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7273 results for: Keyword - Mr Joseph Price
We found 4883 matches on Event Comments, 1422 matches on Performance Comments, 978 matches on Author, 565 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2726
29 August 1759 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: As 25 Aug., but note about advanced prices omitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Strataggemma

2727
18 September 1759 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Shuter's Great Theatrical Tiled Booth on the Bowling Green the Town will be entertained during the Short Time of Southwark Fair. [Time and prices as 3 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Floggd

2728
07 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Full Prices. 'Tis hop'd no Gentlemen will take it ill that they cannot possibly be admitted behind the Scenes, as it will greatly obstruct the performance of the Entertainment. Receipts: #147 11s. [An extra outlay of #1 7s. 6d. per night for chorus singers in The Fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Fair With Additional Scenes of Action

2729
31 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Went off with applause (Cross). Afterpiece: a New Pantomime after the Manner of the Italian Comedy, with New Scenes, Habits, Decorations. Nothing under Full Prices will be taken. No Gentleman can possibly be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra, on account of the Machinery and Music. The Music composed by Dr Boyce. The Songs will be printed, and deliver'd at the doors. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion or A ChristmasGambol

2730
18 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Characters New Dressed. Masque not performed these ten years. Nothing under Full Prices. No Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Receipts: #180 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

2731
25 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Last time of performing afterpiece this season. Part of Pit laid into boxes; Amphitheatre on stage. Full prices. Send servants at 3 o'clock; Doors open promptly at Three

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): Joseph Mazzinghi

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

2732
19 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Haughton. Full prices. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

2733
05 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Packer and Champnes. Tickets delivered out for The Squire of Alsatia and The Lady's Last Stake will be taken. No Building on Stage. Full prices. [Rich's Register lists The Lady's Last Stake as mainpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: III: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

2734
10 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Full prices. Receipts: #229 15s. Paid Kemp #9 12s.; Dallon on acct of salary #1 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

2735
08 July 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Fifth Day. Nothing under the full price will be taken, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Care will be taken to keep the house cool. [This notice repeated in subsequent bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

2736
09 September 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Calculated for the use and entertainment of the town in general, but particularly the admirers of The Minor, and more especially those who have been present at the humorous representations of that piece. 'The plain roast and boiled of the theatres will never do at this table. We must have huge seasoned ragouts, and rich sauces.' Perhaps I may produce something that may hit your palate--What think you of a Mimick? Vide the Introduction of The Minor. Nothing will be taken under full prices. No admittance behind the scenes. Care will be taken to keep the house cool. To begin exactly at Seven

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comic Lectures

2737
29 November 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Full Prices. The Minor is deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Boxes #35 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #157 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

2738
01 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Full Prices. Boxes #31 10s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #154 18s. 8d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

2739
02 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Full Prices. [N.B. Winston MS 9, indicates from Rich's Register that Henry V was played this night by Royal Command. Playbill for 4 Dec. lends credence to this as it states Not Acted this season." For cast of Henry V see 18 Nov. TheAccount Book clinches the matter by listing Henry V with Dancing, and an indication that the Boxes this night held #70 5s., or some 281 people.] Present His Majesty and Attendance. House gave Yeomen of the Guards the usual gratuity of #1 1s. [Rich also paid that night #1 1s. for an Occasional Prologue for Henry V for 18 Nov. last, and #2 2s. for an occasional prologue to Thomas and Sally for 28 Nov. (Account Book).] Receipts: #210 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

2740
03 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Full Prices. Boxes #25 5s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #88 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

2741
04 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Full Prices. Mainpiece: Not Acted this Season. [See note, 2 Dec.] Boxes #17 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #105 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

2742
06 February 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: No persons to be admitted without tickets, which will be delivered this day at the Office in the Theatre. Charges paid by, and receipts gained by Messrs Smith and Stanley. Galleries opened at half past Four. Pit and Boxes at Five. Prices 10s. 6d., 5s., 3s. 6d. Oratorio to begin at 6:30 p.m. Received (Account Book): @368 tickets at 10s. 6d. #193 4s.@410 tickets at 5s. #102 10s.@435 tickets at 3s. 6d. #76 2s. 6d.@1215 persons.@Receipts: #371 16s. 6d.@Charges: #35.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Music: Concerto on Organ-Stanley; Solo on Violin-Sg Giardini

2743
02 March 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17601008

2744
06 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: This day Publish'd Price 1s. Samson an Oratorio, as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. Altered and adapted to the stage from the Samson Agonistes of Milton. @171 tickets at 10s. 6d. #89 15s. 6d.@232 tickets at 5s. #58@320 tickets at 3s. 6d. #56@723 present.@Receipts: #203 15s. 6d.@ Paid renters #10. Paid Younger a Bill for writing parts #2 12s. 11d. (Account Book). Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: As17610206

2745
27 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [M$Mrs Palmer] the late Miss Pritchard (Winston MS 9). Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office with Prologue

2746
12 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By his Majesty's Command. Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

2747
22 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #4 2s. 6d. (Account Book). [i.e., only 16 persons were in the Boxes, and the 2s. 6d. indicates that at least one occupant came in after the third act and paid only half price.] Receipts: #26 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

2748
15 June 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Full prices. No money returned after curtain is drawn up. Vivat Rex. [A. Murphy and S. Foote joined a partnership and rented dl theatre from Garrick for summer performances (Genest, IV, 616). For Gentleman, Miller? See Winston MS 9.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

2749
23 June 1761 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority. [The Stratagem] An English Tragi-Comical Burletta, translated from the Italian. Music by Hasse. All Scenes, Cloaths, and Decorations entirely new. Prices: Box 5s.; Pit 3s.; Gallery 2s. To begin exactly at Seven. Places to be taken at the Theatre. Vivat Rex. 'Tis hoped no Gentlemen will take it amiss that they cannot be admitted behind the scenes, or into the orchestra. Those who have already taken places, will be so good to send in time (Public Advertiser). [This full notice repeated in subsequent bills, will not be recorded further.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Several new Dances composed by Gherardi, to be executed by his scholars who are all English.End I: Les Chasseurs and les Bergeres-Master Rogers (a scholar of Leviez's), Miss Twist, Master Tetley, Miss Tetley, Miss Buchinger; II: The German Coopers-Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Miss Tetley; III: Grand Dance, The Gardeners-Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Miss Street, others

2750
31 August 1761 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: To begin each Day (for the short time of the Fair) at One o'clock, and end at Eleven. At Yates's Great Theatrical Concert Hall, in the Greyhound Inn, West Smithfield. Performed by a company of Comedians from both Theatres. Prices for this droll: Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. There is a commodious way to the Boxes and Pit at the upper end of Cow Lane (Public Advertiser). [This may be an advance notice. It appears again on Th., F., S., and Mon. (Sept. 3, 4, 5, 7).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Bride Or The Unexpected Event

Afterpiece Title: The British Tars Triumph over M Soup Maigre

Entertainment: of singing and dancing.of singing and dancing