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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "John Day"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "John Day")') 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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14003 results for: Keyword - John Day
We found 9825 matches on Author, 3059 matches on Event Comments, 1992 matches on Performance Comments, 823 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11351
20 October 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 19 Oct.,The Night Walker had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass; Or, The Nest Of Fools

Song: Hughs

Dance: As17050929

11352
29 January 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): John FletcherJohn Vanbrugh

Dance: As17051218

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Signora Louvicina[, who] being to return very speedily out of England...will (at the desire of several Ladies of Quality) perform for this one day only; accompanied-Haym, Saggion, Gasperini, others[, who will perform several Airs and Italian Sonatas never yet perform d on the English Stage

Performance Comment: ..will (at the desire of several Ladies of Quality) perform for this one day only; accompanied-Haym, Saggion, Gasperini, others[, who will perform several Airs and Italian Sonatas never yet perform d on the English Stage., who will perform several Airs and Italian Sonatas never yet perform d on the English Stage.

11353
09 February 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 8 Feb., Secret Love had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): John FletcherJohn Vanbrugh

Song: As17060112

Dance: As17060110

11354
19 February 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs duRuel. [In Daily Courant, 18 Feb., The Man of Mode had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Leveridge, the Boy

Related Works
Related Work: The Charity Boy Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich

Dance: New dances-duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier

11355
13 April 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Cantata, which will be this day in Print, to be dispos'd of at the Playhouse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Moss

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Signiora del'Epine; particularly an English Cantata , written and compos'd after the Italian manner-

11356
06 June 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 5 June, The Recruiting Officer had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Music: All the vocal and instrumental music from Bonduca-

Dance: As17060325

11357
16 November 1706 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: Being the last time of performing at this Theatre till after Lady-day next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: As17061030

Dance: As17061102

11358
28 November 1706 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: Being the last time of Acting there till Lady-Day next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: As17061102

11359
10 December 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 9 Dec., The British Enchanters had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

11360
14 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Encouragement of the Comedians Acting in the Hay-Market, and to enable them to keep the Diversion of Plays under a separate Interest from the Opera. By Subscription. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and none to be admitted but by the Subscription Tickets. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Cibber (II, 4-5) states that each subscriber received three tickets for the first day of each of three plays offered by subscription for a payment of three guineas.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Julius Caesar-Booth; Octavius Caesar-Mills; Antony-Wilks; Brutus-Betterton; Cassius-Verbruggen; Caska-Keen; Ligarius-Boman; Decius Brutus-Husband; Cinna-Bowen; Plebeians-Johnson, Bullock, Norris, Cross; Calphurnia-Mrs Barry; Portia-Mrs Bracegirdle; With a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Plebeians Actor: Johnson, Bullock, Norris, Cross

11361
16 January 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 15 Jan., The Rehearsal had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: As17070109

Dance: duRuel, deBarques, others

11362
04 February 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [By Colley Cibber.] Never Acted before. By Subscription. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and none to be admitted but by the Subscribers' Tickets. [In the preface to The Double Gallant Cibber states that in Marriage a la Mode he joined "the Comical Episodes of the Maiden Queen, and Marriage alamode...the Alteration cost me but six days trouble; and not calling it a new Play, we found the Town very favourable to it."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marriage A La Mode; Or, The Comical Lovers

Related Works
Related Work: Marriage A La Mode Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Celadon and Florimel; or, The Happy Counterplot Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden

11363
21 February 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben Johnson. [In Daily Courant, 20 Feb., The Tender Husband has been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: As17070101, but Morose-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson.
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber

11364
25 February 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Tickets for The Comical Lovers [advertised on 22 Feb. for this day] taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

11365
06 March 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Moore's tickets for 3 March taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song:

Dance:

11366
20 March 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lindsey. [In Daily Courant, 17 March, The Committee as a benefit for Miss Santlow had been announced for this day, but later deferred to Tuesday 25.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley

11367
26 April 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 25 April, Thomyris had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Song: As17070109

Dance: As17070303

11368
13 May 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [in Daily Courant, 7 May, Thomyris had been advertised by subscription for Saturday 10 and Thursday 15 at two guineas for three tickets on each day, the number not to exceed 420 in the front boxes, side boxes, and pit, all to be laid together.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris, Queen Of Scythia

11369
18 November 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Sir George Etherige. [In Daily Courant, 17 Nov., I Henry IV had been announced for this day.

Performances

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

11370
06 December 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 8 Dec., Virtue Betrayed had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance:

11371
28 January 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 27 Jan., The Spanish Fryar was announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

11372
06 April 1708 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 3 April, Thomyris had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance:

11373
31 August 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With Beadles, Officers, and Attendants belonging to the Powder Court. [In Daily Courant, 30 Aug., The London Cuckolds had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Performance Comment: Overdo-Keene; Quarlous-Powell; Littlewit-Norris; Cokes-Bullock; Numps-Johnson; Busy-Bickerstaffe; Winwife-Husband; Edgeworth-Thurmond Jr; Nightingale-Fairbank; Leatherhead-Carnaby; Crumplin-Leigh; Mrs Overdo-Mrs Cox; Mrs Grace-Mrs Moor; Mrs Littlewit-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Purecraft-Mrs Powell; Ursula-Cross.
Cast
Role: Numps Actor: Johnson

11374
12 February 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Admission as 5 Jan., but no benches railed into boxes. [In Daily Courant, 11 Feb., Pyrrhus and Demetrius had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

11375
16 February 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Valentini. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit. And no Person to be admitted but by printed Tickets [at half a Guinea]. Stage Boxes half a Guinea. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Note, the Tickets deliver'd for Pyrrhus and Demetrius to be taken this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla