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We found 23446 matches on Performance Comments, 5952 matches on Event Comments, 4695 matches on Performance Title, 325 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.
Event Comment: King Lear oblig'd to be deferr'd till Monday, when it will be acted (playbill). Paid 5 day's salary list at #87 1s. 3d. per diem #435 6s. 3d.; Mr Weston per Mr G. G's note #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Full prices. Receipts: #130 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Heidleberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Mrs _Wrighten.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Event Comment: The New Tragedy of Alonzo oblig'd to be deferr'd for a few days. Receipts: #168 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Barry

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17720922; End Act I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: Paid 4 day's salary list #348 5s.; Mr J. French on acct #10. Receipts: #198 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Cast
Role: Orisminda Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Cast
Role: Lisetta Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Felicia Actor: Mrs Smith
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Paid 4 days salary list #348 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #141 10s. Charges: #73 10s. Profit for Author: #68 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Cast
Role: Orisminda Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Event Comment: A New Serious Opera. The Music entirely new composed by Sacchini. The whole entirely new dressed agreeable to the opera and dances. And a new scene for the opera and last dance painted by M. Munich. The great preparations making for the opera have rendered it impossible to perform it till this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlano

Dance: End Opera: Les Tartare-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

Event Comment: The Comic Opera Love in a Village oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of indisposition of Miss Catley. Tomorrow a new Comedy (never performed) call'd The Duellist. The subject of the new Comedy advertised for Performance Tomorrow, as far as we can guess, from the Title, is remarkably well timed. There is at this Day no predominant Passion carried to such a ridiculous extreme as Duelling. We can be laughed out of our Follies on the Stage when we defy the Power of pulpit Oratory and serious Argument. Let us hope therefore, that the comic Satirist of Tomorrow Evening may have exercised his Pen with some Ability on a very important subject (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #134 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Cast
Role: Mrs Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Kniveton

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: King not being sufficiently recover'd the School for Wives deferr'd. Paid half year's rent to the Duke of Bedford to Mich. last #165 2d.; Insurance of theatre and New Building to Christmas 1774 from this day #51 10s. 6d.; Mr G. Garrick on acct #100. Receipts: #183 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Event Comment: Fri 24 Paid 5 days salary at #88 7s. per diem, --#441 15s.; Mr King's extra salary #2 10s.; Mr J. French on acct #21 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Event Comment: Paid 5 days salary list #441 15s.,; King's extra salary #2 10s.; Mr J. French on acct #5 5s.; Mr J. Palmer on note #21 (Treasurer's Book). [This month was printed An Apology for the Conduct of Charles Macklin, Comedian, which, it is hoped, will have some effect in favour of an aged player, by whom the public at large have been uncommonly gratified." Price 1s. Axtell (Gentleman's Magazine Register). This year was publish'd Miscellaneous Pieces in Verse and Prose, with Cursory Theatrical Remarks, by P. Lewis, Comedian. Contains some apostrophes to Garrick, Holland, etc.] Receipts: #213 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Event Comment: Tomorrow being His Majesty's birthday, the Managers have changed the usual day of performing to this evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contessina

Dance: As17740111

Ballet: Orfeo e Eurydice. As17740111

Event Comment: [Oratorios were not given at Covent Garden this season. No record of any occurrence in the Account Book for this day. Full Epilogue to the Man of Business publish'd in Public Advertiser, with note that many lines were omitted, because of its length, in the theatre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: Rec'd Stopages #4 12s. 6d. Paid 4 days salary list #348 14s. 6d.; Mr King's extra salary #2; Mr G. Garrick on acct #50. Receipts: #245 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sethona

Cast
Role: Sethona Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheveley Actor: Mrs Greville

Dance: After the Epilogue: By Desire, The Irish Fair, as17730918

Event Comment: Last time but one of performing the New Tragedy before the Benefits. Rec'd stopages #4 12s. 6d. Paid 4 days salary list #348 14s. 6d.; Mr King's extra salary #2. Receipts: #216 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sethona

Cast
Role: Sethona Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheveley Actor: Mrs Greville
Event Comment: Benefit for Brereton. [Afterpiece not printed. Larpent MS lists characters: Widow Watchem, Harriet, Maria, Bluster, Swallow, Truman, Juggle (MacMillan).] This Farce was written by Mr Andrews it was receiv'd with Applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid tallow chandler's 8th Bill #37 13s. 2d.; half years Land & Window Tax to Lady Day last for St Martin's #38 4s. 4d.; Easter Offering 10s. 6d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #216 8s. Charges: #67 6s. 6d. Profits to Brereton: #149 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Conjuror

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Event Comment: Whitsun Eve No Play. Rec'd from Mr S. Barry's bag #535 15s. 6d.; Paid 5 days salary list #438. Mr King's extra salary #2 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson (First-gallery Office-keeper). Paid Mr Wegg half yrs. rent to Lady Day last #57 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #287 2s. Charges: #84. Profits to Dickinson: #203 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Scott.

