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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.

501
13 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timoleon

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Dance: End II: Dutch Man and Woman-Roger, Rainton; III: Sultana-Miss Robinson; IV: Grand Dance of Moors-

Music: End Act V: (by Desire) Handel's Water Music-; with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker

502
09 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd

Cast
Role: Manage Actor: W. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFlag Dance-Burny

503
29 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: TThe White Joke-Mrs Thomasin Man's Cloaths; A new Mad Tom-Bart Platt

Dance: TThe Yellow Joke (new)-Eaton by Ravenscroft

504
18 July 1730 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

505
22 July 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd

Cast
Role: Manage Actor: W. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Flora

506
01 August 1730 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mad Tom Of Bedlam; Or, The Distress'd Lovers: With The Comical Humours Of squire Numscul

Performance Comment: Numscul-Penkethman; Mad Tom-Wm. Giffard; Isabella-Mrs Haughton; Sir William Friendly-Huddy; Jeremy-R. Williams; Cook-Pearce; Butler-Machen; Gardener-W. Williams; Robin-Eaton; Lady Numscul-Mrs Thomas; Lady Friendly-Mrs Mountfort; Betty-Mrs Palmer; Justice Gripeall-Collett.

Song: Mr Corse, age 12

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Sandham; Drunken Man-Wilcox; (On 8 Aug. and there after:) Mad Dance, Pierrot-Le Sieur Labisle, from France

507
20 August 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free Mason; Or, The Constant Lady: With The Comical Humours Of squire Noodle And His Man doodle

Dance: St.Luce, Mlle Delorme; particularly Wooden shoe, Pierrot and Pierraite, Black Joke-

508
24 August 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman-W. Giffard Booth. Written by the late facetious Mr Doggett. [Advertised also on 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mad Tom Of Bedlam

Dance: MMad Dance-; Dutch Skipper-Sandham upon his Toes; Drunken Man-Wilcox

509
08 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood And Little John; Shewing How He Was Banish'd By The Instigation Of The earl Of Pembroke, For The Love Of The Fair matilda; His Bold Adventures With His Man little John; And The band Of Outlaws; On Which Information the King Went With His Army To pembroke, And robin Hood's Happy Return To Court: With The Comical Adventures Of Little John And The pindar's Wife

Performance Comment: King-Chapman; Robin Hood-Hulett; Pembroke-Lacy; Little John-Ray; Pindar-Harper; Matilda-Mrs Lacy; Marina-Mrs Morgan; Pindar's Wife-Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: (at 8 p

510
09 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amurath The Great, Emperor Of The Turks: Containing The Distress'd Loves Of achmet And selima; Or, The london Prentice's Glory: With The Comical Humours And Surprizing Adventures Of The London 'prentice And Want Brains His Man

Performance Comment: London Prentice-Penkethman; Want Brains-Reynolds; Amurath-Huddy; Achmet-Mullart; Haly-Jones; Selim-Achurch; Aelima-Mrs Newsted; Zara-Mrs Dutton.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

511
16 September 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Carlos-Giffard; Cholerick-Penkethman; Clodio-W. Bullock; Antonio-W. Williams; Charino-Collet; Governor-W. Giffard; Duart-Smith; Manuel-Bardin; Sancho-R. Williams; Louisa-Mrs Woodward, being the first time of her appearing on this Stage; Angelina-Mrs Giffard; Elvira-Mrs Houghton; Honoria-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Bardin

Song:

Dance:

512
18 September 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-a Gentleman for this Diversion; Archer-Hewson; Sir Charles-Stoppelaer; Sullen-Dove; Foigard-Jones; Bonniface-Lacy; Gibbet-Ross; Scrub-Reynolds; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Elsam; Dorinda-a Gentlewoman who never perform'd on any Stage before; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woodward; Cherry-Mrs Careless; Gipsey-Mrs Storey.

Song: BBarbarous Cruel Man (the favourite Song)-Stoppelaer; Excell

Dance:

513
28 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Bardin

Song:

Dance:

514
31 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

515
09 November 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Roberts, from Drury Lane; Cholerick-Morgan, from Lincoln's Inn Fields; Clodio-Woodward, from Goodman's Fields; Angelina-Mrs Morgan, her first on this Stage; Louisa-Mrs Woodward, her first on this Stage; Antonio-Jones; Charino-Ayres; Governor-Mullart; Duart-Lacy; Manuel-Haverd; Sancho-Reynolds; Elvira-Mrs Mullart; Honoria-Mrs Lacy; With a new Prologue on the Occasion-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Haverd

516
11 November 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Haverd

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

517
26 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales, Princess Amelia, and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Harper; Young Bellair-Cibber Jr; Shoemaker-Wetherilt; Loveit-Mrs Heron; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Belinda-Mrs Cibber; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Lady Townly-Mrs Grace; Pert-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Dorimant Actor: Wilks

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

518
08 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Penkethman.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Nivelon
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss LaTour

519
02 January 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Bardin

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

520
09 January 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

521
09 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17301208, but Antonio-Bullock; Charino-Hippisley; Carlos-Walker; Clodio-Chapman; Manuel-Milward; Duart-Ryan; Louisa-Mrs Bullock; Elvira-Mrs Berriman; Angelina-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Milward

Dance: As17310104

522
17 February 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding (formerly The Wedding)

523
06 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17310217, but Manuel-Havard; Monsieur-Bardin; Louisa-Mrs Morgan; With a new Epilogue-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach [Opera]

524
08 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: II: Rainton, Mrs Walter; III: Miss Robinson; IV: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: Drunken Man-Harper

525
27 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd; Or, The Devil To Do About Her

Performance Comment: Faithful-Giffard; Constant-Williams; Lovely-Huddy; Manage-W. Giffard; Trusty-Bardin; Clinch-Collett; Roger-R. Williams; Old Constant-Rosco; Slouch-Pearce; Sir David-Morgan; Num-Bullock; Belinda-Mrs Haughton; Laura-Mrs Morgan; Maria-Mrs Thomas; Dorothy-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Plomer.
Cast
Role: Manage Actor: W. Giffard
Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding

Dance: