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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.

6001
26 October 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 15 years. Written by Ben Johnson. The characters New Dress'd after the Manner of the Times. Receipts: #14O (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epicaene Or The Silent Woman

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Ferrere, Piettro, Miss Rayner

6002
22 November 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 2 or 3 hiss'd W or 3 hiss'd $Woodward every time he went on or off (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17521116, but Mrs Preston, Miss _Raynor

6003
01 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Characters dress'd in the habits of the time. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: Several entertainments-Devisse, Mad Auguste, Ferrere, Mad Auretti

6004
04 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. In the afterpiece Being the Last time of Mr Maddox's performing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17521129, but Singing-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Lowe.
Role: singing Actor: Mrs Chambers instead of by Lowe.
Role: Singing Actor: Lowe.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Dance: Maranesi, Sga Bugiani

6005
13 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: We hear that a new piece of Machinery representing a Fountain, which has been preparing a considerable time will soon be exhibited at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal Or The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: As17521207

6006
23 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Last time of performing till the Holidays. This Day publish'd at 6d. Dr Bobadil's Monody: Occasioned by an unhappy Accident he met with at Ranelagh last summer, with a preface and notes Variorum by Quinbus Flestrin [Ch. Smart?]. What lane but knows@Our purgings, Pumpings, Blanketings and Blows?" Pope. Sold by W. Owen, at Temple Bar, and the pamphlet shops. [Another document in the Woodward-Hill feud.] Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

6007
05 February 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: dvertisement relative to admission behind scenes omitted for first time.] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

6008
26 February 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of several persons of Quality. At the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, on Monday April 2 will be performed Othello, for the benefit of Mr Mossop; Othello by Mossop, Iago to b reviv'd by Garrick. It is hoped that those Ladies and Gentlemen who have engag'd places will excuse its being deferr'd to the above day, as a new tragedy, and a multiplicity of other business render it impossible for Mr Garrick to revive the character of Iago in the due course of Time. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: LL'Entree de Flore, as17521122

6009
01 March 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Thomas sung for ye first time in ye Chaplet-very well (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: Mlle Auretti

6010
06 March 1753 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: This is the last time of the Animal Comedians performing in England. Fifty-first Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory

Afterpiece Title: Animal Pantomime

6011
10 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. No part of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes; but for the better accommodation of the Ladies, the Stage will be enclos'd in form of an Amphitheatre, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. A letter from Paris informs us of a very singular entertainment exhibited at the Fair of St Germains, consisting of a Concert of Music executed by a band of Animal musicians. A number of Cats, clothed uniformly, were placed on stools, with music books before them, and a Monkey in the middle who beat time. On a signal given by the Monkey, the cast set up a mewing, and were accompanied by some violins; which form'd a very diverting dissonance. The whole Fair flock'd to it; and some of the gravest people of Paris could not forbear laughing heartily

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: IIl Pastore, as17521219; Les Charboniers, as17521028

6012
13 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: On Thursday next the Earl of Essex, being the last time of performing it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Lowe

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17521028

6013
15 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Being the last time this season (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Dance: IIl Pastore, as17521219; Les Sabotiers Tyrolese, as17521028

6014
02 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Widow Lampe and Miss Young. Afterpiece: Being Positively the last time of performing it this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: As17530331 but add With the Original Music by Mr Arne, the vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Baker, Legg, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davis, others; The Two Nuns-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: the vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Baker, Legg, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davis, others

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: III: Two Pierrots, as17530501; V: Grand Scots Ballet, as17521216

6015
03 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Positively last time for mainpiece this season. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

6016
05 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase, Mozeen and Hayes. Mainpiece: Acted but twice these two years, and for last time this season. [Hayes was Pit-Office-Keeper]. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

6017
10 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnson and Sanderson. Afterpiece: For the last time this season. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

6018
23 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Being the last time of performing the mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

6019
26 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Nothing under Full prices will be taken during the performance. Being the last time of the company's performing this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: the vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legge, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

6020
03 September 1753 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: During the short time of Bartholomew Fair, which begins this Day, Mrs Midnight from the Haymarket, will entertain the Town with her Jubilee Concert, after the Venetian Manner at the Large Room, Swan Yard, West Smithfield. Mrs Midnight humbly entreats the Nobility and Gentry not to encore any of her Performers on account of the Shortness of the Fair. The Room to be illuminated with Wax Lights. A Flag will be hoisted, during the Fair, over the Passage leading to my Room. To begin each Day at 12 Noon. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. Mrs Midnight Entertains, gratis, with La Je Ne Sca Quoi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Je Ne Sca Quoi Or Wooden Spoons A La Mode

Dance: LLady Pentweazle's Vagaries-; Hornpipe-Timbertoe; Kettle Drums-Woodbridge

Entertainment: Concert On Salt@Box-Signora Tatteratro

6021
03 September 1753 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: During the Time of Bartholomew Fair, at the Lower Booth in George Inn Yard. To begin at One p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Sailor Or The Merry Humours Of The Ladies Of Pleasure

Entertainment: Wire@Walking-Evans

6022
18 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Mossop; Leonora-Miss Haughton; 1st time in that part; Carlos-Ross; Alvarez-Burton; Isabella-Mrs Mills; Don Manuel-Mozeen; Alonzo-Havard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

6023
18 September 1753 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth, facing the Great Til'd Booth, Bowling Green, To begin at Twelve noon during the time of the Fair. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Upper seats 6d. [For security Phillips has erected no Gallery. Presumably the Patent Theatres were demanding more rigid enforcement of the Licensing Act as indicated in the notice from the Daily Advertiser 18 Sept.: Whereas the Fair called Lady Fair...in the Borough of Southwark...any person or persons..who person..(who ) shall act and exhibit any Droll or Shew (after 20 Sept.) shall be prosecuted and punished according to Law.'

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Slave Or A Wife For Ye All

Afterpiece Title: The Witch of Endor

6024
10 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Bridgwater; Escalus-Gibson; Benvolio-Usher; Paris-Anderson; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Bennett; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-White; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Cushing; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-aYoung Gentlewoman (who never appeared on any stage before); [With a Masquerade Dance- [proper to the play; [and an Additional Scene introduced representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; [which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; the vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers; [With an Occasional Prologue-Barry.*c1753 10 10 cg A Prologue by Barry to introduce a young gentlewoman in Juliet (Miss Nossiter) who never appear'd upon any stage. Great Applause. The Prologue about Mrs Cibber's Leaving Rich (Cross). Romeo was perform'd by Barry and Juliet by Miss Nossiter, being the first time of her appearing on any theatre. The delicacy of her figure, and her gracefull distress, obtained for her the warmest applause; and as she grew more animated in the progress, she frequently alarmed the audience with the most striking attitudes. If this young actress studies the management of her voice, and attains a more simple elocution--she will prove a shining ornament to the stage (Gentleman's Magazine, Oct., p. 493, from Grays' Inn Journal, 13 Oct.). [The Occasional Prologue was printed in the Public Advertiser, 20 Nov.: @Who could have thought that Juliet could e'er prove@False to her Romeo, faithless to her Love?@She Mrs Cibber? on whose voice the raptured audience hung,@Caught with th'angelic music of her tongue;@Whose native tenderness so oft has charm'd;@Whose grief afflicted, and whose Rage alarm'd,@Deaf to her vows, and to her Romeo's calls,@Has fled alas from our Verona's walls!@In such a plight what cou'd poor Romeo do?@Why, Faith, like modern lovers, seek anew;@And happy shall I think me in my Choice,@If 'tis approv'd of by the public voice.@ Twenty three more lines present the qualifications for Miss Nossiter to play the part, and plead for an encouraging round of applause for her.] and as she grew more animated in the progress, she frequently alarmed the audience with the most striking attitudes. If this young actress studies the management of her voice, and attains a more simple elocution--she will prove a shining ornament to the stage (Gentleman's Magazine, Oct., p. 493, from Grays' Inn Journal, 13 Oct.). [The Occasional Prologue was printed in the Public Advertiser, 20 Nov.: @Who could have thought that Juliet could e'er prove@False to her Romeo, faithless to her Love?@She Mrs Cibber? on whose voice the raptured audience hung,@Caught with th'angelic music of her tongue;@Whose native tenderness so oft has charm'd;@Whose grief afflicted, and whose Rage alarm'd,@Deaf to her vows, and to her Romeo's calls,@Has fled alas from our Verona's walls!@In such a plight what cou'd poor Romeo do?@Why, Faith, like modern lovers, seek anew;@And happy shall I think me in my Choice,@If 'tis approv'd of by the public voice.@ Twenty three more lines present the qualifications for Miss Nossiter to play the part, and plead for an encouraging round of applause for her.]
Cast
Role: the vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers

6025
30 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [L+Letter to Miss Nossiter on Her First Appearance, pub. at 1s. praises her "natural acting" and analyses the character of Juliet as a most appropriate one for beginners: "In the First act she hath scarce anything to say; which affords her some breathing time to recover the confusion, into which her first appearance, before so awful an assembly must naturally throw her." Criticizes a supposed rival for planting herself full against her, as if with an intent by the superior force of her effrontery to stare away the little degree of Courage" Miss Nossiter had left. Her youth and freshness required no paint, so her color came and went as the passion required it, no small addition to the impression of natural acting. She is never inattentive on stage. She feels what others say as much as what she speaks herself. The Author gives practically a speech by speech account of her part, describing her gesture, action, and modulation of voice minutely. Concludes by pointing the reader's attention to Otway's contribution to the Garrick version which was played then at both houses. Praises Barry for instructing Miss Nossiter and bringing her to the stage. Hopes Garrick will refrain from attacking her in his papers, The Craftsman and Gray's Inn Journal, because she will one day become such an ornament to the stage, that I shall be proud to own myself the first who publicly displayed her merit.' Hers is the greatest real first attempt made by man or Woman on the stage, within these 40 years." See also 1 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Lowe

Dance: CComic Ballet-Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo; also Dutch Dance, as17531018