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We found 23337 matches on Performance Comments, 4909 matches on Event Comments, 4210 matches on Performance Title, 45 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Post Boy, 16-19 March 1700: In York Buildings, this present Tuesday, being the 19th of this Instant March, will be perform'd a Consort of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, for the Benefit of Mr Edward Keene, beginning at the usual hour. Prices 2s. 6d. Those Persons that have already any of his Tickets dated the 20th are desired to take Notice that the Performance will be this day, and not as the Tickets are dated

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Post Man, No. 747, 4-7 May 1700: At the desire of several Ladies of Quality, To-morrow being Wednesday, (in the great Room in York Buildings) will be performed a new Mask set to Musick, with an extraordinary entertainment of other Vocal and Instrumental Musick for the Benefit of Mr Gouge [Mr George in Flying Post] and Miss Bradshaw. Prices 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: At the request of several of the Nobility and Gentry. Beginning at the usual time. Price 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick composed by the late Mr Henry Purcel...-the best Masters, never before made public

Event Comment: Benefit Pinkeman. Common Prices. All Persons that come behind the Scenes are desired to pay their Money to none but Mr Pinkeman. [This benefit had originally been advertised for 24 Oct. but deferred, the offerings for that day being a medley of The Death of King Henry VI, a Tragical Interlude of one Act only; Aesop, "several select Scenes" only; and The School-Boy; or, The Comical Rivals.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Entertainment: Several pretty Entertainments-

Event Comment: At 7 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d. and 1s. 6d. Tickets are given out at the Place the same day by Mr Pinkeman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Italian Interludes

Entertainment: As17030727

Event Comment: At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Event Comment: Benefit Will. Bullock. A Diverting Comedy...Written by the Author of The Squire of Alsatia. Beginning exactly at five a Clock by reason of the length of the Entertainments. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: duRuel; Miller's Dance-Pinkeman

Entertainment: And performing these several Performances, first an Organ with three Voices, then the Double Curtel, the Flute, the Bells, the Huntsman, the Horn, Pack of Dogs, all with his Mouth-Mr Clinch of Barnet; and an old Woman of Fourscore Years of Age nursing her Grand/Child all which he does open on the Stage-Mr Clinch; Next performing several Mimick Entertainments on the Ladder, first he stands on the top-round with a Bottle in one hand, and a Glass in the other, and drinks a Health; then plays several Tunes on the Violin, with fifteen other surprizing Performances which no man but himself can do-a Gentleman

Event Comment: Boxes 8s. Two Benches in the Pit next the Boxes rail'd in, the same Price. Pit 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Stage Boxes half a Guinea. No Person to be admitted to keep Places in the Pit. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. [In the Preface to the 1709 edition D'Urfey thanks Rich for allowing him to be the first to raise the admission prices for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Prophets

Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Clora Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bicknel
Role: Kate Spunge Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Guiacum Actor: Mrs Willis

Song: With a New Song by the Author, on the ensuing Campaign, for the Entertainment of his Friends-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea comic part

Event Comment: At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea Comic Part

Event Comment: At the desire of several Perons of Quality will be perform'd that great and celebrated Scene in Julius Caesar at the table between Brutus and Cassius , Written by the Immortal Shakespeare. And altho' Mr Penkethman is at an extraordinary Charge in providing these Entertainments, to oblige his Friends he lets them in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, The Subscribers' Tickets have free Admittance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar one Scene

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Entertainment: Rope/Dancing after the French, Italian, and Bohemian Manner-; also a Stiff Rope, Vaulting the Slack Rope beyond Imagination-little Girl of 4 Years of Age

Event Comment: Admission prices as 7 April. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. The Water Scene as 16 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Admission prices as 7 April. Water Scene as 16 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Admission prices as 7 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert
Event Comment: Colman's Opera Register: They perform'd ye Opera Theseus at ye usuall Opera prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Event Comment: The Musick Composed by Mr Hendel. At the ordinary Prices, viz. The Boxes on the Stage Half a Guinea, the other Boxes 8s., the Pit 5s., the first Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Event Comment: The lowest Price 6d. The rest 1s. Pit 1s. 6d. and the Stage 2s. 6d. At 6 p.m. For the Diversion of the Quality and Gentry. [The same company performed occasionally during the winter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: Mr Gibbons's Company of French Rope Dancers; where you will see stiff Rope-little Child (about two Years and a half old) perform such wonderful things, as is surprising to all that behold him; extraordinary Dancing on the stiff Rope-A Young Maiden who dances to Admiration; Dancing on the Rope, Playing on the Violin-the famous Scaramouch lately come from France, who turns himself as if he was going on the Ground; Walking on the Slack Rope after the Italian manner-A Young Man; Lastly Tumbles-The Famous Gibbon who has had the honour to perform before most of the Courts in Europe, for Lightness, and Agility, far beyond what has ever yet been seen; You will likewise be entertained with good Musick-

Event Comment: At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorinda

Music: With Symphonies-famous Signor Veracini , lately arriv'd from Italy

Event Comment: At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Croesus

Cast
Role: Climenide Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Rosena Actor: Mrs Barbier

Music: As17140123

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With New Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all other Decorations, proper to the Play. At Common Prices. [Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Event Comment: As 25 Nov. 1714. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Event Comment: As 25 Nov. 1714. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Event Comment: As 25 Nov. 1714. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest