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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.

4151
21 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Deserter, advertised on playbill of 20 May. Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Miss Arne will be admitted.] Receipts: #328 (205.7.6; 67.2.0; 2.15.6; odd money: 1.4.6; tickets: 51.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Song: End: the Fishing Duet from Don Juan-Miss Arne, Miss Wentworth

4152
22 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "I did not act this Night, being at Home to receive the 4th & 5th Acts of my Part in the new Play [see 24 May]" (Kemble Mem). Tickets delivered [Account-Book: by Miss Briggs, Miss Clarke, Rhodes] for Thursday will be admitted. Receipts: #187 13s. 6d. (123.12.6; 62.10.0; 1.11.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Montval

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

4153
23 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Notice on playbill of 22 May: The Necessity of using the Stage for the Scenery of the New Play of Pizarro will prevynt any Performance at this Theatre Tomorrow Evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

4154
24 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Waters. Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane. Morning Chronicle, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Waters, No. 43, Conduit-street, Hanover-square. Receipts: #461 0s. 6d. (172.11.0; 5.1.0; tickets: 283.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End II: a song [Rosalie (Monthly Mirror, Aug. 1799, p. 109)]-Miss Waters; End III: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End IV: a favorite duet-Incledon, Miss Waters; End: Old Towler-Incledon

4155
25 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "Much of the superfluous matter [in mainpiece] is cut out. The Epilogue...was not delivered on Saturday night; an apology was made for it on account of an accident" (Morning Chronicle, 27 May). Receipts: #301 3s. (264.6; 36.4; 0.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Song: As17990524

4156
27 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last night Pizarro underwent "further curtailments. It was concluded by a little after ten o'clock" (Morning Chronicle, 28 May). 'It is unquestionably the most excellent play I ever saw for variety of attractions. The scenery and decorations are splendid and magnificent without being tawdry or puerile, and these ornaments are made to heighten, not supersede, real dramatic merit" (Henry Crabb Robinson, Diary, 1869, I, 58-59). Receipts: #402 2s. (354.10; 45.17; 1.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: As17990524

4157
29 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Morning Chronicle, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 49, Great Marlborough-street. Receipts: #439 12s. 6d. (228.14.6; 40.6.0; 0.16.0; tickets: 169.16.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Song: Vocal Parts, as17990524, but Mrs _Illingworth, Mrs _Coates

4158
30 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [3rd piece in place of The Norwood Gipsies, advertised on playbill of 29 May.] Receipts: #163 16s. (157.13; 6.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Cast
Role: Seamen Actor: Clarke, William, Drunken Negro-Simmons, Servants, Negro Boy-Master Standen, Lieut. Maynard, Sailors, Nancy, Servants, Orra, Ismena. For the three assigned parts see Songs, below.
Role: Drunken Negro Actor: Simmons, Servants, Negro Boy-Master Standen, Lieut. Maynard, Sailors, Nancy, Servants, Orra, Ismena. For the three assigned parts see Songs, below.
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Master Standen, Lieut. Maynard, Sailors, Nancy, Servants, Orra, Ismena. For the three assigned parts see Songs, below.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

4159
31 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Litchfield and Miss Mitchell. 3rd piece: Not acted these 2 years. Morning Chronicle, 25 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Litchfield, No. 38, Bedford-street, Covent Garden; of Miss Mitchell, No. 3, Park-street, Grosvenor-square. Receipts: #304 15s. 6d. (76.7.6; 1.12.0; tickets: 226.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day; Or, A Party At Hampton Court

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Song: End II: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End: a song-Townsend; End I 2nd piece: The Snug Little Island-Townsend; End 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue Alexander's Feast-Mrs Litchfield

4160
12 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for the General Lying-In Hospital, Bayswater, Under the Patronage of Her Majesty. Tickets to be had at the Hospital; of Longman and Wilkinson, Cheapside; Broderip andCo., Haymarket; and of Brandon at the Theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken. Many of the Re-Renters have generously relinquished their Privilege upon this Night. [Faulkner had acted at dl on 21 Dec. 1796, and Mrs Johnstone at cg on 4 Jan. 1798.] Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Song: End II: Hope told a flattering tale-Mrs Ferguson; accompanied on the Pedal Harp-Weippert

