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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.
Event Comment: Benefit for Davis, Holtom and Merrifield. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges: half house charge to Davis #32 5s. minus half Receipts, deficit to Davis #18 12s. 9d.; half house charge to Holtom and Merrifield 32 5s. minus half Receipts, deficit to Holtom #9 6s. 4 1!2d.; deficit to Merrifield #9 6s. 4 1!2d.; covered by income from tickets: Davis #76 10s. (Box 97; Pit 259; Gallery 134); Holtom #28 17s. (Box 25; Pit 110; Gallery 61); Merrifield #45 16s. (Box 93; Pit 114; Gallery 57) (Account Book). Receipts: #27 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe,. As17700420

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewes and Morris. [Shuter played Richard By Particular Desire.] Charges #69 12s. Balance due actors #4 2s. 6d. apiece, plus income from tickets: LeLewes #96 6s. (Box 119; Pit 293; Gallery 226); Morris #99 19s. (Box 105; Pit 270; Gallery 332) Account Book. Receipts: #77 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit for Hartry and Miss Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Actor: Hartry, first time, for Parsons.

Dance: III: As17700428

Event Comment: Benefit for Wright and Keen. Tickets deliver'd by Watkins, Wilson, and Miss Berkley will be taken. Last time King will perform Richard III this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Oxford Actor: Wheeler
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Wake, as17700502

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Charges #69 8s. Deficit to the beneficiaries: Legg #23 9s.; Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones together #23 9s. Covered by income from tickets: Legg #68 7s. (Box 92; Pit 175; Gallery 191); The Actresses #52 15s. (Box 91; Pit 124; Gallery 114) (Account Book). Receipts: #22 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

Event Comment: Benefit for W. Palmer, Booth and Kear. Tickets deliver'd by Jacobs and Costin will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Song: End: A Hunting Song-Kear

Ballet: IV: The May Day Garland. As17700517

Event Comment: Benefit for Thompson, Wilkinson &c. Tickets deliver'd for the Inconstant, by Whatley, and others will be taken. @ Thompson .. 7 45 #5 11s. #2 15s. 6d.@ Wilkinson 37 18 22 #14 3s. #7 1s. 6d.@ Whatley .. 6 25 #3 8s. #1 14s.@ Mrs Griffith .. 23 25 #5 19s. #2 19s. 6d.@ Flight .. 9 45 #5 17s. #2 18s. 6d.@ Ellis .. 2 38 #4 2s. #2 1s.@ Reed .. 4 16 33 #6 15s. #3 7s.@ Roberts .. 3 104 49 #21 15s. #10 12s. 6d.@ Dixon .. 5 51 22 #11 2s. #5 11s.@ Robson .. 5 117 78 #26 12s. #13 6s.@ Norbury 8 43 54 #13 17s. #6 18s. 6d.@ Bassan 14 36 41 #13 #6 18s. 6d.@ Bushell .. 6 16 #2 10s. #1 5s.@ Fransdorf 4 39 33 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@ Stephenson 20 106 106 #31 10s. #15 15s.@ Miller 5 44 59 #13 15s. #6 17s. 6d.@ Walker .. 14 47 #6 16s. #3 8s.@ Shuter .. 14 4 #2 10s. #1 5s.@ Total 105 655 742 #198 14s. #99 7s.@ [No charges. The House took half value of tickets.] Receipts: #32 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Dutch Dance, as17691111

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson (1st Gallery office-keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: V: (By Desire) the Picture of the Playhouse, or Bucks have at ye all-Dodd

Event Comment: Benefit for Sarjant and his Son (Book and Box-keeper). Charges #81 5s. plus extras #3 5s., total #84 10s. Deficit to Sarjant #20 18s., covered by income from tickets #166 14s. (Box 272; Pit 252; Gallery 109), half value of tickets paid up by Ansell, Symonds, Abbott, Furkins, Mrs Trott, Pilfold, Doe and Claridge. Paid half year's Paving tax for theatre #18 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit for Clough and Wheeler, Mrs Cross and Mrs Millidge. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire Being positively the last time of performing it this season. Tickets deliver'd for The Way to Keep Him will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Event Comment: Benefit for Raftor, Walker and Mrs Simpson Tickets deliver'd by Carleton, Sen will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Actor: Hartry, first time, for Parsons.

Dance: HHornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Potter, Hussey. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Charges #81 10s. Deficit to the beneficiaries #18 1s. 10d. apiece. Covered by income from Tickets: Condell #71 12s. (Box 186; Pit 122; Gallery 68); Potter #48 14s. (Box 116; Pit 74; Gallery 86); Hussey #64 4s. (Box 118; Pit 152; Gallery 119); Walters, Dixon, Reed, and Wooley paid up half values of tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #24 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Dyer (Scholar to Fishar); III: The Irish Lilt, as17700402 End: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Twist

Event Comment: Benefit for Galliotti and Sga Guidi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orfeo

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Miss Besford, Dumay, Mrs Naylor, Curtat. Tickets deliver'd for All for Love will be taken. [The Account Book has crossed out The Jovial Crew and indicated the performance of The Beggar's Opera.] Charges #64 10s. Deficit to the 5 beneficiaries #7 4s. 7 1!2d. apiece, covered by income from tickets: Redman #32 11s. (Box 38; Pit 83; Gallery 106); Besford #18 1s. (Box 23; Pit 42; Gallery 60); Dumay #62 9s. (Box 165; Pit 88; Gallery 80); Mrs Naylor #30 17s. (Box 39; Pit 90; Gallery 76); Curtat #18 16s. (Box 12; Pit 68; Gallery 56). Sarjant and Condell paid up their deficiencies. Receipts: #28 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Baker

Dance: II: A Minuet-Dumay, Miss Besford

Ballet: End Opera: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe,. As17700420

Event Comment: Benefit for Ansell and Green (Box-keepers). Tickets sold at Doors will not be admitted. Charges #82 17s. Deficit to each #29 5s. 9d., covered by income from tickets: Ansell #117 12s. (Box 355; Pit 173; Gallery 29); Green #132 12s. (Box 436; Pit 128; Gallery 44); Deficiencies and half value paid up by Wild, Potter, Mrs Lampe & Mrs Jones, Mrs Paddick and Sharratt (Account Book). Receipts: #24 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: IV: The Whim, as17691123

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygill and Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: III: Minuet, Allemande-Daigville, Miss Ross

Entertainment: BBucks have at ye all-Master Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Gridland, Foley, Robinson, Carlton Jr, and Watson, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: The Wake-the Giorgis

Event Comment: Benefit for Bower and Veal. Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Actor: Hartry, first time, for Parsons.

Dance: II: Minuet, Allemande-Daigville, Miss Ross; IV: Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barthelemon. Prices 3s. To begin at 6:30 P.M. Taken from the French of M Rousseau; Music by Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Girdle

Music: First violin and Concerto by Barthelemon; Concerto on Organ by Hook; Concerto on Trumpet by a young Gentleman Ten Years old

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Thomson. Tickets 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Event Comment: Benefit for Reinhold. Tickets 3s. With an additional Act

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Event Comment: Benefit for Storace. The Whole adapted to the original Music of Pergolesi by Storace. Tickets 3s. The Concert included vocals by Mas. Cheney and Mrs Barthelemon, and Musical imitations by Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Music: Solo Concerto on Violin by Barthelemon

Song: Additional Songs by Arnold

Event Comment: Benefit for Piguenit, Treasurer. Price 3s. [No vocalists in concert, but musical imitations by Bannister.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Music: First violin and Solo, and some favourite songs by Barthelemon

Event Comment: Benefit for Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis Well Its No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Benefit towards the Increase of a Fund for the Support of such actors, and their Families, who through Age or Infirmity are oblig'd to retire from the stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17701123