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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Mills and Wife"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Mills and Wife")') 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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10208 results for: Keyword - Mr Mills and Wife
We found 4651 matches on Event Comments, 3789 matches on Performance Comments, 3082 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

8101
05 December 1723 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: London Journal, 14 Dec.: The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, the Earl and Countess of Albemarle, and a great Number of Gentry were present. [See also 23 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

8102
16 December 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: Original Song-Mrs Hill

Dance: Two Children, Scholars to Mrs Roussau

8103
17 December 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: As17231216

Dance: As17231216

8104
20 December 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

8105
26 December 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song:

Dance: Particularly A Drunken Swiss-Noaseman

8106
30 December 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song:

Dance: Drunken Swiss-Noaseman; French Peasant-James

8107
03 January 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Song: In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legar

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Pelling, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; particularly Scating Dance-

8108
03 January 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: Original Song-Mrs Hill

Dance:

8109
06 January 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: As17231028

8110
07 January 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Shakespear, by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

8111
08 January 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: As17231028

8112
13 January 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Dance: A Night Scene between a Harlequin and Countryman-

8113
16 January 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Song: Mrs Hill

Dance: As17240113

8114
21 January 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Captives

8115
31 January 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Mountfort. With Sinkings, Flyings, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the same

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Doctor Faustus: With The Humours Of Harlequin And Scaramouch

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One

8116
01 February 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Ventidius Actor: Mills

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Weekly

Dance: Myrtillo-

8117
08 February 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Cast
Role: Old Marius Actor: Mills
Role: Granius Actor: Wm. Mills

Song: As17240201

8118
27 February 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Hawker and Thomas. By Subscription. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. At 6 p.m. N.B. Several Gentlemen and Ladies have complained of the coldness of the House, particular Care will be taken that Night to make the House much warmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

8119
23 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Belmour-Walker; Vainlove-Ryan; Sir Joseph-Bullock Sr; Bluff-Hall; Sharper-Leigh; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Setter-Spiller; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Belinda-Mrs Sterling; Laetitia-Mrs Cantrell; Sylvia-Miss Purden; Lucy-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Hippisley

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Chambers; particularly The Tipling Philosophers-Leveridge

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon Sr, Nivelon Jr, Glover, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall; particularly Two Pierrots-the Nivelons; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogeir; Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

8120
23 March 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

8121
05 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Cast
Role: Apemantus Actor: Mills
Role: Evandra Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea; or, The Country Wedding

8122
06 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson and Mrs Willis. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With all the Song, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play. Afterp1ece: Compos'd by Mr John Eccles, Master of the King's Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Macbeth Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

8123
16 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Dance: End I: Saraband-Mrs Brett; II: Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; III: Louvre-Mrs Wall; IV: Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; V: Myrtillo-

8124
18 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Lindar and May. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mianpiece: Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond, Boval, Topham, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe; particularly Foresters-

Song: Miss Lindar

8125
21 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright and Fielding. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: As17240418