Music: End I: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte, as17990515; End IV: Lesson of Nicolai, as17990515

Entertainment: Monologues Before: [Collins' Ode on the Passions-Master Parker; End III: The Birth Day Ode [by Henry James Pye, 1st performed at St. James's Palace, 4 June, the birthday of George III]-Master Parker; End: Imitations-Mrs Sumbel (late $Mrs Wells)

4161
17 June 1799 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The Subscription Operas being now over, Ladies (not Subscribers) may be accomodated with Boxes for the remainder of the season, by applying to Shelmerdine, at the Office of the Theatre, in the Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Act Of Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: I Due Svizzeri

Dance: End: a new divertissement, La Double Epreuve- (composed by D'Egville); End 2nd piece: Telemaque, as17990330

4162
28 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [St.Pierre had danced at dl on 9 May 1798.] Receipts: #470 (440.5; 29.2; 0.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Sedgwick, Dignum, Danby, Mrs Crouch, Miss DeCamp, Miss Stephens, Miss Leak, Miss Dufour

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17981206, but Jamie-St.Pierre (1st appearance on this stage); Saundy-_; Donald-_; Villagers-_

4163
16 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Address by Thomas John Dibdin (T. J. Dibdin, Reminiscences, 1, 256).] Boxes 6s. Pit 3s. 6d. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 9 Dec.]. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Brandon at the Box office in Hart-street. No Money to be returned. [On playbill of 6 May 1800: Printed by E. Macleish, 2, Bow-street, Covent-Garden.] Receipts: #290 3s. 6d. (279.12.0; 10.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: New Occasional Address-Pope

4164
21 October 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Hunter, late of Covent-Garden Theatre. [Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews.] Tickets to be had of Mrs Hunter, No. 12, Leicester-street, Leicester-square; and of Rice at the Theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

4165
06 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Tomkins, who had 1st appeared at this theatre on 1 May 1799, is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #178 17s. (117.9; 60.1; 1.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

4166
23 December 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Afterpiece [1st time; P 2 (?). Not published; Songs: Larpent MS 1272]: Invented by T. Dibdin, & produced under the Direction of Farley. To conclude with an Allegorical Procession of the Seasons, Months and Hours, to the Temple of Domestic Happiness. With entire new Music, Scenery, Machinery, Machinery, Dresses and Decorations. The Overture and Music composed by Moorehead. The Dances by Bologna Jun. The Scenery by Phillips, Lupino, Hollogan, Wilkins, Bromley, the two Whitmores, Powell. The Machinery by Cresswell, Sloper, Goostree, C. Dibdin Jun., &c. The Dresses by Dick and Mrs Egan. Books of the Songs [J. Barker, 1799] to be had in the Theatre. "The opening scene of the new pantomime is highly interesting. The representation of the Volcanov, and the fight in the air between Floridel and Cratero, may with justice claim the epithet of grand and magnificent" (Dramatic Censor, I, 13). Account-Book, 6 Feb, 1800: Paid Moorehead for music in Volcano #25. Receipts: #366 7s. (344.17; 21.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favorite

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano; or, The Rival Harlequins

4167
04 February 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years [not acted since 29 May 1794]. "The reception [the afterpiece] experienced will, we trust, convince [the manager] of the expediency of re-consigning it to the gulph of merited oblivion" (Dramatic Censor, I, 201). Receipts: #263 10s. (261.2; 2.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

4168
04 March 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: End I: Le Mariage Mexicain, as18000225; End Opera: a new Ballet (1st time; composed by D'Egville) Hyppomene et Atalante-Deshayes, Laborie, Didelot, D'Egville, Mlle Parisot, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Rose Didelot. [Cast from dl playbill of 14 May 1800 (and see18000322 Hyppomenus-Deshayes; +Adrastus-Laborie; +Pelus-Didelot; +Atalante-Mlle Parisot; +Zelie-Mme Laborie; +Clitie-Mme Hilligsberg; +Sererine-Mlle J. Hilligsberg.

Performance Comment: Hilligsberg, Mme Rose Didelot. [Cast from dl playbill of 14 May 1800 (and see18000322 Hyppomenus-Deshayes; +Adrastus-Laborie; +Pelus-Didelot; +Atalante-Mlle Parisot; +Zelie-Mme Laborie; +Clitie-Mme Hilligsberg; +Sererine-Mlle J. Hilligsberg.]

4169
05 March 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Samson)-; Shall I in Mamre's-Sale; For all these mercies-Chorus (Joshua); Like a bright cherub-Miss Tennant, Miss Capper, Miss Crosby (Gideon); Fallen is the foe-Chorus; Come ever@smiling liberty-Miss Capper (Judas Maccabaeus); May no rash intruder-Chorus (Solomon); Ye sacred priests, Farewell, ye limpid springs-Mrs Second (Jephtha); Sound an alarm-Incledon, Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus).
Cast
Role: May no rash intruder Actor: Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End II: concerto on the violoncello-Charles Ashley

4170
15 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Incledon. 1st piece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 20 May 1797]. Receipts: #579 13s. (303.7.6; 3.6.0; tickets: 272.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Rendezvous

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Song: End I: The Storm (by G. A. Stevens)-Incledon; In course Evening: an entire new Glee, composed by King, The Witches[, the Words from the First Scene of Shakspeare's Macbeth, -Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Chorus; [Also Black Ey'd Susan-; Old Towler- [Incledon]

4171
01 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Mrs Mills, Townsend, Hill, Emery, Claremont, Atkins, Abbot, Munden, Mrs Atkins, Miss Wheatley, Miss Sims, Mrs Sydney, Mrs H. Johnston. Cast from European Magazine, May 1800, p. 386: Paul-Incledon; Alambra-Mrs Mills; Tropic-Townsend; Don Antonio-Hill; Diego-Emery; Sebastian-Claremont; Dominique-Munden; Jacintha-Mrs Atkins; Mary-Miss Sims; Virginia-Mrs H. Johnston; unassigned-Atkins, Abbot, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Sydney.

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: In 2nd piece: Dances-Blurton, Wilde, Platt, Lewiss, Klanert, L. Bologna, J. Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Mrs Norton, Miss Bologna, Miss Dibdin, Miss Burnett

Song: In 2nd piece: Chorusses-Linton, Street, Denman, Oddwell, Thomas, Little, Curties, Lee, Ms Trevor, Ms Leserve, Ms Castelle, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Ms Iliff, Ms Lloyd

4172
07 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. [In 1st piece the playbill retains Mrs Martyr as Dolly, but "Dolly was undertaken at a short notice, by Mrs Chapman, upon the sudden indisposition of Mrs Martyr" (Monthly Mirror, June 1800, p. 366). "In consequence of Mrs Martyr's accouchement...the part of Dolly was sustained by Miss Sims" (Dramatic Censor, II, 140).] 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown. Not in Larpent MS; not published]: To conclude with a Representation of the Storming the City of Acrev by the French [17 Mar.-20 May 1799], and the Heroic Defence made by the Turkish Troops led on by the British Sailors [under the command of Sir Sidney Smith]. Morning Chronicle, 23 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 16, Martlett-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #333 4s. 6d. (118.3.6; 11.16.6; tickets: 203.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Acre

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Song: End I 1st piece: The Last Shilling (composed by Dibdin)-Incledon; (in the Course of the Evening) Old Towler-Incledon; In Scene I 2nd piece: by Permission of Dibdin, his following popular songs: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon; The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; All Hands to the Anchor-Fawcett; Jacky and the Cow-Munden; The Advantage of Toping-Townsend; A Comic Irish Song-Johnstone

4173
08 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The New Comedy of Indiscretion [advertised on playbill of 7 May] is obliged to be deferred till Saturday next, on account of the indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #104 12s. (59.19; 44.6; 0.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

4174
08 May 1800 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Hilligsberg. Tickets to be had of Mme Hilligsberg, No. 43, Gerrard-street, Soho. 2nd ballet [1st time]: Composed by Didelot, the music by Bossi. With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Public are respectfully informed that a Programme of the Ballet may be had at the doors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: Between Acts: Divertisement-(1st time); End Opera: a Grand Fairy Ballet in 2 acts, Laura et Lenza; ou, Le Troubadour-all the principal Dancers see18000628

4175
09 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of No Song No Supper, advertised on playbill of 8 May.] Receipts: #166 14s. (124.2.0; 41.12.6; 0.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: De Montfort

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Song: As18000503

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