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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "F Leigh"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "F Leigh")') 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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1408 results for: Keyword - F. Leigh
We found 729 matches on Performance Comments, 424 matches on Author, 250 matches on Event Comments, 40 matches on Roles/Actors, and 36 matches on Performance Title.

26
28 June 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Boating Lovers

Cast
Role: Gaylove Actor: J. Leigh
Role: Thump Actor: F. Leigh

27
14 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Plume Actor: J. Leigh
Role: Constable Actor: F. Leigh

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding

28
17 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Cast
Role: Booby Actor: F. Leigh

Song: As17151028

Dance: A New Dance-Boval, Prince, Birkhead

29
26 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Cast
Role: Booby Actor: F. Leigh

Dance: Boval, Prince, Birkhead

Song: As17151028

30
16 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Mad Taylor Actor: F. Leigh

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Boval, Prince, Birkhead

Song: Mrs Bowman

31
31 December 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Fryar Actor: F. Leigh

Song: As17161004; A New Cantata-Mrs Fitzgerald being the first Time of her Performance on this Stage

32
03 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: F. Leigh

Song: As17161004

Dance: Grotesque Dance-Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

33
18 February 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Cast
Role: Booby Actor: F. Leigh

Song: As17161022

Dance: Night Scene as17161022

34
30 March 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Fryar Actor: F. Leigh

Song: Turner, Boman, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: As17161210

35
20 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: F. Leigh

Song: As17170102; Ballad of Sally-Mrs Willis

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Willis

36
30 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Cacafogo Actor: F. Leigh.

Song: Mimic Song-Mrs Willis; Widow's Dialogue-Rainton, Mrs Tenoe

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger; Two new Dances by Fairbank-Shaw, Topham, Miss Tenoe

37
15 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Money

Cast
Role: Lady Addleplot Actor: F. Leigh

Dance: As17180711

38
29 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Money

Cast
Role: Lady Addleplot Actor: F. Leigh

Dance: As17180711

39
08 August 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Money

Cast
Role: Lady Addleplot Actor: F. Leigh

Dance: As17180711

40
13 April 1736 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Honorius

41
20 April 1742 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Meraspe O L'olimpiade

42
03 August 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Song: 'This Sultry Weather Pretty Maid-Hall, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: A new Entry-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; A new French Peasant-Spiller, F. Leigh, Mrs Spiller

Performance Comment: Leigh, Mrs Spiller.

43
10 August 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: 'Tis Sultry Weather Pretty Maid-Cook, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Entry-Thurmond Jr; French Peasant-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; Miller's Dance-Spiller, Mrs Spiller, F. Leigh

Performance Comment: Leigh.

44
12 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir William-Griffin; Loveless-J. Leigh; Sir Novelty-Bullock Jr; Elder Worthy-Husband; Young Worthy-Smith; Snap-Spiller; Sly-Bullock Sr; Amanda-Mrs Rogers; Narcissa-Mrs Moor; Hillaria-Mrs Spiller; Flareit-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: J. Leigh

Song: As17151001

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; Dutch Skipper-; Miller's Dance-F. Leigh, Spiller, Mrs Spiller

Performance Comment: Leigh, Spiller, Mrs Spiller.

45
03 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Cast
Role: Comic parts Actor: Norris, F. Leigh, Miller

46
28 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Cast
Role: Comic parts Actor: Norris, F. Leigh, Miller

47
03 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Punches by Janno and F. Tench. The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. Watteau by Miss Robinson

48
19 December 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: I: Let Polichinelles by Janno and F. Tench. II: Clown by Nivelon. III: Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. IV: Scaramouch by Janno. V: Mock Minuet, as17331027

49
27 May 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Music: A Piece of Musick upon the Common Flute by a Gentleman, composed by Sig Valesciene

Dance: Two Pierrots by F. Tench and Davenport. Scotch Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann

50
16 September 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Coxcombs

Dance: I: Statue Dance-; End Opera: Dance-the Characters; End Dance: Hornpipe-Lepper