The London Stage Database team will be retiring the Legacy Search on May 1, 2025. Please take a moment before that date to reproduce any pre-2021 searches and export any resulting datasets you may wish to preserve for future use. We are making this change in order to free up computational resources for new features and data, currently in development with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Watch this space for more updates and, coming soon, new ways to keep up with the latest project developments!
Toggle Sphinx Query
SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "Divine Dialogues"/1)') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=150, performancetitle=100), ranker=wordcount

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?
+
+

Keyword

?
New Search
182 results for: Title - Divine Dialogues

1
30 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear

Song: Comical Songs and Dialogues from Wonders in the Sun-; particularly a Song-Mrs Willis representing one of Queen Elizabeth's Dames of Honour ; Comical Dialogue-Pack, Bowman , representing a vain promising Courtier and a Sycophant ; a Comical Dialogue-Dogget, Cook representing a Widdow in Tears for the Loss of her Husband and a Town Rake making Love to her

Dance: A new Entry-deBarques, Mrs Elford; French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; The famous Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

2
08 September 1711 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice; Or, The Female Lawyer

Song: Between the Acts: With several Songs and Dialogues-Teno, Rainton, a Gentlewoman from London, who never perform'd there before; particularly that Celebrated Dialogue of Tell Me Why My Charming Fair by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-; Mad Dialogue by him-; Also several Opera Songs with Instruments-

3
27 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

Song: A dialogue from The Mad Lover-Boman, Dogget in women's clothes; another dialogue-Cook, Godwin, the latter for his first appearance on the stage; Hark ye Madam from Love's a Jest-

Dance: New Scenev between a Drunken Beau and a Chimney/Sweeper-; several dances-Laithfield, Mrs Evans, Firbank, Firbank's scholar

4
25 January 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Song: That celebrated Dialogue-Boman, Pack, A Drunken Officer and a Town Miss, originally performed in The Mad Lover; A Country Dialogue-Mrs Willis, Short; A new Trumpet Song composed by Eccles-Davis

Dance: The last new Entry-Firbank, Firbank's Scholar; Blowsabella-Prince, Mrs Clark; Comic dances-Prince, others; A Right Irish Trot-a child of five years

5
24 June 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Song: Dialogue between Milk@Maid and Gentleman-Rainton, Miss Raftor; Dialogue between Rake and Widow-Rainton, Tenoe

Dance: VVenetian Dance between a Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Harlequin-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr

6
28 March 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: French Sailor and his Lass by Maker and Mlle Salle. III: Scots Dance, as17331004

Song: In II: Dialogue between a Courtier and Farmer's Wife, as17340318 IV: Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright

7
24 June 1701 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Circe

Music: [From the opera]The Mad Lover-; Particularly The Wedding-; the dialogue-Dogget, Boman

Dance: Labbe

8
07 May 1702 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Entertainment: Divine Musick in Praise of Religion and Vertue-; both Vocal and instrumental, with new Anthems compos'd by Mr Blow; an Oration by Mr Collier; Pieces by Mr Tate, her Majesty's Poet Laureat. The edition of 1702 lists: The Introductory Poem Upon the Reformation of Poetry-Mr Tate Poet-Laureat to her Majesty; The First Anthem-, Compos'd by Dr Blow, and Sung in Westminster-Abbey, at Her Majesty's Coronation; The Oration-J. Collier/M.A.; The Second Anthem, Compos'd by Dr Blow: Te Deum Laudamus-; A Poem in Praise of Virtue- , Written by Mr Tate

9
23 October 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Song: A new song-Mrs Campion; Dialogue between two Beaus and two Coquet Ladies-

Dance: A new dance-Mrs Campion, Laferry; An Entry-Mrs Campion; the Dance- originally performed in The World in the Moon

Music: An Entertainment of New Instrumental Musick-Mr Bannister

10
29 December 1702 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: The Mad/Man's Dance . A new Dance perform'd-16 Persons in Grotesque Habits; in which Variety of Postures-a Black will perform to Admiration; Roger a Coverly-Weaver , as it was done Originally after the Yorkshire manner

Song: The Chimney Sweeper's Dialogue-; A Trumpet Song never sung but twice on the Stage-; Mrs Hodgson, Mrs Willis

Music: The Turkey/Cock Music-. An Entertainment performed before the Doge and Senate of Venice at the last Carnival

11
22 June 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Contrivance

Music: Instrumental Music-Gasperini, DuRuel; accompanied-Mrs Campion on the harpsichord

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Campion; particularly Purcell's Mad Dialogue, and another from The World in the Moon-; Several other new songs composed by Weldon-

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Campion

12
23 August 1703 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Famous History Of Dorastus And Fawnia

Entertainment: Vocal and Instrumental Musick-; With very pleasant Dialogues and Antick Dances-

13
18 January 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; with several select Pieces of Musick- compos'd by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell; And a comical Dialogue sung originally in The Island Princess,-Mr Leveridge, Mr Doggett

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers

14
19 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Song: A Dialogue which was Sung before Her Majesty on Her Birthday at St. James's-; Likewise a comical Dialogue-Mr Dogget, others

Dance:

15
23 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Song: A dialogue from The Island Princess-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey

Dance: As17040204

Music: A masque set by Henry Purcell-

16
24 June 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Wit of a Woman

Song: a young Gentleman who never perform'd on the Stage before; a new Dialogue between him and one of the House, being set by Mr Hicks-

17
10 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ignoramus

Dance: A new Italian Scaramouch-Layfield, his first on the stage; other dances-Layfield, Miss Evans

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis, Miss Baldwin; A comical dialogue-Short, Mrs Willis; Song in Imitation of an Old Woman-Mrs Willis

18
24 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madam Fickle; Or, The Witty False One

Song: The Turky/Cock Music-Mrs Willis; a comical country dialogue-Mrs Willis, Cook; a song-older of Mrs Willis' daughters; Eccles' three-part song set for the Queen's Birthday-Short, Cook, Davis

Dance: Irish Trot-younger of Mrs Willis' daughters, age five

19
01 August 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Match In Newgate; Or, The Vintner Trick'd

Song: A dialogue from The Mad Lover representing a Drunken Officer and a Town Miss,-Boman, Pack

20
16 October 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Mannerly Shallow; Or, The Country Wit

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: Spinning Wheel Dialogue-Cook, another

Dance: Chacone-Miss Evans

21
16 December 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Music: As17041127

Dance: As17041023

Song: A New Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Cross, Famous for Singing and Acting in the last Reign, she having lately entered into Articles with Mr Rich [Diverting Post, 16 Dec.]

22
02 January 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Mrs Cross; particularly a Pastoral Dialogue-Mrs Cross, Mr Leveridge

Dance: Mrs Cross; particularly a Pastoral Dialogue-Mr Leveridge, Mrs Cross[, being the first time of her Appearing on the Stage these 5 Years [but see17041216]

23
22 May 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Song: The new Boy; with a Mad Dialogue by Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey

24
28 May 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Song: The dialogue, Thus at Height of Love We Live, set by Henry Purcell-

25
05 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Leveridge; A dialogue from King Arthur-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey; also the new Boy

Dance: As17050518