SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mas Burton"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mas Burton")') 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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We found 1890 matches on Performance Comments, 135 matches on Event Comments, 131 matches on Performance Title, 121 matches on Roles/Actors, and 16 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17960715 but O'Carrol-Caulfield; Carpenters-_Burton, Waldron Jun.; Citizens-_.
Cast
Role: Carpenters Actor: _Burton, Waldron Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Burton

Song: As17960715

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Middly Gallery Boxkeeper. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: Shaw, Denoye, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock

Related Works
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): Thomas Shaw Jr.
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): Thomas Shaw
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Middle Gallery Boxkeeper. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Judge

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Middle-Gallery Boxkeeper. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Dance: As17231028

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Middle Gallery Boxkeeper. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: Topham, Miss Tenoe, Rainton, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Middle Gallery Boxkeeper. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Haughton, Duplessis, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Middle Gallery, Boxkeeper. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Dance: Roger, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Gallery-Boxkeeper, and Mrs Sherburn. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Gallery Boxkeeper. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Gallery Boxkeeper. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Prompter) and Mrs Cross. Mainpiece not acted for 40 years [see 22 Dec. 1710]. Written by the author of The Yeoman of Kent [Thomas Baker]. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Burton will be taken. Tickets to be had of Cross at his lodgings over against the Rose Tavern in Russell St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Lady's Airs; Or, An Equipage Of Lovers

Related Works
Related Work: The Fine Lady's Airs: or, an Equipage of Lovers Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: I: By particular Desire, Arrah my Judy-Barrington

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

Event Comment: Benefit for Raftor, Dickenson [Gallery Office Keeper], and Mrs Dickenson [Burton's Box Keeper]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Between the acts: Mrs Storer from the Theatre Royal in Dublin

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

Event Comment: Written by Mr Johnson--went off very well for 4 acts, ye 5th Hiss'd greatly (Cross). 'Tis hop'd no Gentlemen will take it ill they can't be admitted behind the scenes. [Cast from first edition, but listed in order of actors given in General Advertiser, except Caraza -Burton omitted by General Advertiser, and Murza -King omitted from 1st edition.] Receipts: #180 (Cross); #194 11s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Event Comment: By desire. Paid Powney (Stationer) #6 7s.; Smart (Laceman) #49 7s; Cole (Turner) #8 18s.; Carr & Company #29 8s.; Potter (Hatter) 15s.; Clutterbuck [financier] #72 10s.; Fryar (Hosier) #10 9s.; Norton for Music #4 1s.; for Printing 400 card tickets 4s.; Burton for writing #1 2s. 3d.; Cross for writing 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #151 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Paid Burton for writing parts 15s.; Mr Hiens for a suit of men's cloaths #10 10s.; Caustin for 3 pieces old lace #1 1s.; Steel for French ribbons 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #120 (Cross); #128 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Event Comment: Benefit for Cross, and Burton. Rec'd cash #36 15s., plus #116 6s. from tickets. Total #153 1s.; Paid Norton 6 Chorus #1 10s.; Paid Mr Dolmain (Embroiderer) #3 (Treasurer's Book). Tickets to be had of Mr Page at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd out by Grandchamps will be taken. Publish'd this day, the third edn. of Colley Cibber's Apology for his Life at 6s. With an Historical view of the stage during his own time, to which is now added A short account of the Rise and Progress of English Stage: also a dialogue on old plays and old players. Printed for R. Dodsley (General Advertiser). Receipts: #154 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Donalbain Actor: Master Mattocks
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17500417 but Fribble-Master Cross 1st time.

Music: II: Concerto on Violincello-Cervetti

Dance: I: Black Joke, as17500420 II: Comic Dance-Grandchamps; III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024; V: Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Usher, Simson, and Geo. Burton. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Highland Lad-Master Mattocks

Dance: III: Black Joke, as17500420 IV: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick, 1st time; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Scrase; Benvolio-Mozeen; Tibalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Paddick; Gregory-W. Vaughan; Sampson-James; Balthazar-Ackman; Abram-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Officer-Raftor; Page-Master Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Miss Bellamy[, 1st time of appearing on that stage. [The 1750 ed. adds Montague-$Burton.]
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Master Cross
Role: adds Montague Actor: Burton.
Related Works
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): Thomas Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17520314 but Officers-Burton,_Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Officers Actor: Burton,_Mozeen.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Horton, an old Actress, & ye Sub: Treasurer (Cross). Positively the last time of Mr Garrick's performing the character of Fribble this season. Tickets deliver'd out for the Fatal Marriage will be taken. Tickets to be had of Mrs Horton at Mr Havard's in Broad Court, Bow-Street, Covent Garden; and of the Sub-treasurer at Mrs Quaker's in Broad St., Soho, and at the Stage Door (playbill). On Monday next The Recruiting Officer with several entertainments for the Benefit of Mr George Burton, Mr Harvey and Mrs Addison. Receipts: #175 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favorite

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Master Vernon

Event Comment: An Oratorio composed by Sg Gio. Adol. Hasse, With Additions by Sg Giardini. End of the first Act a Concerto on the Organ by Mr Burton, In Act the third a Hautboy Concerto by the two Signori Besozzi, lately come from abroad. Pit and boxes 10s. 6d. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr Varney, at the stage-door of the Theatre. The profits of this performance will be given to A Public Charity. [No receipts recorded by Cross.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Pellegrini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Afterpiece Title: The Tamer Tam'd

Performance Comment: Palmer, Yates, Miss Pritchard, Burton, Usher, Mrs Bennet. [No assignment to characters available.]

Song: Beard

Event Comment: Benefit for Noverre and Miss Bride. Afterpiece: By Desire. No Building on Stage. N.B. Burton and Packer have deferr'd their Benefit, which was to have been tomorrow, to Saturday the 15th of May, when The Jealous Wife will be perform'd, Oakly by Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Related Works
Related Work: The Injured Princess; or, The Fatal Wager Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: I: A Minuet (for First Time)-Noverre, Miss Bride; III: A Serious Dance-Miss Rogers; End: A Comic Dance-Miss Rogers

Event Comment: MMiss Rogers being taken Suddenly ill, Mr Powell made an Apology (for Masr. Burton's reading the Page) but Spoke so low the Galleries could not hear; they cry'd out what is it &c. he spoke louder & all was well (Hopkins). Receipts: #220 15s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: MMrs Fitzhenry hissed a little. Mr Dodd being ill, Master Burton played Fribble in the pantomime (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit