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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Salisbury Actor: Anderson
Role: Pandulph Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Ross; 2nd Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent.

Dance: The Dances incident to the masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Balthazar, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Mariane, Mrs Crawford, Mrs Welch, Miss Daw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit for a Clergyman's Widow under misfortunes. [Receipts: #88 2s. 6d. plus #87 19s. from tickets (Box 251; Pit 136; Gallery 48). Profits to Mrs Seede, the clergyman's widow, #90 15s. 6d.] Paid Mr J. Rich on account #531 (Account Book). [The profitable balance on the treasurer's books this night before deducting expenses and Rich's #500, withdrawal was #996 4s. 2d.] Charges: #85 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Chaplain Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman. Tickets given out for yesterday the 19th will be taken this night. Receipts: #89 2s. plus #34 1s. from tickets (Box 67; Pit 72; Gallery 65). [Profits to Mrs Belissen, the widow Gentlewoman #39 3s.] Paid Mr Pattinson, the Tallow Chandler sundry bills from 22 Oct. #77 6s. (Account Book). Charges: #84. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Ridout
Role: Trapland Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: II: Les Charboniers, as17601216; End: A New Rural Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Salisbury Actor: Anderson
Role: Pandulph Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: The Last New Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damscus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Ross; Eumenes-Clarke; Herbis-Gibson; Artamon-Bennet; Caled-Sparks; Abudah-Ridout; Daran-Anderson; Eudocia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Daran Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: Dances-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville [the particular ones unspecified]

Event Comment: Box #43 17s. 6d. Paid Mr Blackmore a Bill for sundries and expenses in taking the inventory of the Men's Wardrobe #26 2s. 6d. Bought three men's outfits #68. Gave the King's footmen and Chairmen #4 4s., and Prince of Wales' Footmen and Chairmen #2 2s. Gave the Porters of the several Inns #3 14s. (Account Book). [The Gentlewoman who played Bertha was Miss Fielding. See notation of payment to her for acting this part, 10 Jan.] Receipts: #176 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Florez-Ross; Clause-Ridout; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Clarke; Orator Higgen-Dunstall; Vandunck-Marten; Prince Prigg-Shuter; Boor-Collins; Sailor-Bennet; Jaqueline-Mrs Dyer; Bertha-A Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage before.
Cast
Role: Vandunck Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Boxes #84 12s. 6d. Macklin's fifth part of surplus came to #30 14s. 9d. Paid Pattinson, Tallow Chandler #52 2s. Paid Coal Merchant in Full as per bill #71 13s. Paid Mr Rich #5 5s. to give to Miss Fielding for her performance in the part of Bertha in the Royal Merchant of the 7th Inst. (Account Book). Receipts: #216 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with the songs in character)-Mattocks; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica-Mrs Burden; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Miss Macklin, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17600924; and a New Comic Dance-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Sparks
Role: Humphrey Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodora

Performance Comment: But with "new Additions and Alterations by Mr Handel since it was last presented." Valens-; Didymus-; Septimus-; Theodora-; Irene-; Chorus of Christians-; Chorus of Heathens-.

Music: As17610206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rebecca

Music: As17610206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Event Comment: Boxes #23 15s. Paid Mr Forrest Sr, in full his bill ending Nov. last #97 10s. Paid Wilkinson on account #50. Paid Bingley two bills for wax candles #9 14s. Paid Bosworth a bill for Mrs Latter's Board for 8 weeks. #1 16s. (Account Book). Receipts: #116 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barrington and Mrs Lampe. [Juliet identified by Winston MS 9 from Rich's Register. No Building on Stage. Account Book also identifies Miss Hallam.] Receipts #84 6s. plus tickets: Harrington #66 2s.; Mrs Lampe #38 5s. (Account Book). [The Account Book lists Mr Barrington, not Mrs, and does not specify the distribution of tickets as to box, pit, or gallery.] Charges: #67 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17610324 but Peter-Collins; Apothecary-Holtom; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Juliet-a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance [Miss Hallam][, in which she will dance; a minuet-a young Gentlewoman, Poitier Jr[; Masquerade, Funeral Procession and Solemn Dirge as of 29 Sept. 1760.; Masquerade, Funeral Procession and Solemn Dirge as of 29 Sept. 1760.
Cast
Role: Escalus Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abegg, Miss Fielding, Miss Lee. Tickets deliver'd out by Dumai, Dufour, Jarvis, Mrs Crawford, Hitchcock, Miss Brooks, and Miss Davis will be taken. [For tickets see below.] Paid Mr Day for fireworks used in the Rape from 1 March 1759 to 4 April 1761, 56 nights at 3s. per night #8 8s. (Account Book). @Name Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Jarvis 11 72 54 #18 19s. #9 9s. 6d.@Dumay 7 40 16 #16 9s. 7d. #4 13s. 6d.@Dufour 14 37 17 #10 15s. #5 7s. 6d.@Mrs Abegg 51 206 77 #51 7s. #25 13s. 6d.@Miss Lee 6 59 67 #17 1s. #8 10s. 6d.@Miss Fielding 41 2 5 #11 1s. #5 10s. 6d.@Miss Brooks 4 34 16 #7 14s. #3 17s.@Mrs Crawford 14 17 28 #8 17s. #4 8s. 6d.@Miss Davis 32 30 33 #15 16s. #7 15s.@Mrs Hitchcock 40 71 18 #22 9s. Gratis@Total 220 568 331 #173 6s. #75 8s. 6d.@ Receipts: #30 18s. plus #75 8s. 6d. the half value of tickets (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: HHornpipe-Mrs Crawford; The Waggoners, as17610228

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Kennedy. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd for Much Ado and The Wonder will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The New Hippocrates

Entertainment: After:(by Particular Desire) Mimic Comic Opera Song-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: By Particular Desire a Minuet (for the first time)-Noverre, Miss Mowatt. Benefit for Miss Mowatt. Mainpiece: Acted but once these 5 years. No Building on stage. Tickets and places to be had of Miss Mowatt, Upper End of New Bond St., and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Lurcher Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-King; Careless-Havard; Clerimont-Holland; Sir Solomon-Yates; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Clarinda-Mrs Kennedy; Sylvia-Mrs Palmer; Lady Dainty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Song: Champnes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Sealand Actor: Havard
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe