The London Stage Database team will be retiring the Legacy Search on May 1, 2025. Please take a moment before that date to reproduce any pre-2021 searches and export any resulting datasets you may wish to preserve for future use. We are making this change in order to free up computational resources for new features and data, currently in development with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Watch this space for more updates and, coming soon, new ways to keep up with the latest project developments!
Toggle Sphinx Query
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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?
+
+

Keyword

?
New Search
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.

2626
14 March 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Triumph

2627
16 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #67 1s.; tickets #98 14s. Probable attendance: boxes, 342 by tickets; stage, 44 by money; pit, 123 by money and 88 by tickets; slips, 14 by money; first gallery, 166 by money; second gallery, 52 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: With an additional Dance, by Nivelon and Poitiercall'd The Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; And all the other Dances as usual-

2628
17 March 1727 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Foresyth. By Subscription. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal Part consisting of the Choicest Songs in the Operas-Mrs Foresyth; As also, a new Cantata on St. Patrick's Day by Dr Pepusch-

2629
18 March 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [For letter on pantomime, see British Journal, 18 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Triumph

2630
20 March 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: CCoquet Shepherdess-Lally, Mrs Booth; Harlequin-Mrs Booth

2631
21 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #122 6s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 277 paid and 24 orders; slips, 19 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 319 paid and 6 orders; second gallery, 134 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

2632
25 March 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Triumph

2633
05 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Triumph

2634
06 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: Mrs Booth, Roger, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

2635
07 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Middle Gallery, Boxkeeper. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Dance: Roger, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

2636
08 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: Roger, Boval, Young Rainton, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Miss Robinson

2637
10 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: HHarlequin-Mrs Booth; Pierette-Roger, Mrs Brett; Spanish Dance-Miss Robinson

2638
12 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: Lally, Roger, Essex, Haughton, Duplessis, Mrs Booth, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

2639
14 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris and Young Rainton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-; A new Dance, Le Jeuness-

2640
15 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Tenoe. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: Roger, Lally, Miss Tenoe

2641
19 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: Not play'd these Four Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: End III: Spanish Dance-Miss Robinson; V: Coquet Shepherdess-Lally, Mrs Booth; End Farce: Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

2642
22 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Dance: LLe Jeuness-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

2643
24 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #27 1s. 6d.; tickets #28 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 47 by money and 80 by tickets; stage, 6 by money; pit, 39 by money and 56 by tickets; slips, 5 by money, first gallery, 37 by money; second gallery, 43 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Afterpiece Title: The Metamorphoses of Cartouche

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

Song: Two Songs in Italian by the Author-Rochetti

2644
26 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Corey and Wm. Mills. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Dance: Boval, Lally, Young Rainton, Miss Tenoe, Miss Robinson

2645
27 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Butler and Young Sandham. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Dance: Lally, Miss Tenoe, Young Sandham, Miss Sandham

2646
28 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Shepard and Mrs Walter. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: Lally, Essex, Haughton, Young Rainton, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

2647
29 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: Lally, Essex, Boval, Haughton, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter

2648
01 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Two Sisters, Miss Robinson the Dancer, and Miss Robinson Jr, Captain of the Lilliputians. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Select Pieces-; End II: The 8th Concerto of Corelli-; IV: The 5th Concerto of Corelli-

Dance: I: A new Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson; III: A new Chacone-Essex, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson, others; V: A new Pastoral-Miss Robinson; End Farce: Pieraites-Roger, Mrs Brett

2649
03 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: TTurkish Dance-Lally, Essex; Country Lass-Miss Robinson; Pastoral-Boval, Mrs Brett

2650
04 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Lindar. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Song: Miss Lindar

Dance: LLe Jeunesse-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; new Dance-Lally, Miss Tenoe