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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.

10026
23 May 1791 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Sestini. Tickets to be had of Sga Sestini at No. 17, Mount-street, Berkely-square. Tickets delivered for the 19th inst. will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Performance Comment: A new selection of Serious and Comic Music. As17910331but By particular Desire, a favourite Rondeau, and for that night only, a new Song-Sga Sestini; accompanied on the Pedal Harp-Meyer Jun.; the Duetto from the Opera La Buona Figliuola-Sga Sestini, Davide.

Dance: End I: Divertissement-all the Principal Dancers; will be introduced the favourite Pas Russe, as17910519; End II: Orpheus and Eurydice, as17910326but Mlle St.Amand

10027
24 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fosbrook, box-book and house-keeper. Receipts: #79 12s. 6d. (60.10.0; 16.4.6; 2.18.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #126 5s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Master D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

10028
25 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fox, Chapman, Johnston, Dale & the young D'Egvilles. Receipts: #56 18s. 6d. (40.7.0; 15.0.0; 1.11.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #112 2s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Clifford Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Dance: End II: La Fete Marine- [see17910520]; End: a new Dance, Cupid Recruiting[; or, The Female Volunteer-; La Cossaque et Le Pas Russe-the two young D'Egvilles, the two Miss Blanchards, Miss D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

10029
26 May 1791 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Mozon. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each and Boxes, to be had of Mlle Mozon, No. 32, St. Martin-street, Leicester-fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End III: an entire new Ballet (composed by Vestris Jun.) Les Folies d'Espagne- see17910610; (for that night only) Pas de Trois-Vestris Jun., Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Mozon; Pas Seul-Juber (principal dancer from France); a Pas de Deux-Juber, Mlle Mozon; conclude with Minuet de la Cour-as17910505Vestris Sen

Performance Comment: =) Les Folies d'Espagne- see17910610; (for that night only) Pas de Trois-Vestris Jun., Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Mozon; Pas Seul-Juber (principal dancer from France); a Pas de Deux-Juber, Mlle Mozon; conclude with Minuet de la Cour-as17910505Vestris Sen.

Ballet: End I: L'Amadriade. As17910517

10030
27 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mountain. 3rd piece: Not acted these 2 years [not acted since 24 Apr. 1788]. Oracle, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mountain, No. 9, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #171 1s. (71.6; 7.0; tickets: 92.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17910512, but Rustic-Williamson; William (1st time, and for that night only)-Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: End I: The Musical Courtship, as17910506; End II 2nd piece: Say Bonny Lass, as17910506; In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers (1st time these 7 years)-Incledon; O! thou wert born to please me (1st time at this theatre)-Incledon, Mrs Mountain

10031
28 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Chapman. [Thespian Magazine, May 1816, p. 390, in an obituary of Eyre, states that his 1st appearance on the stage wa at Windsor in 1789.] Oracle, 11 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Chapman, No. 16, Henrietta-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #172 9s. (88.11; 11.1; tickets: 72.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Dreamer Awake

Dance: As17910428

Song: As17910517, but To be jovial and gay-_; Beviamo-; A Sea Song-Incledon

10032
31 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Paid Macleish for Printing [playbills] to 28th Inst. #92 2s. 6d. Oracle, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, No. 31, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #186 2s. 6d. (89.3.6; 4.10.0; tickets: 92.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Dance: As17910507

Song: End: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Monologue: After Dancing: a Selection of Poetry and Music descriptive of a day. Part I: Morning. Tantivy the welkin resounds (composed by Hook)-Mrs Martyr; PART II: Noon. Thou soft flowing Avon (from Garrick's Ode to Shakespeare)-Incledon; PART III: Evening. Pastoral Duet-Williamson, Mrs Mountain; PART IV: Night. The Soldier's Festival, as 16 May How sleep the brave (composed by Dr Cooke)-Incledon, Williamson, Davies, a Young Gentleman; introductory Chorus-Hull; How stands the Glass around-Incledon; How merrily we live that Soldiers be-Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone; To arms! Britons strike home-Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees

10033
01 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Harley. Mainpiece: As altered from Beaumont and Fletcher by the Duke of Buckingham and D. Garrick, Esq. Not acted these 7 years. Morning Chronicle, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Harley, No. 22, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Receipts: #242 1s. 6d. (84.10.6; 7.5.0; tickets: 150.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17901204

Song: End I: The Group of Lovers-Munden; End II: a favourite Sea Song-Incledon

10034
02 June 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Event Comment: Benefit for Pacchierotti. Tickets to be had of Pacchierotti, No. 17, Duke-street, Manchester-square. A new Grand Serious Opera (1st time [i.e. in 2 acts; originally performed in 3 acts at Milan, 1778, and at king's, 22 Jan. 1780]); the music by Bertoni. [World announces the ballets for this night as La Fille Mal Gardee and Le Siege de Cythere.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Quinto Fabio

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17910217 End Opera: Le Triomphe de la Folie, as17910503

10035
06 June 1791 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for such of the Principal Dancers as have not distinct Nights, and all the Figurants

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End II: La Capricieuse-Mlle Aime will perform one principal Character; Pas de Trois, as17910526; the harp-Meyer? Jun; End III: Ninette a la Cour-(composed by Vestris Sen.) Vestris Sen.; will perform the principal Character and dance the Minuet de la Cour-Mlle Dorival, Vestris Sen

Performance Comment: Jun; End III: Ninette a la Cour-(composed by Vestris Sen.) Vestris Sen.; will perform the principal Character and dance the Minuet de la Cour-Mlle Dorival, Vestris Sen.
Cast
Role: will perform the principal Character and dance the Actor: Mlle Dorival, Vestris Sen.

Ballet: End I: L'Amadriade. As17910517

10036
06 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild. 1st piece: Written originally by Shakspeare [see E. K. Chambers,@William@Shakespeare, 1930, I, 539-42], and revised by Theobald. Not acted these 26 years [acted 6 May 1767. Hoy is identified in Not. Dram.]. 2nd piece [1st time; P 1, by Mark Lonsdale; music by William Reeve. Not in Larpent MS; not published]: Being partly new, and partly selected from the much admired Pantomimes of the Rival Knights, Provocation, &c. &c. Oracle, 26 May: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 31, Long-Acre. Receipts: #188 15s. (47.5; 7.16; tickets: 133.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falsehood Or The Distrest Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib or British Valour in India

Performance Comment: English Colonel-Byrne; Lieutenant-Farley; Old Corporal-Rayner; General-Cranfield; Tippoo Saib-Follett; Ghazidy Cawn-Ratchford; Indian (with a song in character)-Bannister; Colonel's Lady-Miss Francis; Indian Women-Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Invill; Orra (with a song in character)-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Ghazidy Cawn Actor: Ratchford
Role: Indian Women Actor: Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Invill

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: In 2nd piece: Battle Dance-, and a Representation of English and British Grand Martial Procession

Song: I: Hark the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings (set by Dr Cooke)-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Mrs Mountain; End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; IV: Fond Echo Forbear thy fond sigh (written by Shakspeare [recte Lewis Theobald], and composed new for the Evening's Performance by Shield)-Mrs Mountain; In Pantomime: Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear (the music by Dibdin)-Mrs Mountain; The Gallant Soldier born to Arms (composed by Hook)-Incledon; Indian War Song-Bannister; The Tobacco Box: Tho' the Fate of Battle on Tomorrow wait-Johnstone, Mrs Warrell

10037
08 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Brandon, box-book and house-keeper. Receipts: #325 9s. 6d. (49.8.0; 8.3.6; tickets: 267.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Lady Waitfor't Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: How much I love thee Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib

Cast
Role: Ghazidy Cawn Actor: Ratchford
Role: Indian Women Actor: Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Invill

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; In 3rd piece: as in 2nd piece, 6 June Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear, as17910606 The Gallant Soldier born to Arms, as17910606 Indian War Song, as17910606 The Tobacco Box, as17910606

10038
10 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Cubitt, Macready, Thompson & Cox. [This was Ryder's last appearance on the stage.] Receipts: #246 4s. (30.10; 4.13; tickets: 211.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: Lady Waitfor't Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib

Cast
Role: Ghazidy Cawn Actor: Ratchford
Role: Indian Women Actor: Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Invill

Song: End II: Stand to your Guns-Bannister; In 3rd piece: as in 2nd piece, 6 June Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear-Mrs Mountain; The Gallant Soldier born to Arms-Incledon

10039
17 June 1791 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Badini. Gazetteer, 18 June: The novelty of the evening was what was called the singing of a Tulip and a Rose; that is, of two performers concealed in pedestals, upon which were placed pots of flowers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: Divertissement, as17910523

Ballet: End II: L'Amadriade. As17910517, but The Minuet de la Cour-Vestris Sen. as17910505

10040
26 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister. Public Advertiser, 21 July: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bannister, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #250 (Gazetteer, 5 Sept.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Dance: As17910701

10041
02 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Parsons. Morning Chronicle, 29 July: Tickets to be had of Parsons at his house, near the Asylum, Lambeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-Bensley; Harcourt-Williamson; Sparkish (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Belville-Bland; Footman-Farley; Ralph-Barrett; William-Rock; Alithea-Mrs Whitfield; The Country Girl-Mrs Jordan (last appearance on this stage); Lucy-Miss Fontenelle.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

10042
05 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. "The Jerry Sneak of the younger Bannister [whose 1st appearance in that part was at dl, 5 Apr. 1791] is comic perfection--the purity of his Cockney dialect, the inanity of his laugh, and the diverting nonsense of his Duckies, convulsed the audience with their odd effect" (Oracle, 18 Aug.). Oracle, 3 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Webb, No. 19, Catherine-street, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17910701

10043
10 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. [2nd piece: 1st acted at the hay, 10 Aug. 1784, as A Peep into Elysium.] Oracle, 6 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Wilson, Park-lane, Church-lane, Chelsea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Elysium or Foote Weston Shuter and Edwin in the Shades

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

10044
24 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. [Address by George Colman, ynger (European Magazine, Sept. 1791, p. 227).] Oracle, 19 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Haymarket. Receipts: #236 (Gazetteer, 5 Sept.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Miss DeCamp; Duke of York-Miss Standen; King Richard-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character, and for that night only); Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Williamson; Norfolk-Usher; Ratcliffe-Evatt; Catesby-Davies; Tressel-Bland; Oxford-Farley; Lieutenant-Cubitt; Stanley-Aickin; Blunt-Lyons; Tyrrel-Rock; Lord Mayor-Chapman; Forest-Ledger; Queen-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Anne-Mrs Kemble; Dutchess of York-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Oxford Actor: Farley
Role: Forest Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17910805, but added to Major Sturgeon: O! what a chariing Thing's a Battle-Bannister; to Jerry Sneak What shall we have for Dinner Mrs Bond?-Bannister Jun.; Mob-_.

Song: End: The Wolf-Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue. Before: Occasional Address-Palmer

Performance Comment: Before: Occasional Address-Palmer.

10045
26 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Oracle, 22 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 3, London Road, Lambeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: The Catch Club i

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: R. Palmer

10046
31 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. [Afterpiece: Prologue by George Colman, elder.] Public Advertiser, 29 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #240 (Gazetteer, 5 Sept.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

10047
05 September 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. Public Advertiser, 29 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Jewell, No, 26, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

10048
08 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #205 4s. 6d. (200.15.0; 4.9.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

10049
16 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #188 5s. (181.13.6; 6.11.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

10050
23 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of 1st piece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #195 6s. (184.10.6; 10.15.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: The Prussian Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier