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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "English Scotch and Irish Ballads"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "English Scotch and Irish Ballads")') 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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2374 results for: Keyword - English, Scotch, and Irish Ballads
We found 1509 matches on Performance Title, 553 matches on Event Comments, 480 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
06 April 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. Written by Farquhar. Receipts: money #80 1s.; tickets #87 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 100 by money and 202 by tickets; stage, 32 by money; pitt, 115 by money and 147 by tickets; slips, 30 by money; first gallery, 160 by money and 152 by tickets; second gallery, 114 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Walker; Lovewell-Ryan; Lyric-Hippisley; Mockmode-Morgan; Club-Hall; Brush-Spiller; Beggar-Chapman; Lucinda-Mrs Bullock; Judge's Lady-Mrs Clarke; Pindress-Mrs Morgan; Leanthe with singing in the Character of the Page-Miss Fenton; Trudge, with singing after the Irish Manner-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: with singing after the Irish Manner Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

Song: MMerry Cobler's Tragical End at Last-Leveridge

227
27 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Dance: PPierrots-Salle, Pelling; A new Scotch Jig-Moreau; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Harlequin-Dupre, Miss Latour

228
15 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wilmer and Widow Redfern, Boxkeepers. Receipts: money #33 8s. 6d.; tickets #125 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Performance Comment: Fond Husband-Bullock; Rashly-Milward; Ranger-Quin; Fumble-Hippisley; Sir Roger-Hall; Sneak-H. Bullock; Emilia-Mrs Vincent; Maria-Mrs Berriman; Governess-Mrs Martin; Betty-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Snare-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Fond Husband Actor: Bullock

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mrs Legar; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

229
22 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Lawrence and Taylor, Boxkeepers. Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #10 7s.; tickets #115 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: End II: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Two Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; V: Myrtillo, as17290508

230
23 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

231
22 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #32 13s. [Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention; or, Love and Jealousy

Performance Comment: Burgomaster-Nivelon; Burgomaster's Wife-Mrs Younger; Boor Servant-Ray; Highlander-Salle; Highlander's Wife-Mrs Laguerre; Scots Servant-Laguerre; others-DuPre, Pelling, Newhouse, DuPre Jr, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour, Mrs Hill.
Cast
Role: Highlander Actor: Salle
Role: Highlander's Wife Actor: Mrs Laguerre

232
24 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Cast
Role: Highlander Actor: Salle
Role: Highlander's Wife Actor: Mrs Laguerre

Song: Mrs Barbier; The Enthusiastick Song-Leveridge

Dance: Incident to the Play: Salle, Nivelon, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Mrs Legar, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Hill, Miss LaTour

233
31 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Cast
Role: Highlander Actor: Salle
Role: Highlander's Wife Actor: Mrs Laguerre

234
13 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Death Of brutus And cassius

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Cast
Role: Highlander Actor: Salle
Role: Highlander's Wife Actor: Mrs Laguerre

235
29 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Highlander Actor: Salle
Role: Highlander's Wife Actor: Mrs Laguerre

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Cast
Role: Highlander Actor: Salle
Role: Highlander's Wife Actor: Mrs Laguerre

236
30 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Cast
Role: Highlander Actor: Salle
Role: Highlander's Wife Actor: Mrs Laguerre

237
26 January 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Cast
Role: Highlander Actor: Salle
Role: Highlander's Wife Actor: Mrs Laguerre

238
06 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Amanda-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Buchanan.

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Cast
Role: Highlander Actor: Salle
Role: Highlander's Wife Actor: Mrs Laguerre

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; French Sailor-Salle, Laguerre; Flag Dance-Nivelon; Grand Comic Dance of Sailors-; Hornpipe-Salle in the Character of a Boatswain, Being his first Attempt in that Way

239
27 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Glover and Mrs Pelling. Receipts: money #27 14s.; tickets #118 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Dance: End I: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; II: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; III: Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mrs Pelling; V: Grand Dance-Glover, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, St.Luce; End of Opera: Grand Comic Dance of Sailors-; Hornpipe in the Character of a Boatswain-Salle

Performance Comment: Luce; End of Opera: Grand Comic Dance of Sailors-; Hornpipe in the Character of a Boatswain-Salle.
Cast
Role: Grand Comic Dance of Sailors Actor:

240
27 October 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Ryan; Southampton-Walker; Burleigh-Quin; Sir Walter-Hulett; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Berriman; Rutland-Mrs Templer; Nottingham-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Templer

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention; or, Love and Jealousy

Performance Comment: Burgomaster and Wife-Nivelon, Mrs Younger; Boor Servant-Ray; Highlander and Wife-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Scots Servant-Laguerre; other parts-DuPre, Pelling, Newhouse, DuPre Jr, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Burgomaster and Wife Actor: Nivelon, Mrs Younger
Role: Highlander and Wife Actor: Salle, Mrs Laguerre

241
02 November 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Cast
Role: Burgomaster and Wife Actor: Nivelon, Mrs Younger
Role: Highlander and Wife Actor: Salle, Mrs Laguerre

242
02 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Chapman
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cantrel

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Cast
Role: Burgomaster and Wife Actor: Nivelon, Mrs Younger
Role: Highlander and Wife Actor: Salle, Mrs Laguerre

243
08 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Cast
Role: Burgomaster and Wife Actor: Nivelon, Mrs Younger
Role: Highlander and Wife Actor: Salle, Mrs Laguerre

244
20 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Cast
Role: Burgomaster and Wife Actor: Nivelon, Mrs Younger
Role: Highlander and Wife Actor: Salle, Mrs Laguerre

245
29 March 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Dance: PPastoral-Salle, Mlle Salle; Dutch and Scotch Contention-

246
26 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman. Receipts: money #39 12s.; tickets #89 19s. Daily Post, 24 April: We hear that on Monday next the Hon. and Antient Company of Lumber Troopers will perform a fine Exercise in New-street Square, and from thence proceed in a Body...to...Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, to see...the Busy Body, with the Opera of Flora...for the Benefit of Mr Chapman, belonging to the said Troop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Charles-Walker; Sir Jealous-Bullock; Whisper-H. Bullock; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Egleton; Scentwell-Mrs Rice; Busy Body-Chapman; Miranda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; IV: Scotch Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Tambourin-Mlle Salle

247
05 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre and Mrs Pelling. Receipts: money #17 10s.; tickets #91 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; II: Chacone-Dupre, Mrs Pelling; III: Clown-Nivelon; IV: Two Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; V: Grand Dance, as17310503

248
19 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Newhouse and Mrs Cantrell. Receipts: money #21 9s. 6d.; tickets #91 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: I: Paschal-Miss Werrit , Scholar to Newhouse; III: Scotch Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; IV: French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Werrit; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; After I afterpiece: A new Comic Dance-Newhouse, Miss Werrit

Song: II: Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Cantrell

249
24 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Short and Neale. Receipts: money #13 18s.; tickets #169 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: I: Fingalian-; V: Scotch Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Song: III: Mrs Wright

Music: II: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord, Harpsichord-Short's Daughter, it being the first Time of her Performing in Public; IV: Suit of Mr Handel's Lessons on Harpsichord-Short's Daughter; V: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Job Baker; Mr Handel's Grand Water Musick-, perform'd With Trumpets, French Horns, Kettle Drums, and other Instruments

250
11 October 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention; or, Love and Jealousy

Performance Comment: Burgomaster-Nivelon; His Wife-Miss LaTour; Boor Servant-Ray; Highlander and Wife-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Scots Servant-Laguerre; other parts-DuPre, Pelling, Newhouse, DuPre Jr, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Kilby, Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Highlander and Wife Actor: Salle, Mrs Laguerre