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22611 results for: Keyword - Mrs Price
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.

6626
25 June 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At Common Prices. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Charke

Music: Select Pieces-

Song: Song-Miss Raftor; accompany'd on the Violin-Charke

6627
11 July 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction. At Common Prices. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance:

6628
15 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At Common Prices. Receipts: #26 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

6629
11 December 1732 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At Common Prices. Stage half a guinea. Receipts: #69 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Dance: As17321209

6630
16 February 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The new Oratorio. [Music by William DeFesch. Text by William Huggins.] The printed Books of the Opera may be had at the Theatre only, price 1s. The Composer humbly hopes the Disappointment the Town met with by its being postpon'd, will be in no means inputed to him, it being occasioned by such an Accident as any one might unfortunately fall under, that of the Misconduct and pretended Sickness of Cecilia Young, who had ingaged for the Part of Judith. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

6631
22 February 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Whereas Thomas Arne, Jun. Proprietor of English Operas [at lif], has new set to Musick, after the Italian Manner, the Opera of Rosamond, Written by the late Mr Addison, Which is now in Rehearsal....This is to give Notice, that he...hoping to receive Encouragement from the Town, will (notwithstanding his Expences are considerably greater than any of the other English Theatres) Entertain the Town at the following Prices (viz) Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. And that he will give a private Rehearsal of the said Opera, to such Friends as shall oblige him with a Subscription...at One Guinea, to be paid on Receipt of a Ticket, which will admit the Bearer into the Boxes five Nights

Performances

6632
26 January 1734 @ Temple Bar

Event Comment: At the Desire of the Learned in the Law. At the Apollo, within the Pope's Head, commonly call'd the Devil's Tavern. 6 P.M. Price 11. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Astons Medley His Comical Whimsical Nonesuch What Dye Mean Medley

6633
21 November 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Otway. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

6634
12 December 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: Merlin or The Devil of Stone Henge

Performance Comment: Merlin-Laguerre; Spirits-Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive; Ghost of Faustus-Salway; Harlequin Faustulus-Le Brun; Harlequin's Servant-Nivelon; Italian-Lalauze; Fanner-Mechlin; Italian Lady-Cibber; Country Lass-Mrs Clive; Italian Lady's Servant-Mrs Laguerre; Shepherds-Pelling, Davenport; Shepherdesses-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport; Pluto-Denoyer; Furies-Livier, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport; but edition of 1734 lists: Merlin-Laguerre; Ghost of Faustus-Salway; Spirits-Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive; Mountebank's Zany-Salway; Country Girl-Mrs Clive; Time-Salway .
Cast
Role: Spirits Actor: Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive
Role: Country Lass Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Italian Lady's Servant Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport
Role: Spirits Actor: Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive
Role: Country Girl Actor: Mrs Clive

Entertainment: [By Lewis Theobald and John Galliard.] With New Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. No Money under the full Price to be taken during the whole Time of the Performance. The advanc'd Money to be return'd to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performance Comment: ] With New Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. No Money under the full Price to be taken during the whole Time of the Performance. The advanc'd Money to be return'd to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s .

6635
20 February 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Music: Several Solos on the Violin, the whole composed by Mr Petit, who will perform the first Violin

Dance: II: Grand Dance of Warriors by Castiglione, with Flag Dance by Demar, new from Paris. III: Grand Dance of Moors (with new Dresses). IV: The Pastoral (a new comic dance), with Shepherd-Castiglione; Punch-Le Grange; Harlequin-Le Sac; Pierot-Baudoin; Sailor-Shawford, with a Grand Masquerade Dance after the Venetian Manner. V: By Castiglione, with Italian Nigbt Scenes originally performed twenty-years ago by Sorein and Baxter: With Alterations and Additions: Harlequin-De la Hay; Scaramouch-Shawford

6636
14 July 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: As 18 June. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Cast
Role: Alzira Actor: Mrs Giffard. Prologue spoken by Giffard. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Woodward

6637
03 December 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By a Company of Volunteers. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Otway. [The afterpiece, a pantomime, had been presented at various places in London during the previous year.] At Common Prices, viz. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldiers Fortune

Afterpiece Title: A Hint to the Theatres

6638
19 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By the Great Mogul's Company of Comedians. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

6639
15 April 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin. Afterpiece: Giving an Account of the Rise, Progress, Greatness, and Downfall of Mr Pillage, the Author; his Followers and Friends at his Levee; his Friend Who begs to be excus'd from coming there; his Schemes to cram down Farces, and raise Prices; with his excellent Company shewn in a proper Distribution of Parts; a fine Love-Scene between him and his Muse; his crawling up the Pinnacle upon All-Fours; the terrible Hissing and Cat-calling of his favourite Face; with the dreadful Consequences and Catastrophe of the whole, Note, The Play will not begin till Half an Hour past Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Historical Register

Afterpiece Title: Eurydice Hissd

6640
09 May 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of a certain Lady of Quality. At Common Prices. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Opera

6641
07 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Reviver. N.B. To prevent any Interruption in the Musick, Dancing, Machinery or other Parts of the Performance, Side Boxes only will be form'd on the Stage, for the Accommodation of the Ladies. And (by Desire) five Rows of the Pit will be rail'd in at the Price of the BoXes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: with Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Mrs Clive, Mrs Arne, dances-Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson
Role: dances Actor: Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Attendant Spirits Actor: Beard, Mrs Clive, Mrs Arne.

6642
08 August 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: As 4 Aug. Benefit the Author. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marina

Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Stephens, Hallam, Boman, Stevens, Penkethman, W. Hallam, Stoppelaer, Dove, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Marshall
Role: Thaisa Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Philoten Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Marina Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

6643
30 August 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At Common Prices. Mainpiece: By C. Marsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amasis King Of Egypth

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Stephens, Hallam, Roberts, Stevens, Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.

6644
19 December 1741 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Penelope

Performance Comment: Monticelli; Amorevoli; Visconti; Muscovita. [Robert Price to Thomas, Earl of Haddington, 19 Dec.--Deutsch, Handel, p. 528.]

6645
22 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gentleman under Misfortune. Prices, as 21 Dec

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Mrs Bishop
Role: 1st Lady Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: 2nd Lady Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Hippisley

6646
28 December 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the French Theatre, over against the Opera House in the Haymarket, a Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. Boxes 4s. Pit 1s. 6d., Gallery 1s. 6d. Between the two Halves of the Concert will be presented...gratis. 6 p.m. Benefit a Tradesman. Afterpiece: By the Author of The Toy-Shop. [Note, This customary concert formula and the notice of time and prices will not be repeated here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pamela

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

6647
28 January 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular desire. At Common Prices. Receipts: #45

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Bennet

Song: I: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; III: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

6648
01 March 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Tickets 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. 'Tis hop'd no Gentlemen will take it ill if they are not admitted behind the Scenes, either with Money or the Silver Tickets, it being impossible to go through the Performance, if the Passages are not kept open. [Notice and prices repeated through the run of the pantomime.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Bishop
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Vallois.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Englishman or The Frenchman Bit

6649
19 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [The same rise in price prevailed that occurred on 12 March, but without the explanatory note.] N.B. Those Tickets that could not be admitted on Mr Arne's Benefit night will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Edwards.

6650
24 January 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Latter Account Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs E. Giffard
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall