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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Bridgwater"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Bridgwater")') 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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6277 results for: Keyword - Mr Bridgwater
We found 4245 matches on Event Comments, 1896 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

201
22 March 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. With his Additional Scene. [Tickets at Bridgwater's Lodgings, No. 16, Craven Buildings.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17341119, but Hob-Bridgwater .
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Bridgwater

Dance: Scot's Dance, as17350315 Pigmalion by Mlle Salle and Lally

202
27 March 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater. All will be over at Nine at Night. Tickets delivered by Messing will be taken. Tickets of Page at the stage door and of Bridgwater at his house, the lower end of Water Lane in Fleet St.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Ben-Bridgwater; Valentine-Hale; Tattle-Chapman; Foresight-Hippisley; Sir Sampson-Marten; Scandal-Cashell; Jeremy-Woodward; Trapland-James; Buckram-Harrington; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Woodward; Nurse-Mrs Martin; Jenny-Mrs Bland; Miss Prue-Miss Georgiana Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Bridgwater

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; Hornpipe proper to the play-Vaughan

203
12 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Raymond and Bridgwater. Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17231030, but Duke-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Music: Concerto on Little Flute-Baston

Song: A Song on the Death of a Stag , Words by Shakespear, Musick by Henry Carey-Ray; accompany'd with French Horns-

Dance: Foresters-Shaw, Thurmond, Topham, Boval, Topham Jr; Passacaile-Shaw, Mrs Younger; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Comick Dance-Miss Tenoe

204
01 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater and Mrs Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17241104, but Axalla-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Axalla Actor: Bridgwater.

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe

205
23 April 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17251018, but Aimwell-Bridgwater; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Baker; Dorinda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Aimwell Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Duplessis, Haughton, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Scaramouch-Young Sandham

206
29 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Marius Jr-Booth; Caius Marius-Mills; Sylla-Thurmond; Granius-Wm. Mills; Metellus-Boman; Cinna-Williams; Sulpitius-Bridgwater; Starv'd Apothecary-Griffin; First Ruffian-Miller; Nurse-Norris; Lavinia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Sulpitius Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Young Rakish-Bridgwater; With a new Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Bridgwater

Dance: Lally, Essex, Boval, Haughton, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter

207
30 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater and Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17280411 but Basset-Bridgwater; Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Basset Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Count Basset Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Essex, Burney, Mrs Walter, Miss Young, Miss Lindar

208
27 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater and Corey.At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Williams; Varanes-Bridgwater; Marcian-Mills; Leontine-Corey; Atticus-Boman; Athenais-Mrs Porter; Pulcheria-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Varanes Actor: Bridgwater

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

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme

209
26 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17310322(in edition). A new Prologue proper to the Play and the Occasion-Bridgwater; and the Original Epilogue-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: A new Prologue proper to the Play and the Occasion Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Shore Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

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

Dance: TTambourin Dance-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

210
11 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: (Daily Post missing), but Genest, III, 371, lists: Wilmore-Bridgwater; Blunt-Johnson; Hellena-Mrs Booth; Angelica-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Wilmore Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Imaginary Cuckolds

211
23 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Bridgwater; Morelove-Hewitt; Foppington-Mecklin; Lady Betty-Mrs Horton; Lady Easy-Miss Holliday; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Mullart; Edging-Mrs Clive, but see17340318.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

212
09 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets deliver'd out by Rawlins, and for Rule a Wife will be taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius Ryan; Varanes-Hale; Marcian-Bridgwater; Leontine-Rosco; Atticus-Marten; Pulcheria-Mrs Woodward; Athenais-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Marcian Actor: Bridgwater

Dance: II: Les Matelots, as17430324 III: New Grand Comic Ballet, as17430407 IV: French Peasant, as17430324 V: a New Ball Dance by Kellom Tomlinson (by Desire)-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Music: Between the Acts: Select pieces-

213
28 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Song: Vocal Parts-Boman, Rainton, Ray, Miss Raftor, Mrs Willis, Mrs Boman

Dance: DDance of Winds and Masque of Devils, Waterman's Dance, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, Grand Dance of Infernal Spirits as perform'd before the Grand Signior, by the Kister Aga and black Eunuchs of the Seraglio, at the Byram Feast.-Thurmond, Essex, Lally, Boval, Haughton, Rainton, Harper, Bridgwater, others

Performance Comment: -Thurmond, Essex, Lally, Boval, Haughton, Rainton, Harper, Bridgwater, others.

214
09 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Desse for his performance 5 nights #1 13s. 4d. Paid Mr Bridgwater a Bill for Coals #49 9s. Receipts: #151 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

215
20 August 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. An extraordinary band of Musick is provided. N.B. Mr Bridgwater dy'd -an old actor & an honest man. He belong'd to Covent Garden (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Midnight's New Carnival Concert

Dance: As17540815

216
16 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

217
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

218
30 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

219
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

220
14 November 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

221
November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

222
December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles; Or, Iphigenia In Aulis

223
January 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage-hater Matched

224
04 July 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

225
19 January 1683 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques