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18442 results for: Keyword - Blakes</i>, deleted.] Receipts:
We found 18032 matches on Event Comments, 1063 matches on Performance Comments, 12 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

17001
01 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Dryden. Receipts: #128 14s. (125.18.6; 2.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

17002
01 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 11 May 1791]. Receipts: #182 18s. (173/1; 9/17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Afterpiece Title: LOVE AND WAR

Dance: As17931022

17003
05 November 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Clandestine Marriage, advertised on playbill of 4 Nov.] Receipts: #148 18s. 6d. (102.4.0; 44.18.0; 1.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

17004
06 November 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Superb Prospect of the Infernal Regions, and a Rain of Fire. [This was included, as here described in all subsequent performances.] Account-Book, 27 Nov.: Paid 3 Showers of Fire in Don Juan #3 12s. Receipts: #189 3s. 6d. (145.12.0; 41.11.0; 2.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Dance: As17931026

17005
06 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece: Taken from Moor's Comedy of Gil Blas. 3rd piece: With the Original French Music, Dresses, Scenery, Machinery, and Decorations. [For a detailed synopsis of the action, see 16 Nov.] Receipts: #122 5s. 6d. (118.9.6; 3.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Pursuit Or Stop Her Who Can

Afterpiece Title: The Fugitive

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

17006
06 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #513 18s. 6d. (506/5/6; 7/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: HARTFORD BRIDGE

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUINS CHAPLET

Entertainment: As17931002

17007
09 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [This was Mrs Webb's last appearance on the stage. She died on 24 Nov. 1793.) Receipts: #208 2s. (204/15; 3/7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: MODERN ANTIQUES or The Merry Mourners

Dance: As17931015

17008
11 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, usually ascribed to Thomas Holcroft, but probably by James Marshall; adapted from Trau, Schau, Wem! (later entitled Der Gasthof), by Johann Christian Brandes. Authors of Prelude and Epilogue unknown]. Account-Book, 23 Nov.: Paid Marshall, author, in full, #99 8s. [not the actor, engaged at cg this season, whose Christian name was Thomas]. Diary, 23 Nov. 1790: This Day is published The German Hotel (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #179 14s. (166.4; 13.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp or Patrick in Prussia

17009
11 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Masquerade as 7 Oct. [Afterpiece in place of THE MIDNIGHT WANDERERS, advertised on playbill of 9 Nov.] The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 for the remainder of the Winter [see 22 Feb. 1794]. Receipts: #249 16s. 6d. (244/1/6; 5/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: TWO STRINGS TO YOUR BOW

Song: As17931007, but added: Miss Hopkins, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton; omitted: Williamson, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Masters

Entertainment: End of mainpiece, as17931012

17010
12 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Richardson was from the Richmond theatre.) Receipts: #200 8s. 6d. (191/14/0; 8/14/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: THE MAID OF THE OAKS

Dance: End of mainpiece The Drunken Swiss, as17931015; In Act I of afterpiece a Dance by Holland and Mlle St. Amand

17011
12 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs. [These six Chiefs had recently come to England to enlist aid in their dispute with Mexico (London Chronicle, 2 Nov.). The playbill retains Bannister as Robin Hood, but "Previous to the curtain's drawing up...Farley walked forward and apologized for the absence of Bannister, informing the audience that their favourite singer was suddenly indisposed, and that Davies had undertaken to play Bannister's part" (Diary, 13 Nov.). Davies's part of Scarlet was probably acted by Farley (see 18 Nov.).] Receipts: #201 17s. 6d. (187.5.0; 14.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

17012
13 November 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Dodd as Dangle, but he "would not act the Part...Benson studyed and did it, at a few Hours Notice" (Kemble Mem.).] Receipts: #262 14s. 6d. (204.11.0; 55.9.0; 2.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

17013
13 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #164 12s. (146.6; 18.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

17014
13 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece [1st time; T 4, by Edward Jerningham. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (see text)): With new Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Times, 24 Dec. 1793: This day is published THE SIEGE OF BERWICK (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #284 6s. 6d. (258/10/6; 25/16/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Berwick

Afterpiece Title: ANNETTE AND LUBIN

Afterpiece Title: THE SCHOOL FOR ARROGANCE

17015
15 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Composed by Dibdin. Receipts: #224 2s. (220/19; 3/3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: ROSE AND COLIN

Song: As17931030

Entertainment: As17931111

17016
15 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Being a Collection of favorite Scenes from the following celebrated Pantomimes: Harlequin Sorcerer, Mother Shipton, Choice of Harlequin, Lord Mayor's Day, Druids, Fryar Bacon, Harlequin Freemason, Norwood Gipsies, Omai, Magic Cavern, Harlequin Rambler. The Dances [composed] by Byrne. The Original Scenery, Machinery &c. painted by Lambert, Dall, Carver, Hodgins and Richards. The Music selected by Shaw from Pepuch [sic], Dr Arne, Arnold, Fisher, M.? Arne, Vincent, Didbin, Reeve, Shield. Receipts: #193 7s. (187.15; 15.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: As17931020

17017
16 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [Entertainment in place of Dermot and Kathlane, advertised on playbill of 15 Nov.] Receipts: #201 9s. 6d. (191/11/0; 9/18/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe in character by Platt

Entertainment: As17931111

Opera: As17931012, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Fawcett. Also BARNABY BRITTLE. Barnaby Brittle-Quick; Jeremy-Blanchard; Clodpole-Bernard; Lovemore-Davies; Sir Peter Pride-Cubitt; Jeffery-Abbot//Damaris-Miss Stuart; Lady Pride-Mrs Leicester; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Mattocks

17018
16 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 3rd piece: By Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs [see 12 Nov.]. Receipts: #274 1s. (270.0.6; 4.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

17019
18 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #144 16s. (128.16.6; 15.19.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

17020
18 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpicce: Not acted these 5 years [acted 19 May 1792). Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 24 Apr. 1792). "When next [Miss Jones, who had acted previously at Birmingham, and who is identified in Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1793, p. 359) plays the part she should endeavour to hold her person erect. The crouching attitudes that she adopted in the breeches scenes, took from the captivating impression that her figure might otherwise have produced" (Public Advertiser, 19 Nov.). [Author of Occasional Address unknown.] Receipts: #291 11s. 6d. (287/11/6; 4/0/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: MARIAN

Song: In Act II of mainpiece Hark! the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings by Gray, Linton, Miss Barnett, Mrs Mountain; In afterpiece a new Hunting Song, composed by Shield, by Incledon [this song not listed on playbill, but see World, 19 Nov.]

Monologue: 1793 11 18 Before the mainpiece an Occasional Address by Middleton

17021
19 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [in place of THREE WEEKS AFTER MARRIAGE, advertised on playbill of 18 Nov.]: Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Occasional Address by Miles Peter Andrews (see 23 Mar. 1793).] THE SIEGE OF BERWICK [advertised on playbill of 18 Nov.] is unavoidably postponed till Thursday next on account of Mrs Pope's sudden Indisposition. Receipts: #233 2s. (216/19/6; 16/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: MOTHER SHIPTON TRIUMPHANT or Harlequins Museum

Dance: In afterpiece The Burlesque Pas de Russe by Byrn and Miss Smith; Hornpipe by Holland

Song: In afterpiece God save the King by Gray, Linton, Street, Kendrick, Little, Miss Barnett, Miss Stuart, &c

Monologue: 1793 11 19 End of mainpiece An Occasional Address, in the character of Goldfinch, by Lewis

17022
19 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mrs Esten had 1st acted Lady Bab Lardoon at Bath in the season of 1786-87.] Receipts: #135 5s. 6d. (124.8.6; 10.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: I afterpiece: a Dance-

Song: As17931023

17023
20 November 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Nicolls for Ropes #5 7s. Receipts: #250 15s. (200.8; 46.16; 3.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

17024
20 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. "God save the King was several times repeated, and other songs suitable to the circumstances of the night" (World, 21 Nov.). " As the taste of the Royal Family is well known to be equal to the delight they take in encouraging genius, it is, we presume, the Lord Chamberlain that so frequently orders, for their entertainment, a hash of old Pantomimes, which even children cannot relish more than once" (Morning Chronicle, 21 Nov.). Receipts: #521 11s. (514/17; 6/14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Arroganc E

Afterpiece Title: MODERN ANTIQUES

Afterpiece Title: MOTHER SHIPTON TRIUMPHANT

Dance: As17931119

Song: As17931119

17025
21 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: THE SIEGE OF BERWICK [advertised on playbill of 20 Nov.] is unavoidably posrponed till Wednesday next, on account of Mrs Pope's Indisposition. [THREE WEEKS AFTER MARRIAGE and MARIAN , both also advertised as above, were not acted on this night.] Receipts: #175 15s. 6d. (171/17/0; 4/18/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: THE PRISONER AT LARGE

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Drunken Swiss, as17931015