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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "English Irish Scotch and Negroe Songs"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "English Irish Scotch and Negroe Songs")') 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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5293 results for: Keyword - English, Irish, Scotch, and Negroe Songs
We found 2638 matches on Performance Title, 2175 matches on Performance Comments, 1215 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

526
25 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Dance: End II: New Comic Dance-Master Jackson, Miss Parish (A pupil of Aldridge; 1st appearanae on the stage); End III: a new characteristic Irish Dance, The Humours of Leixlip; or, A Jaunt to the Salmon-Leap, in which an Irish Jigg,-Aldridge, Miss Besford; End IV: a new Comic Dance, The Coopers-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Nicols (Scholar to Aldridge; 1st appearance also); End: a new pantomimical Naval Dance, All in the Downs ; or, Farewell to Deal,-Aldridge, Jackson, Besford, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

527
12 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Music: A piece of Instrumental Musick- to be perform'd on the Stage

Song: Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs; particularly a Two/part Song-Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Song: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-the Devonshire Girl; The Whip of Dunbyn-Claxton; a new Entry-Mrs Campion, others; A Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; a new Scaramouch Man and Scaramouch Woman-Laferry, Mrs Lucas

528
19 June 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: Leveridge; particularly Genius of England-

Dance: DuRuel; Scotch Whim-Mrs Bicknell

Entertainment: Imitations.As17030618

Cast
Role: the Huntsman with his Horn and Pack of Dogs Actor: Mr Clynch

529
08 April 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: Aeneas and Dido

Dance: New Scotch dances-

530
26 December 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Song: As17051011

Dance: Grand Dance-l'Abbe, deBarques, Mrs Elford; A new Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell

531
02 January 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford, Mlle de Noisy, others; A new Chacone-Mrs Bruce; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell

Song: As17051011.Mrs Hodgson, Cook

532
07 January 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford, others; A new Chacone-Miss Bruce; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell

Song: As17051011

533
14 January 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford, others; A new Chacone-Miss Bruce; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; A new Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

534
15 May 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Cook, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith; Scotch Dance-Newhouse, Miss Smith; Marie-Cook, Miss Schoolding; The last Comic Dance-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

535
07 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit delaGarde's Two Sons. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Dance: Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; A new Scotch Highlander-delaGarde's Two Sons

536
25 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Lindar; A new Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

537
23 March 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: As17210106, but Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Walker; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Norris; Shoemaker-Miller; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Hoyden-Mrs Bicknell; Nurse-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: As17201018; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

538
06 June 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cook and Wilkins, Boxkeeper. Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham. Being positively the last Time of the Company's Acting this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth; Scotch Lass-Mrs Bullock

539
12 April 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Mrs Booth, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock; particularly Stripping Dance-Boval, Mrs Bicknell; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

540
26 April 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Injur'd Love

Dance: Harlequin and Two Punches-; Scotch Highlander-Lally

541
09 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Tenoe; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

542
25 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright and Miss Seale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Booth
Role: Trapland Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Myrtillo-; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

543
15 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Music: End I: Concerto by Monsieur Dieupart for Hautboys Flutes and Violins-; End II: Concerto by Signior Carbonelli-; End III: Concerto by Signior Albinoni-; End IV: Eighth Concerto of Signior Corelli-

Dance: End I: The Harlequins-Shaw, Mrs Booth; End II: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; End IV: The Country Maid-Miss Tenoe; End V: Foresters-Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Topham, Miss Tenoe

544
03 October 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: The Hussars-Shaw, Mrs Booth; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

545
07 April 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: Dancing-Shaw, Thurmond, Topham, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe; particularly The Hussars-; Scotch Lilt-

546
08 April 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viii

Dance: Dancing, as17240407 but Boval; +The Hussars, as17240407 Scotch Lilt, as17240407

547
12 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Raymond and Bridgwater. Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Music: Concerto on Little Flute-Baston

Song: A Song on the Death of a Stag , Words by Shakespear, Musick by Henry Carey-Ray; accompany'd with French Horns-

Dance: Foresters-Shaw, Thurmond, Topham, Boval, Topham Jr; Passacaile-Shaw, Mrs Younger; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Comick Dance-Miss Tenoe

548
14 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Booth; Queen-Mrs Porter; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Cory; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond; Nottingham-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Foresters-; Saraband-Miss Tenoe; Scotch Dance-Topham, Miss Lindar; Comic Dance-Mrs Bullock

549
11 March 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Dance: PPeasant Dance by Nivelon -Nivelon, Pelling, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

Song: IIn Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legar

550
07 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Benefit Mr and Mrs Egleton. Not Acted these Six Years. Receitps: money #42 8s. 6d.; tickets #65 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew

Dance: [End I: Scotch Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Chacone-Lally, Mrs Wall; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Running Footman's Dance-

Song: [LLove and Wine-Leveridge, Legar