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58 results for: Keyword - Mich
We found 51 matches on Event Comments, 7 matches on Performance Comments, 7 matches on Roles/Actors, 0 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

1
September 1690 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Anthony Love; Or, The Rambling Lady

Performance Comment: Edition of 1691: Sir Anthony Love-Mrs Mountford; Valentine-Mountford; Ilford-Williams; Sir Gentle Golding-Bowen; An Abbe-Antho. Leigh; Count Canaile-Hodgson; Count Verole-Sandford; Palmer-Powel Jr; Waitwell-Bright; Traffique-Kirkham; Cortaut-Mich. Lee; Servant to Sir Gentle-Cibber; Servant to Ilford-Tho. Kent; Floriante-Mrs Butler; Charlote-Mrs Bracegirdle; Volante-Mrs Knight; Prologue-Mrs Bracegirdle; Epilogue-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Cortaut Actor: Mich. Lee

2
December 1691 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives' Excuse; Or, Cuckolds Make Themselves

Performance Comment: Edition of 1692: Prologue-Mr Betterton; Lovemore-Betterton; Wellvile-Kynnaston; Wilding-Williams; Courtall-Bowman; Springame-Mich. Lee; Friendall-Mountford; Ruffle-Bright; Musick Master-Harris; Mrs Friendall-Mrs Barry; Mrs Sightly-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Wittwoud-Mrs Mountford; Mrs Teazall-Mrs Cory; Betty-Mrs Richardson; Epilogue-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Springame Actor: Mich. Lee

3
March 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traytor

Performance Comment: Edition of 1692: Duke of Florence-Hodgson; Lorenzo-Kynaston; Sciarrha-Williams; Pisano-Cibber; Cosmo-Harris; Florio-Alexander [Verbruggen]; Depazzi-Haynes; Frederico-Mich. Lee; Alonzo-Bright; Petruchio-Freeman; Rogero-Tommy Kent; Amidea-Mrs Bracegirdle; Oriana-Mrs Lassells; Morossa-Mrs Cory.
Cast
Role: Frederico Actor: Mich. Lee

4
08 November 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Second, King Of England; With The Death Of Rosamond

Performance Comment: Edition of 1693: Prologue-; Epilogue by Mr Dryden-Mrs Bracegirdle; King Henry the Second-Betterton; Prince Henry-Mich. Lee; Sir Tho. Vaughan-Ant. Leigh; Abbot-Sandford; Verulam-Kynaston; Sussex-Hodgson; Aumerle-Bridges; Bertrard-Dogget; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Barry; Rosamond-Mrs Bracegirdle; Rosamond's Woman-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Prince Henry Actor: Mich. Lee

5
February 1694 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Performance Comment: Edition of 1694: Prologue-Mrs Bracegirdle; Count Baldwin-Kynaston; Biron-Williams; Carlos-Powell; Villeroy-Betterton; Frederick-Verbruggen; Fernando-Doggett; Fabian-Mich. Lee; Jaqueline-Bowen; Sampson-Underhill; Bellford-Harris; Pedro-Freeman; Isabella-Mrs Barry; Julia-Mrs Knight; Villeria-Mrs Bracegirdle; Nurse-Mrs Lee; Epilogue-Mrs Verbruggen.
Cast
Role: Fabian Actor: Mich. Lee

6
September 1694 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Canterbury Guests; Or, A Bargain Broken

Performance Comment: Edition of 1695: Prologue-a Friend; Alderman Furr-Trafuse; Sir Barnaby Buffler-Underhill; Justice Greedy-Bowin; Lovell-Verbrugen; Careless-Geo. Powel; Durzo-Bright; Dash-Dogget; First Innkeeper-Mich. Lee; Second Innkeeper and Jack Sawce-Pinkerman; Toby-Tho. Kent; Jacinta-Mrs Rogers; Hillaria-Mrs Verbrugen; Arabella-Mrs Knight; Mrs Dazie-Mrs Lawson; Mrs Breeder-Mrs Kent; Beatrice-Mrs Perrin; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: First Innkeeper Actor: Mich. Lee

7
November 1695 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue to Oroonoko [Sent by an Unknown Hand,-Mr Powell; Oroonoko-Verbruggen; Aboan-Powell; Lieutenant Governor-Williams; Blanford-Harland; Stanmore-Horden; Jack Stanmore-Mills; Captain Driver-Ben Johnson; Daniel-Mich. Lee; Hottman-Sympson; Imoinda-Mrs Rogers; Widow Lackit-Mrs Knight; Charlot Welldon-Mrs Verbruggen; Lucy Welldon-Mrs Lucas; Epilogue to Oroonoko [Written by Mr Congreve, edition of 1699]-Mrs Verbruggen.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Mich. Lee

8
05 April 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mich. Lally. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. By Desire, two Rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. [Ticket's at Lally's in Southampton Row, Bloomsbury.] Receipts: money #26 12s. 6d.; tickets #180 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: I: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. II: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. III: Peasant by Nivelon and Mlle De L'Isle. IV: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle. V: Shepherd and Shepherdess by Glover and Miss Rogers

9
16 June 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt, Mich. Stoppelaer, Miss Oates. All the Songs will be printed, and delivered at the Theatre Gratis. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. 6:30 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Generous Free-Mason

Music: A Solo on the Violin by Master Oates, Scholar to Charke

Dance: II: Irish Trot by Master Oates. III: A new dance by Master and Miss Oates. IV: A new dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. V: Peasant by Master and Miss Oates

10
08 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #101 9s. Paid Robert Martin 3 months salary to Mich. last, #10; Paid Mr Margaret Lamb 6 months interest due Sept. last, #7 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17591005

11
11 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #73 11s. 6d. Paid Sarjant 3 months salary to Mich. last #10. [His annual salary as Housekeeper was #40. No further record will be made of these quarterly payments.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: As17591010

12
16 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #102 3s. Paid for 3 1!2 doz. wax candles at #1 11s. per dozen, #5 8s. 6d. Subscription St George's Hospital 12 months to Mich. last, #5 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: As17591113

13
28 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Sarjant for 1!2 years rent for a house in Bow St. Passage due Mich. last #12 but with the Land Taz allow'd of #2 1s. 8d. Total #10 8s. 4d. (Account Book). Receipts: #125 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

14
04 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid half year's land tax for theatre due Mich. last #37 10s. Paid ditto for House in Bow Passage #2 1s. 8d., also 1!2 years tax for window light in theatre #4 18s. 3d. and for same in House in Bow Passage 15s. Paid half years scavenger's rate for theatre, #2 1s. 8d., and for Bow Passage House, 2s. 1d. Paid half year's Church rate for theatre #4 3s. 4d. and for Bow Passage House 4s. 2d. (Account Book). Receipts: #125 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

15
07 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Wegg 3 quarter's rent due Mich. last past #52 10s.; Paid John Bottomly for scarlet cloath #4; Miss Berkley on note #11 11s. Rec'd stoppages #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Thespis publish'd at 2s. Receipts: #261 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

16
18 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Afterpiece: A New Pantomime (2 scenes excepted). Paid one Year's assurance at the Royal Exchange for #3000 to 15 Dec. 1767, #6. Paid Duke of Bedford's half year's ground rent for theatre due Mich. last #50 minus half year's land tax of #8 6s. 8d.; total #41 13s. 4d. Paid ditto for the New Buildings adjoining the theatre #15 minus half year's land tax of #2 10s. Total #12 10s. (Account Book). [The newness of the pantomime seems, according to the Larpent MS 259, to have consisted in three new songs.] Receipts: #191 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

17
24 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid half year's Land Tax for theatre due Mich. last: #61 5s.; half year's window lights for ditto: #6 10s. 6d.; half year's land tax for House in Bow Passage: #2 3s. 9d., and window lights for same 15s.; Paid Stubbs (timber merchant) as per bill #50; Paid Evans (sawyer) #9 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #240 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: IV: Corsican Sailor's Punch House, as17711011

18
29 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Messrs. Raban & Kime (coal merchants) #56 15s.; Paid Sarjant half aear's rent for the House in Bow Passage due Mich. last #20 (Account Book). Receipts: #195 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: III: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House, as17711011; IV: The Lamplighter, as17711016

19
14 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid half year's Poor's rate for Theatre to Mich. Last #20 8s. 4d.; Paid ditto for House in Bow Passage 14s. 7d. (Account Book). Receipts: #233 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

20
15 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid half year's Paving &c. for theatre due Mich last #18 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #209 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

21
22 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Garrick. Lady Brute 1st time Miss Younge--very well (Hopkins). Paid Half a year's paving, Lighting & Cleaning to Mich. Last--#14 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #254 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

22
13 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Characters in Mainpiece "New Dress'd" (playbill). Rec'd Mr C. Roberts half year's rent to Mich. Last, #5; Paid Mr C. Roberts (shoemaker) #11 6s. 10d.; Mr G. Garrick on Acct #100; Master Thomson 13 nights (12th incl.) #3 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #211 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

23
23 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Duke of Bedford 1!2 year's rent to Mich. 1st, #182 10s. Taxes allowed, #25 7s., total paid #157 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #289 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

24
25 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Farce [by a Gentleman from Dublin] never performed. [It was fitted to the stage as an afterpiece, and provided with a Prologue by Colman. Advertisement for the Edition of 1772 indicates that it was "attempted to be acted, "but was damned. Taken principally from Moliere's Marriage Force. See account of damning of Farce, in Town and Country Magazine (Theatre No. XXXIII), before last act was over by a candle being thrown on stage.] Paid one year's ground rent for theatre due Mich. last #100 minus land tax of #16 5s.: Total #83 15s.; Paid ditto for the New Building adjoining the theatre #30, minus Land Tax of #4 17s. 6d.: Total #25 2s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #198 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: An Hour Before Marriage

25
04 February 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Dan Malthus, Esq, 1 year's Rent to Xmas last, Land Tax #3 5s. to Mich last deducted #29 15s.; Mr Thomson (Smith &c.) #1 1s. 8d. sewer tax; #36 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #189 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008