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17452 results for: Keyword - Mr Vernon</i>-much Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Benefit for Vernon. Paid $<span class=
We found 15888 matches on Event Comments, 2621 matches on Performance Comments, 638 matches on Performance Title, 34 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

16826
22 February 1743 @ James Street

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A burlesque tragedy. Benefit Mrs Daniel. [Customary concert formula.] Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. Note, The performance will be carried on by Persons used to the Stage, and not by People unacquainted with it, as has been too often practiced in Benefits at the same theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

16827
26 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Author's second Benefit. He did not get above #30 each Benefit (Winston MS. from Dyer MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Heartfort Actor: Delane

Dance: II: Les Chasseurs-Checo Torinese, Chiaretta Aquilanti, Mlle Bonneval; IV: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201

16828
17 March 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: 1 Benefit W. Giffard [but earlier advertisements said benefit the two Miss Scotts]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Lying Valet

16829
19 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. We hear Mrs Clive, by Desire, and in imitation of the late celebrated Mrs Verbruggen, who perform'd the Part of Bayes in the Rehearsal, is to appear in that character at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for the benefit of her brother. (Daily Advertiser) Note. Tickets deliver'd out for the Benefit of a Gentleman under Misfortunes, for Friday the 22nd instant for the Play As You Like It will be taken on Thursday next the 21st to the Comedy call'd The Alchemist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

16830
17 December 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission Benefit Miss Jenny Cibber. Tickets deliver'd out for the 12th will be taken. By particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [T. Cibber says: It was hinted to me, I might, unmolested, take a Benefit for myself, or Daughter, or both.-Serio-Comic Apology, p. 18.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

16831
03 May 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: 7 p. p.m. Benefit R. Starkey. Tickets given for Benefit of Kennedy taken this night. [Common prices as 26 Dec. 1744. Concert formula now used for the rest of the season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

16832
25 September 1746 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth on the Bowling Green. Benefit Bennet. A Concert, etc. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. This Benefit chiefly design'd for the use of my creditors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Jos. Woodbridge

16833
03 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales (General Advertiser). On 8 Feb. will be performed the Suspicious Husband for the benefit of Bridgwater. The kind reception I have met with in the character of the Suspicious Husband, has emboldened me to hope for the further encouragement of the town, on my Benefit night; especially as I have not troubled them on such an occasion for several seasons (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Tea

Cast
Role: Advertised as for the Thirty Actor: eighth Day.

16834
18 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [L$Leveridge announced his benefit for Thursday March 31, The Recruiting Officer, with the following jingle to the tune of Can Love be Controul'd by Advice?]: I@Tho' Fortune is said to be Blind,@'Tis hop'd the fam'd Goddess may hear@Which prompts me to think she'll be Kind,@And to my petition give ear.@Tho' here starts a doubt I must own,@Since Drury her favour has got,@How I shall address the Kind Town@My tickets this time to promote.@II@And yet with great Hope I'm led on@That some generous hearts may be found,@To say-Come let something be done@For him that has ne'er chang'd his ground.@For him take a ticket this time@'Twill give the old stander delight@Who begs us in this humble rhyme@To honour his benefit night.@ Tickets to be had at Leveridge's lodgings at the Twisted Posts in Brownlow St., Drury Lane, and at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joshua

Afterpiece Title: New Concerto

16835
20 February 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eugenia

Performance Comment: As17520217 N.B. The Author's benefit which was to have been this day is deferr'd till Saturday, when his tickets will be taken (playbill). This shoul'd have been the Author's Benefit but their being a great Assembly on this Night, he deferr'd till Sat. next (Cross).

16836
26 August 1760 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: [On 27 Aug. the manager announced that the musical evening entertainments have ended, yet he had advertised for some time a benefit for Gaudry for 28 Aug. This benefit seems not to have occurred. But see hay 8 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Stratagama

16837
26 March 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The afterpiece at the desire of several persons of quality. A New drama in 2 acts of a particular species. Part of Pit made into Amphitheatre on Stage. Benefit for Mrs Clive. [Angry dispute in the magazines between Shuter and Mrs Clive, since her benefit fell on his night at cg. The Larpent MS lists characters for the afterpiece: Iphicrates-Austin; Dromio-King; Euphrosine-Mrs Clive?; Cleanthe-; Philo-Bransby (MacMillan).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Duretete-Garrick, 1st time for 8 years; Young Mirabel-Palmer; Old Mirabel-Yates; Bisarre-Mrs Clive; Dugard-Blakes; Petti-Ackman; Oriana-Mrs Davies; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Duretete Actor: Garrick, 1st time for 8 years

Afterpiece Title: The Island of Slaves

Dance: TThe Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Dawson

16838
19 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Mrs Lisley, late Miss Barsanti. T. Davis's benefit, which was intended for Tuesday next, is obliged to be deferred till a Future Day, of which Proper Notice will be given. [Digges's 1st recorded appearance as Lord Townly was at Edinburgh, 6 Mar. 1756.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Occasional Prelude

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

16839
08 November 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Announced in Morning Chronicle, 6 Nov., as Benefit for Mrs Webb. A notice in the same newspaper, 8 Nov., states that the benefit was "declined" because of Mrs Webb's engagement at cg [q. v. 12 Nov.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

16840
08 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The 9th Night [Benefit for the Author (on playbill of 7 Feb.)] of Zoraida is obliged to be deferr'd on account of Mrs Yates's Illness. [The same Benefit was announced on playbill of 11 Mar., but the play was again deferred. See 1 May 1781.] Receipts: #132 16s. 6d. (103.17.0; 28.15.6; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: in Storming scene] Actor: Vernon, Bannister.

16841
15 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for the Widow and three youngest Children of the late Dr Glover. [Dr William Frederick Glover, a surgeon, had died on 25 Feb. in straitened circumstances. A subscription--in behalf of which this Benefit was organized--had been set on foot for the relief of his family (see Gentleman's Magazine, Mar. 1787, p. 276). In the 1760's he was for some years an actor on the Dublin stage (see Tate Wilkinson, Memoirs, III, 198).] Tickets to be had at the Thatched-House Tavern, St. James's Street; at Free-Mason's Tavern, Great Queen Street; the Antigallican Coffee House, Royal Exchange; the Globe Tavern, Fleet Street; at Messrs Robinsons, booksellers, Paternoster Row; and of the Printer of the Morning Chronicle, Dorset Street, Salisbury Square. Received from Their Majesties for Box [for season] #70; from the Princess Royal for Box #35. Receipts: #127 11s. (125.5; 2.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

16842
June 1677 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. There is considerable uncertainty as to the date of production of this play. Because it was licensed for printing on 2 Aug. 1677, it was probably first acted not later than July 1677. Because some of the names in the cast represent younger actors, it has been thought to be a Lenten production (see Gray, Lenten Casts, pp. 789-90). It seems, however, that the play, because of its reference to performances by the French comedians (the Epilogue refers to "de French Troop at toder end o'Town ") and the offering of Rare en Tout on29 May 1677, probably was acted in June 1677. The Prologue also refers to the comedy as The Women's Play," suggesting that it was produced for the actresses' annual benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Conjuror

16843
20 November 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. In view of the success of this double bill, it seems likely that the two works reached at least a sixth performance, probably on this day, thus providing a second benefit to the authors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

16844
26 May 1697 @ Lambeth Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: For the benefit of the composer (Post Boy, May 1697).

16845
03 September 1697 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: John Dryden to his sons, 3 Sept. 1697: After my return to Town, I intend to alter a play of Sir Robert Howards, written long since, & lately put by him into my hands: tis calld The Conquest of China by the Tartars. It will cost me six weeks study, with the probable benefit of an hunderd pounds. In the meane time I am writeing a Song for St Cecilia's feast, who you know is the Patroness of Musique. This is troublesome, & no way beneficiall: but I coud not deny the Stewards of the feast, who came in a body to me, to desire that kindness (Letters of John Dryden, p. 93)

Performances

16846
04 May 1698 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: London Gazette, No. 3388, 28 April-2 May 1698: On Wednesday next, the 4th of May, will be performed in York-Buildings, the Song which was Sung before her Royal Highness on Her Birth Day last; With other Variety of New Vocal and Instrumental Musick, Composed by Dr Turner, and for his Benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

16847
17 May 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Post Boy, 14-17 May 1698: This Day will be Acted the last new Tragedy, call'd Phaeton, or the Fatal Divorce. For the Benefit of the Author, and for the Entertainment of several French Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaeton

16848
28 April 1699 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Post Boy, 22-25 April 1699: In York-Buildings, on Friday next, being the 28th Instant, will be perform'd a Consort of new Vocal and Instrumental Musick, for the Benefit of Mrs Lyndsey, beginning at the usual Hour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

16849
28 June 1700 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. London Post, 28 June-1 July 1700: Yesterday the Play called the Tempest was acted at the Old Play-house; and that called Love for Love at the new, both for the benefit of the poor English Slaves, &c. and I am told, that the sum arising thereby, amounted to about 250 #. It being put on the Playhouse Bills on Friday last, That each Company were to Act that day, and the whole Profits to go to'ards the Redemption of the English now in Slavery at Machanisso in Barbary, we are credibly informed, That, pursuant thereunto, the Treasurers of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, did on Saturday last pay into the hands of the Churchwardens of St.@Martin's the sum of 20 #. out of the Receipts of the Play acted by that Company, towards the Relief of those our Natives from Slavery, which good example 'tis hoped, may move others to be speedy and generous in their Charity for the same purpose. What the other Company gave I do not yet hear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

16850
08 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. London Post, 5-8 July 1700: This day at the Theatre Royal in Drury-lane, will be presented a Play called, Sophonisba, or Hannibals Overthrow, not performed by the publick Actors but all by young Gentlemen and Ladies for their own Diversion. The Benefit for the young People of the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba; Or, Hannibal's Overthrow