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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Lewis Hallam"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Lewis Hallam")') 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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3041 results for: Keyword - Lewis Hallam
We found 1949 matches on Performance Comments, 1122 matches on Author, 201 matches on Event Comments, 10 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

1326
14 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets of Mrs Hallam, No. 6, Wild Court, near lif.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Malcolm Actor: A. Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Music: As17380103, but The Vocal Parts-Miss _Hillyard

Dance: GGrecian Sailors-Glover

1327
25 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Alphonso-James; Roderigo-Bridgwater; Curio-A. Ryan; Seberto-Anderson; Governor-Rosco; Old Pilgrim-Aston; Jaquez-W. Hallam; Lopez-Mullart; Mad Englishman-Penkethman; Mad Scholar-Hallam; Mad Taylor-Bencraft; Mad Priest-Salway; Mad Welchman-Yates; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Juletta-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Jaquez Actor: W. Hallam
Role: Mad Scholar Actor: Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Ball Dance-Dupre, Miss Norman; Comic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

1328
27 June 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: See17380410 but Othello-Stephens; Iago-A. Hallam; Roderigo-Penkethman; Duke-W. Hallam; Cassio-Stevens; Brabantio-Boaman; Lodovico-=Ware; Montano-Salway; Gratiano-Stoppelaer; Emilia-Mrs Hamilton; Desdemona-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Iago Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Duke Actor: W. Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: See17380314 but Gaylove-Salway; Sapscull-Stoppelaer; Muckworm-Penkethman; Slango-Stevens; Blunder-W. Hallam; Arabella-Miss Hillyard; Combrush-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Blunder Actor: W. Hallam

Dance: Master and Miss Oates

1329
30 June 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Hallam; Sir Thomas-Stephens; Dorante-Stoppelaer; Lovewell-Stephens; Marquis of Hazard-Salway; Cogdie-Clarke; Galloon-W. Hallam; Angelice-Mrs Vincent; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Hamilton; Favourite-Miss Sharpe; Mrs Security-Mrs Marshall; Betty-Miss Dancey; Hector-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Gamester Actor: Hallam
Role: Galloon Actor: W. Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17380627

1330
07 July 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Hallam; Tradelove-Stephens; Sir Philip-Ware; Prim-Penkethman; Periwinkle-W. Hallam; Freeman-Stevens; Sackbut-Boaman; Mrs Prim-Mrs Marshall; Anne Lovely-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Fainwell Actor: Hallam
Role: Periwinkle Actor: W. Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Blunder Actor: W. Hallam

1331
21 July 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: See17371104, but Tamerlane-Delane; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Hallam; Omar-Boman; Arpasia-Mrs Hallam; Selima-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Axalla Actor: Hallam
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

1332
25 September 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Ryan; Priuli-Bridgwater; Duke-Hale; Bedamar-Hallam; Renault-Rosco; Spinosa-Stevens; Elliot-Salway; Antonio-Hippisley; Belvidera-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Bedamar Actor: Hallam
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery; or, The Tanner of York

1333
29 September 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Delane; Ventidius-Bridgwater; Dolabella-Hale; Alexas-Hallam; Serapion-Rosco; Cleopatra-Mrs Horton; Octavia-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Alexas Actor: Hallam
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17380927

1334
06 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Delane; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hallam; Macduff-Ryan; Lady Macduff-Mrs Stevens; Banquo-Bridgwater; Malcolm-Hallam; King-Rosco; Lenox-Stephens; Seyward-Hale; Seyton-Arthur; Donalbain-A. Ryan; Murderer-Hippisley; Hecate-Mullart; Witches-Penkethman, James, Neale.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Malcolm Actor: Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Music: Withthe Original Musick-; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Roberts, Thompson, Stoppelaer, Mrs James, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby

Dance: The usual Dances-proper to the Play

1335
14 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; Ghost-Delane; King-Bridgwater; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Hallam; Ostrick-Chapman; Horatio-Hale; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Gravediggers-Rosco, Mullart.
Cast
Role: Laertes Actor: Hallam
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

1336
24 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Clytus-Stephens; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Walker; Hephestion-Hallam; Polyperchon-Rosco; Perdiccas-Ridout; Statira-Mrs Horton; Roxana-Mrs Hallam; Sysigambis-Mrs James; Parisatis-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Hephestion Actor: Hallam
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: As17381023

1337
28 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Delane; Gonsalez-Bridgwater; King-Walker; Garcia-Hallam; Zara-Mrs Hallam; Almeria-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Garcia Actor: Hallam
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

1338
04 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Delane; Bajazet-Johnson; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Hallam; Dervise-Rosco; Omar-Hale; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Hallam; With the usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Axalla Actor: Hallam
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

1339
05 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Delane; Canterbury-Chapman; Fluellin-Hippisley; Pistol-James; King of France-Johnson; Dauphin-Hallam; Burgundy-Walker; Constable of France-Bridgwater; Queen Isabel-Mrs James; Catherine-Mrs Ware; Exeter-Stephens; Glocester-Hill; Bedford-A. Ryan; Westmoreland-Roberts; Cambridge-Anderson; Scroop-Arthur; Gray-Stevens; Gower-Hale; Macmorris-Neale; Williams-Rosco; Bates-Mullart; Nym-Stoppelaer; Bardolph-W. Hallam; Page-Miss Ferguson; Hostess-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Dauphin Actor: Hallam
Role: Bardolph Actor: W. Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: SSerious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

1340
17 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Parracide; Or, Innocence In Distress

Performance Comment: Parts-Ryan, Delane, Rosco, Hale, Mrs Horton, Mrs Hallam, Mrs James; but edition of 1739 lists: Felix-Rosco; Albert-Hale; Godrick-Delane; Castor-Ryan; Servant-Hill; Harroana-Mrs James; Ariana-Mrs Horton; Eliza-Mrs Hallam; Matilda-Miss Horsington; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Ryan, Delane, Rosco, Hale, Mrs Horton, Mrs Hallam, Mrs James
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Hallam

1341
09 February 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Ryan; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Vincent; Horner-Hallam; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Harcourt-Hale; Dorilant-A. Ryan; Quack-Hallam; Alithea-Mrs Templer; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mullart; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Dancey; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Horsington; Lucy-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Horner Actor: Hallam
Role: Quack Actor: Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: SSerious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

1342
10 February 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Delane; Jocasta-Mrs Hallam; Adrastus-Hale; Creon-Bridgwater; Haemon-Hallam; Aegeon-Rosco; Phorbas-Ryan; Ghost of Laius-Stephens; Tiresias-Roberts; Alcander-Hill; Pyracmon-Stevens; Diocles-Arthur; Dymas-Clarke; Eurydice-Mrs Ware; Citizens-Hippisley, Chapman, Mullart, Penkethman, Neale, James, Stoppelaer, W. Hallam.*a1739 2 10 cg Margery. As17381209.*d1739 2 10 cg As17381203, but Dances-_Haughton.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Haemon Actor: Hallam
Role: Citizens Actor: Hippisley, Chapman, Mullart, Penkethman, Neale, James, Stoppelaer, W. Hallam.a1739 2 10 cg Margery. As17381209.d1739 2 10 cg As17381203, but Dances-_Haughton.
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Hallam

1343
03 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Tickets at Mrs Hallam's House, No. 6, Wild Court, in Wild Street, near lif.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Glover, Lalauze, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

1344
25 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; Ford-Ryan; Page-Hallam; Shallow-Chapman; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Slender-Neale; Caius-Mullart; Fenton-A. Ryan; Simple-Bencraft; Pistol-James; Nym-Stoppelaer; Bardolph-Dove; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Mrs Page-Mrs Hallam; Anne-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Mullart; Host-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Hallam
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne sai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

1345
31 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: See17390802, but Loveless-Ryan; Young Fashion-A. Hallam; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Coupler-Arthur; Lory-James; Surgeon-Marten; Shoemarker-Bencraft; Nurse-Mrs Mullart; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Foppington-Cibber; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Hoyden-Mrs Vincent; Worthy-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Margery

1346
09 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Delane; Ventidius-Bridgwater; Dolabella-Hale; Alexas-Hallam; Serapion-Rosco; Cleopatra-Mrs Horton; Octavia-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Alexas Actor: Hallam
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

1347
22 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Delane; Arthur-Miss Vincent; Bastard Faulconbridge-Hale; Hubert-Bridgwater; Philip of France-Ryan; Dauphine-Hallam; Pandulph-Roberts; Salisbury-Stephens; Pembroke-Harrington; Essex-Arthur; Prince Henry-A. Ryan; Queen Elinor-Mrs James; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Cross; Chatillion-Salway; Austria-Mullart; Robert Faulconbridge-Clarke; Citizen of Angiers-Rosco; Constance-Mrs Hallam; Blanche-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Dauphine Actor: Hallam
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

1348
25 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Delane; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hallam; Macduff-Ryan; Lady Macduff-Mrs Stevens; Banquo-Bridgwater; Lenox-Stephens; King-Roberts; Malcolm-Hallam; Seyward-Hale; Seyton-Arthur; Donalbain-A. Ryan; Murtherer-Hippisley; Hecate-Rosco; Witches-James, Neale, Mullart.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Malcolm Actor: Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Ballet: The Reprizal. As17391015

Music: Withthe Original Musick- [for Macbeth]; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Roberts, Thompson, Stoppelaer, Mrs Chambers, Mrs James, Mrs Vincent

1349
09 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Hoyden-Mrs Vincent; Worthy-Delane; Young Fashion-Hallam; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Coupler-Hippisley; Lory-James; Surgeon-Neale; Shoemaker-Arthur; Nurse-Mrs Mullart; Amanda-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Hallam
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Ballet-Mlle Roland Elder

1350
15 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Delane; Jocasta-Mrs Hallam; Adrastus-Hale; Creon-Bridgwater; Haemon-Hallam; Aegeon-Rosco; Phorbas-Ryan; Ghost of Laius-Stephens; Tiresias-Roberts; Alcander-Gibson; Pyracmon-A. Ryan; Diocles-Arthur; Dymas-Clark; Citizens-Hippisley, James, Mullart, Neale, Smith, Harrington, Stoppelaer; Eurydice-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Haemon Actor: Hallam

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Tambourine-French Girl; Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl

Song: TThe Parting Lovers-Laguerre, Salway, Mrs Lampe