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5444 results for: Keyword - English and Irish Stage
We found 2551 matches on Event Comments, 1762 matches on Performance Comments, 1632 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3651
25 January 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #111 14s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 179 paid and 32 orders; stage, 24 paid; balcony, 2 paid; pit, 238 paid and 33 orders; slips, 14 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 167 paid and 22 orders; second gallery, 54 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

3652
26 January 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #45 3s.; tickets #27 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 48 paid and 45 by tickets; stage, 2 paid; p1t, 112 paid and 67 by tickets; slips, 5 paid; first gallery, 103 paid and 59 by tickets; second gallery, 61 pa1d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Saguntum

Cast
Role: Candace Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Timandra Actor: Mrs Bullock

3653
01 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #107 3s. Probable attendance: boxes, 113 paid and 19 orders; stage, 33 paid; pit, 210 paid and 37 orders; slips, 15 paid and 6 orders; first gallery, 152 paid and 12 orders; second gallery, 36 paid and 4 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

3654
02 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #34 6s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 14 paid and 4 orders; stage, 1 paid; p1t, 107 paid and 15 orders; slips, 2 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 147 paid and 22 orders; second gallery, 110 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Viiith

3655
04 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: 76 17s. [The Country Wife intended, but deferred by illness of Mrs Berriman.] Probable attendance: boxes, 79 paid and 13 orders; stage, 10 paid; pit, 208 paid and 22 orders; slips, 18 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 155 paid and 12 orders; second gallery, 88 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson

3656
09 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #21 2s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 22 paid and 13 orders; stage, 3 paid; pit, 53 paid and 21 orders; slips, 9 paid and 8 orders; first gallery, 79 paid and 11 orders; second Gallery, 40 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

3657
13 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Written by Lewis Theobald. Set to Music by Galliard.] The Entertainment being entirely new Dress'd: With New Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s. Receipts: #216 12s. Probable attendance: boxes, 269 paid; stage, 1 paid; balcony, 4 paid; pit, 274 paid and 4 orders; slips, 54 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 456 paid; second gallery, 195 paid. Mist's, 18 Feb.: It is of the Nature of Pantomimes, partly grotesque, and partly vocal, but far exceeds all ever yet shewn, in the Magnificence and Beauty of the Scenes, the Number and Richness of the Habits, as well as the Fable, which is purely poetical, as the Italian Operas ought to be. [See also London Journal, 18 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

3658
25 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #204 12s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 521 paid and 5 orders; stage, 1 paid; slips, 50 paid; first gallery, 425 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 188 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

3659
28 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts:.#154 18s. 6d. Probable attendance: pit and boxes, 377 paid and 16 orders; stage, 1 paid; slips, 28 paid; first gallery, 383 paid; second gallery, 186 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

3660
02 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #191 10s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 494 paid and 1 order; stage, 2 paid; slips, 38 paid; first gallery, 393 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 182 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

3661
04 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #181 18s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 470 paid and 15 orders; stage, 3 paid; slips, 34 paid; first gallery, 360 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 189 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

3662
07 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #124 1s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 294 paid and 30 orders; stage, 1 paid; slips, 10 paid; first gallery, 304 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 140 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

3663
07 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Faustina. With several New Additions. By his Majesty's Command, for the better Convenience of the Audience, the Stage will be laid quite Open. N.B. The Court of Directors have resolved not to make use of their Tickets as Subscribers this Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Admetus

3664
11 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. Receipts: #42 9s.; tickets #123 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 42 by money and 226 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; pit, 75 by money and 255 by tickets; slips, 5 by money; first gallery, 92 by money and 285 by tickets; second gallery, 40 by money. [For a letter on pantomime, chiefly at lif, see Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 11 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Louvre-Glover; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

3665
13 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #46 12s.; tickets #87 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 32 by money and 162 by tickets; stage, 7 by money; pit, 78 by money and 243 by tickets; slips, 22 by money; first gallery, 128 by money and 109 by tickets; second gallery, 110 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: TThe Lass of Patie's Mill-Mrs Warren; A Dialogue Betwixt a Rake and a Widow-; Rake-Leveridge; Widow-Salway

Dance: FFrench Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon

3666
16 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #67 1s.; tickets #98 14s. Probable attendance: boxes, 342 by tickets; stage, 44 by money; pit, 123 by money and 88 by tickets; slips, 14 by money; first gallery, 166 by money; second gallery, 52 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: With an additional Dance, by Nivelon and Poitiercall'd The Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; And all the other Dances as usual-

3667
23 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. Receipts: money #51 9s. 6d.; tickets #106 13s. Probable attendance: boxes, 81 by money and 219 by tickets; stage, 28 by money; balcony, 2 by money; pit, 44 money and 304 by tickets; slips, 7 by money; first gallery, 87 by money and 63 by tickets; second gallery, 68 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Song: TThe Spinning Wheel Dialogue-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; La Marriee-Salle, Mlle Salle

3668
23 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sig Victoria and the Doctor. By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Being a particular Fatigue of Argentina, with her Comical Affectation of her New Title; wherein the Doctor will perform by the Name of Tabarin , a New Character, very Comical and Jocose, never yet seen on the Stage, which has been reserved for that Day, and may be continued hereafter, if he has the Happiness of pleasing his most Noble Spectators better than by his former

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argentina Ortolana Contessa Per Forza

Dance: new Scaramouch , lately arriv'd from Italy; Serious and Grotesque Dancing particularly-M deCamp, Mlle Mimi l'Post , first Dancers of the Opera at Brussels, just arrived

3669
25 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #157. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 380 paid and 26 by orders; stage, 3 paid; slips, 32 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 355 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 167 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

3670
05 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Chambers. Receipts: money #31 12s.; tickets #77 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 39 by money and 175 by tickets; stage, 5 by money; pit, 57 by money and 208 by tickets; slips, 11 by money; first gallery, 22 by money and 30 by tickets; second gallery, 50 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Song: new Cantata by Signor Bonnoncini-Mrs Chambers

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

3671
07 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. Not Acted these Five Years. Written by Mr Otway. Receipts: money #27 2s. 6d.; tickets #70 9s. Probable attendance: boxes, 27 by money and 103 by tickets; stage, 1 by money; pit; 56 by money and 184 by tickets; slips, 3 by money; first galleygallery, 67 by money and 171 by tickets; second gallery, 50 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Song: TThe Lass of Patie's Mill-Miss Warren

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; The Humours of Marriage-Salle, Mlle Salle

3672
08 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #159 4s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 412 paid and 41 orders; stage, 4 paid; slips, 29 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 317 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 176 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

3673
10 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. Not Acted these Six Years. Receipts: money #33 8s.; tickets #71 18s. Probable attendance: boxes, 56 by money and 121 by tickets; stage, 5 by money; pit, 51 by money and 185 by tickets; slips, 2 by money, first gallery, 41 by money and 139 by tickets; second gallery, 59 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Ryan; Miranda-Mrs Younger; Manly-Walker; Vulture-Bullock Sr; Sir Amorous-W. Bullock; Butler-Ogden; Clarinda-Mrs Rice; Necessary-Mrs Martin; Aspin-Spiller; Lady Outside-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Younger

Song: As17270407

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

3674
14 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Salle. Receipts: money #23 6s. 6d.; tickets #44. Probable attendance: boxes, 17 by money and 108 by tickets; stage, 5 by money; pit, 48 by money and 63 by tickets; slips, 2 by money; first gallery, 63 by money and 73 by tickets; second gallery, 19 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: As17261109; Harlequin-Miss Violante, Scholar to Salle; Les Charactres de la Dance-Mlle Salle; Fury Dance-; First Fury-Salle

3675
17 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Berriman. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #16 16s. 6d.; tickets #57 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 8 by money and 97 by tickets; stage, 3 by money; pit, 45 by money and 135 by tickets; first gallery, 37 by money and 129 by tickets; second gallery, 45 by moeny

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle