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5325 results for: Keyword - R
We found 6691 matches on Roles/Actors, 1726 matches on Performance Comments, 226 matches on Event Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, and 5 matches on Author.

2126
28 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [T+Theatrical Monitor, No VI appeared this day with a blast, in the form of an occasional Epilogue, at the morals, language and plan of the Oxonian in Town. This was the first performance of Macklin's afterpiece in London. It had been played in Dublin. "Its curious idiom, half-brogue, and half Cockney, puzzled the audience, as did its highly topical Irish allusions. With his usual candor, Macklin observed: 'I believe the audience are right. (The play was withdrawn after this single performance.) There's a geography in humor as well as in morals, which I had not previously considered--'" Cooke, Macklin, p. 270. According to Kirkman, in his curtain speech Macklin "courageously admitted: 'Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very sensible tha there are several passages in this play which deserve to be probated and I assure you that they shall never offend your ears again!' As soon as Mr Macklin had finished this address, the audience testified their approbation of his determination, by loud and reiterated plaudits" (Kirkman, Memoirs of the Life of Macklin, II, 3). See Also Charles Macklin: An Actor's Life by William W. Appleton (Cambridge, Mass., 1960), p. 141.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17671016.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Fine Lady

Performance Comment: Parts by Macklin, Dyer, Woodward, Dunstall, Morris, Cushing, Barrington, Quick, Wignell, Mrs Green, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Evans, Miss Helm, Miss Macklin. Prologue-Macklin; Murrough O'Dogherty-Macklin; Count Mushroom-Woodward; Hamilton-Dyer; Fitzmongrel-Dunstall; Major-Morris; Mrs O'Dogherty-Miss Macklin; Catty Farrel-Mrs Pitt; Lady Kinnegad-Mrs Green; Lady Bab Frightful-Mrs Evans; Mrs Gazette-Miss Helm; Mrs Jolly-Mrs White Genest, V, 188, and Kirkman, Memoirs of Macklin (1799 ed.) II, pp. 1-2. The Larpent MS lists three newsmen in addition, and shows the original title The Trueborn Irishman.

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

2127
30 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Charles Sarjant for the Like sum advanc'd towards the repairs of the Houses in Bow St... #11 (Account Book). Receipts: #170 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17671107, but Tressel-Casey.

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Performance Comment: As17671126.

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17671106

2128
09 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Theatrical Fund, instituted by Persons of this theatre. Mainpiece: Acted there but once. Such of the Nobility, Gentry, etc. who are pleased to favour this undertaking are desire to send for places, Pit or Box tickets, to Mr Sarjant at the stage-door. [Neville attended at half-past four and read the principal parts of the play, as altered by Colman. Noted that Sga Manesiere did The Sicilian Peasant in boy's clothes.] @Receipts #164 19s.@Charges to House #63@Chorus Singers #1 15s.@Candles #1 5s.@Kettle Drum 5s.@Bag Pipes 5s.@#66 10s.@Dr to the Fund #98 9s.-Account Book@

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: As17671123, but Woodman-_; Galatea-_; Lady-_.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17671205.

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17671009; III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17671123

2129
11 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #136 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17671027.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17671205.

Dance: III: The Female Archer, as17671029; IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

2130
29 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17671130, but Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-A Young Gentleman, 1st Appearance any stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performance Comment: As17670922.

2131
02 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. To Princess Dowager's Footmen (by Mayne) Xmas #1 1s.; To her Chairmen (by Olive) Xmas #1 1s.; To Duke of Cumberland Footmen (by Herpst) Xmas #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #122 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: As17671209, but Megra-Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17671205.

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance, as17671021; IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

2132
11 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts. #159 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17680109, but Trueman-_; Traverse-_.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17680108.

2133
28 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tomorrow, Never Perform'd before, a COMEDY call'd The Good Natured Man. Receipts: #199 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17680116, but Paris-_; William-_; Toilette-_; Chambermaid-_.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17671205.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Ford, 2nd time ; IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

2134
02 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: For the Author [of mainpiece]. Charges: #64 5s. Balance due. Goldsmith #145 12s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #209 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: As17680201.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17671208.

2135
03 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #203 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: As17680201.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17671221.

2136
04 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both Pieces By Command of their Majesties. Present Their Majesties and Lady Louisa. Gave Yeomen of the Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #236 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: As17680201.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17671221.

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17670921; End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

2137
05 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The sixth Day. For the Author. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Goldsmith #96 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #161 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: As17680201.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble (with song)-Shuter; Rhodophil-Perry; Jasper-Holtom; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Green; Miss Biddy-Miss Ward, 1st time.

2138
06 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #174 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: As17680201.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17671218.

2139
08 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #228 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: As17680201.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17671217.

2140
09 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Ninth Day. For the Author. Charges #67 15s. Balance to Goldsmith #98. Paid Dr Goldsmith the balances of his 1st and 2nd nights for The Good Natured Man #145 12s. 6d. #96 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #165 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: As17680201.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17671205.

2141
10 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Dr Goldsmith the balance of his 3rd night of the Good Natured Man of the 9th Inst....#98 (Account Book). Receipts: #124 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: As17680201.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17671231.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

2142
11 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of Their Majesties. Present Their Majesties. Gave Yeomen of the Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #230 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: As17680102, but Megra-Mrs Stephens; Cleremont-_; Thrassaline-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: As17671022.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17671123; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

2143
23 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Miss Stede for walking 2 nights in The Roman Father 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #184 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17680113, but Charles-Clarke; Miranda-Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17680123.

2144
15 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. With two New Scenes in the Afterpiece painted by Richards and Dahl. Mr Woodward, at the particular request of several persons of Quality has changed from the Fair Quaker to The Busy Body. Tickets deliver'd for Fair Quaker will be admitted. House charges with candles and extras #65 15s. Balance to Woodward #102 7s. plus #58 5s. for 233 Box tickets (Account Book). [Public Advertiser, 12 Dec. 1767: "Speedily will be published the Battle of the Wigs, an additional canto to Dr Garth's poem The Dispensary. Occasioned by the Disputes between the Fellows and licentiates of the College of Physicians in London. By B. T. and M. B."] Receipts: #168 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17680223.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus With a New Additional Scene

Performance Comment: As17671212, but with a new scene called The Battle of the Wigs-; Harlequin-Miles; Infernal Spirit-Legg; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; Furies-Fishar, etc.; Sir Epicure Relish-Wignel; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer.

2145
17 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: With additions. Never Performed there. House charges #63, candles #1 5s., Extra wardrobe #1 5s. 6d., Side Drum 2s. Total #65 12s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Yates #46 12s. plus income of #170 from 680 Box tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #112 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Jason-Powell; Creon-Smith; Aeson-Bensley; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Lycander-Perry; Hecate-Gardner; Children-Mas. Harris, Mas. Bates; Theano-Mrs Ward; Medea-Mrs Yates; With Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17671208.

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

2146
21 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. By Particular Desire. House charges, candles and extras #67 15s. Balance to Shuter #81 5s. 6d., plus income from #104 4s. worth of 340 Box and 128 Pit tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #149 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: As17680201, but Bailiff-_; Postboy-_; Mrs Garnet-_.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17671205.

Entertainment: III: By Particular Desire, Shuter will entertain with his Whimsical Observations in a Post Haste Journey to Paris-Shuter; Following the Afterpiece, The Cries of London with Additions-Shuter

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

2147
26 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays. Afterpiece: Never Performed There (playbill). Charges #64 5s. Balance to Mrs Yates #90 7s. 6d. plus #112 15s. in tickets (Box 406; Pit 75). Paid John Doe for sticking Black Bills #4 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #154 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17671016.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Edgar-A Gentleman; Florimond-Yates; Elfina-Miss Ford; Grotilla-Miss Besford; Emmeline-Mrs Yates; With Dances-incident to the piece.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

2148
11 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Thompson. The Roman Father is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the indisposition of Powell (playbill). Charges #66 2s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Thompson #62 11s. plus #31 14s. in tickets (Box 92; Pit 58) (Account Book). Receipts: #128 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17671229, but Prince Edward-Mas. Harris; Ratcliff-Casey; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17671119, but Diana-Mrs Thompson.

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

2149
15 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Gibson. Tickets deliver'd for Othello will be taken. House charges #65 15s. Balance to Gibson #14 3s. 6d. plus #31 5s. in Tickets (Box 53; Pit 120) (Account Book). Receipts: #79 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17680223.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17680315.

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Ford

2150
23 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green and Mrs Vincent. Tickets for A Play will be taken. Those sold at Doors will not be admitted. Catherine and Petruchio cannot be perform'd because ff the illness of Woodward. Charges #64 5s. Balance to the nadies #17 18s. Paid Mrs Vincent #8 19s. who also had from Tickets #71 11s. (Box 110; Pit 207; Gallery 100). Paid Mrs Green #8 19s. who also had from Tickets #38 9s. (box 110; Pit 207; Gallery 130). Paid Miss Stede extra dancer for 6 nights #1 (Account Book). Receipts: #82 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17671016, but Gloster-Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17670915.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17680416

Performance Comment: As17680416.