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We found 4225 matches on Event Comments, 1138 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: As17600924; The Pedlar Trick'd, as17601010-Sg and Sga Maranesi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Entertainment: End: will be perform'd a New Coronation Ode by Havard; Vocal parts-Lowe, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Entertainment: M$Mr Foote's Epilogue to the Minor-Master Summers, a child 4 years old

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Event Comment: MMr Vernon-Macheath, 1st time; Mr Parsons-Filch, Mrs Parsons-Mrs Peachum (Cross Diary). Mr William Parsons came with Mr James Love from Edinburg, and Made his first appearance on the stage in London this evening; He died of an asthma on Tues. 3 February in the severe winter of 1795, and was buried in the churchyard of Lea-Church near Blackheath in Kent; he was in his 60th year (Macmillan [Hopkins MS Notes]). Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 19 Oct. 1759.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End Opera: A Dutch Dance-Vincent, Sga Giorgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Morning Lectures

Event Comment: The worst House I ever saw.--This morning Mr Packer's mother died, and we were oblig'd to get Mr Parsons to do Vizard, and Mr Baddeley Smuggler.--No apology was made, and I believe nobody took any notice of the change.--Miss Street and Master Clinton, Dancers, first time, greatly applauded (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #63 3s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, call'd The Provancalle-Master Clinton, Miss Street , being their first appearance on this stage

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mr Love & Mr Sanderson's Night. as Authors of ye Pantomime (Hopkins). Benefit for Compo[ser]s Panto (Cross Diary). Mr Powell played much better than the first night. Princess Augusta married to the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #233 8s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: CCastalio by Mr Powell (1st time) very well (Hopkins). Mr Powell very well-Mr Jackson very bad (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #235 17s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 22 Oct. 1760.] Lord Townly by Mr Powell, 1st time great applause. Mr Castle hiss'd in Count Basset (Hopkins). Mr Powell's first appearance in Lord Townly-The last scene he felt greatly, and in a few times performing will play the part well (+Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #231 19s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Event Comment: Benefit for Love. Mr Love Hiss'd in the Scotchman. Dumont by Mr Powell (Hopkins). Characters Dress'd in Habits of Times. Mr Love was hissed very much in the Scotchman, and the Farce hissed at the end (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). No building on stage. On Saturday Othello with a New Burletta call'd Music A-La-Mode, or Bayes in Chromatics For the Benefit of Vernon. [The principal characters were to have been played by King, Vernon, Packer, Fox, Mrs Mrs Dorman, and Miss Young (Public Advertiser, 13 April). But it was deferred at the last minute and seems never to have been performed. Larpent MS 237 lists the parts: Dr Crochet, Player-Packer; Squire, Justice; Damon; Daphne, Chorus of Shepherds and Nymphs. $J. P. Kemble thought it a burlesque at the expense of Dr Arne (professor of nonharmonic music). The Player wants in it to banish all but four plays (Tamerlane, London Cuckolds, George Barnwell, and Twelfth Night) and fill stage performance with music.] Receipts: #208 14s. 6d. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to Love: #144 10s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922; End I Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Baker

Event Comment: DDesdemona-Mrs Davies. $Mrs Havard being ill Mr King play'd Iago (Hopkins). Mrs Yates ill...Mrs Davies Desdemona (Cross Diary). Benefit for Vernon. Tickets for The Roman Father will be taken. Both main and afterpiece, By Particular Desire. Mr King Iago. Mr Havard could not play Mrs Havard being dead (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). A mistake in the Diary. Mrs Havard died Friday 27th (J. P. Kemble MS Notes-MacMillan). Music A La Mode deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal performer. Last time of performing till the Holidays. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almena

Dance: II: New Dance, The Tartar's Festival-Aldridge, Berardi, Giorgi, Lauchry, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit or Harlequin at Rhodes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: As17660214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670430 End: Linco's Travels, by Particular Desire-King as17670406

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

Entertainment: BBucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921