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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Joseph Addison"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Joseph Addison")') 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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1309 results for: Keyword - Joseph Addison
We found 950 matches on Author, 238 matches on Performance Comments, 166 matches on Event Comments, 67 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
08 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. Egerton 2320. Receipts: #62. A dam'd stink this Night by a Vaults being Emptied in Vinegar yard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

52
02 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late $J. Addison, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

53
12 September 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan: Intermix'd with Songs

54
03 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Related Works
Related Work: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House Author(s): Joseph Addison
Related Work: The Drummer Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

55
05 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Related Works
Related Work: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House Author(s): Joseph Addison
Related Work: The Drummer Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

56
23 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: III: Dance of Moors-Muilment

57
07 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

58
19 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire, Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Music: III: As17390117

Dance: V: Grand Dance of Moors, as17390117

59
24 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

60
07 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sedgwicke, Merchant of London. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: Ethiopian Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

61
08 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, by Sir John Vanbrugh and Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: An English Opera, written by the late Mr Addison, and new set to Musick by Mr Arne, reserving two or three Favourite Songs, out of his former Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Related Works
Related Work: Rosamond Author(s): Joseph Addison

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; II: L'Allamande-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

62
17 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Receipts: #46 1s. 6d. (Account Book); #50 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Related Works
Related Work: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House Author(s): Joseph Addison
Related Work: The Drummer Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

63
20 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. For the Benefit of the Brave and Unfortunate Capt John Peddie, of the Prince of Orange, who, after defending his Ship, and saving her by the most Gallant Behaviour, against a Spanish Privateer, had the Misfortune to lose her, and all he had on Board, in the late Storm. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Pit and Boxes 5s. Galleries 2s. and 1s. Receipts: money #52 1s.; tickets #295 (Account Book); #350 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Wooden Shoe-Mechel

64
25 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Bedefit Mr and Mrs Arne. Written by the late Mr Addison, and set to Musick by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

Related Works
Related Work: Rosamond Author(s): Joseph Addison

65
24 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Connor, who kept the Key and Garter Tavern in Pall-Mall. Written by the late Mr Addison, and Set to Musick by Mr Arne. Reduced to Two Acts. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

Related Works
Related Work: Rosamond Author(s): Joseph Addison

66
27 September 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece Written by the late Mr Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

67
28 October 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By the late Mr Addison. Benefit Capt Norton, late Commander of the Crawley Pink, who was taken the 18th of Sept. last, after a Gallant Engagement of Five Hours with Twelve Spanish privateers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Dance: II, V: As17431003

68
04 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece written by the late Mr Addison. [That Bridges doubled in the roles of Syphax and Sempronius seems to be born out by listing in both the advance notice and the bill of the day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

69
31 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece an opera in two acts not acted these 6 years [see 24 March 1741]. The words by Mr Addison. The Music compos'd by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Related Works
Related Work: Rosamond Author(s): Joseph Addison

70
09 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Addison. By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: III: Mechel

Song: V: The Subscription-Lowe

71
22 November 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Never acted there before. Written by the late Mr Addison, author of Cato

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Related Works
Related Work: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House Author(s): Joseph Addison
Related Work: The Drummer Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Barlow

Dance: As17451018

72
09 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Never perform'd there before. Written by the late Mr Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: As17451028

Song: Brett

73
10 January 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Words of [the Afterpiece] by Addison; the Music by Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Related Works
Related Work: Rosamond Author(s): Joseph Addison

74
08 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Prologue, Epilogue and Pastoral Dialogue. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Addison. A New Pastoral Dialogue for the benefit of ye Author of ye Dialogue, Cook ye Poet (Cross). [The Prologue was on comic poetry (spoken by Ryan); the Epilogue was on the Comic Characters of Women (spoken by Mrs Bland). See published version (London, 1753 "to which is prefixed an Ode to John Rich, Esq:"--British Museum 11795 K 31).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Related Works
Related Work: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House Author(s): Joseph Addison
Related Work: The Drummer Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Entertainment: NNew Prologue, Epilogue, likewise a New Pastoral Dialogue (never perform'd before)-Lowe, Mrs Lampe; The music by Mr Arne-

Dance: LLes Chasseurs Allemandes, as17521207

75
26 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent and Mrs Lampe. Afterpiece: Not acted these 10 years. Written by Addison, set by Arne. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Related Works
Related Work: Rosamond Author(s): Joseph Addison

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120