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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.
Event Comment: Benefit for Cross, Prompter, Mrs Cross, and Son. N.B. Mr Cross takes the liberty to inform the Ladies and Get&ntlemen who intend to honour him with their company, that his constant Attendance upon the Business of the theatre, will hinder him from applying to them in person, and therefore hopes to receive their commands at his house in Crown Court, Little Russel-Street, Covent Garden, or at the Stage Door of the theatre, where Tickets and Places are to be had for his benefit. Receipts: #156 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Bellamy Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Lavinio Actor: Blakes

Dance: II: A Provincial Dance, as17520314

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Leviez. No Building on stage. Tickets at his, the lowest House on the Right-Hand in Beaufort Buildings in the Strand; and at Stage Door of Theatre. Receipts: #125 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Lavinio Actor: Blakes

Dance: II: A Peasant Dance-Master Piettro; III: A Comic Dance-Sg Piettro, Janeton Auretti; IV: a Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: L'Entree de Flore, as17511015; a Peasant Dance, as17511015

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mrs Norris was to had her Benefit (ye Inconst) this Night but gave it up-her Tickets came in Notwithstanding (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Cast
Role: Rhodolpho Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks and Dickenson. On Friday last died Mr Ray, an Old Comedian, belonging to Drury Lane; but his benefit, which is to be on Monday next, is put under the management of some eminent Tradesmen his friends, who intend to employ the profits of it towards the discharge of his creditors. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Waitwell Actor: Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-The Little Swiss; IV: A Comic Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford

Song: III: Mattocks; IV: Mattocks

Entertainment: S+Specialty. After: An Elogium to $Shakespeare, as17520421

Event Comment: Benefit for Simson and Raftor. No Building on the Stage on account of the Coronation. The kind appearance of many of my friends at my Benefit [22 April] calls on me in this earliest and publick manner to return them my unfeigned and sincerest thanks, and to assure them I shall ever preserve a greatfull remembrance of their favors. C.H. Receipts: #173 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Suffolk Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Song: NNanny@O-Wilder

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman, Bullbrick, Harrison, Mrs Toogood. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: A Hornpipe-Harrison

Song: II: A Cantata (Composed by Dr Boyce)-Beard; III: A Cantata (Composed by Mr Stanley)-Miss Norris; IV: A Cantata (Compos'd by Arne)-Mattocks

Event Comment: Benefit for one Jones and a Dang Master (Cross). No building on stage. Tickets deliver'd out for the Confederacy will be taken. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Suffolk Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Lavinio Actor: Blakes

Dance: Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti

Song: Beard

Music: CConcerto on Violin cello-Mr Jones

Event Comment: Benefit for Saunders, Atkinson, Berrisford. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Blakes

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: II: Master Vernon

Event Comment: Benefit for Roger, W. Vaughan, Shawford, and Sturt. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Count Basset Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: II: The Pierrots-Roger, Shawford Jun; III: A Scotch Dance, as17520427 IV: A Hornpipe-Shawford Jun; V: A Comic Dance-Shawford Jun, Miss Shawford

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrisford, Tomlings, Atkinson, Foley, Tomlinson, and Burke. [The General Advertiser lists Tubal-Costollo.] Tickets deliver'd out by $Baker, Lewis, and Mr Lloyd will be taken. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: A Comic Dance-Shawford Jun, Miss Shawford

Song: III: Mattocks

Event Comment: Benefit for Verney (Housekeeper). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Le Medicin Actor: Blakes

Dance: II: A Scotch Dance, as17520427 IV: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: A Comic Dance-Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti

Song: III: Mattocks

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Tibalt Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Being the last time of performing it this season. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: MMrs Davies from Ireland play'd Lady Easy, a pretty Figure-toll: [erable]. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Suffolk Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Lavinio Actor: Blakes
Event Comment: DDevisse, Auretti, Ferrere Danc'd (Cross). Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Fanfaron Actor: Blakes

Dance: Several New Entertainments, particularly: Les Bucherons-M Devisse, M Ferrere; Le Matelot Basque, as17521005; Les Tonneliers de Strasburgh-Devisse, Mad Auretti, Piettro, Miss Rayner

Event Comment: At the Particular Desire of Several Foreign Ministers Tomorrow, Romeo and Juliet. On Thursday will be reviv'd The Silent Woman-dress'd in the Habits of the Times. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Suffolk Actor: Blakes
Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Foreign Ministers. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Tibalt Actor: Blakes

Dance: III: Devisse, Mlle Auretti

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 15 years. Written by Ben Johnson. The characters New Dress'd after the Manner of the Times. Receipts: #14O (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epicaene Or The Silent Woman

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Ferrere, Piettro, Miss Rayner

Event Comment: [TThe Silent Woman a little Hiss'd (Cross). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Dance: [As17521026

Event Comment: Mainpiece. By Particular Desire. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Malcolm Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: [By Particular Desire. Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: [As17521026

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of The Prince of Wales. A new Scene was introduc'd of Beasts in Mr Rich's Entertainment as an Ostrich a Lyon, Dog, Monkey, 2 small Ostrichs & A Figure like Maddox upon ye Wire & writ up ye new Company of Comedians Hiss'd a good Deal (Cross). [See cg 2 Nov.] Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: The Harlequin Ranger

Dance: II: Le Matelot Basque, as17521005; IV: L'Entree de Flore-Mad Auretti

Event Comment: More noise (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Rossano Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: Afterpiece: noise still (Cross). [See 6 Nov.] Mainpiece: It appears that Mr Garrick is solicitous to banish vice from the theatre, by his having first omitted to exhibit that scandalous piece the London Cuckolds on the evening of the Lord Mayor's Day [9 Nov.] contray to immemorial custom, and the practice of the other house. He has also made a vigorous attempt to exclude folly but the friends of folly appeared to be so numerous, that he could not effect his purpose (Gentleman's Magazine, Nov. 1752, p. 535). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Solarino Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Dance: As17521102