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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.

1926
12 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #122 15s. 6d. Paid Meares (tailor) #4 1s. 4d.; Kemp for 6 nights #9 12s.; Monck for 6 days #1 10s.; Sarjant for his salary to Xmas '59, #5; Music in Beggar's Opera 2 nights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17600104, but Duke-Perry.

Dance: As17600108, but Comic Dance [probably The Plowman]-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

1927
17 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #167 8s. Paid Pattinson (tallow chander) 7 bills from 3 Dec. 1759-15 Jan. 1760: #114 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17591015.

Dance: As17600108

1928
25 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #147 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17591107, but Jenny Diver-Mrs White.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17591008.

Dance: As17600108

1929
01 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #150 13s. 6d. Paid Ledley for 20 dozen Wax Candles #31; Paid Mr Richards for painting the Slaughter House, Ox &c. [See The Fair, 10 Dec. 1759] #10 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600125.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17591013.

Dance: As17600108

1930
08 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #150 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600125, but Molly-Miss Sledge.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17591008.

Dance: As17600108

1931
09 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #124 17s. Paid Kemp for Lamps #9 12s.; Meares 13s.; Hughes & Batten (linnen drapers) #33 14s.; Nuttall as per bill #26 8s.; Luppino as per bill #30 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: As17600107, but Gadshill-Buck.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17600128.

1932
12 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #161 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600125.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17591015.

Dance: As17600108, but Comic Dance-_; The Plowman-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

1933
15 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #71 6s. Paid Bigner (wigmaker) a bill for #9 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

1934
16 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #132 0s. 6d. Paid Kemp #9 12s.; Meares #1 10s.; Mr Day (turner) #12 1s.; Pattinson (tallow chandler) three bills to 11 Feb., #54 8s. 8d. Was at Covent Garden Gallery with Sir Harriott to see the Jovial Crew and Duke and No Duke. I met Legyt, Piggot, Bettenson there & got home by 10 (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 72)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17590928.

Dance: Dances incident to the Opera. Likewise, a Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville [probably The Plowman]

Performance Comment: Likewise, a Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville [probably The Plowman].probably The Plowman].

1935
18 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #296 11s. Paid Mr Sheridan a draft for #300; Sarjant on acct of his salary #5; Advanc'd Gibbs #2 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17600128.

1936
19 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #155 19s. Paid Lambert 3 months salary to 16th inst. #25; Advanc'd to Weller #2 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17600128.

1937
21 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Being the last time of performing this Opera till the Benefits. Receipts: #182 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600208, but Molly-Miss Helm; Jenny-Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17591011.

Dance: As17600212

1938
01 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #212 7s. Paid Kemp for lamps #6 8s.; Meares, 5s. I slept in at the Play Houses but did not see him [his brother George] there. I met Miss Smith going into the Gallery at Covent Garden. I think it is a fortnight tomorrow that her sister has been buried (Hailey Brietzcke Diary, p. 147)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17600225.

1939
03 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #139 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17591012.

Dance: Incident to the play and The Plowman-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

1940
04 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #128 16s. Paid Rich on account, #600

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17600225.

1941
06 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #207 6s. Paid Rich #50; Advanc'd to Miss White #1 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: The Spirit of Contradiction

Performance Comment: Actors only in bills, but edition of 1760 lists: Randal-Shuter; Steer-Gibbs; Lovewel-Clarke; Partlet-Ridout; Mrs Partlet-Mrs Ward; Harriet Partlet-Miss Mowat; Ruin-Perry; Betty-Mrs Green; Prologue-Mrs Ward.

1942
08 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #184 7s. Paid Kemp #6 8s.; Meares 15s.; Richards (painter) a bill #5s; Mr Bedcot (wax chandler) #5; Hewetson (laceman) #65 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: The Spirit of Contradiction

Performance Comment: As17600306 but Steer-Dunstall; Prologue-Smith.

1943
10 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #132 14s. Paid Woodfall for printing to 26 Jan. last #47 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: The Spirit of Contradiction

Performance Comment: As17600308.

1944
11 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #149 14s. 6d. Paid Blackmore a bill #17 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17600225.

1945
13 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #127 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17600225.

1946
15 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #82 15s. Paid Kemp #6 8s.; Paid Rich on Acct #500; Paid Mrs Margaret Lambe 6 months interest due 8th inst. #7 10s.; Paid Bates for writing Music #11 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17600226.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17600225.

1947
24 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire; Last time of performing it this season. Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Stage 5s. Those who have places either in the Boxes or the Pit are requested to come thro the Box-Lobby, as at an Oratorio; and to send their servants to keep places by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had of Mr Beard, at his house next Old Slaughter's, St Martin's Lane; and of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door where places for the Boxes may be taken. Receipts: #129 1s. plus #246 from tickets (Boxes and Pit 984). Total income #375 1s. Charges #63. [Beard found his own wax candles]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600221.

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Performance Comment: Bernard-Marten; Le Noble-Clarke; Baron-Holtom; Lucca-Dunstall; Marquis-Dyer; Janno-Shuter; Mad Bernard-Mrs Vincent; Clariana-Mrs Baker; Le Jupe-Mrs Pitt; Maukin-Mrs Green.

Dance: CCountry Dance-Characters of the Opera; A Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; End II: A New Dance call'd The Shepherdess-Miss Wilford

1948
29 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Full prices. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays. Receipts: #214 11s. Paid Kemp #6 8s.; Meares #0 10s. 6d.;Mr Platt for mahogany chair frames (12), #9 12s.; Paid Rich #50; Paid 10 night's Rents for Oratorios #100. I was to see the Jovial Crew and the Fair again, at the Gallery at Covent Garden, where I see Mrs Viebert, Miss Meredith & Mr Madan. Slept in at Drury Lane Gallery where I see the best part of Catherine & Petruchio for King's Benefit (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 210)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17600225.

1949
07 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #224 18s. 6d. Advanc'd to Mrs Ward #20. Paid Sarjant on acct of salary #5; Paid Ridout one third of the surplus of this night's receipt being #144 18s. 6d. than the #80 allow'd for the charge: #48 2s. 6d. This morning I was at Mr Shadwell's for his Orders [for free theatre tickets] & took all my sisters to Covent Garden Gallery to see the Jovial Crew & Rape of Proserpine, which was full of noisy holiday people (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 544)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600214.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17600116, but Followers of Ceres-Mrs White, Mrs _Dawson.

1950
09 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. No building on stage. [Afterpiece: see The Country Wake. This may be Hippisley's alteration.] Receipts: #51 14s. 6d. in cash. Deficit to Clarke, #12 10s. 6d. covered by income from tickets, #106 10s. (Boxes 127; Pit 401; Gallery 146). Total income #158 4s. 6d. Charges #64 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: As17600209.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Collins; Dick-Anderson; Old Hob-Marten; Flora-Miss Young; Betty-Miss Mullart; Hob-Dunstall; Mother-Miss Copin.

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance, as17600408 End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318