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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.

51
15 February 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid properties, 3 weeks, #1 5s. 6d. Housekeeper's Bill ditto, #4 13s. 4d.; Mr Loutherbourg on acct #41 13s. 4d. Receipts: #203 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As17740205, but with "Two New Scenes." The Principal Characters listed now as-King, Reddish, Moody, W. Palmer, Ackman, Griffiths, Brereton, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Weston, Palmer, Bransby, Wright, Miss Young, Baddeley, Miss Platt, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: The Principal Characters listed now as Actor: King, Reddish, Moody, W. Palmer, Ackman, Griffiths, Brereton, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Weston, Palmer, Bransby, Wright, Miss Young, Baddeley, Miss Platt, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Abington.
Role: Torrington Actor: Weston.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

52
08 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 111s. (Treasurer's Book). Benefit for Jefferson. Tickets deliver'd for Alexander The Great will be taken. Receipts: #125 10s. 6d. Charges: #67 3s. 6d. Profits to Jefferson: #58 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17740314 but Others-_Weston, _Kear, Courtney, +Burton.
Cast
Role: Others Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17740212, but Justice-Hartry; Grand Chorus-_Dibdin.

Song: (by Desire) O What a Charming thing's a Battle-Mr Bannister

53
05 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid 2 Guitars this night 15s. Receipts: #92 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Performance Comment: Floridor-Vernon; Bonoro-Bannister; Tycho-Weston; Faladel-Parsons; Nigromant-Legg; Robinette-Mrs Wrighten; Camilla-Mrs Smith; also-Wright, Wrighten, Griffiths, Wheeler, Burton, Carpenter, Lamash, Fawcett, Kear, Master Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston; The Dances-Atkins, Como, Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton.
Cast
Role: Tycho Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

54
03 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid 2 extra flutes for 25 Oct. 10s. Receipts: #250 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Scrub-Weston; Foigard-Moody; Bonniface-Usher; Aimwell-Packer; Sir Charles Freeman-Brereton; Sullen-Hurst; Gibbet-Bransby; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Dorinda-Miss Sherry; Gypsy-Mrs Davies; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Abington; Cherry-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Scrub Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17740922, but Jasper-Burton.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Weston, Parsons, Aickin, Hurst, Bransby, Wright, Ackman, Miss Platt. Bayes-King
Role: Weston Actor: Weston
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17740917

55
07 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Park 12 nights in Chorus #3; half year Land & Window tax St Martin's #38 14s. 1d. Receipts: #233 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: As17741105, but shortened list: King, Dodd, Weston, Moody, Aickin, Brereton, Bannister, Wright, Messink, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Hurry Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

56
02 February 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Lauchery per Mr Johnston, per order #1 1s. Receipts: #229 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: As17750201, but Epilogue-Weston.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Weston.
Role: Spy Actor: Weston

Dance: In: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213, but view of Genoa is specified "at Sun Rising"

57
07 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Millidge, printer, for songs in Country Girl 18s. Receipts: #243 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17741013, but Osman-Smith, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: As17750202, but Spy-Baddeley for Weston; Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Spy Actor: Baddeley for Weston

58
10 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid additional Flutes 6 nights #3; Mr Davis's draft on the managers #50. Receipts: #249 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Byron-Vernon; Sir Harry-Dodd; Worry-Parsons; Spy-Weston; First Gardner-Bannister; Gardners-Fawcett, Kear; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Mrs Smith, first time.
Cast
Role: Spy Actor: Weston

59
03 March 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza

Performance Comment: Winston MS 8 states Eliza-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Winston MS 8 states Eliza Actor: Miss Brent.

Music: I: By Particular Desire, a Concerto on the Violin-Mr Hay

60
13 September 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: (Winston MS.)

61
05 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston. Tickets delivered for 7 April taken. It is agreed this day between Mrs Abington and Mr Garrick that the former shall be engag'd to him and Mr Lacy, Patentees of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, for three years from this date, or three acting seasons, at the sum of twelve pounds a week, with a Benefit, and sixty pounds for cloaths--the above agreement to be put into Articles according to the usual form. s@ Frances Abington, D. Garrick for himself and Mr Lacy (Folger Library, Garrickiana 962 MS [Cage, p. 154).] Receipts: #205 14s. 6d. Charges: #66 5s. Profits to Weston: #139 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17731029, but Evander-Aickin; Euphrasia-Miss Younge, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Performance Comment: As17740326 but Parts-_Dimond, Mas. _Blanchard; Anna-_.
Cast
Role: Dan Drugger Actor: Weston

Entertainment: End II: Imitations vocal and rhetorical-Bannister; End III: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston; End V: (For that night only) Judge Tycho's sentence-Weston riding on a rhinoceros

Dance: After Judge Tycho's Sentence: The Taylors, as17740428

62
19 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 18 Jan. 1772.] [MacMillan notes the version here used to be that preceding the Fribble alterations.] Paid Renters's #44 for 11 Oratorio nights; Extra Music this night #2 5s. Receipts: #236 3s. Charges: #75 15s. 6d. Profits to Weston: #160 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Performance Comment: As17741005, but Robinette-Mrs Davies; first time. Original Prologue (by Desire)-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Tycho Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-King; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Drunken Man (by desire)-Weston; first time; Esop-J. Aickin; Frenchman-Baddeley; Mercury (with Songs)-Davies; Fine Lady-Miss Pope; Bowman-Lamash; Charon-Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Drunken Man Actor: Weston

Entertainment: End: New Interlude: Weston's Return from the Universities of Parnassus-Weston

63
15 April 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Change Of Crowns

64
27 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Hopkins. Paid Tallow Chandler's 7th bill #23 10s. 8d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #169 2s. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to the Hopkins: #94 8s.(Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17711226, but Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Weston; Mrs Day-Mrs Hopkins, 1st time; Ruth-Mrs Abington, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Abel Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Entertainment: IV: By Particular Desire, Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody; IV: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston; End: (1st time) Cupid's Remonstranceto the Town-Miss Hopkins

Monologue: I: Linco's Travels. As 24 March

65
09 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Johnston. Afterpiece by Allan Ramsay, with the Original Music, New Accompanyments, and a New Medley Scotch Overture. By Particular Desire. Paid Properties #1 17s. 7d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #207 15s. Charges: #65 10s. Profits: #142 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17740411 but Fulmer-J. Aickin; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Millidge; Louisa-Mrs Baddeley (being positively the last time of her performing this season).

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Entertainment: End Act II: Imitations[, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister; [Act III: An Ode to Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister; [Act V: Judge Tycho's Sentence-Weston. [See17740505.

66
12 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hartry and Fawcett. Paid 1 extra Trumpet in Rehearsal & 5 in Alexander #2 5s. Receipts: #199 5s. 6d. Charges: #65 5s. Profits to the beneficiaries: #134 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17740122, but Sideboard-Hartry; William-Fawcett.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston

Entertainment: End Act V: Judge Tycho's Sentence-Weston. [See17740505.

Dance: End I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

67
24 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. Paid half yrs. Land & Window tax Covt. Garden to Lady Day last #3 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #133 4s. Charges: #67 14s. Profits to Mrs Hopkins: #65 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17750330 but Sir Toby-Bransby (playbill); but Sir Toby-Usher (Public Advertiser).

Dance: End Act I: Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

Entertainment: End Act V: By Desire, Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

68
19 September 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston and Miss Ogilvie. By Authority. Being the Last Night. [Many advance bills noted the continuous deferment of this on account of Weston's bad state of health.] Mr Weston's late and precarious State of Health making it extremely doubtful whether he could go through so long and laborious part as Richard, he humbly recommends to the Public Mr Gentleman's friendly intention of undertaking the Character for that Night, and will for the Capital Entertainment of his Friends, speak a new Occasional Prologue, and appear in the Farce, that the strength he has gained for some Days past may not be impaired by Fatigue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick (with a variety of imitations)-Bannister; Simon-Weston; Chalotte-Miss Ogilvie; end of Farce, By Desire, Epilogue to The Doctor Last in His Chariot-Miss Rose; and the Original Prologue-Davis.
Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Weston

Entertainment: SScrub's Trip to the Jubilee (a New Occasional Prologue)-Weston

69
10 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17910719 but Sir Christopher Curry-Wilson (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Elysium or Foote Weston Shuter and Edwin in the Shades

Performance Comment: Foote (in the character of the Devil [in The Devil upon Two Sticks])-Bannister; Weston (as Doctor Last [in the same])-Wewitzer; Shuter (as Justice Woodcock [in Love in a Village])-Parsons; Edwin (as Lingo [in The Agreeable Surprise])-Wilson; Wilson-Evatt.
Cast
Role: Weston Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

70
01 March 1757 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nell Indie

Dance: with a new change in thedances-.with a new change in thedances-. [Repeated in the bills.

71
17 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Stevens, Weston, Courtney. Tickets deliver'd by Randall will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stevens, first time; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Williams, first time; Shallow-Weston; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Dr Caius-Blakes; Page-Packer; Fenton-Scrase; Slender-O'Brien; Rugby-Marr; Mrs Page-Miss Haughton; Anne Page-Mrs Hippisley; Host-Philips; Simple-Vaughan; Pistol-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; Nym-Watkins.
Cast
Role: Shallow Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Performance Comment: As17620327 but Parts-Clough, _King.

Song: Between the Acts: Randall; II: Mrs Vincent

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Entertainment: By Particular Desire, Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

72
11 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Moody and Weston. Tickets deliver'd by Keen, and for Macbeth will be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17640427 but Bellarius-Havard.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Nicodemus Somebody-Weston; Macahone-Moody; Jolt-Love; Fetch-Baddeley; Micher-Parsons; Basil-Packer; Landlord-Watkins; Ostler-Clough; Dolly-Mrs Smith; Isabella-Mrs Hippisley; To conclude with Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan's favorite song in Love a@la@Mode-Moody; who also introduces into his character of Macahone his whimsical Description of a Man@o@War-Moody.
Cast
Role: Nicodemus Somebody Actor: Weston

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Aldridge; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

73
01 September 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston and Davis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Wilkinson; Young Knowell-Davis; Old Knowell-Granger; Bobadil-Young Gentleman, first time on any stage; Downright-Francis; Brainworm-Lewis; Matthew-Parsons; Wellbred-Death; Cobb-Brown; Cash-C. Lewis; Formal-Pierce; Justice Clement-Moor; Servant-Taylor; Master Stephen-Weston; Bridget-Mrs Granger; Cobb's Wife-Mrs Parsons; Dame Kitely-Mrs Jeffreys.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy a la Mode

Dance: II: New Dance-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street; III: Hornpipe-Rogier

Song: IV: A young Gentleman, Mrs Weston, being their first Appearance

74
21 August 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston. Afterpiece: Taken from The Old Batchelor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-a Gentleman, first time on the stage; Aimwell-Davis; Foigard-Palmer; Boniface-Lewis; Gibbet-Keen; Sullen-Hurst; Sir Charles-Quick; Scrub-Weston; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Burden; Dorinda-Mrs M'George; Cherry-Mrs Weston.
Cast
Role: Scrub Actor: Weston
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Weston.

Afterpiece Title: The Credulous Husband

Song: IV: A favorite song in Love in a Village-Mrs Weston

Entertainment: End: Joe Haines Epilogue on an Ass-Shuter

75
12 August 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17710520, but Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Shift-Bannister (for this Night only); Transfer-Weston.
Cast
Role: Transfer Actor: Weston.

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: As17710715 but Prologue-Gentleman (Reed, Diary).
Cast
Role: Abel Drugger Actor: Weston

Dance: The Cowkeepers, as17710515; II: The Laughing Bacchanalian-Tom Smith; End of Play: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

Song: Between play and Farce: a Song-Mrs Jewell

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