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8951 results for: Keyword - Weston</i>, but changed (<i>Winston MS 10</i>). Paid $Mr Cape
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.

1226
05 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Published at 1s. Paid Mr Vernon on note #6 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #156 16s. (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 (playbill)

1227
10 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. The Irish Widow deferr'd. Barry Ill. Paid Mr Griffiths on note, #12 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #136 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Abram Actor: Weston

1228
17 November 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Man and Wife is deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal performer. Paid Mr Asselin for his performance #10 10s. (Account Book). [See Entertainments for 5 Nov.] Receipts: #120 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17721015, but Lockit-Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17720921, but Belford-Perry.

Dance: End Opera: The Recruits-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Mas. Harris. [See17720501.

1229
15 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Cash advanc'd Shuter as per note #100, and DuBellamy as per note #100. Paid Mr O'Brien the balance of his N[ight] the 14th Inst. #110 13s. (Account Book). Receipts: #131 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17721017, but Principal Characters-Mas. _Harris, Lewes.

1230
23 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Mr Dibdin's draft #70 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #264 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Cape Actor: Baddeley

1231
08 January 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Door for baskets #2 6d. Gave Duke of Cumberland's Chairmen by Cummins #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #171 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

1232
30 March 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: Not Acted this season. Charges #72 11s. 6d. Profit to Clarke #55 8s., plus #117 11s. from tickets (Box 239; Pit 284; Gallery 152). Paid Mr Murphy the balances for his 1, 2 & 3 nights of Alzuma #271 17s. (Account Book). Receipts: #122 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End II: New Dance, as17730206

1233
12 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin. Last time of performing Mainpiece this season. Paid Mr Frederick for Men's cloaths #3 3s.; Mrs Garwood's Bill #7 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #158 3s. Charges: #65. Profits to F. Aickin: #93 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

1234
22 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sieur Daigville & Signa Vidini. Music for the Pantomime Dance entirely new, composed by Barthelemon. New Habits (playbill). Paid Mr Lutherbourg, on acct #50 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts. #154 18s. Charges: #64 9s. Profits to Daigville and Vidini #90 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: J. Aickin.

Dance: I: A Minuet-Daigville, Sga Daigville; II: New Comic Dance-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville; III: A Louvre, Minuet-Two of Daigville's Scholars; V: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Lutte Marine-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville, Daigville's scholars, in which Daigville will introduce a Pas de trois and a Mungo Dance, accompanied by the Tambourine, with variations

1235
01 June 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bowers, Cridland, Piercy. Tickets delivered by Hodges will be taken. Paid Mr J. French on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #259 8s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Bowers, Cridland, and Piercy: #175 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17730507, but Charles Dudley-Cautherly; song in character-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17720919, but Sir James-Davies.

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

1236
07 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Mr Fitzgerald for Men's cloaths #8 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #88 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: I: The Mountaineers, as17730930

1237
10 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Paid Mr Hutchinson for Women's Cloaths #9 9s.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 1s. Receipts: #212 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: As17731109, but Advocate-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: a New Sea Character Actor: Weston
Role: Sailors Actor: Wright, W. Palmer, Fawcett, Kear, Jacobs, Master Cape

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Abram Actor: Weston

1238
17 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command. Paid Mr Parsons on note #10 10s. Receipts: #255 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1239
15 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Basile for a Red velvet coat & Breeches embroider'd with gold #5 5s. Receipts: #151 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: The Highland Reel, as17731112

1240
28 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Books of the Songs, Chorusses, &c. to be had at the Theatre. Paid Mr Jenkins Ext. Trumpet 8 nights in Alfred #4 4s.; Chorus 2 nights (This incl.) #3 11s.; Taylor's bill for dinners for men #3 9s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #155 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Performance Comment: As17731227, but Overture-Dibdin.
Cast
Role: Tycho Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

1241
30 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Author's 1st Night. [For profits to Garrick see payments of 21 Jan. 1774.] Paid Mr Hopkins for Licences of Albumazar. Prologue & Epilogue, Deserter, Fair Quaker, School for Wives, & Xmas Tale #9 9s. Receipts: #223 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Cast
Role: Tycho Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

1242
03 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Author's 2nd Night. [Prologue to mainpiece printed in the Public Advertiser.] Paid Mr J. French on acct #5 5s.; Housekeeper's 2 Bills #11 6s. 1d.; Properties #2 6s. 5d. Receipts: #240 11s. 6d. Charges: #73 10s. Profit to author: #167 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Mas. _Cape, Everard
Role: Torrington Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

1243
14 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Published at 1s. 6d. Paid Mr Malthus 1 year's rent to Xmas last (#1 13s. tax deducted) #31 7s. Chorus 3 nights (This inc) #5 16s. 6d.; 2 extra guitars this night incl. #2 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #222 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Performance Comment: As17740111, but Good and Evil spirits-Mrs Johnston, Mrs _Davies; Messengers-_Griffith.
Cast
Role: Tycho Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

1244
15 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Rec'd from Condell #20 on account of Fruit rent this season. Paid Mr Miller for performing 8 nights in the Sylphs #2. Receipts: #221 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

1245
15 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten. Paid Mr Loutherbourg on Acct #41 13s. 4d. (Treasuer's Book). Receipts: #226 8s. Charges: #64 9s. Profits to Mrs Wrighten: #161 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: As17731126, but Mortimer-King.

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Song: II: Rise Glory-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

1246
16 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jones, Walker, Mrs Simson and Mrs Cross. Tickets deliver'd by Mas. Blanchard, Stevens, Miss Berkley will be taken. Paid Mr Loutherbourg on acct #41 13s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #187 19s. Charges: #65 2s. Profits to beneficiaries: #22 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17740419 but Careless-Jefferson; Abel-Jones; Second Committeeman-Castle; Arabella-Miss Jarratt.

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Performance Comment: As17740421 but Scentwell-Lings.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Walker; End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

1247
23 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson (First-gallery Office-keeper). Paid Mr Wegg half yrs. rent to Lady Day last #57 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #287 2s. Charges: #84. Profits to Dickinson: #203 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17740405 but Imogen-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Performance Comment: As17740516, but Hilliard-Fawcett; Vincent-J. Bannister.

Dance: End: A Hornpipe-Walker

1248
24 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson and Lings. Paid Mr Page on Note #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #262 19s. Charges: #84. Profits to beneficiaries: #178 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Performance Comment: As17740420 but Page-Miss Lings.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston

Dance: ByMaster Whitlow, Miss Lings; End I Afterpiece: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

1249
12 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By ParticUlar Desire. The Farce greatly hiss'd (Hopkins Diary). Paid Mr Slingsby's draft on the managers #14 13s. 6d. Receipts: #259 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

1250
20 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: New Scenes and Dresses for the Mainpiece. Paid Mr Dibdin in part of #100 allowed for his Benefit for the Cobler (remitting #50 in part of his debt), #50. Receipts: #124 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Cast
Role: Jack Nightshade Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Weston, Parsons, Aickin, Hurst, Bransby, Wright, Ackman, Miss Platt. Bayes-King
Role: Weston Actor: Weston
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston

Dance: End: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213

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