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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: At Mr Ogle's Great Room, Dean St., Soho. A Pastoral Opera [by John Hoadley] set by Dr Green. To begin at 7 p.m. Tickets 5s. Books of the Opera at places of Performance at 6d. Benefit for Robinson, organist of Westminster Abbey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phoebe

Event Comment: By Authority. Benefit for Mr Hackett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets for Merope will be taken. Benefit for Mr Holland. Tickets at Holland's lodgings, a Peruke-Maker's, opposite Cecil St., Strand. While he was speaking his first Speech to the Ghost, an Ignorant man took up his hat & clapt it upon his head, Holland unconcern'd play'd with it so, & went off wth it, (great Prudence) (Cross). Receipts: #270 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: NNew Sailor's Dance, as17560217

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mr Blakes who spoke ye Ep: upon the Ass (Cross). Tickets at Blakes's House, Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden, and at stage door. Receipts; #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews

Event Comment: Last time of performing the Mainpiece this Season. Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews

Song: I: Beard

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Beaumont and Fletcher, acted but once these 15 years. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Benefit for my Self & Wife (Cross). [See The Spouter; or, The Triple Revenge, farce in two acts attributed to Mr Murphy, satirizing John Hill, Theophilus Cibber, Samuel Foote. Discussed by Genest, IV, 459-61.] Receipts: #214 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: NNew Sailor's Dance, as17560217

Event Comment: A Gratis Play. This is put for ye Benefit of Mrs Horton, an old Actress who has left ye Stage some Years, but Mr Morgan (an old Actor) is to have a third of it (Cross). No building on Stage. None behind Scenes. No money returned after Curtain is up. Receipts: #89 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17551201. Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Davies; Sir Sampson Legend-Berry; Tattle-Palmer; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Blakes; Ben-Yates (with a song and dance in character); Angelica-Miss Haughton; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Miss Prue-Miss Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Taswell
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: The last New Comic Dance,The Indian Peasants, as17560515

Song: Beard

Event Comment: For the Benefit of the Wid. Kraus & her children whose Husband was murder'd by Robbers near Chelsea (Cross). Tickets to be had at White's Chocolate House, and the St James Coffee House, St James St.; at Allmack's Coffee House, Halfmoon St.; The Mount Coffee House, Grosvenor St.; Sam's Coffee House and The Jerusalem Coffee House, Exchange Alley; of Mrs Kraus, at her house in Halfmoon St., Picadilly, and of Mr Varney at the stage Door, where places may be taken. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Holland; Governor-Burton; Blandford-Palmer; Stanmore-Bransby; Driver-Philips; Aboan-Berry; Daniel-Yates; Jack itanmore-Mozeen; Hotman-Clough; Widow Lackit-Mrs Macklin; Charlotte Welldon-Mrs Cowper; Lucy-Miss Minors; Imoinda-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Event Comment: At the Great Room, Dean St., Soho. By Mr Handel. Benefit for Signora Frasi. Tickets Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Event Comment: By Mr Handel. Benefit for Jonathan Snow. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 3s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Event Comment: We Play'd at Covent Garden the Beggars Opera & ye School Boy for Mr Morgan's Benefit, several of our Company play'd, with leave from ye Managers (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: [No Performance.]
Event Comment: This was Mr Garrick's Benefit as Author (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Cast
Role: Bellford Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Dance: IV: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

Event Comment: For the Author (Cross). Box Tickets for the Benefit of the Author of Agis...are to be had of Mr Miller, in the Strand, Dodsley in Pall Mall, and Varney at the Stage Door. This Day at Noon will be publish'd, Price 1s. 6d. Agis, by the author of Douglas. Printed for A. Miller, where may be had the tragedy of Douglas as it was acted at Covent Garden. Price 1s. 6d. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agis

Event Comment: MMrs Clive Ly Wishfort -(bad) Fribble Garrick (Cross). Benefit for Mrs Clive. Part of Pit laid into Boxes Tickets of her in Henrietta St. and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Receipts: #310 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Witwou'd-Woodward; Sir Wilful-Yates; Petulant-Blakes; Waitwell-Walker; Millamant-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive, 1st time; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Yates; Foible-Miss Minors; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Clive, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: III: (By Desire) Cymon and Iphigenia-Beard; [It had been advertised in advance, but this night in Act III] Cantata-Miss Young

Event Comment: By Particular Desire a Minuet (for the first time)-Noverre, Miss Mowatt. Benefit for Miss Mowatt. Mainpiece: Acted but once these 5 years. No Building on stage. Tickets and places to be had of Miss Mowatt, Upper End of New Bond St., and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund for Decayed Musicians and their families. Pit and Boxes put together at half a guinea each. N.B. The Society's Collector being dead, and the places of abode of several of the subscribers being unknown to his successor, those Ladies and Gentlemen who have not yet received their tickets are humbly requested to send for them to Mr Jesse Horwood at his house in King Street, Golden Square, who is empowered by the Society to deliver them and receive the Subscription. Tickets to subscribers will admit one person to any part of the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Babylon Or The Force Of Truth

Performance Comment: The music selected from the works of the late Handel on purpose for this occasion. After Act I, Concerto Violincello-Paston; Act II, Concerto Violin-Pinto.
Event Comment: A Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Music benefit for Mrs Pinto. Songs by Mrs Forbes, Master Brown, and Mrs Pinto. Concertos on the organ and Hautboy by Hook and Park. After which will be performed for the first time a Pastoral Serenata called Love and Innocence, in two acts composed by Mr Hook, with chorusses. An elegant transparent Temple of Apollo designed and painted by Sig Bigar, machinist to the Opera House. The Gardens will be additionally illuminated. Fireworks. The whole to conclude with a Ball

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Innocence

Event Comment: marly Benefit for Bannister. A new Burletta (music-Piccini, Arne, Arnold, Burney, Dibdin, &c.) in which will be introduced a variety of imitations by Mr Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Madman

Dance: marly (By particular desire that night only) Hornpipe by Mrs Thompson. music, 1st Violin and Solo by Barthelemon

Event Comment: hay Benefit for Sheridan. Mainpiece: As written by Mr Brooke, not acted these eight years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: hay The Author

Dance: hay IV: The Nosegay, as17700611

Song: hay IV: By Mrs Jewell

Event Comment: By authority. Benefit for Vandermere. As this play is desired in Lieu of the Clandestine Marriage, Mr Vandermere humble hopes it will be acceptable to his Friends in general. Tickets for the Clandestine Marriage will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mas. Lapper; End of Play: Hornpipe-Mrs Cope

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Wild, Holtom, Bates and Hamilton. Tickets deliver'd for Every Man in His Humour will be taken, as will Tickets deliver'd by Mr Flight. Charges #66 4s. Deficit to each beneficiary #4 9s. 10d., cover'd by income from tickets (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Wild 9 56 133 #23 19s.@Holtom 23 122 94 #33 9s.@Hamilton 32 102 111 #34 8s.@Bates 42 67 48 #25 7s.@Flight [gratis] .. 62 152 #24 10s.@#141 13s.@ Receipts: #48 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: End: Ailen Aroon-Mrs Woodman, as17720429

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Event Comment: Last night of performing till the Holidays. Benefit for Watson, Palmer, Kaygill and Roberts. Tickets deliver'd by Wood and Humphrey will be taken. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s.; Mr Wegg's Rent to Lady Day last #103 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #240 3s. Charges: #84. Profits to Watson, Palmer, Kaygill and Roberts: #166 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Amiens Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: Bucks Have at Ye All-Mas. Palmer

Event Comment: Paid Mr Reddish a Debt & costs #6 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Benefit for Author of The Wedding Ring. The opera published (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #173, 16s. Charges: #84. Profit to author of The Wedding Ring: #89 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Cast
Role: Zerbino Actor: Vernon

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: Paid Mr Jefferson's draft #120; Returned Benefit charges for 20th inst. #84. Receipts: #236 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Bully Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Added By Particular Desire. Rec'd from Mr Baks for his deficiency in 1771 #8 5s. 3d., and from Miss Stede her half value of tickets for same season. Rec'd #34 13s. 9d. from Davis, Curtat, Merrifield and Mrs Hartley for their deficiencies last season (Account Book). [Perhaps pressure was put on these actors and dancers to balance their accounts with the theatre before another benefit could be allowed to them.] Receipts: #229 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquor

Afterpiece Title: Comus