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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.

8001
24 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans, and Green (box-keepers). None admitted behind scenes. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Last time of performing this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Rural Love, as17641212

8002
06 August 1765 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Collett, Miss Davis. By Particular Desire will be performed a Serenata composed by Dr Boyce. Admittance 2s. 6d. each. To begin at 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solomon

8003
08 August 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis, and Jewell, the treasurer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Waller

Dance: I: The Dutchman, as17650719

Song: II, IV: The British Fair, Through the Wood, Laddie-a young Lady

Entertainment: CComic Post Haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Shuter; followed by Dance The English Sailor at Marseilles-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street

8004
17 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for British Lying-In Hospital in Brownlow St., Long Acre. By Particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: Rural Love, as17651115

8005
18 December 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for The General Lying-In Hospital. Tickets to be had at the Smyrna Coffee House, Pall Mall, and at the Stage Door. N.B. Tickets deliver'd for The Distress'd Mother will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: the Fairies Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Miss Wright
Role: To Conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford.

8006
20 December 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Public Charity

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

8007
21 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the City of London Lying-In Hospital for Married Women, in Aldersgate St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: III: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: Rural Love, as17651115

8008
13 March 1766 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Elisi. With Several alterations of new and favourite songs. This Opera will be one half an hour shorter than when it first came out, which renders the former books unserviceable. Sg Elisi has therefore ordered new books to be printed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eumene

Music: A new Overture-Galuppi

Dance: II: Minuet, Louvre-Sodi, Miss Capitani

Song: new Duetto, Cananetto, accompanied by Recitations-Sg DeMajo

8009
15 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Part of Pit will be laid into the boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Irish Hospitality Or Virtue Rewarded

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

8010
18 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Formal Actor: Costollo

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: Rural Love, as17651115

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

8011
20 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Fichar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

8012
22 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Last time of company's performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17651121, but Tag-a Gentlewoman (first time on any stage); Miss Biddy (with song in character)-Miss Brent (for This Night Only); Jasper-Holtom.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311 End: Rural Love, as17651115

Song: A New Duet will be introduc'd between-Shuter, Miss Brent

8013
31 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Lord Plausible Actor: Parsons for Dodd.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford
Related Works
Related Work: The Witch of the Wood; or, The Nutting Girls Author(s): Reginald Spofforth

8014
01 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Mainpiece: Reviv'd Tragedy [John Banks]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed Or Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Clarke; Piercy-Smith; Wolsey-Gibson; Rochford-Dyer; Northumberland-Walker; Lady Diana Talbot-Miss Macklin; Lady Elizabeth Blunt-Mrs Vincent; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Besford; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Rochford Actor: Dyer
Role: Princess Elizabeth Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Wilford, first time.

Dance: IV: Rural Love, as17651115; End: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

8015
02 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Afterpiece: For the only time this season. Ladies send servants by 3 O'clock, and to prevent disappointments such Ladies as have taken places in the Pit part (part of pit will be railed into the boxes) are requested to come early themselves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17651019

8016
04 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17651004; End: Hearts of Oak, as17660207

8017
04 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. [The Jester's Magazine, or Monthly Merry Maker included the following verses by "Bumpkin" from the Upper Gallery, "On Seeing Midas"]: @To Midas invited@And greatly delighted,@They all sung and acted so clever;@That in Rapture I cry'd, a,@To the folk on each side, a,@Burlettas and sing-song forever!@For tho' Justice Midas@Turns out but a Try'd Ass,@In preferring horse Pan to Apollo@The Airs are so pretty,@And so sweet the Duetti,@They beat all your Operas hollow.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: IV: Rural Love, as17651115

8018
05 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17651217, but Violante-Miss Wilford (first time).
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17660303 but Maria-Miss Wilford (first time).
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Wilford
Role: Beaufort Actor: Perry.

Dance: III: A Minuet-Fichar, Miss Wilford; End: The Village Romps, as17651019

8019
07 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Dress'd in the Habits of the Times. [See note on Mrs Pritchard, 2 Nov. 1758.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

8020
07 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

8021
08 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Fichar, Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

8022
09 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Fitzhenry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: the Fairies Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Miss Wright
Role: To Conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

8023
09 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Formal Actor: Costollo

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Song: II: With Horns & Hounds-Miss Poitier

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: Rural Love, as17651115

8024
10 April 1766 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the increase of a Fund established for the Support of Decay'd Musicians and their Families. [The Governors announced #622 4s. paid out during the previous year.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

8025
11 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Lady Faulconbridge Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: End I of the Farce: The Irish Lilt, as17651004