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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Hemskirk"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Hemskirk")') 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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224 results for: Keyword - Hemskirk
We found 252 matches on Roles/Actors, 77 matches on Performance Comments, 5 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1
15 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment

Performance Comment: ..Release, Adventures, and Marriage of Harlequin. Harlequin-Mons L'Agile; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Florio-Marr; Father to Colombine-Julian; Dwarfs-Master Matthews, Master Shawford, Miss Naylor; Doctor Tackem-Hemskirk; Clerk-Vaughan; Mrs Drab-Mrs Jones; Lawyer-Nelson; Keeper-Dunstall; Turnkey-Crofts; Master of Punch House-Naylor; Porter-Charles; Clown-Shawford; with The Triumphs of Love: Hymen-Master Matthews; Followers of Hymen-Davenport; Shawford, Vaughan, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Davenport, Miss Hippisley; Priests-Hemmings, Hemskirk, Naylor; Priestesses-Mrs Jones, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Doctor Tackem Actor: Hemskirk
Role: Priests Actor: Hemmings, Hemskirk, Naylor

2
09 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment, Release, Stratagems, and Marriage of Harlequin; with The Triumphs of Love

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Columbine-Mrs Dunstall; Father to Columbine-Julian; Florio-Marr; Dr Tack'em-Hemskirk; Clerk-Crofts; Mrs Drab-Mrs Bishop; Lawyer-Bennet; Keeper-Dunstall; Turnkey-Clough; Master of Punch House-Naylor; Porter-Laws; Dwarfs-Miss Naylor, two Masters Granier; Bustle-Vaughan; A grand Ballet-Froment, Granier, Dugay, Mlle Duval, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vallois; Priests-Hemskirk, Naylor, Bennet; Priestesses-Mrs Bishop, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Dr Tack'em Actor: Hemskirk
Role: Priests Actor: Hemskirk, Naylor, Bennet

3
12 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Merchant-Wilks; The edition of ca. 1706 lists also: Woolfort-Williams; Gerrard-Keen; Hubert-Mills; Hemskirk-Bickerstaff; Vandunck-Bullock; Merchants-Carnaby, Phillips, Kent, Toms; Higgen-Estcourt; Prig-Norris; Snap-Kent; Ferret-Fairbank; Ginks-Tom. Wright; Boors-Sherman, Harris, Cross; Jaculine-Mrs Cox; Bertha-Mrs Rogers; Epilogue-Pinkeman mounted on an ass; a long wig on the ass's head. a long wig on the ass's head.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Bickerstaff

Song: As17050428

Dance: As17041124

4
14 February 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Woolfort-Booth; Gerrard-Keen; Hubert-Mills; Flores-Wilks; Hemskirk-Husbands; Vandunck-Bullock; Higgen-Fairbank; Prig-Norris; Snap-Kent; Jaculine-Mrs Bicknell; Bertha-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Husbands

5
14 November 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Woolfort-Booth; Gerrard-Keene; Hubert-Mills; Florez-Wilks; Hemskirk-Husband; Higgen-Fairbank; Vandunck-Bullock; Prig-Norris; Jaculine-Mrs Bicknell; Bertha-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Husband

6
12 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Merchant-Powell; Clause-Cory; Vandunck-Leigh; Hemskirk-Husband; Hubert-Bois; Prig-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Higgen-Spillar; Dutch Boor-Cole; Bertha-Mrs Baker; Jaqualine-Mrs Spillar.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Husband

Dance: French Peasant-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-; Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

7
17 November 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Merchant-Wilks; Woolfort-Booth; Clause-Keene; Hubert-Mills; Vandunk-Bullock; Hemskirk-Husband; Prig-Norris; Bertha-Mrs Porter; Jacqueline-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Husband

8
04 January 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Clause-Keene; Florez-J. Leigh; Woolfort-Smith; Hubert-Thurmond; Hemskirk-Husband; Vandunck-Bullock Sr; Beggars-Pack, Bullock Jr, Griffin, Knap, H. Bullock; Boors-Spiller, Hall, Scot; Bertha-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Husband

Dance: As17151104

9
21 February 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Gerard-Quin; Governor-Leigh; Woolfort-Smith; Hubert-Ogden; Hemskirk-Corey; Vandunk-Bullock Sr; Higgen-Pack; Ferret-Knapp; Prig-C. Bullock; Ginks-Griffin; Snap-H. Bullock; 1st Boor-Spiller; Gertrude-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Corey

Dance: As17190209

10
05 November 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Florez-Leigh; Clause-Quin; Woolfort-Smith; Hubert-Ogden; Hemskirk-Egleton; Vandunck-Bullock; Higgen-Pack; Prig-C. Bullock; Snap-Griffin; 1st Boor-Spiller; 2d Boor-Harper; Gertrude-Mrs Spiller; Epilogue-Spiller riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Egleton

Song: In the play a new ballad, The Weaver's Complaint Against The Calico Madams-

Dance:

11
22 February 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: As17191105, but Florez-_; Woolfort-_; Hubert-_; Hemskirk-_; Snap-_; 1st Boor-_; 2d Boor-_; Gertrude-_; Higgen-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Egleton

Dance: As17200120, but Scaramouch-

12
04 January 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: As17201006, but Gerard-Quin; Hemskirk-Egleton; Vandunck-Bullock Sr; Higgen-Pack; Prigg-C. Bullock; Ginks-Griffin; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Egleton

Dance: As17201125

13
11 January 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Hubert-Boheme; Goswin-Leigh; Hemskirk-Diggs; Woolfort-Walker; Vandunk-Bullock Sr; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock; Jaculine-Mrs Rogeir; Higgen-Ryan; Prig-Egleton; Ginks-Phipps; Ferret-Morgan; Boors-Hippisley, Hall.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Diggs

14
19 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Leigh; Hubert-Boheme; Hemskirk-Diggs; Woolfort-Walker; Gertrude-Mrs Spicer; Jaculine-Mrs Rogier; Vandunck-Bullock Sr; Higgen-Ryan; Prig-Egleton; Ferret-Morgan; Snap-H. Bullock; Boors-Hippisley, Hall.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Diggs

Song: In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: Saraband-Dupre, Mrs Wall; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Wall; Stripping Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier

15
07 October 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Leigh; Hubert-Boheme; Hemskirk-Diggs; Woolfort-Walker; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock; Jaculine-Mrs Legar; Vandunck-Bullock Sr; Higgen-Ryan; Prig-Egleton; Ginks-Hippisley; Ferret-Morgan; Boors-Spiller, Hall.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Diggs

Dance:

16
01 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggars-bush

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Ryan; Hubert-Boheme; Hemskirk-Diggs; Woolfort-Walker; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock; Vandunck-Bullock Sr; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Egleton; Snap-H. Bullock; Ferrit-Morgan; Boors-Spiller, Hall.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Diggs

Dance: PPolonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

17
19 September 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Ryan; Hubert-Ogden; Hemskirk-Diggs; Woolfort-Walker; Vandunck-Bullock; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-W. Bullock; Snap-H. Bullock; Ferrit-Morgan; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock; Jaculine-Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Diggs

Dance: CChacone-Dupre, Mrs Pelling; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess, French Sailors-Salle, Mlle Salle

18
09 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Ryan; Hubert-Boheme; Hemskirk-Milward; Woolfort-Walker; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock; Jaculine-Mrs Legar; Vandunck-Bullock Sr; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-W. Bullock; Ferrit-Morgan; Boors-Spiller, Hall.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Milward

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Pelling

19
01 October 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Ryan; Hubert-Boheme; Hemskirk-Milward; Woolfort-Walker; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock; Vandunck-Bullock Sr; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman; Ferret-Giffard; Boors-Spiller, Hall.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Milward

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau , their first since their arrival from Paris

20
20 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Ryan; Hubert-Boheme; Hemskirk-Milward; Woolfort-Walker; Ferrit-Willcocks; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock; Jaculine-Mrs Laguerre; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden

21
21 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Merchant-Giffard; Clause-W. Giffard; Higgen-Penkethman; Prigg-Bullock; Woolfort-Smith; Hubert-W. Williams; Hemskirk-Woodward; Boor-Collett; Gertrude-Mrs Haughton; Jaculine-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Woodward

Song:

Dance: HHighland Dance (new)-Eaton, Miss Sandham

22
09 December 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: As17301022, but Hemskirk-Rosco; Higgen-Barden.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Rosco

Song:

Dance:

23
25 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Florez-Ryan; Woolfort-Walker; Hubert-Ogden; Hemskirk-Milward; Vandunk-Bullock; Bertha-Mrs Bullock; Jaculine-Mrs Legar; Orator Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman; Ferret-Wilcocks.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Last new Comic Dance-Newhouse, Miss Wherrit

24
06 December 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Dlorez-Ryan; Woolfort-Walker; Hubert-Ogden; Hemskirk-Milward; Vandunck-Bullock; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman; Bertha-Mrs Bullock; Jaqueline-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

25
02 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Quin; Woolfort-Milward; Hubert-Walker; Vandunck-Bullock; Hemskirk-Paget; Bertha-Mrs Bullock; Jaqueline-Mrs Laguerre; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Paget

Afterpiece Title: A Journey to Bristol; or, The Honest Welshman

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Pelling; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; (by Desire) Hippisley's Medley; or, Drunken Man-