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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "John Dryden Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "John Dryden Esq")') 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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12127 results for: Keyword - John Dryden, Esq.
We found 9825 matches on Author, 1782 matches on Performance Comments, 1657 matches on Event Comments, 371 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

476
16 February 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love

Related Works
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris Author(s): John Dryden

Music: Between the Acts: Italian Sonatas-the best Masters

Dance: As17060110

Song: Four several Entertainments of Singing by the best Italian Masters, never sung before by her on the Stage, an English Song of Mr Henry Purcel's, never yet perform'd by her-Signiora del'Epine

477
02 March 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy

Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Bonduca; or, The British Worthy Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: King Arthur Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Music: With all the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcel-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, Mrs Lindsey, the Boy

Related Works
Related Work: The Charity Boy Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: As17060110

478
05 March 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Dryden

Music: A Masque by the late Mr Henry Purcel-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, Mrs Lindsey, the Boy

Related Works
Related Work: The Charity Boy Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Miss Santlow

479
11 March 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): John Dryden

Song: Ramondon, the Boy; Eunuch's Dialogue-the Boy, Mrs Cross

Related Works
Related Work: The Charity Boy Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Evans

480
12 March 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: King Arthur Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Music: Composed by Henry Purcell

Dance: Proper dances-duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier

481
26 March 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love

Related Works
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris Author(s): John Dryden

Song: Leveridge, Ramondon, the Boy; particularly Purcell's Fair Iris-

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: As17051201

482
02 April 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Related Works
Related Work: The Indian Queen Author(s): John Dryden

Music: All the original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcel-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Cross, the Boy

Related Works
Related Work: The Charity Boy Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Evans

483
04 April 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Related Works
Related Work: The Indian Queen Author(s): John Dryden

484
11 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Related Works
Related Work: Oedipus, King of Thebes Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Oedipus Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford, Mrs Bignal

485
25 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aureng Zebe

Related Works
Related Work: Aureng Zebe; or, The Great Mogul Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Aureng-Zebe Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Prince of Agra Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: deBarques, Legard, Mrs Elford, l'Abbe's Scholar, Miss Bruce (taught by Mrs Elford.)

486
13 June 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Related Works
Related Work: Oedipus, King of Thebes Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Oedipus Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: Genteel and Comical Dances composed by deBarques-deBarques, others; Three Clowns-deBarques, Firbank, Legard; Chacoon, Passacail-Mrs Elford

487
15 October 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

488
13 November 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

489
25 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Related Works
Related Work: The Indian Emperour; or, the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Indian Emperour; or, The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards Author(s): John Dryden

490
29 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

491
01 February 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aureng Zebe; Or, The Great Mogul

Related Works
Related Work: Aureng Zebe; or, The Great Mogul Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Aureng-Zebe Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Prince of Agra Author(s): John Dryden

492
05 February 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marriage A La Mode

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: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden

493
08 February 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marriage A La Mode

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: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden

494
13 February 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Related Works
Related Work: The Indian Emperour; or, the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Indian Emperour; or, The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards Author(s): John Dryden

495
03 March 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Related Works
Related Work: The Indian Emperour; or, the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Indian Emperour; or, The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards Author(s): John Dryden

496
18 March 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

497
02 June 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): John Dryden

498
08 July 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. [Advertised in Daily Courant, 4 July, not later, it was apparently performed; see 26 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feigned Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Mar All

Related Works
Related Work: Feign'd Innocence; or, Sir Martin Marall Author(s): John Dryden

499
16 October 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

500
08 November 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Song: A Gentlewoman that never yet appear'd on the Stage