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2366 results for: Keyword - C. Burney
We found 1372 matches on Event Comments, 849 matches on Performance Comments, 174 matches on Performance Title, 125 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

401
07 January 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #439 11s. 6d. (391.15.6; 45.7.0; 2.9.0). A tally sheet in BM (Burney 937. c. 10) for this night itemizes the number of spectators and the receipts as follows: 1st Account Boxes 660, #198.0.0 Pit 745, #130.7.6 Gallery 634, #63.8.0 Total 2,039, #391.15.6 Half Price Boxes 215, #32.5.0 Pit 27, #2.14.0 Gallery 208, #10.8.0 Total 450, #45.7.0 Boxes 875, #230.5.0 Pit 772, #133.1.6 Gallery 842, #73.16.0 Total 2,489, #437.2.6 The total receipts here set forth do not include the After Money of 2.9.0

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

402
08 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The BM Burney Collection (937. c. 10) contains a receipted bill from T. Lowndes for printing throughout this week: playbills nightly #1 12s. 6d.; 100 half price cards 2s.; 200 half-sheet office accts. 8s., totalling #10 5d.] Receipts: #272 4s. (226.8; 44.12; 1.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

403
29 April 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [True Briton announces Nina, but "The Public are most respectfully acquainted that, on account of Mme Banti's sudden illness, Nina...is unavoidably postponed; and the favorite opera of L'Arbore di Diana will be performed in its stead" (printed slip attached to BM playbill, Burney 937. c. 15).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'arbero Di Diana

Dance: As17961220

404
30 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Ben-Burney, who never appear'd on this Stage before.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Burney, who never appear'd on this Stage before.

Song: As17181006

Dance: A new Dance betwixt a Burgomaster and his Frow by delaGarde-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; A new French Peasant-delaGarde's Two Sons

405
06 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Clark; Pierot-Roger; Punch-Burney; Scaramouch-Haughton; Statue-Cibber Jr; Bawd-Harper; Mephostophilus-Young Rainton; Death-Ray; Time-Rainton; Usurer-Norris; Shopkeeper and Wife-Hallam, Mrs Haughton; Doctor's Man-Peplow; Countrymen-Miller, Bridgwater, Oates, Wright; Diana-Mrs Booth; Mars-Thurmond; Mercury-Lally; Bacchus-Boval; Ceres-Mrs Mills; Iris-Mrs Brett; Flora-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Punch Actor: Burney

406
30 March 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea; or, The Country Wedding

Performance Comment: Acis-Essex; Galatea-Miss Robinson; Polyphemus-Harper; Swains-Boval, Rainton; Nymphs-Miss Lindar, Mrs Walter; Roger-Weaver; Joan-Mrs Mills; Bridesmen-Haughton, Burney; Bridemaids-Mrs Young, Mrs Haughton; Countrymen-Oates, Wright; Country Maids-Mrs Sherburn, Miss Biddy.
Cast
Role: Bridesmen Actor: Haughton, Burney

407
30 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroyed

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Thurmond; Pierot-Roger; Punch-Burney; Scaramouch-Houghton; Statue-Cibber Jr; Bawd-Harper; Mephostophilus-Rainton; Death-Ray; Time-Rainton Sr; Usurer-Norris; Shopkeeper and Wife-Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt; Doctor's Man-Wetherilt; Countrymen-Miller, Bridgwater, Oates, Wright; Grand Masque of Heathen Deities-; Diana-Miss Robinson; Mars-Thurmond; Mercury-Lally; Bacchus-Boval; Ceres-Mrs Mills; Iris-Miss Lindar; Flora-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Punch Actor: Burney

408
05 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Giffard; Sir Sampson-W. Williams; Scandal-W. Giffard; Tattle-R. Williams; Foresight-Hallam; Ben-Burney Sr; Jeremy-Collet; Angelica-Mrs Purden; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Clark; Mrs Frail-Mrs Haughton; Prue-Mrs Mountfort; Nurse-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Burney Sr

Dance:

409
01 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Giffard; Blunt-Smith; Story-Lacy; Day-Penkethman; Obadiah-Burney Sr; Abel-W. Bullock; Bookseller-W. Williams; Teague-Collet; Ruth-Mrs Giffard; Arabella-Mrs Seal; Mrs Chat-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Day-Mrs Kirk being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage.
Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: Burney Sr

Dance: TThe Pierrots-

410
07 January 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: Jealousy Deceived; or, The Amours of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Colombine-Mrs Haughton; Countryman-Penkethman; Pierot-W. Giffard; Harlequin-Burney.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Burney.

411
02 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady; Or, Harlequin's Opera: In The Manner Of A Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Part-Penkethman, Bullock, Lacy, W. Giffard, W. Williams, Huddy, Smith, Collet, Bardin, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Palmer; but edition of 1730 lists: Ballad-Penkethman; Meanwell-W. Giffard; Modely-Bullock; Drama-Lacey; Mrs Foible-Mrs Mountford; Mrs Sprightly-Mrs Giffard; Prattle-Mrs Palmer; Merit-W. Williams; Smooth-Mrs Thomas; Hackum-Huddy; Whim-Smith; Trifle-Collet; Voice-Bardin; Harlequin-Burney.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Burney.

Dance: Burny, Sandham, Eaton, R. Williams as Harlequin, Scaramouch, Punch, Pantalon

412
31 August 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wat Tyler And Jack Straw

Performance Comment: As17300820, but Aurelia-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Tyler-Mrs Palmer; Suky Tyler-Mrs Thomas; Goody Tyler-Burney; Genius of England-Mrs Mountfort; Epilogue-Penkethman on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Goody Tyler Actor: Burney

Song:

Dance:

413
18 March 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17301126, but Teague-Morgan; Day-Bardin; Obadiah-Burney; Mrs Chat-Mrs Morgan; A new Epilogue-Morgan.
Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: Burney

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: SScaramouch-Sandham

Song: AA Satyr Upon all Trades-Rosco, Pearce; The Trifle-Stoplaer

414
10 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Polly-Mrs Clive i.e., Miss Raftor in Burney.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive i.e., Miss Raftor in Burney.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

415
16 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Cook, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

416
02 June 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: II: The Haymakers-Giorgi's Scholars; End Opera: Hornpipe-Master Burn

Entertainment: End Opera: Bannister's Imitations-Bannister

417
11 January 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Taste

418
16 May 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: THE ENGLISHMAN IN PARIS

Dance: In mainpiece Dances (composed by D'Egville) by Hamoir, G. D'Egville, Master D'Egville, Miss Menage, Miss Phillips, the Miss D'Egvilles, &c.; In Act II of afterpiece a Minuet by Hamoir and Miss De Camp

419
09 June 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

420
25 November 1699 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: Luttrell, A Brief Relation, IV, 586: This day the strong Kentish man was shewn at the play house in Dorset Garden, where he drew against a horse, and lifted 20 hundred weight: the boxes 10s. apeice, and the pit 5s. [Other accounts are in a newsletter in the Burney Collection (British Museum) and in the Post Man, 25-28 Nov. 1699.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

421
26 January 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Temple Beau

Performance Comment: Temple Beau-Giffard; other parts by W. Giffard, W. Williams, Penkethman, Burney, W. Bullock, Collett, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Haughton, Mrs Purden, Mrs Seal; but edition of 1730 lists Sir Avarice Pedant-Collet; Sir Harry Wilding-Penkethman; Wilding-Giffard; Veromil-W. Giffard; Valentine-Williams; Pedant-Bullock; Pincet-Bardin; Lady Lucy Pedant-Mrs Giffard; Lady Gravely-Mrs Haughton; Bellaria-Mrs Purden; Clarissa-Mrs Seal; Prologue by James Ralph-Giffard; Epilogue by a Friend-Mrs Giffard.

422
03 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: See17311106, but Archer-Wilks; Aimwell-Mills; Scrub-Cibber; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

423
05 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: See17311203, but Manuel-Cibber Jr (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

424
07 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: See17310925, but Fondlewife-Cibber; Bellmour-Wilks (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

425
14 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: See17311002, but Copper Captain-Wilks (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17311005, but Nell-Mrs Clive (?); Jobson-Harper (Burney).