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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the Mechels"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the Mechels")') 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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175 results for: Keyword - the Mechels
We found 152 matches on Performance Title, 28 matches on Roles/Actors, 8 matches on Performance Comments, 5 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

101
28 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Dance: The Mechels

102
31 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Rylands MS.: Garrick Play'd, Duke Attended. Died 31 July, aged 77, Ben Johnson (Winston MS. from Burney's Actors MSS). [See benefit for his daughter 15 Dec.] Receipts: #171

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Dance: The Mechels

103
26 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber to Garrick, 26 Feb. 1746: I despise your vanity when you imagine my danger was as great from Mrs Copin, as yours from Perkin Warbeck; my rival met with disgrace the first night of her appearance; and my not naming her when I writ you about Perkin Jan. 1746] was a piece of generosity scarcely to be met with in the female sex, for my rival was then dismissed the house.--Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 39

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-M and Mlle Mitchel (lately arrived from Paris); V: A New Grand Comic Dance-M and Mlle Mechel

104
01 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Delane; Iago-Macklin; Brabantio-Berry; Cassio-Havard; Roderigo-Yates; Duke-Winstone; Lodovico-Blakes; Montano-Mozeen; Gratiano-Woodburn; Emilia-Mrs Macklin; Desdemona-Miss Copin.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Delane

Song: I: Lowe; III: Mrs Arne; IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-the Mechels; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

105
12 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-attempted by a young actor [Stevens (Hogan, Shakespear in the Theatre, p. 36)]; Ophelia-Mrs Woffington; Laertes-Marshall; King-Bridges; Ghost-Delane; Polonius-Taswell; Lucianus-Yates; Horatio-Havard; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Gravediggers-Macklin, Ray; Marcellus-Turbutt; Rosencraus-Simpson; Guildenstern-Goodfellow; Ostrick-Neale; Bernardo-Winstone; Player Queen-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: V: a New Dance-M and Mlle Mechel; followed by a Ball Country Dance-

106
28 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Taswell

Dance: V: M and Mlle Mechel

107
29 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last Night Mrs Woffington was taken ill just as the play was going to begin, which obig'd the managers to have her part read; but was so happily recover'd before the Farce was over, that she will this night perform her part of Maria

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Taswell

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Lowe

Dance: III and V: M and Mlle Mechel

108
05 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last night a new song call'd The Subscription was perform'd at Drury Lane; written by Mr Mozeen, and set to music by Mr Arne, which was receiv'd with universal applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Taswell

Song: II: The Subscription-Lowe

Dance: III: Dance-the Mechels

109
07 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: the The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Taswell

Song: the II: Lowe; V: The Subscription-Lowe

Dance: the IV: the Mechels

110
09 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Addison. By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Taswell

Dance: III: Mechel

Song: V: The Subscription-Lowe

111
11 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not acted these ten years [see 18 Dec. 1738]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Lord Guilford-Havard; Pembroke-Delane; Bishop of Winchester-L. Sparks; Northumberland-Mills; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Giffard; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Cross; Sussex-Mozeen; Suffolk-Winstone; Sir John Gates-Woodburn; Lieutenant-Goodfellow; With the Original Prologue-.
Cast
Role: With the Original Prologue Actor: .

Dance: I: Mlle Mechel; III: Muilment

Song: II: Rise Glory Rise-Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne; V: The Subscription-Lowe

112
15 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17451114, but add Syringe-Yates; Shoemaker-Ray; With an Epilogue-in the Character of Lord Foppington.
Cast
Role: With an Epilogue Actor: in the Character of Lord Foppington.

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Taswell

Song: II: Rise Glory-Lowe; V: Handel's song [as17451114]-Lowe

Dance: IV: Mlle Mechel

113
18 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Lowe; IV: Stand by my brave boys-Lowe

Dance: III: Mlle Mechel

114
20 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Lowe; V: Chorus Song, as17451114, but Lowe

Dance: III: Mechel

115
21 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Taswell

Song: II: Lowe; V: The Subscription-Lowe

Dance: IV: Mechel

116
23 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Portia-Mrs Clive, 1st appearance here in 3 years; Shylock-Macklin; Merchant-Delane; Bassanio-Havard; Gratiano-Mills; Launcelot-Neale; Lorenzo-Lowe (with songs proper for the character); Gobbo-Ray; Morochius-Woodburn; Tubal-Taswell; Salanio-Berry; Solarino-Blakes; Duke-Winstone; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; Jessica-Mrs Ridout.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Mechel

Song: IV: The Subscription-Lowe

117
25 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece not acted these 6 years [see 7 Oct. 1738]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: Mechel

Song: IV: The Subscription-Lowe

118
27 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: II: Rise Glory Rise-Lowe

Dance: IV: Mlle Mechel

119
07 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: III: Lowe; V: The Subscription-Lowe

Dance: IV: Mechel

120
23 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: V: the Mechels

121
26 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii; With Coronation

Afterpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Taswell

Dance: V: Mechel

122
28 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: III: Lowe

Dance: V: Mechel

123
04 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [G+General Advertiser presents long defense of Italian Opera in a Letter to the Author, signed Linus.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: My Faith and Truth from Samson-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards; III: Lowe

Dance: V: Mechel

124
06 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: As17460104

Dance: V: Mechel

125
10 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [This day H. L. in an article in the Westminster Journal (quoted in the Gentlemen's Magazine, p. 21) offered a plan for taxing theatre tickets, as a source of government revenue, on a pro-rated basis--Box ticket a stamp tax of 1s; Pit a Stamp of 9d; 1st Gallery 6d; Upper Gallery 3d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: III: Lowe; IV: New Duet-Mrs Clive, Lowe

Dance: IV: Tambourine-Miss Mechel