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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Willoughby Lacy Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Willoughby Lacy Esq")') 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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724 results for: Keyword - Willoughby Lacy, Esq
We found 367 matches on Event Comments, 341 matches on Performance Comments, 31 matches on Author, 20 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
13 August 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: Sir W. Pen and I to the King's house, and there saw The Committee, which I went to with some prejudice, not liking it before, but I do now find it a very good play, and a great deal of good invention in it; but Lacy's part is so well performed that it would set off anything

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Teague-Lacy.

227
17 April 1669 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: [Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 4-5) gives a cast which probably continues to apply see December 1660 and 3 Aug. 1664] at this time: Subtil-Wintersal; Face-Mohun; Sir Epicure-Cartwright; Surly-Burt; Ananias-Lacy; Wholesome-Bateman; Dol Common-Mrs Corey; Dame Plyant-Mrs Rutter.

228
March 1671 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Wood; Or, St James's Park

Performance Comment: Edition of 1672: Prologue-; Ranger-Hart; Vincent-Bell; Valentine-Kinnaston; Alderman Gripe-Lacy; Sir Simon Addleplot-Wintersell; Dapperwit-Mohun; Christina-Mrs Boutell; Lydia-Mrs Betty Cox; Lady Flippant-Mrs Knepp; Mrs Martha-Mrs Farlowe; Mrs Joyner-Mrs Cory; Mrs Crossbite-Mrs Rutter; Lucy-Mrs Betty Slade; Isabel-Mrs James; Leonore-Mrs Cartwright; Epilogue-Dapperwit.

229
23 April 1675 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A King And No King

Performance Comment: Edition of 1676: Arbaces-Hart; Tigranes-Kynaston; Gobrias-Wintershall; Bacurius-Lydall; Mardonius-Mohun; Bessus-Lacy?, Shottrell?; Lygones-Cartwright; Two Swordmen-Watson; Haynes; Arane-Mrs Corey; Panthea-Mrs Cox; Spaconia-Mrs Marshall.

230
10 May 1675 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The Dark; Or, The Man Of Bus'ness

Performance Comment: Edition of 1675: Prologue-; Loredano-Lydal; Cardinal Colonna-Burt; Hircanio-Cartwright; Grimani-Griffin; Cornanti-Wintershul; Intrigo-Lacy; Count Sforza-Kynaston; Tribultio-Major Mohun; Visconti-Hayns; Jacomo-Charlton; Circumstantio-Shotterell; Satana-Harris; Proveditor-Powel; Parhelia-Mrs Uphill; Bellinganna-Mrs Bowtel; Aurana-Mrs James; Melina-Mrs Slade; Epilogue-Mr Haines.

231
April 1693 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Very Good Wife

Performance Comment: Edition of 1693: Prologue [By Mr Congreve-Mr Hains; Epilogue-Mrs Knight; Courtwitt-Powell; Wellborn-Hodgson; Bonavent-Alexander [Verbruggen]; Squeezwit-Bowen; Venture-Bright; Hickman-Trafusis; Sneaksby-Hains; Aminadab-Cibber; Jeremy-Lee; Crack-Lawson; Annabella-Mrs Mountfort; Widow Lacy-Mrs Knight; Carroll-Mrs Lassels; Mrs Sneaksby-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Widow Lacy Actor: Mrs Knight

232
March 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Bride; Or, The Merry Cuckold

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Thurmond; Bonvile-Boman; Friendly-Thurmond; Justice Merryman-Bright; Summerfield-Scudemore; Mr Ventre-Arnold; Mr Spruce-Bayly; Compasse-Freeman; A Councellor-Davis; Pettifog-Trefusis; Dodge-Eldred; Arabella-Mrs Boman; Clara-Mrs Boutell; Mrs Ventre-Mrs Lacy; Peg-Mrs Perin; Nurse-Mrs Lawson; Lucy-Miss Prince; Epilogue-the City-Bride.

233
02 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philip Of Macedon

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Hulett, Walker, Ryan, Milward, Quin, Ogden, Mrs Younger, Mrs Berriman, but edition of 1727 lists: Perses-Walker; Philip-Hulett; Demetrius-Ryan; Antigonus-Milward; Lysimachus-Ogden; Onomastus-Horton; Didas-Quin; Herodorus-Lacy; Philocles-Berriman; Xychus-Morgan; Olympias-Mrs Younger; Isteria-Mrs Berriman; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue-Mrs Younger.

234
02 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17270925, but Florinda-Mrs Berriman; Valeria-Mrs Lacy.

Dance: new May Day Dance by Newhouse, for Four Countrymen and Four Milk Maids with Garlands-; French Peasant-Nivelon, Legare

Song: TThe Bonny Milk Maid a Ballad and, The Merry Month of May-Miss Warren; The Spinning Wheel Dialogue-Leveridge, Salway; The Cobler-Leveridge; Ballad Duetta-Walker, Miss Fenton

235
20 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: As17280314 but Roderigo-Quin; Mad Priest-Haughton; Drunken Servant-Bullock; 1st Outlaw-Lacy.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Dance: End I: Fingalian-; II: French Peasants and their Lasses-; III: A new Ball Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; V: Grand Dance of Moors-; Kettle Drums-Poitier

236
30 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17271025, but Sparkish-Chapman; Dorilant-Milward; Mrs Dainty-Mrs Lacy; Alithea-Mrs Berriman; Country Wife-Mrs Younger.

Song: End I: The Merry Month of May-Miss Warren; IV: L'Amorche Parte Sento-Miss Warren

Dance: I: Milkmaids' Dance-; II: A new Dance to the Tune of Tamo Tanto-Miss LaTour; III: Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Pastoral Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre

237
02 July 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Reynard-Milward; Loveworth-Pit; Woodcock-Ogden; Squib-Giffard; Maiden-Clarke; Hillaria-Mrs Morgan; Belinda-Mrs Lacy; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Cook; Penelope-Mrs Rice; Lucy-Miss Warren.

Song: GGenius of England-Salway; Gentle Sighs-Miss Warren

Dance: SSwedish Dal Karle-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Peasant-Eaton, Mrs Anderson

238
05 July 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba; Or, Hannibal's Overthrow

Performance Comment: Massinissa-Milward; Hannibal-Ogden; Scipio-Pit; Maherbal-Berriman; Bomilcar-Giffard; Menander-Houghton; Laelius-Lacy; Massina-Miss Palin; Sophonisba-Mrs Berriman; Rosalinda-Mrs Morgan.

Song:

Dance:

239
19 July 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Volatil-Milward; Riot-Ogden; Sir Tristram-Bullock; Horatio-Houghton; Valentine-Berriman; Bob Cash-Lacy; Spitfire-Smith; Slur-Pit; Hazard-Giffard; Cynthia-Mrs Berriman; Arabella-Mrs Vincent; Teraminta-Miss Palin; Aurelia-Mrs Egerton.

Dance:

240
14 November 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Adams; Monimia-Mrs Purden(, from Drury Lane); Acasto-Lacy; Polydore-Smith; Chamont-Giffard; Chaplain-Williams; Page-Mrs Mountfort; Serena-Mrs Turner; Florella-Miss Mann.

Dance: SScaramouch-Sandham

241
07 December 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos, Prince Of Spain

Performance Comment: Carlos-Adams; King-Smith; John-Lacy; Gomez-Giffard; Marquis of Posa-Hill; Queen-Mrs Purden; Eboli-Mrs Turner; Henrietta-Mrs Mountfort; With a New Prologue address'd to the Town-Mr Adams.

242
31 January 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Balance-Giffard; Plume-Smith; Worthy-Lacy; Brazen-Hill; Kite-Williams; Bullock-Reynolds; Pearmain-Wathen; Appletree-Hicks; Constable-Peirce; Melinda-Mrs Purden; Sylvia-Mrs Thomas; Rose-Mrs Mountfort; Lucy-Mrs Nokes.

Music: Select Pieces on Kettle Drums and Trumpets-

243
10 April 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Smith; Pierre-Giffard; Priuli-Burnum; Renault-Lacy; Duke-Turner; Antonio-Reynolds; Bedamar-Jones, the first Time of his appearing on the Stage; Belvidera-Mrs Purden.

Song: Nichols

244
13 June 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine: With The Humours Of Corporal Macer

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

Performance Comment: Hunter-Mrs Roberts; Quorum-Fielding; Grig-Berry; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Cant-Cibber Jr; Phebe-Miss Raftor; Tippet-Mrs Heron; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Shireburn; Tit Tatter-Mrs Willis; but edition of 1729 adds: Gage-Lacy; Mump-Roberts; Scrip-Wright; Swab-Burnet; Constable-Grey.

245
03 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Giffard; Aimwell-W. Williams; Sullen-Smith; Sir Charles-Lacy; Gibbet-W. Giffard; Foigard-(R.) Williams; Boniface-Hallam; Scrub-Collet; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Haughton; Dorinda-Mrs Purden; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Thomas; Gipsey-Mrs Palmer.

Dance:

246
10 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Smith being the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Queen-Mrs Giffard; Bertran-W. Williams; Raymond-Lacy; Alponso-Mynns; Pedro-R. Williams; Lorenzo-Giffard; Fryar-W. Giffard; Gomez-Collet; Elvira-Mrs Haughton.

Dance: As17291108

247
14 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-W. Williams; Sir Philip-Lacy; Perriwinkle-Hallam; Tradelove-Mynns; Obadiah-Collet; Anne-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Thomas; Betty-Mrs Palmer.

Dance: Eaton, Sandham

248
21 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Smith; Pierre-W. Giffard; Priuli-Mynns; Bedamar-R. Williams; Renault-Lacy; Spinosa-W. Bullock; Antonio-Collet; Belvidera-Mrs Giffard.

Dance: As17291120

249
24 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Lewis-Penkethman; Carlos-Giffard; Clodio-W. Bullock; Antonio-Hallam; Charino-Collet; Governor-W. Giffard; Manuel-Lacy; Duart-Smith; Sancho-R. Williams; Monsieur-W. Williams; Angelina-Mrs Giffard; Louisa-Mrs Seal; Elvira-Mrs Haughton; Honoria-Mrs Clark.

Dance:

250
01 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Giffard; Blunt-Smith; Story-Lacy; Day-Penkethman; Obadiah-Burney Sr; Abel-W. Bullock; Bookseller-W. Williams; Teague-Collet; Ruth-Mrs Giffard; Arabella-Mrs Seal; Mrs Chat-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Day-Mrs Kirk being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage.

Dance: TThe Pierrots-