SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Goodman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Goodman")') 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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Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Performance Comment: Egyptians. Raymond, Holland, C. Kemble, Suett, Dignum, Caulfield, Cory, Surmont, Roffey, Mme Mara (1st appearance at this Theatre), Mrs Bland. English. Powell, Kelly, Bannister Jun., Sedgwick, Sparks, Webb, Ryder, Grimaldi, Miss Stephens, Miss DeCamp. Cast from text (J. Ridgway, 1800): Egyptians Mustapha Muley Bey-Raymond; Ali Hassan-Holland; Myrteza-C. Kemble; Uscola-Suett; Yezid (Chief of the Arabs)-Dignum; Jaffa-Caulfield; Priest-Cory; Kedah-Surmont; Zemira-Mme Mara; Nigra-Mrs Bland; English Governor-Powell; Boomly-Kelly in text: Trueman (see18000313; Longbow-Bannister Jun.; Mainstay-Sedgwick; Cook-Sparks; Officer-Webb; Violetta-Miss Stephens; Jackina-Miss DeCamp; unassigned-Roffey, Ryder, Grimaldi; Chorusses-Maddocks, Wentworth, Evans, Fisher, Danby, Danby Jun., Cook, Bardoleau, Willoughby, Elliot, Aylmer, Clarke, Mead, Dibble, Gallot, Caulfield Jun., Tett, Sawyer, Ms Arne, Ms Menage, Ms B. Menage, Ms Wentworth, Ms Roffey, Ms Drake, Ms Saunders, Ms Jacobs, Ms Benson, Ms Butler, Ms Chippendale, Ms Coates, Ms Gawdry; Slaves-Whitmell, Wells, Garman, Johnston, Goodman, Gauron, Bayzand, Ms Brooker, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Riches, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake.

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Event Comment: During this month the dissident players from the King's Company--Goodman, Gray, and Clarke--returned from Edinburgh. For details, see Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, pp. 262-63

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Event Comment: The King's Company. The date of the first production is not known. Although the play was not entered in the Term Catalogues until May 1681, Wilson (Six Restoration Play-Dates, p.222) has argued that the reference in the Prologue to the young men (presumably Gray, Goodman, and Clarke; see February 1679@80) who had gone to Scotland and returned empty-handed suggests a performance near March 1680, when these references would have more point than they would have a year later

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Mainpiece Title: Thyestes

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Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

Performance Comment: For a previous cast, see February 1677@8. A Prologue spoken at Mithridates King of Pontus, the First Play Acted at the Theatre Royal this Year, 1681. Written by John Dryden. Epilogue written by Dryden and spoken by Goodman and Mrs Cox.
Event Comment: Cardell Goodman, the actor, was brought to court for complicity in a poisoning case. See Luttrell, A Brief Relation, I, 318, and J. C. Jeaffreson, A Young Squire of the Seventeenth Century (London, 1878), II, 143-44

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

Performance Comment: . Possibly Goodman acted Alexander after the death of Hart on 18 Aug. 1683; or Mountfort may have succeeded to the role.

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

Performance Comment: but possibly Goodman acted Alexander. See16860216@7.
Event Comment: John Dryden to Sir George Etherege, 16 Feb. 1686@7: The Coffee-house stands certainly where it did, & angry men meet in the square sometimes, as Abercomy, & Goodman lately did, where they say Alexander the Great was wounded in the arme (The Letters of John Dryden, ed. Ward, p. 27). See 27 Oct. 1686

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Event Comment: By Authority. At 6 P.M. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. [The opening night of the new theatre in Goodman's Fields. The Prologue and Epilogue were printed in Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 8 Nov.

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Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 31 Dec.: Whereas a Cracker was thrown with an evil Intention into the New Theatre in Goodman's-Fields on Tuesday last...This is to certify, that Peace Officers are constantly attending to prevent all kinds of Disorders, and that whoever shall discover the Offender or Offenders above-mentioned, shall receive five Guineas reward from me the Master of the said House. December 31, 1729. Thomas Odell

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Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: As17291220

Song: Mrs Mountfort, Miss Thornowets

Event Comment: Benefit R. Williams. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. On this day the Lord Mayor and the Court of Aldermen of the City presented a petition to the King seeking the suppression of the theatre in Goodman's Fields. Thomas Odell, Master of the Theatre, also appeared before His Majesty and sought royal leave to continue acting.--See Grub St. Journal, 7 May, for a summary of the events, but see also Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer and London Journal, 2 May

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Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd; Or, The Devil To Do About Her

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Dancing-Master

Dance: TThe White Joke (new)-Eaton

Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 27 June: Thomas Odell, Esq. Master of the New Theatre in Goodman's Fields, hath been at Windsor to obtain Leave to bring his Company of Comedians down thither to perform Plays during the Court's Stay at Windsor; and we hear that he hath succeeded therein

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Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Roberts, from Drury Lane; Cholerick-Morgan, from Lincoln's Inn Fields; Clodio-Woodward, from Goodman's Fields; Angelina-Mrs Morgan, her first on this Stage; Louisa-Mrs Woodward, her first on this Stage; Antonio-Jones; Charino-Ayres; Governor-Mullart; Duart-Lacy; Manuel-Haverd; Sancho-Reynolds; Elvira-Mrs Mullart; Honoria-Mrs Lacy; With a new Prologue on the Occasion-Roberts.
Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians from Goodman's Fields, and both the Theatres Royal, at the New Theatre in Tottenham Court

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Mainpiece Title: Amurath, The Great Emperor Of The Turks; Or, The London Prentice's Glory

Song: Excell

Event Comment: Benefit Vallois and Mrs Vallois (late Widow to Monsieur Roger, the Pierrot in Drury Lane, Deceas'd). Acted by the Comedians form the Theatre in Goodman's Fields. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. 6:30 p.m. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 1s. 6d

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Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Minuet, a new Ragadoon-De Vallois, Madam De Vallois; II: French Peasant-; III: Pierrot and Pierroress-De Vallois and Madam De Vallois; IV: Pastoral-De Vallois and Madam De Vallois; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-De Vallois, Bowford, Pawlet

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 31 March, contains a long article outlining opposition to silencing the theatre in Goodman's Fields

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Event Comment: Benefit Odell, formerly Proprietor of Goodman's Playhouse. [Daily Advertiser has benefit postponed to 10 June, but probably not given then; see 30 Aug.]

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Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Event Comment: By the Company of Comedians from Goodman's Fields. Taken from the French of Mons Voltaire. [By Aaron Hill.] Admission: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. 7 P.M

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Mainpiece Title: Alzira; Or, The Americans

Dance: By Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets at Hallam's House, Leman Street, Goodman's Fields.] Afterpiece: As 18 March

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Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Music: As17400101, but Vocal Parts-_Roberts

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 26 Feb.: We are inform'd that last Night a new Entertainment, call'd Harlequin Student...was rehears'd at the late Theatre in Goodman's Fields, when several Persons who were present generally concurr'd in Opinion it had the Preference of any yet perform'd there, and more particularly that Part of it in which the Monument of Shakespear is introduc'd

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Event Comment: TTurbutt (from the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane) and Yates (from the Theatre in Goodman's-Fields). At Turbutt's and Yate's Great Theatrical Booth, Opposite the King's Head and Greyhound Inn, West Smithfield. [The Fair runs from 22 through 26 Aug.

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Mainpiece Title: Thamas Kouli Kan, The Persian Hero; Or, The Distress'd Princess: With The Descent Of Harlequin From The Sun, And His Adventures On Earth

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-Chettle, Mrs Dunstall; And the surprizing Performances of the famous little Prussian Posture Boy, lately arrived from Berlin

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser: We hear the Painting, Gilding, and other Decorations at the late Theatre in Goodman's Fields, are finish'd; and that on Monday next the usual Concerto will open, with which will be perform'd gratis, The Constant Couple, and the Virgin Unmask'd. Receipts: #105

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Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Event Comment: Descriptive passage as at cg 13 Oct. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 20 Oct.: Last Night was perform'd, gratis, the Tragedy of Richard the Third, at the late Theatre in Goodman's Fields, when the Character of Richard was perform'd by a Gentleman who never appear'd before, whose Reception was the most extraordinary and great that was ever known upon such an Occasion; and we hear he obliges the Town this Evening with the same Performance

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Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: Froment, Mlle Duval, two Masters and Miss Granier

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 27 Nov.: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Last Night there was a great Number of Persons of Quality and Distinction at the Theatre in Goodman's Fields, to see the Play of Richard the Third, who all express'd the highest Satisfaction at the whole Performance, several hundred Persons were obliged to return for want of room, the House being full soon after Five o'clock

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Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Dance: two Mwo Masters and Miss Granier

Event Comment: Benefit Garrick, who perform'd King Richard. Pit and Boxes 4s. Gallery 1s. 6d. Tickets to be had at Garrick's Lodgings in Mansfield Street, Goodman's Fields, Bedford's, Tom's, Carey's, and Fleece Tavern. The Stage will be built after the Manner of an Amphitheatre, where Servants will be allow'd to keep Places, and likewise in the First Boxes, but not in the Pit, who are desire'd to be at the House by Three o'clock

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Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet