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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: Benefit of the Author, it being the eighth night only of acting, but the night from the first Representation, because of the interruption of Mrs Woffington's Benefit. Tickets to be had of G. Strahan, in Cornhill; J. Davidson in the Poultry; A. Millar in the Strand; R. Dodsley in Pall Mall, and of Mr Hobson at the Theatre, where places may be taken on the stage.-Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Actors only, but See17450323.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Two Misses Scott. Pit and Boxes to be put together, 5s. Gallery 3s. To begin at half an hour after Six. No persons to be admitted but by printed tickets, which may be had of the two Misses Scott, at Mr Hind's, painter in Silver St., near Golden Square, and at the theatre where places may be taken. Several of the principal performers being engag'd for tomorrow night, the Misses Scott are oblig'd to take this night for their benefit, and humbly hope the Gentlemen and Ladies who intend them the honour of their company will excuse it, and the same tickets will be admitted. Note tickets deliver'd out for the Castle Tavern in Paternoster Row for the 14th of January will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joseph

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Performance Comment: As17450318 but Mustapha-Chapman; Johayma-Mrs James.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Performance Comment: See17441005, but Schoolboy-Master Shuter (who never appeared upon the stage before); No other character listed. No other character listed.

Song: ( B By desire )Mad Bess-Beard; The Charms of Polly Willis-Mrs Clive

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17450305 but Ferdinand-Goodfellow; Antonio-Nailor; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Setebos-Chettle; Mephistopheles-_; Charon-_; Old Dame Stetebos-_; Time-_; Granier, Tucker, Daniel omitted Neptune-Cunningham; Demons-Jones, Young, Nailor, Toole, Fulwell, Jackson; Pluto-Cunningham; Amphitrite-Mrs Carlisle; Hornpipe-Chettle.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: King Pepins Campaign

Song: I: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17450206, but Belinda-Mrs Mills; Heartfree-Mills; Sir John Brute-Macklin; Mademoiselle-Mrs Macklin; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Muilment; III: Sga Bettini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens Or Man hater

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17441012

Song: II: A Duet-Beard, Miss Edwards

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17441228, but Daniel-Blakes (General Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Humphry Actor: Turbutt.
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: As17450417 but Lord Grizzle-Winstone; Huncamunca-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Lord Grizzle Actor: Winstone

Dance: I: Sga Bettini; III: Muilment

Song: II: Lowe; V: Nanny O (By Desire)-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17450402 but Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17450423 IV: Le Gondalier-Cooke

Song: Between Play and Farce: the celebrated song Ellen/a/Roon-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17450304 but Tubal-Vaughan; Balthazar-Simpson.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Turbutt

Dance: I: Sga Bettini; III: Muilment

Song: II: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; IV: Mrs Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: CComic Dance, as17450423 Scotch Dance, as17441012

Song: Scotch Ballad beginning And we are Gayly yet-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argalus And Parthenia

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Whim or A True Touch of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17450212, but Patch-Miss Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Dance: As17450514

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Collins; Subtle-Mills; Face-Macklin; Sir Epicure-Berry; Lovewit-Turbutt; Doll Common-Mrs Macklin; Ananias-Neale; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Leigh; Kastril-Yates; Dame Pliant-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Lovewit Actor: Turbutt

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne; God Save our Noble King by Arne-Mrs Cibber, Beard, Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, p. 623)

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Cooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees or The Jesuit Caught

Performance Comment: Old Laroon-Yates; Father Martin-Taswell; Old Jordain-Neale; Young Laroon-Mozeen; Isabel-Mrs Ridout; Beatrice-Miss Royer. [From printed edition, but listed in the order of the actors' names in General Advertiser.]From printed edition, but listed in the order of the actors' names in General Advertiser.]

Dance: III: Grand Dance, as17451008

Song: IV: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Massacre At Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Blogg, Barlow, Waters, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Williamson, Mrs Cushing

Dance: the two Mhe two Masters, Miss Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Delane; Syphax-L. Sparks; Sempronius-Berry; Juba-Mills; Portius-Havard; Marcus-Blakes; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Woodburn; Lucia-Mrs Bennet; Marcia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: III: Mechel

Song: V: The Subscription-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George-Furnival; Tinsel-Kennedy; Fantome-Lee; Vellum-Paget; Butler-Cushing; Gardener-L. Hallam; Coachman-Julian; Lady Trueman-Mrs Bambridge; Abigail-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: See17451111, but Sharp-Cushing; Kitty-Mrs Phillips.

Song: Barlow

Dance: As17451018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island

Event Comment: Profits subscribed to the Veteran Scheme at Guildhall. Mrs Cibber to Garrick, 11 Dec.: Though Mr Rich had no performance at his house...Drury Lane Playhouse was not above half full till the latter account. Then it was a good house but not near so great as we had all last winter to the Orphan. He had built up the stage, but as nobody came there he shut in a flat scene to hide it, and the next day he played the Tender Husband to fifteen pounds.-Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 46

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17450926, but Bullock-Vaughn; a New Occasional Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Raftor

Song: Lowe, Mrs Clive

Dance: Muilment, Mechel, Miss Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: As17451028

Song: Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice