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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.

2901
31 March 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets for Momus and The School Boy taken. Receipts: money #60 17s.; tickets #38

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance:

2902
01 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: A new Entertainment in Grotesque and Scotch Characters. With new Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and Sinkings, and other Decorations. Tickets for King Lear taken this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Dancing-Master; or, The Highlander Bit

2903
04 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Dance: The last new Dance, The English Medley by Roger-Roger, Mrs Booth, others

2904
06 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: Being particularly desired

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: Mrs Booth

2905
06 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Salle. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #41 0s. 6d.; tickets #38 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; French Sailor-Salle, Laguerre; Flag Dance-Nivelon; Grand Comic Dance of Sailors-; Hornpipe-Salle in the Character of a Boatswain, Being his first Attempt in that Way

2906
06 April 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Jones and Harris. Afterpiece: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

2907
07 April 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

2908
08 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song:

Dance:

2909
10 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Poitier, Petit-Maitre. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #61 13s.; tickets #52 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; A new Grand Warlike Dance with Moors-Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Hill; in which will be introduced a new Polonese-Poitier, Miss LaTour; with Poitier beating a Preamble on the Kettle Drums. Flag Dance-Nivelon; A new French Peasant-Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, DuPre, Delagarde, St.Luce, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss Hill, Mrs Anderson; in Daily Courant

Song: Leveridge, Laguerre

2910
11 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Dance: TThe English Medley by Roger-Mrs Booth, Roger, Lally, Thurmond, Boval, Rainton, Haughton

2911
14 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Essex. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: Being particularly desir'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: End I: Dutch Dance-Miss Robinson; a Scholar of Mr Essex. II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams

2912
14 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Sandham. At the Particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentlewoman that never appeared on the Stage before; particularly the Famous Mr Henry Purcell's Song, From Rosy Bowers-

Dance: Sandham, Burny, Eaton, Dukes, Mrs Haughton, Miss Sandham

2913
16 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-; Also a Solo on the Little Flute-John Baston

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson; particularly a Chacone-Mrs Booth; And a New Dance-Miss Robinson a Scholar of Mr Essex (which was perform'd in the Rover with Universal Applause) in which will be express'd all the different Movements in Dancing

2914
17 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miller. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

2915
17 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song:

Dance:

2916
20 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: [By Theophilus Cibber.] A New Scotch Ballad Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling

Dance: Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson

2917
20 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Milward. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Mr Essex Hawker. Receipts: money #42 2s. 6d.; tickets #97 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ato

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

2918
20 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit W. Williams. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: FFlag Dance-Burny; Dutch Skipper-Sandham

2919
20 April 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dove and Lee. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasures of the Town

2920
23 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Roger, the Pierrot. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment. Composed by Monsieur Roger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Diana and Acteon

2921
23 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Mrs Seedo. Afterpiece: At the Request of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #11 11s.; tickets #78 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: Myrtillo

Dance: Afterpiece: With the proper Dances-

2922
24 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Revis'd and alter'd by the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whig And Tory; Or, The Double Deceit

Music: II: A Solo on the Violin-Charke

Dance: III: The Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; IV: Pierraite-Roger, Mlle Delorme; V: A Grand Spanish Dance-Lally, Essex, Thurmond, Haughton, Rainton

Song: The usual Song-Miss Raftor

2923
25 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit W. Mills and Mrs Mills. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: A new Song proper to the Occasion-

Dance: WWhitson Holyday-Boval, Mrs Mills; Dutch Boor and his Wife-Roger, Rainton; Sultana-Miss Robinson

2924
27 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme

2925
28 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Charke and Miss Raftor. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Music: Solo on the Violin-Charke

Song: A New Cantata-Carey; and an old Scotch Ballad called Mary Scot-Miss Raftor

Dance: A new dance-Master Tench being the first Time of his Performance on the Stage