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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Joseph Atkinson Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Joseph Atkinson 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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1530 results for: Keyword - Joseph Atkinson, Esq.
We found 950 matches on Author, 370 matches on Event Comments, 248 matches on Performance Comments, 30 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1301
23 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Hughes, Esq</a>

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked; or, An Old Man Taught Wisdom

1302
21 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality.Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere and Intermingled with Songs. At Common Prices. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Phillips; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

1303
29 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Miss Oates

1304
14 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh, and Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Not perform'd these Ten Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Dance: V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End Afterpiece: A new English Ballet; or, Country Dance-Mr Buskin, the Justice

1305
02 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman in Distress. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Rogers; II: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: By Desire, Tambourine-Mlle Villeneuve; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

1306
03 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

1307
06 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq</a>

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

1308
08 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

1309
24 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh, and Colley Cibber Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

1310
03 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh and Colley Cibber Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: SSerious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; A new dance (by Command) Between a Sailor and his Mistress to the tune of To Arms-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

Ballet: The Reprizal. As17391015

1311
07 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Short. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Alter'd from Hob; or, The Country Wake. [Tickets at Short's House, Little Ormond Street, near Bedford-Row, Holborn.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: I: Genius of England-Salway; III: Roberts

Dance: II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: A preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge; followed by Handel's Water Musick-

1312
12 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Crosse. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Related Works
Related Work: Love's a Lottery, and a Woman the Prize: With a New Masque, call'd Love and Riches Reconcil'd Author(s): Joseph Harris

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder

Song: IV: The Genius of England-Salway

1313
20 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat. Tickets for Gordon and Haughton taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17391204

1314
08 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit a Person under Misfortunes. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Je ne scay quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; III: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): Joseph Richardson

1315
12 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh, and Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: TTambourine-French Girl; Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

1316
24 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

1317
24 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Michael Lally. At the Desire of several Ladies of Qualit(. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat. [Two Rows of Pit and part of Stage formed into Side-Boxes. Tickets at Lally's House in Southampton-Row, Bloomsbury.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-French Boy; II: Je ne scai quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Ball Dance, Minuet-Lally, Mlle Roland; End Afterpiece: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): Joseph Richardson

1318
15 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: a new Dramatic Satire. [By David Garrick.] Tickets at Giffard's Lodgings [Mr Bolney's) in Great Queen Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades

Dance: II: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

1319
25 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Stevens and Mrs Vincent. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Minuet-Master Gillier, Miss Morrison; IV: Swiss Dance-the French Boy and Girl; V: Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

1320
16 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Liviez; II: L'Allemande-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; III: Punch-Master Ferg

1321
22 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh( and Colley Cibber Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat. At Common Prices. 6 p.m. Receipts: #62 13s. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17400919

1322
01 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: #54 16s. 6d. (Account Book); #70 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

1323
06 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet Laureat. Receipts: #61 18s. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: PPeasants, Miller and Wife-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Serious Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

1324
22 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Receipts: #47 3s. (Account Book); #50 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

1325
13 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of His Highness the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: #81 11s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). Rylands MS.: Barbarini Sick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Dance: SScots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland; Miller and His Wife-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell