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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.

7601
06 September 1759 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Burn. Tickets 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Strataggemma

Dance: Miss Burn, Master Callois [Cawley]

7602
30 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Composer. Afterpiece: Written by Congreve and set to Music by Dr Arne. Receipts: #206 19s. [cash], plus #51 18s. from tickets (Boxes 148; Pit 74; Gallery 38). Total income #258 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

Afterpiece Title: To conclude with the Masque ofThe Sultan

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Music: II: A Concerto on the Violin-Hay; End Opera: A Concerto on the Haut@Bois-Simson

7603
05 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Marine Society (Cross). Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Receipts: #200 (Cross). [The Prologue is in Larpent MS 163: @"Ye sons of Freedom view this little Band@They owe their safety to your giving hand@Snatch'd from the paths of vice and branded shame@You ope the door to Honesty and Fame..."@ The Prologue is printed in the British Magazine, Jan., 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

7604
18 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Middlesex Hospital. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Receipts: #230 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

7605
18 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow with a large family in distress. Receipts: #55 10s. 6d. in cash, plus #123 from tickets (Boxes 137; Pit 313; Gallery 418). Total #178 10s. 6d. Charges #84. Profit to Widow Sheark, #94 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Ridout; Foresight-Collins; Tattle-Dyer; Trapland-Bennet; Jeremy-Barrington; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Elmy; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Prue-Mrs Green; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Collins
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Dutch Skipper, as17591017; Fingalian Dance, as17591212

7606
21 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the General Lying-In Hospital, Duke Street. Receipts: #56, plus #142 6s. from tickets. Total #198 6s. Charges #84. Paid J. Rich on acct, #547 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: As17591218

7607
14 February 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Karver. To be conducted in the same manner as in 1754. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at seven o'clock. Miss Midnight had no concern in the management of a performance lately exhibited at the Haymarket under the above mentioned name, but was only there as a Performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Midnights Concert And Oratory

Performance Comment: Bombasto, Signora Tambourina, Miss Karver, Miss Gaudry, a young Gentleman (1st appearance on the stage); Orations-Mrs Midnight; Instrumentals-the best performers With a band of originals, viz. Mynheer Broomsticado; Solo-Sg Twangdillo; and a Rhapsody on the Death of a late Noble Commander-Mrs Midnight.
Cast
Role: Instrumentals Actor: the best performers With a band of originals, viz. Mynheer Broomsticado

Afterpiece Title: The Contest of Love and Glory

7608
25 February 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Mattei. The Poetry of the Cantata sets forth the glories of the British nation both in war and peace, shewing that Great Britain, in the present, as well as in former ages, doth vie with ancient Rome in its highest grandeur

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Clemenza Di Tito

Afterpiece Title: La Gran Brettagna Emula Della Antica Roma

7609
01 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

7610
03 March 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Tenducci

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Farnace

Dance: New Dances

Song: Three new Airs-Tenducci

7611
10 March 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Asselin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminio

Dance: II: Signora Asselin (a New Dance of her own composing), Miss Polly (a child of seven years and a Scholar of Sga Asselin), who appeared in the Opera of Farnace will also dance

7612
13 March 1760 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Event Comment: Benefit for Quilici. An Opera, by Metastasio, with Music by Jomelli. Books of this elegant poetical Composition, with an English translation, will be sold at the Performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isola Disabitata Or The Deserted Island

Entertainment: S$Sg Cordoni, virtuoso on the violin, lately arrived from Italy, who never yet appeared in public, will direct the orchestra and perform a solo and Miss Frederick will play a Concerto on the harpsichord, the compsoition of Sg Paradies

7613
18 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Tickets delviered out for The Way to Keep Him and Catherine and Petruchio will be taken. Mainpiece At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Part of Pit will be railed into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

7614
22 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Last time of performing Mainpiece this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

7615
22 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. By Desire. Tickets for Romeo and Juliet will be taken. Receipts: #69 in cash, plus #203 15s. from tickets (Boxes 380; Pit 563; Gallery 243). Total #272 15s. Charges #64 5s. Paid Kemp #6 8s.; Paid Meares 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Song: Miss Brent

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

7616
24 March 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Gallini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Farnace

Dance: I: By Particular Desire, The Judgment of Paris, with Paris-Gallini; II: The Triumphs of Love-; in which will be introduced a favourite Minuet-which was performed in the opera of Il Ciro Riconosciuto; III: A Grand Turk's Dance-

7617
24 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Tickets at the Parrot in Tavistock Street and at the Stage Door, Afterpiece: A new Comedy, never performed before. [Anonymous alteration of Boden's Modish Couple.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode

7618
25 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Last time of performing afterpiece this season. Part of Pit laid into boxes; Amphitheatre on stage. Full prices. Send servants at 3 o'clock; Doors open promptly at Three

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

7619
25 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross. No building on Stage. Receipts: #112 in cash, plus #71 1s. from tickets (Boxes 208; Pit 127). Charges #63. [Ross found his wax candles.] Total income #183 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: I: The Dutch Skipper, as17591017; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

7620
27 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. Garrick's last time of performing Lord Chalkstone this season. Send servants by 3 O'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

7621
27 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Receipts: #175 13s. in cash, plus #92 7s. from tickets (Boxes 330; Pit 95; Gallery 56). Charges #64 5s. Total income #268. Bought 6 doz. Wax candles #7 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Dances incident to the Masque Actor: Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosly, Terriot, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Terriot, Miss Terriot.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: (B(By Desire) introduce the Favourite Song in Alfred called Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Brent

7622
29 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for King. [The MS of the Specialty is Larpent MS 175.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: IV: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

Entertainment: S+Speciality. For one night only, will present the Town with a Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks Have at Ye All-King

Performance Comment: For one night only, will present the Town with a Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks Have at Ye All-King.

7623
08 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. No building on stage. Receipts: #75 5s., in cash, plus #143 4s. from tickets (Boxes 238; Pit 416; Gallery 213). Total income #218 8s. Charges #64 5s. Paid Besworth the porter 1 week's salary 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: III: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

7624
09 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pritchard. Part of pit laid into boxes. Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Fleetwood; Tattle-King; Scandal-Palmer; Angelica-Miss Pritchard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Prue-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Trapland-Vaughan; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Ben-Yates; Sir Sampson-Burton; Foresight-Blakes; Jeremy-Austin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Foresight Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard

7625
09 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. No building on stage. [Afterpiece: see The Country Wake. This may be Hippisley's alteration.] Receipts: #51 14s. 6d. in cash. Deficit to Clarke, #12 10s. 6d. covered by income from tickets, #106 10s. (Boxes 127; Pit 401; Gallery 146). Total income #158 4s. 6d. Charges #64 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Cast
Role: Vernon Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance, as17600408 End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318