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8264 results for: Keyword - J. C. Cross
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.

1176
16 November 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

1177
21 November 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

1178
21 January 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1179
13 February 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The New Tragedy is deferr'd on account of Mrs Cibber's illness. Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1180
27 March 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1181
24 April 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Leviez [Ballet-Master]. Tickets of Leviez at the last House on the right hand in Bedford Buildings in the Strand, and of Varney at the Stage Door, where places may be taken. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: A new Grand Dance-the Children; End Farce: Minuet-Leviez, Miss Macklin

1182
24 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #100 (Cross); #105 4s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

1183
20 November 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 (Cross); #137 0s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

1184
27 December 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Rout published by a person of honor (Winston MS 8). Performance deferr'd on account of indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #120 (Cross); #123 16s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1185
05 March 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #149 16s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

1186
16 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Berry, who having been confined for some time past by a severe Illness, humbly hopes those Gentlemen and Ladies, who intend to favor him at his Benefit, will send for Tickets to his Lodgings at Mr Pope's, a Peruke Maker in Russel St., Covent Garden; the Star Tavern, in Coleman St.; or to Mr Varney at the Stage door where Places for the Boxes may be taken. Receipts: #130 (Cross); #104 8s. 6d. (Winston MS8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

1187
21 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Vernon-Macheath, 1st time; Mr Parsons-Filch, Mrs Parsons-Mrs Peachum (Cross Diary). Mr William Parsons came with Mr James Love from Edinburg, and Made his first appearance on the stage in London this evening; He died of an asthma on Tues. 3 February in the severe winter of 1795, and was buried in the churchyard of Lea-Church near Blackheath in Kent; he was in his 60th year (Macmillan [Hopkins MS Notes]). Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 19 Oct. 1759.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End Opera: A Dutch Dance-Vincent, Sga Giorgi

1188
17 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Love play'd Mrs Peachum very bad. Her fit seem'd a very Aukward Imitation of Mrs Pritchard in the Jealous Wife (Hopkins). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money received at the Stage Door. None returned after the curtain is up. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. Places may be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. Vivat Rex et Regina. [Customary notice, which will not be repeated here, Sept. 15 David Garrick & his Lady set out for Italy from his house in Southampton St. Covent Garden (Winston MS 9). Winston also refers to a Sept. 9 Letter from T. Davies, cg, to the poet Charles Churchill begging he would not introduce so unimportant a person as himself in his Smithfield Rosciad.] Receipts: #248 9s. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1189
04 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Williams made her first appearance this Night in Polly. Spoke some of the part tolerably well, wants power in her singing (Hopkins). Polly by Miss Williams. Great Applause (Cross Diary). Miss Williams made her first appearance this night in Polly--a Lady, I think, that has but few requisites for the stage--a very indifferent voice spoke some of the part tolerable,--some few hisses (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #256 9s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

1190
09 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Foote's Night as Author (Hopkins). Foote (Cross Diary). The New Comedy, The Dupe, deferred until Saturday. Receipts: #108 7s. 6d.; charges: #84. [Profits to auth. #24 7s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

1191
13 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Evans & Curteen, box-keepers. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Mainpiece: On account of the additional Airs, contracted into 3 Acts. The Music by Purcell, Smith, Arne & Fisher. [Wright is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. And see 8 May.] Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Condell, Cross-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden; of Evans, at Bromfield's, trunk-maker, No. 118, Long-acre; of Curteen, No. 11, Temple-lane, Whitefriars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: In: Aldridge, Miss Valois

1192
30 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cargill. Tickets to be had of Mrs Cargill, No. 41, Suffolk-street, Charing-Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End: As17800530

1193
26 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. [Kean's 1st appearance was at this theatre, 22 Mar.] 2nd piece: The Music compiled by Dr Pepusch. 4th piece: A Ballet Tragi-Comique, composed by Signor Novestris [i.e. George Colman, the elder]. Gazetteer, 23 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Foote Weston and Shuter in the Shades

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of 2nd piece Hornpipe by Byrne

Monologue: 1784 08 26 As 10 Aug

1194
28 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Public Advertiser, 15 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. [Miss Bannister's 1st appearance at this theatre was on 28 Apr. 1784.] Receipts: #321 9s. (118/6; 22/18; 2/4; tickets: 178/1) (charge: #113 7s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Rosin A

Dance: As17850307athi

1195
10 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Morning Chronicle, 9 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

Dance: In III: Hornpipe in character-a Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified])

1196
27 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17591023

1197
27 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlots Process

1198
14 February 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Imprisonment of Harlequin

1199
30 December 1745 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

1200
02 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929