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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Master Brooks"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Master Brooks")') 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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2527 results for: Keyword - Master Brooks
We found 1330 matches on Performance Comments, 1030 matches on Performance Title, 439 matches on Event Comments, 32 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

276
29 November 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: AAmorous Contention, the Politick Maid-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Comic Dance, as17421126; Welsh Boufon-Master Granier, Miss Granier

277
03 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: CComic Ballet-Granier, Carney, Mrs Roland, LaPierre, Pelling, Mrs Saintquinot, Miss Story, Mrs Vallois; Welsh Boufon-two Masters Granier; Comic Dance-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

278
13 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; III: The Welch Buffon-two Masters Granier; V: A Comic Ballet-Carney, Mlle Roland, Lapierre, Pelling, Granier, Mrs Saintquient, Mrs Vallois, Miss Story

279
23 March 1743 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Dance: The Swedish Gardeners (after the Manner of the Fausans)-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; The Medley a Joke-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

280
26 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Song: III, IV: Love

Music: V: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; II: a Tambourine-Master Matthews, Miss Wright after the Manner of the Moors

281
27 October 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Peasant Dance-Master Morgan, Miss Baker; III: Scotch Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; IV: Tambourine-Master Morgan, Miss Baker; V: Drunken Peasant-Miles

282
19 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Palamon Actor: Master Mattocks
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners-Master Maltere, Miss Anne Foulcade; The Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Maltere, Miss Foulcade their 1st appearance any stage (General Advertiser)

283
08 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: I: Master Mattocks

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Master Shawford; III: A Comic Dance-Master and Miss Shawford; V: Louvre, Minuet-Shawford, Mrs Shawford

284
25 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: Dutch Peasant, as17570512; III: Dutch Sailor-Master Settree, scholar to Mr Settree; IV: Country Lass, as17570512; V: A Minuet-Master Settree, Miss Twiste

285
20 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: II: Prussian Sailors-Master Settree, Miss Twist (Scholars to Mr Settree); III: Comic Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; IV: Roast Beef of Old England or The Antigallican-Leppie, Miss Hilliard; V: A Grotesque Minuet-Leppie, Miss Hilliard

286
01 June 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: A New Dance Call'd The Prussian Sailors-Master Settree, Miss Twist, being their first time of appearing on that stage; IV: The Faggot Binders-Master Settree, Miss Twist

287
15 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: I: The German Hunters, as17580916; III: A New Dutch Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist, Master Blagden; End: By Particular Desire, the Louvre-Setree, Miss Twist; Minuet-Settree, Miss Twist

288
12 July 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arden Of Feversham

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; End: The Threshers-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Twist; with a Prologue-; Epilogue-

289
12 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Blagdon

290
26 June 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: Sicilian Peasants-Master Rogier, Miss Valois; End: A new comic Dance, The Carpenter and the Fruit Dealer-Gherardi Jr, Master Clinton, Miss Street

291
28 April 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: Pastoral Ballet, parts-Nina Favier, Mariottini, Master Holland, Miss Armstrong (Scholars of Daigville, late Ballet Master of Drury Lane, who will dance a Minuet and Allemande); End Opera: The Adventures of the Haram of Ispahan-Pitrot, Mimi Favier, Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini

292
30 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: II: A Minuet, Allemande-Master Burn, Miss Burn (Scholars of Giorgi); IV: A New Hornpipe-Master Burn

293
18 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: Before: An Address to the Town, with Imitations-Master Russell , a child but 6 years of age; End II: Bucks Have at ye all-Master Russell; End IV: Imitations-Decastro; End: The Cries of London-Shuter (By Desire); Jo Haine's Epilogue-Shuter riding on an Ass

294
15 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity-Aldridge, Master Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

295
22 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End II: as17761015; End: The Villagers-Aldridge, Master Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Valois

Song: As17770107

296
03 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Milesian

Dance: End: The Court Minuet-Master Holland, Miss Armstrong; +Allemande-Master Holland, Miss Armstrong

297
25 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Dance: End II: New Comic Dance-Master Jackson, Miss Parish (A pupil of Aldridge; 1st appearanae on the stage); End III: a new characteristic Irish Dance, The Humours of Leixlip; or, A Jaunt to the Salmon-Leap, in which an Irish Jigg,-Aldridge, Miss Besford; End IV: a new Comic Dance, The Coopers-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Nicols (Scholar to Aldridge; 1st appearance also); End: a new pantomimical Naval Dance, All in the Downs ; or, Farewell to Deal,-Aldridge, Jackson, Besford, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

298
01 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Poney Races-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

299
11 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: St

Dance: End: new dance, The Garden of Love-Dagueville, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Simonet, Sga Tinte

300
25 November 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Dance: End II: The Embarkment for Cytherea-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford, Miss Valois