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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 Williames and Bates. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Williames, No. 2, Duke's-court, Bow-street; of Bates, No. 12, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #193 18s. 6d. (20.6.0; 10.8.0; 1.3.6; tickets: 162.1.0) (charge: #109 5s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #258 4s. 6d. [non-subscription]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: As17870329

Event Comment: Artaxerxes [announced on playbill of 21 May] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Afterpiece [1st time; C 3, by Elizabeth Inchbald. Prologue by Henry Sampson Woodfall, Jun. (see text)]: Taken from the celebrated piece called Guerre Ouverte; ou, Ruse Contre Ruse [by Antoine Jean Bourlin, dit Dumaniant]. Public Advertiser, 1 Dec. 1787: This Day is published The Midnight Hour (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #74 5s. (70.2; 4.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Event Comment: Benefit for Fosbrook, box-book and house-keeper. Receipts: #302 1s. (29.1; 11.6; 1.0; tickets: 260.14) (charge: #105 2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: End: A Highland Reel, as17860928, but _Mills, Ferrere

Event Comment: Benefit for Kennedy and King. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Kennedy, No. 49, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields; and of King, No. 54, Fleet-street. Receipts: #222 14s. (64.18.6; 4.19.6; tickets: 152.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-[see17870131]

Event Comment: Benefit for a Fund for the Relief of those who from their Infirmities shall be obliged to retire from the Stage. Receipts: #263 7s. (145.17; 14.1; 0.14; tickets: 102.15) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End III: As17870113

Song: As17870201

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00, and so continue for the Remainder of the Season. Receipts: #167 18s. (166.0; 1.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Song: As17870515

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Storace. Tickets to be had of Sga Storace, No. 23, Howland-street, Rathbone Place. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: As17870329

Event Comment: Benefir for Fawcett and Phillimore. Receipts: #262 19s. (15.3.0; 9.0.6; 2.11.6; tickets: 236.4.0) (charge: #106 3s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End: As17870113; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-Ferrere, Miss Stageldoir

Event Comment: Benefit for Gardner, Cubitt, Thompson & Besford. Receipts: #216 16s. 6d. (59.17.0; 4.8.6; tickets: 152.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Dance: As17870523

Event Comment: Benefit for Nix and Miss Barnes. Receipts: #254 3s. 6d. (67.10.0; 23.19.6; 2.19.0; tickets: 159.15.0) (charge: #106 2s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Song: End III: song-Miss Barnes; End IV: O! Nanny wilt thou go with me (composed by Carter)-Dignum; End: Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day-Miss Barnes

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Ledger, Rowson, Bott, Varley, Cox, Robson, W. Ansell, Mrs Davenett will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #297 12s. (83.18.6; 2.15.6; tickets: 210.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, as17870131, but Miss _Cranfield, Miss Rowson

Event Comment: Benefit for Danby, Spencer & Miss J. Stageldoir. Receipts: #272 6s. (44.7; 16.9; 1.5; tickets: 210.5) (charge: #108 1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: End: The Lucky Return-Hamoir, the Miss Stageldoirs

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Marks, Brandon, Edwards, Hall, Rolles, Turtle, Walker, Doe will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #265 5s. 6d. (60.8.6; 3.4.0; tickets: 201.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: Benefit for Alfred, Brigg, Bourk & Walker. Receipts: #233 14s. 6d. (40.12.0; 23.4.6; 2.0.0; tickets: 167.18.0) (charge: #105 15s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: End I: a Hornpipe-Bourk; End III: Minuet de la Cour-Brigg, Miss J. Stageldoir; End: Highland Reel-Bourk, the Miss Stageldoirs

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Green, Harris, the Band, Dalby, Shuter, Clarridge, Byrne will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #323 16s. 6d. (58.10.0; 5.4.6; tickets: 260.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Tickets delivered by the young D'Egvilles, Jones, Newbold, Shaw, Dale, Purser Sen., Smith, Aberdein, Mills, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Heard, Miss Dancer, Miss Bradshaw, Mrs Haskey, will be admitted. Receipts: #241 8s. 6d. (23.4.0; 15.3.6; 0.15.0; tickets: 202.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End III: The Capricious Lovers-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet (1st appearance), Miss DeCamp; End: The Scheming Jockey and Fortune@Teller-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Helme, Gaudry, Saby, Young, Hall, Rye, Ackery, Anselmo, Pilbrow, Mrs Linton, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Atkins will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #243 15s. 6d. (57.16.0; 3.0.6; tickets: 182.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 7:00. To begin exactly at 8:00 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #257 6s. 6d. [non-subscription]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Giulio Cesare In Egitto

Dance: As17870301

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Sherratt, Gibson, Gilles, W. Purser, Lyon, Pilsbury, Brady, Dowglas, Street, Gardner, Bayne, Standen, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Finney, Mrs Lewis will be admitted. Receipts: #284 19s. 6d. (36.2.0; 7.19.6; 0.15.0; tickets: 240.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: As17861205; End: Minuet and Cotillion-Master Warburton, Miss Taylor, others

Song: As17861205

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of afterpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #143 15s. (141.14.6; 2.0.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Rock, Guard, Longley, Mrs Arne, Ratchford, Simmons, Brereton, Haskey, Luxmore, Ansell, R. Ledger, Mrs Egan will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #321 18s. 6d. (39.18.0; 1.19.6; tickets: 280.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: End: a new dance, The Sailor Caught Napping-Ratchford, Miller, Mrs Ratchford

Event Comment: Benefit for Portal, Shade, Hicks, Palmer Sen. [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Double Disguise, but it was not acted. Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Tickets delivered for The Foundling will be admitted. Receipts: #293 6s. (27.16; 10.6; 0.11; tickets: 254.13) (charge: #105 9s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Dance: As17870115

Event Comment: Benefit for Wood, Cameron & Percey. Receipts: #273 19s. (22.11.0; 8.17.6; 1.12.6; tickets: 240.18.0) (charge: #105 18s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Johnston; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17870525

Event Comment: Benefit for Morelli. Tickets to be had of Morelli, No. 18, Oxenton Street, Haymarket. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: As17870605