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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Several"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Several")') 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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4695 results for: Keyword - Several
We found 4159 matches on Event Comments, 341 matches on Performance Title, 195 matches on Roles/Actors, 171 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

2501
01 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #54 13s. [In Daily Post, 30 Sept., Macbeth had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggars-bush

Dance: PPolonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

2502
09 October 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Dance: Mrs Booth

2503
14 October 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Dryden. Present: [The Morocco Ambassador.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Dance: Mrs Booth, Young Rainton, Miss Rainton, Miss Robinson; Harlequin-Mrs Booth

2504
16 October 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

2505
22 October 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

2506
26 October 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

2507
01 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

2508
05 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

2509
11 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

2510
12 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Mr Rowe, Esq; late Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

2511
16 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With a new Scene representing a Prospect of Covent-Garden, Piazza. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: Roger, Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Rainton, Miss Robinson; La Folette-

2512
18 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

2513
20 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [For an essay on the stage, see Mist's, 20 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre, as17251119

2514
25 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre, Polonese-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

2515
27 November 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #78 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Dance: LLes Characters de la Dance in which are express'd all the different Movements in Dancing-Mlle Salle

2516
29 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years [i.e., at dl]. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

2517
30 November 1725 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: With several Additionals and Alterations. Admission to Boxes and Pit by Tickets only (not to exceed 350) at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elpidia; Or, The Generous Rivals

2518
04 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the partiuclar Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: Mrs Booth, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

2519
04 December 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #73 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

2520
04 December 1725 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: With several Additions and Alterations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elpidia

2521
08 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Mist's 11 Dec.: Mr Shaw, a famous Dancer in Drury-Lane Play-House, and Son-in-Law to Mr Wilks, died last Wednesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Robinson

2522
11 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by N. Rowe, Esq. late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: As17251208

2523
14 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

2524
16 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Dance: Thurmond, Lally, Boval, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; particularly Myrtillo-

2525
18 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Song: As17251208