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4116 results for: Keyword - Opera-Office in the Haymarket
We found 2454 matches on Performance Title, 1866 matches on Event Comments, 224 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

676
20 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vernon, who humbly hopes her friends will excuse the change of the farce, as it proceeds from an unforeseen Accident, the indisposition of Mr Mattocks. [She had scheduled Thomas and Sally.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: the characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Taylors, as17620107

Song: I: (By Particular Desire) a Hunting Song in Apollo and Daphne-Mrs Vernon in the character of Diana

677
27 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green, Miles, and Sga Maranesi. Tickets deliver'd for The Pilgrim, as also those by Miss Sledge, will be taken. Mainpiece for last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: the characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: The Cossacks-Sg and Sga Maranesi, as17601014; II: The Taylors, as17620107; End Opera: A Minuet-Sg and Sga Maranesi

678
29 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: the Characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

679
18 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: the Characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: A Hornpipe-Miss Poitier; a Country Dance-characters in the Opera; End II: A New Comic Dance, as17630224

680
04 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentlewoman under misfortunes. Tickets delivered for Tuesday the 3rd will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: the Characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, as17630224

681
29 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631122

682
09 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

683
28 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Last time of performing the Afterpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Wilford.
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.

684
22 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier. No persons can be admitted behind the Scenes. [The last is customary note for benefits rest of season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

685
24 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

686
12 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: characters in the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019

687
22 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Last time of company's performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: characters in the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311 End: Rural Love, as17651115

Song: A New Duet will be introduc'd between-Shuter, Miss Brent

688
07 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: characters in the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Dyer; McRuthen-Shuter; Crab-Walker; Latitat-Dunstall; Lucinda-Mrs Green (playbill). Lucinda-$Mrs Burden (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: McRuthen Actor: Shuter

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

689
05 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: characters in the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard

690
28 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: A Country Dance Actor: the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

691
07 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: A Country Dance Actor: the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008; End Opera: The Female Archer, as17661215

692
29 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Squibb. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #65 2s. [Profit to Squibb #13 10s. plus #85 10s. from tickets (Box 137; Pit 205; Gallery 205).] Paid half year's land tax for theatre #37 10s., and for House in Bow Passage #2 1s. 8d.; Paid half year's window lights tax for theatre #6 10s., for House in Bow Passage 15s.; half year's Scavanger's rate for theatre #2 1s. 8d., for House, 2s. 1d. (Account Book). Receipts: #78 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: A Country Dance Actor: the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

Song: End: two favourite songs in the Italian Manner-Squibb

693
16 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: A Country Dance Actor: the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Song: I: A favourite song from Judith-Miss Brickler; accompanied on a new instrument call'd Piano Forte-Dibdin

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, Blind Man's Buff-Arnauld, Miss Valois. [See17641003.

694
15 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: a Country Dance Actor: the Characters in the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, R. Smith, Banks, Wignel, Dibdin, Holtom, Weller, Mrs Copin, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Dyer, Miss Pitt.

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17671013

695
15 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: a Country Dance Actor: the Characters in the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

696
12 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: a Country Dance Actor: the Characters in the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

697
30 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mahoon. [The Young Gentlewoman who played Polly would seem to have been Miss Groce. See 25 May.] Charges 1!2 #32 2s. 6d. Mahoon to accept 1!2 Receipts. A balance due him of #25 7s. plus #39 7s. from Tickets (Box 111; Pit 42; Gallery 53) (Account Book). [Mrs Dyer seems to have shared this night, who in lieu of paying half the charges accepted only half the value of the tickets she disposed of. She received #18 17s. as one-half value of 43 Box tickets; 101 Pit; 118 Gallery.] Paid Danl Gyles [or Dancer Gyles?] in consideration of his assigning over Miss Parfett's Indentures...#78 15s. Receipts: #114 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: a Country Dance Actor: the Characters in the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

698
25 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Miss Besford, Curtat, and Mrs Naylor. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to beneficiaries #28 11s. 6d. or #7 2s. 10 1!2d. apiece, covered by the value of their tickets: Holtom #32 2s.; Miss Besford #28 1s.; Curtat #33 5s.; Mrs Naylor #24 5s. @Box Pit Gallery Value@Holtom 18 126 87 #32 2s.@Besford 43 58 86 #28 1s.@Curtat 42 89 94 #33 5s.@Naylor 24 71 76 #24 5s.@Money #35 18s. 6d.@Total Value of House #153 11s. 6d.@ Receiv'd of Condell in full for fruit rent this season #20 (Account Book). Receipts: #35 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17680430 but Macheath-Mattocks; Polly-Miss Groce, being her second appearance on any stage; The Hornpipe-Miss Besford (apprentice to Fishar) 1st time.
Cast
Role: The Hornpipe Actor: Miss Besford
Role: a Country Dance Actor: the Characters in the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Ballet: End of Opera: The Wapping Landlady. As17680416

699
10 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Mr Rich the Balance due New Lying In Hospital, 22d Dec. last #21 7s. (Account Book). Receipts: #176 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Boor Servant Actor: LaLauze, 1st appearance these 6 years
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17681007

700
02 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Charges #64 10s. Balance due the DuBellamys #1 10s plus #116 13s. from tickets (Box 264; Pit 305; Gallery 49) (Account Book). Receipts: #66 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17681103, but Catherine-Mrs DuBellamy, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs DuBellamy, 1st time.

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17681101