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5578 results for: Keyword - Ackman</i> (<i>Public Advertiser</i>). This day only. <span class=
We found 3976 matches on Event Comments, 1323 matches on Performance Comments, 587 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1526
03 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [L$Leveridge's rhymed advertisement of 14 March repeated but with last two lines of Verse II as follows]: Which I with acknowledgment full of Delight Will gratefully sing on my Benefit Night,...which will be Tuesday April 17th, with The Miser. Tickets at Leveridge's Lodgings in Hanover St., the third door on the right hand from Long Acre, and of Mr Page at the Stage Door.--General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17440315(General Advertiser).

1527
17 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Musick for the Afterpiece compos'd by Mr Arne. With a New Overture founded on some favourite Irish tunes. Nothing Under Full Prices will be taken during the Performance.--General Advertiser. [See Poem by S. G. To Mrs Sybilla, on her Acting the Goddess of Dullness and persuading her to attempt Melantha in Dryden's Marriage Alamode in Gentlemen's Magazine, Feb. 1745, p. 98. Authorship of afterpiece unknown; possible a revision of Theobald's The Happy Captive. See 16 April 1741 hay.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Temple of Dulness With Humours of Sg Capochio and Sga Dorinna

Performance Comment: Capochio-Waltz; Puppibello-Lowe; Merit-Blakes; Goddess of Dullness-Mrs Sybilla (1st time of her performing in England); Negligence-Miss Young; Sga Dorinna-Mrs Arne (General Advertiser); Faddlini-Miss Cole [1745 edition].1745 edition].

1528
19 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [G+General Advertiser for 19 Oct. missing.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Chamont-Delane; Monimia-Mrs Giffard; Polydore-Stevens; Florella-Miss Minors; Page-Miss Macklin; Castalio-Havard; Acasto-Bridges; Chaplain-Turbutt; Serina-Mrs Ridout (General Advertiser, 17 Oct.)

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Performance Comment: Actors only; See17451017.

Song: III: Lowe

Dance: V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

1529
17 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Nothing under full price, will be taken during the time of the performance (General Advertiser). [This note appears on succeeding bills which include Miss in Her Teens this season, and will not be recorded further.] Afterpiece: Never acted there before [by David Garrick]. Receipts: #196 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Sir Simon Loveit-Hippisley; Capt Loveit-Havard; Puff-Chapman; Flash-Woodward; Jasper-Arthur; Aunt-Mrs Marten; Miss Biddy-Miss Hippisley; Tag-Mrs Pritchard; Epilogue by the author of the Prologue-Mrs Pritchard [cast from 1747 edition, but listed in the order in which the actors' names appear in General Advertiser].cast from 1747 edition, but listed in the order in which the actors' names appear in General Advertiser].

1530
24 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: [D+Daily Advertiser gives cast for Lying Valet, as 26 Jan., but announces Flora.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-L. Hallam; Flora-Miss Moreau (General Advertiser).

1531
04 May 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Simpson, Gray (Constable), Plummer (Box Keeper) (General Advertiser). Gray begs the Favour of those Gentlemen and Ladies that intend to honou him with their Company, to be at the Theatre by Four o'clock, that he may be able to accommodate them with good Places. [Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Performance Comment: As17470303 but Steward-Simpson (General Advertiser); New Epilogue in Man's clothes-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: V: A Preamble on the Kettle-drums-Jo Woodbridge

1532
29 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Being the last time of the company's performing this season (General Advertiser). Paid Mr Granier in full for his children's performances #10 10s. Paid Mrs Pritchard in full for her performances this season #21 13s. 4d., and #10 for her being overcharged for her benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17470427(General Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1533
16 February 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. As translated into French from The Beggar's Opera. [According to the Daily Advertiser of 17 Feb. the play was performed. N.B. Mrs Knight played three parts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lopera Du Gueux

