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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Kentish man"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Kentish man")') 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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2326 results for: Keyword - Kentish-man
We found 1421 matches on Performance Title, 539 matches on Performance Comments, 474 matches on Event Comments, 4 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

376
02 September 1721 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman, Miller, and Jubilee Dicky's New Theatrical Booth in Blue-Maid Alley, adjoining the the Half-Moon-Inn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injur'd General; Or, The Blind Beggar Of Bednal-green; And The Woman Never Vext; With The Comical And Diverting Humours Of Squire Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

377
08 September 1721 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Englishman; Or, The History Of Aarius King Of Persia, And The Destruction Of Babylon; With The Pleasant Humours Of Capt Fearful And His Man Nine@pence

Performance Comment: Darius-Boheme; Achmet-Rogers; Fearful-Harper; Nine@pence-Morgan; Melissa-Mrs Gulick; Rosara-Mrs Morgan; Olinda-Mrs Elsam; Englishman-Walker.
Cast
Role: Englishman Actor: Walker.

Song:

Dance:

378
03 October 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Spiller; Clodio-C. Bullock; Charles-Walker; Duart-Ryan; Antonio-Bullock Sr; Manuel-Boheme; Louisa-Mrs Seymour; Angleina-Miss Stone; Elvira-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Boheme

Dance: Lally, Mrs Rogeir

379
10 October 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Booth; Apemantus-Mills; Alcibiades-Williams; Demetrius-Watson; Senators-Johnson, Miller, Norris, Shepard, Cross; Poet-Penkethman; Evandra-Mrs Thurmond; Mellisa-Mrs Horton.*d1721 10 10 dl .
Cast
Role: Apemantus Actor: Mills

380
01 November 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Penkethman; Carlos-Wilks; Clodio-Cibber; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Cross; Sancho-Norris; Duart-Williams; Angelina-Mrs Booth; Elvira-Mrs Younger; Louisa-Mrs Horton.

381
25 November 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Penkethman; Young Bellair-Williams; Shoemaker-Norris; Orangewoman-Cross; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Belinda-Mrs Younger; Emilia-Mrs Heron; Pert-Mrs Bicknell; Lady Townly-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Dorimant Actor: Wilks
Role: Orangewoman Actor: Cross

Dance:

382
22 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Mrs Booth

383
27 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Dorimant Actor: Wilks
Role: Orangewoman Actor: Cross

Dance:

384
05 February 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Francis Gentleman

Dance: As17210912; Harlequin Man and Woman-

385
15 February 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: As17220122

386
27 February 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Music: With several Pieces of Musick to be perform'd on Harpsicord Bass@Viol Violin-Mrs Ottey

387
15 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Hanging and Marriage; or, The Dead Man's Wedding

Performance Comment: Edition of 1722 lists: Goodman Gizzard-Bullock Sr; Richard Stubble-Spiller; Molomon Squeak-Phips; Jerry-Egleton; Mazzard-Hild. Bullock; Sprangle-Rakestraw; Countrymen-Morgan, Buck; Mother Stubble-Mrs Egleton; Betty Gizzard-Mrs Gulick; Epilogue-Egleton, Spiller.
Cast
Role: Goodman Gizzard Actor: Bullock Sr

388
17 March 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17220127, but Shoemaker-_; Orangewoman-_.
Cast
Role: Dorimant Actor: Wilks
Role: Orangewoman Actor: Cross

Dance:

389
12 April 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Mrs Booth, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock; particularly Stripping Dance-Boval, Mrs Bicknell; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

390
27 April 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance:

391
03 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17211024, but Appletree-Penkethman; Kite-Harper; Rose-Mrs Brett.

Dance: Harper's Drunken Man-Harper

392
25 May 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Boheme

Dance: Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Sandham, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Bullock

Music: Select Pieces-, accompany's with Trumpets, Flutes, German Flutes, and French Horns

393
23 July 1722 @ Richmond

Event Comment: [By John Williams] At Mr Penkethman's Theatre. Benefit Author. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richmond Wells; Or, Good Luck At Last

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but edition of 1723 lists: Randome-Shephard; Loveworth-Char. Williams; Gaylove-Wilks Jr; Cheatly-Oates; Tony Souscrown-Miller; Robin-Harper; Belinda-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Fainal-Mrs Wetherilt; Prologue-W. Wilks; Epilogue-Penkethman.

Song: Drunken Man-Harper

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

394
20 August 1722 @ Richmond

Event Comment: [Author unknown.] A new Dramatick Entertainment. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. Benefit Penkethman. N.B. The Boxes will be illuminated with Wax Candles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Performance Comment: London Prentice-Penkethman; Wantbrains-Miller.

Dance: Dutch Dance between a Dutch Boor and his Frow-Newhouse, Mrs Willis; French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Francis; Drunken Man-Harper

Song: The Dame of Honour, Mimick Song in Praise of a Country Life-Mrs Willis; Mrs Boman

395
25 August 1722 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Darius, King Of Persia: With The Downfall Of Babylon; Or, Innocence Preserv'd By The Noble Englishman; With The comical Humours Of Captain Fearful And His Man Nine-pence

396
13 October 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Penkethman; Young Bellair-Cibber Jr; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Belinda-Mrs Younger; Emilia-Mrs Heron; Pert-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Dorimant Actor: Wilks

Dance:

397
16 October 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Charles-Walker; Antonio-Bullock Sr; Charino-Hall; Clodio-Egleton; Manuel-Boheme; Duart-Ryan; Louisa-Mrs Bullock; Angelina-Mrs Purden; Cholerick-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Boheme

Dance: Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Bullock

398
26 October 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Penkethman; Carlos-Wilks; Clodio-Cibber; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Griffin; Sancho-Norris; Duart-Williams; Angleina-Mrs Booth; Elvira-Mrs Younger; Louisa-Mrs Horton.

399
08 December 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Dorimant Actor: Wilks

Dance:

400
28 February 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Dorimant Actor: Wilks

Dance: