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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Antony Leigh"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Antony 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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6338 results for: Keyword - Mr Antony Leigh
We found 4298 matches on Event Comments, 1871 matches on Performance Comments, 547 matches on Performance Title, 38 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
19 March 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: See17180926, but Sebastian-Leigh; Dorax-Quin.
Cast
Role: Sebastian Actor: Leigh

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Miss Schoolding, Miss Francis; A new Passacaille-Miss Francis

Song: As17181006

227
21 November 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 21 Nov., announces forthcoming plays: On 26 Nov. Leigh's The Pretenders and on 10 Dec. Theobald's Richard II, Alter'd and Improv'd from Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Ryan; Manly-Leigh; Sir Amorous-C. Bullock; Vulture-Bullock; Butler-Ogden; Aspin-Spiller; Lady Outside-Mrs Bullock; Miranda-Mrs Biggs; Clarinda-Mrs Spiller; Betty-Mrs Giffard; Necessary-Mrs Robertson.
Cast
Role: Manly Actor: Leigh

Dance:

228
19 April 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leigh. Receipts: money #18 2s. 6d.; tickets #26 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor; Or, The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Performance Comment: Montezuma-Quin; Cortez-Leigh; Guyomar-Ryan; Odmar-Ogden; Almeria-Mrs Bullock; Alibech-Mrs Giffard; Cydaria-Miss Stone.
Cast
Role: Cortez Actor: Leigh

Dance: Dupre, Mrs Cross

229
02 September 1721 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Hall-Leigh Great Theatrical Booth in Bird-Cage Alley. Mainpiece. an excellent Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True, Famous And Ancient History Of King Saul, And The Witch Of Endor; Containing The Death Of Gyant Goliath, The Friendship Of David And Jonathan, And The Defeat Of King Saul And His Host, By The Philistine Army; With The Comical Humours Of Dame Double-dabber, Weezel Her Son, And Corporal Bowling-pin

Performance Comment: Parts-Leigh, Hall, Williams, Oates, Hewlet, Mrs Willis, Mrs Cook.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Leigh, Hall, Williams, Oates, Hewlet, Mrs Willis, Mrs Cook.

Song: Ray, Mrs Bowman

Dance: The best Masters

230
18 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Berry and Boman. Tickets for Leigh taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17360415 but Manly-Berry; Richard-Leigh; Myrtilla-Mrs Villeneuve .
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Leigh

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Dutchman and his Frow by Phillips and Miss Brett. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

231
29 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward. Tickets for Leigh taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers; With Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Pierot-Lalauze; Queen of Gypsies-Miss Jones; Sir Positive-Winstone; Staytape-Leigh; Constable-Reed; Lady Positive-Yates; Maid-Miss Story; Young Rustick-Liviez; Colombine-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Staytape Actor: Leigh

Ballet: concluding with Aconcluding with A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea. Adonis-Desnoyer; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Liviez, Cooke, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson; Cupid-Muilment

232
20 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Macklin and Mrs Bennet. Tickets deliver'd out by Leigh, Carter and Miss Story will be taken. Tickets and places to be had of Bradshaw &c., and of Mrs Macklin at No. 12 in Wild Court, Wild St. Afterpiece: The Most Grave, Whimisical, Serious, Operatical Tragedy of Half and Act. Receipts: #150

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17420106, but Abel-Leigh; Bookseller-Green; Arabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Abel Actor: Leigh

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos, Emperor of Queeramania

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos-Winstone; Bombardinion-Green; Quack-Gray; Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Cross; Captain of Guards-Woodburn; King of Fiddlers-Leigh; King of Antipodes-Hough; Rigdumfunidos-Macklin; Fadladinida-Mrs Cross; Tatlanthe-Mrs Bennet; Venus-Mrs Philips; Cupid-Miss Cole; Ladies of Honour-Miss Story, Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: King of Fiddlers Actor: Leigh

Song: I: A Ballad-Lowe; III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard; IV: Elin@a@Roon (By Particular Desire)-Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Le Boufon, as17420325 V: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029

233
04 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ray, Leigh, and Dickenson a Door Keeper (Cross). [The General Advertiser lists Dickenson as Gallery Office Keeper.] Receipts: #219 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #37 18s. 6d.; tickets, #181 6s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17480415 but Tom-Macklin; Daniel-Leigh; With song-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Leigh

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: V: Savoyards, as17471215

234
29 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Keene; Freeman-[J.] Leigh; Varnish-Thurmond; Novel-Bullock Jr; Plausible-Knapp; Jerry-Pack; Olivia-Mrs Cross; Fidelia-Mrs Rogers Jr; Eliza-Mrs Vincent; Widow-Mrs Hunt.

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Schoolding

235
16 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

236
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

237
30 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers; Or, The Good Natur'd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

238
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

239
November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

240
December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles; Or, Iphigenia In Aulis

241
19 January 1683 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

242
November 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deceiver Deceived

243
28 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

244
September 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Imposture Defeated; Or, A Trick To Cheat The Devil

245
09 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Courtship A La Mode

246
12 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Music: A piece of Instrumental Musick- to be perform'd on the Stage

Song: Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs; particularly a Two/part Song-Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Song: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-the Devonshire Girl; The Whip of Dunbyn-Claxton; a new Entry-Mrs Campion, others; A Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; a new Scaramouch Man and Scaramouch Woman-Laferry, Mrs Lucas

247
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-

248
21 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

249
12 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Blagdon

250
14 January 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: End of Act I of afterpiece Horn sweet are the Woodlands by Forrest and Groves. imitations. End of mainpiece, Vocal and Rhetorical, by the Gentleman who performs Beau Clincher