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4521 results for: Keyword - Weston</i>, but changed (<i>Winston MS 10</i>). Paid $<span class=
We found 4018 matches on Event Comments, 779 matches on Performance Comments, 57 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4126
21 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #76 6d. Profit to Clarke #40 19s. 6d., plus #110 2s. from tickets (Box 228; Pit 276; Gallery 117). Paid Hewetson & Lonsdale (lacemen) #45 8s., Hughes (linnen draper) #18 14s.; and Hughes & Bates (linnen drapers) #20 3s. Receipts: #117. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17731109, but Charlotte-Miss Ogilvie; Simon-_; Watchman-_.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

4127
24 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Bills were up this day for Phaedra and Hippolitus & the Wedding Ring for the Benefit of Mrs Barry-about Nine o'clock this Morning Rec'd Note that Mrs Barry was so ill She could not play: therefore fresh Bills were put up (Hopkins Diary). [See 21 April.] Paid Mr Bannister as per order #10 10s.; Mr Turner, extra trumpet 6 nights (14th incl.) #2 5s. Receipts: #225 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

4128
12 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 9 April 1771. Seemingly MacNamara Morgan's adaptation of the Winter's Tale.] Paid half yrs. New River Water to Xmas last #3 2s.; Housekeeper's Bills 2 weeks #8 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #199 16s. Charges: #65 5s. Profit to J. Palmer: #134 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17731120, but Cassio-Cautherly; Iago-Palmer; Desdemona-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

4129
14 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Shropshire for brushes #3 12s., and Pattinson (tallow chandler) #16 17s. Receipts: #110 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Performance Comment: As17740324 2nd time for New Occasional Epilogue, but Dunstall is omitted; Handy-Wroughton replaces Dyer.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

4130
15 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten. Paid Mr Loutherbourg on Acct #41 13s. 4d. (Treasuer's Book). Receipts: #226 8s. Charges: #64 9s. Profits to Mrs Wrighten: #161 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: As17731126, but Mortimer-King.

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Song: II: Rise Glory-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

4131
16 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Parsons. Tickets deliver'd by W. Palmer will be taken. Rec'd stopages #31 7s.; Paid salary list #525 2s.; Mr King's extra salary #3.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #195 11s. 6d. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Parsons: #120 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: As17740406 but Sir Charles-a young gentleman, first appearance; Binnacle-Parsons; Advocate-Mrs Millidge, restored.
Cast
Role: a New Sea Character Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17740312 but Widow Brady-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston

Dance: End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17730918

4132
19 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Cautherly. Paid Mr C. Bannister per Mr G. G. #28 17s. Receipts: #209 3s. 6d. Charges: #66 15s. 6d. Profits to Cautherley: #142 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

4133
22 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signr Como & Sga Crespi. Paid Mr Benonvilli for models of machinery #10 10s.; Mr J. French on acct (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #91 3s. Charges: #64 11s. Profits to Como & Sga Crespi: #26 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: New Grand Spanish Dance-; End: A New Ballet, call'd The Pirates-Como, Sga Crespi, Sga Chiringhelli, being her first appearance in England; After I Farce: A Grand Serious Dance-Como, Sga Crespi

4134
22 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. The Citizen oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of the Indisposition of Woodward. Charges #66 6s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Baker #21 12s., plus #112 11s. from tickets (Box 172; Pit 359; Gallery 157). Paid Buxton & Enderby (oyl merchants) #238 1s.; Bellamy & Settree (mercers) #36 10s. Receipts: #87 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17740106, but Polly-Miss Brown, first time; Hornpipe-Miss Besford; Lucy-Miss Dayes; Mat-Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 12 April

4135
23 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Clinch. Rec'd stopages #17 3s. 6d. Paid salary list #525 2s.; Mr King's extra salary #3 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #121 13s. 6d. Charges: #66 3s. Profits to Clinch: #55 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: As17740326 but Original Epilogue-_.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

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

4136
25 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Charges #75 16s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Green #1 13s. 5d., plus #38 17s. from tickets (Box 83; Pit 98; Gallery 34). Paid Mrs Melmoth for her performance this season #21. Receipts: #77 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

4137
26 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for DuBellamy. Charges: #64 5s.; Profit to DuBellamy; #19 17s., plus #187 15s. - from tickets (Box 486; Pit 401; Gallery 61); Paid Singleton for performing 3 nights in the Sorcerer to 11 Oct. last #7 6s., for 5 nights in Henry VIII to 14 Feb. last #1 5s., for 4 nights in Macbeth to 13 Nov. last 10s., and for 40 nights in the Fair and the Sylphs to 4 April #2; Receipts: #84 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17740207, but Aimworth-DuBellamy; Mervin-Owenson; Ralph-Quick, first time; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Song: End I the Farce: (By Desire) The Storm-DuBellamy

4138
30 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Rooker, Giorgi, Messink. Rec'd stopages #30 16s. 6d.; From Sinking Fund (1st) #420; Paid salary list #523 12s.; Mr King's extra salary #3. Receipts: #232 7s. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to R. M. & G.: #157 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: II: A Minuet, Allemande-Master Burn, Miss Burn (Scholars of Giorgi); IV: A New Hornpipe-Master Burn

4139
04 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Greville. Paid Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. Receipts: #136 13s. Charges: #74 17s. 6d. Profits to Greville: #61 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens

Related Works
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

4140
04 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Ogilvie and Miss Twist. Charges #67 11s. Profit to each #9 6d., plus income from tickets: Miss Ogilvie, #43 16s. (Box 90; Pit 98; Gallery 66); Miss Twist, #51 11s. (Box 118; Pit 83; Gallery 96). Paid Jack (blacksmith) #47 7s.; Wright (glazier) #8; Younger for writing parts #7 5s. 4d. Receipts: #85 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17740113, but Isabinda-a Young Lady, first appearance that stage; Miranda-Miss Ogilvie.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: II: The Whim (1st time this season) [but see17740416-Aldridge, Miss Twist; IV: An Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 3 May, but Dance-Blurton; Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Miss Twist

Performance Comment: End: True Blue. As 3 May, but Dance-Blurton; Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Miss Twist.

4141
06 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. House (Hopkins Diary). Paid present to Messrs Younger & Kennedy [burnt out] #21 (Treasurer's Book). [See further payments to Kennedy 25 May. See also cg 12 May. An account of the fire given in Westminster Magazine, May 1774, p. 267: Mr and Mrs Kennedy who directed the company of performers at Richmond last summer were upon a visit to Mr Younger." Kennedy and Younger escaped, but Mrs Kennedy and a young friend, who had been reading in bed and who had fallen asleep without putting out the candle, were burned to death. Fire broke out at 2 o'clock in the morning.] Receipts: #261 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

4142
09 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sarjant (Box-book and House-keeper). Charges #83 16s. Deficit to Sarjant #24 19s., cover'd by income from tickets, #168 14s. (Box 467; Pit 293; Gallery 80). Paid Cooper (printer) #40 15s. and Huddy (rope merchant) #2 11s. Receipts: #58 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17740406 but Shore-Bensley; Alicia-Mrs Mattocks, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

4143
10 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Smith and Branson. Charges #66 2s. Deficit to each #10 19s. 9d., cover'd by income from tickets: Smith #45 1s. (Box 25; Pit 176; Gallery 124); Branson #61 14s. (Box 103; Pit 149; Gallery 136). Paid Varley (plumber) #13 8s. Receipts: #44 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17740126, but Ratcliff-Thompson; Tressel-Owenson; Lady Anne-Mrs Baker; Queen-Mrs Mattocks; Norfolk-Fox.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: As17740413 but Maid-_.

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416 but Miss _Capon, Mrs Stephens nee $Capon

4144
11 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Thirteenth and last time this season of performing the afterpiece. House (Hopkins Diary). Paid Chorus 3 nights (this incl.) #5 6s. 6d. Receipts: #134 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Performance Comment: As17740217, but Good and Evil spirits-W. _Palmer, Waldron.
Cast
Role: Tycho Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Performance Comment: As17740407 but Francis-Burton in place of W. Palmer.

4145
13 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Mr Champnes quits the Stage at the End of this Season therefore Mr Gar: plays for his Benefit (Hopkins Diary). Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Rec'd Messrs Stanley & Smith 11 Oratorio Nights at #24 per night (candles oyl &c.) #304 6s. Paid to Renters #88 from 11 Oratorio nights. Receipts: #233 1s. 6d. Charges: #74 14s. Profit to Champnes: #58 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

4146
14 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wright and Keen. Rec'd stopages #14 12s.; Paid salary list #525 12s.; Mr King's extra salary #3. Receipts: #133 12s. Charges: #65 15s. Profits to beneficiaries: #67 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17740502, but Rhodope-Mrs Hunt (first time); Original Prologue-_.

4147
14 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Bassan and Abbott. Tickets delivered by Furkins, Longley, Robson, Flight, Curteen, Paddick, Stephenson, as well as those delivered for the Inconstant and Love for Love will be taken. [No charges. House received ready money receipts plus half-value of tickets]: @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Miss Bassan 22 38 43 #15 10s. #7 15s.@Abbott 18 52 72 #19 10s. #9 15s.@Furkins 27 42 19 #14 19s. #7 9s. 6d.@Longley 22 206 82 #44 12s. #22 6s.@Robson 13 107 42 #23 10s. #11 15s.@Flight .. 72 62 #17 #8 10s.@Curteen 24 57 55 #20 1s. #10 6d.@Mrs Paddick 7 30 13 #7 11s. #3 15s. 6d.@Stephenson 3 21 85 #12 8s. #6 4s.@Total 136 625 473 #175 1s. #87 10s. 6d.@ Paid Nichols (gilder) 1s. 6d., McMillen (shoemaker) #4 3s.; D. Almaine (embroiderer) #3 3s.; Morris (painter) #7 7s.; Rowson (gunsmith) #6 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17740426 but Aimworth-Mattocks; Mervin-DuBellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: (By Desire) a Minuet (1st time)-Blurton, Miss Bassan; End Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Bassan

4148
16 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jones, Walker, Mrs Simson and Mrs Cross. Tickets deliver'd by Mas. Blanchard, Stevens, Miss Berkley will be taken. Paid Mr Loutherbourg on acct #41 13s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #187 19s. Charges: #65 2s. Profits to beneficiaries: #22 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17740419 but Careless-Jefferson; Abel-Jones; Second Committeeman-Castle; Arabella-Miss Jarratt.

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Performance Comment: As17740421 but Scentwell-Lings.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Walker; End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

4149
17 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Evans and Potter (Box-keepers). Doors open at 5 o'clock. To begin exactly at 6 o'clock. Charges #81 5s. Deficit to each #12 2s., cover'd by income from tickets: Condell, #76 10s. (Box 210; Pit 124; Gallery 54); Potter, #39 7s. (Box 66; Pit 75; Gallery 116); Evans, #88 5s. (Box 180; Pit 215; Gallery 110). Paid Partridge (hosier) #16 1s. Receipts: #44 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17731020, but House Keeper-_; Lucy-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens

4150
18 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wheeler and Jacobs. Tickets deliver'd by Kear and Mrs Marklew will be taken. Doors open by 5 o'clock. Play to begin at 6 o'clock. Paid Chorus this night #1 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #228 13s. 6d. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to beneficiaries #153 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Mrs Marklew

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