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2541 results for: Keyword - Diary of Joseph Farington
We found 1393 matches on Event Comments, 950 matches on Author, 216 matches on Performance Comments, 25 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1826
29 October 1686 @ The City, London

Event Comment: Evelyn, Diary: was a Triumphant shew of the Lord Major, both by land & water with much solemnity, when yet his power was so deminish'd, by the losse of their former charter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Yearly Jubilee : Performed On Friday October Xxix

1827
14 December 1686 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company. Lord Ashburnham's Diary: I waited on my Mother home and afterwards I went into the play (the Maiden Queen) There was a great deale of company, I came home before 8 at night, I am now not charm'd with Playes &c. (Ashburnham MS 932, East Sussex County Record Office, County Hall, Lewes, Sussex; I owe this entry and the subsequent ones from this MS to the kindness of Professor George Hilton Jones, Kansas State University). This is an unusual example of the revival of a play at the public theatre the day before its presentation at court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love; Or, The Maiden Queen

1828
22 December 1686 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company, Lord Ashburnham's Diary: I went to visit Ld Sussex, and Mr Campion, neither of them at home, I went into the Play (the Wanton Wife) [Ashburnham MS 932; see 14 Dec. 1686]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

1829
03 January 1687 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company. Lord Ashburnham's Diary: I went to the Play (the Rehearsal) where there was a great deal of company (Ashburnham MS 932; see 14 Dec. 1686). The play was reprinted in 1687. Cibber, Apology (ed. Lowe, I, 167): People were so fond of seeing her [Mrs Mountfort] a Man, that when the Part of Bays in the Rehearsal had for some time lain dormant, she was desired to take it up, which I have seen her act with all the true coxcombly Spirit and Humour that the Sufficiency of the Character required

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

1830
05 January 1687 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: Evelyn, Diary: I was to heare the Musique of the Italians in the new chapel, now first of all opened at White-hall publiquely for the Popish Service

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1831
06 January 1687 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company. Lord Ashburnham's Diary: I went to the Play (a King and no King) and came home in good time a very rayny night (Ashburnham MS 932; see 14 Dec. 1686)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A King And No King

1832
10 January 1687 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company. Lord Ashburnham's Diary: I came home at 8 of ye Clock after having look'd in at the Play, the Spanish Curate (Ashburnham MS 932; see 14 Dec. 1686)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Curate

1833
11 January 1687 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company. Lord Ashburnham's Diary: I went to the play (Sr Courtly Nice) there was a great deal of company (Ashburnham MS 932; see 14 Dec. 1686)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

1834
28 January 1687 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company. Lord Ashburnham's Diary: In the afternoon came Sr John Katchpole to see me, afterwards I went to the Play (The Maids Tragedy) [Ashburnham MS 932; see 14 Dec. 1686]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

1835
30 January 1687 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: Evelyn, Diary: I heard the famous Cifeccio (Eunuch) [Giovanni Francesco Grossi, called Siface] sing, in the new popish chapell this afternoone, which was indeede very rare, & with greate skill: he came over from Rome, esteemed one of the best Voices in Italy, much crowding, little devotion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1836
01 February 1687 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company. Lord Ashburnham's Diary: I went to the Play, (The Committee) [Ashburnham MS 932; see 14 Dec. 1686]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

1837
19 April 1687 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: For additional comment upon the Italian singer called Ciface, see Evelyn, Diary, 19 April 1687

Performances

1838
13 September 1692 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: Luttrell, A Brief Relation, II, 565, 15 Sept. 1692: Last Tuesday the lord mayor sent his officersito cry downe the faire, the actors of the drolls having presumed to act the earthquake in Jamaica with scenes, and to make a droll of it. Evelyn, Diary, 15 Sept. 1692: This, of Jamaica, being prophanely & Ludicrously represented in a peppet play or some such lewd pass-time in the Faire at Southwarke, caused the Queene to put-downe & abolish that idle & vicious mock-shew

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1839
11 January 1694 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Evelyn, Diary, 11 Jan. 1693@4: Sup'd at Mr Ed Sheldons where was Mr Dryden the Poet, who now intending to Write no more Plays (intent upon the Translation of Virgil) read to us his Prologue & Epilogue to his last Valedictory Play, now shortly to be Acted

Performances

1840
22 January 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Dorset Garden Theatre and Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: From 16 Jan. 1696@7 to 18 May 1702 James Brydges, afterwards first Duke of Chandos, kept a diary in which he recorded, among other events, his attendance at the theatre. Unfortunately, his first entry dealing with the playhouses, like many other similar entries, does not name the play he saw; on 22 Jan. 1696@7 he wrote: my Uncle Warwick Lake? carried me to ye Playhouse. [For an account of his theatrical entries, see Lucyle Hook, James Brydges Drops in at the Theatre, Huntington Library Bulletin, VIII (1945), 306-11.

Performances

1841
04 February 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: I went to ye playhouse in Covent Garden, & after that to ye playhouse in Lincolns inn fields (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

1842
15 February 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: I went to ye Playhouse in Covent Garden where I met Mr Knight, after wch I went to yr other playhouse, & there saw Sr Charles Barinton, & Mr Mildmay; before ye play was done, I came hence home (Huntington MS St 26)

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1843
19 February 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: To ye Grecian Coffee house, where meeting Mr Pits, were went together to ye playhouse in Lincoln Inn Fields (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

1844
27 February 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. James Brydges, Diary: About 2. I came home to dinner, where I found Lady Hussy, & Cozzen Betty, & Mrs Howard, about 5. After dinner I went to Lord Pembroke's who being abroad, I went to Lord Arundell of Treryce, who not being at home, I went to Ld. Allinton's, but he not being within, I went to Mr Pitts, who being abroad, I went to ye Dean of Peterborough's but he being at church I went to ye playhouse in Lincolns inn fields, where I met Dr Davenant & Ld. Rumny (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

1845
04 March 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. James Brydges, Diary: To ye playhouse in Lincolns inn fields, where I met Lds Henry Cavendish, Grey of Ruthia, & Abergavenny (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

1846
09 March 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. James Brydges, Diary: About 4: we went to ye playhouse in Lincolns inn fields, and meeting Sr John Cope here, after having Put ye Ladies in box kept for them, I went with him to Hyde Park, & from thence came again to ye play (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

1847
15 September 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: I went to Tom's Coffee house, where I met Mr Marshall, he told me of Capt. Hill being kill'd by Ld Mohun, from hence I went to Wills, where I met Dr Davenant, I staid here almost half an hour, & coming home by ye way stopt & just lookt in at ye Playhouse being about seven a clock (Huntington MS St 26)

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1848
16 October 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. James Brydges, Diary: I went & lookt in at ye Playhouse [dl?], Greenwich park being acted. I staid not an act, but went hence to Tom's Coffeehouse (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

1849
15 February 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: I went to him [Brydges' father] setting my Uncle Lake down at ye playhouse (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

1850
26 February 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: About seven I went to ye playhouse in Covent Garden;...from thence I went to ye Playhouse in Lincolns inn fields, but meeting at ye door Mr Pelham, & he telling me the play was done, I came home (Huntington MS St 26)

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