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We found 6691 matches on Roles/Actors, 1726 matches on Performance Comments, 226 matches on Event Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, and 5 matches on Author.
Event Comment: By Command. Receipts: #194 19s. 6d. Present His Majesty. Gave Yeomen of the Guards 10s. 6d. (Account Book). Public Advertiser: We hear His Majesty will be at Covent Garden this night to see the Comedy of She Wou'd and She Wou'd not, with the Duke and No Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: As17571022.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: See17571013, but Trappolin-Shuter; Lavinio-Cushing.

Dance: Guerin, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Benefit for The Lying In Hospital, Duke St,, Grosvenor Square. Charges #84. Ready money, #58 4s. Tickets #132 6s. [Total #190 10s.] Bought 3 doz wax candles #4 4s. [Books balance with #1 9s. 9d. carried over as a profit, only to fall to #218 2s. 4d. in the red as a result of meeting Saturday's payroll.] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17571021, but Zara-Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17571021.

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #87 10s. 6d. (Account Book). [Barry paid his one third of surplus of receipts above #80 house Charges: #2 10s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17571207, but Minuet-_; The vocal parts-Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17570926.
Event Comment: Receipts: #122 7s. 6d. Paid Barry his his one third of surplus above the #80 House Charges: #14 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17571216.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17571129.
Event Comment: To be Lett. Elegantly Furnish'd, the House of the Late Colley Cibber, Esq: in Berkley Square, the Corner of Bruton Street (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #106 3s. Gave Porters of the several Inns, #3 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: As17571005.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: See17571019.
Event Comment: Receipts: #64 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Performance Comment: As17580111.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17571214.

Ballet: The Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Performance Comment: As17571217.

Dance: As17571217

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #75 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: As17571022.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: See17570930.

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #185 1s. 6d. Barry's 1!3 of profits came to #35 0s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17571216, but Mercutio-Shuter.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17571118.

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Afterpiece: By MacNamara Morgan. Receipts: #133 14s. 6d. plus Tickets #163 3s. (boxes 479; pit 230; gallery 89). Charges #63. Total value of House: #296 17s. 6d. Profit to Barry #233 17s. 6d. Paid Samuel Wale for painting figures Boys & other decorations in a scene designed by Servandoni #5 5s. Paid Matthew Pearce, Bricklayer, #230, on account of the New Building. Paid Thomas Pervil for sundry cloaths as specified below, #112, 17s.: A Bloom Colored Brocade coat & Breeches with silver flowers & a Gold & Silver Brocaded Waistcoat & Coffs, #8; A Pompador Velvet Coat, Waistcoat & 2 pr. Breeches shot with silver, #11 11s.; A Blue cut and uncut Velvet Suit, Flower'd and Gold Ground, #10 10s.; A Dove colored Brocade Coat & Breeches, Gold & Flowers & a Gold & Silver Brocade waistcoat & Cuffs, #10 10s.; A Blue & Silver Brocade Coat & Breeches & Silver Brocade waistcoat & Cuffs, #10; a light color'd coat & Breeches & a blue silk waistcoat with gold lace, #14; A copper color'd velvet coat & breeches, and yellow waistcoat, embroider'd with gold, #20; A blue velvet suit, plain, #4 10s.; A crimson velvet Roab Surcoat, belt sword & Bonnet worn by a Peer in Parliament, & a Green velvet Roab, purple velvet surcoat & hood-a Knight of the Thistle's dress, #17 16s.; a plain crimson velvet suit, #6 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17571111, but Richard-Barry; Queen-Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing or Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Barry; Polixenes-Ridout; Alcon-Sparks; Camillo-Redman; Clown-Costollo; Autolicus (The Ballad-Singing Pedlar)-Shuter; Dorcas-Miss Mullart; Mopsa-Miss Helm; Perdita-Mrs Bellamy; Singing Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Baker, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; With a New Dabce , adapted to the Comedy,-Gallini; Music by Arne-; Epilogue in Character-Shuter.

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Performance Comment: As17571217.
Event Comment: Account Book: Receipts: #224 10s. 6d. Paid Ridout 1!3 of the surplus above the House Charge of #80 (#48, 3s. 6d.). Paid Mr Finny in full of the New Building pursuant to an agreement, #131 8s. [Two New Renters came in for 1 share each: Mr Lacam and Mrs Lacam.] Paid out #25 14s. to shareholders of 43 new shares for the Oratorios: By Rent of New Shares for the Oratorios at 2 shillings per share @No. Shares No. Nights Interest@9 10 #9@1 9 #0 18s.@4 8 #3 4s.@1 7 #0 14s.@8 6 #4 16s.@1 5 #0 10s.@14 4 #5 12s.@1 3 #0 6s.@3 2 #0 12s.@1 1 #0 2s.@Total 43 58 #25 14s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17580214, but Romeo-Smith; Mercutio-Dyer.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: See17570930.
Event Comment: Receipts: #43 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17571019.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: See17570930.
Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Lampe. No building on stage. Receipts: by income from tickets: Barrington #90 16s. (boxes 142; pit 286; gallery 12); Mrs Lampe, #53 2s. (boxes 52; pit 180; gallery 131) (Account Book). [The original title of afterpiece, a burlesque opera by Henry Carey, was Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon a sequel to the Dragon of Wantley. The music was advertised as by the late Mr Lampe.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17571124, but Henry-Barry; Catherine-Mrs Dyer; Nym-Costollo.

Afterpiece Title: Lady Moore or The Dragoness

Performance Comment: Moore-Lowe; Gubbins-Howard; Mauxalinda-Miss Young; Lady Moore-Mrs Lampe.

Ballet: JJudgment of Paris. As17580407 but only Paris-Gallinni; Venus-Mlle Capdeville

Performance Comment: As17580407 but only Paris-Gallinni; Venus-Mlle Capdeville.

Dance: SSavoyards, as17580408 Tambourine, as17580330

Event Comment: Benefit for Lalauze. Receipts: #48 19s. 6d. Charges: #63. Deficiency to Lalauze #14 0s. 6d. covered by #104 2s. from tickets (boxes 138; pit 322; gallery 213). Mr Jarvis, a stationer, seems also to have had some tickets, for which he paid in #8 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Performance Comment: As17580111.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue or The Jealous Farmer Deceivd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze.

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-Miss Toogood, Apprentice to Lalauze; III: The Provincial Sailors, as17580408 IV: By Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Toogood; V: Savoyards, as17580408

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Baker, Miss Young. Receipts: #47 0s. 6d. Charges: #63. Deficiency of #5 6s. 6d. apiece covered by income from tickets: Miles #51 3s. (boxes 79; pit 161; gallery 71); Mrs Baker, #36 16s. (boxes 60; pit 99; gallery 62); Miss Younger, #28 19s. (boxes 17; pit 112; gallery 79). Rec'd #16 8s. 3d. being overcharge for Taxes, &c. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17570928, but Kate Matchlock-Wignel; Fardingale-Mrs Green; Tattleaid-Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: As17580419 but Farmer-Arthur.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miles; IV: Drunken Peasant with Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

Song: III: A new song composed by Arne, Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: As17571005.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: See17570930.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: As17581004.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17581016.

Dance: As17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17581101.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17580922.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17581116.

Ballet: TThe Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

Performance Comment: As17581116.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17580927.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17581109.

Ballet: TThe Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

Performance Comment: As17581116.
Event Comment: TThe Stratagem deferr'd on account of Mrs Hamilton's illness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: As17581004.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17581103.

Ballet: TThe Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

Performance Comment: As17581116.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17581101, but vocal parts-_Howard.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17581009.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17581130.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17581028.

Ballet: TThe Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

Performance Comment: As17581116.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: As17581004, but 2d Carrier-Barrington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17581028.

Dance: As17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17581130, but Abram-Holtom.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17581009.

Dance: As17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17590106, but Tibalt-Bennet; Gregory-Holtom; Abram-Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17581209.

Dance: As17581016