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985 results for: Keyword - Alien Bill
We found 831 matches on Event Comments, 105 matches on Performance Comments, 53 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

876
12 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 9 April 1771. Seemingly MacNamara Morgan's adaptation of the Winter's Tale.] Paid half yrs. New River Water to Xmas last #3 2s.; Housekeeper's Bills 2 weeks #8 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #199 16s. Charges: #65 5s. Profit to J. Palmer: #134 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

877
18 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. The doors to be opened at half past 5. To begin at half past 6 o'clock. [For Gentleman who played Othello, See bill for 25 May.] Charges #73 8s. Profit to Lewis #57 15s., plus #24 10s. from tickets (Box 61; Pit 43; Gallery 28) Receipts: #131 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

Entertainment: After dance: Ode on the Passions-the Gentleman who performed Lysimachus

878
21 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry, who humbly requests those ladies and gentlemen who have taken places in the Pit, will be pleased to come early to prevent confusion in getting to their seats. Tickets deliver'd for Thursday March 24, will be taken. Mainpiece: Not acted these 16 years. [See 8 Dec. 1757.] [Hopkins MS Notes identifies Ismena as Mrs I. Barry.] Pit and boxes laid together. Paid Properties #1 15s. 2d. Housekeeper's bill #6 10s. 6d.; 1 yrs Watch for St Martin's to 14 Feb. last #10 16s. 9d. Receipts: #273 13s. Charges: #65 2s. Profits to Mrs Barry: #208 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

879
25 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. This Farce was written by Mr Baddeley was rec'd with applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid Housekeeper's Bill #7 19s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #203 7s. Charges: #65 6s. Profits to Baddeley: #138 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Swindlers

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

880
29 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Brereton. [Afterpiece not printed. Larpent MS lists characters: Widow Watchem, Harriet, Maria, Bluster, Swallow, Truman, Juggle (MacMillan).] This Farce was written by Mr Andrews it was receiv'd with Applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid tallow chandler's 8th Bill #37 13s. 2d.; half years Land & Window Tax to Lady Day last for St Martin's #38 4s. 4d.; Easter Offering 10s. 6d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #216 8s. Charges: #67 6s. 6d. Profits to Brereton: #149 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Conjuror

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

881
25 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This Benefit was given to Mr Kennedy of a dreadful Fire that happened at Mr Youngers in King Street Covent Garden where Mr Kennedy was burnt out (Hopkins Diary). N.B. This night's salary given by part of the Company to the other sufferers #52 6s. 6d. Given by the Managers #6 18s. plus #3 12s. undercharged or 10 guineas. The Music gave this night's pay #7 17s. 6d. to Mr Kennedy, not having subscribed to him before (Treasurer's Book). [See 6 May.] Paid 1 yrs Poor's rate for Covt. Garden to Lady Day Last #2 16s. 8d.; Housekeeper's bills (4 weeks) #15 5s. 7d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts:#128 14s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Kennedy: #44 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Entertainment: End: (By Particular Desire) Bannister's Imitations-Bannister

882
16 August 1774 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: [Bad weather may have postponed this according to a note on the bill for 17 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

883
22 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mr Smith from Covent Garden Theatre made his first appearance upon this Stage in K. Richd the 3d & was receiv'd with great Applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording. Kemble also refers to borrowing Smith from cg 29 May 1759, which was actually his first appearance at dl.] Paid a Tow Bill 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [This is the customary monthly charge for tow for wicks. It came to #4 10s. for the whole season. No further itemizing of it will be made.] Receipts: #239 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

884
23 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Music by Fisher. The whole to conclude with a Capital Scene by Servandoni. Books of the Songs, Chorusses &c. [of the afterpiece] to be had at the Theatre. [Customary note on all succeeding bills advertising the Sylphs this season. Mrs Williams was probably Mrs Willems.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols

885
13 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Lusignan by Mr G. as Usual very fine (Hopkins Diary). [Judgment confirmed by statement in London Chronicle, 14 Oct.] The Comedy of As You Like It, obliged to be deferred. Paid a cotton bill #2 11s. 4d. Receipts: #219 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I of Farce: The Irish Fair, as17740917

886
21 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid tallow chandler's 2nd bill #34 7s. 4d.; 5 extra trumpets in Alexander 2 nights (11th inst. incl.) #3 15s. Receipts: #113 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

