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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Mrs Knight"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Mrs Knight")') 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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24440 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Knight
We found 23639 matches on Performance Comments, 7642 matches on Event Comments, 4769 matches on Performance Title, 81 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

24126
14 December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance: Lady Morley and three in the Box at Marryage hater. 16s. See Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 378. John Dryden to Mrs Steward, 14 Dec. 1699: Both the Iphigenias have been played with bad Success; & being both acted, one against the other, in the same week, clashed together, like two rotten ships, which cou'd not endure the shock; & sunk to rights (The Letters of John Dryden, p. 131)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage Hater Matched

24127
12 March 1700 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Lady Marow to Arthur Kay, 12 March 1699@1700: The Way of the World, Congreve's new play doth not answer expectation, there being no plot in it but many witty things to ridicule the Chocolate House, and the fantastical part of the world (HMC, 15th Report, Appendix, Dartmouth MSS., Part I, p. 145). John Dryden to Mrs Steward, 12 March: Congreves New Play has had but moderate success; though it deserves much better (Letters of John Dryden, p. 134)

Performances

24128
24 March 1701 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hodgson and Signior Baptist. The Musick will begin between 8 and 9 at night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; also several new Songs set for that occasion-; and a particular performance of instrumental Musick-Signior Volumner

24129
13 August 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: An excellent Comedy, (not Acted these 18 Years)...Written by the Ingenious Mrs Ann Behn. [This performance was presumably a part of a summer season at dl. The presentation of The Gentleman Cully at lif implies a similar season there.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Heiress; Or, Sir Timothy Treatall

24130
22 June 1702 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hodgson. [Tamerlane intended, but cannot be acted.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus

24131
18 August 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lucas. Mainpiece: That celebrated Comedy. Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Entertainment: Several Extraordinary Entertainments, as will be express'd in the Bills

24132
24 February 1703 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Italian and English Masters; an Italian Sonata on the Trumpet-a Boy of about Eight Years of age, who never yet perform'd in Publick

24133
05 June 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Elford. [Genest, II, 293, lists this for 2 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Music: The best Masters

Dance: As17030601

24134
03 July 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A masque of music composed by Henry Purcell. Benefit Mrs Lucas. Mainpiece: Revis'd with large Alterations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

24135
06 July 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Yeoman Of Kent [tunbridge Walks]

Entertainment: As17030705

24136
05 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Newly Corrected. Katherine Tofts, in Daily Courant, 8 Feb.: I was very much surpriz'd when I was inform'd that Ann Barwick, who was lately my Servant, had committed a Rudeness last Night [5 Feb.] at the Playhouse, by throwing of Oranges, and hissing when Mrs l'Epine, the Italian Gentlewoman Sung. I hope no one can think that it was in the least with my Privity, as I assure you it was not. [The statement, addressed to Christopher Rich, was dated 6 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Dance: As17040124

Song: As17040129

24137
24 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Song: Leveridge, others

Music: As17031109

Dance: As17040112

24138
28 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Boy; Or, The Comical Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Le Medecin Malgre Luy (last act)

Music: The Prologue to The Indian Queen-; the Sacrifice in King Arthur-; the Masque in Timon of Athens, all by Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17040226

24139
29 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs deL'Epine. Boxes 6s. Pit 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Box in the Upper Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: As17040422

Song: Several Entertainments of Singing in Italian-the Famous Signiora Francisca Margarita del'Epine; of the best Songs she hath Sung in England: The Accompanied with Musick- compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber-

24140
20 May 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

24141
23 May 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bracegirdle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Trelooby

Music: An Entertainment of new Musick-; Vocal and Instrumental Music-; that was perform'd before Her Majesty on Her Birth-day

Song:

Dance:

24142
06 June 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Trelooby

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, as performed before Her Majesty on her Birthday-; Henry Purcell's The Four Seasons-

Dance: Dancing Proper to the music-

24143
19 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers. Not Acted these Three Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Music: With the Original Music-Leveridge

Dance: As17040613

24144
22 February 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Dance: As17041014

24145
13 March 1706 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Celotti. At 6 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music in Italian and English-the best Masters

24146
06 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [According to the Poetical Courant, 6 April, a private performance of Caius Marius by several Gentlemen for their Diversion" had been acted by this date. A Prologue by Mrs Phillips is printed in that issue of the Poetical Courant.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonders In The Sun

24147
02 May 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Song: With all the Comical Songs and Dialogues that were perform'd in Wonders in the Sun-; particularly the Fop Song-Pack in Imitation of Italian

Dance: Dances-

24148
11 December 1706 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Williams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

24149
22 January 1707 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Celett. At 6 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; with pieces for trumpets hautboys German flutes and violins-

24150
27 January 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Penkethman, Mrs Cross performing their own parts.