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13043 results for: Keyword - John and Chr. Rich
We found 11035 matches on Author, 1735 matches on Performance Comments, 1508 matches on Event Comments, 352 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

9151
16 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Minor and The Author [both announced on playbill of 15 July] are obliged to be deferred on account of Foote's Illness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17770707

9152
06 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17770707

9153
17 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Mrs Jewell. The Out-standing Tickets of Mr Jewell [from his benefit on 3 Sept.], and those issued for King Richard III will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-

Entertainment: ImitationsEnd: New Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Hutton

9154
06 October 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Digges. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Morning Post, 7 Oct.: Digges, far advanced in the autumn of his life, wanted that fire which is so indispensable to Macheath. His dress was beyond measure ridiculous, and his songs...discordant and tedious. [His 1st appearance as Macheath was at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 10 Oct. 1752.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: A Farce and Entertainments

Related Works
Related Work: The Dumb Farce Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

9155
17 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: New Scene [1st time; by Edward Thompson, with music by Dr Arne. Larpent MS 438; synopsis ("Macheath, after trial, is sentenced to work on the Thames" in London Chronicle, 18 Oct.]. Paid Hull on Acct. of salary as Acting Manager #30. Account-Book, 23 Mar. 1778: Paid Capt. Thompson for writing the new Scene in The Beggar's Opera #25. Receipts: #240 9s. (240.2.6; 0.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath (with additional songs)-Mrs Farrell (1st appearance in that character); Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat o' the Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brown; To conclude with a New Scene-. [This was included in all subsequent performances, although notice of it is omitted from the playbills of 8 and 15 Dec., 2 and 14 May 1778.]This was included in all subsequent performances, although notice of it is omitted from the playbills of 8 and 15 Dec., 2 and 14 May 1778.]
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: As17771008; III: a Hornpipe-Miss Besford

9156
20 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: As17771001

9157
22 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: As17771021

Song: As17771021

9158
24 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Land Tax one-half year on Theatre #52 10s.; Tax on Window Lights #6 12s. 6d. Receipts: #171 11s. 6d. (171.3.6; 0.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: As17771008

9159
27 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: As17771021

9160
31 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017

9161
03 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: St

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: La Soiree a@la@Mode-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Sga Tinte

9162
08 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 6 May 1776]. With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by Thomas? Linley Sen?.. Public Advertiser, 10 Nov.: "Jenny Diver forgot her song...and continued inflexibly silent till a Wag behind the Scenes assumed her Voice, and sung the Song for her"; ibid, 15 Nov., identifies this wag as Bannister, who sang "in a feigned voice." [Webster was from the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin.] Receipts: #192 6s. 6d. (167.2.0; 24.16.0; 0.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Webster (1st appearance upon this stage); Peachum-Moody; Lockit (1st time)-Baddeley; Filch-Parsons; Player-Farren; Beggar-Waldron; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Johnston; Jenny Diver-Mrs Davies; Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Blurton. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

9163
11 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Mrs Baddeley as Polly, but she "being indisposed Miss Walpole played the part of Polly on Tuesday night' (London Chronicle, 12 Nov.).] Paid Chettell, timber merchant, #286 13s. Receipts: #135 15s. 6d. (118.10.0; 16.18.6; 0.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Related Works
Related Work: The Duenna; or, The Double Elopement Author(s): Richard B. Sheridan

Dance: End II: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771107, but Master _Holland, Henry

9164
12 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: As17771111

9165
17 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: As17771111

9166
25 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: End II: New Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

9167
27 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Lewis; Randolph-Wroughton; Officer-Thompson; Glenalvon-Aickin; Old Norval-Clarke; Anna-Miss Dayes; Lady Randolph-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Randolph Actor: Wroughton
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Barry.
Related Works
Related Work: Douglas Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771125

9168
29 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

9169
04 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

9170
08 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771125

9171
15 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771125

9172
27 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Related Works
Related Work: The Duenna; or, The Double Elopement Author(s): Richard B. Sheridan

Dance: As17771111

9173
27 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

9174
16 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: As17771104; Hornpipe, as17771017

9175
22 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: As17780121