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8853 results for: Keyword - Weston</i>, but changed (<i>Winston MS 10</i>). Paid $Mr <span class=
We found 7165 matches on Event Comments, 1877 matches on Performance Comments, 585 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4701
01 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17620118, but Epilogue in Character-the Busy Body.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe With Alterations

Ballet: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd The May Day Frolic. Country Girl-Miss Dawson; Chimney Sweeper-Mr Baltazar

Dance: End: New Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

Song: IV: Miss Young

4702
21 June 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Afterpiece Title: The Orators

4703
07 September 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

4704
25 October 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performance Comment: Donald MacGregor-Gibson; Counsellor-Gibson; Butcher-Slaughter; Professor-Cook.
Cast
Role: Butcher Actor: Slaughter

Entertainment: A Prologue, Singing, a Dutch Story, Hippisley's Drunken Man-, with alterations and additions

4705
01 March 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

4706
19 March 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17630111, but Louisa-Mrs Ward, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17621019, but Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Macklin.

Dance: I: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

4707
31 May 1763 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zanaida

4708
15 September 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

4709
15 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: TThe Knife Grinders (perform'd but once), as17631012

4710
28 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

4711
15 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr W. Palmer, made his first appearance this Night in Hymen. a Tolerable Voice; but Extremely Aukward & the worst Speaker I ever heard (Hopkins). This night Mr W[ingfield] Palmer (son of Mr Palmer who married Miss Pritchard) made his first appearance on this stage in the character of Hymen,--a tolerable voice,--but the most aukward, and the worst speaker I ever heard (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #174 17s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

4712
22 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Books of the Farce to be had at the Theatre. Mr Powell's first appearance in Jaffier. Got much applause (Hopkins). Mr Powell's first appearance in Jaffier--he performed the first part of it with feeling, but in the fourth act he was wild, and wanted power--But was much applauded (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Tomorrow, The Midsummer Night's Dream, Written by Shakespear; with Alterations; Interspersed with Airs, Compos'd by the most eminent English Masters. Receipts: #235 7s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

4713
26 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

4714
10 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A New Comedy Written by Mrs Sheridan. This play was well Acted, but the subject seem'd to displease. The three first Acts pass'd off tolerably; in 4 Act they begun to hiss, & continued it to the End of the play. When Mr Havard went forward & Address'd the Audience &c. as follows Ladies & Gentn as Some passages in the play had given offence, they should be omitted the Next Night. Much hissing, & many Cry'd out No more! no more &c. (Hopkins). Much Hiss'd (Cross Diary). A new Comedy (The Dupe) wrote by Mrs Sheridan.--This play was very well acted,--but the subject much displeased.--in 4th act much hissing, and so on to the end. When Mr Havard told the audience as some passages in the play had given offence, they should be omitted the next night, much hissing and many cried out, "No more, No more." (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #167 18s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dupe

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

4715
24 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: no Performance

4716
03 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

4717
07 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: LLusignan by Mr Powell (first time) (Hopkins). Mr Powell played Lusignan with great Feeling, but spoke much too low, and cryed too much (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Full Prices. Receipts: #241 7s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

4718
14 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

4719
06 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

4720
11 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17630920, but Rosencraus-Strange; Claudius-Love; Polonius-Parsons.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

4721
16 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nabal

Music: As17640309

4722
20 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of 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: The Deuce Is in Him

4723
24 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17640414 but Iago-Havard; Roderigo-King; Desdemona-Mrs Yates; Montano-Fox; End of Play, a New Epilogue-Miss Hopkins, the Fairy Page.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers; IV: The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers, as17640523

4724
24 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Comedy by Mrs Griffith, never before acted. [Not well received the first night, but clarified and improved the second Victor, History of the Theatres, III, 59. Prologue and Epilogue printed in Public Advertiser, 28 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

4725
21 February 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert