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10208 results for: Keyword - Mr Mills and Wife
We found 4651 matches on Event Comments, 3789 matches on Performance Comments, 3082 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3176
09 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

3177
03 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End Opera: The Whim, as17691123

3178
16 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receiv'd of Messrs Toms and Arnold for the use of the Organ this season #21; and for coals burnt at the Oratorios #2 2s. (Account Book). [There were 11 oratorio's. The average cost per night for heating the theatre these spring months would seem to have been about 3s. 9d.] Receipts: #157 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: and a Grand Scene of the Palace of Pluto Actor: Servandoni.

3179
28 September 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini

Dance: End of Opera: The Provenzales-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford. [See17680301.

3180
29 September 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

3181
30 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: I: Comic Dance-two children, as17701025

3182
27 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Account of afterpiece in Town and Country Magazine, from Theatre No. XXIII.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

3183
21 January 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

3184
18 February 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

3185
10 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

3186
19 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Radley. Miss Radley ill, did not perform (Winston MS 10). N.B. Miss Radley humbly hopes it will be a sufficient apology to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have honoured her with taking places, that her present ill state of health renders it impossible for her to perform this evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17710318 but Kitty (with Song and Mock Minuet)-Miss Pope.

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17710416

3187
10 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Order of the Grand Buck. Benefit for Wignell and Barnshaw. Places will be kept in the Boxes for the Brethren of the Most Noble Order, who are desired to meet the Grand Buck and his Council at the Shakespeare's Head, in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden; by Five o'clock, in order to proceed from thence to the Theatre in Procession

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End Opera: Comic Dance, as17701017

3188
22 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Patty by Mrs Hunt very Indiff (Hopkins Diary). Man fell from gallery into the pit, running down at opening of doors. Broke his ribs--He was able to walk not having any bones broken which was supposed to arise from his catching a chandelier worth #50 which he carried with him (Winston MS 10). Paid chorus 2 night this incl. #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #140 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: and The Sailor's Pageant Actor: .

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17710921

3189
08 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

3190
28 February 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

3191
23 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Stede, Mrs Heard, Mrs Willems, Abbott and Furkins. Tickets deliver'd by Wilkinson, Wooley, Pilfold, T. Ansell, Mrs Hitchcock, Widow Trott, Sherrat, Bassin, Whatley, Doe and Mrs Paddick will be taken. Charges o. [House received in addition to the ready receipts half the value of each beneficiary's tickets.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Miss Stede 28 57 61 #21 13s. #10 16s. 6d.@Mrs Heard 19 34 .. #9 17s. #4 18s. 6d.@Mrs Williams .. 24 21 #5 14s. #2 17s.@Mr Abbott 18 95 75 #26 5s. #13 2s. 6d.@Furkins 22 37 26 #13 13s. #6 16s. 6d.@Wilkinson 28 27 20 #13 1s. #6 10s. 6d.@Wooley 9 42 79 #16 9s. #8 4s. 6d.@Pilfold 37 227 74 50 14s. #25 7s.@T. Ansell 9 66 64 #18 11s. #9 5s. 6d.@Mrs Hitchcock 27 15 45 #13 10s. #6 15s.@Widow Trott 24 4 8 #7 8s. #3 14s.@Sharratt 1 12 19 #3 19s. #1 19s. 6d.@Bassan .. .. .. .. ..@Whatley 5 18 57 #9 13s. #4 16s. 6d.@Doe 2 22 44 #8 4s. #4 2s.@Mrs Paddick 1 14 14 #3 15s. #1 17s. 6d.@Total 230 694 607 #222 6s. #111 3s.@ Receipts: #19 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: I: A Dance-incident to the piece; II: A Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Heard; End of Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Stede

3192
01 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid for licensing The Irish Widow and The Rose, #4 4s. Receipts: #118 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Grand Chorus Actor: Mrs _Wrighten, _Bannister.
Role: To Conclude with a Grand Chorus Actor: Champness, Mrs Wrighten, Bannister, Dibdin, Davies, Kear, Fawcett, Wheeler, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt.

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

3193
22 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17720922; End Act I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17721023

3194
12 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Twist and Miss Wewitzer. Tomorrow (Eleventh Night) the New Comedy of She Stoops to Conquor. Charges #69 6s. 6d. Profit to each beneficiary #13, plus income from tickets: Miss Wewitzer #41 4s. (Boxes 45; Pit 123; Gallery 115); Miss Twist #42 6s. (Boxes 77; Pit 83; Gallery 106). Paid Whitefield for cloaths bought #53 17s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #96 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Song: I: A Song-Miss Twist

Dance: I: A Minuet-Aldridge, Miss Twist; II: The Old Ground Young, as17720928; Epilogue. End Opera: The New Occasional Epilogue written by Dr Goldsmith, will be spoken-Lewes

3195
20 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Aikin and Mrs Fearon. Being Positively the last time of performing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Courtney

Monologue: 1773 9 20 Interlude. Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

3196
28 September 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

3197
07 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: To Conclude with a Capital Scene Actor: never exhibited by Servandoni.

3198
26 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for DuBellamy. Charges: #64 5s.; Profit to DuBellamy; #19 17s., plus #187 15s. - from tickets (Box 486; Pit 401; Gallery 61); Paid Singleton for performing 3 nights in the Sorcerer to 11 Oct. last #7 6s., for 5 nights in Henry VIII to 14 Feb. last #1 5s., for 4 nights in Macbeth to 13 Nov. last 10s., and for 40 nights in the Fair and the Sylphs to 4 April #2; Receipts: #84 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Song: End I the Farce: (By Desire) The Storm-DuBellamy

3199
14 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Bassan and Abbott. Tickets delivered by Furkins, Longley, Robson, Flight, Curteen, Paddick, Stephenson, as well as those delivered for the Inconstant and Love for Love will be taken. [No charges. House received ready money receipts plus half-value of tickets]: @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Miss Bassan 22 38 43 #15 10s. #7 15s.@Abbott 18 52 72 #19 10s. #9 15s.@Furkins 27 42 19 #14 19s. #7 9s. 6d.@Longley 22 206 82 #44 12s. #22 6s.@Robson 13 107 42 #23 10s. #11 15s.@Flight .. 72 62 #17 #8 10s.@Curteen 24 57 55 #20 1s. #10 6d.@Mrs Paddick 7 30 13 #7 11s. #3 15s. 6d.@Stephenson 3 21 85 #12 8s. #6 4s.@Total 136 625 473 #175 1s. #87 10s. 6d.@ Paid Nichols (gilder) 1s. 6d., McMillen (shoemaker) #4 3s.; D. Almaine (embroiderer) #3 3s.; Morris (painter) #7 7s.; Rowson (gunsmith) #6 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: (By Desire) a Minuet (1st time)-Blurton, Miss Bassan; End Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Bassan

3200
20 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Related Works
Related Work: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels-Atkins