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8100 results for: Keyword - Mr Box
We found 6775 matches on Event Comments, 1160 matches on Performance Comments, 555 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4801
20 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Charges #68 5s. [Profit to Dyer #30 14s. plus #141 3s. from tickets (Box 392; Pit 215; Gallery 109).] (Account Book). Receipts: #98 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

4802
22 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Mrs Abington. Part of Pit laid into boxes. House Charges #64 4s. [Profit to Mrs Abington #166 2s. 6d.] [The Farce-2 acts all from the comedy 'What we must all Come to' by Arthur Murphy, The airs by Hook.] Paid Blake (hosier) bill #3 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #230 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode; or, Conjugal Douceurs

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

4803
22 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Charges #64 7s. [Profit to Clarke #23 9s. plus #122 19s. from tickets (Box 220; Pit 339; Gallery 171).] (Account Book). Receipts: #87 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008; End I Farce: The Female Archer, as17661215

4804
25 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Walker. Charges #67 3s. 6d. [Profit to Walker #19 14s. 6d. plus #43 13s. from tickets (Box 66; Pit 143; Gallery 57).] (Account Book). Receipts: #86 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Female Archer, as17661215

4805
28 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Charges #66 7s. [Profit to Dunstall #32 5s. plus #140 15s. from tickets (Box 255; Pit 464; Gallery 74).] (Account Book). Receipts: #98 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

4806
29 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Squibb. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #65 2s. [Profit to Squibb #13 10s. plus #85 10s. from tickets (Box 137; Pit 205; Gallery 205).] Paid half year's land tax for theatre #37 10s., and for House in Bow Passage #2 1s. 8d.; Paid half year's window lights tax for theatre #6 10s., for House in Bow Passage 15s.; half year's Scavanger's rate for theatre #2 1s. 8d., for House, 2s. 1d. (Account Book). Receipts: #78 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

Song: End: two favourite songs in the Italian Manner-Squibb

4807
04 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charges #66 9s. [Profit to Mrs Baker #27 9s. 6d. plus #32 15s. from tickets (Box 41; Pit 112; Gallery 57).] (Account Book). Receipts: #93 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: IV: The Female Archer, as17661215; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

4808
06 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Mainpiece: by Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd for Anna Bullen will be taken. Charges #66 7s. [Profit to Hull #27 5s. 6d. plus #56 6s. from tickets (Box 106; Pit 132; Gallery 100).] (Account Book). Receipts: #93 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falsehood

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: I: By Desire, a Hornpipe-Master Harris; III: The Female Archer, as17661215

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

4809
09 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Gardner, Curtat, Miss Helm, Miss Twist. Tickets deliver'd out by Claridge will be taken. Charges none. House took half value of tickets deliver'd, plus the #64 4s. 6d. ready money taken at the theatre. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Gardner 15 70 56 #19 17s. #9 18s. 6d.@Curtat 24 189 107 #45 1s. #22 10s. 6d.@Miss Helme - 37 31 #8 13s. #4 6s. 6d.@Miss D. Twist 26 35 36 #15 7s. #7 13s. 6d.@Claridge 13 19 22 #8 6s. #4 3s.@Mrs Hitchcock 45 59 13 #21 8s. #10 14s.@Total 114 409 262 #118 12s. #59 6s.@ Receipts: #64 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: A Minuet-Curtat, Miss Wilford

4810
16 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brickler. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #65. [Profit to Miss Brickler #37 plus #60 11s. from tickets (Box 122; Pit 133; Gallery 101).] (Account Book). Receipts: #102 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Song: I: A favourite song from Judith-Miss Brickler; accompanied on a new instrument call'd Piano Forte-Dibdin

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, Blind Man's Buff-Arnauld, Miss Valois. [See17641003.

4811
18 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Parsons, Real, Miss Cokayne, Mas. Besford, Francis. Both pieces By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Wild, Bassan, Pullin, Mrs Griffiths, Mrs Paddick, Mrs Walters, and Widow Trott will be taken. [House took half value of tickets in addition to ready money.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Parsons 17 76 73 #22 19s. #11 9s. 6d.@Real 19 9 12 #7 6s. #3 13s.@Miss Cokayne 10 25 42 #10 9s. #5 4s. 6d.@Mas. Besford 1 32 49 #9 19s. #4 19s. 6d.@Francis - 41 18 #7 19s. #3 19s. 6d.@Wylde 5 18 29 #6 17s. #3 8s. 6d.@Bassan 14 53 56 #17 1s. #18 10s. 6d.@Pullin - 34 83 #13 8s. #6 14s.@Mrs Griffiths - 32 46 #9 8s. #4 14s.@Mrs Paddick 6 26 26 #8 #4@Mrs Walters 2 13 31 #5 11s. #2 15s. 6d.@Widow Trott 28 4 17 #9 6s. #4 13s.@Total 102 363 482 #128 3s. #64 1s. 6d.@ Receipts: #80 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: III: New Pantomime Ballet(third time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

4812
19 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Wignel and Stoppelaer. Neither Piece Acted This Season. The Prologue and Epilogue spoken By particular Desire by Master Wignell. Charges #72 15s. [of which Wignel bore #32 2s. 6d. and Stoppelaer bore #40 12s. 6d. Their deficit codered by income from tickets: Wignel #97 6s. (Box 82; Pit 362; Gallery 225); Stoppelaer #104 15s. (Bhx 118; Pit 377; Gallery 187).] Paid Edward Bamford for the Giant in the Dragon of Wantly #1 1s. (Account Book). With difficulty got into the Pit just before began (Neville MS Diary). [He comments favorably on the play and performers. Liked Shuter, especially, as Sharp in the afterpiece, and thought Miss Baker looked well in men's clothes.] Receipts: #48 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17670516; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Entertainment: After: The Prologue to the Apprentice-Master Wignell; End Farce: an Epilogue addressed to Most Noble Order of Bucks-Master Wignel

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

4813
25 May 1767 @ Vauxhall Gardens

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: We lighted at Somerset Coffee-house and soon after took a boat from Somerset stairs to Spring Gardens, Vauxhall, open for the first time this season. These gardens are lighted by lamps disposed in different figures, with an orchestra from which the company are entertained from 7 to 10 with music...An artificial cascade from rocks which, continuing for 10 or 15 minutes only, has a fine effect. M. meeting with some acquaintance, we supped under the trees and after trying in vain to get a coach, returned and had some wine in one of the Boxes. I scarcely tasted any thing...all the wine at Vauxhall is vile. I proposed walking home, as it is very dangerous to go by water in the night. Half past 1 in the morning when I entered our house

Performances

4814
01 June 1767 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: To Ranelagh to hear a grand Jubilee Entertainment; it is the most elegant public room in the world and must give foreigners a high idea of the riches of our nation. It is circular and the fireplace is under a circular Portico in the middle, round which are tables at which the company are served with tea and coffee, and there are two sets of boxes at the side one above another for the same purpose. The landing room from the river which projects a little into the water commands a fine view of the river and country...Saw the Tripoline ambassador in the dress of his country. Took notice of a Miss Spencer and a Miss Johnson, two pretty ladies of the town, the latter had one of the prettiest faces I ever saw. Brunswick, Cumberland...Tripolian Ambassador...Miss Spencer and a Miss Johnson, two pretty ladies of ye town... were there...Began to use an Opera glass

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Song: Coronation Anthem-

4815
14 August 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, Treasurer. Afterpiece: A Farce (for that Night only) taken from Congreve's Play of the Old Batchelour. Neville MS Diary: Half past six went to the Haymarket...out could not get into the Pit, Boxes or Galleries

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Fondlewife and Laetitia

Song: II: DuBellamy

Dance: IV: Fingalian-; End: Italian Peasants, as17670805

Entertainment: PPost@Haste Observations from his Journay to Paris-Shuter (for that Night only)

4816
04 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: To Duke of Gloucester's Footmen (by Atwood) [Xmas Box] #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #176 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

4817
13 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid the Porters at the several Inns of Court their Xmas Boxes #3 11s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #207 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

4818
19 February 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Oratorio composed by Dr Arnold. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cure Of Saul

Music: VViolin Solo-Barthelemon; Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson

4819
29 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Macklin. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. House charges and Candles #64 5s. Balance to Macklin #134 8s. plus #60 for disposing of 240 Box tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #198 13s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: III: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

4820
03 March 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A Dramatic Poem take from the celebrated Ossian. Pit and Boxes Half a Guinea. First Gallery 5s. Second gallery 3s. Barthelemon, the promoter announces that only two acts will be produced on this night, after one Act of a Concert. On the second night of performance of which timely notice will be given he will have honour to present the piece complete

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oithona

Music: CConcerto on Viole D'Amour-Barthelemon; Lesson on the Harpsichord-Mrs Barthelemon; concerto on Madoline-Sg Gervasia

4821
15 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Dancer. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send servants to hold places at 3 o'clock. Afterpiece: Never performed there. [This seems to MacMillan to be the adaptation of Shakespeare's Winter's Tale by McNamara Morgan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

4822
17 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Part of Pit laid into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

4823
17 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: With additions. Never Performed there. House charges #63, candles #1 5s., Extra wardrobe #1 5s. 6d., Side Drum 2s. Total #65 12s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Yates #46 12s. plus income of #170 from 680 Box tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #112 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

4824
19 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. By Particular Desire. House charges, candles etc. #66 6s. 6d. Balance to Smith #27 2s. plus income of #175 2s. from 516 Box, 224 Pit and 125 Gallery tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #93 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: The Highland Reel, as17680307

4825
21 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Farce never before acted. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Farce written by the author of Lionel and Clarissa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Dance: V: The Wake, as17680220