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14381 results for: Keyword - Clarke</i>, <i>William</i>, <i>Drunken Negro-$Simmons</i>, <i>Servants</i>, <i>Negro <span class=
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12951
27 April 1758 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Event Comment: At The Chapel of the Foundling Hospital. [Deutsch, Handel, pp. 799-801, notes the performance and lists the "Orchestra Bill," for this performance: twelve violins-Brown, Collet, Freeks, Frowd, Claudio, Wood, Wood Jr, Denner, Abbington, Grosman, Jackson, Nicholson, the first three at 15s. and the rest at 10s. each; three "tenners" [violas]-Rash, Warner, Stockton at 8s. each: four hautbois-Eyferd, Teede, Vincent, Weichsel, the first three at 10s. 6d. and the fourth at 8s.; four bassoons-Miller, Baumgarden, Goodman, Owen, the first two at 10s. 6d. and the rest at 8s. each; three violoncellos-Gillier, Haron, Hebden at 10s. 6d. each; two double basses-Dietrich at 15s. and Sworms at 10s.; horns and drums by Adcock and Willis at 10s. 6d. each; trumpets and kettle drums-Trowa, Miller, and Fr Smith at 10s. 6d. for a total of #17 15s. He also lists the bill for the singers: Sga Frasi, #6 6s.; Miss Frederick, #4 4s.; Miss Young, #3 3s.; Beard with services gratis; Champness, #1, 11s. 6d.; Waas, Bailden, and Barrow at #1 1s. each; six boys, totalling #4 14s. 6d.; a second Champness, Ladd, Cox, Munck, Reinhold, Walz, Courtney, and Kurz, at 10s. 6d. each, for a total of #27 16s. 6d. Servants and music porters added #4 14s. 6d. What with #5 5s. 6d. for Smith brought the total bill to #55 11s. 6d. The Constable in addition cost #3 3s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

12952
12 January 1759 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

12953
20 March 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross. By Particular desire. Tickets for Venice Preserv'd will be taken. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Afterpiece: Never acted before. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The She Gallant; or, Recruits for the King of Prussia

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Dance: The usual Country Dance, as17581009; Hornpipe, as17581009

Ballet: TThe Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

12954
21 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Heiress; or, The Antigallican

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but Captain Hardy-Yates; Dash-Palmer; Briton Sr-Burton; Briton Jr-Packer; Harriot-Miss Barton; Laetitia-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Spruce-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Everbloom-Mrs Simpson; Worthy-Beard; Servants, Visiting Ladies-Brownsmith, Miss Bride, Miss Arabella Young, Miss Simson, Mrs Smith (MacMillan). The Music compos'd by Mr Arne Jr.
Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Harrison, a Young Gentleman Harrison's Scholar; End: A Minuet-Two of Harrison's Scholars

12955
05 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #41 13s. 6d. Paid J. Powell 6 nights Renters to instant: #72 6s.; Guards 6 nights #4 4s.; Mrs Rich 6 nights to instant #31 10s.; C. Rich ditto #6; J. Rich #20; Mr Gum for Scenemen #6 9s. 3d.; Performers 5 nights #185 11s. 6d.; Servants 6 nights #23 13s. [The expenditures for renters (100) at 2s. 4d. each per acting night, is a weekly constant. The amount for Mrs Rich of #5 5s. each acting night as well as that of #1 for C. Rich each acting night, is a constant. These will not be further recorded, nor will the nightly constant of 13s. for the guards, and 5s. 4d. nigthly for the barber.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Comic Dance,The Threshers-Leppie, Granier, Mlle Capdeville

12956
25 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Last time of performing afterpiece this season. Part of Pit laid into boxes; Amphitheatre on stage. Full prices. Send servants at 3 o'clock; Doors open promptly at Three

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): William Reeve

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

12957
28 January 1761 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: An Oratorio in two Parts never perform'd before. 7 p.m. By Charles Barbandt. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. By Subscription. N.B. Ladies are desired to send servants to take places

Performances

Mainpiece Title: David And Jonathan

Music: Solo on Violin-Jackson; Solo on German Flute-Kolowiky; Solo Violincello-Paxton; Solo Hautboy-Barbandt

12958
23 March 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Part of Pit [made into] Amphitheatre. Ladies are desired to send their servants by three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): William Reeve

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17601008

12959
25 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. Mainpiece: Not acted in 10 years. [See 16 Jan. 1753.] Afterpiece: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #56 16s. plus #154 13s. from tickets (Box 203; Pit 514; Gallery 268) (Account 8ook). Charges: #64 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601216

12960
01 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 24 May 1759.] Part of Pit will be rail'd into Boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets deliver'd out for the Constant Couple will be taken this night. Receipts: #47 5s. plus #73 17s. from tickets (Box 235; Pit 84; Gallery 75) (Account Book). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; End: Minuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Macklin

12961
13 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #62 3s. plus #104 11s. from tickets (Box 241; Pit 220; Gallery 163) (Account Book). Charges: #63 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Drunken Man Actor: Dunstall

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

12962
12 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Winston Theatrical Record suggests the following initial outlay for the season, which on 26 Nov. was subtracted from the total receipts to leave the company solvent at #715 9s., when Beard took over: @50 Performers' salary #210 0s. 10d.@50 Servants' salary #16 16s.@Music expenses #52 16s. 7d.@#279 13s. 5d.@To Mr Rich on account #1000@Habadasher's Bill for Coronation #4 16s. 4d.@Ribbons for Coronation #2 16s. 5d.@Window Curtain for Mrs Bellamy's Room #1 4s. 8d.@Printing #3 8s. 6d.@#1291 19s. 4d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

12963
19 September 1761 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: (The Hope of the Earth) performed last June in Honour of the King's Birth Day, but now with some alterations. Afterpiece: (The Promises of Heaven) an entirely new Serenata writ in order to celebrate, as far as lies in Sga Mattei's power, the late Royal Nuptials, and approaching Coronation. The Nobility and Gentry will please to dispense with their servants not being admitted this night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Speranze Della Terra

Afterpiece Title: Le Promesse del Ciels

12964
17 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #14. Salary list paid with additions of 10 Oct. #251 14s. plus #24 15s. for servants. Receipts: #79 18s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

12965
19 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Oratorio By Desire. "Mrs Pritchard's great demand for places tomorrow night, obliges her to request the Ladies will send their Servants early to prevent any mistakes in placing them.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: As17620305

12966
22 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Farce written by Mrs Clive not acted in 9 years. [See 19 April 1755.] Now with Alterations and Additional Scenes in which will be introduc'd Part of an Italian Burletta. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send servants by 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Dance: %New Dutch Comic Dance, as17610925

12967
30 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Ladies desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. Music for the afterpiece by John Frederick Lampe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Entertainment: AA Medley Epilogue (with Alterations) written by Garrick, -Beard

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

12968
14 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Being positively the Last Time of performing it this season. [See 23 Feb., and 1 April.] Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Dance: I: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212; II: New Dutch Dance, as17620202

12969
05 June 1762 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. N.B. As part of the Serenata must be performed in the upper Gallery, it is humbly hoped the Nobility and Gentry will not take it amiss that servants cannot be admitted this night. The last night of performing this season. Sga Mattei humbly desires Subscribers for the ensuing season to pay their subscription money to Mess. Andrew Drummond and Co., Bankers, at Charing Cross; or to Mr Crawford, Agent and Treasurer of said Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arianna E Teseo

12970
22 March 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5 shillings. Servants will be permitted to keep places in the Pit; and those Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken Places in the Pit are desired to come as soon as possible

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Dance: I: The Dutch Skippers, as17630101; II: The Catalonian Marriage, as17630308

12971
03 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Tenducci. Pit and Boxes will be laid together at 5s. Mr Tenducci humbly requests Ladies and Gentlemen to send servants by 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance, as17630224; II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

12972
15 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: TThe Knife Grinders (perform'd but once), as17631012

12973
12 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Not perform'd this season. To prevent mistakes, those ladies who have taken places, are desired to send their servants by 3 o'clock. Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

12974
15 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

12975
19 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Send Servants by 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes