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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.

12751
04 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Simpson for New Music for the theatre for seasons 1772 and 1773 #10 10s. Paid Whitefield for Cloaths bought #31 7s. (Account Book). Receipts: #114 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: II: The Tartars, as17721124

12752
05 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages #16 7s. 6d.; Paid Mr J. French on acct #12 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #157 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

12753
07 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid 4 extra trumpets six nights (3rd inst. incl.) #9 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #251 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: The Butterfly, as17721204

12754
07 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Younger for Licenses for Prelude, Elfrida, Cross Purposes, and Golden Pippin #8 8s. Gave Hamilton #21 (Account Book). Receipts: #206 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: A New Pantomime Ballet call'd The Bird Catchers-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See dl 27 Nov. 1750.

12755
08 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Bellamy and Settree (mercers) #122 8s.; Paid Cooper (printer) #42 11s.; Paid Stedman and Bowley (linnen drapers) #39 (Account Book). Receipts. #154 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: II: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

12756
08 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never perform'd. New Scenes and Dresses (playbill). This Comedy was written by Mr Obrien. It was very much hiss'd from the 2d Act & with the greatest difficulty we got thro' the Play amidst Groans hisses &c. They would not Suffer it to be given out again. After many Altercations between the Audience Mr G. & Mr King by the Author's Consent the Play was withdrawn (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan's note from Kemble briefer. See long review of The Duel in British Theatre article, London Magazine, Dec. 1772, and Town and Country same month.] Paid Mr Scott (c[opper] laceman) #83 9s.; Mr Waller (hosier) #17 18s. 6d.; Mr Hatsell (mercer) #80 19s.; Mr Barrow & Co. for oil, #45 13s.; Mr Cropley (linen draper) #73 14s.; Mr Cubitt (tinman) #15 19s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #241 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duel

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

12757
09 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Wright's note to Herring and Chas., #14 15s. 10d.; Mr G. Garrick's 2 notes for Mr Weston #24 3s. 6d.; Mr J. French 2nd Nov. last, #13; Mr J. Aickin per order #5 1s.; Mr Rollett, on note #10 10s.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #5 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #140 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

12758
09 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Pattinson (tallow chandler) #36; Paid Carpue (silk dyer) #14 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #221 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Piece: The Old Ground Young, as17720928

12759
10 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #169 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Piece: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

12760
11 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Dr Nares 4 boys, 10 Oct. #1 10s.; Mr Cooke 6 boys 5 nights (5th inst incl.) #10 10s.; Mr J. French on acct #12 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #199 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17720922

12761
12 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd Stopages #16 7s.; Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #138 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

12762
14 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Hutchinson (attorney) #24 12s.; Hughes (linnendraper) #14 15s.; Bibb (sword cutler) #11 9s.; Patrick for Oyl #40 12s. (Account Book). Receipts: #174 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Play: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

12763
14 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Cymon and The Witches both to be laid aside after this night on account of preparations for a New Pantomime for the Holidays (Winston MS 10). [See Pigmy Revels, 26 Dec.] Paid Mr Vernon on note #10 10s.; Mr Wright's bill to Manning, #4 10s. 3d.; Eaton for Women's cloaths #16 16s.; Master Cape per order, #2 12s. 6d. Receipts: #177 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

12764
15 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Davies draft to Mr Groom #6 10s. 6d. Receipts: #252 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17720922

12765
15 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Cash advanc'd Shuter as per note #100, and DuBellamy as per note #100. Paid Mr O'Brien the balance of his N[ight] the 14th Inst. #110 13s. (Account Book). Receipts: #131 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Comus

12766
16 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: For the last time this Season. Paid Mr Dimon on acct per order #5 5s.; Mrs Slaughter's bill; #3 6s. Mr Davies draft to Peters #6 6s.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #5 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #148 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

12767
17 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 21 March 1768.] Paid Mr Davies's note to Dennis #6 6s.; ditto to Lacy, #3 6s. 3d.; Rec'd Mr Condill for Fruit Office (1st payment) #20. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #197 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

12768
17 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Dall on Account of his salary #31 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #115 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Comus

12769
18 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Tragedy of Hamlet having been greatly Altered by D. G. was perform'd for the first time Mr Garrick playd divinely & Merited the great Applause he receivd It is Alterd much for the better in regard to the part of Hamlet & I think the alterations very fine & proper (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble considerably briefer. See "Garrick's Long Lost Alteration of Hamlet," PMLA, Sept. 1934.] Paid Mr George Garrick on account #100; Mr Bulkley for Mr Weston, #2 8s. (Treasurer's Book). [Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine comments unfavorably on the Hamlet alteration: "How far the critics will approve these mutations we will not at present determine; but the admirers of Shakespeare must certainly be displeas'd, whenever they see his immortal works mutilated."] Receipts: #284 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

12770
19 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lying In Hospital, Store Street, in Tottenham Court Road. Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages #15 17s. (Treasurer's Book). [Figures written on playbill indicate Charges #84.] Receipts: #196 12s. Charges: #77 2s. Profits to Hospital: #119 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

12771
19 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dispensary for Infant Poor in Soho Square. Ladies send servants to secure their places by 5 o'clock. Charges #85 10s. Profit to Dispensary #36 11s. 6d., plus #128 9s. from tickets (Box 365; Pit 248) (Account Book). Receipts: #121 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: II: (By particular Desire) The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms from Arataxerxes,-Miss Catley

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

12772
21 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. The Second Time. Paid Moody for a coat 8s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #272 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

12773
21 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit towards the establishment of a Fund for the Relief of Performers retiring from the stage. Charges #75 11s. Profit to Fund #143 3s., plus, presumably #13 15s. from 55 Box tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #218 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

12774
22 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lying In Hospital, Oxford Road. Tickets delivered for Twelfth Night will be taken. Receipts: #233 19s. Charges: #84. Profits to Hospital: #149 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

12775
22 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Middlesex Hospital. Charges #85 2s. Profit to Hospital #4 2s., plus #119 6s. from tickets (Box 421; Pitt 69; Gallary 37) (Account Book). Receipts: #89 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End of Play: The Old Ground Young, as17720928