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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Burney"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Burney")') 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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5866 results for: Keyword - Mr Burney
We found 4269 matches on Event Comments, 1190 matches on Performance Comments, 590 matches on Performance Title, 131 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

451
29 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17990628

Song: As17990628

452
17 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: II: A new Scotch Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit; IV: Entry-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Song: III: Bacchanalian Song-Excell

453
19 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SSailor's Dance-Burney; Two Pierrots-Burney, Mrs Tollet

Song: BBacchanalian Song-Excell

454
20 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: III: Sailor's Dance-Burney; IV: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: French Peasant-Burney, Miss Wherrit

455
22 July 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Song: Salway

Dance: Pelling, Newhouse, Burney, Mrs Anderson; Two Pierrots-Newhouse, Pelling

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood Author(s): Charles Burney
Related Work: The Cunning Man Author(s): Charles Burney

456
02 August 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Song: As17260729

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; French Peasant-Burney, Mrs Anderson; Tollett's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

457
05 August 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Song: As17260729

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; French Peasant-Burney, Mrs Anderson; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

458
16 August 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: SScottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Burney, Mrs Anderson

459
19 August 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wits

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; Scottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Burney, Mrs Anderson

460
30 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

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

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood Author(s): Charles Burney
Related Work: The Cunning Man Author(s): Charles Burney

461
09 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: End I: La Jeunesse-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; II: A new Dance-Miss Robinson Jr, a Scholar of Essex; III: A new Dance of Ethiopians-Essex, Lally, Haughton, Rainton, Burney; IV: Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; V: Hussars-Essex, Mrs Booth

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood Author(s): Charles Burney
Related Work: The Cunning Man Author(s): Charles Burney

462
19 September 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: Essex, Lally, Haughton, Rainton, Burney, Miss Robinson; particularly Tambour Dance of Moors-

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood Author(s): Charles Burney
Related Work: The Cunning Man Author(s): Charles Burney

463
10 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval, Haughton, Burney, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson; Le Badinage Champetre-; A new Ethiopian Dance-Essex, Miss Robinson

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood Author(s): Charles Burney
Related Work: The Cunning Man Author(s): Charles Burney

464
26 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance: End II: Grand Moorish Dance-Essex, others; IV: Spanish Entry-Lally, others; V: Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; End Afterpiece: Village Dance-Thurmond, Houghton, Rainton, Burney, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson Sr, Mrs Walter, Miss Price

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood Author(s): Charles Burney
Related Work: The Cunning Man Author(s): Charles Burney

465
25 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: new Pastoral Dance: The Shepherd's Holiday-Burney Jr. from dl, his first on this stage, Sandham, Eaton, Mrs Haughton, Miss Sandham, Mrs Mountfort

466
02 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: Burney Sr

Dance: TThe Shepherd's Holiday, as17291125; Two Pierrots-Burney Jr, Eaton

467
16 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Dance: MMoorish Dance, as17291215; Pierrots-Burney Jr, Eaton

468
19 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17291117, but Vainlove-Huddy; Fondlewife-Burney; Bluff-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Burney

Dance: TThe Shepherd's Holiday-; Two Harlequins-Burney Jr, Eaton

469
01 January 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Burney Jr, Eaton; A new Dutch Skipper and his Wife-

Song: Mrs Mountfort, Miss Thornowets

470
03 January 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: TTwo Pierrots, Dutch Skipper-Burney Jr, Eaton

Song: As17300101

471
24 January 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Dance: TTollet's Grounds-Burney, Eaton; Peasant Dance-Sandham, Miss Sandham

Song: Miss Thornowets

472
12 February 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: TTollet's Grounds-Burney, Eaton

473
07 March 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: TTollet's Grounds, Turkish Dance-Burney, Eaton, Miss Sandham

474
24 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday-Burney, Sandham, Eaton, Mrs Haughton, Mrs Mountfort, Miss Sandham

475
04 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Burney, Eaton; Flag Dance-Burny; White Joke-Eaton