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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Fielding"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Fielding")') 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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6354 results for: Keyword - Mr Fielding
We found 4309 matches on Event Comments, 1200 matches on Performance Comments, 748 matches on Author, 528 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
10 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Fielding and Paget. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: As17310419 but Hunter-Fielding.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Fielding.

Dance: FFrench Gardiner and his Wife-Rainton, Mrs Walter; Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett

Song: As17310427

227
26 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Watson, Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17311106, but Sir Charles-Fielding.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Fielding.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Robinson; The Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss D'Lorme; Myrtillo-Mrs Booth, Lally

228
17 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A New Comedy. [By Henry Fielding.] 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists: Lovegold-Griffin; Frederick-Bridgwater; Harriet-Mrs Butler; Clerimont-Mills Jr; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Grace; Mariana-Mrs Horton; Ramilie-Cibber Jr; Lappet-Mrs Raftor; Wheedle-Mrs Mullart; Decoy-Oates; Furnish-Fielding; Sparkle-Berry; Sattin-Grey; List-Oates; Cha. Bubbleboy-Mullart; Lawyer-Mullart; Prologue-Bridgwater; Epilogue by Colley Cibber-Mrs Raftor.
Cast
Role: Furnish Actor: Fielding
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding

229
08 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer, Chapman, Jarvis, Miss Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17620107 Dr Caius-Stoppelaer; Ann Page-Miss Fielding; Simple-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Cossacks, as17620427

230
20 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Egmont, Diary, I, 333: to the new play called The Miser, which is well translated from Moliere by Mr Fielding, and well acted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding

231
17 August 1734 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 17 Aug.: This Day, Mr Fielding will Rehearse his Play [for BF], and Practice his Musick, at his own House, the Buffalo Tavern, Bloomsbury, at Ten in the Morning

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos, Prince Of Spa1n

232
08 October 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere by Mr Fielding. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: Pierrots by Nivelon and Poitier. V: Les Bergeries by Essex, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett

233
23 November 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere by Mr Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: By Denoyer and Mlle Roland

234
31 December 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere by Mr Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. Polonese by Essex and Mrs Walter

235
19 August 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 21 Aug.: On Saturday Morning early died at his house the Buffalo's Head Tavern in Bloomsbury Square, Mr Fielding, formerly belonging to the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane

Performances

236
17 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by Mr Fielding. [The twenty-five performances of this piece this season capitalized upon the anti-French sentiment, anti-Popish sentiment manifest in the daily press.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees; or, The Jesuit Caught

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Debauchees Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: III: Grand Dance, as17451008

Song: IV: Lowe

237
22 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #113 6s. 6d. Paid Barry his one third of surplus above the #80 House Charges: #11 2s. 2d. Paid Wm. Churchman a bill being expences with Mr Fielding, Constables, &c. at the Blakney's Head, #7 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: As17571214

238
16 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

239
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

240
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

241
14 November 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

242
November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

243
December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles; Or, Iphigenia In Aulis

244
January 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage-hater Matched

245
04 July 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

246
19 January 1683 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

247
November 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deceiver Deceived

248
28 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

249
September 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

250
09 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Courtship A La Mode