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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Italian and Spanish Manner"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Italian and Spanish Manner")') 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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2006 results for: Keyword - Italian and Spanish Manner
We found 1293 matches on Performance Title, 517 matches on Event Comments, 277 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

301
17 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gwinn, Mrs Cook, Mrs Warren, Mrs Atkins. Written by the late Mr Wycherley. Receipts: money #11 3s. 6d.; tickets #186 6s. Probable attendance: boxes, 3 by money and 268 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; pit, 76 by money and 536 by tickets; first gallery, 15 by money and 389 by tickets; second gallery, 22 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

Song: Singing in English and Italian-Mrs Warren

302
09 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Mainpiece: Carefully Revis'd. Receipts: money #62 10s. 6d.; tickets #69 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 68 by money and 130 by tickets; stage, 10 by money; pit, 102 by money and 198 by tickets; slips, 22 by money; first gallery, 164 by money and 70 by tickets; second gallery, 120 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Song: NNo Kissing At All by Purcell-Leveridge, Salway; Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Dance: PPierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

303
03 April 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Pantalon, Stevens, and Prince

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Carter who never sung in Public before; accompany'd with the Harpsichord-Signor Adamo Schola a Virtuoso of Naples

Dance: Dancing on the Rope-the famous Mynheer Rymon , a High German, who never appear'd on this Stage before

304
05 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: SSparite o Pensieri, Mi Credi In Fedele, Almamia, Se Unsolo, Tiranni Mici Pensieri, Latiggre ar Dedi Sdegno, Selarco-Mrs Barbier; Three Italian Songs-Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers; With the French Horns-; The Eccho in Ptolemy-

305
19 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; The best Italian Opera songs-Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Chambers; Concerto on Chamber Horns-; Solo on German Flute-

306
15 September 1729 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee's and Harper's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Bethulia

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Fitzgerald Sr

307
14 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Sandham. At the Particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Smith
Role: Tom Errand Actor: R. Williams

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentlewoman that never appeared on the Stage before; particularly the Famous Mr Henry Purcell's Song, From Rosy Bowers-

Dance: Sandham, Burny, Eaton, Dukes, Mrs Haughton, Miss Sandham

Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland

308
14 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Houghton and the Prompter. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #21 6s. 6d.; tickets #122 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Barbier; incident to the Play: Original Music-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Rochetti, Papillion, Baker, Thompson, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Cantrel

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue

Music: H$Handel's Water Music-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr

309
16 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Sandham and Miss Thornowets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Miss Thornowets

Dance: PPeasants Dance-Sandham, Miss Sandham; Two Pierrots-Burney, Eaton

310
22 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourin-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

311
03 June 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: Singing in Italian and English-the Misses Hambleton

Music: M$Mr Handel's famous Water@Musick-, with Trumpets and French Horns; accompany'd with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums- the ingeniousMr Joab Baker

312
29 September 1731 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17310927 Prologue and Epilogue as17310927 .

Song: Singing in Italian-A Gentleman

313
01 October 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17310927 Prologue and Epilogue as17310927 .

Song: Singing in Italian-A Gentleman; Mrs Fitzgerald

314
06 October 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Fitzgerald

315
19 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Saunderson, who never appear'd on this Stage before

Dance:

316
27 March 1732 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mountier; Pieces for Trumpet, French Horns, German Flute-

317
25 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Charke and Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: Written by the late Duke of Buckingham. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SSultana-Miss Robinson; Bartholomew Fair-Tench, Miss Brett

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Montier (being the first Time of his Performance on this Stage).

Instrumental: With a Lapland Entertainment call'd Aesop's Concert of Animals. Violins-Three Cats; Hautboy-Dog; Harp-Monkey; Bassoon-Bear; French Horn-Stag; Singing in Welch-Goat; Music Master-Aesop

318
28 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Stoppelaer and Mrs Walter. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge, Author of Sir Fopling Flutter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Singing in Italian-Roberts

Dance: TThe Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Lally Jr, F. Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Williams, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Mrs Rogers

319
04 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ridout and Miss Williams. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Miss Robinson; The Masques-; Myrtillo-Mrs Booth

Song: Singing in Italian-E. Roberts

320
06 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: SScotch Woman-Miss Robinson; Bartholomew Fair-Tench, Miss Brett; The Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears

Song: Singing in Italian-E. Roberts

321
10 May 1732 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs DeFesch and St.Helene. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of Church Musick- for six or eight Voices, by Mr DeFesch; Several Songs in Italian-Mrs De Fesch, the first Time of he performing in publick since her Arrival in England; a new Concert on the Violon-Mr DeFesch; a Solo , composed, and perform'd on the Bass Viol-Mr St.Helene; Solo on the Violoncello-Mr St.Helene the first Time of his performing in Publick

322
01 June 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: Millwood-Mrs Mary Man; George Barnwell-Edward Giles; Barnwell Sr-Phoenix; Thorowgood-Jones; Trueman-Barcock; Blunt-Wignall; Maria-Miss Palms; Lucy-Mrs Hind; With the Original Prologue-Giles; and a new Epilogue-Mrs Man.
Cast
Role: and a new Epilogue Actor: Mrs Man.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-

Dance:

Music: Solo on the German Flute-Gentlemen for their Diversion; End Play: Trumpet Concerto-Burk Thumoth; Lesson on the Harpsichord-; Solo on the German Flute-

323
14 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: Countrywoman-Miss Brett; III: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; IV: Scots Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter; V: Flute Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth

Song: II: Song In Italian and English-Ellis Roberts

324
14 March 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Sandham and Mrs Pullen. Afterpiece: A Pastoral Ballad of one Act. [Author not known. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Brazen-Pullen; Plume-Kelly; Melinda-Mrs Pullen; Rose-Mrs More; Lucy-Mrs Bowman; Silvia-Mrs Sandham.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Sandham.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Son; or, The Maiden's Second Slip

Dance: I: Dutch Skipper-Sandham; III: Scaramouch-Sandham; V: Hornpipe-R. Jones

Song: II: Singing in Italian-

325
16 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; In II: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; III: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; V: Sleepy Dutchman and his Frow-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, introduced by Pelling, Newhouse, Delagarde, LeSac, Miss LaTour, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston

Dance: II: Singing in Italian-Kelly; IV: Singing in English-Kelly