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13164 results for: Keyword - John Till Allingham
We found 11034 matches on Author, 1694 matches on Performance Comments, 1666 matches on Event Comments, 325 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11676
07 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: N.B. The sixth night of the New Tragedy of The Grecian Daughter is oblig'd to be deferred till Monday. Paid 2 Clarinets 3 nights (22 Feb. incl.) #4 14s. 6d.; Paid 4 Days' salary at #83 9s. 9d.; #333 19s.; Mrs Abington's cloaths acct, #1; Mr S. French 6 days, #1 10s.; Extra soldiers, #1 4s.; Rec'd Mr Condill's 2nd payment for fruit office #20 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #156 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melville Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

11677
17 March 1772 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. The New Comic Opera call'd L'Assembla which was to have been perform'd this evening is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Tuesday.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Carnovale Di Venezia

Dance: I: A New Pastorale-Mlle Heinel, other principal dancers; End Last Act: Admete and Alceste, as17720310

11678
31 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Great Applause to Mr G. House (Hopkins Diary). N.B. King Arthur which was to be performed this evening for Mr Barry's Benefit, is oblig'd to be deferred till further notice, on account of his continuing ill. Receipts: #266 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Jefferson
Role: Others Actor: Baddeley, Palmer, W. Palmer, Hurst, Parsons, Moody, Jacobs, Bransby, Fawcett, Wheeler, Ackman, Kear, Keen, Johnson, Wrighten, Rooker, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies, Miss Ambrose, Miss Collett
Related Works
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Lint Actor: Waldron and the Song of Johnny Pringle omitted from mention in Weston's role-_.
Role: with the Song of Johnny Pringle Actor: Weston

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17720326

11679
11 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Zara first time Miss Younge-very well (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Miss Younge. Paid Salary List #333 19s.; Mrs Abington's Cloaths acct, #1; Mr S. French 6 days, #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Barry Ill (Winston MS 10). Last time of performing till the Holidays (playbill). Receipts: #253 7s. 5d.; Charges: #65 17s. Profits to Miss Younge: #187 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Monologue: End of Play: Linco's Travels. As 24 March followed by

Dance: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

11680
11 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 26 May 1770.] Last time of performing till the Holidays. Charges #67 17s. 6d. Profit to Bensley #82 7s., plus #62 13s. from tickets (Box 244; Pit 11). Paid Palmer (wax chandler) #105 18s.; Whitefield for Cloaths made #57 10s.; Pattinson (tallow chandler) #32 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #150 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Dance: III: The Lilt, as17720326

11681
30 May 1772 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The last night of the Subscription of this Season. N.B. By particular desire many of the Nobility and Gentry who are engag'd to Drury Lane Theatre on Tuesday next for the benefit of decay'd actors, the last serious opera of Demetrio (Music entirely new, Composed by Guglielmi) is deferred till Wednesday next when Mlle Heinel is to dance for the last time of her engagement in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: As17720519

11682
05 June 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last night of performing till the Holidays. Benefit for Watson, Palmer, Kaygill and Roberts. Tickets deliver'd by Wood and Humphrey will be taken. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s.; Mr Wegg's Rent to Lady Day last #103 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #240 3s. Charges: #84. Profits to Watson, Palmer, Kaygill and Roberts: #166 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: Bucks Have at Ye All-Mas. Palmer

11683
06 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: King Lear oblig'd to be deferr'd till Monday, when it will be acted (playbill). Paid 5 day's salary list at #87 1s. 3d. per diem #435 6s. 3d.; Mr Weston per Mr G. G's note #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Full prices. Receipts: #130 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Aickin.
Role: Sir John Melville Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

11684
15 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last time performing Mainpiece till the Benefits. Paid Mrs Jackson for women's cloaths #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #166 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Related Works
Related Work: The Pharo Table Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

11685
16 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last time performing Mainpiece till Benefits. Full Prices. Paid the Lecturer of St Martin's one year #2 2s.; Mr Reddish, per Mr G. G. #6 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #161 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

11686
18 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Comic opera of the Wedding Ring oblig'd to be deferr'd till the beginning of next week. Receipts: #113 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

11687
20 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Being the last time of performing both pieces till the Benefits. Mr Garrick's night. Paid salary list #522 7s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages #16 14s. (Treasurer's Book). [See 23 Feb. when the charges were returned, giving Garrick a clear benefit.] Receipts: #199 12s. Charges: #84. Profit to Garrick: #115 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

11688
15 March 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by Oliver Goldsmith] never perform'd. [Carried in the Account Book under its secondary title. A long and grudgingly favorable review appeared in the Westminster Magazine: On the whole the Comedy has many excellent qualities: though we cannot venture to recommend it as a pattern for imitation. Still attached to the laudable intent of it, we wish it may keep possession of the stage till a better comedy comes to relieve it." There follows a long account of Foote's Puppet Show.] Receipts: #234 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquor Or The Mistakes Of A Night

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

11689
18 March 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Third Night. For the Author. The Fourth Night of the New Comedy is oblig'd, on account of the Benefits, to be deferr'd till Thursday the 25th of the month. Charges #64 5s. Profit to author #183 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #247 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquor

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gardner

11690
25 March 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. The fifth Night of the New Comedy is oblig'd, on account of the Benefits to be deferr'd till Thursday the 1st of April. Receipts: #221 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquor

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

11691
03 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 13 Oct. 1763.] Last time of performing till Easter. Paid 4 days salary list #348 15s.; Mr Weston per Mr G. G's 2 notes #14 7s. 6d.; Mr J. French on Acct #20 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #217 3s. 6d. Charges: #68 7s. 6d. Profits to Miss Younge: #148 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: V: A New Dance-Tassoni's Scholar; End Farce: (By Particular Desire) a Hornpipe-Tassoni's Scholar

11692
06 May 1773 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Serious Opera. The Music entirely new composed by Sacchini. The whole entirely new dressed agreeable to the opera and dances. And a new scene for the opera and last dance painted by M. Munich. The great preparations making for the opera have rendered it impossible to perform it till this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlano

Dance: End Opera: Les Tartare-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

11693
06 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece by Command. Mrs Jefferson made her first appearance upon this Stage in Miss Grantham a Small figure not Handsome no Spirit & not at all like the Character. Some applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Masque of Alfred oblig'd to be deferr'd till Saturday next. Paid Mr Nicoll for lines #10 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #230 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

11694
10 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The New Comedy, The School for Wives, (which was to have been performed this evening) oblig'd to be deferred till tomorrow. Reddish hoarse. Paid tallow chandler's 3rd bill #44 19s. 11d.; Mr Smeltzer for men's cloaths #5; J. Stevens on note #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book). [In the bill for the first planned performance of Twelfth Night this season (namely for 4 Dec.) Antonio was to be done by Fawcett; Sir Toby by Love; and the Clown by Davies.] Receipts: #122 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

11695
05 February 1774 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Miss Davies being indisposed with a cold, the opera of Perseo is deferr'd till Tuesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Puntiglio Amoroso

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet-Mariottini, Mlle Nina Faviere; II: Pastoral Ballet-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: Harem of Ispahan, as17740129

11696
25 February 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paradise Lost is unavoidably deferred till Wednesday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast With Coronation Anthems

Music: As17740223

11697
26 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. Last time of performing till Easter. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 9 Nov. 1768.] Afterpiece: Never acted here (playbill). Part of pit laid into boxes. Ladies and Gentlemen requested to come early. Rec'd stopages #2 12s. 6d.; short charge for new farce on 8 March #10 10s.; Paid 4 days salary list #348 14s. 8d.; Mr King's extra salary #2; Mr S. Barry on note #100; Mr Cook's 4 boys 4 nights (the 7th incl.) #6 Mr J. French on acct #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #282 19s. 6d. Charges #64 17s. Profit to Miss Younge: #218 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

11698
26 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. Last time of performing till the Holidays. [See additions in bills for 5 April.] Charges #72 16s. Profit to Mattocks #108 17s. 6d., plus #37 1s. from tickets (Box 135; Pit 22). Receipts: #181 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Monologue: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker; The Dance-Aldridge. [See 11 May 1773.

11699
20 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs P. Green, Hussey and Morris. Last time of performing till the holidays. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to each #8 18s. 8d., cover'd by income from tickets: Mrs Green #44 2s. (Box 53; Pit 137; Gallery 103); Hussey, #59 18s. (Box 162; Pit 92; Gallery 56); Morris, #46 19s. (Box 39; Pit 114; Gallery 201). [The Account Book indicates that The Padlock was substituted as the afterpiece at the last minute.] Receipts: #37 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Blurton; IV: A Minuet-Hussey, Mrs Stephens; Cotillons-Hussey, Dumay, King, Curtat, Mrs Inville, Miss Bassan, Miss Matthews, Mrs Hartle, as17740518; End: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens, as17740517

11700
15 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mrs Barry, not being yet sufficiently recover'd of her Indisposition to undertake a Character of so much Exertion as Alicia, The Play of Jane Shore is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Saturday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin