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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Mrs Barrington"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Mrs Barrington")') 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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24312 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Barrington
We found 23638 matches on Performance Comments, 7608 matches on Event Comments, 4624 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

826
26 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Performance Comment: Actors only As17111012, but Parts-Mrs _Cox; Witches-_Ryan.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs _Cox

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell

827
06 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Mar-all [the Feigned Innocence]

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Johnson, Miller, Cross, Mrs Porter, Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mills, Johnson, Miller, Cross, Mrs Porter, Mrs Saunders.

Afterpiece Title: The Custom of the Country

Song: Miss Booth

Dance: Birkhead, Mrs Willis

828
21 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Song: As17151006

Dance: As17151104; The last new comic dance-Moreau, Mrs Cross

829
29 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Keene; Freeman-[J.] Leigh; Varnish-Thurmond; Novel-Bullock Jr; Plausible-Knapp; Jerry-Pack; Olivia-Mrs Cross; Fidelia-Mrs Rogers Jr; Eliza-Mrs Vincent; Widow-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Rogers Jr
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Hunt.

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Schoolding

830
18 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Younger. By His Royal Highness's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: A New Cantata-Turner

Music: A New Concerto on the Violin-Bitty

Dance: As17151122; Dutch Skipper-Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

831
03 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation; Or, Love In A Nunnery

Song: Turner, Mrs Boman

832
09 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise; Or, The Massacre Of Paris

Performance Comment: Admiral-Mills; King-Walker; Duke-Ryan; Cardinal-Quin; Marguerite-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Marguerite Actor: Mrs Horton.

Song: Turner, Mrs Bowman; The Genius-Turner

833
04 March 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: As17170204

Dance: As17170125; La Folie-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

834
29 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Orphan Children of the late Mr Farquhar the Author. By Command. For the Entertainment of the Young Princesses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: As17170204

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Miss Younger, Mrs Willis

835
21 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Bullock

836
22 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith

837
31 January 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Willis

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Miss Lindar

838
05 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ch. Bullock and Mr Bullock. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief

Music: Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Music- by Babel for St. Cecilia's Day; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Babel's Scholar, who never appear'd on any Stage before

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Babel's Scholar, who never appear'd on any Stage before.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Babel's Scholar, who never appear'd on any Stage before.

Song: Mad Dialogue by Purcell-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: As17171022

839
21 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

840
12 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Smith and Miss Lindar. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow; A new Dance-Miss Lindar, a Boy that never perform'd on the Stage before; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

841
06 June 1719 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command at the Opening of Mr Penkethman's New Theatre at Richmond. At 6 p.m. [The Prologue was printed in the Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 13 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

Afterpiece Title: The Island Princess (the Comedy in the last Act)

Performance Comment: Original Parts-Penkethman, Norris; Likewise a Prologue-Penkethman in Company of an Ass, Ground Landlord of the Place, upon a Writ of Ejectment.
Cast
Role: Likewise a Prologue Actor: Penkethman in Company of an Ass, Ground Landlord of the Place, upon a Writ of Ejectment.

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherdess-; Turkey Cock-; Mimic Song of an Old Woman-; The Irish Trot-Mrs Willis

842
30 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Wilks; Amphitryon-Mills; Gripus-Norris; Sosia-Cross; Mercury-Shepard; Alcmena-Mrs Thurmond; Phaedra-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

843
15 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: As17220202, but Bromia-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Bicknell

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Denoye, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

844
26 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray and Roberts. At the particualr Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Porter.

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

845
01 April 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Parts-Wilks, Booth, Cibber, Penkethman, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Horton, Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Wilks, Booth, Cibber, Penkethman, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Horton, Mrs Willis.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Isabella Chambers, who never appear'd on this Stage before

Dance:

846
10 October 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; Henry-Boheme; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Catesby-Egleton; Lord Mayor-Bullock Sr; Elizabeth-Mrs Wilson; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Dutchess of York-Mrs Knight; Prince Edward-Mrs Rogeir.
Cast
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mrs Rogeir.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Isabella Chambers, being the first Time of her performing on that Stage

847
28 October 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Booth; Plausible-Griffin; Jerry-Penkethman; Vernish-Thurmond; Freeman-Watson; Old Fox-Shepard; Petulant-Miller; Olivia-Mrs Horton; Fidelia-Mrs Younger; Widow-Mrs Moore; Novel-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Moore

Dance: Thurmond, Topham, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

848
16 December 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: Original Song-Mrs Hill

Dance: Two Children, Scholars to Mrs Roussau

849
03 January 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: Original Song-Mrs Hill

Dance:

850
01 February 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Weekly

Dance: Myrtillo-