887
26 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: A reviv'd Farce of two acts. [See 9 Jan. 1764.] [Hereafter Lewes' name appears as Lee Lewes in the bills, apparently so he would not be confused with Lewis. Earlier (1769) his name appears in the Account Books as Le-Lewes seemingly to avoid confusion with another Lewis in the company at the time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: No One's Enemy but His Own

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928; III: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge [See17731007]; End: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

888
30 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Barthelemon's Bill for Music, Maid of Oaks, #24 3s. Receipts: #199 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

889
03 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #13 10s.; Paid salary list #565 1s.; Ph. Butler's gratuity 10s. 6d.; J. French on Acct #5 5s.; Mr Baddeley's Law Bill #4 7s. 3d. (Treasurer's Book). [Butler's gratuity occurs weekly from now to end of season. It amounted to #13 11s. 6d. for the season. Butler was a sceneman or carpenter. No further itemization in this matter will be noted.] Receipts: #109 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: III: The Irish Fair, as17740917

890
05 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid late Mr Brathwit's Bill for Mr Barry #10 7d.; 2 extra Flutes in The Genii, 10s.; Tabor & Pipes 3 nights this incl. #1 11s. 6d. Receipts: #178 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

891
09 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This New Ballad Farce of the Cobler is wrote & Compos'd by Mr Dibdin-Some of the Music is very pretty-It was greatly hiss'd & with much Difficulty got thro' it (Hopkins Diary). Paid Mr Slingsby's draft on the managers #30; Cropley (linen draper) #32 6s.; Mr Chettell (timber merchant) #259 12s.; Mr Racket (taylor) #21 9s.; Mr Hopkins, prompter's Bill, #18 14s. (Treasurer's Book). [Afterpiece damned in a paragraph in the Westminster Magazine, Dec.] Receipts: #165 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler; or, a Wife of Ten Thousand

892
13 December 1774 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [The opera seems not to have been acted, according to note 14 Dec. "The managers of the opera are extremely concerned for the Disappointment of the house last night by Sg Lovatini's illness. As soon as they were apprised of it they took every precaution by posting bills, etc. and sent word to as many subscribers as time would permit."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Dance: I: New Pastoral Ballet, as17741119; Pas Deux, as17741119; II: Silvie, as17741203; End Opera: La Bal Masquer-Lany, M and Mme Valouis, Mlle Bacelli; with a Pas Deux-Henery, Mlle Sophie

893
16 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Tallow chandler's 4th Bill #47 15s. 1d.; Mr J. Palmer's draft on the managers #50; Lent Mr Lauchery as per order #3 17s.; Duke of Bedford's rent half year to Mich last #164 2s. 10d.; Tabor & Pipe 5 nights (this incl.) #2 12s. 6d. Receipts: #126 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213

894
17 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Relief of Persons Imprisoned for small Debts. The Provok'd Husband is oblig'd to be changed on account of Mrs Yates illness. Tickets delivered for that comedy will be taken. Rec'd stopages #14; Paid salary list #564 6s.; Mr Slingsby on note in full of #150 per order; #40, J. French on Acct #5 5s.; Mr Weston's Law Bill, #15 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #122 17s.; Charges: #84; Profits to Charity: #38 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

895
27 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Performance Comment: As17741226, but Additional scene now specified in the Public Advertiser. For sake of clarity the full bill repeated here: Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Lee Lewes, Dunstall, Quick, DuBellamy, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Hollingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde; Dances-Aldridge, Helme, Daiguville, Sga Vidini, Miss Valois, Miss Besford, Mrs Stephens.

896
12 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid a Bill for cotton #2 11s. 4d. Receipts: #207 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

897
13 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid tallow chandler's 5th bill #46 15s. 11d. Receipts: #220 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

898
17 January 1775 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Detailed reference to the Word Book for the alterations continues in the bill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Dance: I: Grand Ballet, Chaconne-Mlle Baccelli; II: New Pastoral Ballet-Lany, Mlle Baccelli; End Opera: Le Bal Masquer-Lany, M and Mme Vallouis, Mlle Baccelli; with Pas de Deux, Allemande-Henry, Mlle Sophie

899
07 February 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Author (3rd Night) (Treasurer's Book). "NB Pante Extras this Nt #4 18s. 6d. retd to Authr. Vide 10th inst.; Paid Mr J. Johnston's Music Bill #8 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #182 14s. Charges: #78 8s. 6d. Profit to Author [Franklin] #104 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

900
11 February 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #14 7s.; Paid salary list #567 11s.; Tallow chandler's 6th bill #38 8s. 7d.; J. French on acct #5 5s. Receipts: #254 5 s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket