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16199 results for: Keyword - Mr Vernon</i>-much Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Benefit for <span class=
We found 14530 matches on Event Comments, 2620 matches on Performance Comments, 638 matches on Performance Title, 35 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6476
22 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Hobson (House-Keeper). Tickets for a widow under Misfortunes will be taken. Receipts: #170

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Song-Beard; III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428 II: Le Boufon, as17420325 IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; V: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029

6477
27 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor, Box-Keeper (Rylands MS.). Receipts: #170

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Dutch Dance-Phillips; II: The Swiss, as17410926; IV: Running Footman-Phillips

Song: III: Beard

6478
27 May 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Walker, who perform'd it originally; Polly-Miss Medina.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Walker, who perform'd it originally

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: TThe Welshman's Triumph, or Death of the Wild Goat-son and daughter of David and Winifred apShinken

6479
31 May 1742 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit Bostock and Evans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ulysses

Song: Paul

Entertainment: TThe Drunken Man-Day

6480
08 November 1742 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit a Citizen's Widow under Misfortunes. 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: Miss Clarke

6481
22 November 1742 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit a Person who has a mind to get money. [No notice in Daily Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Mrs Wilmot-Mrs Charke, who performed the part originally (Genest, III, 50).
Cast
Role: Mrs Wilmot Actor: Mrs Charke, who performed the part originally

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

6482
30 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for a Citizen and Merchant of London, suffering under Great Losses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17421120; La Villageoise, as17421006; Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17421123

6483
27 December 1742 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Starkey the usual Diversions of the Place. 2s., 1s. 6d., 1s. [Customary concert notice.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nancy Or The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Englishman or Spaniard Outwitted

Song: HHail Windsor-Blogg

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Davis; dancing-Davis, Edwards, Levace, Mrs Morris, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Starkey

6484
11 February 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Citizen. [Prices are Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. for the rest of the season unless otherwise recorded.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Welsh Buffoon, as17430107; End: Comic Ballet, as17430107

6485
14 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Stage enclos'd and form'd into an amphitheatre. Send servants by three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albion Queens

Dance: CCharacters of Dancing, as17421025; Dutch Skipper, as17421025

6486
21 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the author of this bad new play, which would have sunk the 1st night but for Garrick's acting (Winston MS. from Dyer MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Heartfort Actor: Delane

6487
01 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentleman in Distress, and by Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Forgard Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17430120

6488
07 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. To prevent any imposition on the publick by counterfeit tickets, which are so frequently sold at the doors, no tickets so bought will be admitted into the house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Oxford Actor: Bencraft

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17430305 Characters of Dancing, as17421108; Grand Ballet, as17421108

6489
08 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Servants will be admitted to keep places on the stage, which for the better accommodation of the Ladies, will then be form'd into an Amphitheatre. Ladies are desir'd to send their servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets and Places to be had of Mrs Clive, at her house in Great Queen St, Lincoln's Inn Fields; and of Hobson at the stage door of the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Boromeo, Desse, Mlle Bonneval

6490
14 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Tickets to be had at Delane's Lodgings, in Queen's Court, King St., Covent Garden; Places to be taken for Boxes of Hobson at the stage door of the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Beard; III: The Noontide Air from Comus-Miss Edward; IV: Lowe

6491
16 March 1743 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit the author, Mrs Charke. 3s., 2s., 1s. 6 p.m. [On 1, 3, 5, 7, & 9 Feb. Mrs Charke had been advertising this puppet show of hers; however she names Daniel, Fawkes, Jones, Scott, and James in the cast and on the 9th says author of the play. Afterpiece possibly not a puppet show.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

6492
17 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Woffington. Stage form'd to Side Boxes. Tickets of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: As17430120

6493
19 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sig Checo Torinese. Mainpiece: By Particular desire. Tickets deliver'd out for Venice Preserv'd will be taken. Tickets and places to be had of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 III: La Mascarade de Florana-Checo, Chiaretta; V: Italian Gardeners, as17421231

6494
21 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Toyshop

Dance: As17430314

6495
21 March 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hooper. Tickets and Places to be taken...and of Mrs Hooper, at her House at Knightsbridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17430303 but Nell-Mrs Hooper (first time in that part); Sir John-the Gentleman who perform'd Macheath [Hayman].Hayman].
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: the Gentleman who perform'd Macheath

Song: I: Would you taste the Noontide Air?-Mrs Hooper; III: Let me wander not unseen-Mrs Hooper

6496
22 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. Mainpiece: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Amphitheatre on stage where servants may keep places. Ladies desired to send servants by three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Ford Actor: Ryan
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: CCharacters of Dancing, as17421025; Tambourine-Cooke; Les Boufons du Cour, as17430305

6497
23 March 1743 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Cole, who lately belong's to the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. A Concert, etc. Prices 4s., 2s. 6d. Tickets at the Peacock, opposite Exeter Exchange in the Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Dance: The Swedish Gardeners (after the Manner of the Fausans)-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; The Medley a Joke-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

6498
24 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts. Tickets at her House in Duke St., lif

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Beard

Dance: I: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 III: Neopolitan Punch-Checo, Signora Chiaretta

6499
24 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Cooke. At the desire of several persons of Quality. Amphitheatre on stage. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock to keep places. Tickets to be had and places to be taken of Cooke Sen., at his house in Great Ormond St., near Queen Square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: I: Les Matelots-Cooke; III: A French Peasant-Cooke; IV: Grand Ballet, as17421108; V: a Ball Dance call'd the Louvre, concluding with a Minuet-Cooke, Anne Auretti

6500
30 March 1743 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Fund for support of Decay'd Musicians, or their families. [Usual prices.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Music