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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.

3726
19 January 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #47 16s.; tickets #117 11s. Probable attendance: boxes, 56 by money and 266 by tickets; stage, 37 by money; pit, 41 by money and 321 by tickets; slips, 14 by money; first gallery, 99 by money and 29 by tickets; second gallery, 89 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sesostris

3727
23 January 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #38 13s.; tickets #20 6s. Probable attendance: boxes, 38 by money and 29 by tickets; stage, 1 uy money; pit, 95 by money and 79 by tickets; slips, 4 by money; first gallery, 92 by money and 12 by tickets; second gallery, 78 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sesostris

3728
24 January 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #46 16s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 58 paid and 25 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 134 paid and 15 orders; slips, 1 paid; first gallery, 71 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 93 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris, Queen Of Scythia

3729
29 January 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By John Gay.] Never Acted before. Receipts: #169 12s. Probable attendance: boxes, 247 paid and 3 orders; stage, 8 paid; balcony, 7 paid; pit, 301 paid and 1 order; slips, 56 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 437 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 191 paid. For the first night, see Schultz, pp. 1-5

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3730
31 January 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 14s. Probable attendance: boxes, 239 paid and 7 orders; stage, 9 paid; pit, 292 paid; slips, 48 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 419 paid; second gallery, 162 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3731
01 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #143 17s. 6d.; tickets #18 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 168 by money and 75 by tickets; stage, 36 by money; pit, 286 by money; slips, 54 by money; first gallery, 356 by money; second gallery, 174 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3732
02 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #163 5s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 248 paid and 4 orders; stage, 16 paid; pit, 287 paid and 4 orders; slips, 44 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 402 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 180 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3733
03 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #175 19s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 250 paid and 4 orders; stage, 45 paio; balcony, 4 paid; pit, 295 paid and 1 order; slips, 55 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 425 paid; second gallery, 184 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3734
05 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #173 11s.; tickets #16. Probable attendance: boxes, 209 by money and 64 by tickets; stage, 81 by money; balcony, 1 by money; pit, 282 by money; slips, 60 by money; first gallery, 432 by money; second gallery, 187 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3735
06 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #161 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 273 paid and 5 orders; stage, 2 paid; balcony, 5 paid; pit, 276 paid and 4 orders; slips, 42 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 401 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 193 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3736
07 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #157 19s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 228 paid and 2 orders; stage, 11 paid; balcony, 4 paid; pit, 274 paid; slips, 53 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 424 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 188 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3737
08 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #153 7s.; tickets #12 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 184 by money and 49 by tickets; stage, 58 by money; balcony, 3 by money; pit, 281 by money; slips, 39 by money; first gallery, 381 by money; second gallery, 180 by money. Daily Journal, 8 Feb.: The Beggars Opera...meets with that universal Applause, that no one third Part of the Company that crowd thither to see it, can get Admittance: Which occasions a new Run to the Provok'd Husband at Drury-Lane; and so proves an equal Advantage to both Houses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3738
09 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #156 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 237 paid and 7 orders; stage, 8 paid; balcony, 5 paid; pit, 287 paid; slips, 54 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 370 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 184 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3739
10 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #171 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 321 paid and 1 order; stage, 20 paid; pit, 282 paid and 1 order; slips, 62 paid; first gallery, 430 paid; second gallery, 181 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3740
13 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #164 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 300 paid and 2 orders; stage, 15 paid; balcony, 5 paid; pit, 270 paid; slips, 57 paid; first gallery, 436 paid; second gallery, 189 paid and 3 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3741
14 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts; #171 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 230 paid and 10 orders; stage, 39 paid; balcony, 1 paid; pit, 290 paid; slips, 63 paid; first gallery, 428 paid; second gallery, 181 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3742
15 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #162 8s.; tickets #13 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 204 by money and 54 by tickets; stage, 43 by money; balcony, 2 by money; pit, 269 by money; slips, 58 by money; first gallery, 424 by money; second gallery, 180 by money. [For the fortunes of the play, see Gay to Swift, 15 Feb. in Correspondence of Pope, II, 473-74.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3743
16 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 11s.Probable attendance: boxes, 220 paid and 5 orders; stage, 14 paid; balcony, 3 paid; pit, 280 paid; slips, 61 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 427 paid; second gallery, 180 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3744
17 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #171 8s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 301 paid and 2 orders; stage 41 paid; balcony, 3 paid; pit, 281 paid and 4 orders; slips, 59 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 432 paid and 5 orders; second gallery, 185 paid. [For an essay on this play, see Craftsman, 17 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3745
18 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #163 16s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 207 paid and 8 orders; stage, 35 paid; balcony, 2 paid; pit, 294 paid and 5 orders; slips, 59 paid; first gallery, 435 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 190 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3746
19 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #158 13s. Probable attendance: boxes, 212 paid and 3 orders; stage, 26 paid; balcony, 3 paid; pit, 287 paid; slips, 48 paid; first gallery, 410 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 195 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3747
21 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 9s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 236 paid; stage, 44 paid; balcony, 2 paid; Pit, 290 Paid and 3 orders; slips, 47 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 419 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 189 paid. For a comment on the play by Thomas Edwards, see V. M. Gilbert, Unrecorded Comments on John Gay, Henry Travers, and Others, Notes and Queries, August 1953, pp. 337-38

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3748
22 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #163 14s. 6d. King, Queen, Princess Royal, and Princess Carolina present. Probable attendance: boxes, 228 paid and 28 orders; stage, 11 paid and 1 order; pit, 302 paid and 1 order; slips, 43 paid and 24 orders; first gallery, 443 paid; second gallery, 199 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3749
23 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #163 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 222 paid and 3 orders; stage, 41 paid; balcony, 3 paid; pit, 281 paid and 1 order; slips, 52 paid; first gallery, 406 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 188 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

3750
24 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #179 8s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 234 paid and 5 orders; stage, 47 paid; balcony, 1 paid; pit, 300 paid and 2 orders; slips, 56 paid; first gallery, 403 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 193 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera