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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Daniel Purcell"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Daniel Purcell")') 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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937 results for: Keyword - Daniel Purcell
We found 423 matches on Performance Comments, 260 matches on Author, 153 matches on Performance Title, 133 matches on Event Comments, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
04 January 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Subscription. With a new Prologue and Epilogue. Admission as 14 Dec. 1703. [A Folger Library broadside appears to be a program for this concert. It lists in Act I The Druid's Song from Bonduca, two songs by Mrs Tofts, a song from The Fairy Queen, and a dance; in Act II The Frost Music from King Arthur, two dances, and a song by Mrs Tofts; in Act III an Ode on the Glorious Beginning of Her Majesty's Reign, set by Daniel Purcell and performed by Leveridge, Hughes, Mrs Lindsey, and Mrs Campion; a song by Mrs Tofts, The Sacrifice from King Arthur, and a Grand Dance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

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) taken out of the Operas of The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, Dioclesian, and Bonduca; And an Ode upon the Happy Accession of Her Majesty to the Throne- set to Musick by Mr Daniel Purcell, never perform'd before

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Devonshire Girl

2
November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Performance Comment: The performers are listed in Add. MSS. 15, 318, and in a printed version, The Four Seasons; or, Love in every Age (1699). These two sources are essentially similar, but as they occasionally supplement each other, the following is a composite of the two sources: Prologue-Mr Powell; The Epilogue-Penkethman, Mrs Rogers; Prologue to The Four Seasons-Mr Leveridge; Armusia-Powell; Ruidias-Mills; Piniero-Thomas; King of Tidero-Evans; Governor or Tyrant-Johnson; King of Bokam-Bullock; Prince of Syana-Mrs Kent; Quisara-Mrs Rogers; Panura-Mrs Wilkins; Act II: A Masque The Music by Daniel Purcel. The Words fitted to the Notes by the Author-Leveridge, Freeman, Pate, Miss Campion, Magnus's Boy, Miss Lindsey; Act III: A Song set by Daniel Purcell-; Act IV: A Dialogue between a Clown and his Wife set by Leveridge-Pate, Leveridge; An Incantation set by Mr D. Purcell-Bowen, Freeman, Pate; The Enthusiastick Song Set by Mr Leveridge-Mr Leveridge; Act V: The Four Seasons Set by Mr Jeremy Clarke-Leveridge, Freeman, Miss Campion, Magnus's Boy, Miss Lindsey, Pate, Crossfield.
Cast
Role: A Song set by Daniel Purcell Actor:
Role: Purcell Actor: Bowen, Freeman, Pate

3
13 February 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Attendant Females Actor: Miss Brooker, Miss Phillips, Miss Daniel, Mrs Harris, Mrs Haskey, Miss Chatterley, Miss Granger, Mrs Jones, Miss Menage, Miss D'Egville
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

4
19 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

5
26 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

6
03 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

7
04 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: End: The Provencale, as17740928

8
10 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

9
11 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

10
17 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

11
02 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

12
27 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

13
23 January 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

14
02 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day; or, The Scheming Lieutenant

Dance: End: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

15
13 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: Midas

16
10 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Syrens

17
05 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Device; or, The Marriage-Office

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races, as17770428

Song: End I: A Welcome to the Spring (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

18
22 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Dutiful Deception

Dance: New Dance, Allemande-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

19
04 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Sailors' Revels, as17780425

20
26 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

21
01 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: Midas

22
10 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: A Fete The Fete Anticipated

Performance Comment: Consisting of the following compiled Entertainments: Scene I. A Forest. The Death of the Stag-; Overture by Dr Arne-; Hunting song, Give round the word dismount-Doyle; Foresters' Dance-; Scene II. The Cave of Echo. Echo rebuked in a duett, Idle Nymph-; the music by Dr Arne. Scene III; Mount Ida. Venus and the Graces, to whom she complains of the loss of her son She that will but now discover-; Venus-Miss Brown; Scene IV. A Landscape. Dance of Warriors-; Scene V. A. Moonlight. Witches. When shall we three meet again?-; Scene VI. The Cavern of Despair. Mad Tom-Reinhold; the music by Purcell. Scene VII. A Palace and Banquet. Come honest Friends and jovial Fellows-; Attendant Genius-Miss Morris.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

23
10 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

24
27 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

25
17 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: The Critic