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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.

17076
25 September 1746 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Event Comment: 5 p. p.m. Benefit $Yeates Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Damon And Phillida

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Cook

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Alcmena

17077
06 October 1746 @ New Wells, Mayfair

Event Comment: A concert, etc. [repeated in all notices for this theatre]. Benefit George Pinner. 6 p.m. 2s. 6d.; 2s.; 1s. At the New Wells, Mayfair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Song: Bennet

17078
07 October 1746 @ Southwark

Event Comment: NNew Theatre, Bowling Green. A Concert, etc. [repeated in all notices for this theatre]. Benefit Mrs Williams, Miss Pattocks, Mrs Smith 7 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: RRussian Sailor Dance-Phillips

Song: Mrs Bennet, Cunningham

17079
20 October 1746 @ Southwark

Event Comment: 1 At the New Theatre. Benefit Paget. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Lying Valet

Song: 1 Cunningham

Dance: 1 Phillips

17080
21 October 1746 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Old Theatre, on the Bowling Green. A Concert, etc. Benefit Daniel. 6 p.m. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance:

Song:

17081
06 November 1746 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Old Theatre. Benefit Mathews. A concert, etc. By Desire of the United Body of Gentlemen Salesmen. 6 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: WWelsh Song, Monmouth's Glory-Mathews

17082
27 November 1746 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [This benefit was originally scheduled for the Old Theatre, Bowling Green, Southwark, but after the fiasco and obloquy of 3 Nov. and the newspaper notice of 8 Nov. the promoter changed theatres.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

17083
21 January 1747 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the New Theatre. Benefit Phillips. A Concert, etc. 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. 6 p.m. To act every Wednesday...The Cloaths and Scenes are entirely New. Tickets at Phillips' Lodgings, 5 Faulcon Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: Pantomime Dance-; with Harlequin-Phillips

17084
04 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Desire of Several Persons of Quality (General Advertiser). Benefit Garrick as author of the farce. Charges #60. (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #166 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461231

17085
11 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By his Majesty's Command. Benefit Mlle Violette. Eight rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes, and servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage. Places for the Boxes may be taken of Hobson at the stage door of the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Dance: Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cook

17086
14 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Ladies desired to send servants by three o'clock to keep places [a customary note for the run of this play]. Author's Night. Charges #60. (Account Books, Egerton 2268.) [No announcement of a benefit performance in the General Advertiser.] Receipts: #197

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

17087
18 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Author's 2nd benefit [but no announcement of it in General Advertiser]. Charges #60 (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #174 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

17088
21 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Author's 3rd benefit. [No notice in the General Advertiser.] Charges #60. Receipts: #199 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

17089
14 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit Mrs Giffard. Tickets to be had of her at her house, No 11 in Craven Buildings, Drury Lane, and of Hobson at the stage door where places may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Muilment, Salomon's Son, the Mechels

17090
14 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [M$Mrs Pritchard's notice about her Benefit and Garrick's illness (12 March) repeated.] Receipts: #99 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

17091
30 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Free Benefit for Ryan.] Receipts: #134 0s. 6d., plus #122 10s. in tickets. Total profits to Ryan #256 10s. 6d. (Account Books, Egerton 2268). [Note of 23 March about amphitheatre repeated. Garrick's first performance after his long illness, from 26 Feb. to 30 March.] Tickets for Venice Preserv'd will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

17092
01 April 1747 @ James Street

Event Comment: By Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Benefit Cunningham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger

Song: Select Songs-Cunningham

17093
07 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Written by Garrick.] Mainpiece: At particular desire of several Ladies of Quality. Benefit Chapman. [Receipts: #63 7s. 6d., plus #76 8s.; charges #60.] Subscrib'd to the Hospital for Curing Smallpox #2 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

17094
09 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Prince and Princess of Wales. A Free Benefit for Quin. Receipts: #88 13s., plus #136 15s. from tickets. [Garrick had written Quin he was too ill to play in the mainpiece but would act in his farce. Notice of 23 March about Amphitheatre repeated.] Tickets deliver'd out for 9 March will be taken. To prevent mistakes none will be admitted into the Boxes but by tickets deliver'd by Quin, and at the Office in the Box Lobby.--General Advertiser. If any Gentlemen or Ladies shall be displeased with the alteration in the Performance of the Play [i.e., Garrick's absence] the money shall be return'd.--Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461231

17095
14 April 1747 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund for the Support of decay'd Musicians and their Familes. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick

17096
24 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [G+General Advertiser, 20 April: The Play of Henry V and the new farce which were to have been acted of Friday the 24th for Mrs Macklin's benefit are necessarily deferred until farther notice--which will be inserted in this paper.

Performances

17097
27 April 1747 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the New Theatre. Benefit Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: Phillips

17098
29 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece by Particular Desire. Benefit Mrs Campioni. Receipts: #35 11s., plus #38 18s. in tickets. Charges #60. At her house at a Green Lamp, Leicester Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

17099
30 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A Free Benefit for Garrick. By Command of Prince and Princess of Wales. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s. An Amphitheatre on stage. Total receipts: #274 17s., of which #189 came from his tickets (Account Books. Egerton 2268). Characters All New Dress'd. For the better accommodation of the company attendance will be given at the Pit Doors. To prevent mistakes Ladies are desired to send their servants by three o'clock. Tickets deliver'd out for the 6th of last month will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

17100
15 September 1747 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Bowling Green. Benefit for Mrs Phillips. A Concert. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: New Pantomime Entertainment

Dance: Phillips