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5325 results for: Keyword - R
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.

1876
22 March 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: By Desire. Not acted these five years. [See 4 April 1752.] Ladies send servants by half past three o'clock. [The MS of Shuter's skit is Larpent MS 155.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Shuter, 1st time; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis-Collins; Sir Jealous-Marten; Isabinda-Mrs Barrington; Parch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Nossiter.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17581109, but only Phelim (with songs in character)-Shuter; Loveless-Lowe listed.

Entertainment: Between play and farce: Dish of All Sorts-Mr Shuter; will entertain the Audience. The Bill of Fare consisting of a Medley@Song-Shuter; A Dialogue upon Himself between an Old Man a North Briton and a Gentleman of Connaught-Mr Shuter; The History of Mr Shuter and the Sow-Shuter; To be sung by him as a Cantata in Sga Gruntinella's Taste. The Cries of London, as17581020

Performance Comment: The Bill of Fare consisting of a Medley@Song-Shuter; A Dialogue upon Himself between an Old Man a North Briton and a Gentleman of Connaught-Mr Shuter; The History of Mr Shuter and the Sow-Shuter; To be sung by him as a Cantata in Sga Gruntinella's Taste. The Cries of London, as17581020. To be sung by him as a Cantata in Sga Gruntinella's Taste. The Cries of London, as17581020.

Dance: TThe Threshers, as17581016

1877
17 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Mrs Vincent. No Building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17590226, but Montagu-_; Escalus-_; Benvolio-_; Paris-_; Tibalt-_; Gregory-_; Sampson-_; Abram-_; Balthazar-_; Lady Capulet-_.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17581014, but Catherine-Mrs Vincent.

Entertainment: Between Play and Farce: Shuter's Dish of All Sorts, As17590322, for that night only

Dance: As17581016

1878
24 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17581116.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: As17590324.

Dance: As17581016

1879
25 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lalauze

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17590201, but Burgundy-Bennet; Gloster-_; Bedford-_; Salisbury-_; Westmoreland-_; Bishop of Ely-_; Scroop-_; Gower-_; Bardolph-_; Williams-_.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17581120, but Old Man-Lalauze; Drunken Man-Lalauze; Mercury-Baker; Frenchman-Holtom.

Dance: III: (By Desire) a Ball Dance call'd La Mariee-Lalauze, Miss Toogood; concluding with: a Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Toogood, his Daughter, a Child between 5 and 6 years of age, her 1st appearance on any stage; IV: Fingalian Dance-Miss Toogood; End: The Threshers, as17581016

1880
01 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks, Stede, Mrs Pitt. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Stephens will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be taken. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: As17590105, but Lady Piercy-Mrs Stephens; Blunt-Perry; 2nd Carrier-Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17581221, but Rovewell-Mattocks, 1st time.

Dance: The Drunken Peasant, as17590430 The Milkmaid's Holiday, with substitle The Humours of May-Day, as17590421

1881
22 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17590226 (with the characters omitted 17 April restored).

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

1882
11 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #73 11s. 6d. Paid Sarjant 3 months salary to Mich. last #10. [His annual salary as Housekeeper was #40. No further record will be made of these quarterly payments.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591010.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Dyer; Crab-Sparks; McRuthen-Shuter; Lucinda-Mrs Baker.

Dance: As17591010

1883
12 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #87 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591010.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Shuter.

Dance: CCountry Dance-characters of the play; by Desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

1884
13 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #109 15s. 6d. Bill setter's bill paid, #3 15s. 6d. [Miss Brent enter'd the 8th ins. at 13s. 4d. per night. Mr and Mrs Tariot enter'd ditto at 5s. each per night. Mrs Stephens advanc'd to 5s. per night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591010.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Shuter; Catherine-Mrs Green.

Dance: As17591012; The Threshers, as17591005

1885
15 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #196 13s. 6d. Paid Mr Hildersley a bill for wig #4 19s. 6d. Rec'd from Barrington #3 5s. 11d. being so much stopp'd from his for 6 nights performance lost on the Princess of Orange's death

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591010.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory Gazette-Bennet; Jenkin-Davis; Tim-Costollo.

Dance: As17591012; with a New Comic Dance call'd The Irish Turf@Cutters-Poitier Jr, 1st time here in 3 years, Miss Capdeville

1886
16 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #132 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591010.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17591015.

Dance: As17591015

1887
17 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Reciepts: #89 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591010.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17590928.

Dance: As17591015; End I: The Dutch Skipper-Poitier Jr

1888
18 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #115 1s. 6d. Sent Mrs Ward by order of Rich #10; Paid for a Pompadour Cloath Coat & Breeches, Waistcoat button holes & binding gold #10 10s.; for a suit embroider'd with silver #8 8s.; for a Blue coat for Hull #1 3s.; for a Coat and waistcoat loop'd and bound with gold #7 7s. Advanc'd to Beard #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591010.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17591008.

Dance: As17591017

1889
19 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #144 6s. Paid Gom for capenters from 22-29 Sept. 1759, #9 4s. 2d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591010.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17591013.

Dance: As17591017

1890
20 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #118 16s. Paid Gum carpenter's bill #12. Paid Hull 16 nights from 24 Sept. at 6s. 8d. per night: #5 6s. 8d. Paid Mr Sanders 6 nights from the 13th inst. at 13s. 4d. per night: #4. [By this date Rich shows an income of #1,809 and an expenditure of #1, 541, holding a profitable balance of #268.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591010, but Ben Budge-Wignel.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17591011.

Dance: As17591017

1891
22 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #161 12s. To Covent Garden Playhouse to see Miss Brent in the character of Polly. Mr Dives was there and Lt Fevey, went to Miss Borgard in the side box and see her and Miss Ligonier into their coach, went and spoke to Mr Kindersley in the upper boxes, and fetched Mrs B, Mr and Mrs Pickel out of the Gallery. I liked her singing much. It was the 11th night (Elma Hailey, "The Brietzcke Diary 1759-1765," Notes and Queries, (Aug. 1951), 196, p.360)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Shuter; Young Rakish-Anderson; Lady Manlove-Mrs Copin; Major Rakish-Dunstall.

Dance: As17591017

1892
23 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #121 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591010.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17591012.

Dance: Country Dance, as17591017; Hornpipe, as17591017; The Dutch Skipper, as17591017; The Threshers, as17591005

1893
24 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17591011.

Dance: As17591023

1894
25 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #108 8s. Paid Jacob Hewetson for the dress of a Knight of the Garter compleat. #31 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17590928.

Dance: As17591023

1895
26 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #115 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17591015, but Sir Gregory Gazette-_; Jenkin-_; Tim-_.

Dance: As17591023

1896
27 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #95 19s. Paid J. Powell for the balance due on account of the renters for the season ending May 1759, #30 14s. 4d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17591013.

Dance: As17591023

1897
29 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #165 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17591022.

Dance: AAs 23 Oct

1898
30 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #151 15s. 6d. Sent Mrs Ward by order of Rich #10. Paid Messrs Powell & Co for Miss White #3 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with song in character)-Shuter; Loveit-Anderson; Flash-Costollo; Puff-Dunstall; Tagg-Mrs Vincent; Biddy-Mrs Green.

Dance: As17591023

1899
31 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #152 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17591030.

Dance: As17591023

1900
01 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #143 12s. 6d. Paid Mary Mattley for a woman's black velvet suit #4 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17591008.

Dance: As17591023