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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "English and Irish Stage"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "English and Irish Stage")') 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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5444 results for: Keyword - English and Irish Stage
We found 2551 matches on Event Comments, 1762 matches on Performance Comments, 1632 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1251
08 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Moor

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1252
26 December 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: As17091004, but Southampton-_; Burleigh-_; Raleigh-_; Rutland-_; Nottingham-_.
Cast
Role: Raleigh Actor: Husband
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Entertainment: Higgins

1253
09 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Entertainment: To be expressed in the Bills

1254
11 April 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Afterpiece Title: Roger's Wedding

1255
21 July 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: Dogget, Leveridge

1256
26 July 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: Hold John E're You Leave Me-Dogget, Leveridge; Several Celebrated Songs taken out of the Operas,-Mr Ramondon , it being the first time of his Singing Italian on the Stage

1257
17 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Esquire Bickerstaff, who will honour Mr Penkethman with his Presence. These Performances will be done between the 1st and 4th Act, by reason Esquire Bickerstaff is oblig'd to be gone when the 3d Act is over. Altho' Mr Penkethman is at an Extraordinary Charge for these Entertainments, besides the Play, yet to oblige his Friends he lets 'em in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, No Subscribers Tickets will pass this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Cast
Role: Fond Husband Actor: Norris

Entertainment: 1st: turns upon one Foot 300 times-A Young Gentlewoman, who never appear'd on a publick Stage, and as she is turning fixes 12 Swords points about her, 2 to her Eyes, 2 to her Eye-lashes, 2 to her Eye-brows, 2 to her Nose, 2 to her Lips, and 2 to her Breasts

Dance: French Peasant-; Scaramouch-; Wooden Shoe-; Dance by Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-

1258
26 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. The Boxes and Pit 2s. 6d., the Boxes being laid open to the Pit. Note, No Subscribers' Tickets to pass this Day. To begin exactly at 5 of the Clock, by reason that the Gentlemen and Ladies that come from London may have time to return home before Night. Note, The Tide happens very luckily for Mr Penkethman's Friends in London: It Ebbs to Greenwich from 10 in the Morning till 6 at Night, flows from 6 in the Evening till 11, it being Moon-light

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: Ned Blunt-the famous true Comedian Mr Cave Underhill, to oblige Mr Penkethman's Friends; Rover-Powell; Belville-Husband; Frederick-Cory; Angelica-Mrs Kent; Helena-Mrs Baker; Florinda-Mrs Shepard; Moretta-Mrs Powell; With an Epilogue-Mr Penkethman on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Belville Actor: Husband

Entertainment: Young Gentlewoman, as17100817; Likewise a Vaulting the Managed Horse-famous Master who never appear'd on the Publick Stage

Dance: Ladder Dance-; French Peasant-; Wooden Shoe-; Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and Wife-

1259
23 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman and Powell. Mainpiece: Written by the famous Authors Beaumont and Powell. Mainpiece: Written by the famous Authors Beaumont and Fletcher. Note, Tho' it be a Benefit Night, the Subscribers' Tickets will pass. It being Positively the last time of Acting at Greenwich this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Country Innocence; Or, The Maid In The Mill

Performance Comment: Otrante-Powell; Gerando-Norris; Bustasa-Spiller; Maid-Mrs Spiller; Aminta-Mrs Kent; Isabinda-Mrs Shepard.
Cast
Role: Gerando Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Entertainment: Care will be taken that there be a good Consort of Musick-; and several diverting Entertainments of Singing and Dancing-

1260
07 October 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1261
10 May 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1262
26 June 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Governor Of Barcelona; Or, The Spanish Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1263
20 July 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feign'd Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Marall

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1264
20 September 1711 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Music: With several extraordinary Entertainments-those Gentlemen that lately performed on the Stage

1265
03 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1266
13 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-

1267
17 June 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Entertainment: Singing, Comic Dancing proper to the play-

1268
05 August 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant and Spectator, 2 Aug., The Guardian had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feign'd Innocence

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: A Dialogue between a drunken Rake and a Town Miss-Pack, Rainton

Dance: The last new Morrice Dance-Prince, others

1269
24 October 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1270
08 December 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Thomas and John Baston. At 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d. [The discontinuance of The Spectator on 6 Dec. caused an interruption in the advertisement of plays until 10 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Where will be perform'd several select Songs with Symphonies out of the Operas-; that celebrated Sonata for the Violin and Lute, so often performed on the Stage-Signior Gasperini, Mr Pasiable

Dance: Spanish Entry, Dutch Skipper-a scholar of DuRuel

1271
28 January 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1272
01 June 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Mad Englishman Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Prince, others

1273
19 June 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Newman and Mrs Baker. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell; Two Dutch Skippers-

1274
07 December 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feign'd Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Marall

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1275
18 January 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach