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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Ambrose Philips"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Ambrose Philips")') 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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1796 results for: Keyword - Ambrose Philips
We found 1001 matches on Author, 702 matches on Performance Comments, 89 matches on Event Comments, 80 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1401
03 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

1402
11 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Giffard; Old Mirabel-Yates; Duretete-Philips; Petit-Blakes; Bisarre-Mrs Giffard; Oriana-Mrs Woffington; Dugard-Havard; Bravos-Winstone, Woodburn, Wright, Gray; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Duretete Actor: Philips

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: A Grand Sailor's Dance-Muilment

1403
02 November 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Neale; Loveless-Giffard; Snap-Yates; Narcissa-Mrs Woffington; Elder Worthy-Bridges; Young Worth-Cross; Sir W. Wisewou'd-Philips; Sly-Green; Amanda-Mrs Cibber; Hillaria-Mrs Ridout; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Lawyer-Woodburn; Porter-Gray; Mrs Ann-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Wisewou'd Actor: Philips

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

1404
15 February 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Papal Tyranny In The Reign Of King John

1405
30 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos-Philips; Aldiborontiphoscophornia-Cross; Rigdum Funidos-Blakes; Bombardinion-Green; King of Fidlers-Simpson; King of Antipodes-Berkley; Capt of Guards-Woodburn; Dumb Master of Ceremonies-Vaughan; Doctor-Leigh; Cook-Usher; First Lady-Miss Cole; Second Lady-Mrs King; Cupid-Miss Yates; Tatlanthe-Mrs Yates; Venus-Miss Bradshaw; Fadladinida-Miss Budgell; In the Farce The Early Horn-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Chrononhotonthologos Actor: Philips

Song: I: a Cantata-Lowe

Dance: II: Muilment; III: Sga Bettini

1406
14 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

1407
14 November 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17451028

Song: Barlow

1408
11 June 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick (1st time on that stage); Edgar-Ryan; Gloucester-Bridgwater; Bastard-Cashell; Kent-Chapman; Albany-Oates; Cornwall-Burton; Burgundy-Paddick; Usher-Philips; Goneril-Miss Haughton; Regan-Mrs Bland; Cordelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Usher Actor: Philips

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

1409
16 June 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Chapman; Prince Edward-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Daniel; Lady Anne-Mrs Bland; Stanley-Paget; Norfolk-Philips; Catesby-Oates; Tyrrel-Stoppelaer; Ratcliff-Kennedy; Lieutenant-Beckham; Oxford-Paddick; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Norfolk Actor: Philips

Dance: Cooke

1410
20 June 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17460403 but Othello-Garrick; Cassio-Cashell; Roderigo-Chapman; Brabantio-Philips; Montano-Marr; Lodovico-Paget; Emilia-Mrs Bland; Desdemona-Mrs Pritchard; Duke-_.
Cast
Role: Brabantio Actor: Philips

Dance: Cooke

1411
27 June 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Macduff-Ryan; Malcolm-Chapman; Banquo-Cashell; Lady Macduff-Miss Haughton; Lenox-Marr; Seyton-Philips; Seyward-Oates; Donalbaine-Kennedy; Fleance-Miss Morrison; Lady Macbeth's Lady-Miss Ferguson; Hecate-Paget; Witches-Marten, Morgan, Master Shuter; 1st murderer-Stoppelaer; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Horton; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Thomson, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Seyton Actor: Philips

1412
10 October 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

1413
24 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Song: I: Freedom and Ease a song in the Anacreontic Style-Leveridge; II: A Cantata call'd Who will buy my Heart by Stanley-Beard; IV: Mirth gives Courage-Leveridge; V: A Gratulatory Epilogue-Leveridge

Dance: III: As17461231; V: The English Boy and Girl [LaLauze's scholars; see17470423

1414
12 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: Dutch Dance, as17471128; IV: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Pastoral Dance, as17480326 Sailor's Rendezvous, as17471117

Song: SSailor's Rendezvous, as17471117

1415
17 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Music: I: Concerto on Flute-a Child five years of age (1st time of his appearing on any stage); III: Another piece of music-the Child

1416
26 December 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Emperour of the Moon

Music: A Piece of Music-the Child

Dance: TThe Sailors Revels-Mathews

1417
14 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Between the acts: Miss Norris, Miss Falkner (Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library)

1418
28 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: TheSavoyards, as17480920; Hornpipe-the Child, as17490407

1419
28 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: NNew Comic Dance-Grandchamps, Mrs Addison, Miss Baker

Song: Master Mattocks

1420
10 December 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Dance: As17500926

1421
26 December 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17501129, but full cast listed. Apollo-Villeneuve; Daphne-Mlle Cointrie; Followers of Daphne-Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Barchelor; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Baker; Slumber-Vincent; Harlequin-Philips; Burgomaster-Bencraft; Boor servant-Lalauze; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Scaramouche-Atkins; Venus-Miss Young; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Baker; Pan-Vincent; Diana-Miss Falkner; Frenchman-Villeneuve; Spaniard-Desse; Polodese-Gardiner; French Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Spanish Woman-Mrs Gondou; Polonese Woman-Mrs Villeneuve; Zephyrus-Jardin; Flora (representing an Inconstant)-Mlle Cointrie.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Philips

1422
01 January 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Dance: IV: Les Caprices de la Dance, as17511212

Song: II: Mattocks

1423
03 January 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

1424
19 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave; or, Harlequin Skeleton

1425
27 November 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: TThe Hungarian Peasants, as17521125, but A Dutch Dance-_; Comic Dance, as17521125