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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Spiller"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Spiller")') 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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6069 results for: Keyword - Mr Spiller
We found 4247 matches on Event Comments, 1634 matches on Performance Comments, 532 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1151
14 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Horatio-Leigh; Laertes-Walker; Polonius-Hippisley; Ghost-Boheme; Fop-Egleton; Queen-Mrs Knight; Ophelia-Mrs Sterling; Gravediggers-Bullock Sr, Spiller.
Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Bullock Sr, Spiller.

1152
16 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Alphonso-Hippisley; Roderigo-Quin; Mad Englishman-Spiller; Mad Taylor-Hall; Mad Priest-Egleton; Mad Scholar-Boheme; Drunken Servant-Bullock Sr; Juletta-Mrs Egleton; Alinda-Mrs Bret.
Cast
Role: Mad Englishman Actor: Spiller

Song: Mrs Chambers

Dance: Drunken Swiss-Nivelon; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Rogeir; The Humours of Bedlam-

1153
18 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Boheme; Aboan-Quin; Governor-Leigh; Blandford-Diggs; Stanmore-Egleton; Driver-Hall; Imoinda Imoinda-Mrs Vincent; Widow Lackit-Mrs Egleton; Lucy-Mrs Rogeir; Daniel-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Spiller.

Dance:

1154
28 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Like To Like; Or, A Match Well Made

Performance Comment: Moncado-Quin; Bellides-Walker; Lisauris-Diggs; Fabio-Bullock Sr; Piperollo-Spiller; Vertego-Egleton; Bertollo-Hippisley; Angelina-Mrs Vincent; Paulina-Mrs Cross; Annophil-Mrs Bret; Isabella-Mrs Morgan; Murrello-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Piperollo Actor: Spiller

Dance: Two Pierrots-Nivelons; French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogeir

1155
03 December 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche; Or, The French Robbers

Performance Comment: Cartouche-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Cartouche Actor: Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon Sr, Nivelon Jr, Glover, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock

1156
19 December 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Performance Comment: As17231214, but Clown-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Spiller.

1157
04 January 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Performance Comment: Amadis-Dupre; Oriana-Mrs Wall; Enchanter-Pelling; Furies-F. Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Lanyon; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Rogier; Clown-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Spiller.

1158
10 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Performance Comment: As17231227, but Mercury-Salway; Clown-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Spiller.

1159
26 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A King And No King

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Boheme; Mordornis-Ryan; Tigranes-Walker; Bacurius-Diggs; Gobrius-Leigh; Bessus-Quin; First Swordsman-Spiller; Second-H. Bullock; Arane-Mrs Knight; Spaconia-Mrs Parker; Panthea-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: First Swordsman Actor: Spiller

Song: End II: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Chambers; End III: The Tipling Philosophers-Leveridge

Dance: End I: Two Pierrots-Nivelons; End IV: Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

1160
28 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Gloucester-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Kent-Ogden; Edmund-Walker; Albany-Diggs; Cordelia-Mrs Brett; Gentleman Usher-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Spiller.

Dance: Dupre, Nivelons, Glover, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Flag Dance (after a new manner)-Nivelon Sr

Song: Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Chambers

1161
07 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Spiller. Receipts: money #32; tickets #32 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Cholerick Actor: Spiller.

Song: Leveridge

Dance: Dupre, Nivelons, Glover, Pelling, Lanyon, Newhouse, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Cross, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr; French Peasant-Nivelon Jr

1162
28 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Page-Diggs; Slender-Egleton; Caius-Spiller; Shallow-Boheme; Ford-Ryan; Mrs Ford-Mrs Cross; Mrs Page-Mrs Parker; Ann Page-Mrs Rogier; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Caius Actor: Spiller

Song: As17231116

Music: Select Pieces-; accompany'd by French Horns-; particularly a Lesson on the Harpsicord-a Youth who never perform'd before in publick

Dance: Nivelon Jr, Dupre, Glover, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Myrtillo-; French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogeir; Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

1163
29 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Sebastian-Walker; Moloch-Boheme; Dorax-Quin; Benducar-Ogden; Mufti-Bullock; Mustapha-Spiller; Antonio-Egleton; Almeyda-Mrs Parker; Morayma-Mrs Sterling; Johayma-Mrs Egleton; A New Epilogue-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Mustapha Actor: Spiller

Dance: Nivelon Sr, Mrs Brett; Flag Dance, Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon Sr

1164
07 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performance Comment: Friendly-Pack; Hob-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Spiller.

Dance: Myrtillo-

Song: A new Ballad,Pack's Invitation to the Town-

1165
08 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Spiller

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Performance Comment: Cobler-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Cobler Actor: Spiller.

Dance: Saraband-Dupre, Mrs Wall; French Peasant-Nivelon Sr; Swedish Dale Karle-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden

1166
25 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performance Comment: See17240507, but Hob-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: Jealous Doctor

Dance: End I: Louvre-Mrs Wall; II: Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; III: A new Entry-Glover

1167
27 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Sir Edward-Quin; Sir William-Spiller; Belfond Sr-Will. Bullock; Belford Jr-Walker; Trueman-Diggs; Cheatly-Ogden; Shamwell-Egleton; Hackem-Hall; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Teresia-Mrs Brett; Isabe lla-Mrs Purden; Lucia-Mrs Rogier; Mrs Termagent-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Spiller

Music: Three Pieces-; End I: particularly a Piece with French Horns-

Dance: End II: Louvre-Mrs Wall; III: French Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; IV: Saraband-Glover, Mrs Wall; V: Dutch Boor-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

1168
03 June 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Touchwood-Boheme; Mellefont-Walker; Careless-Ryan; Froth-Spiller; Sir Paul-Hippisley; Brisk-Egleton; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Egleton; Lady Froth-Mrs Cross; Lady Pliant-Mrs Knight; Cynthia-Mrs Cantrell.
Cast
Role: Froth Actor: Spiller

Dance: Country Girl-Mrs Brett; Chacone-Mrs Wall; Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier

1169
23 June 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Walker; Lovewell-Ogden; Lyrick-Bullock; Mockmode-W. Bullock; Club-Hall; Pamphlet-Morgan; Brush-Spiller; Rigadoon-Norris; Leanthe-Mrs Vincent; Pindress-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Trudge-H. Bullock; Lucinda-Mrs Moffett, being the first Time of her Appearance upon the Stage.
Cast
Role: Brush Actor: Spiller

Dance: A newIrish Dance in Fingalian Habits-Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Ogden

1170
30 June 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: As17240626 but Brush-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Brush Actor: Spiller.

Dance: As17240623

1171
22 August 1724 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son; Or, The Libertine Reclaimed; Wherein Is Represented His Vicious Life, And The Devil Appearing To Him To Go On In His Wickedness; And The Miserable State He Was Brought To Be His Extravagance, Being Reduced To That Extremity, That He Was Forced To Eat Husks With The Swine, To Satisfy His Hunger; Also An Angel Descending, Exhorting Him To Repent, And Return To His Father, Who Receives Him With Great Joy

Performance Comment: With the Comical Humours of his Man Roger. Roger-Harper; Country Farmer-Aston; Lucia-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Entertainment: Drunken Man-Harper

1172
23 September 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Boheme; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Quin; Tiresias-Ogden; Haemon-Diggs; Phorbas-Ryan; Diocles-Egleton; Jocasta-Mrs Parker; Euridice-Mrs Bullock; Citizens-Bullock Sr, Spiller, Hippisley, Hall, H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: Bullock Sr, Spiller, Hippisley, Hall, H. Bullock.

1173
25 September 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Lun; Mercury-Legar; Leander (Mars)-Dupre; Scaramouch (Pan)-Lanyon; Mezzetin (Apollo)-Glover; Punch (Pluto)-Nivelon Sr; Doctor (Neptune)-Hall; Pierrot (Hercules)-Pelling; Europa-Mrs Legar; Clown-Spiller; Colombine-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Spiller

1174
28 September 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; King-Ogden; Macduff-Ryan; Banquo-Boheme; Lenox-Walker; Seyton-Hulet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Macduff-Mrs Purden; Hecate-Hall; Witches-Bullock Sr, Hippisley, Morgan; 1st Murderer-Spiller.
Cast
Role: 1st Murderer Actor: Spiller.

Dance: With all the usual Dancers perform'd by Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon

1175
05 October 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Performance Comment: Amadis-Dupre; Oriana-Mrs Wall; Enchanter-Pelling; Furies-Nivelon, Glover, Lanyon; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Legar; Clown-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Spiller.