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3510 results for: Keyword - D. Miller
We found 3782 matches on Roles/Actors, 1098 matches on Performance Comments, 405 matches on Performance Title, 126 matches on Event Comments, and 63 matches on Author.

3476
15 June 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Full prices. No money returned after curtain is drawn up. Vivat Rex. [A. Murphy and S. Foote joined a partnership and rented dl theatre from Garrick for summer performances (Genest, IV, 616). For Gentleman, Miller? See Winston MS 9.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

3477
27 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wishes; Or, Harlequin's Mouth Opened

Performance Comment: Actors only: O'Brien, Baddeley, Davis, Weston, Miller, Blakey, Marr, Foote, Watkins, Gardiner, Miss Haughton, Miss Ambross, Miss E. Ambross, Miss Elliott Prologue-; Epilogue-; Pantaloon-Baddeley; Harlequin-O'Brien; Doctor-Weston; Mezzetin (Harlequin's Valet)-Blakey; Pierrot-Davis; Distress (a Poet)-Foote; Isabella (Pantaloon's daughter)-Miss Haughton; Colombine (her maid)-Miss Elliott; Manto (a fairy)-Miss Ambrose (Genest, IV, 618); Also Parts-Marr, Watkins, Gardiner (Winston MS 9); Party per pale-Millar; Maid-Miss E. Ambrose (St James Chron. 28-30 July).

Dance: Master Rogier, Miss Capitani

3478
10 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #19. Paid salary list as usual #245 12s. with the additions of 3 Oct. LaLauze re-entered at 12s. Per day. Miss Miller and Miss Twist added at 5s. and 3s. 4d. respectively. Paid Lupino for making dance dresses #12 14s. 11d. Bought a crimson water'd Tabby gown and coat trimmed with silver at #30. Receipts: #72 15s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

3479
26 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Weller, Murden, Lewes. Afterpiece for 52nd and last time this season. Tickets deliver'd for Friday the 15th will taken. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. Charges #65 10s. [Deficit to each beneficiary #1 14s. 4d., covered by income from tickets. Weller #41 14s. (Box 7; Pit 145; Gallery 182); Murden #41 12s. (Box 31; Pit 111; Gallery 172); Lewes #61 10s. (Box 45; Pit 239; Gallery 144).] Paid the Duke of Bedford half year's ground rent due Lady Day last for the theatre #41 13s. 4d. (#50 minus half year's Land Tax #8 6s. 8d.). Paid Duke of Bedford half year's ground rent for the New Building adjoining the theatre #12 10s. (#15 minus half year's Land Tax #2 10s.). (Account Book). Receipts: #60 1s. (Account Book). At 5 went to Covent Garden to see Conscious Lovers &c....Got a bad place hn the First Gallery...Lewis did Harlequin, but not so well as Woodward; and Miss D. Twist did ye Miller's Bride, Miss Wilford's Character. Mrs Mahon does the jealous fellow's wife (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: IV: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

3480
13 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17691108 [Miss Miller's name first appears as Monimia.]

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

3481
19 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Thompson, Wilkinson &c. Tickets deliver'd for the Inconstant, by Whatley, and others will be taken. @ Thompson .. 7 45 #5 11s. #2 15s. 6d.@ Wilkinson 37 18 22 #14 3s. #7 1s. 6d.@ Whatley .. 6 25 #3 8s. #1 14s.@ Mrs Griffith .. 23 25 #5 19s. #2 19s. 6d.@ Flight .. 9 45 #5 17s. #2 18s. 6d.@ Ellis .. 2 38 #4 2s. #2 1s.@ Reed .. 4 16 33 #6 15s. #3 7s.@ Roberts .. 3 104 49 #21 15s. #10 12s. 6d.@ Dixon .. 5 51 22 #11 2s. #5 11s.@ Robson .. 5 117 78 #26 12s. #13 6s.@ Norbury 8 43 54 #13 17s. #6 18s. 6d.@ Bassan 14 36 41 #13 #6 18s. 6d.@ Bushell .. 6 16 #2 10s. #1 5s.@ Fransdorf 4 39 33 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@ Stephenson 20 106 106 #31 10s. #15 15s.@ Miller 5 44 59 #13 15s. #6 17s. 6d.@ Walker .. 14 47 #6 16s. #3 8s.@ Shuter .. 14 4 #2 10s. #1 5s.@ Total 105 655 742 #198 14s. #99 7s.@ [No charges. The House took half value of tickets.] Receipts: #32 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Dutch Dance, as17691111

3482
22 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick, Fox, Hamilton and Bates. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Charges #65 14s. 6d. Deficit to each actor #5 9s. 1 1!2d., covered by income from tickets: Quick #45 13s. (Box 40; Pit 169; Gallery 103); Fox #54 13s. (Box 60; Pit 219; Gallery 68); Hamilton #28 12s. (Box 40; Pit 72; Gallery 78); Bates #27 3s. (Box 28; Pit 69; Gallery 98). Paid Mr Osborne the Balance due for Benefit of New General Lying in Hospital the 22d Dec. last #10 17s. 6d. Half values from tickets receiv'd from Rose, Wilkinson, Mrs Griffiths, Flight, Roberts, Robson, Norbury, Fransdorf, Miller, and Walker (Account Book). Receipts: #43 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

3483
28 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Earl of Essex oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of indisposition of Miss Miller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

3484
25 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Stede, Pilfold and others. Tickets deliver'd by Shuter, Norbury, Roberts, Frensdorff, Miller, Bassan and Stephenson will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: IV: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Stede (his scholar)

3485
18 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Performed as an Oratorio, though only a Serenata. Words by Gay...set to music by Mr Handel for that princely nobleman the Duke of Chandos...This being too short for a whole evening's entertainment, Mr Dryden's celebrated Ode, also set by Handel, was performed after the Serenata. End of Part I Concerto on French Horn, by Ponta. End of Part II, Solo on Violincello-Janson (Theatrical Review, 18 March). Ross and Mossop engag'd for Haymarket for tragedy, also Bannister; Aickin, Baddeley, Parsons, Dibdin, Mrs Baddeley, Evans, Miss Miller, Miss Ambrose &c. (Winston MS 10). [For Summer season?]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea, With Dryden's Ode

Music: End Part I: Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; End Act II: Concerto on Violincello-Janson

3486
29 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hartle, Francis, Walters, Mas. Blurton, Symonds. Tickets deliver'd for the Inconstant will be taken. Tickets deliver'd by Longley, Mas. Jones, Singleton, Shuter, Norbury, Roberts, Frenzdorf, Miller, Stephenson, Read, Robson, Walker, Clarridge, Perry Sr; and Bassan will be taken. [Hours received half value of tickets plus the ready receipt money.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Mrs Hartle 5 31 43 #10 4s. #5 2s.@Francis 2 26 25 #6 18s. #3 9s.@Patterson 5 79 71 #20 4s. #10 2s.@Blurton - 15 28 #5 1s. #2 10s. 6d.@Symonds 19 45 42 #15 14s. #7 17s.@Longley 18 112 53 #26 12s. #13 6s.@Jones - 2 11 #1 8s. 14s.@Singleton - 8 14 #2 12s. #1 6s.@Shuter - 52 8 #8 12s. #5 14s. 6d.@Norbury 9 26 53 #11 9s. #5 14s. 6d.@Roberts 9 125 59 #26 18s. #13 9s.@Frensdorf - 42 31 #9 8s. #4 14s.@Miller 5 62 56 #16 3s. #8 1s. 6d.@Stephenson 16 61 52 #18 7s. #9 3s. 6d.@Read - 15 45 #6 15s. #3 7s. 6d.@Robson 3 101 32 #19 2s. #9 11s.@Walker - 17 68 #9 7s. #4 13s. 6d.@Claridge 5 36 35 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@Perry 3 30 81 #13 7s. #6 13s. 6d.@Bassan 1 12 21 #4 3s. #2 1s. 6d.@Total 100 897 828 #242 7s. #121 3s. 6d.@ Paid Lee for a quantity of velvet #21 (Account Book). Receipts: #12 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; End: The Provenzale-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford [see17700928]

3487
25 February 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The New Tragedy of Alzuma oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Miss Miller. Paid Mrs Friar for a Lady's white & Silver tissue suit of cloaths with coloured flowers #7 (Account Book). Receipts: #162 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730206

3488
24 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Bates and Hamilton; Tickets deliver'd by Thompson will be taken. Tickets sold at doors will not be admitted. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to each beneficiary #4 8s. 9d. covered by income from tickets. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Wild 16 111 255 #46 3s.@Holtom 7 99 76 #24 4s.@Baks 33 145 #33 17s.@Hamilton 45 53 93 #28 10s.@Total 101 327 569 #132 14s.@ Cash advanc'd to Miss Miller as per note #90 (Account Book). Receipts: #46 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Dance: III: A New Dance-Langrish, Miss Besford, as17730426 IV: Hornpipe-Miss Stede, as17730522

3489
31 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The tragedy of King Henry II cannot be performed, on account of the indisposition of Miss Miller. Paid Mr Nix the balance for London Lying In Hospital #23 6s.; Paid Garton balance for Theatrical Fund, #89 4s. 6d.; Paid Mr Helme the balance for the Discharge of persons imprison'd for small debts #4 5s. Receipts: #129 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

3490
15 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Rec'd from Condell #20 on account of Fruit rent this season. Paid Mr Miller for performing 8 nights in the Sylphs #2. Receipts: #221 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

3491
29 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A New Comedy (never performed) [by George Colman]. Paid Miller for performing 11 nights in The Sylphs #2 15s. Paid Mr Anderson for 2 suits of women's cloaths #21 (Account Book). [The mainpiece received a scourging review in the Westminster Magazine for Feb. 1774. Gibbon attended, "We dined at the Shakespeare and went in a body to support it....Though we got a verdict for our client his cause was but a bad one. It is a very confused miscellany of several plays and tales" (John Hampden@Journal, p. 18).] Receipts: #258 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

3492
19 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Miller for performing 8 nights in the Sylphs to the 14th instant #2. Receipts: #123 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Dance: End of Play: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

3493
20 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17740317 but New Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Mrs _Mattocks, Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs _Mattocks, Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

3494
24 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Symonds, Norbury, Francis. Tickets deliver'd by Perry, Roberts, Wooley, Stevenson, Singleton, Shuter, Miller, Walker, and Real as well as those deliver'd for The Recruiting Officer will be Taken. [No charges. House rec'd the ready money receipts plus half-value of the tickets deliver'd:] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Symonds 27 50 107 #27 16s. #13 18s.@Norbury 23 33 31 #13 14s. #6 17s.@Francis 13 36 17 #9 8s. #4 14s.@Perry 4 14 25 #6 3s. #3 1s. 6d.@Roberts 9 80 191 #38 18s. #19 9s.@Wooley 3 24 3 #3 12s. #1 16s.@Stephenson 14 107 64 #23 16s. #11 18s.@Singleton 3 48 10 #7 1s. #3 10s. 6d.@Shuter 11 39 86 #19 11s. #9 15s. 6d.@Miller 8 74 49 #16 #8@Walker .. 95 19 #12 7s. #6 3s. 6d.@Read 7 65 21 #11 8s. #5 14s.@Total 122 665 618 #189 14s. #94 13s.@ Paid Symonds for performing 5 nights in The Fair to 13 Nov. last 5s., and for 25 nights in The Sylphs to the 4th of April #1 5s. Receipts: #57 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

3495
27 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Curteen, Roberts, Shuter. Tickets delivered by Miller, Walker, Reed, Colley, Robinson, Brandon, Booth, Flight, Mrs Paddick, Mr Watson will be taken. Doors open half past 5. To begin half past 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17750503

3496
21 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Ansell, Pilford, Wooley, Marks, Symonds, Furkins, Tickets deliver'd by Flight, Roberts, Claridge, Doe, Wells, Francis, Brandon, Budd, Miller, Constable will be taken this night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: The Italian Gardeners, as17751011

3497
22 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miller, Longley, Shuter, Robson, Colley, and Stephenson. Tickets deliver'd by Varley, Walker, Robinson, Brereton, Baker, Mrs Hitchcock, Smallwood, and W. Ansell will be taken this night. Doors open half past 5. To begin at half past 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17750927

3498
23 February 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patriot

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilkinson, Parker, Cross, Hunter, Miller, Powell, Shatford, Smith; Miss Watson Sen., Miss Forde, Miss Watson Jun., Miss Frederick, Miss Hemet. Cast not known. New Prologue [spoken by T. Davis] and Epilogue [spoken by Miss Hemet] .

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England

3499
17 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Song: dl

Dance: Plutus-Staunton; Wit-Miss George; the Dance by Mr and Miss Hamoir. End of Act I of mainpiece New Hornpipe by Master Butler (Scholar of Miller); End of Act III The Soldier Tir'd, as17840414; End of mainpiece The Minuet de la Cour and Allemande by the Miss Stageldoirs

Performance Comment: End of Act I of mainpiece New Hornpipe by Master Butler (Scholar of Miller); End of Act III The Soldier Tir'd, as17840414; End of mainpiece The Minuet de la Cour and Allemande by the Miss Stageldoirs .

Song: In mainpiece an Interlude of

3500
01 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus; Or, A World Discovered

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Lewis, Quick, Holman, Pope, Farren, Munden, Harley, Macready, Cubitt, Powel, Thompson, Evatt, Mrs Esten, Mrs Pope. Cast from text (W. Miller, 1792): Harry Herbert-Lewis; Doctor-Quick; Alonzo-Holman; Columbus-Pope; Orozimbo-Farren; Bribon-Munden; Solasco-Harley; Roldan-Macready; Moscoso-Cubitt; Catalpo-Powel; Valverdo-Thompson; Cuto-Evatt; Captain-Farley; Nelti-Mrs Esten; Cora-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 12 performances only (see17930101).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 12 performances only (see17930101).]

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp