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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.

1876
21 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

1877
22 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Afterpiece: A New Dramatic Entertainment of Dancing in Grotesque Characters. Receipts: #45 6s. 6d. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus; or, The Mouse Trap

1878
23 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

1879
23 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: As17171022; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

1880
26 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

1881
28 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Song: As17171126

Dance: As17171022

1882
30 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

1883
30 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear, and since revis'd with several Alterations. A new comedy, The Artful Wife, announced for this day, is deferred to 3 Dec

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cimbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: Ray

Dance: As17171022

1884
03 December 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Lindar

1885
09 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: Leveridge, Ray, Mrs Barbier

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Cook, Pelham, Mrs Bullock

1886
12 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Christopher Bullock.] A New Farce. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjuror

Afterpiece Title: Woman's Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: Mrs Barbier; particularly Around Her See Cupids Flying-Mrs Barbier

Dance: As17171022; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

1887
14 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Thomas Moore.] With Musick Vocal and Instrumental, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the same. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 144: Three or four Years after the Performance of this famous Tragedy, I had the following account from several of the Actors who performed in it: That Sir Thomas gave them many good Dinners and Suppers during the Rehearsals of the Play, which they all laugh'd at as ridiculous; but as the Company was, at that Time, composed chiefly of young Actors, and got but small Encouragement from the Public; it may be justly said, their Necessities compelled them to perform this strange Tragedy, which stood some chance to divert from its Absurdities

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mangora, King Of The Timbusians

1888
18 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: At the particular desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mangora, King Of The Timbusians

Afterpiece Title: The Perjuror

1889
21 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Original Weekly Journal, 21 Dec.: The Perjuror...'tis said, is set up in Opposition to that of the Nonjuror, but has not met with nigh the Applause and Success of the latter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: As17171126

Dance: As17171022

1890
26 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cimbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Perjuror

Song: Mrs Barbier

Dance: As17171022; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

1891
28 December 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

1892
28 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. For a comment on The Nonjuror and The Perjuror, see Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 28 Dec

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Perjuror

Song: As17171111

Dance: As17171022; The Indian Dance[composed by Moreau and performed in the last new Tragedy Mangora]-

1893
03 January 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

1894
03 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: A New Dramatick Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick after the Italian Manner, in Grotesque Characters. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #56 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The School of Folly

Dance: Dances for the afterpiece composed by DuPre-DuPre, Boval, Cook, Pelling, Cook Jr, Newhouse, Mlle Gautier, Mrs Schoolding, Mlle Corail, Miss Schoolding Jr

1895
07 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Dance: As17171022; A new Serious Dance-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

1896
11 January 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

1897
13 January 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman, to make up the Deficiency of his last Year's Benefit. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Dance: As17171203

1898
16 January 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

1899
16 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Dance: As17171022; Serious Dance-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

1900
18 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx