SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "E L"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "E L")') 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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We found 509 matches on Event Comments, 313 matches on Performance Comments, 234 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humourous Lovers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love; Or, The Maiden Queen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lovers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Schoole Of Complements

Performance Comment: [Love Tricks, by James Shirley.] Edition of 1667: The Prologue-; [No actors' names. Epilogue-. [As it is now Acted by His Royal Highnesse the Duke of York's Servants at the Theatre in Little Lincolns Inn Fields.As it is now Acted by His Royal Highnesse the Duke of York's Servants at the Theatre in Little Lincolns Inn Fields.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auglaura

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Captain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Rhodes

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. It is not certain this is the first performance, but it may well have been. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@139, p. 125. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 346. Pepys, Diary: Sir W. Pen and I to the Duke's house, where a new play. The King and Court there: the house full, and an act begun. And so went to the King's. Downes (p. 28): Sir Martin Marral, The Duke of New-Castle, giving Mr Dryden a bare translation of it, out of a Comedy of the Famous French Poet Monseur Moleire: He adapted the Part purposely for the Mouth of Mr Nokes, and curiously Polishing the whole....All the Parts being very Just and Exactly perform'd, specially Sir Martin and his Man, Mr Smith, and several others since have come very near him, but none Equall'd, nor yet Mr Nokes in Sir Martin: This Comedy was Crown'd with an Excellent Entry. In the Last Act at the Mask, by Mr Priest and Madam Davies; This, and Love in a Tub, got the Company more Money than any preceding Comedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feign'd Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Marall

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. It is quite likely that the run of this play extended for some time later in August. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@139, p. 125. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 346

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feign'd Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Marall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Event Comment: The King's Company. This performance is on the L. C. second list 5@12, p. 17, with the date of 25 Sept., when the King was present; the first list, 5@139, p. 129, gives this play for 27 Sept. There may be an error in the listing, yet it is likely that the play continued its run through this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feign'd Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Marall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Poetess

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tarugo's Wiles; Or, The Coffee House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tarugo's Wiles; Or, The Coffee House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Monsieur

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feign'd Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Marall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Event Comment: The King's Company, This performance is on the L. C. lists 5@139, p. 129, and 5@12, p. 17. The latter states: The King here. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 344. Elkanah Settle's Prologue to his revision of Philaster (1695): @The good old Play Philaster ne're can fail@But we Young Actors, how shall we prevail?@Philaster and Bellario, let me tell ye,@For these Bold Parts we have no Hart, no Nelly;@Those Darlings of the Stage, that charm'd you there.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster; Or, Love Lies A Bleeding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals