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We found 3160 matches on Performance Comments, 751 matches on Author, 732 matches on Performance Title, 567 matches on Event Comments, and 9 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17621001, but Buck-King; 1st time, who will By Particular Desire for the last time, present the public with A Picture of a Playhouse; or Bucks Have At ye all-.

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Baker

Song: Vernon, Miss Young

Entertainment: A Lecture on Life, or all is a lottery-King, for that night only

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Benefit for Jackson. No Building on Stage. Tomorrow the Play at this theatre will begin at half an hour after six, and continue so to the End of the Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: I: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Song: IV: A Duet-Vernon, Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Lalauze. No Building on Stage. Mr Lalauze having had for the most part of this season, a severe indisposition, and still continuing very weak, he hopes those Ladies and Gentlemen, who will favor him with their companies, will excuse his not performing, on this night as he has been accustomed to do

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Young Clerimont Actor: White

Dance: LLa Petite Bergere-Miss Lalauze; a Hornpipe, 1st time-Miss Lalauze (Music by Dr Arne); A Ball Dance, call'd the Louvre, ending with a Minuet-a Young scholar of Mr Lalauze, Miss Lalauze. Being the last time of their appearing on the stage. These Dances By Particular Desire

Performance Comment: Being the last time of their appearing on the stage. These Dances By Particular Desire.
Event Comment: Benefit for Lee, at the Particular Desire of His Excellency Chevalier Morosini, the Venetian Ambassador. Tickets deliver'd for Oroonoko will be taken. Mainpiece for the last time this season. Afterpiece: By Desire, not acted these 3 years. [See 23 Nov. 1761.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Lee; Sir Charles Clackit-Yates; Young Clackit-O'Brien; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Miss Harriet-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: O'Brien

Song: End: A Duet-Vernon, Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Music: II: Piece on the Harp-Parry

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

Song: IV: Singing-Polly Young

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Ross
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Polly Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Dyer

Song: Miss Polly Young; End IV: (By Command) A Concerto on the Hautboy-Simpson

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 15 May 1760.] Afterpiece: A Tragi-comi-Pastoral-Farce by the late Mr Gay. Not acted these seven years. [See 15 May 1759.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Lord Belguard-Walker; Farewell-Clarke; Hothead-Dunstall; Testimonly-Gibson; Crack-Shuter; Surly-Sparks; Violante-Mrs Vincent; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Leonora-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Hothead Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Woodward; Sir Roger-Marten; Justice Statute-Redman; Corporal-R. Smith; Sir Humphrey-Wignel; Peter Nettle-Bennet; Soldier-Holtom; ThomasFilbert-Shuter; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Costollo; Dorcas-Miss Helm; Constable-Lewis; Aunt-Mrs Copin; Joyce-Master Besford; Kitty Carrot-Miss Elliot; first time, with the song 'Twas when the seas were roaring-.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

Song: III: Will be a Duette-Mattocks, Miss Polly Young

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: End: A Duet-Champness, Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Wilkinson; Young Knowell-Davis; Old Knowell-Granger; Bobadil-Young Gentleman, first time on any stage; Downright-Francis; Brainworm-Lewis; Matthew-Parsons; Wellbred-Death; Cobb-Brown; Cash-C. Lewis; Formal-Pierce; Justice Clement-Moor; Servant-Taylor; Master Stephen-Weston; Bridget-Mrs Granger; Cobb's Wife-Mrs Parsons; Dame Kitely-Mrs Jeffreys.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy a la Mode

Dance: II: New Dance-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street; III: Hornpipe-Rogier

Song: IV: A young Gentleman, Mrs Weston, being their first Appearance

Event Comment: Benefit for Duquesney and Sga Manesiere. None admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: A New Pastoral Dance-Duquesney, a Young Gentlewoman, his scholar, who never appeared before; III: A Hornpipe-Sga Manesiere; IV: A Minuet-Duquesney, Sga Manesiere; End: A New Grand Ballet, call'd Les Caprices de Galatee-Duquesney, Leppie, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: I: Tambourine, with alterations, -Slingsby, Miss Baker; II: (That Night only) a Hornpipe-a young lady 9 years old, Scholar to Slingsby; End: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Metamorphosis; or, Wizzard of the Village-Slingsby, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Walker, a Young Gentlewoman (his Scholar) her 1st appearance on the stage; IV: Hearts of Oak, as17650420

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis, and Jewell, the treasurer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Foote