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Hunt
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Wrighten, first time

Dance: End: A Hornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: This Benefit was given to Mr Kennedy of a dreadful Fire that happened at Mr Youngers in King Street Covent Garden where Mr Kennedy was burnt out (Hopkins Diary). N.B. This night's salary given by part of the Company to the other sufferers #52 6s. 6d. Given by the Managers #6 18s. plus #3 12s. undercharged or 10 guineas. The Music gave this night's pay #7 17s. 6d. to Mr Kennedy, not having subscribed to him before (Treasurer's Book). [See 6 May.] Paid 1 yrs Poor's rate for Covt. Garden to Lady Day Last #2 16s. 8d.; Housekeeper's bills (4 weeks) #15 5s. 7d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts:#128 14s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Kennedy: #44 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Filagree Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Miss Flack Actor: Mrs Davies

Entertainment: End: (By Particular Desire) Bannister's Imitations-Bannister

Event Comment: With a New Overture for the Musical Interlude. Paid 6 days salary list at #94 10s. 2d. per diem, #557 1s.; J. French on acct #5 5s.; Rec'd Stopages #18 5s. Receipts: #145 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Electra

Cast
Role: Electra Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Clytemnestra Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Iphisa Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: spoken by Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.
Role: Mrs Cheverley Actor: Mrs Greville.
Event Comment: Paid 5 days salary list at #94 7s. 8d. per diem-#471 18s.; J. French on acct #5 5s. Receipts: #192 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

Cast
Role: Mrs Nipikin Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: II: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213

Event Comment: Paid salary list 4 days #377 4s.; J. French on acct #5 5s.; Tallow chandler's 7th bill #39 9s. 7d. Receipts: #184 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Role: Dances Actor: Atkins, Mrs Sutton.
Event Comment: Benefit Reddish. Mainpiece was originally written by Mr Jones, Author of the Earl of Essex, but not quite finish'd it is now altered by Dr Hiffernan--very bad (Hopkins Diary). Paid Salary List 4 days #378 10s. 8d.; J. French on Acct #5 5s. Receipts: #219, 4s. 6d. Charges: #70 11s. 6d. Profit to Reddish: #148 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heroine Of The Cave

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Hidou. Paid 1 yrs. Poor's Rate for Covent Garden parish to Lady Day last #2 16s. 8d.; one yrs. ditto for St Martin's to Xmas last #60 6s. 7d. (Treasurer's Book). Main characters in the New Ballet New Dressed. Receipts: #170 3s. 6d. Charges: #66 4s. 6d. Profits to Sga Hidou: #103 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Dance: I: A New Ballet (for that Night Only) call'd The Force of Love-M LaRavier (his first appearance on that stage), Sga Hidou, Como, Sga Como, Two Children, first appearance; End: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

Event Comment: House. Mr Reddish Still continuing a little Mad or So--Mr Cautherly plaid the Duke & very well was applauded (Hopkins Diary). Last time but one of performing before Easter. Paid Carpenter's Dinners &c. at Black Lyon #6 6s.; Tabor & Pipe 10 nights (1st inst. incl.) #5 5s.; Rec'd of Mr Rowland 1 yrs. rent to Lady Day last (#1 16s. Land tax deducted) #41 4s. Receipts: #180 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Role: Dances Actor: Atkins, Mrs Sutton.

Dance: II: The Grand Garland Dance-Slingsby, Sga Hidou

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: [No Performance. Christmas Day.]
Event Comment: Paid 5 days salary list #525 1s. 3d.; Supernumeraries for the Jubilee #71 7s.; Ditto for the Jubilee this night #14 8s.; Tallow Chandler's 4th bill #50 13s. 1d. (Treasurer's Book). [N.B. at a rate of 2s. 6d. for walking in a pageant the Jubilee would seem to have required 115 supernumeraries this evening.] Receipts: #194 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee