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3719 results for: Keyword - J. Bates
We found 1250 matches on Performance Comments, 500 matches on Event Comments, 475 matches on Author, 96 matches on Performance Title, and 84 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
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

Performance Comment: As17700205, but Gravediggers-Quick, Bates; Ghost-Clarke; Ostrick-Hamilton; Lucianus-Fox.
Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Quick, Bates

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

152
17 June 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Lillo, Author of George Barnwell. [Prologue by George Colman, the elder (Colman, Prose, in, 233). Mrs Bates was from CG.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Bensley; Mrs Bates (1st appearance on this stage), Miss Hooke, Mrs Bulkley. [Cast adjusted from text (T. Cadell, 1783): Young Wilmot-Palmer; Randal-Bannister Jun.; Eustace-R. Palmer; Old Wilmot-Bensley; Agnes-Mrs Bates; Maria-Miss Hooke; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley.] Occasional Prologue spoken by Palmer . Occasional Prologue spoken by Palmer .
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Song: In Act I of mainpiece a song in character by Miss Hooke

153
22 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Williames and Bates. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Williames, No. 2, Duke's-court, Bow-street; of Bates, No. 12, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #193 18s. 6d. (20.6.0; 10.8.0; 1.3.6; tickets: 162.1.0) (charge: #109 5s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: As17861010, but Soto-Bates; Rosara-Miss Stageldoir; Hippolita-Mrs T. Kennedy (of cg).
Cast
Role: Soto Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Williames; Russet-Bannister; Simkin-Bates [Public Advertiser: Fawcett]; Flint-Burton; Skirmish-Parsons; Jenny (1st time)-Miss Collett; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Simkin Actor: Bates

154
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

Performance Comment: As17730417 but Shylock (that night only)-Shuter; Gratiano-Dyer; Launcelot-Hamilton; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Duke-Morris; Salanio-Owenson; Salarino-Thompson; Tubal-Bates; Balthazar-Holtom; Old Gobbo-Saunders.
Cast
Role: Tubal Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

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

155
06 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for W. Bates and Miss Ambrose. 3rd piece: The overture and the rest of the music composed by Fisher. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #232 17s. 6d. (105.17.6; tickets: 127.0.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W.? Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton; Pierrot-Delpini; Maid-Mrs Sharpe; Justice's Wife-Mrs Willems; Pierrot's Wife-Miss Matthews; Colombine-Miss Cranfield.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W.? Bates

Dance: 3rd piece: Dancing-Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

Entertainment: [Vaudeville.]3rd piece: a Leap through a Cask on Fire-

156
12 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By desire of their Excellencies the Persian Ambassadors. Benefit for Booth, Egan & Bates. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #219 5s. (79.0; tickets: 140.5) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: See17801115, but Harlequin-W. Bates; Ferridon-Mrs Kennedy. [The other Characters as usual.]The other Characters as usual.]
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

157
16 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Wroughton as Richmond, and Webb as Lord Mayor. On the Kemble playbill both names are deleted. The name of Wroughton's substitute has been cut by the binder; who acted the part has not as yet come to light. A MS annotation substitutes Bates for Webb.] Receipts: #165 18s. (162/13/6; 3/4/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17821014, but Richmond-?; Lord Mayor-Bates .
Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Bates
Role: Oxford Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayors Day

158
04 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bates. 1st piece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. 3rd piece: Not acted these 15 years [acted 18 Dec. 1771]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Wroughton; Lysimachus-Farren; Hephestion-Davies; Clytus-Clarke; Roxana-Mrs Bates; Statira-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Land of Enchantment

Cast
Role: Custom House Officer Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: Vocal Parts [in Entry] by Johnstone, Brett, Doyle, Darley; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Miss Stuart, Mrs Bannister; End of 1st piece Moderation and Alteration by Edwin

159
19 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Bates. Tickets delivered for The Fox will be admitted. Receipts: #203 16s. (38.2.0; 25.7.6; 4.13.6; tickets: 135.13.0) (charge: #105 9s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17880109, but Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Bates.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Bates.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Collin's Ode on the Passions-Palmer

160
23 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for [W.] Bates and Mahon. Afterpiece: With an exact Representation of the Irish Giant [who had recently been exhibited in London: Charles Byrne, 1761-83], and a Leap through a Cask on Fire. Receipts: #132 5s. Receipts: #132 5s. (none listed; tickets: 132/5) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: Jupiter (in the character of Harlequin)-[W.] Bates; Chasseur Royal (with The Early Horn)-Brett; Mercury-Darley; Doctor-Thompson; Punch-Jackson; Hercules-Dumay; Apollo-Byrne; Scaramouch-Ratchford; Mars-Cranfield; Anatomist-Jones; Pierrot-Stevens; Highland Lad and Lassie (with a new Character Duet)-Mahon and Miss Satchell; Old Woman-Mr Wewitzer; Columbine-Miss Matthews .

Song: End of Act iv of mainpiece Tally Ho!, as17830516

161
02 June 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: II: The Haymakers-Giorgi's Scholars; End Opera: Hornpipe-Master Burn

Entertainment: End Opera: Bannister's Imitations-Bannister

162
26 February 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

163
20 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Author

164
19 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at Ye All-Palmer

165
09 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

166
25 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Dance: IV: a Dance of Furies-. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Song: original Music by Mattew Locke , with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments by ThomasLinley Sen.-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs J. Smith, Mrs Wrighten; Account-Book adds: Reynoldson, Webbe, Michan, Gaudry, Danby, J. Danby, Short, Miss Boyd

167
20 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Ballet: Preceding: The Deserter. Alexis-J. D'Egville; Jean Louis-G. D'Egville; Bertrand-Aumer; Mountauciel-Fialon; Gaoler-Fairbrother; Court@Chemin-Boimaison; The King-Phillimore; Louisa-Mrs Fialon; Margaretta-Miss Heard; Janetta-Miss Menage; Duchess-Miss Collins; Officers, Attendants-

168
15 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: Family Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

169
11 February 1686 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cadmus Et Hermione

170
18 March 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor Or The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Afterpiece Title: The Butcher Turned Gentleman

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Salle, Mlle Salle; with Irish Jigg-Mrs Schoolding

171
07 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

172
12 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922; End I Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Baker

173
30 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: I: The Irish Lilt-Giorgi, Mrs King; End: A Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King

Entertainment: LLinco's Travels-King

174
29 May 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

175
28 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416