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959 results for: Keyword - Price
We found 756 matches on Event Comments, 221 matches on Roles/Actors, 101 matches on Performance Comments, 15 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

576
20 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward. [Receipts: #81 3s. 6d., plus #59 9s. from tickets. Charges #63.] Paid Servandoni #10 10s. Paid Price a bill for carpenter's work at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre last week #2 19s. 9d. Tickets to be had of Woodward at his lodgings in King St. (near the Churchyard Gate) Covent Garden; at the Bedford Coffee House; at the Salutation Tavern in Nicholas Lane; and of Page at the stage door. Tomorrow The Distress'd Mother and Miss in her Teens, the part of Fribble by Garrick.--General Advertiser. Daily Advertiser: By Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [On 13 April Woodward published a letter of thanks to the former schoolfellow who sent him this speech, promised to present it, and assured him that no copy would be made. See Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Death Of Brutus And Cassius

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Entertainment: Between Play and Afterpiece: An Alarm to Britons-the Spirit of King Henry V (After the manner of Shakespeare's Chorus) usher'd in with Trumpets, Kettle Drums and other Warlike Instruments

577
22 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Benefit for twelve on basis of varying percentages of tickets.] Benefit Banks, Trott, Carney, and Bianchini. Tickets deliver'd out by Sadler, Elliot and others will be taken. /For Pit Gallery Value Half-Value/Ruby 145 48 20 #45 9s. #22 14s. 6d./Banks 6 127 144 #34 19s. #17 9s./Carny 8 42 65 #13 11s. #6 15s. 6d./Bianchini 10 38 46 #12 16s. #6 8s. (two-thirds)/Sadler ... 11 28 #4 9s. #2 4s. 6d. (two-thirds)/Elliott 1 20 45 #7 15s. #3 17s. 6d. (two-thirds)/Mrs Hayman 4 22 35 #7 16s. #3 18s./Mrs Russell 7 27 26 #8 8s. #4 4s./Mrs Keene 3 20 23 #6 1s. #3 0s. 6d. (whole)/Mrs Hales ... 16 13 #3 14s. #1 17s./Mrs Hanmore 1 11 16 #3 10s. #1 15s./Mrs Griffiths ... 7 14 #2 9s. #1 4s. 6d./Totals 180 389 475 #150 17s. #75 8s. 6d./ (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Paid Woodfall, printer part of his bill for last season #52 12s. Paid Servandoni #10 10s., and Price (a Smith) for work at lif #9 5s. (Account Books, Egerton 2268)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

578
20 July 1747 @ Shepherd's Market, Mayfair

Event Comment: 6:30 p.:30 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. A Concert, etc. By particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy; or, The Frenchman Bit

579
22 August 1747 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: HHussey's Great Theatrical Booth in the George Inn Yard. 12 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. [Notice repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane The Great; In Which Will Be Interspers'd The Humourous Scenes Of A Wife Well Manag'd

Entertainment: Equilibres on the Slack Rope-Mahomet Acmed Vizaro Mussulmo, just arrived from Constantinople

Song: Batt Platt

Music: Grand Band of Music

580
22 August 1747 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: CChettle's Great Theatrical Booth, opposite Greyhound Inn. To begin at 12 o'clock. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. Italian Fireworks. [Notice repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bf Miss In Her Teens

Afterpiece Title: Frolicksome Lasses; or, Harlequin Fortune Teller

Song:

Dance: NNew Hornpipe-Chettle

Music: A Grand Band of Musick

581
22 August 1747 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: LLee, Yeates and Warner's Booth. A droll...The Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations entirely new, and according to the Taste of the Ancient Greeks. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at twelve Noon. [Notice repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Troy

Song:

Dance:

Music: Grand Band of Music

582
15 September 1747 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Bowling Green. Benefit for Mrs Phillips. A Concert. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: New Pantomime Entertainment

Dance: Phillips

583
16 September 1747 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: A concert, etc. at the Great Tiled Booth. Benefit Yeates Jun. and Mrs Warner (his sister). Prices: 2s., 1s., 6d. To begin at six o'clock (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

584
26 September 1747 @ The Tiled Booth Blackheath

Event Comment: At the Tiled Booth, Black heath. Lee and Yeates will perform a Droll, During the Time of the Fair. This Droll was performed at Bartholomew Fair and Southwark Fair with Universal Applause. The Machinery is inexpressibly Fine, especially the Temple Scene and the Burning of Troyv (Daily Advertiser). [Prices as 9 Sept. Notice repeated 29, 30 Sept., 1, 2 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Troy

585
11 November 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Nothing under full prices will be taken during the whole performance. [Notice repeated for all performances on Foote's Tea as an afterpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: [Foote's ]Tea

586
29 February 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dunning and Mrs Rowley. To begin at 6 p.m. Prices: 5s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Between the Acts: a Gentleman

587
30 March 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Rawlinson. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Prices: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

588
31 March 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: For one Night Only Concert. Prices: 4s., 2s. 6d., after which will be perform'd (Gratis) a new Farce of Three Acts. To begin at 7 p.m. Tickets to be had of Mrs Hooper. [A new play by Mrs Hooper.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cyclopedia

589
13 April 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. Prices: 4s., 2s. 6d., 2s. A New Farce of Three acts. 12 p.m. Tickets deliver'd out for 31 March will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyclopedia

Afterpiece Title: The Poet Buskin will give Chocolate

590
30 May 1748 @ James Street

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. Mainpiece: writ by E. Young, LLD. Benefit for a great Sufferer in Trade. Prices: 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar, Comic Scenes

Song: Corbet; V: The Power of Gold- a song from the Fool in the Gazetteer, set by a Gentleman, and never performed before

591
14 June 1748 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit for Stevens, a bookseller. A Concert, etc. Prices: 3s., 2s., 1s. To begin at 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Song:

Dance:

592
24 August 1748 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Hussey's Great Theatrical Booth facing the Hospital Gate. A new Droll...during the short time of the Fair. Prices: 2s., 1s., 6d. [Notice repeated 25, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Quaker; Or, The Humours Of Wapping

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks; or, The Rambles of Covent Garden

Song:

Dance: tween acts: Cunningham, Master Mattocks, Master Harrison, Mme Dominique; Foote's Vagaries-Master Harrison, Mme Dominique; Italian Fireworks-

593
24 August 1748 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: An Opera. At Phillips' Booth. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at Twelve each Day. [Notice repeated 25, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Lovers; Or, The Gamester Bit

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive; or, the Sallee Rover

594
07 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Phillips's Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. Taken from celebrated Shakespear. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at Twelve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Imprison'd; or, The Country Wake

Dance: GGrand Dance of Furies-D'Esser, Le Mont, Gramont, Fribourg; First Fury-Phillips

595
07 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee, Yeates Sen & Jun and Warner's Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. [Prices and description as 24 Aug. bf.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West

Song: SSailor's Song-Cunningham

Dance: The Three Wild Cats of the Woods; Hornpipe-Adams; The Black Joke-Smith, Mrs Bullock

596
10 October 1748 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Bowling Green, Southwark. A concert, etc. Benefit for Goodman. To begin at 7 p.m. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: MMad Tom-Platt

597
31 October 1748 @ James Street

Event Comment: A concert, etc. By particular Desire. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song:

598
31 October 1748 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. Benefit for Yeates, Jun will be perform'd a Comedy. Prices: #2s., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. Tickets delivered out by Daniel and Sturgess will be taken. This is the last Time of performing there this Season. [No concert formula.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

599
16 November 1748 @ The New Theatre, Mr Bradley's Distiller, Old Gravel Lane, Wapping

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, at Mr Bradley's, Distiller, in Old Gravel Lane, Wapping. A Concert, etc. Prices: 2s., 1s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmasked

600
21 November 1748 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Event Comment: At the New Wells near the London Spa Clerkenwell. By Desire. For one night only. Benefit for Yeates Jun. A Concert, etc. Prices: 2s., 1s. 6d., 1s. To begin exactly at 6 p.m. There will be fires in proper Places to keep the Wells warm. It will be moonlight. Mr Yeates entreats the favor of those Gentlemen and Ladies who intend to honour him...that they will please to come at the time prefix'd on account of the length of the Performances; and they may depend on the whole being conducted with the utmost Decorum (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens