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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mills Son"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mills Son")') 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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3341 results for: Keyword - Mills' Son
We found 2495 matches on Performance Comments, 668 matches on Performance Title, 306 matches on Event Comments, 2 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

151
08 January 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phedra & Hippolite

Afterpiece Title: Les Funerailles de la Foire & Son Rapel a la Vie

152
11 January 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Festin Depiere Avec Tout Son Spectacles

Dance:

153
23 January 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Iphigenie

Afterpiece Title: Crispin Rival de Son Maitre

154
03 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Dance: Sandham's Son, Sandham's Daughter , it being the first Time of their Performance on the Stage this Season

155
12 March 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Hulla

Afterpiece Title: Crispin Rival de Son Maitre

Music:

Dance:

156
28 April 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Sandham's@Son@and Daughter. Receipts: money #18 6s.; tickets #71

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Song: Mad Song-a Gentleman that never appeared on the Stage before

Dance: Sandham's Son, Sandham's Daughter; Dutch Skipper-Sandham , on his Toes

157
05 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Dance: Newhouse, Mrs Whllis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son and Daughter

Song: In Praise of a Country Life-Mrs Willis

158
22 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Song: As17220905; Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son, Sandham's Daughter

Dance: Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son and Daughter

Entertainment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies, several excellent Entertainments of Dancing on the Ropes and Tumbling-a Company lately arrived from Holland, which never perform'd on Mr Penkethman's Stage before; besides Dancing on the Rope without a Pole-a Youth lately come from France

159
20 January 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Dance: Sandham's Son and Daughter

160
04 March 1724 @ Roussau's Dancing School

Event Comment: Benefit Aston's Family. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Entertainment: Between Mr Aston, Mr Aston's wife, Mr Aston's Son , by Way of Natural Recitative; several Songs-Mrs Aston Sr

161
22 August 1724 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son; Or, The Libertine Reclaimed; Wherein Is Represented His Vicious Life, And The Devil Appearing To Him To Go On In His Wickedness; And The Miserable State He Was Brought To Be His Extravagance, Being Reduced To That Extremity, That He Was Forced To Eat Husks With The Swine, To Satisfy His Hunger; Also An Angel Descending, Exhorting Him To Repent, And Return To His Father, Who Receives Him With Great Joy

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Entertainment: Drunken Man-Harper

162
19 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Paulett's Son, being the second Time of his appearing on the Stage; Flag Dance-Nivelon

Song: IIn Praise of Love and Wine-

163
03 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: End I: Cantata-Salway

Dance: II: The last new Chacone-Mrs Bullock; III: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; IV: Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; V: Dame Ragonde and her Two Sons-

164
06 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: End I: Saraband-Mrs Wall; III: Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; In II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; V: Dame Ragonde and Her Two Sons-

165
15 April 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Dance: End I: Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; II: La Pierette-Roger, Mrs Brett; III: A new Scaramouch-Sandham's Son; IV: Turkish Dance-Thurmond, Roger, Lally, Boval, Duplessis; V: Passacaille-Mrs Booth

166
25 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Pollett's Son

Song: CChanson a Boire-Leveridge, Leguerre

167
14 December 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dissembled Wanton; Or, My Son Get Money

168
09 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Dance: Mr Lally's young son, a little Girl (who have never appear'd upon any Stage before)

169
18 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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-Miller; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Belinda-Mrs Cibber; Emilia-Mrs Heron; Lady Townly-Mrs Butler; Pert-Mrs Mills.

Dance: Essex, Mrs Booth, Lally's Son, Little Girl

170
21 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Surly-Harper; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Miller; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Anut-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Testimony Actor: Johnson

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter; particularly Fawns-; Cobler's Jealous Wife-; Dance-Lally's Son, Miss Brett

171
21 February 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Vainlove Actor: Watson
Role: Bluff Actor: Johnson

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Rainton, Lally's Son, Mrs Brett, Miss Robinson, Miss Robinson Jr, Miss Brett

172
26 March 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Compos'd by Mr Handel. [Text by John Gay. See also Deutsch, Handel, pp. 272-73.] Receipts: money #34 10s. 6d.; tickets #34 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Song: Likewise the Song Son Confusa Pastorella-Mr Rochetti, being the Favourite Hornpipe in the Opera of Porus

173
14 March 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Son; or, The Maiden's Second Slip

Dance: I: Dutch Skipper-Sandham; III: Scaramouch-Sandham; V: Hornpipe-R. Jones

Song: II: Singing in Italian-

174
27 March 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Son

175
30 December 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro; Or, Royal Justice

Performance Comment: Don Pedro-Francisque; Alphonsus-Verneuil; Don Rodriques-Le Sage Jr; Don Henriquez-Dubuisson; Embassador-Dessessars; Queen-Mrs Verneuil; Costantia-Mrs Maker; Ines de Castro-Mrs Fompre .
Cast
Role: Don Henriquez Actor: Dubuisson

Afterpiece Title: La F1lle Cap1ta1n et Arlequin Son Sergeant: With the Scene of Le Professeur d'Amour

Performance Comment: Woman Captain-Mrs Cochoy; Serjeant-Harlequin; Colombine-Mrs Francisque; Tortillon-Dessessars; L'Arc & Ciel-Dubuisson; Octave-Le Sage Sr; Scaramouch-Cochoy; Pierrot-Maker; Le Professeur-Harlequin unmasked .
Cast
Role: Ciel Actor: Dubuisson

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Chateauneuf. La Frolick (Daily Advertiser only)