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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.
Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Public Advertiser, 18 Feb.; Tickets to be had of Smith at his House in Beaufort Buildings, Strand. Receipts: #260 4s. (144.4; 13.8; 0.19; tickets: 101.13) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17770207.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17770129.

Dance: End III: The Irish Fair, as17761031

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Public Advertiser, 1 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Dodd, New Ormond-street. Receipts: #244 13s. (111.17.0; 11.16.6; 1.10.6; tickets: 119.9.0) (charge: #74 3s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17761024.

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performance Comment: As17761104.
Event Comment: On Account of Mrs Yates's Indisposition A Trip to Scarborough [announced on playbill of 20 Mar.] is obliged to be deferred. [The playbill retains Mrs Abington as Miss Prue, but "Last Saturday night, Mrs Abington being suddenly taken ill, Mrs Mattocks supplied the Part in Love for Love; and though we will not pretend to put her comic Abilities on a Level with those of Mrs Abington, yet her Performance was exceedingly humourous and entertaining" (Gazetteer, 24 Mar.).] Paid Mrs Abington in lieu of a benefit #200. Receipts: #218 8s. (188.0.0; 28.15.6; 1.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17761129, but Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks [of cg].of cg].

Afterpiece Title: The Milesian

Performance Comment: As17770320but Mrs Belfield-_.

Dance: As17770215

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Public Advertiser, 8 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #280 19s. (114.8; 7.9; 0.16; tickets: 158.6) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Reddish; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Baddeley; Lady Constant-Mrs Greville; Muslin-Miss Pope (1st appearance in that character); Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Widow Bellmour (with a song)-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: A Favourite Scene from the end of Act II of The Register Office and see17770422

Performance Comment: Gulwell-Packer; Melpomene-Miss Stageldoir; Mrs Slaternella Doggrel-Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17770114.

Dance: As17761128

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Public Advertiser, 8 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Bensley, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #174 14s. (106.11; 16.4; 1.7; tickets: 50.12) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: As17761116.

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Mrs Love, Mrs Wrighten. [Cast from Genest, V, 441: Richard-Vernon; John-Bannister; Trusty-Davies; John's Wife-Mrs Love; Sally-Mrs Wrighten.]

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performance Comment: As17761022.

Dance: As17770102

Event Comment: Benefit for Moody. Tickets delivered for The Rivals will be taken. Receipts: #213 8s. 6d. (85.19.0; 24.14.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 102.5.0) (charge: #64 12s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17761129.

Afterpiece Title: The Milesian

Performance Comment: As17770322but Charles Marlove-Lamash in place of Dodd; Patty-Miss Plattin place of Mrs Davies.

Dance: End: The Court Minuet-Master Holland, Miss Armstrong; +Allemande-Master Holland, Miss Armstrong

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Ricci. Public Advertiser, 13 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Sga Ricci at her House, No. 9, Warwick-street, Golden-square. Receipts: #183 1s. 6d. (95.0.0; 22.17.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 65.4.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17770320 .

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17761111, but Colonel Tivy-Davies.

Dance: End II: a Grand New Ballet (composed by Ricci), The Chaconne-Ricci (1st appearance on the English stage), Sga Crespi, Sga Ricci; End V: The Savage Hunters, as17761024

Event Comment: Receipts: #118 5s. 6d. (88.19.0; 27.6.0; 2.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17770304but The other parts-_; New Prologue-King.

Afterpiece Title: The Milesian

Performance Comment: As17770403.

Dance: As17770301

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Robinson. Public Advertiser, 28 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Robinson, No. 19, Southampton-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #189 10s. (77.5; 21.19; 0.0; tickets: 90.6) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17761005, but Fanny-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performance Comment: As17761116.
Event Comment: Receipts: #98 4s. 6d. (76.18.0; 21.6.6; 0.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Lacy (1st appearance in that character); Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Brabantio-Aickin; Duke-Bransby; Lodovico-Packer; Iago-Reddish; Montano-Davies; Gratiano-Wrighten; Messenger-Chaplin; AEmilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Milesian

Performance Comment: As17770403.

Dance: As17770124

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of The Milesian. Receipts: #124 15s. 6d. (94.19.0; 28.6.6; 1.10.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #84)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17770211.

Afterpiece Title: The Milesian

Performance Comment: As17770403.

Dance: As17761214

Event Comment: Benefit for Farren, Baker & Miss Abrams. Receipts: #140 19s. 6d. (48.2.0; 15.5.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 77.12.0) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: The Gamester-Reddish; Stukely-Palmer; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-Norris; Lewson-Farren; Charlotte-Miss Hopkins; Lucy-Miss Platt; Mrs Beverly-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17770114, but Abram (1st time)-Baker.

Song: End: The Soldier tir'd With war's Alarms-Miss Abrams

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash, Griffiths & Norris. Receipts : #214 11s. (51.0; 18.13; 0.0; tickets: 144.18) (charge: #65 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: As17761001, but Jarvis-Lamash; Sir Charles Seymour (1st time)-Davies; Mr Hargrave-Waldron; Susan-Mrs Davies (1st appearance in that character); Clerk-Carpenter.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17761111, but Col. Tivy (1st time)-Norris.

Dance: As17761128

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Sherry & Sga Crespi. Tickets delivered by Harwood will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years [see 31 Mar.]. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Sherry, at Nicholl's, Baker, Bridge's-street, Covent Garden; of Sga Crespi, Poland-street, opposite the Back Door of the Pantheon. Receipts: #257 0s. 6d. (91.14.0; 23.0.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 142.6.0) (charge: #70 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17761125, but Lady Macduff-Miss Platt; Lady Macbeth-Miss Sherry.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Capt. LeBrush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Parsons; Frenchman-Baddeley; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-Lamash [Public Advertiser: Wheeler]; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; Williams-Wrighten; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Platt; Melpomene-Miss Stageldoir; Mrs Doggerel-Miss Pope.

Dance: End II: a New Pastoral Ballet, composed by Helme, The Garden of Love-Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Sga Ricci; End: Chaconne-Sga Crespi

Song: original Music by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith, Gaudry

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby & Burton. Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bransby, No. 10, New Pye-street, Westminster; of Burton, Duke's-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #196 1s. 6d. (61.11.0; 24.17.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 109.13.0) (charge: #64 9s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17770128, but Sir Harry Beagle-Burton; Russet-Bransby; Tom-Holcroft.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17770405.

Dance: End I afterpiece: the Louvre Minuet, Allemande-the Miss Stageldoirs

Event Comment: Benefit for Wright, Carpenter & Butler. Tickets delivered by Mrs Veal will be taken. Receipts: #299 8s. (39.3; 3.18; 0.0; tickets: 256.7) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17770131, but Chorus of Spirits-_Fawcett.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17770129.

Dance: Dance of Spirits, as17770414; IV: +Grand Dance i.e. The Chaconne, as17770405

Performance Comment: e. The Chaconne, as17770405.
Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi & Hurst. Public Advertiser, 21 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Grimaldi, Little Piazza, Covent Garden. [Younger was from the Manchester theatre.] Receipts: #217 0s. 6d. (46.14.0; 17.17.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 152.9.0) (charge: #65 16s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17761104, but Bajazet-Younger (1st appearance on this stage); The usual Prologue-_.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17770405.

Dance: End: Grand Dance, as17770425; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17761031

Song: As17761104

Event Comment: Benefit for a Fund, for the Relief of those who from their Infirmities shall be obliged to retire from the Stage. Prelude [1st time; M. PREL 1, by David Garrick, and others. In a synopsis of the plot the London Chronicle assigns Bannister; it lists the names of the other performers and, separately, their parts. The assignments given above are my own conjecture. Not in Larpent MS; the composer of the vaudeville written by Garrick is unknown]. The Words of the Songs will be given at the Theatre. Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to come early, to prevent Confusion. And to send their Servants by Five o'clock to keep the Places. Receipts: #217 8s. 6d. (100.9.0; 25.14.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 91.5.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bundle Of Prologues

Performance Comment: Cast from London Chronicle, 29 Apr.: Mr Tragedy Truncheon-Bannister; Mr Quaver-Davies; Mr Smirk-Parsons; Patrick Boosely-Moody; Mrs Ranter-Mrs Davies; Mrs Stately-Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17761024, but Sebastian-Farren; Clown-Davies; Epilogue Song-Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17770308 .
Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron & Mrs Greville. Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 16, Glanville-street, Rathbone Place; of Mrs Greville at the Orange Warehouse, the Corner of King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #178 15s. (69.0; 15.1; 0.0; tickets: 94.14) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-King; Sir Philip Modelove-Baddeley; Obadiah Prim-Moody; Freeman-Packer; Sackbut-Bransby; Tradelove-Hurst; Simon Pure-Waldron; Perriwinkle-Parsons; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bradshaw; Masked Lady-Miss Platt; Betty-Mrs Smith; Ann Lovely-Mrs Greville (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17770114.

Dance: As17761128

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Booth, Miss Armstrong & Everard [who are named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #114 4s. (46.10; 10.8; 1.11; tickets: 55.15) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17770425, but Ferdinand-Davies.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17770501. Prologue as17770501.

Dance: Dance of Spirits, as17770414; In IV: Grand Dance, as17770425; The Court Minuet, as17770403; Allemande, as17770403

Event Comment: Benefit for Fosbrook, box-book keeper. Tickets delivered for As You Like It on the 10th of May will be taken this Night. Receipts: #257 2s. (62.3; 17.9; 0.0; tickets: 177.10) (charge: #84)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17761009, but Amiens (with songs)-Davies; Caelia-Miss Hopkins; Cuckoo Song-_.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17770501. Prologue as17770501.

Dance: End Act I: Grand Dance, as17770425

Song: As17761009

Event Comment: Receipts: #59 1s. 6d. (38.3.0; 19.18.6; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17770203, but Ophelia-Mrs Mattocks (of cg).

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17770501. Prologue as17770501.
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #219 15s. 6d. (204.16.0; 13.17.0; 1.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17770502.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17770405.

Dance: As17770110

Event Comment: Receipts: #240 10s. 6d. (231.15.0; 8.7.0; 0.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770508.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17770501. Prologue as17770501.
Event Comment: Account-Book: Paid Author's ballance for 1 Night of the Trip to Scarborough & 4 Nights for the School for Scandal #741 0s. 6d. Receipts: #257 7s. 6d. (251.16.0; 5.0.0; 0.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770508.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17770501. Prologue as17770501.