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100 results for: Keyword - Sig Ballard
We found 48 matches on Event Comments, 30 matches on Performance Comments, 24 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
02 February 1770 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund established for the Support of decay'd Musicians, or their Families. Sig Guadagni having declined singing at this Concert, the Managers have applied to Sig Tenducci who is so obliging to favour the Society with his Performance. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

52
27 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Never performed in this Kingdom. In the manner of an Oratorio. This is a species of entertainment borrowed from our volatile neighbors on the continent, and never performed in England before; that is not directly in this manner. [But see 4 May 1759.] The performance was divided into three parts: the First consisted of Mr Addison's celebrated Hymn, set to music by Mr Handel, which is a masterly performance; the second contained Miserere mei Dei, &c., the music compsoed by Sig Pergolesi; this is a noble performance; the third part consisted of a very fine anthem, by Sig Nigri of Milan, a work of great merit. A concerto on the French Horn (as 6 March) and a concerto on the Violin (as 11 March) (Theatrical Review, p. 220). Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto Spirituale

53
20 March 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Druids with two New Scenes

Performance Comment: As17750316 but Sig_ Rossignol and "With Alterations to make room for Two Entire New Scenes; The Characters of the Pantomime and Dances as Usual".
Cast
Role: 7750102 but Imitations of Birds Actor: Sig Rossignol , being his first appearance here
Role: Country Fiddler Actor: Sig Rossignol

54
06 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto Spirituale; Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: See17760223, but Part I: An Anthem by Dr Arnold-; Part II: Stabat Mater-Sig B. Pergolesi , with additional chorusses; Part III: The Power of Harmony an Ode by Dr Arnold-.
Cast
Role: Stabat Mater Actor: Sig B. Pergolesi , with additional chorusses

Music: First Violin, as17760223; After I: Concerto on German Flute, as17760223; End II: Concerto on Violin-Lamotte

55
01 March 1753 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: As my Monkeys and me and my Dogs am promised to go to L'Haye and Vienna after some Days more, the grand Noblemans and Gentlemans of this Nation England do desire me to perform every Night, and so me shall do with Mrs Midnight at the Haymarket Playhouse this Thursday Night. Ballard Mango, my big Monkey, will talk the Prologue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Cast
Role: particularly a Piece Actor: Signor Spoonatissimo on an Instrument dug out of the Ruins of Herculaneumv, much used by the Ancient Romans, and celebrated by Virgil in his Georgics

Afterpiece Title: Animal Pantomime

56
19 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Rawlins, Ballard, Finny and Miss Condell. Tickets deliver'd out for the Country Lasses will be taken. On Account of the indisposition of a principal actor the play is oblig'd to be changed. Tickets deliver'd by Martin, Mrs Vivier, Mrs Jansolin, and Mrs Petite will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

57
04 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo and Ballard (Treasurer). Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Tickets sold at the doors will not be taken. [See T. Wilkinson Memoirs, I, 117-19 on Mrs Woffington's illness and inability to play Gertrude.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Poitier; V: The Lamplighters, as17570429

58
01 May 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ballard (treasurer). Tickets sold at Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #54 19s. 6d. Charges: #63. Deficit covered by income from tickets, #191 19s. (boxes 169; pit 786; gallery 318) (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

59
07 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ballard, Treasurer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: TThe Country Wedding, as17590423

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

60
02 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ballard, Treasurer. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years [see 20 Oct. 1759]. Receipts: #37 11s. 6d. plus #205 4s. from tickets (Boxes 260; Pit 830; Gallery 247). Total income #242 15s. 6d. Charges #64 5s. Paid Ledley for 8 doz. wax candles at #1 11s. per dozen, #12 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318 End: The Knife Grinders, as17600417

61
22 September 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A List of the Company Performers etc.@Actors Messrs Ross #1 6s. 6d.@Sparks #250 #1 8s.@Dyer #180 #1@Smith #1 8s.@Shuter #1 6s. 8d.@Ridout #180 #1@Clarke 16s. 8d.@Collins 13s. 4d.@Dunstall 13s. 4d.@Bencraft #100 12s.@Barrington #100 12s.@Gibson 10s.@Marten 6s. 8d.@Costollo 6s. 8d.@Anderson 6s. 8d.@Hull 6s. 8d.@Wignell 5s.@Bennet 5s.@Redman 4s. 2d.@Holtom 5s.@Buck 4s. 2d.@Perry 4s. 2d.@Stoppelaer 3s. 4d.@R. Smith 3s. 4d.@Giffard 3s. 4d.@Creswick 3s. 4d.@Gibbs 3s. 4d.@Weller 3s. 4d.@C. Smith 2s. 6d.@Blakey 2s. 6d.@Davis 5s.@Actresses Misses Ms Macklin #300 #1 13s. 4d.@Ms Ward #1 6s. 8d.@Ms Hamilton #1 10s.@Ms Elmy 13s. 4d.@Ms Vincent 13s. 4d.@Ms Green 11s.@Ms Pitt 10s.@Ms Dyer #70 7s. 8d.@Ms Barrington 6s. 8d.@Ms Baker 6s. 8d.@Ms Morrison 5s.@Ms Ferguson 5s@Ms Stephens 5s.@Ms Helm 4s. 2d.@Ms Mullart 3s. 4d.@Ms Sledge 3s. 4d.@Ms Copen 3s. 4d.@Ms Burden 3s. 4d.@Ms Davis 3s. 4d.@Ms Cokayne 3s. 4d.@Ms Allen 2s. 6d.@#9 19s. 4d. Actors #15 10s. 10d.@#25 10s. 2d.@Singers Men Messrs Beard #210 #1 3s. 4d.@Mattocks 10s.@Baker 6s. 8d.@Legg 5s.@#2 5s.@Singers Women Mrs Ms Lampe 13s. 4d.@Ms Brent 13s. 4d.@Ms Young 10s.@Ms Abegg 5s.@#2 1s. 8d.@Men Singers #2 5s.@#4 6s. 8d.@. Dancers Men Messrs Poitier Sr #80 8s. 10d.@Maranesi #150 16s. Sd.@Poitier Jr #150 16s. 8d.@LaLauze #100 12s.@Miles 10s.@Granier 10s.@Desse 6s. 8d.@Rochford #50 5s.@Dumay 5s.@Gosly 5s.@Baltazer 5s.@Dufour 5s.@Lassy #35 3s. 8d.@#5 9s. 6d.@Dancers Women Mrs Capdeville #150 16s. 8d.@Ms Maranesi #120 13s. 4d.@Ms Vernon 10s.@Ms Granier 6s. 8d.@Ms Jansolien 6s. 8d.@Ms Mariane #50 5s.@Ms Welch #35 3s. 8d.@Ms Craford #35 3s. 8d.@Ms White 3s. 4d.@Ms Dause 3s. 4d.@Ms Vallois 2s. 6d.@#4 4s. 10d. Men Dancers #5 9s. 6d.@#9 14s. 4d.@Mrs P. R. 10s.@Ms S. B. 6s. 8d.@Ms Bambridge 1s. 8d.@10s. 4d.@Prompters etc. Mr Stede 10s.@Young 5s.@Robertson 1s. 6d.@16s. 6d.@Painters Messrs Lambert #100 12s.@Dall #100 12s.@Austin 2s.@#1 6s.@ Servants numberers Stables 5s.@Housekeeper Sarjant #40 4s. 6d.@Wardrobe Whitefield #30 3s. 4d.@Officekeeper Ballard 3s. 4d.@Pearson 2s. 6d.@Box office Carne 2s. 6d.@Davis 2s. 6d.@Assistants Baker 2s. 6d.@Etherington 2s.@Lobby Door Goode 2s.@Ruby 2s.@Evans 2s.@Condell 2s.@Box Keepers Ansell 2s.@Letsam 2s.@Vaughan 2s.@Green 2s.@Potter 2s.@Pit Office Henning 2s.@Wilford 1s. 8d.@Toten 1s. 8d.@Pit Door Keepers Ross 1s. 8d.@Clingo 1s. 8d.@Ass. Office Clarke 1s. 8d.@1 Gal. Office Slater 2s.@Doorkeeper Rawlinson 1s. 8d.@2 Gal. Office Derby 2s.@Doorkeeper Seymour 2s.@Constable Barnes 2s.@Featherman Scott 1s. 8d.@Porter Besford 2s.@#3 9s. 10d.@Women Dressers #1 2s. 8d.@Charwomen 12s. 10d.@#5 5s. 4d.@Women Dressers Mrs Goold Wardrobe Keeper 3s. 4d.@Asst. Do Ms Wignell 2s. 6d.@Do Ms Paddick 1s. 8d.@Ms C. White 1s. 6d.@Ms Hales 1s. 6d.@Ms Martin 1s. 6d.@Ms Potts 1s. 6d.@Ms Wallis 1". 6d.@Ms Broad 1s. 6d.@Ms Gwynn 1s. 6d.@Ms Whitfield 1s. 6d.@Ms Buck 1s. 6d.@#1 2s. 8d.@Charwomen Mrs Brooks 1s. 2d.@Ms Hanmore 1s.@Ms Warwick 1s.@Ms Byrn 1s.@Ms Niblett 1s.@Ms Hollingsworth 1s.@Ms Barron 1s.@Ms Rumsey 1s.@8s. 2d.@Lampman Smith, Jo. 1s. 8d.@Sweeper Cawder, Jo. 1s. 6d.@Candleman Carter 1s. 6d.@12s. 10d.@Performers Sallerys #25 10s. 2d.@Singers Do #4 6s. 8d.@Dancers Do #9 14s. 4d. 18s. 4d.@Prompters Do 16s. 6d.@Painters Do #1 6s.@Servants Do #5 5s. 4d.@#47 17s. 4d.@Nightly Charges as per estimate #36 1s.@#83 18s. 4d.@--British Museum Egerton MS 2271.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comment Continued

62
03 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ballard, treasurer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Entertainment: End: (By particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction) for this night only, A Dish of All Sorts-Shuter, as17620329

63
06 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ballard, late treasurer. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

64
15 May 1716 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. With Magnificent New Scenes, Particularly one in Perspective of a Royal Palacev, which exceeds any that has been seen in England, containing about One Thousand Yards of Painting by Sig Roberto Clerici, and to be seen again this Year. Admission as 1 Feb. [The Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Cast
Role: Marius Actor: Signora Diana Vico
Role: Deidamia Actor: Signora Elena Croce Viviani.

Music: As17160502

65
01 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Cantata (divided into two Entertainments) set to Musick by Sig Attilio Ariosti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Diana on Mount Latmos

66
23 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sig Victoria and the Doctor. By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Being a particular Fatigue of Argentina, with her Comical Affectation of her New Title; wherein the Doctor will perform by the Name of Tabarin , a New Character, very Comical and Jocose, never yet seen on the Stage, which has been reserved for that Day, and may be continued hereafter, if he has the Happiness of pleasing his most Noble Spectators better than by his former

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argentina Ortolana Contessa Per Forza

Dance: new Scaramouch , lately arriv'd from Italy; Serious and Grotesque Dancing particularly-M deCamp, Mlle Mimi l'Post , first Dancers of the Opera at Brussels, just arrived

67
08 April 1734 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: By the best Performers. [Thumoth] performs several Lessons on the Harpsichord, and several Solos of Sig Quontz's on the German Flute, and Grand Concertos compos'd for the Trumpet

Performance Comment: [Thumoth] performs several Lessons on the Harpsichord, and several Solos of Sig Quontz's on the German Flute, and Grand Concertos compos'd for the Trumpet .

68
16 April 1734 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Composed by Sig Bononcini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Astartus

69
14 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Music: Musical Medley called The Topers; or The Sons of Bacchus. Written and set to Musick, by Sig Carini, Author of The Dragon of Wantley; Vocals-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Roberts

Performance Comment: Written and set to Musick, by Sig Carini, Author of The Dragon of Wantley; Vocals-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Roberts.

Dance: IV: Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; V: Clown-Nivelon; End Afterpiece: Dance of Sailors-Glover

70
29 January 1743 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: N.B. Sig Sodi being recover'd of his last indisposition, will dance this Night as usual

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Enrico

71
19 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sig Checo Torinese. Mainpiece: By Particular desire. Tickets deliver'd out for Venice Preserv'd will be taken. Tickets and places to be had of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 III: La Mascarade de Florana-Checo, Chiaretta; V: Italian Gardeners, as17421231

72
16 May 1744 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orpheus Seeking After Eurydice

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Palma, Rochetti, Fratestanti; who sing some song composed in Italy in Comic Style; for the first time in publick, the famous Cantata by the late Sig. Pergolesi-.

73
14 March 1748 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: We hear from the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, that as the Celebrated Opera Dido, wrote by Abbat Metastasio, and set to Musick by Sig Hasse, cannot be got ready for Representation till almost a fortnight, the Opera Lucius Verus (consisting of chosen Airs from the Compositions of Mr Handel) will be performed next Saturday (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

74
28 February 1749 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Comic Opera. Benefit for Sig Crosa who brought into England the comedy of Italy. Set to Musick by the celebrated Cocchi of Naples. [Subscriber's tickets will not be admitted this Night. La Maestra published this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Maestra

Entertainment: Between the Acts: A new Interlude-Signor Laschi

75
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth opposite Cow Lane. With the surprising performances of an Englishman and a Citizen of London [Lort] who performs all the Equilibres on the Slack Rope that were performed by the muchfamed Turk. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at Twelve. [Time and prices the same at all booths.] Afterpiece: With the Escape of Harlequin into a Glass Bottle, also the last new additional Scene of Sig Jumpedo Jumping Down his own Throat. [An unhappy evening, for "last night the gallery of Phillips' booth fell down, with a great number of people in it, by which accident several persons were hurt, and some dangerously. This misfortune could be owing to nothing but the carelessness of the workmen, who upon such occasions deserve to be severely punished" (General Advertiser, 24 Aug.). The Daily Advertiser noted that Mr Stringellow, a goldsmith, in Aldersgate St., and Thomas Hodges, a journeyman-plaisterer in Golden Lane, were killed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress