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7799 results for: Keyword - Weston</i>, has some Requisites, may in Time be a tolerable Actor in low Comedy--<span class=
We found 4810 matches on Event Comments, 3422 matches on Performance Comments, 607 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5701
26 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Daily Journal, 28 Oct.: The same Night [Thursday 26] a Gentlewoman fancying she saw Smoke issue from under the Stage, as she sat in the Pit, during the Play Time,...and at the same time believing she smelt Fire, declared her Opinion so loud, and by her precipitate Endeavours to get out, gave such an Alarm all over the House, as was attended with the fatal Consequence of one Woman big with Child being press'd to Death, and several others Persons were very much bruised. [See also Daily Post, 27 Oct. A reward of #20 was offered by John Rich for the apprehension of the malicious ill designing Persons" who presumably occasioned the incident.-Daily Journal, 31 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

5702
09 January 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: EEgerton 2320: The last time Mr Booth Plaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood

5703
11 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. [There is some confusion concerning this performance. Daily Journal advertises The Fortune Hunters for its second performance, but Rich's Register gives The Beggar's Opera, 33d time; this numbering is recongnized in the bills by 16 March.] Receipts: money #35 2s.; tickets #115 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 41 by money and 247 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; pit, 59 by money and 203 by tickets; slips, 6 by money; first gallery, 66 by money and 203 by tickets; second gallery, 74 by money. Tickets for Volpone will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

5704
19 March 1728 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: KKing, Queen, Princesses Amelia and Carolina present. (Delany, Autobiography, I, 165-66): Operas are somewhat mended within this fortnight; they are much fuller than they have been any time this Winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Siroe

Related Works
Related Work: Siroe Author(s): J.A. Hasse

5705
20 March 1728 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Corbett, lately arriv'd from Italy, being the first and the last time of his Performing in Publick. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New Bizzaria's on all the New Gusto's of Italy-Mr Corbett for all Instruments and; Pieces on the Viol d'Amore-; Pieces on the two new Instruments call'd, The Chamber@Horns- (never heard in Publick)

5706
12 June 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Sixtieth Night. Being the last Time but once of the Company's performing this Season. Receipts: #68 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 79 paid and 20 orders; stage, 13 paid; pit, 148 paid and 17 orders; slips, 12 paid and 9 orders; first gallery, 146 paid and 15 orders; second gallery, 142 paid and 6 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

5707
13 June 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Being the last Time of the Company's Acting this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Dance: Lally, Essex, Boval, Rainton, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter; The Fawns-Essex, Miss Robinson; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr

5708
14 June 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Sixty First Night. Being the last Time of the Company's performing this Season. Receipts: #84 11s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 79 paid and 23 orders; stage, 22 paid; pit, 222 paid and 34 orders; slips, 20 paid and 8 orders; first gallery, 154 paid and 17 orders; second gallery, 135 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

5709
19 June 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Being positively the last Time of the Company's performing this season. Receipts: #98 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 112 paid and 28 orders; stage, 21 paid; pit, 253 paid and 11 orders; slips, 12 paid and 12 orders; first gallery, 191 paid and 11 orders; second gallery, 140 paid and 4 orders. Craftsman, 22 June: To the great Surprize of the Audience, the Part of Polly Peachum was performed by Miss Warren, who was very much applauded; the first Performer being retired, as it is reported, from the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

5710
08 July 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 8 July: The Company...have deferred their Playing for a short Time, on account of the excessive Heat

Performances

5711
02 August 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [No receipts extant.] Being the last Time of the Company's performing this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Song: Miss Warren

Dance: SSwedish Dal Karle-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Peasant-Eaton, Mrs Anderson

5712
22 August 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rayner. Being the last Time of performing it till the Fairs are over

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Song: As17280722

5713
30 November 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Company will continue Acting three Times a Week during the Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

5714
18 December 1728 @ Crown Tavern

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 16 Dec.: The Musical Society of Gentlemen, who for some time have play'd at the Swan in Exchange Alley, are to perform next Wednesday in the Great Room in the Crown Tavern...that Room being judged the best in Town for Performances of that Kind

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

5715
08 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Huddy; being the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Altamont-Giffard; Sciolto-W. Giffard; Lothario-W. Williams; Rossano-Lacy; Fair Penitent-Mrs Giffard; Lavinia-Mrs Haughton; Lucilla-Mrs Mountfort.

Dance:

5716
04 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 4 June: There is building, and almost finish'd here [in Richmond], a small, but very neat and regular Theatre, a little higher on the Hill than where the late Mr Penkethman's stood. We hear it will be open'd next Week by a Company...from...Lincoln's Inn Fields, and that their first Play will be the Recruiting Officer...and that they design to perform three or four Times a Week during the Summer Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Authors Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

5717
12 June 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Being positively the last Time of the Company's Acting this Season. Receipts: #113 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turnd Fabulist

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

5718
17 June 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 17 June: His Majesty's Servants [of dl] are getting every Thing in Readiness to Act at Hampton-Court twice a Week...and We hear they are to act there the first Time on Monday next

Performances

5719
04 September 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. For the Benefit of the Famous Signora Violante, who is just arriv'd with a new extraordinary fine Company....After the Irish Manner, Which was perform'd 96 Times in Dublin with great Applause. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. [For performances at the Fairs in September, see season of 1731-1732.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance: HHarlequin-Master LaFevre, Miss Violante; Louvre in Boys Cloaths-Miss Violante; Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Tobin

5720
15 September 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Request of several Persons of Quality. The last Time of Acting. [Admission as 6 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Husband Outwitted

Entertainment: Strait Rope-Signora Violante

Dance: As17320911

5721
18 September 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Request of several Persons of Quality. The last Time of Acting. [Admission as 6 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Husband Outwitted

Dance: As17320911

Entertainment: As17320911

5722
20 September 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Being positively the last Time of her Performance here. At the Request of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Husband Outwitted

Entertainment: As17320911

Dance: As17320911

5723
12 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: With new Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. No Money under the full Price to be taken during the Time of Performance. The Additional Money to be return'd (if desired) to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

5724
24 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Being positively the last Time of the Company's Acting this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats or The Tavern Bilkers

Music: A Solo upon the Stage-Eversman

5725
28 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Gay. Being the last time but one of the Company's performing this Season. Receipts: #44 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance: SScotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden