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5069 results for: Keyword - Theatre-Royal in Dorset-garden
We found 4063 matches on Event Comments, 768 matches on Performance Title, 515 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2176
12 May 1759 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: This and every evening during the Summer Season. The Gardens are extremely pleasant and delightful

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Cicisbea Alla Moda

2177
29 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer, Bowers; We borrow'd Smith from Cov. Garden to do Osmyn Mr Mossop's Father being dead (Cross). [Genest suggests that this was Mossop's last appearance at dl.] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: HHornpipe-Walker

2178
12 July 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For one night only. Never acted before. By particular desire. An Historical Play, taken from Holinshead's Chronicles, and written by the late Mr Lillo, Author of George Barnwell. Tickets for Boxes and Pit to be had of Mr Cross, at his House in Crown Court, Russel St., Covent Garden; and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. 7 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arden Of Feversham

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; End: The Threshers-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Twist; with a Prologue-; Epilogue-

2179
27 July 1759 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Admittance 1s. [Price repeated in subsequent bills.] Books of the Burletta to be had at the Garden, Price 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Strataggemma

2180
22 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #161 12s. To Covent Garden Playhouse to see Miss Brent in the character of Polly. Mr Dives was there and Lt Fevey, went to Miss Borgard in the side box and see her and Miss Ligonier into their coach, went and spoke to Mr Kindersley in the upper boxes, and fetched Mrs B, Mr and Mrs Pickel out of the Gallery. I liked her singing much. It was the 11th night (Elma Hailey, "The Brietzcke Diary 1759-1765," Notes and Queries, (Aug. 1951), 196, p.360)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17591017

2181
01 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Farce not so much hiss'd (Cross). This month published A Defence of Mr Garrick in Answer to the Letter Writer [See 13 Oct.], 37 pp. [Closes with the paragraph: "Nor need I take notice of your accusation against the manager for his neglect in the Decorations of the Scenery, since it is notorious to everyone who has eyes, that the scenes at Drury Lane are as well adapted to the Representations, and as well executed, as any Covent Garden can boast of (though you are pleased to assert the contrary) Pantomimical Decorations not excepted."] Receipts:#100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

2182
03 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #139 9s. 6d. Paid Gom for carpenters #7 11s. 6d. Paid Mr Arne for composing as per bill #12 12s. Was at Covent Garden to hear Miss Brent, I sat in the Boxes but there was not much company there (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," p. 361)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: As17591102

2183
08 January 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mr Berry dy'd (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross). British Chronicle; 8 Jan. 1760. (Winston MS 8): Died Mr Edward Berry in Russel St., Covent Garden, 53 years one of the comedians of tr dl. On this Sunday the body was interr'd in the Cemetery of St Martin's Church. The loss of so worthy a man was expressed by those present. His only daugher is to [....] with the following inscription to his memory, to whom he has left his fortune worth about #1000: @Epitaph@Here lies the remains of@Edward Berry@Who lived@With public applause and private esteem@The former he acquired as@An Excellent Comedian, the latter as an@Honest Man. 8 Jan 1760 Aet 5s.@Light lie the turf, what tho' no breathing Bust@Of mimic Marble dignifie thy dust?@Yet filial sorrow pays the Dudeous Tear@And heartworn Friendship heaves a Sigh sincere.@Pleas'd may thy shade these humble rites receive@The last sad tribute gratitude can give@

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

2184
14 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #93 0s. 6d. [The Covent Garden Cash Book indicates the mainpiece this night to be The Conscious Lovers.] Paid Mr Martin [wardrobe keeper?] 3 months salary to Xmas 1759, #10

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banishd Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

2185
19 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #146 2s. Paid Meares #5 16s. 6d.; Monck #1 10s.; Hargreaves (smith) #13 6s. 11d.; Kemp, six nights for lamps, #9 12s. At the Bedford tonight & slept [slipt?] in at Covent Garden Mr Bettenson was at the Bedford, we were talking about the Count, a poor man that comes there slept in after the play at Drury Lane Gallery (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," Vol. 197, p. 69)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

2186
24 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #203 16s. [Miss Mowat identified by Covent Garden Cash Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

2187
02 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #142 4s. Paid Kemp for 5 nights #8; Mr Dall at work upon scenes of Oratorios, for which his salary is stopp'd from 28 Jan. 60; Paid Meares 6s.; Heaford (plaisterer) #78 10s.; Pearce (bricklayer) #79 18s.; Martin (wardrobe keeper) on acct of his salary #5. [I] was in both the Galleries both before and after the plays, met Mr Ware going into Covent Garden Gallery who said his sisters were there but I did see them (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," Vol. 197, p.71)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