Performance Comment: Dubutin-Costo; Delateur-Fern; Tourneclef-Smith; Comedian-Johnson; Gueux-Edwards; Mathieu [Dubutin in Daily Advertiser]-Daniel; Laronneau-Jackson [Morgan in earlier notices]; Jaques-Brown; Henry du Chemin-Johnson; Mme Delateur-Mrs Knight; Mlle Manon@Delateur-Miss Davis; Mlle Cajoleuse-Miss Rawlinson [Mrs Jackson in earlier notices]; Dorothee Coureuse-Mrs Anderson; Mlle Grondant-Mrs Butler; Babeau Catin-Miss Stevens; Janneton du Plongeon-Mrs Knight; Mlle Sans Corps-Miss Cotterel [Mrs Williams in earlier notices]; Susanne Pimpante-Mrs Daniel; Manon Effrontee-Mrs Adams; Diane de la Friperie-Mrs Knight; Mlle Lucie-Miss Talbot.
Cast
Role: in Daily Advertiser] Actor: Daniel

Dance: HHornpipe-Greniere; End: Dance al la Ronde in the French Manner,-the Characters of the Opera

1534
23 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Treasurer's Book lists Devil to Pay as afterpiece. Cross lists The Lying Valet.] Paid to Lewis going to Dr Boyce as per order #2 6s.; Paid to Garrick as per order #197 6s.; Paid to the King's Letter as per Mr Edwards #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). [The General Advertiser lists Devil to Pay as the afterpiece, by particular desire.] Receipts: #160 (Cross); #124 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17500127, but Town Clerk-James. The General Advertiser omits both Verges and Town Clerk along with Sexton and Conrade.
Cast
Role: Town Clerk Actor: James. The General Advertiser omits both Verges and Town Clerk along with Sexton and Conrade.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying ValetThe Devil to Pay

Dance: AAcis and Galatea, as17500219

1535
26 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: New Music, Dresses, Habits and Decorations. Full Prices. [Which were maintained during run of this pantomime]. A New Pantomime. This Pant: was made by Mr Woodward & met wth great applause, Young Vernon sung for the first time very well. It is said some of the Scenes were bought from Sadler's Wells, wch is shut up by ye Law (Cross). Woodward Harlequin 1st time in three years. Pantomime a New Entertainment in Italian Grotesque Characters (General Advertiser). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; others-Shuter, Leviez, Blakes, Layfield, The Little Swiss, Mrs Toogood, Mme Mariet, (General Advertiser) Mas. Vernon (Cross).

1536
02 May 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Public Thanksgiving for the Peace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

1537
03 June 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Public are most respectfully informed that The Heiress, intended for this Evening [with The Gentle Shepherd, announced on playbill of 2 June], is obliged to be deferred 'till Thursday next, which will be the last Time of the Company's performing this Season. [This being Whitsun Eve, CG and King's were, as usual on this evening, dark.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title:

1538
17 February 1709 @ no theater listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: a Day Of Public Thanksgiving

1539
14 July 1705 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; with several three/part songs composed by Eccles and performed before the Queen on her birthday-; A Purcell two/part song never printed or performed in public-; Violin solos-a pupil of Gasperini who never performed in public before

1540
21 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Serena Actor: Miss Holiday

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid London Daily Post and General Advertiser 20 May or The Devil to Pay Daily Advertiser 21 May

1541
28 October 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Market-Day [originally entitled The Market], as17851024

Cast
Role: , entitled The Market Actor: Day

1542
03 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Dance: End of mainpiece The Market-Day, as17851024

Cast
Role: , entitled The Market Actor: Day

1543
15 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End of mainpiece The Market-Day, as17851024; In afterpiece a Mock Minuet, as17850929

Cast
Role: , entitled The Market Actor: Day

1544
06 April 1660 @ no theater listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Public Fast

1545
02 September 1667 @ no theater listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Public Fast

1546
05 June 1689 @ no theater listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Public Fast

1547
20 May 1691 @ no theater listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Public Fast

1548
27 January 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters, two Voices who never performed in public before

1549
19 March 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music by William Corbett-; with several pieces for Flutes-; Concerti Grossi-; including a new Italian solo-Corbett, being his first public appearance

1550
26 March 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; particularly several new pieces for trumpets and flutes by Corbet-; a solo-Dean; a new cantata-one who never performed in public before; variety of singing-