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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Layfield"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Layfield")') 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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5663 results for: Keyword - Mr Layfield

We found 4228 matches on Event Comments, 1156 matches on Performance Comments, 555 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

426
25 January 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: The Famous Ladder/Dancer; Layfield, others

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Mrs Willis, Cook

427
02 February 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford, Layfield, others

428
04 February 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Trelooby

Afterpiece Title: Europe's Revels

Dance: Scaramouch, another dance-Layfield

429
09 February 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford; Scaramouch, another dance-Layfield

430
25 March 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Europe's Revels

Dance: Comical Dance-Firbank, Mrs Bignall; Scaramouch, Tub Dance-Layfield

431
20 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Song: A new Comical Dialogue between-Dogget, Cooke; humorous songs-Mrs Willis, Pack

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford, others; comical dances-Fairbank, Mrs Bignal, Layfield

432
30 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear

Song: Comical Songs and Dialogues from Wonders in the Sun-; particularly a Song-Mrs Willis representing one of Queen Elizabeth's Dames of Honour ; Comical Dialogue-Pack, Bowman , representing a vain promising Courtier and a Sycophant ; a Comical Dialogue-Dogget, Cook representing a Widdow in Tears for the Loss of her Husband and a Town Rake making Love to her

Dance: A new Entry-deBarques, Mrs Elford; French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; The famous Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

433
29 June 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: Dialogue between a Dutch and French Woman-Pack, Mrs Willis; A song-Laurence

Dance: French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; Comic Dance-deLegarde, Young l'Abbe, Miss Bruce; Scaramouch-Layfield

434
10 August 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: As17060706

Dance: Scaramouch-Layfield

435
17 August 1706 @ Hampstead Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; with a trumpet solo-an extraordinary Performer

Dance: Scaramouch-Layfield; Ladder Dance-Robinson; tumbling-

436
15 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: A select Entertainment by the late Mr Henry Purcel-the best Masters

Dance: Scaramouch-Layfield

437
12 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Miss Santlow; Scaramouch-Layfield; Italian Night Scene-

438
04 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote, Part Ii

Dance: Harlequin-Layfield, Miss Santlow; With other comical Dances originally in the play-

Entertainment: As17100202

439
25 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow; Miller's Dance-Leigh, Prince; Scaramouch-Layfield; Italian Night Scene between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper and his Wife-

440
23 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

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

441
12 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Dance: French Peasant-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-; Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

442
02 February 1726 @ Inner Temple

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; several Songs-by the late famous Mr Henry Purcel; rest by Dr Croft; which whole Performance lasted above an Hour and half; the Vocal Performers-Mr Hughes, Mr Laye, Mr Rowe, Mr Gates, Mr Weely, Mr Church, Mr King, three Boys; they were accompany'd by a proper Number of the best Instrumental Performers

443
12 August 1703 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A great Consort of Musick-; several new songs-Mr Elford, Mr Weldon all compos'd on purpose for this Entertainment by the said Mr Weldon; Some of the Songs to be accompanied by a Flute-Mr Peasable; and a new Symphony for a Flute and a Violin-Mr Peasable, the Famous Signior Gasparini; who will perform several Italian Sonatas-Mr Peasable; accompanied-Mr Depar; and other great Symphonies-the best Masters

444
03 September 1709 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Celebrated Songs and Dialogues, by the late Mr Henry Purcel, other great English Masters-Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, Mr Tenoe; the Symphonys-Mr Dean, Mr Manship; A Song-Mrs Reading, accompany'd with the Trumpet and all the other Instruments; A Solo on the Violin-Mr Dean; A Solo on the Flute A/la/main-Mrs Denby; With variety of full Musick-

445
30 November 1709 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of Songs for 1, 2, and 3 Voices (particularly those set for the British Apollo)-; besides several full Pieces of Musick for Trumpets, Hautboys, Violins-Mr Dean, Mr Manship, others; Also a Solo of the famous Archangelo Corelli's-Mr Dean, Mr Bulkley; To which will be added, a Two/part Song-Mr Turner, Mr Reading by the late famous Dr Blowe, never yet perform'd in publick

446
18 May 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; the Vocal Part,several Italian songs-Signior Gioseppe Olzi, who sings several Italian Songs with the Trumpet and other Instruments; accompany'd-Mr Dupare; Likewise several Sonatas for a Flute and Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisible; Sonata for two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Banister; With variety of other Sonatas for the Violin, compos'd by Mr Corbett.

447
30 July 1709 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; the Vocal Part-Mr Reading, Mr Teano, others; and the Symphonys on the Violins-Mr Dean, Mr Manshipp; Solo which he never did in Publick before, likewise a Trumpet Tune of his own-Mr Dean; with several full Pieces of Musick with a Trumpet and Hautboys, without-

448
25 August 1709 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal part consisting chiefly of Opera/Songs-Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, Mr Tenoe; a Solo-Mr Phillips, as also a Voluntary; some Lessons on the German Flute-; a Concerto Grosso-Mr Baston's two Sons who perform'd the same lately with great Applause

449
17 April 1710 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music, all entirely new,-the best Masters; in which several Songs in Italian and English-Mr Holcomb; and likewise two Solos-Mr Dean, one being of his own composing; with several other Songs and Pieces of Musick-Mr Teno, Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, others

450
18 May 1703 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; particularly a Song-[Hughes] [before Her Majesty, in Congratulation of Her Majesty's Happy Accession to the Crown; [Also several Entertainments-Mr Dean, Signior Francisco; [And three New Songs [never perform'd anywhere-Mr Hughs; [And that much celebrated Song for the Trumpet[, perform'd originally-Mr Pate [in The Island Princess, beginning Rouse ye Gods of the Main; [Also a Sonata for two Trumpets-; [and positively there will be perform'd an Extraordinary Entertainment on the Arch/Lutes-an Eminent Master [who never perform'd there before; accompanied-Mr Dean, others