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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Dukes of Marlborough and Argyll"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Dukes of Marlborough and Argyll")') 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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2789 results for: Keyword - Dukes of Marlborough and Argyll
We found 1163 matches on Performance Comments, 1060 matches on Event Comments, 402 matches on Author, 333 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
14 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Duck, Banks, Trott and Connor. Tickets deliver'd by Bianchini, Mrs Tubman, Mrs Marten, Widow Rivers, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Cooke

152
23 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17451113, but Miranda-Mrs Vincent; Isabinda-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Performance Comment: Lavinio-Hale; Brunetto-Gibson; Barbarino-Rosco; Alberto-Carr; Mago-Arthur; Puritan-Hippisley; Officer-Bencraft; Isabella-Mrs Bland; Prudentia-Mrs Vincent; Flametta-Mrs Hale; Trappolin-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

153
25 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: TThe Flocks shall leave the Mountains a Trio from Acis and Galatea by Handel-Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Lampe

Dance: LLes Allemandes, as17451109

154
27 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: As17460125

Dance: As17460125

155
28 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: As17460125

156
03 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: LLe Gondalier-Cooke

157
15 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17451130, but add Mrs Cloggit-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: add Mrs Cloggit Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

158
20 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Cast
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: Cooke, Signora Campioni, Sodi

159
04 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: In III: The Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125

Dance: III: Peasant-Cooke; V: Comic Ballet-Cooke, Sga Campioni

160
28 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Marten and White. Mainpiece never acted there before. [See 7 July 1738. Care will be taken to prevent tickets illegitmately sold from being admitted.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Prim-Hippisley; Modelove-Chapman; Freeman-Hale; Perriwinkle-James; Tradelove-Dunstall; Sackbut-Marten; Simon Pure-Arthur; Mrs Prim-Mrs James; Betty-Mrs Bland; Anne Lovely-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: WWe're Gaily yet-Beard

Dance: LLes Allemandes, as17460421

161
05 May 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan and Evans [Boxkeepers] and Gwynn[Pit doorkeeper]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: add Mrs Cloggit Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

162
29 October 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Ramble-Ryan; Townly-Cashell; Wiseacre-Hippisley; Doodle-Marten; Dashwell-Arthur; Loveday-Chapman; Roger-James; Eugenia-Mrs Hale; Peggy-Miss Hippisley; Aunt-Mrs Martin; Engine-Mrs Bland; Jane-Mrs Dunstall; Lady No-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Engine Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Lavinio-Gibson; Brunetto-Anderson; Barbarino-Rosco; Puritan-Hippisley; Alberto-Carr; Officer-Bencraft; Mago-Arthur; Isabella-Mrs Bland; Prudentia-Mrs Vincent; Flametta-Mrs Hale; Trappolin-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Brunetto Actor: Anderson
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

163
01 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian; Prince Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

164
17 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Quin; Myrtle-Ryan; Sir John Bevil-Bridgwater; Cimberton-Hippisley; Tom-Chapman; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Marten; Daniel-James; Lucinda-Mrs Hale; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Bland; Phyllis-Mrs Vincent; Indiana-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Rosco
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

165
10 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

166
20 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

167
14 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

168
17 March 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Dexter. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Tickets to be had of Dexter at his lodgings at Mr Gibson's in James Street, Covent Garden; at the Grecian Coffee House, in Deveraux Court; and at the Stage Door of the Theatre where Places may be taken. Receipts. #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

Song: I: Mattocks

169
21 March 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Song: II: A New Cantata (compos'd by Mr Arne)-Beard; III: Singing-Master Vernon; IV: The Incantation Song in Dryden's Indian Queen (composed by Purcell)-Beard

170
11 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. Tickets at his house in Broad Court, upper end of Bow St., Covent Garden; Bedford Coffee House; and at Stage Door. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: V: A Dance-Sg Piettro, Janeton Auretti, Master Piettro

Song: II: Dryden's Incantation Song-Beard

171
29 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for one Jones and a Dang Master (Cross). No building on stage. Tickets deliver'd out for the Confederacy will be taken. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Sandys Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti

Song: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

Music: CConcerto on Violin cello-Mr Jones

172
04 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Ridout
Role: Trapland Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Barberino Actor: Anderson

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Song: II: A Ballad-Roberts; IV: A Cantata-Roberts

173
03 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; others-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Vaughan, Scrase, Bransby, Ackman, Clough, Raftor, Moody, Rooker, Gray, Marr, Atkins, Mrs Bennett, Miss Hippisley, Master Kennedy, Miss Mills, Johnston; With proper Songs and Dances-; an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes New Raised Troops-.
Cast
Role: With proper Songs and Dances Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

174
12 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: End of Play: The Lamplighter, as17701009

175
06 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke