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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.

1951
03 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: By His Royal Highness's Command [Rich's Register]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Dance: As17180310

1952
05 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

1953
05 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ch. Bullock and Mr Bullock. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief

Music: Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Music- by Babel for St. Cecilia's Day; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Babel's Scholar, who never appear'd on any Stage before

Song: Mad Dialogue by Purcell-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: As17171022

1954
14 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: As17180318

Song: Ray, Mrs Boman

1955
15 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: As17180318 Stripping Dance-Prince, Mrs Bicknell

Song: As17180414

1956
16 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [The Prince present, it being the first time of his coming to that Playhouse since he removed from the Court.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

1957
18 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of Afterpiece. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. On this day, Quin and Bowen fought a duel. Bowen died on 20 April of his wounds. According to the Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 26 April: The two falling out about which of them was the honestest man, and a Wager being laid, thereon it was given in favour of [Quin], whereupon [Bowen] went to the Pope's Head Tavern in Cornhill and sending thither for Quin, oblig'd him to fight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist

Afterpiece Title: The Petticoat Plotter

Dance: As17171022

1958
19 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Dance: As17180318

1959
21 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: As17180318

1960
24 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond Jr. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Purcell's Mad Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Thurmond's last new Mad Dance-Thurmond, others; Comic Dance-Thurmond, Miss Smith

1961
25 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. On this evening, according to the Original Weekly Journal, 26 April, [the corpse of Bowen was] put on Board the Prince Frederick Yacht, lately built by his Nephew, an Officer in the Customs, in order to be carried to Leigh in Essex to be Inter'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

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

1962
26 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Dance:

1963
28 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Dance: Wade, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Tenoe; A new Comic Dance by Fairbank-Topham, Miss Tenoe Fairbank's Scholar

1964
29 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Song: Ray

Dance: Prince, Wade, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Lindar

1965
14 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Lindar

1966
04 June 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cook and Wilkins, Boxkeepers. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets for Sir Mannerly Shallow taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

1967
06 June 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: As17171003, but Surly-_; Farewell-_; At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Epilogue-Penkethman oblig'dto speak the Epilogue upon an Ass.

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

1968
20 June 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Thirty Years. Written originally in French by Moliere. Original Weekly Journal, 28 June: On Friday 7-Night one Mr Kelley, an Irish Gentleman, was kill'd by Mr Ryan, one of the Actors of Lincolns-Inn-Fields Theatre; the Accident happen'd thus: Mr Ryan being at the Sun-Eating House in Long Acre at Supper; Mr Kelley, who before had terrified several Companions by drawing his Sword upon Persons whom he did not know, came up into the Room drunk, and abused Mr Ryan, who returned him very civil Usage, and desired his Absence: This did not satisfie Mr Kelley, who drew his Sword, made three Passes at Mr Ryan, before he could get his own Sword, which lay by in the Window; at last finding his own Life in Danger, He drew and ran Mr Kelley in the left Side, who fell down and immediately died

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite

1969
27 June 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Song: Ray, Mrs Bowman; Mimic Song-Mrs Willis

Dance: Topham, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

1970
08 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Revis'd with Alterations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus; Or, The Rape Of Lavinia

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1971
18 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. [The Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Song: As17180414

Dance: Fairbank's Maggot-Topham, Miss Tenoe; Spanish Entry-Miss Lindar

1972
22 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit the Author. With the Addition of some new Scenes (never acted before)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Vail

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song:

Dance:

1973
28 July 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By Her Royal Highness's Command. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [The Prince and Princess present.] St. James's Evening Post, 29 July: And there was a very great Appearance of Quality and Gentry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Cook, Pelham

1974
29 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Money

Dance: As17180711

1975
02 August 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: At hte particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Sir Rob. Howard. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau