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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.

1426
11 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: As17461124

1427
12 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17461124

1428
27 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: TThe Suspicious Husband deferr'd by Garrick's Indisposition (General Advertiser). [The House this night carried on its books a profitable balance of #2416 6s. 8d.] Receipts: #100 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: As17461231

1429
10 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

1430
21 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Lowe. Mainpiece at the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets to be had of Lowe at his Lodgings at Mr Venables, Wine Merchant in the great Piazza, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17470225, but Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bridges.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bridges.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: II: A Cantata-Lowe; IV: Rise Glory Rise by particular Desire, from the opera Rosamond-Lowe

Dance: III: Muilment; V: Comic Dance-the Mechels

1431
30 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

Entertainment: After Farce: Fireworks-

1432
21 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1433
09 May 1747 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mitridate

Dance:

Entertainment: End Opera: Fireworks-. [Repeated throughout remaining performances of the season.

Performance Comment: [Repeated throughout remaining performances of the season.]

1434
13 May 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1435
25 May 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

1436
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

1437
17 September 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

1438
16 November 1747 @ Southwark

Event Comment: A Concert etc. at the Great Tiled Booth. Benefit for Mr and Mrs Yeates (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

1439
12 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17470917, but also Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Molly Brazen-Miss Minors; Polly-Mrs Cibber; in Act III, Hornpipe-Mathews; Occasional Prologue-_; Epilogue-_; whole to conclude with a Country Dance-Characters.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Mathews

Dance: I: Grand Ballet, as17471102; II: Dutch Dance, as17471128

1440
14 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: GGeneral Advertiser: On Wednesday next at Drury Lane will be reviv'd the Historical Play of King Henry the Fifth, written by Shakespear, the Part of King Henry to be performed by Mr Barry; and the Chorus to be spoken by Mr Garrick. Receipts. #130 (Cross); #132 5s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Mathews

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: New Comic Dance call'd The Savoyards-Matthews

1441
22 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #170 (Cross); #157 4s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Mathews

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1442
28 March 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Mainpiece: For the last time this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets deliver'd out for The Recruiting Officer will be taken. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Powel: Rec'd of Mrs Rudd, Fruit Woman, in Part #9. Receipts: #240 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #78 15s. 6d.; tickets, #99 2s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Mathews

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

1443
15 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: Powerful Guardians from Alexander Balus-Sullivan; III: With Ravish'd Ears-Sullivan; V: a Favourite song in the Opera Artamene-Sullivan

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17471215; IV: Louvre, Minuet-Leviez, Anne Auretti; V: Shepherd's Dance-Cooke, Janeton Auretti

1444
23 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Being last time of performing the Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

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

1445
02 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton, Raftor, I. Sparks (Cross). Last week Mr Garrick Paid to Mr Belchier, Banker in Lombard St., #208 1s., being the whole money receiv'd at the Benefit Play of King Lear, which he most generously gave for the relief of the unhappy sufferers by the late most dredful fire in Cornhill, &c., whithout deducting any charges whatsoever. [See note, 3 May] Receipts: #180 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #56 19s. tickets, #128 10s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Mathews

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17471215

1446
21 November 1748 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Event Comment: At the New Wells near the London Spa Clerkenwell. By Desire. For one night only. Benefit for Yeates Jun. A Concert, etc. Prices: 2s., 1s. 6d., 1s. To begin exactly at 6 p.m. There will be fires in proper Places to keep the Wells warm. It will be moonlight. Mr Yeates entreats the favor of those Gentlemen and Ladies who intend to honour him...that they will please to come at the time prefix'd on account of the length of the Performances; and they may depend on the whole being conducted with the utmost Decorum (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1447
29 December 1748 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherds Market, May Fair. Daily Advertiser, 3 Jan. 1749: The House being so crowded on Thursday last, Tickets that could not be taken will be admitted on Thursday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: JJockey Dance-Adams

1448
02 January 1749 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. For one night only. Benefit for Mrs Yeates. A concert, etc. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. To begin at six o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

1449
29 March 1749 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Song:

Dance:

1450
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Yates's Booth in the George Inn, Smithfield. A new, pleasant and Diverting Droll...interspers'd with several Scenes both Satyrical and Comical, particularly the surprizing Metamorphosis of Jupiter and Mercury; the very remarkable Tryal before Judge Puzzlecause, with many learned arguments on both sides to prove that One can't be Two. Likewise the Humourous Adventures and whimsical Perplexities of Gormandize Simple, the Hungarian Footman; with the wonderful Conversations he had with and the dreadful Drubbings he received from his own Apparition; together with the Intrigues of Dorothy Squeezepurse, the wanton Chambermaid. Concluding with the Distresses of the Jealous Husband or the Innocent Adultress. Yates from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Clothes, scenes, machines, flyings, Transparencies and all other Decorations entirely new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Descent Of The Heathen Gods, With The loves Of Jupiter And Alcmena; Or, Cuckoldom No Scandal

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Oates; Amphitryon-Furnival; Mercury-Marr; Tranio-Wright; Polydas-Peters; Gormandize Simple the Hungarian Footman-Yates; Alcmena-Mrs Butler; Bromia-Mrs Brown; Dorothy Squeezepurse the wanton Chambermaid-Miss Hippisley; Judge Puzzlecause-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Gormandize Simple the Hungarian Footman Actor: Yates
Role: Dorothy Squeezepurse the wanton Chambermaid Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: TThe Drowsy Cobler-M L'Armand, Mad L'Armand lately arriv'd from Paris; Tit for Tat or the Kiss Return'd-Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, M L'Armand, Mme L'Armand; An extraordinary Band of Musick [provided from the Opera and both the Theatres [six instruments named]