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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sandhams Children"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sandhams Children")') 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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929 results for: Keyword - Sandham's Children
We found 591 matches on Performance Title, 241 matches on Performance Comments, 164 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

276
14 October 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Magician; or, Harlequin a Director

Song: The Children on the Ice-

277
16 December 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: Original Song-Mrs Hill

Dance: Two Children, Scholars to Mrs Roussau

278
13 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O Divelly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Music: Witches' Musick Vocal and Instrumental by the late Mr Barret-; One of Witches-Mrs Heron; Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: A Punch and His Wife-Two Children who never appear'd on the Stage before

279
02 September 1724 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin The British Enchanter; Or, The Child Has Found His Father

Song: Mrs Boman

280
04 November 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Magician; or, Harlequin a Director

Song: TThree Children on the Ice-

281
06 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: PPastoral-Miss Rogers, a Child of Nine Years of Age, Scholar to Mlle Salle, it being the first Time of her APpearance on the Stage; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle

282
04 August 1736 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Of Merlin, The British Enchanter; Or, The Child Has Found His Father

283
19 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: In I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; I: Serious Dance, concluding with a Minuet-two Misses Scott; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Comic Dance-called Punch in Love with Dame Ragonde Accompanied by her Children-Nivelon, Lalauze, both in Wooden Shoes

Song: III: A New Song-Beard

284
19 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Music: With theOriginal Musick, carefully reviv'd,-Mrs Clive, Ray, Stoppelaer, Rainton, Este, Raftor, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Willis, Mrs Marshall

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Livier, Pelling; III: Punch's Dance-a Child of Six Years old that never performed on the Stage before; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370503

285
15 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder; II: Serious Dance-Master Charles Poitier; a Child of Five Years Old, the first time of his appearing on the Stage. III: Serious Dance-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder; IV: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Master Charles Poitier; End Afterpiece: Minuet-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Charles Poitier

Song: II: Duet-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Music: V: By Desire, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

286
09 February 1744 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Song: An English and an Italian Song-the sister of the above lady, a child of nine years; the whole to conclude with: the Coronation Anthem God Save the King-; Trumpet-Valentine Snow

287
10 March 1746 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Brett, the surprising voice of the famous African who sings several songs, with Mock Voices, particularly in Imitation of a young Child.; Juggling-Yates

288
08 September 1746 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Audlin; Or, The Merchant's Daughter Of Brastol; With The Comical Humours Of Roger, Antonio's Man

Song: Batt Platt, the original Mad Tom

Dance: Sig and Signora Capuchino, Mynheer Drollelo, being children lately arrived from Holland, who never appeared on any Stage

289
20 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: I: Flute solo-; III: Music-the Child

Dance: V: Savoyards-Matthews, Mrs Addison

290
06 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: II: By Desire a piece of Music-the Child

Dance: III: Savoyards, as17480920

291
22 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Music: CConcerto on Flute-the Child

292
25 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: Savoyards, as17480920

Music: SScotch Sonata on Flute-the Child

293
12 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: I: Scots Sonato on Flute-the Child

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore-; III: Italian Cabaret, as17481109; V: Vertumnus and Pomona-Cooke, Anne Auretti, Matthews

294
18 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Music: II: Scots Sonato on Flute-the Child

Dance: IV: Italian Cabaret, as17481109

295
23 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; V: Vertumnus and Pomona, as17481112

Music: IV: Scots Sonato on Flute-the Child

296
25 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: I: Scots Sonato on Flute-the Child

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; IV: The Sailors' Revels-Matthews; End: Vertumnus and Pomona, as17481112

297
26 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Music: V: Scots sonato on Flute-the Child

Dance: III: Savoyards, as17480920

298
28 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: III: Piece of Music By Desire-the Child

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; IV: Savoyards, as17480920; V: Vertumnus and Pomona, as17481112

299
01 December 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auction Of Pictures

Music: A Piece of Musick-the Child between the parts of the Auction

300
05 December 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auction Of Pictures

Music: A Piece of Musick-the Child