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We found 14530 matches on Event Comments, 2620 matches on Performance Comments, 638 matches on Performance Title, 35 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit Collett. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: R. Williams
Event Comment: Benefit Burke Thurmoth, age 14. 7 p.m. 5s

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Mthe best Masters from the Opera; Several Pieces on Trumpet, Lessons on Harpsichord-Thumoth

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond and Rogers. [For a long essay on current theatrical taste, see Universal Spectator, 10 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Foresters Actor: Excell, Tenoe, Wright, Rainton Sr
Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #87 3s. 6d.; tickets #24 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orestes

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. Bt Command of His Royal Highness the Duke, [Duke present. The Epilogue is printed in London Evening Post, 24 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: Essex, Rainton, Miss Robinson; Tambourine, Les Characters de la Dance-Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Fair

Event Comment: Benefit W. Williams. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Afterpiece: Never perform'd before [but see 26 April 1728]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Coblers Opera or The Humours of Billingsgate

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman under great Misfortunes. By a Company of Young Gentlemen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

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Event Comment: Benefit Griffin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Berriman. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #42 10s. 6d.; tickets #83 1s

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Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance: HHighlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Tambourin-Mlle Salle; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Bardin. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Afterpiece: A new Comic Opera (never perform'd before). [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Wedding or The Humours of Wapping

Event Comment: Benefit Poitier, Petit-Maitre. Receipts: money #59 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Song: Mrs Carter

Music: IV: Kettle@Drums-Poitier

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; II: New Dance-Poitier, Salle, Mlle Salle; III: Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Pastoral-Mrs Clamakin being the first time of her appearing on the Stage; V: A new Grand Peasant Dance a@la@mode de l'Opera-Poitier, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Afterpiece: Never perform'd before. [By Henry Fielding.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Afterpiece Title: The Welch Opera

Event Comment: Benefit Watson and Mrs Butler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Related Works
Related Work: Greenwich Park Author(s): William Mountfort

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Charke and Mrs Charke. For the Entertainment of Adomo, Oronoco Tomo Caboshirre of the Great Country of Dawhomay, under the Mighty Trudo Audato Povesaw Danjer Enjow Suveveto, Emperor of Pawpaw in Africa, who lately conquer'd the great Kingdoms of Ardah and Whidah

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Foresters Actor: Excell, Tenoe, Wright, Rainton Sr

Music: V: Concerto on the Violin-Charke

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Song: Signora Meriggi's Favourite Song in Porus-Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourin Dance-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Shepard and Corey. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Dance: Mrs Booth; Dutchman and his Wife-Roger, Rainton; Gardener and his Wife-Rainton, Mrs Walter; Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett

Song: Signora Meriggi's Favourite Song in Porus-Miss Raftor

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: money #42 2s. 6d.; tickets #17 11s. [Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orestes

Event Comment: Benefit Bowcher, Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mans Bewitchd Or The Devil To Do About Her

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Wedding

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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre and Mrs Laguerre. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #35 5s. 6d.; tickets #127 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Dance: III: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Grand Dance of Momus-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Salle, Dupre, Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

Dance: II: A Dialogue of Ballad@Tunes-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; IV: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre; Black@Ey'd Susan, in the Character of a Sailor,-Laguerre (by Desire)

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Morgan. At the particular Desire of a Person of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Afterpiece Title: The Welch Opera

Event Comment: Benefit Castelman, Treasurer. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Song: Afterpiece: With the Original Songs. As17310427

Music: Between Acts: Music-

Dance: FFrench Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Egleton and Mrs Wright. Receipts: money #33 16s.; tickets #112 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: Dialogue to Old Ballad Tunes-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; Bagpipe Song in Porus-; Veneta Bella in Alexander-; English Cantata= by Pepusch-Mrs Wright; accompanied by a Trumpet-

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Highlander and his Wife-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Tambourine-Mlle Salle