2188
16 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #132 0s. 6d. Paid Kemp #9 12s.; Meares #1 10s.; Mr Day (turner) #12 1s.; Pattinson (tallow chandler) three bills to 11 Feb., #54 8s. 8d. Was at Covent Garden Gallery with Sir Harriott to see the Jovial Crew and Duke and No Duke. I met Legyt, Piggot, Bettenson there & got home by 10 (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 72)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Dances incident to the Opera. Likewise, a Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville [probably The Plowman]

2189
21 February 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted before. A Tragedy [By John Home]. I went to my Office and then slept [?] in at Drury Lane w here I see Mr and Miss Hayes, Lady Lindores who I see into a coach, I slept in at Covent Garden Gallery before the play, but see nobody I knew so I would not stay, otherwise I would have went out as I had set my mind on the Beggar's Opera for once more, but waived it all & went to my Office (Hailey Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 72)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

2190
27 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Charges #35. The Anniversary Meeting of the Shakespeare Society will be held this day at the Shakespeare's Head Tavern in Covent Garden. Dinner will be on the Table at three o'clock. E. B. Secretary

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: As17600222; a Solo on the Violin-Giardini

2191
01 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #212 7s. Paid Kemp for lamps #6 8s.; Meares, 5s. I slept in at the Play Houses but did not see him [his brother George] there. I met Miss Smith going into the Gallery at Covent Garden. I think it is a fortnight tomorrow that her sister has been buried (Hailey Brietzcke Diary, p. 147)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

2192
29 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Full prices. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays. Receipts: #214 11s. Paid Kemp #6 8s.; Meares #0 10s. 6d.;Mr Platt for mahogany chair frames (12), #9 12s.; Paid Rich #50; Paid 10 night's Rents for Oratorios #100. I was to see the Jovial Crew and the Fair again, at the Gallery at Covent Garden, where I see Mrs Viebert, Miss Meredith & Mr Madan. Slept in at Drury Lane Gallery where I see the best part of Catherine & Petruchio for King's Benefit (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 210)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

2193
11 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Mainpiece: Not acted for three years. First appearance in Calista for Mrs Yates because Mrs Cibber, ill, could not play the part. Davies advertised before this he had opened a Bookseller's shop opposite Tom's Coffee House, Russel Street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

2194
11 August 1760 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: N.B. The Tickets given out for the benefit of Reinhold will be admitted on the 21st. The genuine book of the Burletta to be had at the Bar of the Gardens only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

2195
08 September 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Gaudry and Mrs Midnight. To begin at seven. Prices: Box 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Mr Gaudry humbly hopes to have the favour of the company of the Ladies and Gentlemen, as he has been deprived of the Benefit at Marybone Gardens; and Mrs Midnight hopes the Ladies will favour her

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Afterpiece Title: Britannias Triumph

2196
26 February 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces under the Direction of Dr Arne. Mainpiece: Written by Dryden. Set to Music by Handel. Afterpiece: A Serenata of one Act set to Music by Dr Arne. N.B. Though the nightly expenses attending these performances during the Lent, will be at least equal to any on the like occasion, the Prices will be only Boxes 7s. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. and the Upper Gallery 2s. To begin as usual. Subscriptions will continue through the Lent to be taken at Three Guineas, for which the Subscribers shall receive Twelve Box tickets to be used at pleasure, till all are come in, which tickets may be had at Dr Arne's in the Piazza, next the Church, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Music: I: Concerto on Violincello-Siprutini; II: Concerto on German Flute-Florio

2197
20 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross. Mainpiece: Never acted there. Afterpiece: Not acted this season. No Building on Stage. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr Ross in the Little Piazza, Covent Garden; and of Mr Sarjant, at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

2198
01 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Opera for the last time this season. Pit and Boxes to be laid together at 5s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Tickets to be had of Miss Brent, at the China Shop in the Piazza, next the Church, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Dance: I: New Dutch Dance, as17620202; End Opera: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

2199
02 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Composer [Dr Arne]. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Boxes (by desire) Half a Guinea. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Tickets to be had of Dr Arne, in the Piazza, next the Church, in Covent Garden. Places to be taken of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

Music: "W"With Concertos"

2200
20 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. N.B. To prevent any Interruption in the Performance, No Building on the Stage. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Tickets of Mrs Vincent at the Norwich Stuff Warehouse in King St. Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Song: Between Acts: Mrs Vincent