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17452 results for: Keyword - Mr Vernon</i>-much Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Benefit for Vernon. Paid $Mr <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.

14026
25 March 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Egmont, Diary, II, 250: I went to the Haymarket Playhouse to see Pasquin again, which was extremely Crowded, though the 17th day of its acting

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

14027
07 February 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: In the morning Handel's new opera, Justin, was rehearsed. [See Egmont, Diary, II, 342.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancy

14028
08 March 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: EEgmont, Diary, II, 364: I went to the new play called 'King Charles the First,' acted with approbation at [lif]. The Characters are as the historians represent them, the language good and the sentiments fine, but the players are bad, he who represented General Fairfax and Cromwell excepted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First; An Historical Play [charles I]

14029
18 April 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: EEgmont, Diary, II, 390: To the Haymarket Playhouse, where a farce was acted called Eurydice First Hiss'd?, an allegory on the loss of the Excise Bill. The whole was a satire on Sir Robert Walpole, and I observed that when any strong passages fell, the Prince, who was there, clapped, especially when in favour of liberty. [The Princess of Wales was also present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Historical Register

Afterpiece Title: Eurydice Hiss'd

14030
06 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [See Egmont, Diary, II, 511, for behavior of royalty.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Music: Withthe Original Musick-; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Roberts, Thompson, Stoppelaer, Mrs James, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby

Dance: The usual Dances-proper to the Play

14031
18 January 1739 @ Crown Tavern

Event Comment: EEgmont, Diary, III, 5: I went at night to a public meeting of the vocal music club at the Crown Tavern, where the famous oratorio of Hendel, called 'The Feast of Alexander," was performed by the gentlemen of our club

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feast Of Alexander

14032
02 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Music by Handel; libretto by James Miller. See Earl of Egmont's Diary, III, 290, where he speaks of attending on 1 March, probably a rehearsal

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joseph And His Brethren

Music: Concerto on the Organ-

14033
03 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: With New Additions and Alterations. [On 1 March (Baker, Diary, p. 106) went to Handel's and heard the rehearsal by "Frasi, Miss Young als [alias], Miss Scott, Cassandra Frederick, Beard, Champness, Baildon."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

14034
10 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [John Baker, Diary, p. 106: "Went apres midi con Uxor in chariot to 'Messiah', could not get seat in Upper Gallery, sat in lower."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

14035
10 January 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. I slept [?] at Drury Lane before the play & was at my Office, it was a cold frostly night (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," Vol. 197, p. 69). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

14036
12 January 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. I was at Drury Lane Gallery to see Everyman in his Humour and the Pantomime farce of Harlequin's Invasion which was a medley of nonsense. See George (as usual) there and Capt. Stevens (Hailey "Brietzcke Diary," Vol. 197, p. 69). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champness, Reinhold, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young, Miss Spencer

14037
10 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Author. By Command of the Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales was at Drury Lane to see the new tragedy of Aquileia. I went there at 9, but it was all over and done & met Miss Smith coming from thence with Capt. Johnston. I think it very unnatural for her to be going to plays when her sister is but just laid in the Grave (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 142)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

14038
12 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Set by Stanley. Oratorio published at 1s. for R. Griffith. Charges #35. Slept in at the Upper Gallery tonight, where I see Fuller and Hastings, then went to the Bedford (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 142)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zimri

Music: As17600229

14039
28 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Being the last time of performing it this season. Charges #35. I slept in at the Oratorio & met Schutz in the Gallery (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 210)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: As17600229

14040
02 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: I slept [sic. q: step?] in at Drury Lane before the Play began, which was the first time of being in the Play House this season. Miss Allen was there & Pocock with some girls (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, N & Q, Vol, 199, p. 260)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

14041
13 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Larpent...called upon me at Somerset House & went to Drury Lane & see Richard 3rd & Harlequin's Invasion & sat in the front Boxes. It was the first play I have seen this winter & I think I shan't be in a hurry to go again till there is better Co[mpany]y in the Boxes. It was not over till 11, went to the Turk's Head & home (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, N & Q, Vol. 199, p. 260)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

14042
06 September 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular desire. [Isaac Reed saw this performance and noted that Miss Elliot played Polly (Isaac Reed, Diaries, ed. C. E. Jones (Univ. of California Publ. English, 1946), p. 14).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

14043
30 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. King and Queen (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

14044
07 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Jackson did Oroonoko for the first time (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-a Young Gentleman, 1st appearance this stage; Aboan-Holland; Blandford-Palmer; Governor-Burton; Stanmore-Packer; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Hotman-Blakes; Planters-Moody, Mozeen, Parsons, Castle, Mrs Bradshaw; Slaves-Ackman, Clough, Fox, Watkins; Imoinda-Mrs Palmer; In Act II, will be introduc'd an entertainment of singing-Champnes, Miss Young; with a proper Dance of Slaves-Vincent, Lochery, Leppie.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

14045
14 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. King & Queen (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Vernon

Dance: By CommandSga Fiorentini. [The name of the dance unspecified.

14046
21 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties. King & Queen (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

14047
12 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: KKing & Queen (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Tattle-King; Scandal-Palmer; Ben-Yates (with song); Sir Sampson-Burton; Jeremy-Parsons; Trapland-Vaughan; Foresight-Blakes; Miss Prue-Miss Pope; Frail-Mrs Clive; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennett; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Blakes
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: The Bavarian Shoemakers, as17621009

14048
16 December 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. King & Queen (Cros s Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Lilliputians Actor: Miss Ford, Miss _Froment
Related Works
Related Work: The Witch of the Wood; or, The Nutting Girls Author(s): Reginald Spofforth

14049
18 December 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Garrick Richard. The Play dress'd in the habits of the times (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

14050
13 January 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. King & Queen (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Blandford Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17621023