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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Elrington"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Elrington")') 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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236 results for: Keyword - Elrington
We found 230 matches on Roles/Actors, 119 matches on Performance Comments, 16 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

226
14 August 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mills, Booth, Johnson, Bullock, Norris, Pack, Bullock Jr, Elrington, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Cox

227
07 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam, Rob. William, and Miss Tynte. Written by Shakespear. Th. Cibber (Lives and Characters, pp. 49-49): I remember, some Years ago, on Mr Giffard's coming from Ireland (then a young Actor) Mr Booth performed the Character of Hotspur one Night, when Mr Giffard played the Part of the Prince of Wales ; Mr Booth knowing Mr Giffard must be naturally prejudiced in favour of Mr Thomas Elrington, to whose Performance in Hotspur he had many times attended with no small Admiration-Mr Booth, piqued on this Occasion, exerted himself in a particular Manner, and played the whole Part with such Fire, and Engergy of Spirit, as rouzed his Auditors to an Extravagance of Applause, and made Mr Giffard confess (as he has often done in my Hearing) that, notwithstanding his Prepossession in favour of Mr Elrington,-Mr Booth, in Power, Spirit, and Judgment, went far beyond him in this Part; as he afterwards, with Admiration confessed,-he did in every other

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

228
02 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Elderton [Elrington], who never appear'd on the Stage before.Elrington], who never appear'd on the Stage before.

229
07 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Corey and Elrington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Dance: Italian Night Scene between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper, his Wife, and his Man-

230
26 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Powell and Elrington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music by Henry Purcell, Daniel Purcell, Jeremy Clark, others-

Dance: Variety of Dances, several New-

Entertainment: Imitate the Horn, Huntsman, Pack of Hounds, all perform'd by his natural Voice-Layfield (after the manner of the famous Mr Clinch of Barnet)

231
27 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Husband and Elrington. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Not Acted these Five Years [but see 9 April 1709]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

232
28 November 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heroick Daughter

Performance Comment: edition of 1719 lists: Don Ferdinand-$Mills; Don Alvarez-$Cibber; Don Gormaz-$Booth; Don Carlos-$Wilks; Don Alonzo-$Thurmond; Don Sanchez-$Elrington; Don Garcia-$Boman; Ximena-$Mrs Oldfield; Belzara-$Mrs Porter; Epilogue-Ximena.
Cast
Role: Don Sanchez Actor: Elrington

233
21 September 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [For a discussion of Elrington's acting, see Daily Journal, 21 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

234
25 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for White. Charges #60. Deficit to White #31, covered by #102 19s. from tickets. Mrs Elrington who play'd Lady Froth Thursday night granted #5 5s. Receipts: #29

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Song: GGo Rose-Miss Falkner

Dance: PPierrot Dance-Lalauze, Desse

235
09 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Desse, Oates, Elrington, Miss Ferguson, Miss Morrison. Tickets deliver'd out by Dupre, Mrs Bambridge, Miss Allen and a Family under Misfortune will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

236
17 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts by Reinhold, Doyle, J. Wilson, Baker, Darley; Mrs Morton, Miss Morris, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Miss Willis, Miss Elrington, &c

Performance Comment: Wilson, Baker, Darley; Mrs Morton, Miss Morris, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Miss Willis, Miss Elrington, &c .