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18476 results for: Keyword - Blakes</i>, deleted.] Receipts:
We found 18079 matches on Event Comments, 1063 matches on Performance Comments, 12 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

10226
21 December 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Advanced to Mr Servandoni and sent to him at Dover #10 10s. Receipts: #108 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

10227
22 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid to Sun Fire Office Insurance #15; Paid for a poker and shovel 5s. (Treasurer's Book). [This policy was doubltless similar to No 109085 dated 29 July 1747 issued to James Lacy and David Garrick Esq. Patentees of His Majesties Company of Comedians of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, for #4,000: "On the Goods and Furniture, Wardrobe Apparel, Machines and Scenes, not valued as pictures, in the House, Dressing Rooms, Wardrobe, and Scene Rooms, of the said Theatre Royal, adjoining togethe r and situate in Drury Lane aforesaid and not elsewhere, not exceeding #4,000...Note: Except such Loss and Damage as may happen by any Fire occasioned by means of any representation in any Play or Farce or in any Rehearsal of the same." (From copy of original policy, by courtesy J. A. Miller, Esq. General Manager, Sun Insurance Office Ltd., sent me in ltr. dated 5 July 1951.)] Receipts: #110 (Cross). #104 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Woodward, Shuter, James, Usher, Winstone, Marr, Simpson, Reinhold, Costollo, Wright, Mrs Bennet, Miss Murgatroyd, Miss Cole, Miss Yates

Dance: As17491220

Song: III: Master Mattocks

10228
23 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last time of performing till the Holidays. By Desire. Paid for a White work'd Waistcoat #1 11s. 6d.; Salary list #305 5s. 6d.; Norton 3 chorus 15s.; Mrs Hobson a bill 16s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #80 (Cross); #81 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Savoyard Dance, as17491213

10229
23 December 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [M$Mr Carata the Turk, 2nd Week's salary #26 5s. A Dancer on the slack rope. Met general approbation in London two years earlier. Engaged this season at the Haymarket, where he first perform'd "after the Turkish Manner with surprising execution on the slack wire" 31 Oct. 1749. Rich took him over in December and kept him on the payroll at #26 5s. weekly for thirteen weeks until 10 May 1750. His salary included pay for this equipment and apparently a small company of assistants, as the Account Book refers to him often as Carata the Turk & Co.] Receipts: #105 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

10230
26 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted in 10 years. With Proper Decorations. [See 28 May 1742.] Paid Tallow Chandler #19 6s. 5d.; Paid Mr Beard on order of Lacy #10 10s.; Paid to Supers for practice of Rehearsal 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #100 (Cross); #105 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Truman Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke or The Power of Magick

Dance: Sailor's Hornpipe-Mathews; Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison

10231
27 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid to Calthorpe #63 for 60 nights (Treasurer's Book). [Seems to have been a Renter at #1 1s. per night.] Receipts: #100 (Cross); #103 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat@O@Mint Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison

10232
27 December 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Rec'd Sundry's charg'd in the nightly acct. for balance of Day Book I as Brot into this book 25 Sept. #212 13s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #100 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

10233
28 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). We hear the French players are all embark'd for France. Receipts: #70 (Cross); #75 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: NNew Comic Dance-Grandchamps, Mrs Addison, Miss Baker

Song: Master Mattocks

10234
28 December 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Not acted these seven years. [But see 26 Dec. 1744.] Receipts: #97 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

10235
29 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Auretti danc'd first since she hurt her leg (Cross). Receipts: #40 (Cross); #47 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Song: Master Mattocks

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17491110

10236
30 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Spencer writing Music for Chaplet #6 8s. 6d.; Salary list #254 7s. 11d.; Norton 4 chorus singers #1; Mrs Hobson a bill 10s. 5d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #100 (Cross); #105 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Malcolm Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Medicin Actor: Blakes

10237
02 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By particular Desire. Gave Porters of Several Inns of Court Xmas Box at #3 14s. (Account Book). Receipts: #112 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

10238
02 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last night the Play of the Tempest, as alter'd from Shakespear by Dryden, was performed at Drury Lane, when the Music, Dances, and whole performance met with uncommon applause. By particular desire again tonight (General Advertiser). Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #18 17s. 3d.; Gave Xmas Box to King's Footmen #2 2s.; to his Chairmen #2 2s.; and to Smith's man 2s. 6d.; Norton 5 chorus #1 5s. (Treasurer's Book). The Play of Hamlet is oblig'd to be deferr'd till tomorrow. Receipts: #100 (Cross); #99 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: add Gayless Actor: Blakes

10239
03 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Gave Prince of Wales' Chairmen by Humphrey #1 1s.; to Princess of Wales Chairmen by Cotten #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #122 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

10240
03 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Ayliffe (a Turner) #1 14s. 6d.; Mr Lane (a Tailor) his bill #88 12s.; Xmas Box to Prince's Chairmen #2 2s.; and to Inns or Court [Porters] #3 4s.; Fryar (a Hosier) #6 12s.; Burgess [Bricklayer] his bill #50; Smart (Laceman) #11 1s.; a Coffin for Ophelia 15s. 6d.; Mr Shawford's son for dancing in the Tempest 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #100 (Cross); #102 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Laertes Actor: Blakes

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17491110

10241
04 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpeice: Not acted these three years. [See 19 Jan. 1747.] Receipts: #86 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

10242
04 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Carpue (Silk Dyer) #2; Xmas Box to King's Marshal's man 10s. 6d.; Mr Woodward a bill #25; Clutterbuck #57 6s.; Mr Miller (Shoemaker) #5 6d.; Scott (Copper laceman) #19 3s.; Cross for licenser #2 2s. (Treasurer's Book). This day is publish'd, The Chaplet, a Musical Entertainment at 6d. as it is now performing with great applause, at Drury Lane Theatre. Sold by Cooper in Paternoster Row. Receipts: #180 (Cross); #165 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Woodward, Shuter, James, Usher, Winstone, Marr, Simpson, Reinhold, Costollo, Wright, Mrs Bennet, Miss Murgatroyd, Miss Cole, Miss Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

10243
05 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Paid to Mrs Lycia Pecke her bill #50 4s.; to Mr Russel 1!2 year's rent to Xmas #30; Arne in full for bill #7 7s.; Norton 5 chorus #1 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #100 (Cross); #93 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17491228

10244
05 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Redman for writing Anna Bullen in parts 15s. Receipts: #119 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

10245
08 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Heron her bill #22 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #170 (Cross); #156 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

10246
08 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Servandoni on acct #5 5s. Receipts: #104 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: Dancing-; In II: the Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; In III: a Tambourine-Mons. DeJardin 1st appearance on the English Stage since his arrival

10247
09 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Tickets for the Boxes may be had fo Mr Rush, in Porter St, Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door (General Advertiser). Paid Blandford (Talow Chandler) #18 8s.; Knight, Lampman #9 1s.; Mrs Reynolds for wax and Brick dust 4s. 7d.; for a Point d'Espagne Hat for Sowdon #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

10248
10 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Neale (a good Actor) Dy'd--buried at Brumpton (Cross). Gave a Xmas Box to Princess Amelia's servts #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #140 (Cross); #127 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

10249
11 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for James Sturgis Adams (a Person in Distress) (Cross). Gave Xmas Box to Duke's Servts #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Tickets for Boxes to be had at the following Coffee Houses, St. James, St. James's St; Somerset in the Strand; Grigsby's behind the Royal Exchange; and the Union, Cornhill. Receipts: #205 (Cross); charges, #80 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Lord Varole Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Song: I: Master Mattocks

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews

10250
12 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Norton 3 chorus last night. 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #120 (Cross); #108 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince