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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Gentleman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Gentleman")') 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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7364 results for: Keyword - Mr Gentleman
We found 4804 matches on Event Comments, 2056 matches on Performance Comments, 716 matches on Performance Title, 408 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

1876
May 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Victorious Love

Performance Comment: Edition of 1698: Prologue [Sent by a Friend Between a Tragaedian and a Comoedian-; Epilogue [by the same Gentleman-Mrs Cross [Apparently Zaraida was played by Mrs Cross, her husband by the author, William Walker].Apparently Zaraida was played by Mrs Cross, her husband by the author, William Walker].
Cast
Role: by the same Gentleman Actor: Mrs Cross

1877
30 October 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Betterton; Genest (II, 357) adds from a prompt book: Edgar-Verbruggen; Edmund-Mills; Gloucester-Freeman; Kent-Minns; Gentleman Usher-Bowen; 1st Ruffian-Kent; 2d Ruffian-Peer; Cordelia-Mrs Bracegirdle.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Bowen

1878
06 November 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Sir William-Pinkethman; Squire-a Gentleman who has not Acted on this Stage since the going off of the Actors to the Hay Market.
Cast
Role: Squire Actor: a Gentleman who has not Acted on this Stage since the going off of the Actors to the Hay Market.

Song:

Dance: Leguard, Miss Norris

1879
08 November 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Fryar-Estcourt; Gomez-a Gentleman that has play'd but once on this Stage.
Cast
Role: Gomez Actor: a Gentleman that has play'd but once on this Stage.

Song: A Gentlewoman that never yet appear'd on the Stage

1880
21 October 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Betterton; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Gentleman Usher-Pinkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Bradshaw; Goneril-Mrs Kent; Regan-Mrs Finch.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Pinkethman

1881
18 November 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Estcourt; Smith-Mills; Johnson-Wilks; Kings of Brentford-Bullock, Bowen; Physician-Cross; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Tom Thimble-Dogget; Thunder-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

1882
21 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrid

Performance Comment: As17100109, but Ordgar-a Young Gentleman, a Friend of the Author's, who is pleas'd to Act it for his own diversion; With a new Prologue, Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Ordgar Actor: a Young Gentleman, a Friend of the Author's, who is pleas'd to Act it for his own diversion

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

1883
23 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Country Innocence; Or, The Maid In The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Nicodemus-a Gentleman for his Diversion.
Cast
Role: Nicodemus Actor: a Gentleman for his Diversion.

Entertainment: Care will be taken that there be a good Consort of Musick-; and several diverting Entertainments of Singing and Dancing-

1884
30 November 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Powell; Edgar-Wilks; Gloster-Cibber; Edmund-Mills; Kent-Keene; Gentleman Usher-Pinkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Pinkethman

1885
18 December 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Estcourt; Johnson-Wilks; Smith-Mills; Prettyman-Powell; Volscius-Cibber; Kings of Brentford-Bullock, Bowen; Gentleman Usher-Pinkethman; Physician-Cross; Thimble-Dogget; Fisherman-Johnson; Hey Ho!-Norris.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Pinkethman

1886
17 August 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Ramble; Or, A Playhouse Wedding

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but edition ca. 1711 lists: Common Councilman-Johnson; Rinaldo-Booth; Count-Norris; Carlo-Mills; Don Garcia-Bullock Sr; Chevalier-Bullock Jr; Valerio-Elrington; Young Gentleman-Ryan; Viola-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucia-Mrs Rogers; Jenny-Miss Sherburne; Common Councilman's Wife-Mrs Knight; Old Woman-Mrs Willis; Antonio-Pack; Silvio-Burkhead.
Cast
Role: Young Gentleman Actor: Ryan

1887
26 October 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Estcourt; Johnson-Wilks; Smith-Mills; Prettyman-Powell; Volscius-Cibber; Kings of Brentford-Bullock, Bowen; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Physician-Cross; Thimble-Dogget; Fisherman-Johnson; Pallas-Bullock; Hey Ho-Norris.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

1888
10 November 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Powell; Gloster-Cibber; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Kent-Keene; Cordelia-Miss Sherborn.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

1889
23 October 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Powell; Edgar-Wilks; Gloster-Cibber; Edmund-Mills; Kent-Keen; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

1890
26 April 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Gloster-Cibber; Kent-Keene; Bastard-Mills; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

1891
16 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplex'd Couple; Or, Mistake Upon Mistake

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Sir Anthony Thinwit-Pack; Morecraft-Bullock Sr; Sterling-Griffin; Octavio-Leigh; Gentleman-Scolding; Crispin-Spillar; Leonora-Mrs Cross; Lady Thinwit-Mrs Knight; Isbel-Mrs Spillar; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Scolding

1892
30 September 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Watson, a Gentleman who never appear'd upon any Stage.
Cast
Role: Pilgrim Actor: Watson, a Gentleman who never appear'd upon any Stage.

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; particularly a new Spanish Entry-; Swedish Dal Karle-

1893
11 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucius, The First Christian King Of Britain

Performance Comment: Edition of 1717 lists: Honorius-Thurmond; Vortimer-Ryan; Lucius-Booth; Arminius-Mills; Prince of Cambria-Bowman; Sylvius-Miss Younger; Rosalinda-Mrs Oldfield; Emmelin-Mrs Horton; Irene-Mrs Baker; Prologue by a Young Gentleman-Walker; Epilogue by Prior-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Prologue by a Young Gentleman Actor: Walker

1894
03 February 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Edition of 1718 lists: Sir Philip Modelove-Knap; Periwinkle-Spiller; Tradelove-Bullock Sr; Obadiah Prim-Pack; Col. Fainwell-Chr. Bullock; Freeman-Ogden; Simon Pure-Griffin; Sackbut-Hall; Mrs Lovely-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Prim-Mrs Kent; Betty-Mrs Robins; Prologue by a Gentleman-Mrs Thurmond; Epilogue by Sewell-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Prologue by a Gentleman Actor: Mrs Thurmond

1895
01 March 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Kent-Thurmond; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Judge

1896
30 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith, Cook, Mrs Scot. [At this performance] a Gentleman sitting in a Side-Box pointed at a young Gentlewoman, which another Gentleman perceiving, and she being one of his Acquaintance, he went to him and challenged him: They made some passes at each other, which put the Play-House in an Uproar, but they were parted, and neither was killed.-Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 3 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Example

Dance: As17171022; Thurmond's new Comic Dance-Thurmond, Miss Smith

1897
25 September 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Kent-Thurmond; Albany-Boman; Cornwall-Walker; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

1898
03 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Miss Schoolding; Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

1899
14 February 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By T. Killigrew.] Never Acted before. All the Characters new dress'd. Original Weekly Journal, 21 Feb.: The House was so crowded, that several hundred could not find admittance. Some Disorder happen'd in one of the side Boxes, occasion'd by a Gentleman drawing his Sword on a Footman, who was keeping Places; and some Blows were exchang'd between the Gentleman and the Footman, which, however, ended without any bad Consequences

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

1900
19 November 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman