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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.

851
14 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Dance: Lally, Essex, Miss Robinson Sr, Miss Robinson Jr, Master Lally, Miss Brett

852
31 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Dance: Roger, Essex, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Master Lally, Mrs Brett; particularly The Pierrete-

853
26 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the Best Masters from the Opera House. [According to Mrs Pendarves, Holcomb sang six songs; there were overtures by Handel and two concertos by Corelli.

854
10 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Essex, Lally, Miss Robinson, Master Lally, Miss Brett

855
23 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Music: In II: Masque with Grand Dance of Moors-Rainton, others; music by Corelli-

Dance: III: The Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett; IV: Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; V: A new French Peasant-Rainton, Miss Robinson

856
02 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: HHarlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Muzette-Essex, Miss Robinson; Clown-Weaver; Moors-Essex, others; Drunken Peasant-Roger, others

857
07 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Dance: Miss Brett; Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett

858
20 June 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances; Or, More Ways Than One

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

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: HHarlequin-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr

859
07 August 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

Dance: VVenetian Dance between a Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera

860
09 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: SSpanish Dance-Lally, Essex, others; Muzette-Master Lally, Miss Robinson

861
15 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden, Miss Hill; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Laguerre; Slumber-Salway; Harlequin-Lun; Burgo@master-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Peasants-Newhouse, Lanyon, Pelling, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice.
Cast
Role: Burgo@master Actor: Nivelon

Afterpiece Title: With The Triumphs of Love

862
12 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Master Lally, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

863
18 February 1730 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters

864
20 February 1730 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Mhe best Masters from the Opera House

865
25 February 1730 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Concertos and Solos in a new Style of his (Castrucci's) own Compostion-Castrucci; the first Concerto and fifth Solo being reduc'd into Concertos of the famous Corelli, his Master-Castrucci

866
01 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Dancing-Master; or, The Highlander Bit

867
28 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Music: Solo on the Violin-Charke

Song: A New Cantata-Carey; and an old Scotch Ballad called Mary Scot-Miss Raftor

Dance: A new dance-Master Tench being the first Time of his Performance on the Stage

868
03 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Dancing-Master

Dance: TThe Shepherd's Holiday (with Additions)-Tho. Burny, Sandham, Eaton, Mrs Haughton, Miss Sandham, Miss Mountfort

869
25 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Dancing-Master

Dance: Sandham, Miss Sandham

870
25 September 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden, Miss Hill; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Laguerre; Slumber-Salway; Harequin-Lun; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Peasants-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Pelling; Women Peasants-Mrs Benson, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Seedo; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Laguerre; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; French-Poitier; Spanish Woman-Miss LaTour; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; French Woman-Mrs Hill; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Burgomaster Actor: Nivelon

871
26 February 1731 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; with several Concertos of Castrucci's own Composition, particularly a Solo-Castrucci, in which he will perform 24 Notes with one Bow; 1st and 8th Concerto of his Master the famous Corelli-Castrucci

872
09 April 1731 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Mthe best Masters from the Opera; Several Pieces on Trumpet, Lessons on Harpsichord-Thumoth

873
27 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Dance: Mrs Booth; Dutchman and his Wife-Roger, Rainton; Gardener and his Wife-Rainton, Mrs Walter; Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett

Song: Signora Meriggi's Favourite Song in Porus-Miss Raftor

874
03 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Generous Free-Mason

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; Running Footman-Haughton; Gondolier-Master Lally, Miss Brett

875
05 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: In IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; End IV: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; End of Farce: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter