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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.

26
03 June 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [No playbill for this night, but mainpiece advertised at foot of bill for 31 May to be "Last time of Company's performing this season." MS note in playbill suggests Harlequin's Invasion as afterpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17600419 but Mrs Strictland-Mrs Davies (Winston MS 8).

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

27
03 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Actors only: Sheridan, Holland, Davies, Packer, Ackman, a young Gentlewoman (1st appearance); Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Pritchard. With a new Prologue, and Epilogue. Essex-Sheridan; Southampton-Holland; Cecil-Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Countess of Rutland-Miss Mowat; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Kennedy; Raleigh-Packer; Lt of Tower-Ackman; New Prologue-Sheridan; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard (Winston MS 9).

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: As17601205, but Prologue-_; Epilogue-_.

28
12 February 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Actors only in the bill: Garrick, Yates, Palmer, Obrien, King, Burton, Moody, Blakes, Ackman, Clough, Castle, Mrs Clive, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Pritchard, Prologue and Epilogue. Oakly-Garrick; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Palmer; Lord Trinket-O'Brien; Sir Harry Beagle-King; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Russet-Burton; Paris-Blakes; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Freelove-Mrs Clive; Harriot-Miss Pritchard; Prologue by Robt. Lloyd-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Clive; William-Ackman; Tom-Clough; John-Castle; Servant-Fox; Toilet-Mrs Johnston; Chambermaid-Mrs Simson (Winston MS 9, and Macmillan).

Dance: New Pantomime Dance call'd%The Cuckow-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

29
10 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Inchbald and Mrs Morland. Mrs Morland did not perform (Winston MS 10). This Farce was written by Mrs Pye -Some hisses (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: As17701117, but Rhadamistus-Inchbald (first time).

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lady

Song: V: By Desire, The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

30
14 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Weston's Will. First I give and bequeath my all to Martha Weston. Lastly my scribbling to Ned Shuter &c. (Winston MS 11). Receipts: #270 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End: The Sailors Revels-Blurton

31
05 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Weston, short-paid first week, 10s.; Housekeeper's 3 bills, #30 16s. 6d.; Black Lyon 2 Bills #3 19s. 3d. (Treasurer's Book). [The Black Lyon was paid an average of #2 10s. per week during the season, amounting to #92 10s. No further mention will be made of this item.] Receipts: #177 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Bruin-Wright; Lint-Castle; Heel@Tap-Bransby; Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Jerry Sneak Actor: Weston

32
28 September 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Three days Salary at #80 12s. 3d. per diem--#241 16s. 9d. Paid Mrs W. Barry (half salary) 17s. 6d. [Mr Carver (presumably Robert Carver the scene painter) received, according to the treasurer's book, one pound daily throughout the season. This payment is listed separately each Saturday, and will not be mentioned hereafter.] Paid Lampmen #2; Bill-stickers #3 12s.; Handbills 8s.; Candlemen #1 8s.; Carpenters #7 5s. 2d.; Taylors #16 11s. 10d.; Mantua Maker #3 12s.; Stevens (Porter) 18s.; Supers & Kettle Drum #3 4s. (Treasurer's Book). [As these were constant weekly items in the Treasurer's Book their averages and season totals will be given in the following table, after which no further itemization will be made.] Receipts: #197 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Item Weekly Average Season Total@Lampmen #3 4s. #115 4s.@Bill Stickers #2 14s. #97 4s.@Handbills 12s. #21 12s.@ Candlemen #8 #288@ Carpenters #5 #180@ Tailor #6 #216@Mantua Maker #2 #72@ Stevens (porter) 18s. #32 8s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Dodd; Snip-Parsons; Abram-Weston; Gasconade-Baddeley; Corporal Bounce-Bransby; Simon-Moody; Justice-Hartry; Joseph Harrow-Ackman; Bogg-Messink; Welchman-Waldron; Forge-Burton; Crib-Castle; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey-Mrs Davies; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Abram Actor: Weston

33
19 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid five days salary at #82 5d. per diem--#411 12s. 1d.; Paid Mr French on Acct #30; Miss Ambrose salary short paid 15s.; Mr J. Richard's for Trumpeter's coats and banners #100 16s.; Miss Hayward 15 nights not on [salary] list #7 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #109 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Freeman-Palmer; Jerry Blackacre-Weston; Oakam-Wright; Fidelia-Miss Younge, 1st time; Manly-Aickin; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Quillet-Baddeley; Olivia-Miss Pope; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Jerry Blackacre Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: Peep Behind the Curtain

34
08 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr French on Acct #30; Paid Supernumeraries in Institution of the Garter 10 Nights (7th inst. incl.) #44 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [N.B. at the rate of 2s. 6d. a night for walking in a procession, this afterpiece would seem to have required about 35 supers for each performance.] Receipts: #243 9s. 6d. (Treasruer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Hurst; Young Knowell-J. Aickin; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadill-King; Downright-Bransby; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Hartry; Cash-Packer; Mas. Matthew-W. Palmer; Cob-Moody; Master Stephen-Weston, 1st time; Bridget-Mr Morland; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Dame Kitely-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: Weston, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17710921

35
01 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid to Mr Franklin [the printer?] #8 2s.; To Mr Norton 5 chorus 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Those Gentlemen who borrow'd gold laced hats to go to Drury Lane in order to damn the new play are desir'd to return them to the owners, or their names will be publish'd at full length (Winston MS 7, from No 5 of The Midwife). This month was publish'd Corneille's Horace and the Roman Father Compared (Gentleman's Magazine, Register of Books). Receipts: #190 (Cross); #175 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

36
18 February 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Lecturer of St Martin's #1 1s.; Lent Mr W. Palmer per order, per Mr Johnston #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Theatrical Biography 2 vols will be publish'd in a few days by Kearsley (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #199 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

37
28 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Hopkins's bill for licenses #5 5s.; Miss Younge for cloaths #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Full Prices (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #157 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

38
08 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Reddish a Debt & costs #6 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Benefit for Author of The Wedding Ring. The opera published (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #173, 16s. Charges: #84. Profit to author of The Wedding Ring: #89 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17720919, but Iachimo-Jefferson, first time; Claudio_; 1st British Gentleman-Ackman; 2nd British Gentleman-Wheeler; Bell Edition, 1773, adds Cornelius-Wrighten; Helen-Mrs T. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17720922

39
30 September 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Housekeeper's Bills #21 9s.; Ditto his properties #1 19s. (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book). [These bills amounted to #222 and #37 respectively for the season, or an average of #6 per week for Housekeeping Bills and #1 per week for properties. No further itemization will be made. A patron wrote a letter to the Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser on 6 Oct. 1766, suggesting that he was annoyed by the way "our noisy friends in the Upper Gallery" kept calling for the Prologue. The Uproar increased when the farce or Daphne and Amintor began. Mr Vernon was oblig'd to step forward, Cap in hand and apologize, which put him out of character." Castle was not in bill. Noted in review. See 4 Oct.] Receipts: #145 16s. 6d. (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly, 1st time; Mercutio-Palmer; Paris-Fawcett; Tybalt-Aickin; Escalus-Bransby; Benvolio-Packer; Peter-Weston; Capulet-Burton; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Barry[, 1st time; Apothecary-Castle; [With a Funeral Procession, Vocal parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; [In Act I,] a Masquerade Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17660923, but Dancing-Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.

40
23 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid printer's bill #9 6s.; Mrs Tyldsley for woman's robe #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #234 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Sexton-Weston; Balthazar-Dodd; Don Pedro-Packer; Leonato-Havard; Don John-Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Ackman; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Hero-Miss Plym.
Cast
Role: Sexton Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A Masquerade Dance proper to the play-Grimaldi; To conclude with a Country Dance-

41
20 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Hurst on Acct #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #182 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holland; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Daniel-Weston; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Packer; Tom-Dodd, 1st time; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Plym; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Indiana-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

42
28 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid bill for Tow #1 (Treasurer's Book). [This bill amounted to #4 10s. for the season and will not be mentioned further.] Receipts: #247 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Packer; Jack Meggot-Dodd; Tester-Weston; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Palmer; Jacintha-Miss Plym; Lucetta-Mrs Bennet; Clarinda-Miss Pope; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Tester Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

43
28 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #264 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Packer; Scrub-Weston; Boniface-Love; Foigard-Moody; Sullen-Burton; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles Freeman-J. Aickin; Dorinda-Mrs Reddish; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Scrub Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: IV: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

44
03 January 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Printer's Bill #7 8s. Receipts: #258 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Papilion-Weston; Miss Grantham-Mrs Egerton; Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Bannister; Sir James Eliot-J. Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge (playbill).
Cast
Role: Papilion Actor: Weston

45
19 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Miss Brown 2 weeks not on the list, #1; Mr Wright as per order Mr G. G. #3 10s. 10d.; Dorman for coals #46 5s.; Chorus (this night incl.) #6 16s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17720929, but Harlequin-Parsons; Abram-Weston; Snip-W. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Abram Actor: Weston

46
26 January 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid half year's Poor's rate for St Martin's to Xmas last #27 10s. Receipts: #143 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Darnly-Reddish; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Maw@Worm-Weston; Lady Lambert-Miss Ambrose; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Maw@Worm Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

47
02 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid 3 days Salary List at #86 15s. 6d. per diem #260 6s. 6d.; Mr Bransby on note #20; Sg Como, Sga Crespi, and Sg Demaria 3 days each not on list, #4 3s. 3d.; Mr J. French on Act #20; 2 pair dancer's shoes 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #267 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Young Knowell-J. Aickin; Wellbred-Jefferson; Cash-Brereton, first time; Bridget-Mrs Davies; Bobadil-King; Justice Clement-Hartry; Cob-Moody; Mrs Kitely-Miss Younge; Brainworm-Baddeley; Downright-Bransby; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mr Stephen-Weston; Mr Matthew-W. Palmer; Old Knowell-Hurst.
Cast
Role: Mr Stephen Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Dance: End: The Mountaineers, as17730930 Como, Sga Crespi (2nd appearance)

48
25 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid 1 extra trumpet 7 nights in Alfred (18th inst. incl.) #2 12s. 6d.; Two extra clarinets, 2 horns, & 1 bassoon in Ditto #18 7s. 6d.; Properties 16s. 9d.; Housekeeper's Bill #5 3s.; Chorus 2 nights #4 1s. Receipts: #156 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albumazar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Davies; Abram-Weston; Snip-Parsons; Old Woman-Dodd; Gasconade-Baddeley; Bounce-Bransby; Simon-Moody; Forge-Ackman; Justice-Waldron; Constable-Griffith; Bogg-Messink; Welchman-Jacobs; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey Chitterlin-Mrs Davies; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope; To Conclude with Grand Chorus-Dibdin, Champnes, Davies, Kear, Fawcett, Wheeler, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Abram Actor: Weston

49
24 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Vint for Men's Cloaths #5. Receipts: #248 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Bonniface-Love; Aimwell-Packer; Foigard-Moody; Sir Charles Freeman-J. Aickin; Sullen-Hurst; Scrub-Weston; Gibbet-Bransby; Dorinda-Mrs Robinson; Cherry-Miss Pope; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Gipsey-Mrs Davies; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Scrub Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: IV: The Mountaineers, as17730930

50
05 February 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid 5 day's salary at #88 3s. 8d. per diem-#440 18s. 4d.; Mr King's extra salary #3; Mrs Bradshaw on note #10 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #208 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As17740203, but Torrington-Weston.
Cast
Role: Torrington Actor: Weston.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17731025, but Abram-Jacobs; Justice-Hartry; Taffy-Waldron; Snip-Palmer; Welchman-_.