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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Burkhead"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Burkhead")') 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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50 results for: Keyword - Burkhead

We found 40 matches on Roles/Actors, 29 matches on Performance Comments, 7 matches on Performance Title, 3 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

26
21 May 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd

Performance Comment: John-Mills; Jacomo-Johnson; Antonio-Thurmond; Lopez-Bickerstaff; Francisco-Keene; Leonora-Mrs Knight; Maria-Mrs Porter; Octavia-Miss Sherburn; Flavia-Miss Willis; Shepherds-Norris, Leigh, Pack, Burkhead.

Cast

Role: Shepherds Actor: Norris, Leigh, Pack, Burkhead.

Dance: Dutch Skipper and Wife-

27
13 October 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster; Or, Love Lies A Bleeding

Performance Comment: Philaster-Wilks; King-Keene; Pharamond-Cibber; Dion-Mills; Clerimont-Bullock Jr; Trasiline-Elrington; Arethusa-Mrs Porter; Bellario-Miss Sherborn; Old Captain-Bullock Sr; Citizens-Leigh, Norris, Pack, Burkhead.

Cast

Role: Citizens Actor: Leigh, Norris, Pack, Burkhead.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

28
15 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song: Roger and Dolly-Renton, Mrs Willis

Dance: Burkhead, Mrs Willis

29
09 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrid

Cast

Role: Servant Actor: Burkhead

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

30
21 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrid

Cast

Role: Servant Actor: Burkhead

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

31
07 August 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Cast

Role: Witches Actor: Burkhead, Ryan, Mrs Mills, Mrs Willis.

32
14 August 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Cast

Role: Witches Actor: Burkhead, Ryan, Mrs Mills, Mrs Willis.

33
23 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Cast

Role: Swabb Actor: Burkhead

34
29 May 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Cast

Role: Swab Actor: Burkhead

35
22 November 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Myrtillo

Cast

Role: Lycon Actor: Burkhead

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Miss Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

36
25 November 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: Myrtillo

Cast

Role: Lycon Actor: Burkhead

Dance: As17151122

37
01 December 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Myrtillo

Cast

Role: Lycon Actor: Burkhead

38
16 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast

Role: Mad Priest Actor: Burkhead

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Boval, Prince, Birkhead

Song: Mrs Bowman

39
12 April 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage; Or, A Commonwealth Of Women

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant, Chacone-Miss Santlow; Scaramouch-Layfield; Miller and his Wife-Leigh, Burkhead; Italian Night Scene-Layfield, others

40
13 July 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of A Shrew; Or, Sauny The Scot

Entertainment: A Song and Dance which us'd to be perform'd in The Devil in the Wine-Cellar-

Dance: Morris Dance-Prince, others; Country Man and Woman-Burkhead, Mrs Willis

41
16 July 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Musick by Mr Barret-

Dance: The Witches Dances by Mr Prince-Mr Prince, others; Country Man And Woman-Burkhead, Mrs Willis

42
19 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Music: With the Original Vocal and Instrumental Musick , composed by that famous English Master Mr Henry Purcell; The principal Parts-Randall, Renton, Teno, Burkhead, Mrs Willis, Mrs Mills, Miss Booth

Dance:

43
05 August 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British Worthy

Music: With the Addition of that Celebrated Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Randal, Renton, Teno, Burkhead, Mrs Willis, Mrs Mills, Miss Booth

44
19 June 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd

Cast

Role: Shepherds Actor: Norris, Leigh, Pack, Burkhead.

45
24 July 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd; Or, Don John

Cast

Role: Shepherds Actor: Norris, Leigh, Pack, Burkhead.

46
15 October 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Cast

Role: Citizens Actor: Leigh, Norris, Pack, Burkhead.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

47
14 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Burkhead and Carnaby. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

48
02 June 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Commodore Leigh and Coxen Burkhead. [For a detailed account of this performance, especially of the dancing, see London in 1710, pp. 30-31.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: Between the Acts: Six several Entertainments of Comical Dancing-

49
06 February 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17101226, but Sailors-Burkhead.
Cast
Role: Sailors Actor: Burkhead.

50
05 June 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth
Afterpiece Title: The Petticoat Plotter
Performance Comment: Principal parts-Bullock, Norris, Pack, Leigh but edition of 1720 may represent cast for this performance: Sir Simon Scrapeall-Norris; +Thrifty-Bullock; +Truelove-$Elrington; Plotwell-Pack; +Nincompoop-Leigh; +Ananias-$Spiller; Cabbage-$Burkhead; Isabella-$Miss Sherburn; Mopsa-$Miss Willis; Epilogue-Elrington.
Cast
Role: Cabbage Actor: Burkhead

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