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We found 4509 matches on Event Comments, 2929 matches on Performance Comments, 759 matches on Performance Title, 37 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: [The opening of Covent Garden Theatre.] Written by the late Mr Congreve. The Cloaths, Scenes, and Decorations entirely New. And, on Account of the great Demand for Places, the Pit and Boxes, by Desire, will be laid together at 5s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. And to prevent the Scenes being crowded, the Stage Half a Guinea. All Persons who want Places are desir'd to send to the Stage Door (the Passage from Bow-street leading to it), where Attendance will be given, and Places kept for the following Nights as usual. Receipts: #115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

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Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Betty

Dance:

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve.Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1. Stage half a guinea. Receipts: #61 7s. 6d. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Dec

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17321207, but With a new Prologue to the Town-.
Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, LeSac, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour, Miss Baston

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Country Revels

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #108 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance: I: new French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; II: Comic Dance, as17321209

Event Comment: Set to Musick after the Italian Manner by Mr Lampe. 5s., 3s., 2s. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Country Revels

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #93 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; II: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #47 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: AAt the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: Not Acted these Fourteen Years (i.e., by Rich's Company). Written by Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #101 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Fingalians-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: New Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, DelaGarde Jr, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: As17330116

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 22 Jan.: Mr Giffard...gave a handsome Entertainment and a Concert of Musick to the Company of Comedians [at gf] on occasion of his Royal Highness's Birth-Day; also a Bonfire, and a large Quantity of Liquor to the Populace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Event Comment: See Daily Post, 24 Jan., for a poem: To Mr Giffard...on his Reviving the Play of Julius Caesar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Thurmond; Macheath-Hulett; Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Peachem-Rosco; Lockit-Huddy; Filch-Jenkins; Mat-Morgan; Jemmy-Collet; Bagshot-Excell; Nimming Ned-Lyon; Ben-Bullock; Player-Winstone; Beggar-Beckham; Mrs Peachem-Mrs Williamson; Diana-Norris; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Wetherilt; Dolly-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Christian; Betty-Miss Sandham; Jenny-Miss Wherrit; Sukey-Mrs Vallois; Molly-Mrs Purden; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Event Comment: A New Opera. Wherein the Cloaths and Scenes are all intirely New. [Music by Handel. Text possibly by Grazio Braccioli, but see Deutsch, Handel, p. 303.] Done into English by Mr Humphreys. [Their Majesties, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orlando

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17330123; IV: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: Scottish Dance, as17330123

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: By Desire. Written by the Author of The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Boarding School Romps

Performance Comment: As17330129 (cast from edition), but Molly-Miss Atherton.
Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Atherton.

Dance:

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: #51 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Cast
Role: Francis Actor: R. Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance:

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: #40 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Dealer Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #179 3s. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Related Works
Related Work: Achilles in Petticoats Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Benefit Woolley and Mrs James. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. Afterpiece: By particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Dorcas-Mrs Pullen; Dumb Lady-Mrs James the first time of her appearing on any stage.

Dance: HHornpipe-R. Jones , from gf

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #174 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

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