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17462 results for: Keyword - Mr Vernon</i>-much Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Benefit for Vernon. Paid $<span class=
We found 15912 matches on Event Comments, 2621 matches on Performance Comments, 638 matches on Performance Title, 35 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12326
05 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Redman for writing Anna Bullen in parts 15s. Receipts: #119 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

12327
15 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Paid Burton for writing parts 15s.; Mr Hiens for a suit of men's cloaths #10 10s.; Caustin for 3 pieces old lace #1 1s.; Steel for French ribbons 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #120 (Cross); #128 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

12328
16 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: BBeard robb'd in his chair at 2 in the Morning in Drury Lane (Winston MS 7). Lent Mr Beard by order #21; Paid Blandford (T: Chandler) #11 19s. 8d.; Bought 36 yds. garter ribbon #4 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #100 (Cross); #107 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

12329
24 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. [Miss Folcad is probably Miss Foulcade. See 19 Dec. 1749.] Paid Mr Norton for last night, 2 chorus 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #80 (Cross); #90 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17491012, but The Dances-Master Malter, Miss +Forcad.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Master Malter, Miss +Forcad.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

12330
07 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Rich's Entertainment call'd ye fair came out this Night at Cov. Garden (Cross). Paid Mr Kynaston 4 renter's shares 100 nights #46 13s. 4d.; Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #19 6s. 5d.; Wax and Brick dust 3s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #80 (Cross); #97 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

12331
20 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #19 6s. 5d. Mrs Barlace for a blue cloath coat with gold embroider'd loops, and a scarlet cloath waistcoat embroider'd with gold #11 11s.; 4 Chorus to Mr Norton #1. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #143 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

12332
10 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of their Royal Highnesses Prince George, Prince William, Lady Augusta. Afterpiece: For last time this season. Present the Princes George & William, and the Lady Augusta. Paid Mr LaCourt in full for painting for the Fair #21. Receipts: #161 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

12333
16 September 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Crudge at the Stage Door. [This notice appears on subsequent bills and will not be repeated further.] Receipts: #32 6s. [Paid] Dall (scene painter) a week's salary, #1 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

12334
14 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #58 4s. Paid for sundries for Mr Ross, viz.: a hat at #1 1s. and a pair of shoes at 14 shillings for Essex; a pair of black shoes at 14 shillings and a pair of black shammy shoes at 10s. 6d. for Hamlet (Account Book). [See Hamlet in Shammy Shoes, by John Yoklavitch, Shakespear Quarterly, III (1952), pp. 209-18.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Merlin Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

12335
28 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 17s. Barry's 1!3 of surplus came to #20 5s. 8d. The Renters were this night increased to 17 by purchases of one share each by Robert Randoll, Margaret Randoll, and John Powell. Paid Mr Arne for composing the Music in Dioclesian, #26 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: the Gentleman who performs Johnson.

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217

12336
18 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Being the last time of performing till the Holidays. Receipts: #119 5s. Rec'd 10 nights' rent from Mr Handel's Oratorios at #25 per night, #250, plus #2 2s. for Coals used for the Oratorios. Barry's 1!3 of the surplus this night came to #13 1s. 8d. Paid 54 Old Rentners' interest on 54 shares for Handel's Oratorios at 1s. 8d. per share, or #5 8s. per night, for 10 night, #54. [Mrs Lecuss came in as a regular renter for 1 share.] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

12337
05 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #41 13s. 6d. Paid J. Powell 6 nights Renters to instant: #72 6s.; Guards 6 nights #4 4s.; Mrs Rich 6 nights to instant #31 10s.; C. Rich ditto #6; J. Rich #20; Mr Gum for Scenemen #6 9s. 3d.; Performers 5 nights #185 11s. 6d.; Servants 6 nights #23 13s. [The expenditures for renters (100) at 2s. 4d. each per acting night, is a weekly constant. The amount for Mrs Rich of #5 5s. each acting night as well as that of #1 for C. Rich each acting night, is a constant. These will not be further recorded, nor will the nightly constant of 13s. for the guards, and 5s. 4d. nigthly for the barber.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Comic Dance,The Threshers-Leppie, Granier, Mlle Capdeville

12338
13 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #109 15s. 6d. Bill setter's bill paid, #3 15s. 6d. [Miss Brent enter'd the 8th ins. at 13s. 4d. per night. Mr and Mrs Tariot enter'd ditto at 5s. each per night. Mrs Stephens advanc'd to 5s. per night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17591012; The Threshers, as17591005

12339
15 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #196 13s. 6d. Paid Mr Hildersley a bill for wig #4 19s. 6d. Rec'd from Barrington #3 5s. 11d. being so much stopp'd from his for 6 nights performance lost on the Princess of Orange's death

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: As17591012; with a New Comic Dance call'd The Irish Turf@Cutters-Poitier Jr, 1st time here in 3 years, Miss Capdeville

12340
09 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #111 5s. 6d. Paid Mr Patterson [Tallow chandler] four bills from 24 Sept. 1759: #56 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17591102

12341
08 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #184 18s. Paid Mr Kemp for lamps 13 nights from 1-13 Dec. 1759 at #1 12s. per night, #20 16s.; Ditto from 15 Dec.-5 Jan.: #25 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Dawson; Country Dance-Characters in the Play; End II: A Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard

12342
08 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #184 7s. Paid Kemp #6 8s.; Meares 15s.; Richards (painter) a bill #5s; Mr Bedcot (wax chandler) #5; Hewetson (laceman) #65 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Spirit of Contradiction

12343
11 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #118 14s. Mr Poitier Sr had tickets. Received #50 9s. (Boxes 133; Pit 78; Gallery 55). Owed to the House 1!2 value of these, or #15 4s. 6d. Paid Pattinson (tallow chandler) 5 bills amounting to #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Daemons Actor: Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Terrier

Dance: I: A Shepherdess-Miss Wilford , Scholar to Poitier Sr; II: The Pygmalion Dance-Poitier Jr, Miss Wilford; End: A Minuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Wilford

12344
15 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts; #62 12s. Paid Mr Dallon on acct of his salary #1 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

12345
25 November 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #18 10s. Bought of Mr Ledley 10 doz. candles at 31s. per-#15 10s. Paid 12 months subscription to St George's Hospital #5 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #123 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17601014

12346
10 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #23. Paid to Mr Redhead & Co (silk mercers) sundry Bills from Feb. last. #208 11s. (Account Book). Receipts: #97 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Dancing Actor: Maranesi, Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vernon

12347
27 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #17 2s. 6d. Paid Mr Younger a Bill for writing Parts #3 1s. 7d. (Account Book). Receipts: #153 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Followers of Ceres Actor: Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs White, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Belfort
Role: Daemons Actor: Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Gosley
Role: Country Lads and Lasses Actor: Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White

12348
07 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Box #43 17s. 6d. Paid Mr Blackmore a Bill for sundries and expenses in taking the inventory of the Men's Wardrobe #26 2s. 6d. Bought three men's outfits #68. Gave the King's footmen and Chairmen #4 4s., and Prince of Wales' Footmen and Chairmen #2 2s. Gave the Porters of the several Inns #3 14s. (Account Book). [The Gentlewoman who played Bertha was Miss Fielding. See notation of payment to her for acting this part, 10 Jan.] Receipts: #176 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Florez-Ross; Clause-Ridout; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Clarke; Orator Higgen-Dunstall; Vandunck-Marten; Prince Prigg-Shuter; Boor-Collins; Sailor-Bennet; Jaqueline-Mrs Dyer; Bertha-A Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage before.
Cast
Role: Woolfort Actor: Sparks
Role: Bertha Actor: A Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage before.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Followers of Ceres Actor: Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs White, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Belfort
Role: Daemons Actor: Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Gosley
Role: Country Lads and Lasses Actor: Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White

12349
23 February 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #78 7s. 6d. Paid Mr Leverton, bricklayer, in full of a bill #30 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #216 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Followers of Ceres Actor: Miss Daw, Mrs _Belfort.
Role: Country Lads and Lasses Actor: Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White

12350
04 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Music composed by Mr Smith.@112 Tickets at 10s. 6d. #58 16s.@126 Tickets at 5s. #31 10s.@140 Tickets at 3s. 6d. #24 10s.@378 present.@Receipts: #114 16s.@ Paid renters #10 (Account Book). Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rebecca

Music: As17610206