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5670 results for: Keyword - Cross
We found 4062 matches on Roles/Actors, 2690 matches on Event Comments, 1239 matches on Performance Comments, 235 matches on Performance Title, and 110 matches on Author.

3626
16 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: House open'd Sept 16th. Mrs Ward engag'd from Covent Garden-Mrs Cibber not intending to play this Season. The first time I ever remember ye Company to play every Day so soon in ye Season (Cross). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places to be had of Hobson at the stage door be repeated here.] Receitps: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

3627
28 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: It being the first time of Mr Garrick's playing since his Marriage, the Jests in Benedick were receiv'd with uncommon applause: he married Mad. Viollete, on ye 22d of June: 1749 (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

3628
07 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Farce of one Act, never performed before (General Advertiser). Taken from Beaumont and Fletcher. Well receiv'd till ye last Scene, then hiss'd greatly (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

3629
19 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Farce, taken from Beaumont and Fletcher, damn'd (Cross). Acted but once, and not printed (Genest, IV, 290). Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Curate

3630
03 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid to Printer's Bill, #8 2s.; Paid towards a Bonfire for the Birthday, #2 2s.; Paid a Bill to Mr Cross, 12s. [probably for writing parts]; Paid Mr Deport for a wig for Eumenes #1 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [The printer's bill was a weekly constant which amounted to #309 2s. for the season and will not be further itemized.] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #103 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: TThe Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; Venetian Gardeners, as17491031

3631
04 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Candlemen, #1 10s.; Hickman (Porter), 18s.; Paddick rais'd, 10s.; Salary list at #49 17s. 7d. per day, #299 5s. 6d. Paid Cross for paper & pens, 7s.; Paid Bill Stickers, #2 14s.; Paid Brooks & Mason Hand Bills, 12s. (Treasurer's Book). [The payment to Billstickers and for Handbills, for Candlemen, and for Hickman, the porter, are weekly constants. They are averaged for the season in the following table and will not be further itemized.] @Item Weekly Average Season Total@Billstickers #2 14s. #86 8s.@Handbills 12s. #22 4s.@Candlemen #1 10s. #48@Hickman 18s. #28 16s.@ Receipts: #130 (Cross); #131 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

3632
24 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By desire. Paid Powney (Stationer) #6 7s.; Smart (Laceman) #49 7s; Cole (Turner) #8 18s.; Carr & Company #29 8s.; Potter (Hatter) 15s.; Clutterbuck [financier] #72 10s.; Fryar (Hosier) #10 9s.; Norton for Music #4 1s.; for Printing 400 card tickets 4s.; Burton for writing #1 2s. 3d.; Cross for writing 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #151 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

3633
25 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Cross for paper & pens 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [A constant weekly charge which will be noted no further, amounting to #1 10s. for the season.] Receipts: #130 (Cross); #120 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Master Mattocks

3634
27 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: SSignor Campioni first danc'd here--well (Cross). Afterpiece: With Scenes, Music, Cloths and Decorations entirely new. Paid Rigg (a Smith) #2 10s.; Mr Oram (Scene Painter) on acct #30 by order Mr Lacy (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

3635
29 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Mrs Auretti strain'd her Leg upon ye Stage (Cross). Paid Mrs Heron her bill #14 13s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #60 (Cross); #67 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

3636
09 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: New dance damn'd. Aged 4y 2m My dear Fann dy'd poor Girl (Cross). [The extra chorus singers in Chaplet this season received 5s. per night each. Three seem customarily to have been used. Payments during the run to Mr Norton (in charge of music) "3 Chorus 15s." (Treasurer's Book).] Paid salary List #305 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #120 (Cross); #112 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The German Jew; or, the Pedlars-

3637
20 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMaltere's children first danc'd (well) (Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #180 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: II: The Swedish Gardeners, as17491219; V: The Wooden Shoe Dance, as17491219

3638
21 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales (General Advertiser). Prince & Princess of Wales & ye Children (Cross). Paid for wax lights for the Prince 15s. 7d.; Paid Mrs Reynolds for wax & Brickdust 4s. 5d.; Norton 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 (Cross); #176 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: As17491220

3639
29 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Auretti danc'd first since she hurt her leg (Cross). Receipts: #40 (Cross); #47 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Song: Master Mattocks

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17491110

3640
04 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Carpue (Silk Dyer) #2; Xmas Box to King's Marshal's man 10s. 6d.; Mr Woodward a bill #25; Clutterbuck #57 6s.; Mr Miller (Shoemaker) #5 6d.; Scott (Copper laceman) #19 3s.; Cross for licenser #2 2s. (Treasurer's Book). This day is publish'd, The Chaplet, a Musical Entertainment at 6d. as it is now performing with great applause, at Drury Lane Theatre. Sold by Cooper in Paternoster Row. Receipts: #180 (Cross); #165 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

3641
06 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This play was wrote by Mr Shirly & was at Lisbon when Acted--it was receiv'd with great Applause--only a little groaning at some of the Love Scenes; the prologue greatly lik'd--he says the play attempted after ye Manner of Shakespear (Cross). Paid salary list at #51 7s. 7d. per diem, #308 5s. 6d.; Blakes per order #1 1s.; Maltair added to salary list at 10s. per day. Paid Lacy as per draft #105; Xmas box to Prince and Princess's footmen #2 2s.; Mr Maltair for 11 days #5 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [Maltair is presumably the dancer Maltare who had appeared at dl in 1740.] Receipts: #180 (Cross); #185 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince; Or, The Battle Of Poictiers

3642
09 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Tickets for the Boxes may be had fo Mr Rush, in Porter St, Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door (General Advertiser). Paid Blandford (Talow Chandler) #18 8s.; Knight, Lampman #9 1s.; Mrs Reynolds for wax and Brick dust 4s. 7d.; for a Point d'Espagne Hat for Sowdon #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

3643
10 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Neale (a good Actor) Dy'd--buried at Brumpton (Cross). Gave a Xmas Box to Princess Amelia's servts #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #140 (Cross); #127 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

3644
11 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for James Sturgis Adams (a Person in Distress) (Cross). Gave Xmas Box to Duke's Servts #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Tickets for Boxes to be had at the following Coffee Houses, St. James, St. James's St; Somerset in the Strand; Grigsby's behind the Royal Exchange; and the Union, Cornhill. Receipts: #205 (Cross); charges, #80 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Song: I: Master Mattocks

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews

3645
17 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Author. Tickets as of 9 Jan. Paid Paddick a bill for feathers & sundries #6 11s. 8d.; Shawford's young son ye 5th in the Tempest 5s.; Young Cross 3 times dancing in Tempest 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #90 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

3646
19 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Lane for 22 1!4 yds. of Brocade #20; Youngest Shawford's dancing 5s.; Ditto Young Cross 5s.; Norton 2 Chorus last night 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #50 (Cross); #72 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

3647
03 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. We Hear that at Drury Lane is now in rehearsal and will shortly be perform'd a New Musical Entertainment call'd Don Saverio. The Music composed by Mr Arne (General Advertiser). Author of Merope [Aaron Hill] confin'd to his bed (Winston MS 7). Paid Cross for playing Young Worthy #1 1s. [See 26 Jan.]; Paid Salary list #254 3s. 9d.; Norton 4 chorus #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #200 (Cross); #142 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17491110, but Principal Savoyards-Mrs _Addison

3648
07 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Rich's Entertainment call'd ye fair came out this Night at Cov. Garden (Cross). Paid Mr Kynaston 4 renter's shares 100 nights #46 13s. 4d.; Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #19 6s. 5d.; Wax and Brick dust 3s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #80 (Cross); #97 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

3649
08 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: An Earthquake (Cross). Paid Knight for Lamps, &c. #10 9s. 6d.; Paid Mrs Porter a bill by order of Lacy #10 9s. 6d.; Mrs Boucher a Bill by order of Lacy 8s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #30 (Cross); #40 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; End of Play: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219

3650
09 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author put up by the Prince's Command but he did not come--ye Author [Aron Hill] dy'd on Wed last (Cross). Tickets to be had of Mr Miller over against Catherine St. in Strand. [For a short account of Hill, his death, his work, See Genest, IV, 295.] Payment this night to Norton #1 10s. for 2 chorus last night and 4 this. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #170 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17500126