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14004 results for: Keyword - Ackman</i> (<i>Public Advertiser</i>). This day only. Paid $Mr C. B<span class=
We found 9670 matches on Event Comments, 3173 matches on Performance Comments, 1218 matches on Performance Title, 295 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

651
24 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Dance: I: Pigmalion by Lally, Mlle Salle &c. II: Fawns by Lally, Mlle Grognet, Miss Rogers, Mrs De l'Orme. III: By Denoyer and Mlle Salle. IV: By Mlle Grognet, Miss Rogers, Mrs De l'Orme. V: Minuet by Denoyer and Mlle Salle

652
08 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Music: As17351018 Also a Set of New Act Tunes composed by Arne

Dance: I: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. III: French Peasant by Poitier, Mlle Roland. V: Serious Ballet by Denoyer and others

653
02 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Dance: II: Venetian Gondolier and Courtezan by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c. V: Le Badinage, as17351022

654
06 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. V: The Rover, as17360103

655
07 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. IV: The Rover, as17360103

656
09 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. IV: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. V: The Rover, as17360103

657
05 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Milward; Fainall-W. Mills; Witwoud-Cibber Jr; Sir Wilful-Harper; Petulant-Mechlin; Waitwell-Shepard; Millamant-Miss Holliday; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Butler; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Cross; Foible-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Dance: III: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. In IV: Tambourine by Mlle Roland

658
09 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Spirits by Miss Hamoir, &c.; In Act III a Dance of Fantastic Spirits (performers not listed); In Act IV a Dance by Mr and Miss Hamoir. [All these were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

659
15 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance-Phillips; III: The Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Entertainment: AA Lesson on the Welch Harp-Mr Jones

660
18 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for several: Master Cape, C. Roberts, West, Tomlinson, Mortimer. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. [Tomlinson's Epilogue in Larpent MS 213.] The mute speaks again, and mimics tragedians and comedians [See 20 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Master Cape (Scholar to Walker); IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Song: III: If o'er the Cruel Tyrant Love, as17620513

Entertainment: New Sketch of his own picture drawn from the life by way of Epilogue-Mr Tomlinson, his second time of attempting to speak on the Stage

661
28 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deception

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece a New Dance incident to the Piece by Mr and Miss Hamoir

662
20 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron or Pantomimical Olio

Dance: In afterpiece, by Mr and Miss Hamoir, Mills, Miss Stageldoir. [The dances were included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

663
26 December 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii Or The Death Of Fair Rosamond

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Brute

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute (for that night only)-Wilkinson; Constant-Frodsham; Heartfree-Rundell; Taylor-Nicholls; Col. Bully (with songs)-Upton; Dermot O'Whiskey-Hopton; Lord Rake (with Hippisley's Drunken Man)-Doggett; Lady Brute-Mrs Hunter; Lovewell-Miss Barnes;Belinda-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]).unidentified]).

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Monody on the Death of Mr Henderson (3rd time at this theatre)-Baker

664
19 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Saunders and Mrs Lee. Receipts: #34 14s. 6d. in cash. Deficit (Charges #64 5s.) to each beneficiary, #14 15s. 3d., cover'd by income from tickets: Saunders #18 11s. (Boxes 7; Pit 68; Gallery 66); Mrs Lee, #49 19s. (Boxes 97; Pit 124; Gallery 71). Total income, #103 4s. 6d. Paid Kemp #9 12s; Shane (upholsterer) #41 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, Mr Parry will play on the Harp

Entertainment: Several New Equilibres on the Wire-Saunders Particularly he will balance two straws, one across the other with an egg in the center; he will Ring 6 Bells on the Wire, and play on Divers Instruments of Music, particularly, (by Desire) the Guitar, while balancing the Straw

665
03 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Author of the Cunning Man. House charges #84. [Profit to author #92 2s.] Paid chorus singers 2 nights #5 1s. (Treasprer's Book). Receipts: #176 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Music: II: A Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mr Burney Jr from Worcester

666
01 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Paid Pointer's 2 Bills #16 14s. (Treasurer's Book). [This year were published The Theatrical Campaign (44 pp.), an examen of productions this season; The Stage the High Road to Hell (43 pp.); Theatrical Entertainments Consistent with Society, Morality and Religion: or, A Letter to the Author of the "Stage the High Road to Hell," shewing that writer's arguments to be fallacious, his principals enthusiastic, and his authorities (particularly from the ancients) misconstrued and perverted.] Receipts: #176 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Clod Actor: Ackman

Music: II: A Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mr Burney Jr

667
30 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Usual note about servants and sale of Books of performance.] Paid Bensley's Balance (Account Book). Charges: #35

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Resurrection

Music: FFirst Violin, Solo-Giardini; Solo on Violincello-Mr Crusdile

668
11 October 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; D 5, by Elizabeth Inchbald, adapted from Das Kind der Liebe, by August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue. Prologue by John Taylor; Epilogue by Thomas Palmer (see text)]. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by Charles Smith]: The Music composed by Attwood. The Overture accompanied on the Harp by Weippert. Morning Herald, 28 Nov. 1798: This Day is published Lovers' Vows [sic] (2s.). Times, 26 Oct. 1798: This Day is published A Day at Rome (1s.). Receipts: #197 15s. 6d. (194.3.6; 3.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Munden, H. Johnston, Knight, Murray, Powel, Thompson, Rees, Curties, Mrs Johnson, Mrs Davenport, Miss Leserve, Mrs H. Johnston. [Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson, 1798): Frederick-Pope; Verdun the Butler-Munden; Anhalt-H. Johnston; Count Cassel-Knight; Baron Wildenhaim-Murray; Cottager-Powel [in text: Davenport (see17981022)]; Landlord-Thompson; Farmer-Rees; Countryman-Curties [in text: Dyke]; Agatha Friburg-Mrs Johnson; Cottager's Wife-Mrs Davenport; Country Girl-Miss Leserve; Amelia Wildenhaim-Mrs H. Johnston; Prologue-Murray; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17981029).] Epilogue-Munden. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 22 Nov. and on 12 June 1799.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 22 Nov. and on 12 June 1799.]

Afterpiece Title: A Day at Rome

669
30 January 1661 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: See Pepys, Diary, 27 Jan. For several decades this day was regularly observed as a Fast Day, with no plays acted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fast Day For The Martyrdom Of Charles I

670
20 November 1666 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Pepys, Diary: To church, it being thanksgiving-day for the cessation of the plague; but, Lord! how the towne do say that it is hastened before the plague is quite over, there dying some people still, but only to get ground for plays to be publickly acted, which the bishops would not suffer till the plague was over; and one would thinke so, by the suddenness of the notice given of the day, which was last Sunday, and the little ceremony

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fast Day

671
11 June 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; MF 2, by George Brewer]: The Musick by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Morning Herald; 6 July 1796: This Day is published Bannian Day (1s.). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout season]. Places for the Boxes to be had of Rice, at the Theatre. [On this evening the following performers appeared both at dl and at the hay: Suett, Caulfield, Trueman, R. Palmer, Burton, Miss Leak, Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

672
14 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Music: In II: Violin Solo by Charke

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve, Mrs Walter, &c. II: The Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. III: New Serious Dance by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. IV: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

673
22 November 1687 @ Musical Society

Event Comment: The Feast of St Cecilia was celebrated Yearly, and the performance was usually held in Stationers' Hall, but the edition in 1687 of A Song for St Cecilia's Day does not specify the place of performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Song For St Cecilias Day

674
17 February 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: (FFast Day) (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fast Day

675
03 September 1759 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: To begin each day at twelve noon and end at ten at night during the short time of St Bartholomew Fair at Yates' (from Drury Lane) Great Concert Hall in the Greyhound Inn, Smithfield. There is a commodious way to the Hall opposite the Sheep-Penn. The diverting entertainment contains the distresses of a young lady that was stolen by a French pirate; the gallantry of an English Captain who rescued her; their unfortunate shipwreck, and their being thrown upon a desolate island; their sufferings through famine; the unexpected relief they met with on a part of the island; governed only by women; their being afterwards seized as pirates; the punishment inflicted on them by the Female Goverment; and their amazing delivering by the Queen's finding her husband and her only son, whom she had lost and thought dead upwards of twenty years. Interspersed with the comical and diverting adventures of Lt Fireball, a true English Tar, Noddy a distressed Beau, Snivel Thimble, a tailor; Splitfarthing an Old Userer; and Glisterspite a Finical Surgeon. In which will be introduced a Dialogue between Mynheer Vanflawkin, a Dutchman, and Mynheer-the German

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shipwrecked Lovers Or Friendly Perfidy Punished

Song: tragi-comic song in the Welch Taste call'd% Hugh Morgan's Lamentation-a Choice Spirit from Common's Court

Dance: Conclude: a song, dance-

Music: An extraordinary Band of Musick is furnished such as you don't hear every day