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We found 7801 matches on Event Comments, 2073 matches on Performance Comments, 626 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Paid Miss Younge, for men's cloaths #15 15s., Mrs Mott for women's Cloaths #10 10s.; Mr French on Acct #25; Mr King, Glassman #8 13s.; Half a year's poor's rate for St Martin's to Midqummer last #25 5s.; Mas. Brown 4 nights (10th inst. incl.) #1 10s.; Mrs Slaughter's bill, #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #147 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Paid Mr Cropley (linnen draper) #52 12s. 6d.; Mr Evans one year on Wardrobe Act #10 10s. Receipts: #138 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Event Comment: Mr Baker made his first Appearance in Jerry Sneak--he is a tall, thin, awkward Figure, looked like a Pinmaker, is a very strong Copy of poor Weston, has some Requisites, may in Time be a tolerable Actor in low Comedy--pretty well received. [Note added by $J. P. Kemble: Mr Baker, I have heard, had at this Time just received an Inheritance of fifteen thousand Pounds, which he so quickly dissipated as to be reduced within five years after to the Condition of Coachman to a Bristol Diligence] (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #181 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17640414 but Iago-Havard; Roderigo-King; Desdemona-Mrs Yates; Montano-Fox; End of Play, a New Epilogue-Miss Hopkins, the Fairy Page.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers; IV: The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers, as17640523

Performance Comment: Cape, Miss Rogers; IV: The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers, as17640523.
Event Comment: Paid Mr Oram [Scene-painter] on acct. #10 10s. by order Lacy (Treasurer's Book). This month was published (Gentleman's Magazine, Register of Books) Some Considerations on the establishment of the French Strollers, the behaviour of their Bully Champions, and other seasonable matters at this critical juncture. Printed for R. Freeman. Receipts: #180 (Cross); #160 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Brabantio-Berry; Cassio-Palmer; Roderigo-Yates; Duke-Winstone; Lodovico-Blakes; Gratiano-Simpson; Officer-Usher; Desdemona-Mrs Elmy; Emilia-Mrs Pritchard; Iago-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Event Comment: Paid Mr Wilford for 10 nights rent money for the renters #100 (Account Book). Receipts: #160 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Event Comment: Paid Mr Burney Jr 52 day's salary #10 16s. 9d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #205 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: II: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

Event Comment: Paid Mr Langford for Woman's cloaths #10 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Garrick?] (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #252 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17711001, but Leonora-Mrs Hunt.
Event Comment: Paid Mr King, Glassman, #10 3s. 6d. Receipts: #173 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: Paid Mr Conner for a dinner and supper &c. for the Orchestra #10 17s. 2d. (Account Book). Receipts: #119 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Paid Mr Rogers for women's cloaths as per bill #70, and Stennet for a Blue & Silver suit of ditto #10 10s. Receipts: #146 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: Paid Mr Lamash on note #10 10s. Receipts: #239 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. Second Course [1st time; M. INT I, by James Cobb. Larpent MS 567; not published]: With Songs and a New Overture. Entrement [1st time: INT I, by Charles Stuart. Larpent MS 566; not published]. Desert: Never acted here; by Permission of Harris [proprietor of cg. The playbill assigns Princess Huncamunca to Mrs Kennedy, but "Huncamunca was very well performed by a Lady who resembled Mrs Kennedy in her voice" (Public Advertiser, 23 Aug.; and see 24 Aug.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: the Feast Of Thalia; Or, A Dramatic Olio

Afterpiece Title: First Course, a substantial Dish from: Henry IV

Performance Comment: As Act I on 7 Aug., but Sir John Falstaff-Wilson (1st appearance in that character); Francis-Edwin; Poins-R. Palmer; Peto-Painter; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: Second Courae, a Comic Dish, never serv'd up before: Kensington Gardens; or, The Walking Jockey

Afterpiece Title: Third Course, an Operatic Dish: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17810609 but Characters-_Stevens, _Kenny, Mrs _Lefevre.

Afterpiece Title: Also by way of Entremet: Ripe Fruit; or, The Marriage Act

Afterpiece Title: Desert: Tom Thumb

Song: In Second Course: Auld Robin Gray-Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: (Winston MS.)
Event Comment: Cancelled. Theatre and all the Gardens [closed] on account of the Death of Louisa Anne [sister of His Majesty]--until 23 May. [This was to have been the Benefit night for Mortimer, Tomlinson, and Lings.] Tickets deliver'd by Miss Berkley, Mas. Cape, and for The Committee were to have been taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Afterpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: Catharine and Petruchio. As17680319 but Music Master-Lings.

Dance: [I: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Taylor.

Performance Comment: Cape=, Miss Taylor.]
Event Comment: Paid half year's rent to the Marquis of Tavistock, due Michelmas last #150 4s. 7d.; Paid George Garrick for use of the managers #21; Paid Mr Barry on his note #30 Mr (Fauxhall acct) #1 1s. Rec'd stopages #3 7s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #259 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Event Comment: Paid the balance of 3rd, 5th, 9th, nights of Cymon to Mr Evans for the authors #360 14s. 6d. Gave Princess Dowager's Footmen a Christmas box, #2 2s. Paid 2 Printer's bills #18 13s.; Paid Mr Burney 15 days, not on the list, #6 5s.; Chorus 2 nights #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). [On this date a receipt signed by Michael Arne for #119 17s. 10d. as compensation for the music for Cymon appears in the Folger Library. (See 2 Jan. 1767.)]Receipts: #148 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Event Comment: Paid Richards (scene painter) as per Bill #25 4s. Paid Mr Gard for performing 14 nights in the Ostrich to 11th inst. inclusive, #1 15s. (Account Book). [Richards possibly Painted the new scene of the Pantheonv added to Harlequin Sorcerer on 6 Jan. Mr Gard continued to receive the standard wage of 2s. 6d. per naght for performing this bird each time Harlequin Sorcerer was put on. No further notation of his payments as they occur in the account books will be made. He was paid usually after about every 12 of 14 performances.] Receipts: #166 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17721211, but to conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Paid Mr Door for baskets #5 19s.; Paid Bulmer (scowerer) #3 13s. 6d.; Paid Mr Cox (undertaker) #2 14s. Receipts: #186 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17731222, but Campeius-_; Sands-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performance Comment: As17740126, but Other characters-_Cushing, Davis. [The substitution may be a misprint since $Davis is listed twice.]The substitution may be a misprint since $Davis is listed twice.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End of 2nd piece The Poney Races, as17840504

Song: Procession to conclude with a new Theatrical Glee, composed by Shield, by Reinhold, Brett, Johnstone

Event Comment: Mr Reddish who has to perform the part of Alonzo was not come to begin the 3d Act, which put us in great Confusion, at Length Mr J. Aickin consented to read the part, & we Cut Mr Aickins part quite out-An Apology was made to the Audience that Mr Reddish was not come, nor had he sent any Message-The Play went on;-before the play was finish'd Mr Reddish came to the House when the Play was over Mr King & Mr Reddish went on the Stage Mr King apologis'd the Audience in behalf of Mr Reddish & told them that Mr R. was ready to make oath that he had entirely forgot that it was a play Night, & that it was by meer chance he came to the House at all-his looks were so truely pitiable, the Audience had Compassion & excus'd him (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly. Genest, V, 353, notes that the rebellion of the audience was quelled by an offer of return of entrance money to those wished to leave. He also notes that Reddish on the eleventh published an affidavit in confirmation of his statement, begging Pardon for disappointing the public.] Paid Mr Wright per order Mr G. G. #13 5s. 2d. Receipts: #143 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Performance Comment: As17730227, but see note below.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Event Comment: Paid Hippisley the balance of his account to the end of the season #10. Paid Rosco ditto #17 3s. Receipts: #174 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Lady Pentweazle in Town

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: II: a song-King

Event Comment: Paid Messrs Cradock & Hughes, Executors to the late Mr Wood for a note with interest & costs. Paid Mr Kent their attorney #96 12s. Receipts: #76 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: As17500201

Event Comment: Paid Mr Highley in Full of his bills #218 7s. 6d.; Paid Mr Cole (turner) bill, #32 8s. 6d.; and Chettle's bill for Timber #53 1s.; DeBrose (linendraper) #31 1s.; Waller (hosier) #13 7s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #164 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17660930, but Vocal parts-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Puck Actor: Mas. Cape