Dance: I: The Dutchman, as17650719

Song: II, IV: The British Fair, Through the Wood, Laddie-a young Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Entertainment: CComic Post Haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Shuter; followed by Dance The English Sailor at Marseilles-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. The Comedy in 2 acts taken by Miss Pope from Mrs Sheridan's Discovery. House charges #64 17s. [Profit to Miss Pope #115 5s.] Paid B. Johnson's Head bill 18s. 7d.; Manager's subscription for St George's #10 10s.; Soldier's practice for Alexander 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Neville attended this night and in his Diary compliments all the performers and dancers. I am afraid Vernon's attempt to imitate old Shuter will prove vain. He added something to the introduction to the Cries tonight."] Receipts: #180 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Young Couple

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

Entertainment: The Cries of London, The Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: IV: A Dance of the Furies-; II: The Jealous Peasant, as17661111; End: An Albion Song-Vernon; End I Farce: By Desire a Minuet-Tassoni, a young Gentlewoman

Event Comment: Benefit for Hurst, Tassoni and Mrs Dorman. By Desire of the Honourable Lodge of the Order of Select Albions

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: I: A Trio-Vernon, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; End: The Albion Song-Vernon

Dance: II: A Minuet-Tassoni, Miss Granier , his Apprentice; IV: The Medley-Tassoni, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Dumai, a Young Lady his scholar; End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Sir John Bevil-Burton; Young Bevil-Holland; Sealand-Aickin; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Bannister; Daniel-Weston; Tom-King; Myrtle-Jefferson; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Indiana-Mrs Barry; Isabella-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Phillis-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Song: II: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: As17681014, but Carlos-Jefferson, 1st time. [J. Aickin had been hissed in the part of Carlos.]J. Aickin had been hissed in the part of Carlos.]
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Related Work: The Revenge Author(s): Edward Young

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: A Comic Dance call'd The Young Patagonians-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Performance Comment: The Principal parts-Mattocks, Shuter, Gibson, Morris, DuBellamy, Barnshaw, Gardner, Mrs Green, Miss Valois, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker. [See17690228.]See17690228.]

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: By Desire, a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; II: [Not performed this season, The Tambourine-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17671119]; End Opera: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd, The Old Ground Young-Aldridge, Master Lion, (his scholar) Miss Twist; [with, By Particular Desire, an Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: In the Shady Blest Retreat-Mas. Lion

Event Comment: Benefit for Reinhold. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Tenducci advertised to play Arbaces for "positively the last time this season."] Tomorrow Isabella; or, the Fatal Marriage [which seems to indicate Garrick's adaption]. Charges #73 11s. Balance to Reinhold #55 15s. 6d., plus 90 10s. from tickets (Box 259; Pit 127; Gallery 67) (Account Book). Receipts: #55 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: I: The Dutch Dance, as17691111; II: The Old Ground Young, as17700501; Allemande, as17700501

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent and Mrs Pitt. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to the actresses #4 15s. each, covered by income from tickets: Mrs Vincent #88 16s. (Box 112; Pit 284; Gallery 182); Mrs Pitt #47 14s. (Box 24; Pit 194; Gallery 126) (Account Book). Receipts: #55

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17700501; with Allemande, as17700501

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Miller. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 2 Jan. 1767.] Charges #68 16s. 6d. Balance to Miss Miller #29 17s. plus #59 9s. from tickets (Box 215; Pit 38) (Account Book). Receipts: #98 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Wroughton, first time; Varanes-Smith, first time; Leontine-Gibson; Marcian-Clarke; Lucius-Wignell; Atticus-Gardner; Aranthes-Lewes; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Athenais-Miss Miller, first time.
Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Wroughton, first time
Role: Aranthes Actor: Lewes
Role: Athenais Actor: Miss Miller, first time.
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: III: The Old Ground Young, as17700501; with Allemande, as17700501

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 2 May 1767.] Charges #64 5s. Deficit to the DuBellamy's #2 4s. covered by #142 7s. from tickets (Box 314; Pit 393; Gallery 49) (Account Book). Receipts: #62 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Oldrents-Gibson; Hearty-Reinhold, first time; Springlove-Hull; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-DuBellamy; Vincent-Mattocks; Patrico-Morris; Amie-Miss Valois, first time; Meriel-Mrs Baker; Rachel-Mrs Pinto; In Act II: The Original Crutch Dance-.
Cast
Role: The Original Crutch Dance Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: End Opera: The Old Ground Young, as17700501; with an Allemande, as17700501

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barthelemon. Prices 3s. To begin at 6:30 P.M. Taken from the French of M Rousseau; Music by Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Girdle

Performance Comment: Parts by Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Barthelemon .

Music: First violin and Concerto by Barthelemon; Concerto on Organ by Hook; Concerto on Trumpet by a young Gentleman Ten Years old