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3284 results for: Keyword - The Grand Jury of London
We found 1949 matches on Performance Title, 1108 matches on Event Comments, 735 matches on Performance Comments, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

951
16 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Barry. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Ladies send servants by three. Tickets at his lodgings in Bow St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Dance: II: Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cook, Salomon's Son; III: Muilment; V: Grand Comic Dance-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cooke, Sga Padouana

952
18 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Giuseppe Salomon and Salomon's son. Tickets at Mr Anderson's, Watchmaker, Little Wild St. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: Three Grand Entertainments (two of them entirely new)-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cook

953
02 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Mechels. Tickets deliver'd out for the Confederacy will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: I: An Italian Song in Italian-the Mechels

Dance: I: dance-Muilment; II: Louvre, Minuet-the Mechels; III: Sailor's Dance-the Mechels; IV: Mlle Mechel; V: Grand Comic Dance-the Mechels

954
23 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit LaLauze, who is obliged to change the play advertised for his Benefit on account of the indisposition of a principal performer. Tickets for Don Sebastian will be taken. Receipts: #41 9s. 6d., plus #68 19s. from tickets. Charges #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: CComic Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Vandersluys; A Grand Ballet-Lalauze, Villeneuve, Sga Campioni; A Ball Minuet-LaLauze, two of LaLauze's scholars of three months learning only, who never appear'd before

955
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

956
09 September 1747 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee and Yeates' Great Tiled Booth on the Bowling Green. A Droll [long synopsis given]. To begin at Twelve o'clock Noon. [Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d.] The Til'd Booth is the largest and most Commodious in the Fair. The Stage is very long and sufficient to show the Burning of Troyv to the Greatest Advantage (Daily Advertiser). [Notice repeated 10, 11 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Troy

Performance Comment: Parts-Persons from the Theatres.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Persons from the Theatres.

Music: A Grand Band

957
02 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Dance: I: Les Caprices de la Dance-Sga Auretti; III: Grand Ballet-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; V: Polish Dance-Cooke, Sga Auretti, Leviez, Mathews, Shawford, Royer, Pelling, Mrs Addison, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole, Miss Thompson

958
03 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: to conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters.

Dance: II: Les Caprices de la Dance-Anne Auretti; III: Grand Ballet-; IV: Polish Dance, as17471102

959
07 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: II: Les Caprices-; III: Grand Ballet-; V: Polish Dance, as17471102

960
11 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Dance: II: Les Caprices-; III: Grand Ballet-; V: Polish Dance, as17471102

961
02 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #120 (Cross); #155 18s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: to conclude with the last New Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Dance: II: Grand Ballet, as17471102; IV: Dutch Dance, as17471128

Song: SSailors Rendezvous, as17471117

962
12 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17470917, but also Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Molly Brazen-Miss Minors; Polly-Mrs Cibber; in Act III, Hornpipe-Mathews; Occasional Prologue-_; Epilogue-_; whole to conclude with a Country Dance-Characters.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Mathews

Dance: I: Grand Ballet, as17471102; II: Dutch Dance, as17471128

963
27 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet call'd L'Entree de Flore-Anne Auretti, Cooke, Janeton Auretti

Ballet: End: A Grand Ballet call'd Vertumnus and Pomona. Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates

Performance Comment: Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates.
Cast
Role: Pan Actor: Matthews

964
26 December 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: See17481116, but Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Pierot-Lalauze; "The other parts as usual". "The other parts as usual".

Song: Miss Falkner, Miss Norris

Dance: A Scaramouche-Phillips; Grand Masquerade Dance- (with new scenes Habits and other decorations)

965
27 December 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Song: Miss Falkner, Miss Norris

Dance: A Scaramouche-Phillips; Comic Dance-the Graniers; a Grand Masquerade Dance-

966
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth, opposite the Hospital Gate. A new Dramatick Droll...being founded on a Story in Real Life, as related in the Memoirs of the celebrated Mrs Constantia Phillips. In which will be introduc'd a New Scene of Bedlam...Interspers'd witn a Merry Interlude call'd The Jovial Tars...with the Comical Humours of Nurse Prate and Will Bowling the Jovial Tar; as also of Jack Hanspite, Nick Hatchway, and Simon Bucket, Sailors; with Mary the Chambermaid, Susan of the Dairy, Kate of the Kitchen, and Nan the Spinster. To begin each day at noon. An extraordinary band of music is provided. Prices: 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick; Or, The Generous Sailor

Performance Comment: Charles-Holtham; Constant-Bridges; Mrs Constant-Mrs Greenwood; Peggy (the Fair Lunatick)-Miss Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness; or, A Touch of the Times

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee Ball, a Grand Scene

Monologue: 1749 8 24 bf I+Interlude The Jovial Jack Tars, or All Well Match'd. Nurse Prate-Mrs Cross; Mary-Mrs Daniel; Jack Bridle-Cross; Will Bowling-Clough

Dance: TThe Medley of Jokes-; the French Peasants-Master Matthews, Mrs Annesley

967
31 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: Grand Scotch Dance-Matthews, Mlle Auretti; IV: Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

968
03 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid to Printer's Bill, #8 2s.; Paid towards a Bonfire for the Birthday, #2 2s.; Paid a Bill to Mr Cross, 12s. [probably for writing parts]; Paid Mr Deport for a wig for Eumenes #1 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [The printer's bill was a weekly constant which amounted to #309 2s. for the season and will not be further itemized.] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #103 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: In II a Masquerade Dance Actor: Mathews, Mrs Addison
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: TThe Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; Venetian Gardeners, as17491031

969
31 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #175 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Concluding with the Original Grand Dance Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: TTambourine-DeJardins; Grand Scotch Ballet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard her 1st time of appearing on that stage

970
08 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

Dance: II: Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; End of Play: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219

971
19 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: III: Dutch Dance-Jossett, Jardin, Miss Hillyard; End: Grand Scotch Ballet, as17500201

972
31 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Cooke. Charges #60. Deficiency to Cooke #25 10s., covered by #134 7s. from tickets. Tickets of Cooke at Mr Clark's, an Upholsterer in James St., Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door. Died Dennis Delane, Esq. universally regretted (Daily Advertiser, 3 April). Receipts: #34 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: I: New Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; II: Dutch Dance, as17500319 but -Cooke, Miss Hillyard; III: Grand Scotch Ballet, as17500201; End of Play: Louvre, Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

973
18 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for LaLauze, who deliver'd #87 10s. in tickets. Total House value #151 2s. Charges #60. [By arrangement with Rich he received only half of the night's profits (i.e., above the house charges) or #41 19s. [Account Book).] Receipts: #63 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Concluding with the Original Grand Dance Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: III: (By desire) the Two Pierots, as17500108, but-LaLauze, Dennison his apprentice, being his 1st appearance on the stage; IV: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; End of Play: Louvre, Minuet-Master Settree, a Young Lady who never appeared before, both scholars of Mr Lalauze

974
20 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Matthews and James. Rec'd Cash #44 9s., plus #116 12s. from tickets. Total #161 1s. Paid Mr Barsanti for music by order of Garrick #1 11s. 6d. Paid Mr Williams 1!2 year's rent K: passage #11 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Mr Mills bury'd at St Marks [Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-McNeil; II: Black Joke-the Little Swiss, Miss Foulcade; III: Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; IV: Hornpipe-Mathews; End of Play: Minuet-Mathews, Mad DeLaContri

975
20 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. [Seemingly a clear one, for he received also #29 6s. from tickets.] Being the last time of performing the afterpiece this season. Receipts: #63 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: the Characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Concluding with the Original Grand Dance Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: (BBy particular Desire) Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard