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We found 4273 matches on Event Comments, 2807 matches on Performance Comments, 439 matches on Performance Title, 134 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Miss Besford, Dumay, Mrs Naylor, Curtat. Tickets deliver'd for All for Love will be taken. [The Account Book has crossed out The Jovial Crew and indicated the performance of The Beggar's Opera.] Charges #64 10s. Deficit to the 5 beneficiaries #7 4s. 7 1!2d. apiece, covered by income from tickets: Redman #32 11s. (Box 38; Pit 83; Gallery 106); Besford #18 1s. (Box 23; Pit 42; Gallery 60); Dumay #62 9s. (Box 165; Pit 88; Gallery 80); Mrs Naylor #30 17s. (Box 39; Pit 90; Gallery 76); Curtat #18 16s. (Box 12; Pit 68; Gallery 56). Sarjant and Condell paid up their deficiencies. Receipts: #28 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: A Minuet-Dumay, Miss Besford

Ballet: End Opera: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe,. As17700420

Event Comment: Mr Davies from the Norwich Company a tolerable figure a bad voice & speaks tolerable may be useful pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). Ld Aimwoth, A Gentleman (Cross Diary). Mainpiece: Not played in two years. [See 27 April 1769.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: I: A Dance-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: I: The Rabbit Sellers-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Event Comment: Miss Hayward her first appearance on this Stage a pretty figure Some Requisites & very wild-time must discover what she will be-well received (Hopkins Diary). Calista, Miss Hayward first Time (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Event Comment: Mrs Oakly, Mrs Egerton (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Event Comment: Sir John Brute, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Event Comment: Benefit for Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Felix, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17701025

Event Comment: Command. Mrs Barry being Ill Mrs Abington play'd Violante (very bad) & disconcerted Mr Garrick very much (Hopkins Diary). K & Q. Felix-Mr Garrick (+Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Event Comment: Sir John Brute, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Event Comment: Leon, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Command. The Pub: & Gaz: both omitted to put in by Command & fresh Bills were printed about the Omission--at 12 o'clock (Hopkins Diary). K & Q (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Event Comment: Ranger, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Event Comment: Leon, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Mr Garrick never Played better (MacMillan). Garrick from ill health did not act till 24 May (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: New Comic Dance-Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Daigueville, Miss Ross

Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Afterpiece Title: Trip to Scotland

Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary). The West Indian publish'd at 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: A New Dance call'd Cunning Love-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Miss Ross

Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Event Comment: Benefit for Wheeler, Walker and Mrs Simson Watkins (Cross Diary). Tickets deliver'd by Carlton and Mons. Langlois will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: Benefit for Theatrical Fund. Afterpiece: By Desire. Pit and Boxes together. Play begins half past six. Benedick, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). No admittance into Pit or Boxes but with tickets. Ladies urged to come early to get to their places with greater Conveniency

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: At End of the Country Dance: an Allemande-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Event Comment: Leon-$Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). House. So Ends this Season. 61 different Plays; 37 different Farces; 190 Nights in all (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels-Atkins