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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.

8126
06 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. By Particular Desire. Both pieces "for the last time this season" (playbill). Charges #64 10s. Balance to Miss Macklin #91 10s. 6d. plus #54 3s. in tickets (Box 205; Gallery 29) (Account Book). Receipts: #156 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: I: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; III: The Provenzales, as17680301 IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

8127
06 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. [Farce in two acts. Never before acted. Written by Paul Hiffernan, not printed (Winston MS 10).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The National Prejudice

Dance: Act I afterpiece: a French Dance call'd The Cotillion-Giorgi, Duquesney, Tassoni, Rolley, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Tetley, Mrs Grimaldi; V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

8128
07 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

8129
08 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

8130
08 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. Charges #64 10s. Balance to Mattocks #62 12s. plus #58 2s. in tickets (Box 166; Pit 114) (Account Book). Receipts: #127 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Elfina Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Grotilla Actor: Miss Besford

Dance: End of Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

8131
09 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Love. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garrat

Music: III: Concerto on Harpsichord-Master Love

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

8132
09 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #66 5s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Bulkley #49 10s. 6d. plus #116 19s. in tickets (Box 316; Pit 217; Gallery 54). Received of Stanley and Smith #21 for use of the Organ (Account Book). Receipts: #115 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Baker

Dance: II: Minuet-Fishar, Mrs Bulkley; End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

8133
11 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 26 April 1764.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

8134
11 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Thompson. The Roman Father is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the indisposition of Powell (playbill). Charges #66 2s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Thompson #62 11s. plus #31 14s. in tickets (Box 92; Pit 58) (Account Book). Receipts: #128 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

8135
12 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Reddish. Mainpiece: By Desire. Farce (adapted by Thomas Ryder from Vanbrugh's Mistake) never acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

8136
12 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Tickets for the Wonder will be taken. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. [The afterpiece a musical entertainment by Richard Cumberland taken from his The Summer's Tale. See 6 Dec. 1765; 28 April 1768.] Charges #64 15s. Balance to Dyer #10 5s. plus #160 5s. in tickets (Box 471; Pit 198; Gallery 128). (Account Book). Receipts: #75 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Dance: III: The Provenzales, as17680301 IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

8137
13 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Mrs Barry hopes that those Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken places will be so good as to excuse the Alteration of the Play; as she has given the earliest notice in her power. N.B. Tickets deliver'd for the Countess of Salisbury will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Palmer, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Hurst, Fawcett, J. Burton, Mrs Barry, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hopkins. With a Prologue-

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680220

8138
13 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Afterpiece: Never acted there before. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Mrs Ward having been defrauded of a number of Tickets for the above play, those sold at the door will not be admitted. [Afterpiece is John Lee's alteration of Wycherley's play into two acts. See dl 26 April 1765.] @Receipts #74 2s. 6d.@House charges #63@Candles #1 5s.@Extra: Kettle drum 5s.@Side Drum 2s.@Wardrobe #1 9s.@Total #66 1s.@Balance due Mrs Ward #8 1s. 6d.@Tickets 115 129 179 #66@Money #74 2s. 6d.@Total value of House #140 2s. 6d. (Account Book). [Mrs Ward seems to have profited only to the extent of #74 1s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Gardner; Octavia-Mrs Ward; Charmion-Mrs Stephens; Iras-Miss Mills; Cleopatra-Mrs Yates, for that night only; In Act III, A Dance of the Egyptians, incident to the play,-Arnauld, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Yates, for that night only

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

8139
14 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Cautherly. [Farce never before acted, written by King.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220

8140
15 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Gibson. Tickets deliver'd for Othello will be taken. House charges #65 15s. Balance to Gibson #14 3s. 6d. plus #31 5s. in Tickets (Box 53; Pit 120) (Account Book). Receipts: #79 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Ford

8141
16 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220; IV: By Particular Desire, The Medley (Not perform'd these 3 years)-Shuter, Mrs King

Entertainment: End: Linco's Travels-King with his Particular remarks on London

8142
16 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (Ballet Master) and Sga Manesiere. Charges #64 10s. Balance due to Dancers #27 1s. 6d. To Fishar #13 10s. 9d. To Sga Manesiere #13 10s. 9d. In Addition Fishar gained #39 18s. from Tickets (47 Box; 105 Pit; 124 Gallery). Sga Manesiere gained #22 3s. from Tickets (45 Box; 44 Pit; 43 Gallery) (Account Book). Receipts: #91 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17680126, but Cob-Barrington; Cash-_; Formal-_; Cob's Wife-_.
Cast
Role: Formal Actor: Wignell

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon apprentice to Fishar; End Act II: By Particular Desire, The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; End Act III: A New Grand Ballet, that night only, call'd The Tartarians-Fishar, Sga Manesiere (with New Dresses); End Act IV: a New Pantomime Dance, call'd The Spanish Coal@Heaver-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, both apprentices of Fishar

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, both apprentices of Fishar.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Milk@woman-Sga Manesiere; A Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

8143
18 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd for a Tragedy and Jane Shore will be taken. Charges #66 6s. Balance to Clarke #35 plus #142 13s. in Tickets (Box 274; Pit 401; Gallery 140) (Account Book). Receipts: #101 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

8144
19 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker and Packer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: the Ehe Elopement

8145
19 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Ballance to Dunstall #21 6d. plus #159 3s. in Tickets (Box 363; Pit 396; Gallery 90). Receipts: #85 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. As17680416

8146
21 April 1768 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lovattini. Music by Buranello [i.e., Galluppi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Filosopho Di Campagna

8147
22 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge and Miles. The Clandestine Marriage cannot be perform'd on account of Indisposition of Woodward. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Aldridge and Miles #12 12s. 6d. Paid Aldridge #6 6s. 3d. who also had from Tickets #39 13s. (Box 55; Pit 138; Gallery 52). Paid Miles #6 6s. 3d. who also had from Tickets #92 15s. (Box 140; Pit 253; Gallery 173) (Account Book). [Miles was much senior to Aldridge in serivce at cg. See note on Mrs Bulkley, 17 Nov. 1767, who had been ready in this part five months before.] Receipts: #77 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Forigard Actor: Barrington

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford

Dance: II: The Highland Reel, as17680307 IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

8148
23 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Messink, Giorgi, Mrs Johnston. By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220; IV: The Medley, as17680416

8149
23 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green and Mrs Vincent. Tickets for A Play will be taken. Those sold at Doors will not be admitted. Catherine and Petruchio cannot be perform'd because ff the illness of Woodward. Charges #64 5s. Balance to the nadies #17 18s. Paid Mrs Vincent #8 19s. who also had from Tickets #71 11s. (Box 110; Pit 207; Gallery 100). Paid Mrs Green #8 19s. who also had from Tickets #38 9s. (box 110; Pit 207; Gallery 130). Paid Miss Stede extra dancer for 6 nights #1 (Account Book). Receipts: #82 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17680416

8150
25 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Mainpiece not acted this season (playbill). Charges #65 16s. 6d. Balance to Bensley #104 4s. 6d. plus #71 2s. from Tickets (Box 261; Pit 39) (Account Book). Receipts: #170 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114