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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.

15426
28 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #171 16s. 6d. (167/6/6; 4/10/0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Peruvian

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

15427
30 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Macklin. Morning Chronicle, 24 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Macklin, Tavistock-Row, Covent Garden. Receipts: #309 9s. 6d. (216/19/6; 2/4/0; tickets: 90/6/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

15428
01 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Humourist, but it "could not be played, owing to Mrs Hopkins's indisposition, an event of which the house had been timely informed, and consequently had no reason to be displeased. The Englishman in Paris was the proposed substitute, but the audience being clamorous, it could not be represented" (Morning Herald, 3 Apr.).] Paid Miss Farren in lieu of a benefit #150. Receipts: #200 16s. 6d. (177/9/0; 21/17/6; 1/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

15429
01 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by Leonard Macnally, based on A Mad World, My Masters, by Thomas Middleton. MS: Larpent 729; not published. Introduction by the author (Town and Country Magazine, June 1786, p. 328]. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre [composer unknown]. Morning Herald, 11 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bannister, No. 29, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #273 4s. 6d. (180/6/0; 7/9/6; tickets: 85/9/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: The April Fool or The Follies of a Night

Song: In the course of the evening Sweet Echo (from Comus) by Mrs Bannister

15430
04 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 1st piece: Not acted these 2 years. Morning Herald, 11 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. Receipts: #316 4s. 6d. (123/16/0; 10/16/0; 1/7/6; tickets: 180/5/0) (charge: #111 15s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Song: In 2nd piece several capital Catches and Glees, selected from the most eminent Masters; The celebrated Anacreontic Song by Bannister; an Imitative Song by Bannister Jun

15431
04 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wroughton. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [not acted since 17 Feb. 1772]. Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [Miss Brunton's 1st appearance as Palmira was at Bath, 24 May 1785.] "By the inattention of those behind the scenes, the interest of the play was three or four times injured and interrupted by persons crossing the stage in sight of the audience" (Public Advertiser, 5 Apr.). Receipts: #228 12s. (164/2; 6/8; tickets: 58/2) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: AS 12 Nov. I785

15432
06 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Kemble. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. "Mrs Siddons spoke the speech on mercy as it certainly should be spoken--but as in truth we never heard it spoken--as a reply to 'On what compulsion must I?' From every other Portia it has always appeared as a recitation, prepared for the occasion" (Morning Chronicle, 8 Apr.). Morning Chronicle, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kemble, No. 19, Charles-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #284 2s. 6d. (160/19/0; 20/17/6; 1/1/0; tickets: 101/5/0) (charge: #107 0s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860105; End of Act IV Minuet de la Cour, as17860116

15433
08 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mainpiece: Never performed at this Theatre. Receipts: #265 2s. (190/18/6; 8/12/6; tickets: 65/11/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17851103

15434
17 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Receipts: #302 15s. 6d. (110/1/0; 16/16/6; 1/7/0; tickets: 174/11/0) (charge: #106 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: After the Monologue The Lucky Return, as17860105

Monologue: 1786 04 17 End of mainpiece The Cockney Hunt; or, Easter-monday's Chace through Epping Forest by Dodd

15435
18 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten. Morning Chronicle, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wrighten, Kennington-lane, near Vauxhall. Receipts: #321 18s. (82/5; 7/8; 1/4; tickets: 231/1) (charge: #105 17s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Tally ho! by Mrs Wrighten

15436
18 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Mainpiece: Altered from Wycherly; Never performed there [acted 24 Jan. 1743]. Afterpiece: Not acted these 15 years [acted 27 Nov. 1776]. Morning Herald, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 19, Piazza, Covent Garden. Receipts: #353 (226/15/6; 2/12/6; tickets: 123/12/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Hogarth's March to Finchley; In Act I of afterpiece Four-and-Twenty Fidlers all on a Row, both by Edwin

Monologue: 1786 04 18 End of mainpiece Peeping Tom of Coventry's Peep into London by Edwin

15437
19 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holman. Morning Herald, 29 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Holman, No. 24, Bedford-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #282 2s. 6d. (153/2/0; 5/0/6; tickets: 124/0/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: As17851112

15438
19 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope, Great Queenstreet, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #254 11s. (82/17/0; 18/7/6; 1/2/6; tickets: 152/4/0) (charge: #114 12s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

15439
20 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Romp, but it was not acted. Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #219 4s. (194/13/0; 23/12/0; 0/16/6; ticket not come in: 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860105, but Mills in place of Williamson; End of Act IV Minuet de la Cour, as17860116

15440
21 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kennedy. Morning Herald, 12 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kennedy at her house, No. 36, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #257 2s. (113/19; 4/6; tickets: 138/17) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Diana's Chase (composed by Dr Arne); End of Act II How sweet the love that meets return, both by Mrs Kennedy

15441
22 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Morning Chronicle, 30 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Bensley, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #267 19s. 6d. (133/16/0; 12/13/0; 1/0/6; tickets: 120/10/0) (charge: #112 3s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Song: As17860302athi

15442
24 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Crouch. Morning Chronicle, 6 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Crouch, No. 3, Adam-street, Adelphi. Afterpiece: Not acted these 9 years [acted 24 Jan. 1778]. Receipts: #314 9s. 6d. (117/11/0; 10/18/6; 1/7/0; tickets: 184/13/0) (charge: #108 0s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: End of Singing The Sailors' Revels by Mills, &c; In afterpiece Dana incident to the piece by Hamoir, Menage, Mrs Sutton, Miss Stageldoir

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song, as17860920; End of Act II of mainpiece Still the Lark finds repose (composed by Linley [Sen.]); End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms, both by Mrs Crouch

15443
24 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Mainpiece: Altered from Shirley. Never acted here. With proper Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. [Epilogue by Edward Topham (European Magazine, May 1786, p. 368).] Afterpiece: In 2 Acts; written by Addison. Public Advertiser, 29 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 99, High Holborn. Receipts: #281 17s. 6d. (153/14/6; 4/4/0; tickets: 123/19/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bird In A Cage Or Money Works Wonders

Afterpiece Title: The Drummer or The Haunted House

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Grand Dana of Ladies [performers not listed]; End of mainpiece The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd [performers not listed, but see17860304

15444
25 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss George. Morning Herald, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss George, No. 23, King-street, St. Ann's, Soho. Receipts: #284 5s. 6d. (114/15/0; 26/0/0; 1/7/6; tickets: 142/3/0) (charge: #109 5s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: End of mainpiece The Sailors' Revels, as17860424

Song: In the course of the evening Collin cur'd of roving; End of Dancing Mad Bess (in character), both by Miss George

15445
25 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Barrett, Wax Chandler, 2 weeks, #25 4s. Receipts: #153 13s.(148/7; 5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling As 8 Apr

Afterpiece Title: Omai

15446
26 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. [In mainpiece Genest, who remarks that "this play was very well acted," does not assign Freelove, but it is the only other male part in the play.] Morning Chronicle, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Baddeley, No. 2, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #248 16s. (99/13/0; 25/12/6; 2/15/6; tickets: 122/15/0) (charge: #105 17s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Bewitchd

Afterpiece Title: End of Act I of mainpiece Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: In Act V of mainpiece a Masquerade and Dance [performers not listed]

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece a song in character by Mrs Crouch

Monologue: 1786 04 26 End of mainpiece John Gilpin's Ride by Baddeley

15447
26 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin. Morning Chronicle, 6 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aickin, No. 9, Paddington Green. Receipts: #152 13s. (69/14; 11/0; tickets: 71/19) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady, as17851102, but omitted: Rayner

15448
28 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. Afterpiece: With additional Songs, and Alterations by the Author. Morning Chronicle, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 23, Pall Mall. Receipts: #215 13s. (124/7; 6/17; tickets: 84/9) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: The April Fool

Dance: End of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar [performers not listed, but sec 12 Nov. 1785]

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Highland laddie (the Music by Dr Hayes) by Johnstone

15449
28 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Morning Herald, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan, No. 8, Henriettastreet, Covent Garden. Receipts: #312 5s. 6d. (131/4/0; 13/10/6; 0/17/0; tickets: 166/14/0) (charge: #106 3s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860420; End of Act I of afterpiece The Irish Fair by Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c

15450
01 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Suett and R. Palmer. Morning Herald, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Suett at Richardson's, Stationer, Orange-street, Bloomsbury; of R. Palmer, No. 9, Duke-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #307 5s. (65/3/0; 21/6/6; 5/17/6; tickets: 214/18/0) (charge: #105 19s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton