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We found 3165 matches on Performance Comments, 768 matches on Performance Title, 750 matches on Author, 566 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green and Mrs Vincent. Tickets for A Play will be taken. Those sold at Doors will not be admitted. Catherine and Petruchio cannot be perform'd because ff the illness of Woodward. Charges #64 5s. Balance to the nadies #17 18s. Paid Mrs Vincent #8 19s. who also had from Tickets #71 11s. (Box 110; Pit 207; Gallery 100). Paid Mrs Green #8 19s. who also had from Tickets #38 9s. (box 110; Pit 207; Gallery 130). Paid Miss Stede extra dancer for 6 nights #1 (Account Book). Receipts: #82 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17671016, but Gloster-Younger.
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17680416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Thodosius-Reddish; Lucius-Keen; Leontine-Hurst; Atticus-Vernon; Aranthes-J. Palmer; Marcian-J. Aickin, 1st time; Julia-Mrs Smith; Delia-Mrs Hippisley; Athenias-Mrs Dancer; Pulcheria-Mrs W. Barry; Vocal parts-Champnes, Kear, Fox, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman (playbill). Vernon, Baddeley, (for Fox and Kear) in the Public Advertiser.
Cast
Role: Aranthes Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Athenias Actor: Mrs Dancer
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Music: II: By Desire, Concert on Harpsichord-Master Love

Dance: III: The Medley, as17680416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: End: Charles Gondorff, a Hungarian. He mimicks three Voices at one and the same time-Charles Gondorff ,to wit the natural sound of the Base, the Bassoon and Flagolet (the latter has the sound of a small organ) all which is performed without the least movement of the lips

Performance Comment: He mimicks three Voices at one and the same time-Charles Gondorff ,to wit the natural sound of the Base, the Bassoon and Flagolet (the latter has the sound of a small organ) all which is performed without the least movement of the lips.
Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Afterpiece: Not acted these 8 years (playbill). [See 27 April 1762.] Charges #69 11s. Balance due Hull #2 9s. plus #55 7s. from tickets (Box 151; Pit 124; Gallery 115). Receipts: #72 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17680104, but Peter-Quick; Apothecary-Holtom; Balthazar-R. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Majesties. Present Their Majesties, the Prince of Wales and Prince Frederick. Gave Yeomen of Guards #2 2s. Receipts: #221 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17680419 but to avoid confusion whole cast is Hawthorne-Morris; Justice Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William Meadows-Dibdin; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Marjorie-Mrs Baker; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Mrs Pinto; With a Dance- incidental to the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: A New Grand Ballet call'd the The Tartarians, as17680416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lovel Actor: Cautherly.

Dance: IV: The Medley, as17680505

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe,. As17680416

Event Comment: A new comedy of three acts. Places to be taken of Mr Jewell at the Theatre. No Admittance behind the Scenes. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Pit and Galleries to be open at 5:30 p.m.; Boxes at 6 p.m. To begin exactly at seven. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Repeated in the bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: Between the acts: Duquesnay, Miss Street, scholars of Gherardi

Event Comment: The Fourth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17680530

Event Comment: By Particular Desire [i.e., done in honor of the King's birthday]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mayor Of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Sir Jacob-Sowdon; Matthew Mug-Bannister; Bruin-Gardner; Lint-Castle; Heeltap-Davis; Roger-Jacobs; Snuffle-Pearce; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Jackson; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Matthew Mug Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: As17680530

Music: CConcerto on Violin-Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Statesman Foil'd

Dance: As17680530

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17680530

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Gomez (for that Night only)-Foote, being his first appearance in that character these twelve years; Torrismond-Aickin; Bertran-Bannister; Fryar-Sowdon, first appearance in that Character; Raymond-Gardner; Alphonso-Casey; Lorenzo-Lee; Pedro-Mahoon; Leonora-Mrs Graham; Teresa-Mrs White; Elvira-Young Gentlewoman, first appearance on the Stage.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: By Desire, Double Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with a Song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Razor-Dibdin; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Mlle-Mrs Cross; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Brute-Mrs Stephens, being her first Appearance upon that Stage.
Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Event Comment: Two glass branches added to the Stage Boxes, and look well (Hopkins MS Notes). Places may be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. Doors open half past 4 o'clock. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. Vivat Rex et Regina. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Fawcett; Sir ThomasTesty-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Event Comment: By Special License from the Lord Chamberlain, For One Night Only. Benefit for Lee. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 6:00 p.m. Both pieces By Particular Desire. Present, the King of Denmark. Receipts: #244 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Lee; Johnson-Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Smith-Casey; Prince Volscius-Keasberry, from the Theatre Royal in Bath; Prince Prettyman-Loveman; Gentleman Usher-Vandermere; Physician-Graham; Drawcansir-Hamilton; Tom Thimble-Brownsmith; Chloris-Mrs Graham; also a Grand Battle-Mr Bayes new rais'd Regiment of Horse.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: The Characters-Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Wright, Miss Young, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Mrs Dorman, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King , and others.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mrs King; End: Country Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Gibson; Young Knowel-Dyer; Wellbred-Mattocks; Capt. Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Brainworm-Dunstall; Clement-Morris; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Downright-Gardner; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: KKing of Denmark--Macbeth, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). For the King of Denmark--put in by Particular desire (Hopkins Diary). Lady Macbeth-Mrs Barry, late Mrs Dancer. The doors (by Particular Desire) will be opened at half past 5 o'clock. The Play to begin exactly at 7 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; MacDuff-Reddish; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Cautherly; Banquo-Packer; Hecate-Champness; Witches-Burton, Love, Baddeley; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Reddish; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Barry; Duncan-Bransby; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champness, Dibdin, Bannister, Kear, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; With Proper Dances-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Malcolm Actor: Cautherly

Dance: TThe Lilliputian Camp-

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With the Two Additional Scenes. [See 26 Oct. 1767.] Receipts: #126 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: The Baby-the Giant; Harlequin-Miles; Chasseur Royal-Mahoon; Merlin-Legg; Diana-Mrs Baker; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant

Dance: A Dance-incidental to the Opera; II: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton (apprentice to Fishar)

Event Comment: TThe Distrest Mother oblig'd to be deferr'd because of Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Receipts: #74 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mahon; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Jenny Diver-Miss Ogilvie; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; With Hornpipe-Miss Twist; a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: At 8 in the evening went into the Pit at dl saw the last two acts of Cymbeline--Imogen by a Miss Young being her second appearance on any stage. Her person is good, her action proper and her voice excellent, but her face is ordinary

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680929

Event Comment: Mainpiece: An English Opera composed and directed by Dr Arne. In this opera two new performers appeared,--Mr Rathom who played Artaxerxes, a bad figure, extreamly aukward, and much hissed--the other Mrs Forbes, who played Arbaces, a small figure a good voice, was well received, and went decently through the part (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Artaxerxes-Rathom; Arbaces-Mrs Forbes, their first appearance; Rimenes-Fawcett; Artabanes-Vernon; Semira-Miss Young; Mandani-Mrs Arne.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Cautherly; Harlow-Packer; Capt. Cape-Baddeley; Heartwell-Hurst; Miss Harlow-Mrs Cross; Mrs Harlow-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Cautherly

Dance: M Daguville, 1st appearance, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Bajazet-Barry; Tamerlane-Aickin, 1st time; Moneses-Reddish; Axalla-Packer; Dervise-Bransby; Stratocles-Fawcett; Mirvan-Keen; Zama-Wright; Omar-Hurst; Heli-Strange; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Selima-Mrs W. Barry; Arpaisa-Mrs Barry; Usual Prologue-Reddish; in Act IV the Original Song O Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End II: Tyrolese Amusements, as17681102