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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Master Benjamin Hallet"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Master Benjamin Hallet")') 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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2864 results for: Keyword - Master Benjamin Hallet
We found 1326 matches on Performance Comments, 1037 matches on Performance Title, 432 matches on Event Comments, 373 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

751
19 September 1709 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Celebrated Songs, Comic Dialogues by the late Mr Henry Purcel, other great English Masters, for 1, 2 and 3 voices; the whole, as it will be perform'd, and by whom, in our great Bills to which we refer-

752
21 November 1709 @ Godwins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Dean, Manship, several other Masters

753
15 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: A select Entertainment by the late Mr Henry Purcel-the best Masters

Dance: Scaramouch-Layfield

754
24 February 1710 @ Couch's Drawing Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Eminent Masters

755
22 March 1710 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; With several Solos and Sonatas-Dean, Manship; Signor Nicholas' Trumpet Tune-Phillips; several Trumpet Sonatas-

756
17 April 1710 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music, all entirely new,-the best Masters; in which several Songs in Italian and English-Mr Holcomb; and likewise two Solos-Mr Dean, one being of his own composing; with several other Songs and Pieces of Musick-Mr Teno, Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, others

757
01 May 1710 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; Wherein in English and Italian several new Cantatas, other Pieces of Musick-Mrs Hemmings, others; She also accompanies to her own Voice in the Harpsicord, being the first Time of her Appearance in Publick-Mrs Hemmings

758
05 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

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

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Chest Dance, after the Italian Manner, between Scaramouch, Punchanello, Coachman, and Cookmaid-; French Peasant and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Scaramouch-LeSac; Dance by a Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance by a Switzer-; Night Scene of Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, Wife, and others-

759
07 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: Irish Trot-; Harlequin Dance-; French Peasant-; Dutch Skipper-; Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Night Scene between a Harlequin, a Cooper, his Wife, and others-

760
26 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

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-

761
11 January 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-several Eminent Masters

762
01 March 1711 @ Pewterer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-several Eminent Masters

Dance: Layfield, his last performing in England

763
23 March 1711 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters

764
02 April 1711 @ Two Golden Balls

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters

765
10 April 1711 @ Greyhound Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters

766
11 April 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; Particularly several select Entertainments out of the following English Operas: The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, The Indian Queen, Dioclesian, with the Masque in Timon of Athens; all by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-

767
24 April 1711 @ Home's Dancing School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; a new Cantata with a Solo on the Harpsicord-Mr Babell Jun; with Variety of Concertos and other Pieces by Mr Corbett-Mr Corbett, other of the best Masters

768
26 April 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters

769
18 May 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Collected from the Works of the most Celebrated Masters in Europe

770
21 May 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Masters

771
06 September 1711 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters

772
17 October 1711 @ Wax Chandler's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; viz. several of the late Opera Songs with their Symphonies, as perform'd at the Opera-; a Solo on the Flute/Almain-; a solo on the Violin-Mrs Beeston, which he never yet perform'd in Publick

773
19 May 1712 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters now in England; In particular several Trumpets, Sonatas, Solos for the Violin and Flute-; Singing in Italian and English-

Dance: The greatest Performers extant

774
13 November 1712 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-, Compos'd by some of the best Italian Masters

775
24 November 1712 @ Barber's and Surgeon's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; viz; Haut Boys, German Flutes, Kettle/Drums, Trumpets, Octave Flutes, Violins, Singing-several Masters