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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Ackman Public Advertiser This day only Paid Mr C Bannister"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Ackman Public Advertiser This day only Paid Mr C Bannister")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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14707 results for: Keyword - Ackman</i> (<i>Public Advertiser</i>). This day only. Paid $Mr C. Bannister
We found 9758 matches on Event Comments, 4881 matches on Performance Comments, 1353 matches on Performance Title, 31 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2476
06 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Altered from Sir John Vanbrugh's The Relapse. Never perform'd here. [Miss Christian is identified in Public Advertiser, 9 Aug.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: : Surat Actor: Bannister
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840528; End of mainpiece, as17840713

2477
06 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "Being possessed of an excellent understanding, and under the general impression of elegant manners, there appears to be no study [in Mrs Abington], no imitation--all is the result of the moment--natural, well-bred, and easy" (Public Advertiser, 25 Nov. 1784). Mainpiece: Altered from Cibber's Non-Jour, and the Tartuffe of Moliere. Not acted these 12 years [acted 12 Oct. 1773]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Aickin; Colonel Lambert-Lewis; Seward-Farren; Sir John Lambert-Hull; Mawworm-Edwin; Darnley-Wroughton; Lady Lambert-Mrs Bates; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Webb; Betty-Miss Stuart; Charlotte-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season) .

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Rival Nympbs by Harris, Byrne, Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin, Miss Matthews

2478
11 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "[Henderson] is the soul, the animating particle of the person he represents--and never takes punctuation for passion" (Public Advertiser, 12 Oct.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

2479
29 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces DECEPTION, but "The Author .. . gave evident marks of good sense ... by withdrawing his Piece yesterday noon, in the room of which The Provok'd Husband was substituted" (Public Advertiser, 30 Oct.).] Orders and Free List #34 5s. Receipts: #54 10s. 6d. (41/9/0; 12/17/6; 0/4/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

2480
30 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "Both these actresses [Mrs Siddons and Mrs Wells] possess a quality which no other actresses have on the English stage--they are always, whether speaking or not speaking, in their part" (Public Advertiser, 4 Oct.). Receipts: #245 18s. (223/16; 21/8; 0/14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

2481
22 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil (1st time)-Wilson; Sir T. Maxwell-Thompson; Invoice-Davies; Julep-Booth; Apozem-Wewitzer; Calomel-Fearon; Camphire-Stevens; Dr Last-Edwin; Mrs Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb [Public Advertiser: Mrs Pitt]; Harriet (with a song)-Mrs Morton .

2482
01 January 1785 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: On account of the sudden Indisposition of Sga Ferrarese the new Serious Opera [Demetrio, announced in Public Advertiser, 31 Dec. 1784] is unavoidably postponed [see 8 Jan.]. 2nd dance: With several new Airs composed by Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Curioso Indiscreto

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement, as17841218; End of Opera Le Tuteur Trompe, with the Fandango, by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Frederic, Zuchelli, Mme Bithmer, Henry, Nivelon, Mlle Dorival

2483
04 January 1785 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Sga Ferrarese continuing very much indisposed the new Serious Opera [Demetrio, announced in Public Advertiser, 3 Jan.] is unavoidably postponed [see 8 Jan.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: As17850101 throughout

2484
20 January 1785 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Opera in place of Demetrio, announced in Public Advertiser, 19 Jan.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: As17850115 throughout

2485
07 February 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Blacksmith of Antwerp

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Farren, Davies, Wewitzer, Fearon, Booth, Edwin; Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Wilson. [Cast from Public Advertiser, 8 Feb.: Jacob-Quick; Quintin Matsys-Farren; Albert-Davies; Van Dunderman-Wewitzer; Van Dipembeck-Fearon; Dort-Booth; Otho-Edwin; Adela-Mrs Inchbald; Jaquelette-Mrs Wilson.] Prologue spoken by Farren . Prologue spoken by Farren .

