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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.

8051
06 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignel and Hussey. Mainpiece by Shakespeare not acted this season (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: Minuet-Hussey, Miss Wilford; End: Rural Love, as17651115

8052
07 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Simson, Mrs Cross, Tassoni. Tickets deliver'd to Rogier will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: End: New Comic Dance-Tassoni, Sga Giorgi; End Farce: A Minuet-Rogier, Miss Rogers (scholar to Noverre)

8053
07 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg and Charles Sarjant (book-keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Midas

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

8054
09 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Dumay, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Naylor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Perry.

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019; End: Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist

8055
12 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis, Banks, and Mrs Souchart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

8056
14 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson and West. Tickets deliver'd for Rule a Wife (which is oblidg'd on account of Palmer's Indisposition) will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

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: Hearts of Oak, as17660207

8057
14 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Vaughan, Condell and Potter (box-keepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: The Village Romps, as17651019

8058
15 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Rawlings, Mas. Besford, Wild, Francis, Miss Cokayne. Mainpiece By Particular Desire. Acted but once these 20 years. Afterpiece, for the last time this season. Tickets delivered by Bassan, Mrs Griffiths, Mrs Gould, Mrs Paddick, the Widow Trott, &c. will be taken. N.B. Tickets for Macbeth will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Cast
Role: Gifford Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Midas

8059
16 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith (box-office-keeper) and Cridland (box-keeper). Tickets deliver'd by Berrisford, Chinnaw, Humphreys, and Carlton will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17660207

8060
16 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell (box-keepers). Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 20 Jan. 1764.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

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

8061
19 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Several. Watson, Roberts, Palmer. Tickets deliver'd by Daney and C. Roberts will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

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: Comic Dance, as17660207

8062
20 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bowers and Veal (door-keepers). Tickets deliver'd by Broad and Hodges will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End: Comic Dance, as17660207

8063
21 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Foley, Kaygill, Robinson, Lings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17660207

8064
31 July 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis. Mainpiece: (for This Night only) not acted these 15 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Womans A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-a Gentleman(, first appearance on that Stage); Old Philpot-Shuter; Y. Wilding-Davis; Sir Jasper Wilding-Murden; Beaufort-Quick; Servant-Wild; Quildrive-Castle; Dapper-M'George; Maria-Mrs M'George.
Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Quick

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-; V: A new Dance-

Song: some well known Ssome well known Songs in Imitation of some Favorite Italian Performers-a Comic Genius

8065
21 August 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston. Afterpiece: Taken from The Old Batchelor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Credulous Husband

Song: IV: A favorite song in Love in a Village-Mrs Weston

Entertainment: End: Joe Haines Epilogue on an Ass-Shuter

8066
17 September 1766 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. By Permission. Last night but one of performing. [H. M. Company of Comedians omitted from heading.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

8067
16 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Westminster Lying In Hospital, near Westminster Bridge. Charges #85 5s. Balance due to the Hospital #12 5s. 6d. The Hospital also receiv'd income from delivery of tickets, #102 3s. Box 203, Pit 228, Gallery 172 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder Or A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Baker

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008; End: Rural Love, as17661120

8068
17 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Middlesex Hospital. House Charges #84. [Profit to Hospital #10 11s. The Treasurer's Book does not break down charges as minutely as does the Covent Garden Account Book. They are lump sum affairs. Nor does Victor include ticket receipt analysis.] Paid George Garrick for use of the managers #169; B. Johnson's Head Bill #1 11s. 9d. Philips for men's cloaths #10 10s.; Costain for old point lace #1 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #94 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011

8069
13 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Elliot. This Comedy is intended to be perform'd only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Miss Elliot #24 9s. 6d. [No tickets seem to have been delivered.] Paid a bill for the Funeral of Mrs Cable #3 8s., and for the funeral of Grace Gould, #4 8s. (Account Book). [The latter had long been a servant in the theatre, and this year was Wardrobe Mistress.] Receipts: #88 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Woodward, Smith, Dunstall, Dyer, Walker, Morgan, Shuter, Miss Wilford, Miss Mahon, Miss Elliot Prologue-
Role: Belford Actor: Smith
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Wilford

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008; End: The Gallant Peasants-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. See The Gallant Shepherds by Fishar and Sga Manesiere 6 Dec. 1765

8070
28 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross. Charges #65 15s. 6d. [Profit to Ross #54 1s. plus #79 from Tickets (Box 280; Pit 60)] (Acount Book). Receipts: #119 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Female Archer, as17661215

8071
02 April 1767 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Anna Zamperini, Prima Buffa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Linnamorate Del Cicisbeo

8072
04 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Tickets deliver'd by Barrington will be taken. Charges #66 2s. [Profit to Mrs Mattocks #56 19s. 6d. plus #43 6s. from Tickets (Box 142; Pit 42; Gallery 15).] Mrs Barrington also had tickets #49 3s. (Box 79; Pit 140; Gallery 84) (Account Book). Receipts: #123 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: IV: The Female Archer, as17661215

8073
07 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks (playbill). Charges #65 2s. [Profit to Mattocks #52 14s. plus #36 8s. from tickets (Box 83; Pit 83; Gallery 32).] (Account Book). Receipts: #117 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Baker

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008; End Opera: The Female Archer, as17661215

8074
11 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wilford. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 30 Sept. 1761.] Last time of performing till the holidays. Charges #64 10s. [Profit to Miss Wilford #36 plus #130 16s. from tickets (Box 353; Pit 261; Gallery 34).] (Account Book). Paid Cooper (printer) #44 13s. 2d. (Account Book). Receipts: #100 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Dyer; Strickland-Ross; Frankly-Mattocks; Bellamy-Clarke; Jack Meggot-Lewes; Tester-Morgan; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Mattocks; Lucetta-Mrs Pitt; Jacintha-Miss Macklin; Clarinda-Miss Wilford; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters in the play.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford [see17641001]; To conclude with the Original Dance[, in the characters of an Old Man and Old Woman-Arnauld, Miss Poitier; III: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Wilford

8075
20 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Charges #68 5s. [Profit to Dyer #30 14s. plus #141 3s. from tickets (Box 392; Pit 215; Gallery 109).] (Account Book). Receipts: #98 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Wilford.
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Halford, Mrs Baker, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008