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2401
06 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. "The violent and the impassioned are [Miss Brunton's] strongholds. The gentle--the modes oflevel speaking--and tenderness never add to her credit, nor receive addition from her form and countenance" (Public Advertiser, 10 Mar.). Paid Hawkes, tallow chandler, on acct. last Season #111. Receipts: #170 7s. (168/5/6; 2/1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

2402
28 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

2403
11 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons (the last Night of her Engagement). [She had 1st acted Juliet at Birmingham, 6 Sept. 1776, and 1st recited the Ode, written by Robert Merry (European Magazine, Apr. 1789, pp. 335-38), at the King's on 21 Apr.] Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes, To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 29 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street, Bedford Square. "The pouting Scene with the old Nurse was the cleverest thing I ever saw--so pretty, so Babyish, so charming" (Thraliana, II, 748). On this and every Evening for the Remainder of the Season the Doors will not be opened till 5:30, and the Performance will commence exactly at 6:30. Receipts: #320 6s. 6d. (112.12.0; 11.12.0; 1.7.6; tickets: 194.15.0) (charge: #112 13s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works

Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Song: As17881117, but Vocal Parts-Miss Hagley, Miss _Collett

Entertainment: Monologue. End afterpiece: An Ode on the Recovery of His Majesty-Mrs Siddons; in the Character of Britannia. Conclude with: God save the King!-

Performance Comment: End afterpiece: An Ode on the Recovery of His Majesty-Mrs Siddons; in the Character of Britannia. Conclude with: God save the King!-.

2404
27 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: From the late unfortunate calamity at the King's Theatre [see 16 June], the Subscribers are respectfully acquainted that as many Operas will be represented at this Theatre as can from this Evening to the 11th of July, the day on which most of the Performers' Contracts expire. Mr Gallini humbly requests it may be observed that on account of there not being Boxes enough to accomodate the Subscribers, as at the late Opera House, in order to avoid partiality, no particular Places or Boxes can be allotted to the respective Subscribers. The Entrance into the Theatre will be from Covent-Garden and Hart-street only, the doors from Bow-street will, from necessity, be shut up. Pit and Boxes 10s. 6d. 1st Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. "Covent--Garden, on Saturday night, had the honour of entertaining this noble Foreigner--but by some accident they did not agree...The Gallery, only, was filled" (World, 29 June)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Generosita Dalessandro
Performance Comment: As17890602at king's.
Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890310End Opera: L'Embarquement pour Cythere, as17890110, but Mlle _Normand

2405
16 September 1789 @ King's Head Inn, Borough High Street, Southwark

Event Comment: Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin precisely at 7:00. Tickets to be had at the Eagle, Ram, White Horse, Antelope and King's Head. Geoghegan, printer, No. 3, Kent-Street, Borough, Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Entertainment: Vaudeville End Opera: [The Last new Squeeze for St. Paul's [i.e. British Loyalty]-Tunstall; [to conclude with a grand Chorus of God save the King-; [that sublime Soliloquy of Cato on Life Death and Immortality-Pope; [As a Gentleman lately asserted no Person in England could restore a Fowl to Life after its head should be cut off, it will be attempted by Pope. With several other of his tricks, particularly the Writing and Copying-Pope; [which for the Satisfaction of the Audience shall be explained how they are performed, and make every Person capable of doing the same. The whole to conclude with Divertisement Spanish and Venetian Speculums [consisting of Spanish Bull-baiting, and several other Diversions-Pope[, Venetian Processions and several curious Diversions, in beautiful Transparencies, interspersed with a Variety of Strictures, Satiric, Illustrive and Humourous
Performance Comment: Paul's [i.e. British Loyalty]-Tunstall; [to conclude with a grand Chorus of God save the King-; [that sublime Soliloquy of Cato on Life Death and Immortality-Pope; [As a Gentleman lately asserted no Person in England could restore a Fowl to Life after its head should be cut off, it will be attempted by Pope. With several other of his tricks, particularly the Writing and Copying-Pope; [which for the Satisfaction of the Audience shall be explained how they are performed, and make every Person capable of doing the same. The whole to conclude with Divertisement Spanish and Venetian Speculums [consisting of Spanish Bull-baiting, and several other Diversions-Pope[, Venetian Processions and several curious Diversions, in beautiful Transparencies, interspersed with a Variety of Strictures, Satiric, Illustrive and Humourous., Venetian Processions and several curious Diversions, in beautiful Transparencies, interspersed with a Variety of Strictures, Satiric, Illustrive and Humourous.

2406
11 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: True Blue Or A Bang At The Dons

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fifth

Cast

Role: Thomas Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Related Works

Related Work: The Follies of a Day Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Related Work: The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: (for this night only) The Monster Discovered-

2407
28 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fifth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works

Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

2408
10 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth part I

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

2409
30 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth part I

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

2410
12 September 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth part I

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

2411
22 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

2412
12 April 1660 @ Vintners' Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bacchus Festival Or A New Medley

Related Works

Related Work: Bacchus Festival; or, A New Medley Author(s): Thomas Jordan

2413
May 1660 @ The Red Bull Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Hath Found Out His Eyes Or Distractions

Related Works

Related Work: Love Hath Found Out His Eyes; or, Distractions Author(s): Thomas Jordan

2414
23 February 1661 @ Salisbury Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Changeling

Related Works

Related Work: The Changeling Author(s): Thomas Middleton

2415
02 March 1661 @ Salisbury Court

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: And so to Salisbury Court, where the house as full as could be; and it seems it was a new play, The Queen's Maske, wherein there are some good humours: among others, a good jeer to the old story of the Siege of Troy, making it to be a common country tale. But above all it was strange to see so little a boy as that was to act Cupid, which is one of the greatest parts in it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queens Mask

2416
25 March 1661 @ Salisbury Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queens Mask

2417
25 March 1662 @ The Red Bull Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Maid Of The West

Related Works

Related Work: The Fair Maid of the West Author(s): Thomas Heywood