-Value/Ruby 145 48 20 #45 9s. #22 14s. 6d./Banks 6 127 144 #34 19s. #17 9s./Carny 8 42 65 #13 11s. #6 15s. 6d./Bianchini 10 38 46 #12 16s. #6 8s. (two-thirds)/Sadler ... 11 28 #4 9s. #2 4s. 6d. (two-thirds)/Elliott 1 20 45 #7 15s. #3 17s. 6d. (two-thirds)/Mrs Hayman 4 22 35 #7 16s. #3 18s./Mrs Russell 7 27 26 #8 8s. #4 4s./Mrs Keene 3 20 23 #6 1s. #3 0s. 6d. (whole)/Mrs Hales ... 16 13 #3 14s. #1 17s./Mrs Hanmore 1 11 16 #3 10s. #1 15s./Mrs Griffiths ... 7 14 #2 9s. #1 4s. 6d./Totals 180 389 475 #150 17s. #75 8s. 6d./ (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Paid Woodfall, printer part of his bill for last season #52 12s. Paid Servandoni #10 10s., and Price (a Smith) for work at lif #9 5s. (Account Books, Egerton 2268)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

836
08 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Servandoni on acct #5 5s. Receipts: #104 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: Dancing-; In II: the Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; In III: a Tambourine-Mons. DeJardin 1st appearance on the English Stage since his arrival

837
15 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Advanced Servandoni on acct. #5 5s. Receipts: #110 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

838
22 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Advanced to Servandoni #5 5s. Receipts: #88 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

839
05 February 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Advanced Servandoni #5 5s. Receipts: #94 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: As17500201

840
12 February 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Advanc'd Servandoni #5 5s. Receipts: #184 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

841
19 February 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Advanc'd to Servandoni #5 5s. Receipts: #169 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

842
26 February 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Advanc'd to Servandoni #5 5s. Receipts: #103 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

843
05 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Advanced to Servandoni #5 5s. Receipts: #125 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

844
12 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quin. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, Prince Henry, Lady Augusta and the Lady Elizabeth. Six rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Stage will be Enclosed and form'd into an Amphitheatre. Paid Quin in full of his agreement #122; Advanced Servandoni #5 5s. [The Account Book itemizes the income this night as #93 15s. in money; #99 5s. in tickets, a total of #193 without stage (i.e., presumably without counting money to Quin gained from friends invited to sit in the Amphitheatre on stage.) This was also a "Free Benefit," i.e., clear of costumary house charges.] Receipts: #193

Performances

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

845
19 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan. Income: #51 12s. 6d. in money; #99 15s. in tickets. A Free Benefit. Advanced to Servandoni #5 5s. Receipts: #151 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: III: Dutch Dance-Jossett, Jardin, Miss Hillyard; End: Grand Scotch Ballet, as17500201

846
07 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets taken for Miss Haughton for 2 Henry IV #42 4s. Total value of House #109 14s. Paid Servandoni #5 5s. Last time of performing till the Holidays. Receipts: #67 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

847
16 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft. [Charges #60?] Balance to Bencraft #15 12s. plus #48 from tickets. Advanced to Servandoni another #5 5s. Receipts: #85 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

848
23 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Hilliard. Charges #60. Deficiency to Miss Hilliard #28 7s. covered by #55 8s. from tickets. Paid Servandoni as an advance #5 5s. Receipts: #31 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian King Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; III: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; V: Minuet, Louvre-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

849
30 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten and Miss Young. Charges #60. Deficit to each #14 3s. 9d., covered by income from tickets: Marten #62 17s.; Miss Young #57 2s. Advanced to Servandoni #5 5s. N.B. The Opera Rosamond cannot be performed on account of Miss Falkner's Indisposition. Receipts: #31 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: III: Scotch Measure, Highland Reel-Froment

Song: IV: Rise Glory rise (From Opera Rosamond)-Lowe

850
07 May 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bennet, Driscoll, Ross, Banks, Trott (Lobby door-keeper). [Fifteen had tickets. See below. The House amounted to #214 6s. and took half, distributing the rest according to the tickets delivered.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Bennet 8 83 67 #21 3s. #10 11s. 6d.@Driscol 1 87 83 #21 12s. #10 16s.@Ross 7 35 34 #10 8s. #5 4s.@Ruby 164 79 35 #56 7s. #28 3s. 6d.@Bancks 5 176 180 #45 13s. #22 16s. 6d.@Elliot ... 23 58 #9 5s. #4 12s. 6d.@Barr 7 - ... #1 15s. 17s.@Barnard 2 19 20 #5 7s. #2 13s. 6d.@Mrs Hales ... 20 20 #5 #2 10s.@Hanmore 4 8 16 #3 16s. #1 18s.@Griffiths 1 12 18 #3 17s. #1 18s. 6d.@Cautherly 5 11 20 #4 18s. #2 9s.@Martin ... 2 13 #1 12s. 16s.@Mason 1 5 6 #1 12s. 16s.@Elrington 10 ... ... #2 10s. #1 5s.@Total 215 560 570 #194 15s. #97 7s. 6d.@ 1,345 tickets given out. Advanced to Servandoni #5 5s. Receipts: #19 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens