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We found 3237 matches on Event Comments, 2688 matches on Performance Title, 1650 matches on Performance Comments, 1 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17490126, but with the last New Scene of Don Jumpedo jumping down his own throat. [See17490316] .
Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Afterpiece: A New Musical Drama, never performed, taken from Prior. The Music by Mr Arne. Stage will be formed into an amphitheatre where servants may keep places. This day publish'd at 10s. 6d. Susanna, an Oratorio in score by Handel. Printed for J. Walsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Henry and Emma; or, The Nut Brown Maid

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Being the last time of performing the mainpiece this season. Tickets of Mrs Green in Broad Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. There is now in Rehearsal a new Tragedy called Merope. Receipts: #140 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Benefit for LaLauze. Mainpiece: Acted but once this season. Afterpiece: Never performed there before. In it will be introduced the Scene of Harlequin Restored. The Decorations entirely new. N.B. That the entertainment may not be interrupted in the performance, there will be no building on the Stage: And as Mr LaLauze has been at some expence in bringing this Entertainment on the stage, he humbly hopes that the Town will not take it amiss, that nothing under Full Price will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: Phillips, J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister, others; particularly (by desire) a Minuet-LaLauze, two of LaLauze's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe and Jumpedo

Performance Comment: Frenchman-Garrick the only character listed; see17490407. The whole to conclude with an extraordinary and surprising performance of the Original Seignor Capitello Jumpedo, who after entertaining the audience with a Hornpipe-Seignor Capitello Jumpedo; will in a manner entirely new, Jump down his own throat-Seignor Capitello Jumpedo.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17490327 but Don Jumpedo (Tho' not the Original) jumping down his own throat and (as a New Addition) jumping up again-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Mr Achurch from York

Dance: I: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's sister; II: A New Scotch Dance, in which will be introduced by Particular Desire the Scotch Measure, the Highland Reel-Froment, Mad DeLaCointrie; V: Minuet-Froment, Mad DeLaCointrie

Performance Comment: Granier, J. Granier's sister; II: A New Scotch Dance, in which will be introduced by Particular Desire the Scotch Measure, the Highland Reel-Froment, Mad DeLaCointrie; V: Minuet-Froment, Mad DeLaCointrie.
Event Comment: To be performed in the evening instead of at noon it being Thanksgiving Day (General Advertiser, news column). [See 3 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Event Comment: A New Serenade. Whereas it has been advertised by mistake in the public newspapers that subscriber's tickets would not be admitted; Dr Crosa takes this opportunity to beg pardon, that it was not his intention, but that all subscriber's tickets will be received

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peace In Europe

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. By Yeates's Company of Comedians. Performances at 2:00, 5:00, and 7:00 p.m. [Repeated in each bill. As described 24 Aug. 1748, bf.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. [See 1 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. [See 1 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. Yeates's company [Description as before. See 1 May]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. Yeates's Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

Event Comment: YYeates's Company of Comedians. At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market, May Fair. An Historical Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorastus And Fawnia; Or, The Royal Shepherd And Shepherdess

Song: I: Mrs Dodson; End Droll: Green

Dance: II: Adams

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunbar, Warner, Tomlinson, Mrs L'font. Tickets deliver'd out for A New Way to Pay Old Debts will be taken. Receipts: #110 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: HHornpipe-the Little Swiss; IV: Savoyards, as17480920

Music: Piece on Flute-the Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Auction

Performance Comment: To conclude with a new Smuggling Epilogue, call'd Tit for Tat- or, The Smuggler foil'd at his own Weapons.
Event Comment: By Yeates's Company of Comedians, an Historical Play at the New Wells, Shepherd's Market, Mayfair. To begin at 2, 5, and 7, and end at nine. The Fair ends this day. [See 10 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorastus And Fawnia

Dance: Adams

Song: Mrs Dodson, Green

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market, May Fair. 6 p.m. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Between the Acts: Singing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17490415 but To conclude with a New Smuggling Epilogue, call'd Tit for Tat- ; or, The Smuggler foil'd at his own Weapons. or, The Smuggler foil'd at his own Weapons.

Afterpiece Title: The Auction

Event Comment: [See 27 May.] Benefit of a Grammar School Master. Terence's Andria in the original Language, with a New Latin Prologue, and an Occasional English Epilogue. After which will be spoken in English an allegorical Eulogy called Mimus. It is hoped the late disappointment (as it was in all its circumstances unaviodable) will be no detriment to the performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

Event Comment: Benefit for Charles James Gaylard. A Concert, etc. at the New Theatre, James St. Prices: 3s., 2s., 1s. (Daily Advertiser).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth opposite Cow Lane. With the surprising performances of an Englishman and a Citizen of London [Lort] who performs all the Equilibres on the Slack Rope that were performed by the muchfamed Turk. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at Twelve. [Time and prices the same at all booths.] Afterpiece: With the Escape of Harlequin into a Glass Bottle, also the last new additional Scene of Sig Jumpedo Jumping Down his own Throat. [An unhappy evening, for "last night the gallery of Phillips' booth fell down, with a great number of people in it, by which accident several persons were hurt, and some dangerously. This misfortune could be owing to nothing but the carelessness of the workmen, who upon such occasions deserve to be severely punished" (General Advertiser, 24 Aug.). The Daily Advertiser noted that Mr Stringellow, a goldsmith, in Aldersgate St., and Thomas Hodges, a journeyman-plaisterer in Golden Lane, were killed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Event Comment: At Yeates's Great Theatrical Booth opposite the George Inn, West Smithfield, during the short time of the Fair, the Town will be entertained with an Historical Play...To which will be added a new Pantomime Entertainment call'd The Amours of Harlequin; or, The Bottle-Conjurer Outdone. With the Escape of Harlequin into a quart Bottle. Prices: 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at twelve o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bethnal Green

Afterpiece Title: The Amours of Harlequin

Song: Between the acts: Entertainments of Singing-; A Good Band of Musick

Dance: Between the acts: Entertainments of Dancing-

Event Comment: This is to acquaint the Publick that the Famous Turk Carata, who has already had the honour to entertain the town with his surprising Exercises on the SLACK ROPE, is arrived with a numerous company of Turks, Men and Women, and that he is to perform Tuesday the 31st Instant, at the New Theatre in the Haymarket. There will be dancing and music after the Turkish manner (General Advertiser). [His charges were: Box, 5s.; Pit, 3s.; Gallery, 2s. See notes for 29 Sept., and 23 Dec.] Receipts: #90 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Hob