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9628 results for: Keyword - Sir Arthur Croft
We found 6534 matches on Performance Comments, 2911 matches on Author, 1032 matches on Event Comments, 610 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

726
28 September 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Duke of York's playhouse, and there saw a piece of Sir Martin Marall, with great delight, though I have seen it so often

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

727
14 October 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Duke of York's House, and there went in for nothing into the pit, at the last act, to see Sir Martin Marr-all, and met my wife, who was there, and my brother, and W. Hewer and Willett, and carried them home, still being pleased with the humour of the play, almost above all that ever I saw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

728
01 January 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: I after dinner to the Duke of York's playhouse, and there saw Sir Martin Mar-all; which I have seen so often, and yet am mightily pleased with it, and think it mighty witty, and the fullest of proper matter for mirth that ever was writ; and I do clearly see that they do improve in their acting of it. Here a mighty company of citizens, prentices, and others; and it makes me observe, that when I begun first to be able to bestow a play on myself, I do not remember that I saw so many by half of the ordinary prentices and mean people in the pit at 2s. 6d. a-piece as now; I going for several years no higher than the 12d. and then the 18d. places, though I strained hard to go in them when I did: so much the vanity and prodigality of the age is to be observed in this particular

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

729
25 April 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Duke of York's playhouse, and there saw Sir Martin Marr-all, which, the more I see, the more I like

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

730
22 May 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Duke of York's house to a play, and saw Sir Martin Marr-all, where the house is full; and though I have seen it, I think, ten times, yet the pleasure I have is yet as great as ever, and is undoubtedly the best comedy ever was wrote

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

731
31 August 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 2: Sir Martin Marall. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 347

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

732
17 May 1682 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The Loyal Protestant, 20 May 1682: May 18. Yesterday his Excellency the Morocco Embassador was entertain'd at His Royal Highness's Theatre with a Play, called, Sir Timothy Treat all. [See also True Protestant Mercury, 17-20 May 1682; Luttrell, A Brief Relation, I, 187; Wilson, More Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters," p. 59.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Heiress Or Sir Timothy Treatall

733
21 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr Crown, Author of Sir Courtly Nice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit Or Sir Mannerly Shallow

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

734
02 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A new Farce [Murphy] went off with applause (Cross). Mainpiece: By particular Desire. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

735
03 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

736
05 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

737
06 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: II: Pantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

738
07 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

739
08 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: IV: Peasant Dance-

740
09 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: [But unspecified.

741
12 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

742
14 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: Peasant Dance, as17560108; Pantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

743
16 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: PPeasant Dance, as17560108; Pantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

744
20 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: PPeasant Dance, as17560108; Pantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

Song: I: Beard

745
02 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

746
15 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts. #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Athelstan

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

747
22 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, being the last time of performing it this Season. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Boxes and Stage 5s. Ladies desired to send servants by three o'clock. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: The Last New Sailor's Dance, as17560217

748
25 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in 15 years. [See 3 Nov. 1743.] Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Woodward. Part of pit will be laid into the Boxes. Boxes and Stage 5s. No person can be admitted to any part of the House till the usual time of opening of doors, which will be exactly at Four o'clock. Ladies are desired to send their servants by Three o'clock. Receipts: #250 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

749
03 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman from Paris

Related Works
Related Work: The Englishman from Paris Author(s): Arthur Murphy

750
26 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Beaumont and Fletcher, acted but once these 15 years. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Benefit for my Self & Wife (Cross). [See The Spouter; or, The Triple Revenge, farce in two acts attributed to Mr Murphy, satirizing John Hill, Theophilus Cibber, Samuel Foote. Discussed by Genest, IV, 459-61.] Receipts: #214 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: NNew Sailor's Dance, as17560217