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7131 results for: Keyword - Mr Benj. May
We found 5678 matches on Event Comments, 1309 matches on Performance Comments, 607 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3326
03 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Gray [Constable] and Dunbar [Boxkeeper. See note 29 April.] I hope my diligence as a Constable, in preserving Ladies from the Insults of the Pickpockets... may entitle me to some small Indulgence at my Benefit. James Gray.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: III: Miss Young; IV: Lowe

3327
05 May 1746 @ May Fair

Event Comment: YYeates's Great Theatrical Booth. 12:00 to 9:00 p.m. A Concert, etc. Boxes 2s. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. [Notice repeated 6 and 12 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow's Wish; Or, An Equippage Of Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mariner; or, The Wapping Landlady

Song: A grand Song and Chorus upon the late Happy Victory-

3328
04 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: HHorace Walpole to Montagu, 3 Nov.: I shall be with you at the end of the week, but just now I am under the maidenhead-palpitation of an author; my Epilogue will, I believe, be spoke tomorrow night, and I flatter myself I shall have no faults to answer for but what are in it, for I have kept secret whose it is. It is now gone to be licensed, but as the Lord Chamberlain is mentioned, though rather to his honour it is possible it may be refused, as they are apt to think at the Office, that the Duke of Grafton can't be mentioned but in ridicule.--Horace Walpole's Correspondence with George Montagu, I, 48. Receipts: #119 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

3329
11 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By his Majesty's Command. Benefit Mlle Violette. Eight rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes, and servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage. Places for the Boxes may be taken of Hobson at the stage door of the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Dance: Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cook

3330
14 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit Mrs Giffard. Tickets to be had of her at her house, No 11 in Craven Buildings, Drury Lane, and of Hobson at the stage door where places may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Muilment, Salomon's Son, the Mechels

3331
24 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Farce never before acted. Tickets to be had of Macklin at his House in Bow St; and of Hobson at the stage door where places may be taken for the Boxes.--General Advertiser. [Afterpiece by Charles Macklin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband Criticized; or, The Plague of Envy

3332
23 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridges, Leviez. [Violetty's name does not appear elsewhere in the bills and may be a misprint.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: II: Muilment, Leviez, Violetty; III: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son; IV: The Mechels; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana

3333
04 May 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Simpson, Gray (Constable), Plummer (Box Keeper) (General Advertiser). Gray begs the Favour of those Gentlemen and Ladies that intend to honou him with their Company, to be at the Theatre by Four o'clock, that he may be able to accommodate them with good Places. [Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: V: A Preamble on the Kettle-drums-Jo Woodbridge

3334
14 May 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Maculla, Bride, Lathbury, Pope, May, Tomlinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

3335
19 September 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: WWinston MS: Mrs Green married during June 1747. She play'd as Miss Hippisley at Covent Garden 29 May 1747. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #121 8s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Ladies Philosophy

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

3336
03 February 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: A Tragi@Comi@Pastoral Farce not acted these 7 years. [See 9 May 1739.] Receipts: #80 (Cross); #90 8s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: II: Gondoliers-Cooke; V: Savoyards, as17471219

3337
08 March 1748 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Galli. Composed by Handel. Signora Galli will sing the Part of Alexander, with all the original songs of Senesino. [As Senesino created this role in 1726, the piece performed tonight may be Handel's, not Lampugnani's; see kings, 15 Nov. 1743 and Deutsch, Handel, p. 647.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Roxana

3338
13 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Neale and Winstone. By Particular Desire. Tickets at the Kings Arms Tavern in Bond St., and of Hobson at the Stage Door where Places may be taken for the Boxes. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, as well as Afterpiece. Dawson &-fought in long Field ye first kill'd on ye spot (Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #48 6s.; tickets, #109 5s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albumazar

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17471215

3339
26 December 1748 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market, May Fair. Benefit for Butler. [No concert formula.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Song: NNancy, or +the Parting Lovers-

3340
29 December 1748 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherds Market, May Fair. Daily Advertiser, 3 Jan. 1749: The House being so crowded on Thursday last, Tickets that could not be taken will be admitted on Thursday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: JJockey Dance-Adams

3341
05 January 1749 @ New Wells, Mayfair

Event Comment: At the New Wells, May Fair. [A notice to the effect that because of the large crowd "last Thursday" tickets for that day would be taken on 5 Jan. (Daily Advertiser).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: JJockey Dance-Adams

3342
10 January 1749 @ New Wells, Mayfair

Event Comment: At the New Wells, May Fair. "Not acted but once.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: JJockey Dance-Adams

3343
08 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Company may depend upon having an Additional Treat of Chocolate, but vastly different from that lately distributed by Harry the Smuggler [repeated 12, 15 April 1749]. As the Italian Cats would not do for the Haymarket, he has dispos'd of them to Drury Lane. The Fourth Day. [See 3 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: A new Country Dance-

3344
10 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Arthur and Dunstall. Mainpiece: Reviv'd. Not acted these 4 years. [See 4 May 1747.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: I: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

3345
29 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Cross and Burton. Last time of acting Mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: A farce of my own, call'd the Henpeck'd Captain; or, the Humours of the Militia--damn'd before half over (Cross). [Afterpiece never printed. The Larpent MS lists the following characters: Capt. Teazable, Clermont, Mons Durtete, Brigadier? Sersnet, Capt? Druget, Col? Damask, Capt? Citern, Capt? Oldport, Capt? Patty@pan, Lt? Suet Pestle, Muster Master, Serjeant, Monsieur, Mrs Teazable, Angellica, Gusset. The men are all reserve officers in the Militia who parade occasionally in fine uniforms. See note, 1 May about publication.] Receipts: #139 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Henpeck'd Captain

Song: George Burton 1st appearance on that stage

3346
29 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By a Set of English Performers translated into French from The Beggar's Opera. Nothing under the full Price will be taken during the Time of the whole Performance, or any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. To begin at six o'clock. Prices: 5s., 3s., 2s. As this is the first attempt of the kind that was ever made by the English, 'tis hoped the Town will not be offended, that we endeavour to equal the Foreigners in everything, that may conduce to divert or to please them; yet this apology we beg leave to make, that if in our Performance a little of our Native Accent should be discover'd, we humbly hope an English audience will excuse it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

3347
03 May 1749 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. During the time of May Fair. The Unnatural Parents; or, The Fair Maid of the West: Also the Comical Humours and Adventures of Trusty, her Father's Man, and the Three Witches. By Yeates's Company. To begin each day at 2, 5, and 7, and conclude at 9. A good band of music is provided...Scenes and Clothes entirely New; N.B. The Droll the same that was performed by Mrs Lee fifteen years ago with great Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

Dance: Three Wild Cats of the Woods

3348
04 May 1749 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. [See 1 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

3349
05 May 1749 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. [See 1 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

3350
06 May 1749 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. Yeates's company [Description as before. See 1 May]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents