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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.

1901
02 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #134 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17590928.

Dance: CCountry Dance, as17591023; Hornpipe, as17591023; The Dutch Skipper, as17591023; Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard,

1902
03 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #139 9s. 6d. Paid Gom for carpenters #7 11s. 6d. Paid Mr Arne for composing as per bill #12 12s. Was at Covent Garden to hear Miss Brent, I sat in the Boxes but there was not much company there (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," p. 361)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17591011.

Dance: As17591102

1903
06 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #180 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17591013.

Dance: As17591102

1904
07 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #131 7s. 6d. Paid Blackmore for a dark cloth suit of man's cloaths lac'd with broad gold lace #15 15s., and for a dark cloath coat & breeches with a pin satten waistcoat & cuffs embroider'd with silver, #10 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591020, but Wat Dreary-Costollo.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17591012.

Dance: As17591102

1905
08 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #148 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17591026, but Tim-Costollo.

Dance: As17591102

1906
09 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #111 5s. 6d. Paid Mr Patterson [Tallow chandler] four bills from 24 Sept. 1759: #56 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17590928.

Dance: As17591102

1907
10 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #111 18s. Paid Wm. Jones for coals #73 13s. 2d. Paid Mr Kemp 26 nights to 31 Oct.: #41 12s. Paid Meares #2 14s. 3d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17591008.

Dance: As17591102

1908
12 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #172 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17591011.

Dance: As17591102

1909
13 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #115 9s. Paid Blackmore for the following Cloaths: A Blue velvet Coat & Breeches, with white sattin waistcoat emb. with gold, #18; a Light cloath coat & waistcoat (yellow) emb. with silver #12; A Blue & Silver stuff suit, #8; a crimson velt suit #6; a black velvet suit #4 10s.; a scarlet cloath suit trimm'd with black, #1 10s.; Paid into the hands of Mr Forrest [attorney] by John Rich #200. Mr Austin advanc'd 6d. each acting night form 29 Oct. for snuffing the candles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17591030.

Dance: As17591012 End II: a New Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hillard; Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

1910
14 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts. #132 18s. 6d. British Chronicle: Rich has cleared #5000 besides his Expenses by the run of The Beggar's Opera (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17591022.

Dance: As17591113

1911
15 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #146 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17591013.

Dance: As17591113

1912
16 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #102 3s. Paid for 3 1!2 doz. wax candles at #1 11s. per dozen, #5 8s. 6d. Subscription St George's Hospital 12 months to Mich. last, #5 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17591015.

Dance: As17591113

1913
17 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #105 6s. Paid Meares #1 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17590928.

Dance: As17591113

1914
19 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #151 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17591011.

Dance: As17591113

1915
20 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #97 2s. Paid Mrs Ward on acct of her salary, enter'd 3rd inst. inclusive, #16. Paid Richard Stone (frame maker), #7 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17591008.

Dance: As17591113

1916
21 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #92 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17591012.

Dance: As17591012; End II: a New Comic Dance call'd The Plowman-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

1917
22 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #126 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17591030.

Dance: As17591121

1918
27 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #148 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17591011.

Dance: As17591121

1919
03 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece By Desire. The Thirty-Ninth Day. Receipts: #154 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17591013.

Dance: As17591121

1920
26 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #176 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17591206.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17591213.

1921
29 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #127. Paid Mrs Lee for playing Dorinda in The Stratagem the 20th inst., #5 5s. Paid Mr Weller for extra attendance in getting The Fair ready #2 2s. Paid Mr Kemp 13 nights from the 1st to 15th inst. at #1 12s. per night, #20 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17590926, but Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Rugby-Blakey.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17591213.

1922
05 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Recipts: #222 0s. 6d. Paid Meares (Tailor) #1 11s. 4d.; Paid Mr Monck 80 days salary to this day #20; Paid Xmas Boxes: King's Footmen, #2 2s., Chairmen, #2 2s., Prince of Wales Footmen, #1 1s., Chairmen, #1 1s., Princess of Wales Footmen #1 1s., Chairmen #1 1s., Porters at Inns of Court #3 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17591011.

Dance: II: The Threshers, as17591005

1923
07 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #130 18s. Paid John Rich #500

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: As17591128, but Bardolph-Stoppelaer; Sheriff-Wignel.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17591231.

1924
08 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #184 18s. Paid Mr Kemp for lamps 13 nights from 1-13 Dec. 1759 at #1 12s. per night, #20 16s.; Ditto from 15 Dec.-5 Jan.: #25 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17591013.

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Dawson; Country Dance-Characters in the Play; End II: A Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard

1925
11 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Ambassador from Tripoli. Receipts: #119 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17591229, but Caius-Holtom; Simple-Miss Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17591231.