2486
19 February 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "What a 'monstrous marring' ... is made amongst the wierd sisters! Mrs Wrighten laughing and talking the whole time, [and Miss] George who cannot help joining in a laugh . . . Mrs Siddons's sleeping scene [is] we think the greatest act that has in our memory adorned the stage" (Public Advertiser, 24 Feb.). Receipts: #279 6s. 6d. (250/0/0; 28/9/0; 0/10/0; tickets not come in: 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

2487
08 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Henderson. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Richard Cumberland. Text, which assigns no parts, 1st published in his Posthumous Dramatic Works, Vol. II (1813), under the title of Alcanor]. Public Advertiser, 5 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Henderson at his house in Buckingham-street, York-buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Arab

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister

Dance: As17841116

2488
15 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "Holman [was sitting] in a Side Box. This should never happen: there an actor should never appear" {Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17841001

2489
17 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Public Advertiser, 12 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 39, Goodge-street, Rathbone-place. Receipts: #308 1s. (150/16/0; 11/7/6; 0/14/6; tickets: 145/3/0) (charge: #66/1/8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: As17850307athi

2490
29 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Public Advertiser, 5 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 99, High Holbourn. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [not acted since 15 Apr. 1763]. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Frederick Pilon]: Altered from [The Comical History of Don Quixote, Part II, by Thomas] D'Urfey. In Act I A Grand Baratarian Procession of Sancho to his Government. The Characters all dressed in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: Barataria or Sancho Turnd Governor

Dance: As17841201

Monologue: 1785 03 29 Preceding the mainpiece Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience (Written by the late D. Garrick, Esq.) [speaker not listed, but probably Quick]

2491
30 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kennedy. Public Advertiser, 16 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kennedy at her house in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: As17841001

2492
31 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Kemble [who had 1st acted Macbeth at Hull, 30 Oct. 1778]. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kemble, No. 2, Leicester Court, Castle-street, Leicester Fields. [In mainpiece the playbill retains R. Palmer as Malcolm, but "Preceding the play there was an apology, on its appearance evidently exciting doubt and trepidation in the audience [probably for fear that Mrs Siddons would be unable to appear]; but Palmer's fourth word broke the spell. R. Palmer was suddenly prevented attending the house:--what could the house do, but laugh?--Laugh they did;--'and Barrymore will read his part.' The house laughed again. And so Britannia was delivered" (Morning Chronicle, 1 Apr.). The name of R. Palmer's substitute in the afterpiece is not given.] Receipts: #293 3s. (175/2; 9/16; 0/5; tickets: 108/0) (charge: #115 10s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Related Works
Related Work: All the World's a Stage Author(s): Isaac Jackman

2493
01 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten. Public Advertiser, 29 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wrighten, Kennington-lane, near Vauxhall. Afterpiece: Not acted these 20 years [acted 13 Apr. 1773]. Receipts: #277 18s. (70/15; 8/18; 0/8; tickets: 197/17) (charge: (#106 16s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece a Hunting Cantata; In afterpiece A Soldier for Me, both by Mrs Wrighten

2494
04 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope, Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #236 13s. (56/19; 30/9; 0/13; tickets: 148/12) (charge: #113 14s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians: R. Palmer, Packer, Waldron, Burton, Wright, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, Bannister Jun.
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.

Dance: As17850307athi

2495
07 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Public Advertiser, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bensley, No. 32, Gerrard-street, Soho. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Packer as Belmour, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes Hull.] Receipts: #296 5s. 6d. (165/3/0; 17/7/6; 0/10/0; tickets: 113/5/0) (charge: #106)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

2496
11 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Public Advertiser, 29 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 19, Piazza, Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Altered from Beaumont and Fletcher [i.e. from Fletcher alone]. Afterpiece: Not acted these 6 years [acted 28 May 1782]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Women Pleasd

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece a song by Mrs Martyr; End of Mainpiece Four and Twenty Fidlers all on a Row by Edwin

Monologue: 1785 04 11 End of Act II of mainpiece A Description of the Curiosities of the Tower of London by Edwin

2497
12 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Brereton. Public Advertiser, 26 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Brereton, Charles-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #262 7s. 6d. (129/3/0; 18/13/0; 0/10/6; tickets: 114/1/0) (charge: #106 7s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lovel Actor: Bannister Jun.

2498
13 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Farren. Public Advertiser, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Farren at his house in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: As17841116

2499
15 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Brett. Public Advertiser, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Brett, No. 73, Longacre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Bannister

Dance: As17850409

Song: As17850405

2500
15 April 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini. 1st piece: With a Kitchen Scene. [The new pantomime is identified in Public Advertiser, 16 Apr. The same newspaper on 2 Apr. states that it was the same as that produced at DL for Delpini's benefit in 1782 [10 May].]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Pantomime don Juan

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter