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15087 results for: Keyword - Miss Hughes
We found 13771 matches on Performance Comments, 4416 matches on Performance Title, 1769 matches on Event Comments, 427 matches on Author, and 115 matches on Roles/Actors.

14951
26 May 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Morgan and Miss Stevens. Tickets given out by Craven and Mrs Denton will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Auction

14952
18 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: No persons to be admitted behind the scenes nor any money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up. [A customary notice throughout the remainder of the season until benefit time.] Tomorrow (not acted these two years) Jane Shore. The part of Alicia to be attempted by Miss Jane Cibber, being her first time of appearing upon that stage these two years. Receipts: #40 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Entertainment: EEpilogue upon Two Prologues-Mrs Clive

14953
04 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Norris

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17501231; IV: La Minuet a Quatre-Roger, G. Yates, Mrs Toogood, Miss Shawford; V: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Performance Comment: Yates, Mrs Toogood, Miss Shawford; V: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss.

Music: II: a Scotch and Welch Air on the Harp-Mrs Gwinn

Song: III: Song (words by Dr Boyce)-Mattocks

14954
23 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Play By Particular Desire. The tragedy of Jane Shore in which character Miss Macklin is to make her appearance, is in rehearsal at Covent Garden, and will be acted there on Friday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

14955
11 February 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer; with the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine With Alterations

Performance Comment: Pluto-Howard; Ascalax-Baker; Proserpine-Mrs Storer; Witches-Legge; Mrs Lampe, Mrs Arne, Miss Young; Harlequin- (1752 ed.).

14956
22 September 1752 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: During the short time of the Fair, at Bence's Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. Boxes 2s. Pit 1s. Gallery 6d. To begin at Twelve and end at Ten at night. [N.B. at a Booth next to Yeates's ran Parsloe's Grand Medley, including The Town Miss; or, The Miser Outwitted,' by operational moving figures (puppets) followed by dancing, jiggs, disjointments, concluding with a piece of German Clockwork, for the diversion of the Curious.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Intriguing Chambermaid; Or, The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Triumphant

Dance: I: A new Grand Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Codgerino; End: A new Irish Dance-

14957
24 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 'TTis said Miss Bellamy, who engag'd lately with Mr Rich is off again. Mr Colthorp who kept her, swears to kick Rich &c. Great noise about it in ye Bedford Coffee House (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo

14958
08 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: No Performance Passion Week (Cross). We hear that a new Tragedy call'd Creusa Queen of Athens, written by the author of the Roman Father is now in rehearsal at Drury Lane, in which Miss Macklin will play the part of a boy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

14959
16 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd by Mlle Camargo and Miss Ferguson will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: LLes Taileurs, as17531210; also by Particular Desire, a Minuet, Louvre-Gardner, Mlle Camargo

14960
28 January 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Wilkinson has not only complied with the Vulgar Method of printing Bills, but as more elegant Form of Invitation, has sent complimentary Cards to all the Ladies of Distinction. [A debate on the superiority of the fair sex, after which Miss Wilkinson performed on the wire. A Praemium and peroration were spoken by George Alexander Stevens. Well advertised in advance bills. It began at 7 p.m. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. This performance, soon changed to A Short Comic Oratorio and had a run here, almost always advertised as by the particular desire of several ladies of quality.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Inquisition

14961
12 March 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: This day publish'd at 3s. The Actor; or, A Treatise on the Art of Playing. A New Work written by the Author of the former [See dl 30 Oct. 1753]; and adapted to the present state of the Theatres. Containing impartial Observations on the Performance, Manner, Perfections, and Defects of: Garrick, Barry, Woodward, Foote, Havard, Palmer, Ryan, Berry, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Woffington, Mrs Gregory, Mrs Clive, Mrs Green, Miss Nossiter, Mrs Bellamy, &c., &c., in their capital parts. Printed for R. Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Macchabaeus

14962
18 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Vincent and Mlle Capdeville. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. [See 13 March 1742.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, Innocent Adultery

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-Granier, Mlle Capdeville; III: Comic Dance-Lucas, Lepie; V: New Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

14963
18 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This night the Riot was very Great, the Gentlemen came with Sticks, & tho' the play went on quiet 'till the last Act, we had there a great Stop, notwithstanding we ended it, & then the rout went on, ye Boxes drove many out of the Pit, & broken heads were plenty on both Sides; the dance began,--was Stop'd--& so again & again--while this was doing numbers were assembl'd in the Passages of the pit, broke down & were getting into the Cellar, but were repuls'd by our Scene men &c.--heavy blows on both sides--Justice Fielding--& Welch came with Constables & a Guard; but without effect, tho' the Justices stood upon ye Stage--I thought ye proclamation must have been read--after ye battle in the Passages numbers went & broke Garrick's Windows in Southhampton Street, --part of ye Guard went to protect it-Garrick was oblig'd to give up the Dancers-& ye Audience disperc'd (Cross). This day publish'd at 1s. The Country Coquet; or, Miss in her Breeches, a Ballad Opera, as it may be acted at Drury Lane. @Men, some to business, some to pleasure take@But every woman is at heart a Rake.@ Pope By a Young Lady. Printed for and sold for J. Major, in Three-Tun Court, leading from the Ship in Ivy Lane into Newgate Market. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Chinese Festival

14964
15 December 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit of Cross jun and Miss Thomas. Box 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: To conclude with the Coronation Anthem-

14965
11 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: [See17550509, but without Miss Thomas.] With a Prologue-Garrick [in the character of a Sailor; Epilogue-[suitable to the Occasion, to be spoken at the head of a Number of Boys clothed in Sailors Habits given them by the Society.suitable to the Occasion, to be spoken at the head of a Number of Boys clothed in Sailors Habits given them by the Society.

14966
09 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris, Marr, Berrisford, Gray, Brownsmith, Miss Hippisley. Tickets deliver'd for Richard III and The Mourning Bride, and by Spilsbury, Royal, Hawksly, Costin, and Mrs Smith will be taken. Receipts: #170. 11 people had tickets (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mossis

14967
11 September 1758 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Glanville and Kear. Being the last Night of performing in the Gardens for this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

14968
08 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: BBritish Chronicle, 8 Oct.: A young Lady from Jamaica, Miss Osborne, is to make her appearance at Drury Lane and Sheridan is also engag'd there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

14969
27 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Pope in Corrinna (fine) Mr Wilkinson, Mrs Amlet (sad) (Cross). Mainpiece: Not acted in 8 years [but see 3 Jan. 1753]. My mother and I were at Drury Lane to see The Confederacy and Harlequin Ranger, Mrs King, Watson and Miss Pitt sat in our Box, a new actress did Corrinne to perfection, see Schutz Jr, Mr Schutz, Dives and Pigot there (Hailey, 'The Brietzcke Diary," p. 360). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

14970
28 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #155 2s. Miss Mowat's 2nd appearance. Paid Powell for his attendance and adjusting the Accounts for two seasons to the end of May #100

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

14971
21 February 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted before. A Tragedy [By John Home]. I went to my Office and then slept [?] in at Drury Lane w here I see Mr and Miss Hayes, Lady Lindores who I see into a coach, I slept in at Covent Garden Gallery before the play, but see nobody I knew so I would not stay, otherwise I would have went out as I had set my mind on the Beggar's Opera for once more, but waived it all & went to my Office (Hailey Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 72)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

14972
10 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Author. By Command of the Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales was at Drury Lane to see the new tragedy of Aquileia. I went there at 9, but it was all over and done & met Miss Smith coming from thence with Capt. Johnston. I think it very unnatural for her to be going to plays when her sister is but just laid in the Grave (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 142)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

14973
22 September 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A List of the Company Performers etc.@Actors Messrs Ross #1 6s. 6d.@Sparks #250 #1 8s.@Dyer #180 #1@Smith #1 8s.@Shuter #1 6s. 8d.@Ridout #180 #1@Clarke 16s. 8d.@Collins 13s. 4d.@Dunstall 13s. 4d.@Bencraft #100 12s.@Barrington #100 12s.@Gibson 10s.@Marten 6s. 8d.@Costollo 6s. 8d.@Anderson 6s. 8d.@Hull 6s. 8d.@Wignell 5s.@Bennet 5s.@Redman 4s. 2d.@Holtom 5s.@Buck 4s. 2d.@Perry 4s. 2d.@Stoppelaer 3s. 4d.@R. Smith 3s. 4d.@Giffard 3s. 4d.@Creswick 3s. 4d.@Gibbs 3s. 4d.@Weller 3s. 4d.@C. Smith 2s. 6d.@Blakey 2s. 6d.@Davis 5s.@Actresses Misses Ms Macklin #300 #1 13s. 4d.@Ms Ward #1 6s. 8d.@Ms Hamilton #1 10s.@Ms Elmy 13s. 4d.@Ms Vincent 13s. 4d.@Ms Green 11s.@Ms Pitt 10s.@Ms Dyer #70 7s. 8d.@Ms Barrington 6s. 8d.@Ms Baker 6s. 8d.@Ms Morrison 5s.@Ms Ferguson 5s@Ms Stephens 5s.@Ms Helm 4s. 2d.@Ms Mullart 3s. 4d.@Ms Sledge 3s. 4d.@Ms Copen 3s. 4d.@Ms Burden 3s. 4d.@Ms Davis 3s. 4d.@Ms Cokayne 3s. 4d.@Ms Allen 2s. 6d.@#9 19s. 4d. Actors #15 10s. 10d.@#25 10s. 2d.@Singers Men Messrs Beard #210 #1 3s. 4d.@Mattocks 10s.@Baker 6s. 8d.@Legg 5s.@#2 5s.@Singers Women Mrs Ms Lampe 13s. 4d.@Ms Brent 13s. 4d.@Ms Young 10s.@Ms Abegg 5s.@#2 1s. 8d.@Men Singers #2 5s.@#4 6s. 8d.@. Dancers Men Messrs Poitier Sr #80 8s. 10d.@Maranesi #150 16s. Sd.@Poitier Jr #150 16s. 8d.@LaLauze #100 12s.@Miles 10s.@Granier 10s.@Desse 6s. 8d.@Rochford #50 5s.@Dumay 5s.@Gosly 5s.@Baltazer 5s.@Dufour 5s.@Lassy #35 3s. 8d.@#5 9s. 6d.@Dancers Women Mrs Capdeville #150 16s. 8d.@Ms Maranesi #120 13s. 4d.@Ms Vernon 10s.@Ms Granier 6s. 8d.@Ms Jansolien 6s. 8d.@Ms Mariane #50 5s.@Ms Welch #35 3s. 8d.@Ms Craford #35 3s. 8d.@Ms White 3s. 4d.@Ms Dause 3s. 4d.@Ms Vallois 2s. 6d.@#4 4s. 10d. Men Dancers #5 9s. 6d.@#9 14s. 4d.@Mrs P. R. 10s.@Ms S. B. 6s. 8d.@Ms Bambridge 1s. 8d.@10s. 4d.@Prompters etc. Mr Stede 10s.@Young 5s.@Robertson 1s. 6d.@16s. 6d.@Painters Messrs Lambert #100 12s.@Dall #100 12s.@Austin 2s.@#1 6s.@ Servants numberers Stables 5s.@Housekeeper Sarjant #40 4s. 6d.@Wardrobe Whitefield #30 3s. 4d.@Officekeeper Ballard 3s. 4d.@Pearson 2s. 6d.@Box office Carne 2s. 6d.@Davis 2s. 6d.@Assistants Baker 2s. 6d.@Etherington 2s.@Lobby Door Goode 2s.@Ruby 2s.@Evans 2s.@Condell 2s.@Box Keepers Ansell 2s.@Letsam 2s.@Vaughan 2s.@Green 2s.@Potter 2s.@Pit Office Henning 2s.@Wilford 1s. 8d.@Toten 1s. 8d.@Pit Door Keepers Ross 1s. 8d.@Clingo 1s. 8d.@Ass. Office Clarke 1s. 8d.@1 Gal. Office Slater 2s.@Doorkeeper Rawlinson 1s. 8d.@2 Gal. Office Derby 2s.@Doorkeeper Seymour 2s.@Constable Barnes 2s.@Featherman Scott 1s. 8d.@Porter Besford 2s.@#3 9s. 10d.@Women Dressers #1 2s. 8d.@Charwomen 12s. 10d.@#5 5s. 4d.@Women Dressers Mrs Goold Wardrobe Keeper 3s. 4d.@Asst. Do Ms Wignell 2s. 6d.@Do Ms Paddick 1s. 8d.@Ms C. White 1s. 6d.@Ms Hales 1s. 6d.@Ms Martin 1s. 6d.@Ms Potts 1s. 6d.@Ms Wallis 1". 6d.@Ms Broad 1s. 6d.@Ms Gwynn 1s. 6d.@Ms Whitfield 1s. 6d.@Ms Buck 1s. 6d.@#1 2s. 8d.@Charwomen Mrs Brooks 1s. 2d.@Ms Hanmore 1s.@Ms Warwick 1s.@Ms Byrn 1s.@Ms Niblett 1s.@Ms Hollingsworth 1s.@Ms Barron 1s.@Ms Rumsey 1s.@8s. 2d.@Lampman Smith, Jo. 1s. 8d.@Sweeper Cawder, Jo. 1s. 6d.@Candleman Carter 1s. 6d.@12s. 10d.@Performers Sallerys #25 10s. 2d.@Singers Do #4 6s. 8d.@Dancers Do #9 14s. 4d. 18s. 4d.@Prompters Do 16s. 6d.@Painters Do #1 6s.@Servants Do #5 5s. 4d.@#47 17s. 4d.@Nightly Charges as per estimate #36 1s.@#83 18s. 4d.@--British Museum Egerton MS 2271.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comment Continued

14974
10 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Actors only: Garrick, Yates, Palmer, King, Ackman, Mrs Yates, Mrs Davies, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Clive, Mrs Cibber. New Prologue-Holland; Lovemore-Garrick; Sir Bashful Constant-Yates; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-King; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Cibber; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Lady Constant-Mrs Davies; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Sideboard-Ackman; Furnish-Mrs Hippisley (Winston MS 9).

14975
26 February 1761 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Asselin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Mondo Nella Luna