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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: The Fifth Performance of the Mainpiece. The Music by Mr Linley of Bath. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid James Abbott for Flowers etc. for the Garland Dance #5 11d. and paid Mrs Winter for flowers etc. for the same #2 13s. 4d. (Account Book). [See 14 Dec.] Receipts: #211 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End of Opera: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

Event Comment: HHull's second Night. House charges #84. Balance to Hull #52 16s. and in addition #1 13s. from disposal of 3 Box and 6 Pit tickets. Paid Mr Buzaglio in full for use of a warming machine #15 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #136 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End of Opera: The Garland, as17671214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: Being the Last time of performing till the Holidays. Paid Mr Stamford the Balance due to the Lock Hospital the 22nd Inst. #11 3s. Paid Mr Wright balance due Middlesex Hospital 18th Inst. #49 19s. (Account Book). Receipts: #137 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End of Opera: The Garland, as17671214

Event Comment: Paid Younger a Bill for writing parts etc. #7 19s. 1d. (Account Book). [Sylvas Neville attended in the pit, but made no comment.] Receipts: #188 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command. Gave the Yeoman of the Guard #2 2s.; The King's Footmen Xmas Box by Heron #2 2s.; The Queen's Footmen Xmas Box by Shields #2 2s; King's Chairmen Xmas Box by Jupp #2 2s,; Queen's Chairmen Xmas Box by Jones #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #274 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: III: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; IV: The Female Archer, as17671029; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: [N$Neville stood in the Pit this evening]: Iachimo by Smith, but I like Holland better in that character; Cloten by Yates, tho' not equal in it to King...Afterpiece concluded by an original dance by Mr Arnauld and Mrs Thomson (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #193 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Garland, as17671214

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. To Princess Dowager's Footmen (by Mayne) Xmas #1 1s.; To her Chairmen (by Olive) Xmas #1 1s.; To Duke of Cumberland Footmen (by Herpst) Xmas #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #122 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance, as17671021; IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: To Duke of Gloucester's Footmen (by Atwood) [Xmas Box] #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #176 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not performed these ten years. [See 12 Jan. 1758.] Paid Sarah Griffith a Bill for Green Wreaths 16s. Paid Mrs Paddick a Bill for cleaning Feathers #1 (Account Book). Receipts: #198 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice with the Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Event Comment: Rec'd from Condell for 45 nights fruit rent #20. Paid Tabor and Pipe for 2 nights #1 1s. (Account Book). [This charge occurs throughout season whenever Orpheus and Eurydice is performed.] Receipts: #192 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted There. Paid Bryan for writing parts #1 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #214 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Paid the Porters at the several Inns of Court their Xmas Boxes #3 11s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #207 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Both pieces by command of Their Majesties. Present: Their Majesties, Prince of Wales, Prince Frederick and Lady Louisa. Gave Yeoman of the Guards #2 2s. Paid Younger for licensing The Good Natured Man #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #228 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #168 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

Event Comment: Characters new Dress'd. Receipts: #244 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Event Comment: Paid Mr Luppino for 79 nights attendance in the Wardrobe at 2s. per night to the 23rd Dec. last inclusive #7 18s. Paid Mr Anderson for a mahogony glass and tea tray #1 14s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts. #205 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Majesties. Gave Yeomen of the Guard #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #234 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Ford, 1st time; IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009; V: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #142 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Tomorrow, Never Perform'd before, a COMEDY call'd The Good Natured Man. Receipts: #199 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Ford, 2nd time ; IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: Mainpiece [by Oliver Goldsmith]: Never Perform'd Before. [Quick, mentioned by Genest, does not appear on the playbill. The Edition of 1768 casts Mrs White as Landlady, and Cushing as Butler. It does not include Morris or Morgan, but adds Post@Boy-Quick; Bailiff-R. Smith; Dubardieu-Holtom. (See 1 Feb.) The Theatrical Monitor, No XI (6 Feb.), reviews the mainpiece in a lukewarm, judicial manner.] Receipts: #227 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Event Comment: For the Author [of mainpiece]. Charges: #64 5s. Balance due. Goldsmith #145 12s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #209 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Event Comment: Both Pieces By Command of their Majesties. Present Their Majesties and Lady Louisa. Gave Yeomen of the Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #236 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17670921; End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: The sixth Day. For the Author. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Goldsmith #96 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #161 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Ninth Day. For the Author. Charges #67 15s. Balance to Goldsmith #98. Paid Dr Goldsmith the balances of his 1st and 2nd nights for The Good Natured Man #145 12s. 6d. #96 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #165 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Afterpiece Title: Midas