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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: Paid four day's salary at #83 13s. 11d., #334 15s. 8d.; Mrs Abington's Cloaths acct, #2; Mr S. French 7 days, #1 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #202 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Event Comment: Paid Master Thomson, Chorus, 13 nights #3 5s.; Mr Squire Chorus, 14 nights #3 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #193 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Event Comment: Paid Salary List #502 3s. 6d.; Mrs Abington's cloaths acct #2; Mr S. French 6 days #1 15s.; Widow Hunter as usual, per order, #2 2s.; Rec'd stopages #12 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #210 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Snap Actor: Weston
Event Comment: Paid Mrs Slaughter for paint dishes, #6; Mr Messink on Note #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #183 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Paid Dan Malthus, Esq, 1 year's Rent to Xmas last, Land Tax #3 5s. to Mich last deducted #29 15s.; Mr Thomson (Smith &c.) #1 1s. 8d. sewer tax; #36 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #189 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: As17720131, but Mrs Bridgemore-Mrs Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Paid 1!2 year's cleansing & Lighting for St Martin's Mich. last, #10 2s.; Tallow chandler's 5th bill #24 6s.; A bill for cotton #2 11s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). Mr Crofts Chamont; very bad (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #173 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Event Comment: Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Mr Bannister 14 days not on list, #3 10s.; Rec'd stopages, #20 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #221 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Paid half year's rent to the Duke of Bedford to Mich. last #165 17s. 7d.; Mr J. French on Acct #26 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #217 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Event Comment: Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Miss Mansell on acct #5 5s.; Mr Clinch on acct #5 5s.; Rec'd Stopages #16 13s. Receipts: #154 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17721024, but Zara-Miss Younge; Almeria-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Event Comment: Paid half year's water to Xmas last #3 2s.; Mr Costain's Rent &c. #6 6s. Receipts: #189 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Event Comment: Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Mr Davies's draft to Gapper, #4 7d.; Miss Mansell's salary in full to this day #7 17s.; Rec'd stopages #19 18s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #153 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Event Comment: Paid salary list 6 days at #87 1s. 3d. per diem, #522 7s. 6d.; Mr Dimon's salary in full 10s.; Rec'd stopages #18 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Performance

Event Comment: Paid Patrick (tinman) #51 19s. (Account Book). As the tragedy of Elfrida, written (after the Greek manner) by that most excellent poet Mr Mason, has met with such singular applause at Covent Garden Theatre, I cannot help lamenting that our English Roscius has never had a play of Sophocles (translated into English blank verse) represented at Drury Lane. The plays in general, are the finest ever written; and the Oedipus Tyrannus is, in my opinion, the properest to be represented at present, both for the grandeur of the chorusses and the magnificence of the scenery. I mention this because I think this new species of drama would be better received, by an English audience, than all the Golden Pippins, or Nonpareils, that have lately appeared on the stage. (signed) Cantab (Gentleman's Magazine , XLIII, 74). Receipts: #183 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Piece: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

Event Comment: Paid 4 day's salary list #348 5s.; Mr J. French on acct #10. Receipts: #198 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Event Comment: Paid tallow chandler's 2nd Bill #42 9s.; Mr D. Garrick #934 11s. 8d. advanced by him at the close of last season, with #18 Interest on ditto at 5%--#952 11s. 8d.; Balance of Theatrical Fund Night last Season #286 19s, with #3 8s. 9d. Interest on ditto at 3%--#290 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17731101, but Mrs Greville identified in the bill.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

Event Comment: Paid Housekeeper's Bill #5 1s. 5d.: Mr J. Johnston's Music Bill for Deserter &c. #19 11s. 6d. Receipts: #178 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: Paid Housekeeper's Bill #5 5s. 10d.; Mr J. French's draft #50. Receipts: #261 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

Event Comment: Paid Properties #1 17s.; Housekeeper's Bill #3 10s.; Mr J. French on acct #5 5s.; Chorus 2 nights (This incl.) #4 1s. Receipts: #240 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As17740215, but Mrs Tempest-Mrs Greville for Miss Platt.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: Mr Smith from Covent Garden Theatre made his first appearance upon this Stage in K. Richd the 3d & was receiv'd with great Applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording. Kemble also refers to borrowing Smith from cg 29 May 1759, which was actually his first appearance at dl.] Paid a Tow Bill 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [This is the customary monthly charge for tow for wicks. It came to #4 10s. for the whole season. No further itemizing of it will be made.] Receipts: #239 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Paid Watson and Mortimer (Boxkeepers) for the use of that office #10 and #15 respectively [this amount duly returned to the treasury on 11 June 1776]; J. Stevens (porter) 18s.; Mr Garrick's draft in favor of Signora Paccini #25 (Treasurer's Book). [J. Stevens, the porter's salary was a constant of 18s. per week for the season, ammounting to #33 6s. in all. No further mention of this item will be made.] Receipts: #243 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Dance: I: The Schoolmaster-Como, Sga Crespi

Event Comment: Paid salary list 5 days at #101 19s. 8d. per diem #509 18s. 4d.; Mr Bensley 2 weeks not on list #8. Receipts: #216 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

Event Comment: Mr Grist made his first appearance upon any Stage in the Character of Othello his figure is well enough, a good Voice and powerful, when he knows how to manage it-he is Awkward-but it was a very good first appearance, and if there is proper care taken of him, he may make an Actor (Hopkins Diary). Paid 2 extra flutes #2 10s.; 1 suit Brocade cloaths #12 12s.; Mrs Brereton, 4 nights not on list, #3 6s. 8d. Receipts: #220 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Event Comment: Mr Grist did not play better than the first night (Hopkins Diary). Paid for Women's cloaths #12; Johnston's Music Bill #15 9s. Receipts: #114 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: II: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

Event Comment: Paid 2 extra flutes 5 nights #2 10s.; Mr Pryer, (tuner) #58 17s. Receipts: #73 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17751030, but Grimaldi_.

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751020

Event Comment: Mr Grist Osmyn . Some part of it very well he was not quite perfect--few Hisses (Hopkins Diary). [Advertisement that the plays are advertised in Public Advertiser and Gazette only.] Paid 2 additional flutes 2 nights #1. Receipts: #159 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Performance Comment: As17751118, but Farmer Furrow-Parsons for Waldron.

Dance: II: The Merry Peasants, as17751018