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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Gentlemen of the Choir"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Gentlemen of the Choir")') 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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2273 results for: Keyword - Gentlemen of the Choir
We found 989 matches on Performance Comments, 864 matches on Event Comments, 390 matches on Author, 200 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

851
28 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

852
02 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Williamson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Cleopatra-Mrs Williamson; all the Men's Parts-Gentlemen for their Diversion; With a new Prologue, Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: all the Men's Parts Actor: Gentlemen for their Diversion
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance:

853
08 December 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Song:

Dance:

854
31 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv [the Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: Hotspur-the Gentleman [who oblig'd the House by his Performance last Year [Highmore].who oblig'd the House by his Performance last Year [Highmore].
Cast
Role: Hotspur Actor: the Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: [Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Chinese Guards Actor: Wetherilt, Wright, Gray, Burnet

855
22 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Dance: PPrince's Saraband by L'Abbe for her Majesty's Birthday,-Essex, Mrs Booth; Harlequin-Mrs Booth

856
03 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

857
08 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Collett. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

858
20 April 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman under great Misfortunes. By a Company of Young Gentlemen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Song:

Dance:

859
03 May 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-a Gentleman; Prince-Giffard; Lady Piercy-Mrs Giffard , being the first Time of their appearing on this Stage; Hotspur-Rosco.
Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Giffard , being the first Time of their appearing on this Stage

860
02 June 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Havard and Boucher, Prompter. Daily Advertiser, 2 June: We hear Mr Odel, Master.., Goodman's-Fields, intends to decline to concern himself any longer with the Management of that Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Biter Bit; or, The Humours of Harlequin and Scaramouch

Afterpiece Title: The Throwsters Opera

861
09 June 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. [The bill contains a summary of the plot, and adds: Plays are like Mirror, made for Men to see How bad they are; how good they ought to be. Cowly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Dance:

862
08 July 1731 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Dance: As17310701

863
06 October 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

864
25 October 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Bardin; Flora-Mrs Roberts; Betty-Miss Tollett, being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Tollett, being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage.

Dance: Eaton, Duke, Mrs Tollett, Miss Sandham

865
22 December 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

866
29 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17320127

867
04 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Note, Mr Giffard thinks it proper to inform the Gentleman who sent to him to have the Spanish Fryar play'd for next Monday, that he had not recollected a Pre-engagement of that Day to several Persons of Quality, but if the Gentleman will be pleas'd to let Mr Giffard know where he may wait on him, he wou'd be very much oblig'd to him to fix any other Day he thinks fit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Father Girard Actor: Rosco
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller
Role: Father to Miss Cadiere Actor: Colett
Role: Mother to Miss Cadiere Actor: Mrs Tollet

868
18 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17311026, but Juba and Sempronius-Gentlemen.
Cast
Role: Juba and Sempronius Actor: Gentlemen.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

869
04 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17311025, but Falstaff-Gentleman who perform'd it in Harry the Fourth; Rugby-Williams; Sir Hugh-Norris; Mrs Ford-Mrs Giffard? (Daily Advertiser) or Mrs Roberts (Daily Post).
Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Gentleman who perform'd it in Harry the Fourth

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: LLes Amants-Burney, Mrs Wherrit

870
07 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman, late of Eaton School. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #65 6s.; tickets #88 16s. Daily Advertiser, 6 March: To-morrow...for the Benefit of a Gentleman late of Eaton School...and the Company of his School Fellows will be very acceptable to meet at the Bedford Arms Tavern...in order to proceed to the said Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: HHornpipe-Jones

871
28 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman who has Wrote for the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Flora

872
12 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Morgan. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: LLes Amans-Burney, Mrs Wherrit

873
18 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TThe Merry Lass-Miss Wherrit

874
10 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; II: The Merry Lass-Miss Wherrit; V: Passacail-Miss Wherrit

875
24 May 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Not Acted these Ten Years. Written by Dr Young. Afterpiece: A Farce. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] Benefit the Author. To begin between Six and Seven o'Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: No Joke Like a True Joke

Song:

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