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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.

16851
14 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #485 13s. (444.17; 35.3; 2.19; tickets not come in: 2.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and Apothecary

16852
15 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #147 15s. 6d. (97.9.6; 43.10.0; 6.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

16853
18 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Irishman in London, advertised on playbill of 17 Dec.] Receipts: #208 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

16854
18 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces The School for Scandal, but "The Public is most respectfully informed that, in consequence of the sudden indisposition of King, The School for Scandal is unavoidably postponed. This Evening [will be acted] The Heiress" (printed slip attached to BM playbill (Burney 937.c.II)). Thespian Magazine, Feb. 1793, p. 193, also notes this change.] Receipts: #131 15s. (82.15; 45.8; 3.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Song: Probably as17921016

16855
19 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Fugitive, advertised on playbill of 18 Dec.] Receipts: #194 2s. (141.15; 41.4; 11.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

16856
19 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Receipts: #477 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

16857
20 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Artaxerxes, advertised on playbill of 19 Dec.] Receipts: #119 16s. 6d. (79.7.6; 30.19.0; 9.10.0),

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

16858
20 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill omits Anna, but "Mrs Rock was a wretched Anna" (Thespian Magazine, Feb. 1793, p. 195). Miss Morris is identified in European Magazine, Jan. 1793, p. 69; and see 14, 16 Nov.] Afterpiece [1st time; P 2(?), author unknown. Text (i.e. synopsis of action), For the Booksellers, 1793. Larpent MS 964 contains Songs only]: Partly New, and partly a Selection of Scenery, Machinery, Tricks, and Business, from the most approved Pantomimic Productions of Lunn, Rich, Woodward, Messink, Rosamond [i.e. Rosoman], Lalauze, &c. The Music chiefly compiled [by Thomas Goodwin] from Pepusch, Galliard, Dr Arne, Vincent, Dibdin, Dr Arnold, Fisher, the rest by Shield. The selected Scenery and Machinery re-painted, and the several new ones designed and executed by Hodgins, Pugh, Walmsley, Lupino, &c. The Dances by Byrn, who will for the first time introduce a Burlesque Pas de Russe. With new Dresses, Machinery and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [In afterpiece the playbill lists Follett, but he "having received an injury at the morning's rehearsal, afforded that excellent actor, Munden, the opportunity of giving the Public an additional proof of the versatility of his talents: -he undertook the part of the Clown [i.e. Clodpole ], and performed it so well that he will probably be obliged to retain it" (Morning Herald, 21 Dec.). He was probably omitted from the Vocal Characters (see 21 Dec.).] Receipts: #258 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum or Mother Shipton Triumphant

16859
26 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Characters Dressed in the Habits of the Time. Receipts: #315 4s. 6d. (281.14.6; 32.3.0; 1.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Song: The Original Music by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses, and additional Accompaniments-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum, Welsh, Danby, Caulfield, Maddocks Cooke, Alfred, Shaw, Lyons, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Butler, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirton

16860
27 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. With the much-admired Shades and Transparencies, representing the Amusements of Harlequin, and the Destruction of the Pantomimical Fleet. Receipts: #217 19s. (158.11; 54.0; 5.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Song: As17921102

Dance: As17921102; In afterpiece: Dances-the D'Egvilles, Menage, Chatterley, Webb, Melvin, Phillips, Bourk, Bidotti, Whitmell, Walker, Nokes, Keys, Miss Menage, the Miss D'Egvilles, Miss Phillips, Miss A. DeCamp, Miss Menage Jun., Miss Smith, Miss Haskey, Miss Whitmell, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Harris, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Bourk

16861
28 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [This was Mrs Wells's last appearance as a regular member of the company of any London theatre.] Receipts: #290 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Dance: As17921226

16862
02 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: ["In the enchanted Island We were presented with a view of an elegant modern built house -so much for propriety!" (Thespian Magazine, Feb. 1793, p. 194.] Receipts: #229 2s. (190.10; 35.1; 3.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: In afterpiece: Dances, as17921227

Song: Vocal Parts, as17921213, but Sedgwick, Mrs +Crouch

Opera: Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. As17921213, but Neptune-Sedgwick

16863
02 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Receipts: #468 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Dance: As17921226

16864
03 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #169 6s. (136.6; 31.0; 2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

16865
04 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [For the naming of the characters in mainpiece, as they were called originally, see 23 Feb. 1792.] Receipts: #218 5s. 6d. (184.6.6; 30.2.0; 3.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

16866
07 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Masquerade as 8 Oct. 1792. Receipts: #220 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Song: As17921126

16867
08 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Pirates; afterpiece of Tit for Tat, both advertised on playbill of 7 Jan.] Receipts: #156 18s. 6d. (112.5.6; 39.7.0; 5.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Belles Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: In afterpiece: Dances, as17921227

16868
09 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years [not acted since 28 May 1783]. [Afterpiece in place of The Prisoner, advertised on playbill of 8 Jan.] Receipts: #101 18s. 6d. (67.7.6; 28.1.0; 6.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

16869
11 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Heiress, advertised on playbill of 10 Jan.] Receipts: #126 0s. 6d. (91.3.6; 28.16.0; 6.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

16870
14 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mrs Pollock is identified by MS annotation on BM playbill (cg, Vol. VIII). Her 1st appearance was at this theatre, 24 Nov. 1792.] Receipts: #304 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Dance: As17921226

16871
16 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. Receipts: #224 4s. (162.6; 53.10; 8.5; ticket not come in: 0.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

16872
16 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. "God save the King was sung by the audience, standing up, twice before the piece commenced, and twice after it was finished. At the end of the Divertisement, Rule Britannia was sung, the whole Royal Family joining" (London Chronicle, 17 Jan.). Receipts: #477 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: End: A New Divertisement, as17921124, but _Byrn; In afterpiece: The Lucky Escape, as17921116

16873
22 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Wrighten, prompter, to 29th December, #30 19s. 2d. Receipts: #245 15s. 6d. (211.7.6; 31.6.0; 3.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

16874
23 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "Notoriety and Tom Thumb were to have been performed by command of Their Majesties; but, in consequence of the news from France [the execution of Louis XVI on 21 Jan.], at five o'clock a letter was received from the Vice-Chamberlain, stating that Their Majesties could not honour the theatre with their presence, and the farce was changed from Tom Thumb to the new Pantomime" (Morning Chronicle, 24 Jan.). The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Receipts: #352 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

16875
25 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Madge to Mrs Wells, but "We cannot quit this article without noticing the Margery [sic] of Mrs Davis, who gave all the innocent simplicity of the character without 'o'er stepping the modesty of nature'" (Thespian Magazine, Mar. 1793, p. 220. And see 28 Dec. 1792.] Receipts: #237 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum