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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir William Davenant\'scompany"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir William Davenant\'scompany")') 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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17620 results for: Keyword - Sir William Davenant's@company
We found 11802 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1330 matches on Event Comments, 512 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5876
14 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quailty. Mainpiece: Written by the Author of the Man of Taste. Founded on Shakespear's Much Ado About Nothing. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop. Daily Advertiser, 14 March: We hear that there was not the least Disturbance from the Footmen at the Playhouse all last Week; and there is such a sufficient Guard order'd, as well as a Civil Power appointed, that there's no Apprehension of any in the future: Besides, we are glad to hear that the Quality and Gentry are resolv'd in general to discard any Servants that should be known to attempt it, and to give them up to the Rigour of the Law. [For Occasional Prompter XXV (on the lethargy of managers), see Daily Journal, 14 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's Apprentice; V: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett. [Daily Advertiser, 14 March, a less authoritative source, differs on the dances: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; Villeneuve, Livier; V: Grand Ball-Denoyer, Mlle Roland.

Music: A Comic Medley Overture-composed by Arne

5877
21 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Founded on Shakespear's Much Ado About Nothing. By the Author of the Man of Taste. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

5878
24 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece and Afterpiece: As 21 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

5879
26 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

5880
26 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Related Work: Love in a Wood; or, St. James's Park Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William Burnaby
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett
Related Work: Anthony and Cleopatra Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation for the Loss of Senesino-Roberts; III: A new English Song-Roberts; IV: Caelia has a Thousand Charms (music by Purcell)-Beard

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

5881
28 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

5882
31 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

5883
31 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: Peasant-Lalauze, as17370128; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: IV: As I saw Fair Clara-Beard, Salway

5884
18 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part I

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): William Pritchard

5885
21 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): William Pritchard

5886
21 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: A Cantata-Mrs Wright; Caelia has a Thousand Charms (set by Purcell)-Beard; The Agreement-Leveridge, Laguerre, Mrs Wright

Dance: GGrecian Sailors-Glover

5887
25 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Music: Between the Acts: various Instruments-

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 V: A new Trumpet Song-Beard

Dance: I: Clown-Nivelon; III: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; IV: A Ball Dance, called The Prince of Wales's Saraband, composed by L'Abbree, concluding with a Minuet-Dupre, Miss Norman; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

5888
26 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Plain Dealer Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: (in Din +Daily Advertiser only) II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; V: Comic Dance-Lalauze, Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

Music: (in Din +Daily Advertiser only) III: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Job Baker

5889
28 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Muilment, Miss Mann. At the particular Desire of sever`l Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Related Works
Related Work: Julius Caesar Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): William Pritchard

Dance: III: Turkish Dance-Muilment

5890
29 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: III: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370326 V: Beard

5891
02 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; V: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett

5892
02 May 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Sir Penurious Actor: Norris
Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): William Reeve

Song: II: Miss Jones

Dance: V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

5893
05 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Related Works
Related Work: Cymbeline Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; II: Serious Dance, concluding with a Minuet-the Misses Scott; III: French Peasant-Lalauze; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Music: Select Pieces-

Song: II: A new English Song-Roberts; IV: A new Cantata-Beard; V: Since Times are so Bad (Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

5894
10 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Dealer Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

5895
13 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: I: Wooden Shoes-Livier, Villeneuve; II: Two Pierrots-Livier, Pelling; III: Hornpipe-a Seafaring Gentleman for his Diversion; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier; V: A new Scotch Dance-Dupre, Mrs Pelling

5896
17 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

5897
23 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit a Person in Distress. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop. [Tickets for Janno, Roberts, and Hough also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

5898
07 September 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Nicholas(late Miss Warren) being the first time of her appearance on the stage since her performing...Polly in the Beggar's Opera eight years ago

5899
22 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part I

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: As17370920

5900
24 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17370920