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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Congreve"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Congreve")') 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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6763 results for: Keyword - Mr Congreve
We found 4243 matches on Event Comments, 1502 matches on Author, 1142 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, and 5 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
01 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit W. Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Ladies. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SScotch Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit

152
12 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

153
28 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A short Opera of one Act. The Musick by the late celebrated Alexander Scarlatti. [Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #22 11s. 6d.; tickets #31 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Dealer Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Telemachus

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

154
09 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Short. Written by the late Mr Congreve. Tickets at Short's House, Milman Street. Receipts: money #26 1712s.; tickets #128 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Music: Instead of Act Tunes will be perform'd Select Pieces of Musick adapted to various Instruments, Being deisgn'd as a Concert Intermix'd with the Play. For theOverture: a Grand Concerto- by Dr Pepusch, in which the Kettle Drums are principal,; accompanied with Trumpets Hautboys Violin-; The Kettle Drums-Mr Benj. Baker; V: That celebrated Piece, The Water Musick-; by Mr Handel, for Trumpets, French Horns, Kettle-Drums, Hautboys. Concluding with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Benj. Baker

Dance: II: Tambourin-Miss Rogers; In III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Comic Dance in the Footing Manner-Jones, Mrs Ogden, with some Additions to it, never performed before

Song: I: Mrs Wright

155
28 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: Mrs Booth

156
02 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: FFlute Chacone-Mrs Booth; Les Bergeries, as17321019

157
06 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: FFlute Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth; Les Bergeries, as17321019

158
22 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: #29 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

159
06 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: (by Desire). Written by the Author of the Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Betty

160
07 December 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [The opening of Covent Garden Theatre.] Written by the late Mr Congreve. The Cloaths, Scenes, and Decorations entirely New. And, on Account of the great Demand for Places, the Pit and Boxes, by Desire, will be laid together at 5s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. And to prevent the Scenes being crowded, the Stage Half a Guinea. All Persons who want Places are desir'd to send to the Stage Door (the Passage from Bow-street leading to it), where Attendance will be given, and Places kept for the following Nights as usual. Receipts: #115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

161
08 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Betty

Dance:

162
04 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: AAt the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

163
01 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: By Desire. Written by the Author of The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Boarding School Romps

Dance:

164
02 February 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: #51 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

165
08 February 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: #40 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Dealer Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

166
23 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Glover. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #57 17s. 6d.; tickets #135 3s. [Tickets at Glover's in Chandois Street, cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: GGrand Dance of Fawns-Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Delagarde, Newhouse, Mrs Pelling, Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; French Clown-Nivelon; Ball Dance call'd The Louvre (concluding with Minuet (By Desire)-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; Scottish Dance, as17330329

167
24 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-LeBrun; The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson; Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

168
27 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Afterp1ece [Edward Phillips]. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A Farcical Ballad Opera. Receipts: money #44 7s. 6d.; tickets #32 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance, as17330424

169
08 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Jenkins and James. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Mynheer Vanfleet, the first time of his appearing on any stage; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

170
10 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham. At the Desire of several eminent Citizens. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: MMasqueraders-Vallois, Mrs Bullock; A new Scotch Dance-Miss Wherrit; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

171
26 September 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By the Company of Comedians of his Majesty's Revels. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. All the Characters entirely new drest. With new Scenes and Decorations. [This is the opening of HAY by the dissenting actors under Theophilus Cibber. For a Prologue intended to be spoken on this night, see The Honeysuckle (1734), pp. 113-15.] At Common Prices. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: By Miss Robinson, Janny, Fisher Tench, Miss Mann

172
01 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Select Pieces.

Dance: As17330926

173
06 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Swedish Dal Karl by De la Garde and Mrs Ogden. Scottish Dance, as17331004

Song: By Leveridge

174
09 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: As17330925

175
24 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant by Janno. III: Punches by F. Tench and Janno. IV: Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. V: La Follette s'cest Ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann