The People - John Hippisley

Gender
Man
Start
14 Jan 1696 (b.)
End
12 Feb 1748 (d.)
Country of Birth
England
Locality
Wookey Hole, Somerset

Bio
BD Vol. 7: 333-38
Notes
Ambiguity over benefits: 17470402 may be misassigned

Works (3 Results)

Title Year Type Role
A Journey to Bristol; or, The Faithful Welshman 1731 Afterpiece Author
The Medley; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man 1732 Afterpiece Author
Flora; or, Hob in the Well 1760 Afterpiece Author

Activities (3 Results)

Theatre Activity
Covent Garden Actor, Dancer, Singer

Benefits (Employee/Tickets) (16 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
02 Apr 1733 Covent Garden The Royal Merchant; or, Beggar's Bush A Journey to Bristol; or, The Faithful Welshman, Two Pierrots, The Medley; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man, Scottish Dance £86 18s 6d £116 7s £203 5s 6d Unknown Unknown
25 Mar 1734 Covent Garden Unknown Drama Flora; or, Hob in the Well, French Sailor and his Lass, She Would if She Could, Scottish Dance, Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
18 Mar 1735 Covent Garden The Beaux' Stratagem The Toy Shop, Scottish Dance, Tippling Philosophers Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
22 Mar 1736 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer Flora; or, Hob in the Well, Two Pierrots, Harlequin Dance, Scottish Dance £71 6s 6d £101 16s £173 2s 6d £20 Unknown
12 Mar 1737 Covent Garden The Way of the World The Toy Shop Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
17 Jan 1738 Covent Garden Hamlet Drunken Man Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
04 Apr 1738 Covent Garden The Royal Merchant; or, Beggar's Bush The Honest Yorkshireman, Two Pierrots, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
19 Mar 1739 Covent Garden Henry V The Lucky Discovery; or, The Tanner of York, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
27 Mar 1740 Covent Garden The Merry Wives of Windsor The Cheats of Scapin, Grand Ballet, Comic Ballet Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
10 Mar 1741 Covent Garden The Old Bachelor The Tragedy of Tragedies; or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great, The Italian Peasants, Water Music, Wooden Shoe Dance £68 3s £135 11s £203 14s £20 Unknown
22 Mar 1742 Covent Garden She Would and She Would Not A Modern Midnight Conversation, Tambourine, Les Maquignons, Peasants Dance Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
22 Mar 1743 Covent Garden The Merry Wives of Windsor An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmasked, Characters of Dancing, Les Boufons du Cour, Tambourine Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
30 Mar 1744 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers The Lying Valet, Britons Strike Home, Scottish Dance Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
01 Apr 1745 Covent Garden 2 Henry IV An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmasked Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
18 Mar 1746 Covent Garden She Would and She Would Not The Lying Valet, Peasants Dance, Song of Diana, Comic Ballet, The Genius of England Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
02 Apr 1747 Covent Garden The Beaux' Stratagem Miss in her Teens £72 17s 6d £93 1s £165 18s 6d £60 Unknown