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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Aug"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Aug")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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616 results for: Keyword - Aug:
We found 501 matches on Event Comments, 106 matches on Performance Comments, 36 matches on Roles/Actors, 16 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

201
08 August 1717 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: As 5 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant and Comical Adventures of Sir Anthony Noodle and His Little Man Weazle

202
09 August 1717 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: As 5 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant and Comical Adventures of Sir Anthony Noodle and His Little Man Weazle

203
10 August 1717 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: As 5 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant and Comical Adventures of Sir Anthony Noodle and His Little Man Weazle

204
12 August 1717 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: As 5 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant and Comical Adventures of Sir Anthony Noodle and His Little Man Weazle

205
13 August 1717 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: As 5 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant and Comical Adventures of Sir Anthony Noodle and His Little Man Weazle

206
20 August 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 16 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: Sally, as17170806

207
23 August 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. As 16 Aug. Being positively the last time of Acting till Winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: Sally, as17170806

208
25 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Two Years. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 2 Aug.: Some Days ago [23 July] Mr Keene, and eminent Tragedian, and one of the Masters of the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, riding in the Country, his Horse being unruly, threw him, and so bruised him that he died in two Days [on 25 July]. He was decently buried last Wednesday [30 July] in the Vault under St. Clement's Church, where lie the Bodies of Mr Mountfort, Mr Harden, Mr Powell, and others of his Fraternity

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British General

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Music: Mainpiece: With the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

209
30 July 1718 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 2 Aug.: On Wednesday last, the Deceas'd Mr Keene was carried from his House in Cook's Court, by Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, to the Parish Church of St. Clement Danes; the Pall was held up by 3 Gentlemen from each Theatre, viz. Mr Booth, Mr Mills, and Mr Johnson, from the Old House; and Mr Bullock, Sen. Mr Spiller, and Mr Corey: Mr Charles Bullock appear'd as chief Mourner, the rest of the Actors from both Houses follow'd the Corpse to the Church, where was sung a very fine Anthem. 'Tis said Mr Walker, a Gentleman of that Profession, has made a very Pretty Elegy in Blank Verse upon the Occasion

Performances

210
23 August 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 30 Aug.: On Saturday when his Royal Highness the Prince was at Mr Penkethman's Theatre...he was plas'd to Enquire what Entertainments he and Mr Bullock had in Southwark Fair. In the meantime Mrs Leigh, Daughter of the late Mrs Minns, is preparing for Bartholomew-Fair; but not Bullock and Leigh as some People imagine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: As17180802

211
29 August 1718 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Evening Post, 30 Aug.: Yesterday Mr Bullock, Master of the Play-House in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, was commanded to attend his Majesty at Hampton-Court, where he receiv'd Orders for his Company to perform several Plays for the Entertainment of His Majesty during his Stay there, in the Winter Season, and there is a magnificent Theatre erecting for that Purpose

Performances

212
30 August 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. N.B. The Tickets deliver'd to Subscribers will be taken at this Play, or on Monday Night, which is the last time of Acting till after Southwark Fair. Original Weekly Journal, 30 Aug.: The King hath order'd the Comedians gf the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane to perform at Hampton-Court, during his Majesty's stay there, for which Service they are to be allow'd 100l. extraordinary each Night they Act

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: As17180802

Entertainment: The diverting Entertainment of the Dancing Dogs, newly arriv'd from France, who had been shewn at Court with much success

213
31 July 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years [but see 12 Oct. 1714]. Weekly Packet, 8 Aug.: We hear that the celebrated Tragedian, Mr Booth, was Yesterday Se'nnight marry'd to Mrs Santlow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Single; Or, The Cautious Coxcomb

Song: As17190703

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

214
03 August 1719 @ Richmond

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 8 Aug.: On Monday last the young Princesses were at the Consort of Musick at the Theatre at Richmond, where were present a large Number of Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

215
24 August 1719 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Spiller and Lee Booth. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 20 Aug.: On Tuesday Night about Ten [25 Aug.]...His Royal Highness came thither incognito, with only one Nobleman and a Footman attending; he was well pleased with the Performance, and was very liberal to the Actors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Egbert, King Of Kent And Monarch Of England; Or, The Union Of The Seven Kingdoms

216
02 September 1721 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injur'd General; Or, The Blind Beggar Of Bednal-green; And The Woman Never Vext; With The Comical And Diverting Humours Of Squire Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

Performance Comment: As at bf 24 Aug., but Hazard-_; Mountford-Corey; Lady Westford-Mrs Wetherilt; Widow-Mrs Holt.

217
12 August 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Mrs Eliza Haywood.] By Reason of the Indisposition of an Actress, the Part of the Wife is to be perform'd by Mrs Haywood, the Author. Afterpiece (Daily Post, 10 Aug.): A new Dramatic Entertainment...design'd by Mr Theo. Cibber, with new Music compos'd and adapt'd by Mr Jones, which proper Judges allow to be the best of the kind now extant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Wife To Be Let

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

218
07 August 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: As 4 Aug. Receipts: #23 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rise And Fall Of Massaniello

Song: As17240731

219
18 August 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. As 14 Aug. Receipts: #36 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Maid

220
03 August 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 3 Aug.: Mr Williams, one of the Comedians belonging to the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, is dead

Performances

221
05 August 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Lucy Lockit [Mrs Killbee, according to Daily Journal, 12 Aug.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Song: As17280722

222
09 August 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [The Prologue is printed in Daily Journal, 12 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Song: Mrs Hill; End I: Si Caro Si-; II: Deppo Lombre-; III: Dialogue between Macheath and Polly-; IV: Alla Fama-

223
31 August 1728 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: For an essay on the difficulties of the opera, see Craftsman, 31 Aug.

224
29 January 1729 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: LLa Staffetta Italian or The Italian Post, 30 Jan., has a letter, dated 26 Aug. 1728, concerning music in London

Performances

225
06 August 1729 @ Richmond

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 8 Aug.: On Wednesday last in the Evening her Majesty, the Prince of Wales, his Royal Highness the Duke, the Princess Royal, and the Princesses Amelia and Carolina, were entertained in the Gardens at Richmond by the Comedians of the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Unknown