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We found 7165 matches on Event Comments, 1877 matches on Performance Comments, 585 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Receipts: #99 10s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 235 paid and 22 orders; slips, 22 paid and 7 orders; first gallery, 223 paid and 9 orders; second gallery, 135 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #83 14s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 168 paid and 25 orders; slips, 14 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 252 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 113 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #75 14s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 166 paid and 40 orders; slips, 13 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 199 paid and 12 orders; second gallery, 103 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #71 3s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 142 paid and 44 orders; slips, 16 paid and 7 orders; first gallery, 173 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 157 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Womans A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #34 14s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 59 paid and 32 orders; stage, 1 paid; slips, 10 paid and 7 orders; first gallery, 108 apid and 7 orders; second gallery, 61 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #23 18s. Probable attendance: boxes, 18 paid and 3 orders; Pit, 80 pa1d and 6 orders; slips, 4 paid and 3orders; first gallery, 94 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 44 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Receipts: #29 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 20 paid and 2 orders; pit, 61 paid and 11 orders; first gallery, 106 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 51 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #69 9s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 77 paidand 10 orders; pit, 183 paid and 34 orders; slips, 7 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 148 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 88 paid and 26 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Event Comment: Receipts: #45 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 39 paid and 12 orders; pit, 167 paid and 8 orders; slips, 20 paid; first gallery, 133 paid and 6 orders; second gallery, 88 paio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sesostris

Event Comment: Receipts: #21 7s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 22 paid and 16 orders; pit, 44 paid and 30 orders; first gallery, 55 paid and 16 orders; second gallery, 60 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris Queen Of Scythia

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

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Event Comment: Reddish spoiled last scene by being imperfect (Potter, Theatrical Review). Paid three days salary at #81 8s. 11d. per diem--#244 6s.; Paid Mrs W. Barry's half salary 17s. 6d.; Paid Messrs. Reddish, J. Palmer, and Waldron short paid last week #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #229 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Abram Actor: Weston
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these 2 Years. [See 6 May 1771.] Paid Mrs Yates, the Balance of the Author's 3 Nights of Zobeide #237 19s. Paid one year's Rector's Rate for theatre due Xmas last #8 15s.; and Watch rate #17 10s. Paid one year's Rector's rate for House in Bow Passage 6s. 3d.; and watch for same 12s. 6d. Paid Mrs Keys for a gold and silver sack coat #14 14s. (Account Book). Receipts: #148 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17720131, but Chasseur Royal-Reinhold; Mercury-Baker.
Event Comment: The last Night of the Company's performing this Season. Account-Book, 3 June: Paid Lewis in full his Salary as Acting Manager #200; 23 June: Received of Their Majesties for this Season #50; 28 June: Paid Hull in lieu of a Benefit #100; 30 June: Paid Harris for his trouble in superintending the Theatre #500; Paid Cooper, printer, #433 9s. Receipts: #227 6s. 6d. (223/5/9; 4/1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17840219, but Davies (1st time) in place of Bannister; Bonnor (1st time) in place of Wewitzer .

Dance: End of mainpiece Malbrough, as17840508

Monologue: 1784 06 02 After the Dance an Address, not listed on playbill, written and spoken by Mrs Abington (London Chronicle, 5 June)

Event Comment: [By Thomas Baker. Date of premiere uncertain, but this day has generally been accepted by Nicoll, Genest, Winston, and Latreille. Published 29 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: [In Winston only.]
Event Comment: Both pieces By Command. Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken places are desired to send their servants before 3 o'clock. No persons can possibly be admitted behind the scenes or into the Orchestra. Present their Majesties the Duke of York, Prince William Henry, Prince Henry Frederick, and Lady Augusta. [The Winston Theatrical Record lists the customary night's expenses as follows]: @Renters #12 1s.@Barber 5s. 4d.@Music #4 19s. 5d.@Tallow Candles #2 10s.@Wax Candles #1 6s.@Coals 10s.@Lamps #1 12s. 3d.@1 days Billstickers 11s. 6d.@1 days Bills #1 7s.@1 days Advertising 5s.@Wardrobe Bill (a day) #1 7s.@Property Bill (a day) #1 6d.@Extras (for Opera and Rape) #1 6s. 6d.@J. Rich #5 5s.@C. Rich #1@Guards (18) and a Serjeant #1@#36 6s. 5d.@ Extras that night: @Yeomen of His Majesties' guard #1 1s.@Yeomen of Her Majesties' guard #1 1s.@His Majesties' Footmen #1 1s.@Her Majesties' Footmen #1 1s.@Princess of Wales' Attendant #1 1s.@Their Majesties' Coachman 6s.@Total #5 11s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17610907, but Player-Anderson.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: As17610907

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #48 2s., 6d. Receipts: #161 15s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Supspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #26. Bought a white and silver silk gown and coat #10. Receipts: #90 3s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: Comic Dance call'd%The Pedlar Trick'd-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #23 12s., 6d. Receipts: #88 12s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #35 10s. Receipts: #129 19s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #11. Expenses as usual, but add Kettle Drum 5s.; Monkey #2 6s.; Firemen 3s. Receipts: #69 17s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #50 17s. 6d. Bought of Shuter a crimson velvet coat and breeches White waistcoat embroidered with gold #13 13s. Receipts: #141 8s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: II: Les Charboniers-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not perform'd these two Years. [See 26 May 1760.] Income from Boxes #25 15s. Nightly expenses #37 2s. 1d. plus the following items: Chorus singers in the Fair (Dibdin, Warren, Court, Roberts and Whiteaker) at 5s. each-#1 5s.; Two side Drums 10s.; Fife 5s.; Two Fire-eaters 15s.; Merry Andrew 5s.; Fidder 2s. 6d.; Loveman 2s. 6d. Receipts: #131 (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Fair A Grotesque Pantomime Entertainment

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Bencraft; Wife to Pantaloon-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Sga Maranesi, first time; Pierrot-Lalauze; Constable-Redman; Porter-Holtom; In which will be introduc'd a Recruiting Lieutenant, the Lieutenant-Shuter; With a new Song-Beard in the character of a Sailor; Midshipman-Young; Drummer-Tatoo; Recruits-Mattocks, Baker, Legg; The Equilibrist on the Wire-Matthews; Andrew to Yates's Parade-Jonathan; Andrew to Puppet Shew-Collins; Tiddee Doll-Dunstall; Butcher-Perry; Slaughtermen-Holtom, Buck; Spectators attending the Fair-the Comedians; To conclude with a Bohemian Dance-Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: Butcher Actor: Perry
Event Comment: Income from Boxes #38 7s. 6d. Nightly expense as usual #36 15s. 5d. Advanced to Blackmore #50. Receipts: #123 9s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Shuter; Modelove-Dyer; Periwinkle-Collins; Obadiah Prim-Gibson; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Clarke; Sackbut-Marten; Simon Pure-Costollo; Aminidab-Bennet; Betty-Miss Helm; Masked Woman-Mrs White; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sackbut Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17611013, but Butcher-_; Slaughtermen-_.
Cast
Role: Butcher Actor: Perry