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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Keene"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Keene")') 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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5861 results for: Keyword - Mr Keene
We found 4247 matches on Event Comments, 1377 matches on Performance Comments, 529 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 4 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
28 September 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 6 p.m. Post Boy, 28 Sept.: We hear that last Week Mr Rich made an Assignment of the New Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, and his Patent granted by King Charles II to Mr Keene and Mr Bullock jun. and that they open on Saturday next, with a celebrated Play of Shakespear's call'd, Cimbiline, which will be entirely new dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

127
15 April 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Keene

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Betterton; Bajazet-Keene; Moneses-Powell; Axalla-Booth; Prince of Tanais-Cory; Omar-Smith; Stratocles-Fairbank; Dervise-Husband; Arpasia-Mrs Barry; Selima-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Bajazet Actor: Keene

128
23 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Booth and Keene. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Booth; Old Valere-Norris; Lovewell-Elrington; Hector-Pack; Cogdie-Bickerstaff; Widow-Mrs Knight; Angelica-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Security-Mrs Hunt; With a new Prologue-Keene; new Epilogue-Pack in a Riding Habit, upon a Pad Nagg representing a Town-Miss Traveling to Tunbridge.
Cast
Role: With a new Prologue Actor: Keene

Dance: Italian Night Scene-; Scaramouch-Layfield; Miller's Dance-Prince, Leigh

129
08 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Keene. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Mourning Bride-Mrs Bradshaw; King-Keene; Osmyn-Booth.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Keene

130
26 April 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Keene. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

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: Kent Actor: Keene

131
12 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Keene. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #170 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: See17150104, but Heartwell-Keene.
Cast
Role: Heartwell Actor: Keene.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: The New Boy

Dance:

132
01 February 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Keene. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Quin; Bajazet-Keene; Moneses-Leigh; Axalla-Bullock; Arpasia-Mrs Thurmond; Selima-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Bajazet Actor: Keene

Dance: As17180121; Grand Indian Dance-Moreau

133
15 February 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By reason of the sudden Indisposition of Mr Keene, the new Tragedy call'd Scipio Africanus is deferr'd till Tuesday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

134
16 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

135
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

136
30 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

137
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

138
14 November 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

139
November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

140
December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles; Or, Iphigenia In Aulis

141
January 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage-hater Matched

142
04 July 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

143
19 January 1683 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

144
November 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deceiver Deceived

145
28 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

146
September 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

147
09 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Courtship A La Mode

148
12 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Music: A piece of Instrumental Musick- to be perform'd on the Stage

Song: Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs; particularly a Two/part Song-Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Song: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-the Devonshire Girl; The Whip of Dunbyn-Claxton; a new Entry-Mrs Campion, others; A Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; a new Scaramouch Man and Scaramouch Woman-Laferry, Mrs Lucas

149
26 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Entertainment: Young Gentlewoman, as17100817; Likewise a Vaulting the Managed Horse-famous Master who never appear'd on the Publick Stage

Dance: Ladder Dance-; French Peasant-; Wooden Shoe-; Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and Wife-

150
21 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register