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We found 7172 matches on Event Comments, 2005 matches on Performance Comments, 607 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17490925, but Rake-_; Justice-_; Razor-_; Mademoiselle-_.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: By Desire. It was talk'd about Town Mr Garrick wou'd be call'd upon this Night, to answer to some things concerning Monday last, but no such thing happen'd (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross); #164 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Kent Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author put up by the Prince's Command but he did not come--ye Author [Aron Hill] dy'd on Wed last (Cross). Tickets to be had of Mr Miller over against Catherine St. in Strand. [For a short account of Hill, his death, his work, See Genest, IV, 295.] Payment this night to Norton #1 10s. for 2 chorus last night and 4 this. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #170 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: As17500131, but vocal parts-Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks.
Cast
Role: High Priest Actor: Winstone

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17500126

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted there before. New Decorations incident to the play (General Advertiser). Advanc'd towards purchasing Mr Smollet's copy of Alceste #100 (Account Book). Handel remov'd to Covent Garden, and entered into some engagements with Rich, the particulars of which are not known, save that in discharge of a debt that he had contracted with him in consequence thereof, he some years after set to music an English opera entitled Alceste, written by Dr Smollet, and for which Rich was at great expense in a set of scenes painted by Servandoni; but it was never performed (Hawkins, General History of Music, V, 324). [For additional information on Alceste, see Deutsch, Handel, pp. 679-81. See also cg 14 Feb. 1749.] Receipts: #155 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17500223, but Friar-_; Borachio-_; Dogberry-_.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17500327 but Tattoo-King; Frenchman-Blakes; Old Man-Taswell; Mrs Tattoo-Miss Cole; Charon-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Charon Actor: Winstone.

Dance: End: Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: As17500319 but return to cast of 29 Sept. 1749, Tippet-Miss Young; Phoebe-Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: I: New Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; II: Dutch Dance, as17500319 but -Cooke, Miss Hillyard; III: Grand Scotch Ballet, as17500201; End of Play: Louvre, Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17491002, but Richard-Lee; King Henry-Bridgwater.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17500326 but Flash-Lee.

Dance: As17500201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: As17500129, but Goodal-_; Mrs Hyman-_.
Cast
Role: add Goodal Actor: Winstone

Song: III: Miss Norris

Dance: VVenetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17491014, but Subtle-Bridges; Ananias-Woodward; Lovewit-Barnet.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17491016, but Lady Froth-a Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on this stage before.

Afterpiece Title: Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: As17500405 but Paris-Lowe; Mercury-Wilder; Pallas-Miss Young; Juno-Mrs Dunstall; Venus-Miss Falkner.

Song: I: A New Scots Song-Miss Falkner; set-Master Arne; II: O Sleep, Lucinge-; III: Go Rose-

Dance: IV: Tambourine-Jardin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17491023, but Jacyntha-Mrs Ridout.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17500421 but Tag-Miss Ferguson.

Dance: II: Tambourine-Jardin; III: Dutch Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; V: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Song: IV: Go Rose-Miss Falkner

Event Comment: We hear that Mr Monette, who brought over the French Comedians having been four months under confinement in the King's Bench, on account of the Debts he had contracted in that Undertaking, has applied to the Managers of Drury Lane, for a Benefit Play, in hope that the Goodness and Generosity of the Public will contribute to his enlargement, and enable him to return to his own country (General Advertiser)

Performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; Horatio-Havard; Guildenstern-Scrase; Ghost-Berry; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Polonius-Taswell; King-Bridges; Gravediggers-Yates, Ray; Lucianus-James; Ostrick-Woodward; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Player King-Winstone; Player Queen-Mrs Yates; Rosencraus-Simpson; Laertes-Blakes; Bernardo-Marr.
Cast
Role: Player King Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick, 1st time; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Scrase; Benvolio-Mozeen; Tibalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Paddick; Gregory-W. Vaughan; Sampson-James; Balthazar-Ackman; Abram-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Officer-Raftor; Page-Master Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Miss Bellamy[, 1st time of appearing on that stage. [The 1750 ed. adds Montague-$Burton.]
Cast
Role: Escalus Actor: Winstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-Yates; Pedro (the Pilgrim)-Havard; Roderigo-Berry; Curio-Scrase; Seberto-Mozeen; Jaques-Blakes; Lopez-Vaughan; Master of the Mad House-Bridges; Governor-Raftor; Porter-W. Vaughan; Drunken Servant-Shuter; Mad Scholar-Sowdon; Mad Taylor, Stuttering Cook-Woodward; Mad Englishman-Winstone; Mad Welchman-James; 1st Outlaw-Ackman; 2nd Outlaw-Paddick; 3rd Outlaw-Marr; Gentleman-Simson; Peasant-Blakey; Keeper-Costollo; Alinda-Mrs Willoughby; Fool-Mrs Pitt; Julietta-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mad Englishman Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: Secular Masque

Dance: New Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17501025, but only Trappolin listed Lavino-_.

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17501102; Pigmalion, as17501102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17501027, but John Moody-Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17501119, but none listed.
Event Comment: MMr Beard hoarse, Mr Garrick made Apology--but he sung very well--a little noise (Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17500921, but Aimwell-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sullen Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17501207, but Aesop-Bridges.

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17501117