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7576 results for: Keyword - Ackman</i> (<i>Public Advertiser</i>). This day only. Paid $<span class=
We found 6110 matches on Event Comments, 1324 matches on Performance Comments, 587 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4951
31 May 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Thomas D'Urfey. Premiere.] Preface: The stopping of it from Acting by Superiour command, doing me no manner of Injury, (tho it might the Play-house) but only for two or three days disappointing my friends; the Cause is so trivial...for taking the Poetical Licence of making Mad man in my Scene Satyrically drink a Health, altering it into a modest phrase, (tho somewhat too familiar)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bath Or The Western Lass

4952
26 October 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Pinkeman. Common Prices. All Persons that come behind the Scenes are desired to pay their Money to none but Mr Pinkeman. [This benefit had originally been advertised for 24 Oct. but deferred, the offerings for that day being a medley of The Death of King Henry VI, a Tragical Interlude of one Act only; Aesop, "several select Scenes" only; and The School-Boy; or, The Comical Rivals.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Entertainment: Several pretty Entertainments-

4953
27 January 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Thomas Baker. Date of premiere uncertain, but this day has generally been accepted by Nicoll, Genest, Winston, and Latreille. Published 29 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

4954
11 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, for one day. The Boxes to be kept entire for the Ladies, as at a Play. Admission into Pit or Boxes by Printed Tickets only, not exceeding 400 in number, with 100 for the Front Boxes at 6s. and 300 for the Pit and Side Boxes at 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: Mariage a la Mode

Music: The best Masters; several Songs in Italian and English-Mr Pate (having recover'd his Voice); Singing-Leveridge, Hughes; accompanied-Bannister; several of Corelli's Sonatas-Gasperini; accompanied-Dupar

Dance: As17030123

4955
19 March 1703 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Several new Songs-Mrs Hudson, Mr Elford accompany'd with the Lute; Also particular Performances-Mr Paisible, Mr Banister; concluding with a Song made upon St. Cecilia's Day, but never yet perform'd-

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day, but never yet perform'd-.

4956
24 May 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of some Persons of Quality who are going out of Town. [Volpone, intended for this day, is deferred to 25 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens Or The Man hater

Music: A Mask set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; Italian Sonatas-Gasperini

4957
30 July 1703 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: At 7 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d. and 1s. 6d. Tickets are given out at the Place the same day by Mr Pinkeman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Italian Interludes

Entertainment: As17030727

4958
26 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. [In Daily Courant, 25 Oct., The Funeral had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Song: As17031023

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas, the Devonshire Girl

4959
16 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 15 Nov., The Fair Example had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: The Devonshire Girl

4960
24 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson. [In Daily Courant, 23 Nov., The Emperor of the Moon had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song:

Dance:

4961
27 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [This performance, following the Great Storm of 1703, aroused the wrath of the reformers, typified by Jeremy Collier's remark in his Dissuasive from the Play-House: "But Stupidity under that Convulsion was not the worst of our Case: No, that dreadful Hurricane, the Voice of an angry Heaven, and Terrour of Earth and Sea, was it seems a Jest at the Play House: Macbeth with his Lightning and Thunder the Entertainment of the Day, and the Mention of Chimnies blown down, clapt by the Audience with an unusual Length of Pleasure and Approbation" (p. 18).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Music: All the Musick being compos'd-Mr Leveridge, wherein he performs his own parts

Song: As17031125

Dance: Several comical Dances-

4962
01 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 29 Nov., the premiere of The Lying Lover had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Song:

Dance:

4963
13 January 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Joseph Trapp. Possibly the premiere. For 20 Jan. it is advertised as The Sixth Day of Acting; if performed consecutively, this date would be the first performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule Or love And Empire

4964
20 January 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Sixth Day of Acting

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

4965
01 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Subscription. The music for The Judgment of Paris composed by Weldon. [Note that both duRuel and Mrs Mayers are advertised to appear at both theaters this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Music: With several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several other select pieces of Musick- compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers

4966
24 April 1704 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: [Downes lists this performance for Sunday 23, a very unlikely day for an offering at Court. Since both dl and lif were closed on Monday 24 and since the dl advertisment for Tuesday 25 refers to dances performed "last night" at St. James's, Monday 24 seems the probable date.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel

4967
26 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Genest, II, 300, lists The Committee for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Music: As17031109

Song: As17031102

Dance: As17040422

4968
01 May 1704 @ May Fair

Event Comment: At Pinkeman's Booth in Brookfield Market-Place at the East Corner of Hyde Park, to be kept for the space of Sixteen Days, The Booth is easily known by the Picture of the Elephant and Mr Pinkeman sitting in State on his back on the outside of the Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

4969
28 December 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 27 Dec., The Committee had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Music: Italian sonatas on the violin-Gasperini, particularly one never performed before Paisible for violin and flute

Dance: As17041023

4970
16 February 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [ByJohn Dennis. Premiere.] Preface: This Play was so unfortunate as to find the Town out of Humour with it, whether it proceeded from the Calamities which attended the Rehearsal, which were so numerous as never before had befal'n any Play in my Memory, or from the Malice, and the strange Prejudices with which many came prepossess'd. The first day it was well Acted in most of its Parts, but was not suffer'd to be heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gibraltar Or The Spanish Adventure

4971
20 February 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With several Alterations. Preface: The second day it was, for the most part, faintly and negligently Acted, and consequently was not seen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gibraltar

Song:

Dance: To be expressed in the Bills

4972
29 March 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never acted before. [By Owen MacSwiney. See also 22 March.] Preface: The Town were a little Surpriz'd, to find an Entertainment forbid upon the Day it was to be Represented; it seems...this Play was to be stiffl'd, because the other House were to Act one upon the same Subject! [See 22 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quacks Or Loves The Physician

4973
31 March 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Being obliged at the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With some Scenes Reviv'd. [In Daily Courant, 30 March, Richard III had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Song: As17050104

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Bicknell

4974
May 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [By Mary Griffith Pix. Date of premiere unknown. Downes (p. 48) states that it was acted at the beginning of May 1705 and that it expired on the sixth day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conquest Of Spain

4975
28 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 27 June, Arisnoe and The Quacks had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Coquet

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: The Quacks

Song: As17050410

Dance: Comic dances-Mrs Cross, Mrs Moss, others