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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Marr"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Marr")') 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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799 results for: Keyword - Marr
We found 830 matches on Roles/Actors, 212 matches on Performance Comments, 22 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

1
27 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Yates and Blakes. Garrick refus'd to act. Neale did Clodio (Winston MS., from Dyer MS.). [Marr doubles Don Manuel and Sancho]. Tickets for Marr will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17421208, but Don Manuel-Marr; Honoria-Mrs Horsington; Don Choleric-Yates; Clody-Neale; Don Duart-Blakes; Monsieur-Blakes; Sancho-Marr; Angelina-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Don Manuel Actor: Marr
Role: Sancho Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17430315 but Gayless-Blakes; Beau Trippet-Marr.
Cast
Role: Beau Trippet Actor: Marr.

Song: II: Beard; III: Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto-Burk Thumoth

2
24 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Nelson and Marr. The Musick Room being too small to contain the additional Number of Hands, several Select Pieces will be performed on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: See17410420 but With the Prologue-Marr; an Epilogue-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: 7410420 but With the Prologue Actor: Marr

3
24 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bishop, Dighton, Pattendon, Miss Naylor, Marr. Pattenden's tickets at his house in Throgmorton St., near the Royal Exchange

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17420329 but Chaplain-Marr.
Cast
Role: Chaplain Actor: Marr.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: TThe Welshman's Triumph; or, the Death of the Wild Goat-the Son and Daughter of David and Winifred apShenkin

4
09 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Marr, Gray, Champness, and Harrison. Tickets and places of Hobson at the stage door. N.B. Tickets sold by the Orange@women at the doors will not be taken. Receipts. #148 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17480922, but Antonio-Winstone; Sancho-Marr; Governor-_; Don Manuel-_; Monsieur-_; Jaques-_; Lawyer-_; Honoria-_.
Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: HHornpipe-Harrison

Ballet: DDrunken Peasant. Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford

Music: Concerto on the Flute-the Child, as17480917

5
03 May 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ray, Marr, Shawford, Gray. Receipts: #196 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17491227, but Macheath-Blakes; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Marr; Mat@o@Mint-Ray; Ben Budge-Simson; Harry Paddington-Gray; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Shawford.
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Master Shawford, Miss Shawford; III: Minuet-Mr Shawford, Miss Shawford

6
27 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wishes; Or, Harlequin's Mouth Opened

Performance Comment: Actors only: O'Brien, Baddeley, Davis, Weston, Miller, Blakey, Marr, Foote, Watkins, Gardiner, Miss Haughton, Miss Ambross, Miss E. Ambross, Miss Elliott Prologue-; Epilogue-; Pantaloon-Baddeley; Harlequin-O'Brien; Doctor-Weston; Mezzetin (Harlequin's Valet)-Blakey; Pierrot-Davis; Distress (a Poet)-Foote; Isabella (Pantaloon's daughter)-Miss Haughton; Colombine (her maid)-Miss Elliott; Manto (a fairy)-Miss Ambrose (Genest, IV, 618); Also Parts-Marr, Watkins, Gardiner (Winston MS 9); Party per pale-Millar; Maid-Miss E. Ambrose (St James Chron. 28-30 July).
Cast
Role: Also Parts Actor: Marr, Watkins, Gardiner

Dance: Master Rogier, Miss Capitani

7
12 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Performance Comment: Parts-Love, King, Dodd, Burton, Baddeley, Parsons, Aickin, Ackman, Moody, Strange, Watkins, Marr, Mas. Burton, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Pritchard; Prologue-; Epilogue-. Falstaff-Love; Shallow-Parsons; Pistol-King; Slender-Dodd; Bardolph-Moody; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Pleadwell-Aikin; Friar-Burton; Nym-Ackman; Dame Ursula-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Dol Tearsheet-Mrs Dorman; Bridget-Mrs Bennet (Genest, V, 95); Peto-Marr; Strange, Watkins, Master Burton (Winston MS 9); By printed 1766 text these last played Officer-Strange; Gadshill-Watkins; Francis-Master Burton repectively. MacMillan suggests Dame Ursula-$Mrs Hopkins; Prologue-Dodd; Epilogue-Packer.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Love, King, Dodd, Burton, Baddeley, Parsons, Aickin, Ackman, Moody, Strange, Watkins, Marr, Mas. Burton, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Pritchard
Role: Peto Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Dance: II: A Dance called Hearts of Oak-Aldridge, Miss Baker

8
23 August 1740 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Scapin; Or, The Old One Caught In A Sack

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Trim-Chapman; Bounceabout-Arthur; Gripe-Pagett; Octavio-Marr; Slyboots-Yates; Solomon Smack-Cross; Lucia-Mrs Cross; Medlar-Mrs Haughton; Loveit-Mrs Talbot.
Cast
Role: Octavio Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers; or, The Press Gang

Dance: Oates, Yates, Bencraft, Gray, Julian, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Phillips; particularly The Spanish Beauties-

9
24 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Pembroke-Walker; Lord Guilford Dudley-Giffard; Northumberland-Nelson; Suffolk-Crofts; Sussex-Linnet; Gardiner-Paget; Sir J. Gates-Marr; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Steel; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Gates Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; V: Drunken Peasant-Chettle

10
25 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Giffard; Blunt-Blakes; Teague-Yates; Story-Linnet; Day-Julian; Obadiah-Dunstall; Abel-Vaughan; Bookseller-Marr; Mrs Day-Mrs Yates; Arbella-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Chat-Mrs Jones; Ruth-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Bookseller Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: As17401124

11
28 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: King Henry-Peterson; Prince of Wales-Giffard; Hotspur-Walker; Falstaff-Paget; Worcester-Blakes; Dowglas-Nelson; Vernon-W. Giffard; Mortimer-Marr; Glendower-Wallis; Bardolph-Dunstall; Carrier-Julian; Francis-Yates; Hostess-Mrs Yates; Kate-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Mortimer Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: As17401127

12
29 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17401022, but Plume-Giffard; Brazen-Yates; Balance-Paget; Worthy-W. Giffard; Bullock-Dunstall; Scruple-Blakes; Scale-Crofts; Collier-Julian; Sylvia-Mrs Yates; Melinda-Mrs Steel; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Rose-Miss Hippisley; Recruits-Marr, Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Marr, Vaughan.

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Dance: As17401127

13
01 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Atall-Giffard; Sir Solomon-Julian; Mrs Dainty-Mrs Giffard; Clarinda-Mrs Yates; Clerimont-Walker; Careless-W. Giffard; Finder-Yates; Supple-Marr; Old Wilful-Dunstall; Old Atall-Vaughan; Strut-Blakes; Sylvia-Mrs Dunstall; Wishwell-Mrs Steel; Situp-Miss Hippisley; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Lamball.
Cast
Role: Supple Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; IV: Comic Dance-Davenport

14
08 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Loveless-Giffard; Foppington-Peterson; Worthy-W. Giffard; Coupler-Julian; Sir Tunbelly-Dunstall; Young Fashion-Walker; Lory-Yates; Surgeon-Vaughan; Shoemaker-Marr; Sir J. Friendly-Crofts; Amanda-Mrs Boultby; Berinthia-Mrs Giffard; Hoyden-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Shoemaker Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17401206

15
12 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Walker; Lovewell-Giffard; Mockmode-Yates; Lyric-Paget; Club-Dunstall; Nimblewrist-Marr; Pamphlet-Blakes; Rigadoon-Shawford; Brush-Vaughan; Cripple-Julian; Lucinda-Mrs Lamball; Leanthe-Mrs Yates; Trudge-Mrs Jones; Bullfinch-Mrs Steel; Pindress-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Nimblewrist Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance-Master Shawford; In V: Irish Trot-Shawford; V: Les Berges-Mr and Mrs Davenport

16
15 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment

Performance Comment: ..Release, Adventures, and Marriage of Harlequin. Harlequin-Mons L'Agile; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Florio-Marr; Father to Colombine-Julian; Dwarfs-Master Matthews, Master Shawford, Miss Naylor; Doctor Tackem-Hemskirk; Clerk-Vaughan; Mrs Drab-Mrs Jones; Lawyer-Nelson; Keeper-Dunstall; Turnkey-Crofts; Master of Punch House-Naylor; Porter-Charles; Clown-Shawford; with The Triumphs of Love: Hymen-Master Matthews; Followers of Hymen-Davenport; Shawford, Vaughan, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Davenport, Miss Hippisley; Priests-Hemmings, Hemskirk, Naylor; Priestesses-Mrs Jones, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Florio Actor: Marr

17
15 January 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Giffard; Polixenes-Marshall; Antigonus-Walker; Florizel-W. Giffard; Camillo-Paget; Autolicus-Yates; Paulina-Mrs Steel; Perdita-Miss Hippisley; Mamillus-Miss Naylor; Cleomines-Blakes; Dion-Peterson; Officer-Naylor; 1st Lord-Crofts; 2d Lord-Nelson; 3d Lord-Marr; Shepherd-Julian; Clown-Dunstall; Emilia-Mrs Yates; Mopsa-Mrs Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Jones; Hermione-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: 3d Lord Actor: Marr

Song: dopted to the play, particulary a% Song-the Gentlewoman who performed Polly

Dance: dapted to the Play%

18
20 January 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Walker; Archer-Giffard; Scrub-Yates; Bonniface-Dunstall; Foigard-Julian; Sullen-Paget; Gibbet-Peterson; Sir Charles-Blakes; Hounslow-Marr; Bagshot-Vaughan; Dorinda-Mrs Lamball; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Jones; Gipsey-Mrs Dunstall; Cherry-Miss Hippisley; Old Woman-Crofts; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Hounslow Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: Dutch Dance-Olbeldiston; IV: Pierot-Master Matthews; V: Hornpipe-Yates

19
27 January 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17401231, but Polly-a Gentlewoman; Macheath-Walker; Lucy-Mrs Jones; Peachum-Paget; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Steel; Lockit-Hemskirk; Filch-Yates; Mat-Dunstall; Diana Trapes-Mrs Yates; Ben Budge-Blakes; Jemmy Twitcher-Julian; Crookfingered Jack-Crofts; Nimming Ned-Shawford; Wat Dreary-Marr; Harry Paddington-Vaughan; Jenny Diver-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Lamball; Mrs Vixen-Miss Hippisley; Betty Doxey-Mrs Bullock; with a Hornpipe-Yates.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

20
29 January 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: See17401114, but Othello-a Gentleman, who never performed on any stage; Desdemona-Mrs Giffard; Iago-Paget; Cassio-Blakes; Roderigo-Yates; Brabantio-Nelson; Gratiano-Julian; Ludovico-Marr; Montano-Crofts; Emilia-Mrs Lamball.
Cast
Role: Ludovico Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

21
02 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Giffard; Volatil-Marshall; Sir Tristram-Julian; Young Cash-Yates; Horatio-W. Giffard; Valentine-Crofts; Spitfire-Marr; Hazard-Blakes; Slur-Vaughan; Cynthia-Mrs Steel; Teraminta-Mrs Dunstall; Aurelia-Mrs Yates; Arabella-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Spitfire Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: PPierot-Master Matthews; End Afterpiece: Hornpipe-Yates

22
10 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Crispe, who never appeared there before; King Henry-Giffard; Richmond-Walker; Prince Edward-Mrs Dunstall; Duke of York-Miss Naylor; Buckingham-Peterson; Norfolk-Blakes; Stanley-Paget; Oxford-Vaughan; Tressel-W. Giffard; Catesby-Marr; Ratcliff-Crofts; Blunt-Naylor; Tirrel-Nelson; Lord Mayor-Dunstall; Queen-Mrs Steel; Dutchess of York-Mrs Yates; Lady Anne-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Afterpiece Title: Flora

23
03 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Student; or, The Fall of Pantomime: With the Restoration of the Drama

Performance Comment: Harlequin Student-Yates; Colombine-Miss Hippisley; Mons Venterbleau-Peterson; Mynheer Van Grub-Julian; Tenebroso-Touchbury; Old Shepherd-Marr; Nurse-Olbeldiston; 1st Watchman-Dunstall; 2d Watchman-Charles; 1st Countryman-Dunstall; 2d Countryman-Crofts; 3d Countryman-Nelson; 4th Countryman-Naylor; Pierot-Shawford; John Trott-Dove; with a Grotesque Dance between Punch, Pierot and Scaramouch-Shawford, Vaughan, Olbeldiston; the whole to Conclude with a Representation of Shakespear's Monument-, as lately Erected; Jupiter-Crispe; Mars-Touchbury; Mercury-Brett; Cupid-Master Nanfan; Minerva-Miss Jones; Melpomene-Mrs Lamball; Thalia-Miss Medina; Ganymede-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Old Shepherd Actor: Marr

24
16 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Yates, to be attempted after the manner of the late Mr Griffin; Frederick-W. Giffard; Clerimont-Blakes; Ramilie-Peterson; James-Dunstall; List-Marr; Upholsterer-Vaughan; Lawyer-Crofts; Harriet-Miss Hippisley; Lappet-Mrs Yates; Mrs Wisely-Mr Giffard.
Cast
Role: List Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Miss Medina, Mrs Jones

Dance: HHornpipe-Yates

25
19 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Timon-Marshall; Alcibiades-Walker; Apemantus-Paget; Poet-Yates; Nicias-Julian; Phaeax-Dunstall; Aelius-Marr; Cleon-Shawford; Demetrius-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Steel; Cloe-Miss Hippisley; Thais-Mrs Jones; Phryne-Mrs Dunstall; Evandra-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Aelius Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: HHornpipe-Yates; III: Drunken Peasant-Chettle