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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.

7401
22 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. No building on stage. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Ladies send servants by Three. Tickets to be had and places to be taken of Smith in Duke St., York Buildings, and of Crudge at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17561217

7402
24 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woffington. Ladies send servants by Three

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Dance: As17561217

Song: As17570221

7403
24 March 1757 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the increase of a fund established for the Support of Decayed Musicians or their Families. Pit and Boxes put together at half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Tickets deliver'd to Subscribers to this Charity will admit one Person to any Part of the House. [Books of the Charity open for inspection. The governors laid out #472 19s. 4d. and "upwards," upon education of Musicians' orphans, physic, burials, &c. from June 1755 to June 1756.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

7404
26 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Gregory

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

7405
26 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mossop. Tickets at his lodgings in Newton's Warehouse, in Tavistock St., Covent Garden; and of Varney. [The Dramatic Register No 17 commented favorably upon Mossop's performance noting especially his fine modulation of voice. It also castigated a recent scurrilous attack upon Mossop. See Theatrical Clippings.] Receipts: #300 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

7406
28 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Nossiter. No Building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Dance: As17570103 Granier, Miss Hilliard, Lucas

7407
29 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan. Tickets to be had of Ryan in Crown Court, Charles St. and of Crudge at the Theatre. No building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: IV: By Desire, a Minuet-Mrs Woffington, Miss Hilliard; End: The Fingalian Revels-Lucas, Miss Hilliard

7408
31 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Tickets and places to be had of him at Gresham's Warehouse, the Crown in York St., Covent Garden, and of Crudge at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17570114, but Almeria-Mrs Bellamy (being the 1st time of her performing since her late indisposition); Heli-Bennet; Perez-R. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17570103

7409
02 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Last time of performing till the Holidays. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Receipts: #330 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17561021, but Lord Townly-Garrick, 1st time for 10 years; Lady Townly-Miss Macklin, 1st time in the part here; John Moody-_; Trusty-_; Mrs Motherly-_; Myrtilla-_; Miss Jenny-_.
Cast
Role: Lord Townly Actor: Garrick, 1st time for 10 years

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: By particular Desire, aMinuet-Miss Macklin

7410
12 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Ladies send servants by half past three

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

7411
13 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross. Tickets of Ross at his house in Bow Street, Covent Garden. Receipts. #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Author

7412
15 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

7413
15 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. Tickets to be had of her at her lodgings in Buckingham St., York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard, Miss Vallois, her 1st appearance on any stage

7414
18 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pritchard. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Tickets of Miss Pritchard in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields and at Pritchard's Warehouse in Tavistock St. Receipts: #340 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

7415
18 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Old Man, last new character of Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Gentleman-a Person who never appeared on the stage before; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: a Person who never appeared on the stage before

Dance: By Desire aHornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: The Cries of London with Additions-Shuter

7416
21 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Ladies send servants by Three

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17570103

7417
21 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the French Dancers, tho' not in the Bills. It was to have been The Winter's Tale, but Mrs Cibber is taken ill (Cross). Tickets deliver'd for The Winter's Tale and Catherine and Petruchio will be taken. Last time of performing the mainpiece this season. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

7418
22 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Lampe. Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: II: New Song By Arne-Mrs Lampe; III: Myself I shall Adore, composed by Handel,-Mrs Lampe; IV: Ellen a Roon,accompanied on the German Flute-Miss Davis (her 2nd time of appearing on any stage)

Dance: FFingalian Revels, as17570329 a Dutch Dance-Miss Valois

7419
26 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Tickets of Holland at No 17 New Crown Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

7420
27 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes and Miss Haughton. Tickets of Blakes in Duke's Court, Bow Street, and of Varney at the Stage Door, where tickets and places for Miss Haughton may be had. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Song: I: Beard

Dance: V: A Hornpipe-Mathews

7421
27 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lalauze

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: As17561210, but [abbreviated listing of cast to allow room for listing entertainment of dancing. Only the following mentioned]: Demetrius-Barry; King-Ridout; Lieut.-Shuter; Leontias-Sparks; Gentlemen Ushers-Arthur, Dunstall; Magician-Baker; Singing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers; Leucippe-Mrs Pitt; Celia-Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan or Harlequin Restord

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance (for 2nd time)-Miss Toogood, apprentice to Lalauze; IV: By Desire a Ball Dance, call'd Queen Caroline, with a Minuet-Miss Toogood, Lalauze; End: A Harlequin Dance-Miss Toogood, 1st time

7422
28 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for myself & Wife (Cross). Last time of performing the afterpiece this season. Tickets of Cross at Crown-Court, Russel St., Covent Garden, &c. Receipts: #256 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Music: By Desire aConcerto on the Violin-Cross Jun

7423
28 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. [Last time of performing it this season, according to the advance notice for 27 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

7424
29 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Leviez. No Building on the stage. Tickets of Leviez at the last House on the right hand in Beaufort Buildings, Strand, &c. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: New entertainment of dancing, particularly End: , by Desire a Minuet-Leviez, Miss Pritchard

7425
29 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: a Person who never appeared on the stage before

Dance: III: Haymakers Dance, as17570423 V: The Lamplighters-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville