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592 results for: Keyword - The Earl of Abingdon
We found 240 matches on Performance Title, 143 matches on Performance Comments, 142 matches on Author, 99 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

351
19 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Tickets deliver'd by Clarke for Friday the 19th Instant will be taken. [Some mistake seems to have been made in the printing of his tickets.] Charges #66 6s. Balance to Clarke #24 15s. plus #144 13s. in tickets (Box 344; Pit 281; Gall. 165) (Account Book). Receipts: #91 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: As17700322 but Pembroke-Clarke; with By Particular Desire, the Original Epilogue-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: the Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17700402

352
24 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 Years. [See 18 Nov. 1766.] Charges #64 5s. Balance to Mrs Ward #67 18s. plus #28 13s. from Tickets (Box 33; Pit 84; Gallery 78) (Account Book). Receipts: #132 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favorite Or The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. and Double Hornpipe. As17700420

353
03 September 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: hay Benefit for Sheridan. Mainpiece: As written by Mr Brooke, not acted these eight years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: hay The Author

Dance: hay IV: The Nosegay, as17700611

Song: hay IV: By Mrs Jewell

354
10 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-; IV: [A Comic Ballad call'd the Countryman Metamorphosed-Mr Hamois, Mad[mlle] Hamois[, their first appearance this stage

355
12 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: End of Play: The Lamplighter, as17701009

356
12 November 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Between the Play and the Afterpiece an Interlude of Singing and Dancing not performed these thirty years. [For comment on this revival, see Town and Country Magazine (from Theatre No XXII) p. 593.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: True Blue or The Press Gang

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; The Dance-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: The Dance Actor: Aldridge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

357
07 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Midas

358
17 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Rayner, Quick, Morris, Thompson, Wild, Banks, Bates, Walters, Holtom, Hamilton, King, Baker, DuBellamy, Miss Twist
Role: The Dance Actor: Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.
Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

359
13 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid John Doe for performing five nights in the Ass to 28 Oct. 12s. 6d.; Paid John Clarridge for ditto 12s. 6d.; Paid John Smith for ditto in the Hog, 12s. 6d. (Account Book). [Apparently animals in Mother Shipton.] Receipts: #230 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Fisher, Aldridge, Sga Manesiere
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

360
08 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 13 Nov. 1771.] Receipts: #175 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Midas

361
16 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Comic Opera altered [by Colman] from Gay. The Music entirely new by Dr Arne. Now acted for the first time in 2 Acts. [The 1776 Edition in Bell's British Theatre lists: Achilles-Thetis-$Miss Catley. [$Miss Pearce">Mattocks; Peripas-$Reinhold; Lycomedes-$DuBellamy; Diphilus-$Dyer; Ajax-$Dunstall; Ulysses-$Owenson; Diomedes-$Fox; Argytes-$Baker; Deidamia-$Mrs Mattocks; Artemona-$Miss Brown; Philoe-$Miss Valois; Thetis-$Miss Catley. [$Miss Pearce may have played Lesbia).] Paid Banks for the Head of a Figure used in The Fair #1 1s.; Paid Mr Gard for performing 5 nights in the Fair and 3 in the Sorcerer #1. Paid Joseph Besford for performing 5 nights in the Fair 12s. 6d. (Account Book). [Afterpiece unfavorably reviewed in the Westminster Magazine.] Receipts: #149 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

Related Works
Related Work: Achilles in Petticoats Author(s): George Colman, the elder

362
26 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. Last time of performing till Easter. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 9 Nov. 1768.] Afterpiece: Never acted here (playbill). Part of pit laid into boxes. Ladies and Gentlemen requested to come early. Rec'd stopages #2 12s. 6d.; short charge for new farce on 8 March #10 10s.; Paid 4 days salary list #348 14s. 8d.; Mr King's extra salary #2; Mr S. Barry on note #100; Mr Cook's 4 boys 4 nights (the 7th incl.) #6 Mr J. French on acct #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #282 19s. 6d. Charges #64 17s. Profit to Miss Younge: #218 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

363
23 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Packer, Palmer, Hartry, J. Aickin, Wright, Johnston, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.

Monologue: End: (By Desire) Linco's Travels. As 14 March

364
26 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: New Books of the Songs, Chorusses, &c. will be sold in the theatre. [Mainpiece seems definitely to be the Henry Jones version. This cast is that printed in that Bell Edition 1776, of the Jones play.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Druids With Additions Alterations

Performance Comment: As17741121, but unassigned-Dunstall, _Fox; Graces-_; Dances-Mas. _Holland, Mas. _Scriver, Miss _Armstrong (playbill). [Advertised as With an Additional Scene. [The +Public Advertiser makes no mention of a change.]Advertised as With an Additional Scene. [The +Public Advertiser makes no mention of a change.]
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Aldridge, Helm, Harris, Blurton, Miss Valois, Mrs Stephens, Mas. Holland, Mas. Scriver, Miss Armstrong, Daiguville, Sga Vidini

365
19 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-West; Burleigh-Burnett; Southampton-Cooke; Sir Walter Raleigh-Everard; Officer-Massey; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Burden; Nottingham-Mrs Bailey; Rutland-The Lady who performed Belvidera [on 15 June; unidentified].on 15 June; unidentified].
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: The Lady who performed Belvidera

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost or The Dead Man Alive

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780529

366
22 June 1778 @ Assembly Room, Mile End Road, Mile End

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

367
05 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years [not acted since 19 Apr. 1773]. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis at his house, Broad-court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: Warwick-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Suffolk-Hull; Pembroke-Whitfield; Officer-Robson; Buckingham-Stevens; King Edward-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Lady Eliz. Grey-Miss Leeson; Lady Clifford-Mrs Poussin; Margaret of Anjou (for this night only)-Mrs Yates; With the original Epilogue, written by Garrick,-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: In 2nd piece: Aldridge

368
14 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #97 15s. (89.19.6; 7.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: As17801113

369
08 January 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Her Mother Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Pleasure Actor: Mrs Morton. Unassigned characters: Master of the Hotel, Waiters, Coachman, Chairmen, Masqueraders, Sailors, Mob, Birds, Beasts, Dancers, Ladies, &c

370
17 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. Morning Herald, 12 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mattocks at his house, Charlotte-street, Rathbone-place. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [not acted since 26 Dec. 1774]. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years [not acted since 22 May 1778]. Receipts: #175 3s. 6d. (151/9/6; tickets: 23/14/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex (1st time)-Henderson; Burleigh-Hull; Raleigh-L'Estrange; Lieutenant-Thompson; Officer-J. Wilson; Southampton-Wroughton; Rutland (1st time)-Mrs Barnes; Nottingham-Mrs Inchbald; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hunter (1st appearance these 5 years) .

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with Imitations')-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Thomas-Whitfield; Goodwill-Fearon; John-Thompson; Lord Bawble-Lee Lewes; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; The Country Mad-Cap-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: The Country Mad Actor: Cap-Mrs Mattocks

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Poney Races by Harris, Ratchford, Miss Matthews; End of mainpiece The Gala, as17820409

371
27 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by James Cobb. MS: Larpent 698; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 28 Apr. Prologue by the author (Public Advertiser, 9 June)]. Account-Book, 30 May: Paid Cobb in full for Humourist #100. Receipts: #58 16s. (28/15; 29/1; 1/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist or Whos Who

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17850307athi

372
31 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [acted 17 Apr. 1782]. Receipts: #233 19s. 6d. (230.5.0; 3.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

373
06 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

374
13 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

375
24 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb