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4828 results for: Keyword - his Royal Highness's Birth-Day
We found 3186 matches on Event Comments, 1226 matches on Performance Title, 640 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4026
12 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This is a farce of Macklin's Writing, it went off very greatly-he play'd Shylock too (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross). [Garrick and Lacy had contracted with Macklin for this Farce two weeks before this performance, according to the following document (BM Add. MS 27925): Memorandum of an Agreement relating to Mr Macklin's Farce and his Playing & performing in the said Farce, with such plays as shall be performed on which the said Farce shall be acted as aforesaid as follows: Imprimis: The said Farce to be publicly performed before Christmas, otherwise not this season on account of the Managers other engagements. Item: Mr Macklin to have for his performing in the said plays and Farce a Fifth part of the profits of the first five nights after deducting sixty-three pounds for the charges of each night during the said five nights-and the sixth night to be for the Benefit of Mr Macklin, he paying the usual charges of sixty-three pounds. Item: The Managers to have it in their power to stop the performances of the said Farce at the end of Six nights on account of their other engagements,-and in case the Receipt of any one night of the said nights on which the said Farce shall be performed as aforesaid shall fall short of One Hundred pounds. Then the Managers to have it in their power to stop the performance of said Farce as the Receipt does not amount to One Hundred pounds. Item: The said Six nights for the said Farce & plays in which Mr Macklin shall perform as aforesaid not to be played immediately succeeding one another, but alternately with such plays as the Managers shall think Convenient. Lastly: That if the said Farce shall meet with the disapprobation of the Publick, that then it shall be in the Power of Discretion of the Managers to stop the performance thereof. Dated this 28th day of November, 1759. S@ James Lacy, D. Garrick. Witness: R. Cross, Geo. Garrick.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin1st appearance for 6 years; Lorenzo-Moody; Portia-Mrs Clive; Songs-Mr Prentis1st appearance on this stage; Gratiano-Palmer; Antonio-Davies; Bassanio-Havard; Jessica-Miss Hippisley; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; Launcelot-Vaughan; Duke-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Songs Actor: Mr Prentis1st appearance on this stage

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Blagdon

4027
15 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #129 3s. Paid Mr Gifford 17 day's salary from 24 Nov. inclusive, #2 16s. 8d.; Paid Mr Kemp 25 nights [tin man for lamps] to 30 Nov. last at #1 12s. per night, #40

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

4028
12 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #122 15s. 6d. Paid Meares (tailor) #4 1s. 4d.; Kemp for 6 nights #9 12s.; Monck for 6 days #1 10s.; Sarjant for his salary to Xmas '59, #5; Music in Beggar's Opera 2 nights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17600108, but Comic Dance [probably The Plowman]-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

4029
16 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #132 0s. 6d. Paid Kemp #9 12s.; Meares #1 10s.; Mr Day (turner) #12 1s.; Pattinson (tallow chandler) three bills to 11 Feb., #54 8s. 8d. Was at Covent Garden Gallery with Sir Harriott to see the Jovial Crew and Duke and No Duke. I met Legyt, Piggot, Bettenson there & got home by 10 (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 72)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Dances incident to the Opera. Likewise, a Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville [probably The Plowman]

4030
22 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes to be put together. No Person to be admitted without tickets, which will be deliver'd this day at the Office in the Theatre, a Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be open'd at Half an Hour after Four O'clock. Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Half an Hour after Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: A Concerto on the Organ-Stanley

4031
27 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Charges #35. The Anniversary Meeting of the Shakespeare Society will be held this day at the Shakespeare's Head Tavern in Covent Garden. Dinner will be on the Table at three o'clock. E. B. Secretary

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: As17600222; a Solo on the Violin-Giardini

4032
27 March 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Provenzale. Pit and boxes together at Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. The Music by Jomelli. N.B. As Miss Asolin cannot dance this day having sprained her ankle, Mr Gallini will be so humane as to perform with Miss Provenzale that she may not be disappointed of her benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lisola Disabitata Or The Desert Island

Dance: New Grand Dances-Signora Provenzale, Signora Asselin, who will dance in men's clothes

Music: Concerto on the Violin-Sg Candoni

4033
16 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Entertainment: E+Extravaganza. Between Play and Farce: Shuter will entertain the Audience (this night only) by A Day of Taste, as17600320

Performance Comment: Between Play and Farce: Shuter will entertain the Audience (this night only) by A Day of Taste, as17600320.

4034
29 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Entertainment: E+Extravaganza.Between Play and Farce: Shuter will entertain the audience (for the last time) with A Day of Taste, as17600320

Performance Comment: Between Play and Farce: Shuter will entertain the audience (for the last time) with A Day of Taste, as17600320.

4035
03 May 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: At 6:30 p.m. [Plea in the day's bills, repeated in subsequent ones, for subscribers for the ensuing season, under the direction of Sga Mattei, to pay for their subscriptions.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigona

4036
08 July 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Fifth Day. Nothing under the full price will be taken, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Care will be taken to keep the house cool. [This notice repeated in subsequent bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4037
12 July 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The 7th Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4038
21 July 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Tenth Day. Most of the Performances entirely new. [This notice repeated in subsequent bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: New Entertainments-

4039
23 July 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Eleventh Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4040
25 July 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Twelfth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4041
28 July 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Thirteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4042
30 July 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Fourteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4043
01 August 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Fifteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4044
04 August 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Sixteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4045
06 August 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Seventeenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4046
07 August 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Eighteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4047
08 August 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Nineteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4048
09 August 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Twentieth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4049
11 August 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Twenty-First Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

4050
13 August 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Twenty-Second Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor