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9546 results for: Keyword - Mr The: Cibber
We found 4551 matches on Event Comments, 3064 matches on Performance Comments, 2749 matches on Author, 534 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

8976
22 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: KKing of Denmark--Macbeth, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). For the King of Denmark--put in by Particular desire (Hopkins Diary). Lady Macbeth-Mrs Barry, late Mrs Dancer. The doors (by Particular Desire) will be opened at half past 5 o'clock. The Play to begin exactly at 7 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; MacDuff-Reddish; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Cautherly; Banquo-Packer; Hecate-Champness; Witches-Burton, Love, Baddeley; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Reddish; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Barry; Duncan-Bransby; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champness, Dibdin, Bannister, Kear, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; With Proper Dances-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Mrs King.

Dance: TThe Lilliputian Camp-

8977
28 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Reddish, 1st time; Clytus-Jefferson, 1st time; Perdiccas-Ackman; Thessalus-Aickin; Cassander-Palmer; Polyperchon-Bransby; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Hopkins; Parisatis-Mrs Reddish; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs W. Barry; With the Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Aickin
Role: With the Triumphal Entry Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queans Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

8978
03 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This comic opera of two acts [Padlock] was written by Mr Bickerstaffe and is a very compleat, pretty piece,--the music very striking.--Mrs Dorman was hissed at first, but the piece went off very well, and much applauded (Hopkins Diary). New Scenes, Dresses, Music and other Decorations. Doors opened at half past 4. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. [A three column retelling of the plot of the padlock appeared in Lloyd's Evening Post, for Oct. 5-7.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

8979
06 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: To begin at 6 o'clock. Doors open at 5 o'clock. Send servants at 4 o'clock. King of Denmark. Ranger-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Both pieces By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

8980
17 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: HHamlet, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Hamlet-Holland (Winston MS 10 and playbill). The Revenge deferred. Reddish ill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

8981
21 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Barry's 1st appearance this season.--A quarrel in the Green Room between Mrs Barry and Mr Aickin (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

8982
28 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Jefferson; Richard-Palmer; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Other Lords-Strange, Wright; Joe (with song)-Fawcett; Keepers-Hartry, Fox, Clough, Castle; Miller-Moody; Kate-Mrs Simson; Peggy-Miss Platt; Margery-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Other Lords Actor: Strange, Wright

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680929

8983
01 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: An English Opera composed and directed by Dr Arne. In this opera two new performers appeared,--Mr Rathom who played Artaxerxes, a bad figure, extreamly aukward, and much hissed--the other Mrs Forbes, who played Arbaces, a small figure a good voice, was well received, and went decently through the part (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Artaxerxes-Rathom; Arbaces-Mrs Forbes, their first appearance; Rimenes-Fawcett; Artabanes-Vernon; Semira-Miss Young; Mandani-Mrs Arne.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Cautherly; Harlow-Packer; Capt. Cape-Baddeley; Heartwell-Hurst; Miss Harlow-Mrs Cross; Mrs Harlow-Miss Pope.

Dance: M Daguville, 1st appearance, Mrs King

8984
09 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Aickin hissed for being imperfect.--This night was introduced at the end of the Pantomime a Grand Masquerade in imitation of that given by the King of Denmark at the Opera House, and lighted up after the same manner--Every performer belonging to the House was on, even Mr Garrick and his brother.--The dresses were very elegant, and the whole very striking,--and gave pleasure to the Audience (Hopkins Diary). [The masquerade remained a part of Queen Mab and was also attached to Fortunatus. It evoked the following verse in Lloyd's Evening Post, Nov. 21-23]: One night last week a merry blade,@Who'd seen the Royal Masquerade,@And paid ten guineas for admission,@Began to damn the imposition;@His friend reply'd, "You may complain,@For I last Night at Drury Lane,@Saw full as much for eighteen pence,@As you got at such vast expence."-- G.S. C y

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

8985
10 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 11 May 1762.] Douglas by a Young Gent, first Appearance. Mr Anon (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

8986
23 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [This evening] a cause came on to be tried in the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster, in which Mr William Bates, Music Master, was Plaintiff and Spranger Barry, Esq the celebrated tragedian, defendent, upon a demand made by the plaintiff for a large sum of money due to him from the Defendent, for the performance of Miss Slack, the Plaintiff's apprentice, at the Theatre in Cork...After a short hearing a verdict was given in favour of the Plaintiff (Lloyd's Evening Post, 25-28 Nov.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance, as17681116

8987
12 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Mr Abbott for cleaning the Garland, etc. 3s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #168 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois.

Dance: II: A Dance call'd The Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere. [See17680307.

8988
14 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Razor-Dodd; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with Song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Lady Brute-Mrs Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

8989
21 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Mr Hoole for the balance of his 3 nights of Cyrus #315 15s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #178 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: The Reel, as17681212

8990
30 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Died Mr Sparks late of Covent Garden theatre (Lloyd's Evening Post, 30 Dec.). Gave Duke of Cumberland's Footmen #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #172 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

8991
06 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

8992
09 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

8993
10 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Mr Rich the Balance due New Lying In Hospital, 22d Dec. last #21 7s. (Account Book). Receipts: #176 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17681007

8994
25 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

8995
04 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Comedy by Mrs E. Griffith, acted for first time. New Scenes, Dresses, Decorations, etc. Neville MS Diary: While I stood at the Pit door of Drury Lane Playhouse, took occasion to say that now they (meaning the present venal House of Commons) had expelled Mr Wilkes they would proceed to do everything that is bad. For which one present (I suppose a friend of the Court) said they would proceed to send me to Newgate if it should come to their ears

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Parts by: Holland, King, Reddish, Cautherly, Dodd, Palmer, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Clive. Prologue, Epilogue. Frampton-Reddish; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Sir William Evans-Holland; Willis-Dodd; Capt. Loyd-King; Col. Evans-Palmer; Robert-Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Smith; Prologue-King; Epilogue (by Garrick)-Mrs Clive (Edition of 1769).

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

8996
09 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q.; Kitley, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Master Mathew Actor: W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: the Masquerade Actor: New Characters.

8997
20 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Neville MS Diary: went with Mr and Mrs Willoughby to the 2 shilling gallery at Drury Lane to see the new comedy. The School for Rakes, which I do not like. Many of our new pieces are full of absurd compliments to--

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

8998
01 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Theatrical Register, 1769: This perhaps is one of the best of all Mr Handel's performances in this species of composition. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer

8999
03 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Theatrical Register, 1769: We cannot rank this among th most capital of Mr Handel's oratorios; and yet it has great merit in one particular, viz. the attempt to characterize the idea of the plagues of Egypt by the power of music, in which, perhaps, the composer has carried the force of imitation to its utmost extent. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt

Music: Concerto on Violin-Paganini

9000
03 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Dance of the Furies Actor: Arnauld

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930