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We found 4159 matches on Event Comments, 341 matches on Performance Title, 195 matches on Roles/Actors, 171 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit Mr DeVoto, Painter. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies we were obliged to change the play of the Orphan to Love Makes a Man. Tickets delivered out for the Orphan will be admitted tonight. [On 25 Jan. Devoto had announced The Orphan with the part of Monimia to be attempted by Mr. Devoto's Daughter, being the first Time of Her appearing on any Stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: V: the Mechels

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: V: Muilment

Event Comment: To the Author of the General Advertiser, Sir: Nothing but the Necessity of my Affairs could urge me to an address of this nature but having met with several unexpected and unavoidable misfortunes I beg leave to inform the Publick, through your means, that in order to extricate myself from my present difficulties, I have, by the indulgence of the Manager, obtain'd a Benefit before my Usual Time, which is to be the Careless Husband and the Devil to Pay on Saturday the 1st of March. As I have now put my Affairs into such a situation, that I think I shall never give the like trouble again, but at the proper time, I hope this notice will not be thought impertinent, or lessen those favours I have so often experienced, and which I am desirous of taking every opportunity to acknowledge, I am, Sir, &c W. Mills.--From dl Playhouse 8 Feb

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Dove. Prices Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Note, Several Lots of ground to be lett for Gardening. Enquire at the Taphouse of the Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Entertainment: II: Drunken Peasant-Chettle

Dance: III: Comic Dance-The Masters Granier, Miss Granier; V: Hornpipe-Williams

Song: III: Merry Cobler or +Monsieur Defeated-

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the particular desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Tickets deliver'd out for the Silent Woman will be taken this night. Tickets at Mr MacEvoy's, at the Hart and Feather in Bedford Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: V: Muilment

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: II: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206 V: Grand Dance, as17460206

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17460224 Ballet never performed call'd The Drunken Tyrolese-Sodi

Song: TThe Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Mainpiece: At the desire of several persons of Quality. Tickets at Ryan's Lodgings in Great Queen St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi; Peasant-Cooke

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Cushing. At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Tickets at Cushing's, No 3, Lambeth St. [Prices as 14 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Hornpipe-Williams

Event Comment: Not acted these twenty Years. [A concert etc.] By desire of several Ladies and Gentlemen. Benefit Person under Misfortune

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Three Hours after Marriage

Song: III: Lowe

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Benefit Mrs Giffard. Tragedy not acted for 7 years. The Ballad Opera, by Mendez, never performed before. Servants admitted to keep places. Tickets at Mr Giffard's (No 11) in Craven Buildings, Drury Lane; and places for the boxes of Hobson, at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: II: Lowe; III: Polly Willis-Mrs Clive

Dance: IV: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17460208, but Jessica-Miss Edwards (in which character will be introduced several new songs proper to the character); EpilogueFemale Volunteer as17460317-Mrs Woffington. EpilogueFemale Volunteer as17460317-Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: II: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; IV: Song in Honour of the Duke of Cumberland-Lowe

Dance: III: Muilment

Event Comment: Benefit Cooke. Mainpiece: At the desire of several Ladies of Quality. Two rows of Pit will be laid into the boxes. Ladies desired to send their servants by three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady's Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: I: New Grand Ballet-Cooke; II: Drunken Tyrolese-Cooke; V: Louvre, Minuet-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Event Comment: Benefit Cashell. At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: II: Peasant-Cooke; IV: Comic Ballet-Cooke, Sig Campioni

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward. Mainpiece: An Historical Play, never acted there before [see 20 March 1738]. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. As written by Shakespear. Containing the wars of Cymbeline with the Romansr, in the reign of Augustus Caesar; the various distresses and Adventures of Imogen the King's Daughter; the noble repulse the Romans met with, on their invading Britain; their defeat, and many other historical passages. Ladies are desired to send their servants early to prevent mistakes. To be Lett, and enter'd upon on Monday next, the 7th instant Commodious Places in the Front and Upper Boxes...for the excellent reviv'd play of Shakespear... For further Particulars enquire of Mr Woodward, at his house near the theatre [in advance bills]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline, King Of Britain

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: BBird Catchers-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Campioni. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: I: The Italian Peasants, as17460306 II: Drunken Tyrolese-Sodi; III: Grand Dance in Momus-Villeneuve, Sga Campioni; V: a Grand Ballet reviv'd, call'd Pigmalion-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Song: IV: Song of Diana, as17460313

Event Comment: Benefit Desse and Liviez. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Tickets deliver'd by Fowlis will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: Italian Peasants, as17460206; IV: Swiss Dance, as17460416 V: Minuet, Louvre-Desse, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. Mainpiece at the desire of several Ladies of Quality. [For Mrs Woffington in this role, see 12 Dec. and 18 Feb. 1747.] Tickets to be had of Mrs Mills at her Lodgings at Mr Long's in Bow Street, and at the stage Door of the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: II: Bibby; IV: Colin and Phebe-Bibby, Miss Edwards

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206

Event Comment: Last night at the New Wells in Goodman's Fields there was such a crouded audience to see the Performance that numbers were oblig'd to go away for want of Places. The Proprietor having been at great expence on this Occasion, in representing the Battle near Culloden House and defeating the Rebels, that it has given universal Pleasure to all that have seen it; which will be perform'd this night with several other new Performances.--General Advertiser, 29 April

Performances

Event Comment: With the Alterations of several Airs by the most celebrated Masters. [Repeated in remaining notices of this pasticcio.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander In India

Event Comment: We are informed his Majesty's Company of Comedians will perform a few pieces this summer, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, for the Entertainment of his Serene Highness the Prince of Hesse; the Director of that theatre having order'd several of the principal performers to remain in town to be ready for that purpose

Performances

Event Comment: At the particular desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni