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5069 results for: Keyword - Theatre-Royal in Dorset-garden
We found 4063 matches on Event Comments, 768 matches on Performance Title, 515 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

451
28 December 1751 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire of the...Masons...Benefit of a Brother under Misfortunes. The new Scenes, which were painted for the Gentlemen who presented this Tragedy last Winter at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane will be made use of. A Concert. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. The Doors to be shut at six, no person to be admitted after, on Account of the Play being Gratis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

452
11 February 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: RRichd 3d (by Mossop) & Anatomist was put up but: Mossop being taken ill, after many Messages it was resolv'd to do ye Con. Lovers & Harl. Ranger. Small bills were printed & deliver'd at ye Doors to signify the Change & all went well. Mr Rich's Ent: of ye Sorcerer came out this day (Cross). Receipts: #120 (Cross). [The small bill referred to by Cross read as follows:] @Theatre Royal in Drury Lane@This night being the@11th of February@Richard the Third@(On Account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer)@Is Oblig'd to be Chang'd to@The Conscious Lovers@and@Harlequin Ranger@with Dancing@By Mad Auretti@

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

453
02 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [L+Letter from Henry Woodward, Comedian, The Meanest of all Characters To Dr John Hill, Inspector-General of Great Britain, the greatest of all characters completely damns Hill as unsuccessful player, apothecary, doctor, scholar, writer, and gentleman. It ran to three editions in the year.] We hear great interest is being made to succeed Mr Serjeant Shore, deceased, as Serjeant Trumpet to his Majesty, which is in the gift of his Grace the Duke of Grafton as Lord Chamberlain; and that the contest lies chiefly between that excellent performer, Mr. Valentine Snow, Trumpet to the First Troop of Horseguards; Mr. Debourg, the violin; and Mr Beard, of the theatre Royal in Drury Lane (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: AA Dutch Dance, as17521125

454
05 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire; Afterpiece: By Desire. The Tragedy of Don Sebastian, King of Portugal, written by Dryden; and the Rehearsal, written by the Duke of Buckingham, are reviving at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, and will be play'd there soon alternately. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: A Dutch Dance, as17521125; IV: The Hungarian Peasants, as17521125

455
26 February 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of several persons of Quality. At the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, on Monday April 2 will be performed Othello, for the benefit of Mr Mossop; Othello by Mossop, Iago to b reviv'd by Garrick. It is hoped that those Ladies and Gentlemen who have engag'd places will excuse its being deferr'd to the above day, as a new tragedy, and a multiplicity of other business render it impossible for Mr Garrick to revive the character of Iago in the due course of Time. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: LL'Entree de Flore, as17521122

456
18 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: On Saturday next will be publish'd in The Westminster Journal, (over and above the Essay as usual) No 1 of The Theatrical Kalander. In which not only will be kept an accurate register of all the plays, farces, and Entertainments exhibited as both Theatres Royal, but the respective merits of the performances, as well as performers, will be critically and impartially considered. To be continued weekly during the season. Note This is the first thing of its kind attempted in England, and it is humbly presumed, that it will have something still more than Novelty to recommend it (Public Advertiser). [See numbers 4 May 1754 and 17 Oct. 1755 of this magazine.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

457
21 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This day is publish'd at 1s. Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias, a Comedy altered from Mr Dryden, as it is now perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. With a New Interlude of Music, an Occasional Prologue, and some account of the Alterations. Printed for J. Payne, at Pope's Head in Paternoster Row. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

458
29 January 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Reprisal Publish'd at 1s. "as it is now acting at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, printed for R. Baldwin, Paternoster Row. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance call'd The Millers- [no dancers specified]

459
03 September 1760 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dramatic Turtle

Performance Comment: Yates, from the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, will dress his Dramatic Turtle for the entertainment of the town. This most excellent dish will comprise the essence of every Theatrical Rarity. IN THE CALIPASH will be found the most extraordinary Adventures of Timur Koran; or, The Favourite of the Sun. The Love and Distress of the Princess Karansa; her confinement in the Brazen Tower; the Cruelty of the Emperor Albufazar her Father; Karanza's Trial and Condemnation; the Banishment of Timor Koran; the wicked Machinations of the Vizier, Prime Minister to Albufazar, the Procession of the Princess and Timur Koran to the Funeral Pile; their strange delivery from Death by the spirit Seraphel. IN THE CALIPEE will be the Eighth Wonder of the World; or, The Heroic Taylors, with the Humours of General Trinculo and his pleasant companion Humpkinn Buzz, the merry exploits and miraculous Adventures of Barnaby Bodkin, Tom Thimble, Ben Buckram, Nich. Canvas, all Gentlemen of the Light Horse. THE BLUE FAT AND FINNS will contain the various entertainments of Singing, with the Machinery and Decorations. The whole to be seasoned by the way of Chian Butter, with a most extraordinary band of music.

460
10 September 1760 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: The Managers of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane intended to have opened their House next Saturday [13 Sept.]; but as the Weather continues so fine they shall defer it 'till next Week. The Day of Opening the season, with the Play, will be advertised on Monday next in this Paper (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

461
04 June 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Decayed Actors formerly belonging to the theatres royal. Last Night. Original articles between Garrick and Lacy expired (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Entertainment: F$Foote'sEpilogue to the Minor, as17610529

462
03 February 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Characters New Dressed. Play never acted before. [See Three Original Letters to a Friend in the Country on the Cause and Manner of the late Riot at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. See also two letters in The Theatrical Review; or, Annals of the Drama, 1 March 1763. This number includes (pp. 117-25) a critique on the Discovery. Critic found it a piece of much merit particularly in the perusal," but on stage frequently tedious and heavy owing to a scarcity of incident and an uncommon lengthening of the acts."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

463
24 June 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Third Night. At the Theatre-Royal in the Haymarket this Day, will be performed..

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17660620

464
26 June 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Fourth Night. [Theatre-Royal now repeated in each bill.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17660620

465
30 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17671110, but Manly-Jackson (from Theatre Royal, Dublin); Sir Francis-Shuter; Jenny-Miss Ward, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: II: The Highland Reel, as17680307

466
22 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lovewell-Cautherly (from Drury Lane); Ogleby-Austin (from Theatre Royal Dublin); Sir John Melvile-Mahon; Sterling-Yates; Flower-Dunstall; Canton-Quick; Brush-Dyer; Miss Sterling-Mrs Bulkley; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley (from Drury Lane); Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Miss Ward; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mas. Harris; End: The Lamplighters, as17681101

467
01 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Clarke; Younger Wou'dbe-Dyer; Truman-Hull; Richmore-Gardner; Subtleman-Dunstall; Fairbank-Perry; Alderman-Cushing; Balderdash-Morris; Clearaccount-Wignell; Comick-Quick; Constable-Fox; Jack-Holtom; Teague-Saunders (from Theatre Royal Dublin); Constance-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Aurelia-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

468
31 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This day Publish'd Price 6d. Three Old Women Weatherwise: an Interlude, as performed with great applause at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Printed for S. Bladon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

469
20 September 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Keasberry (from Theatre Royal, Bath) Justice Woodcock-Sparks; Sir William Meadows-Farrell; Eustace-Humphries Hodge-Hamilton; Young Meadows-DuBellamy; Lucinda-Miss Radley; Rosetta-Mrs Baker .

Afterpiece Title: hay The Vintner Tricked

Music: hay End of Opera: A Favourite Concerto on Harpsichord by Hook

470
02 November 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17701004, but Hawthorn-Morris; Young Meadows-Palmer (from Theatre Royal Dublin); a Danceincidental to the Opera-_.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

471
31 January 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Latter end of next month the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, which has been much enlarg'd and Beautified will open with Subs[cription] Jubilee Masque (Winston MS 10). Paid Mr Hopkins, Prompter's Bill, #23 16s.; Mr Calthorpe's 1st payment #157 10s.; Printer's bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #237 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

472
18 September 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Y. Meadows-Payne (from the Theatre Royal in Norwich); Hawthorn-Fearon; Hodge-Griffiths; Eustace-Dancer; Sir William-Farrel; Footman-Smith; Carter-Lloyd; Woodcock-Parsons; Lucinda-Mrs Payne; Madge-Mrs Fearon; Deborah-Mrs Parsons; Housemaid-Mrs Smith; Cook-Mrs White; Rosetta-Mrs Greville; With Dances- incidental to the piece.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Entertainment: A Variety of Imitations-a Young Gentleman [Stokes]

473
16 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Macaroni

Performance Comment: Parts-Cresswick (from the Theatre Royal in York), Fearon, Bolton, Farren, Davis, Williams LeMarch, Lloyd, Jacobs, a Young Lady, first time; Miss Atkinson, Mr Palmer, Mrs Dyer, Mrs Williams; Epilogue-to be spoken in the character of the Macaroni.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: III: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

474
18 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife; Or, Love In A Puzzle

Performance Comment: Parts-Cresswick (from York), Follett, Davies, Fearon, Lloyd, Burton, Williams, Mrs Greville (from Theatre Royal in Richmond), a Young Lady, first time; Mrs Roche, Miss Atkins, Mrs Williams; With a Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: End of Play: A Comic Medley-Cresswick; and a Variety of Imitations-Hutton

475
15 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Lewis (From Theatre Royal, Dublin, first appearance in this kingdom); Stockwell-Clarke; Capt. Dudley-Hull; O'Flaherty-Shuter; Fulmer-Dunstall; Varland-Quick; Lady Rusport-Mrs Green; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Baker; House Keeper-Miss Helme; Lucy-Mrs Willems; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Gardner; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Barsanti; Charles Dudley-Wroughton.

Afterpiece Title: Midas