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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Hamilton"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Hamilton")') 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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6104 results for: Keyword - Mr Hamilton
We found 4262 matches on Event Comments, 1674 matches on Performance Comments, 539 matches on Performance Title, 28 matches on Author, and 4 matches on Roles/Actors.

176
06 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Mrs Hamilton, first time; Pyrrhus-Sparks; Pylades-Ridout; Phenix-Anderson; Orestes-Barry; Cephisa-Mrs Barrington; Cleone-Mrs Baker; Hermione-Mrs Woffington; Original Epilogue-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Hamilton, first time
Role: Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Sapskull-Shuter, first time; Gaylove-Baker; Muckworm-Collins; Blunder-Dunstall; Slango-White; Arbella-Mrs Chambers; Combrush-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Dance: As17551101

177
11 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: not acted 6 years. [See 21 April 1752.] Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. Receipts: #87 15s. 6d. Plus Tickets #167 13s. [box 229; pit 514; gallery 333). Charges #63 Mrs Pudsey entered as a New Renter for 1 share (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Shuter; Lovemore-Dyer; Cunningham-Clarke; Sir Peter Pride-Gibson; Merryman-Dunstall; Clodpole-Arthur; Jeffrey-Cushing; Jeremy-Collins; Lady Laycock-Mrs Vincent; Lady Pride-Mrs Pitt; Philadelphia-Miss Condill; Damaris-Mrs Green; Prudence-Miss Sledge; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Hamilton; With a new Comic Prologue-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: With a new Comic Prologue Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

178
25 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. Mainpiece: Not acted in 10 years. [See 16 Jan. 1753.] Afterpiece: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #56 16s. plus #154 13s. from tickets (Box 203; Pit 514; Gallery 268) (Account 8ook). Charges: #64 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Sparks; Copper Capt.-Smith, 1st time; Don Juan-Hull; Duke-Anderson; Cacafogo-Marten; Alonzo-Perry; Sanchio-Davies; Old Woman-Shuter; Maid-Weller; Lorenzo-Holtom; 1st Lady-Mrs Copin; 2nd Lady-Mrs Ferguson; 3rd Lady-Miss Davies; Altea-Mrs Pitt; Clara-Mrs Lee; Margaretta-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Mrs Hamilton; New Epilogue in the character of Estifania-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: New Epilogue in the character of Estifan Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601216

179
01 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Performance Comment: See17541004, but Lucy (with a song in character)-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

180
12 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Quick, Fox, Hamilton, Miss Besford. Tickets deliver'd for an Opera, and Lionel and Clarissa will be taken. Charges #64 5s. Deficit #31 7s. (apportioned equally at #6 5s. 5d. for each beneficiary). Covered by income from tickets (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value @Holtom 16 117 68 #28 7s. @Quick 9 77 69 #20 14s. @Fox 39 162 61 #40 3s. @Hamilton 49 52 88 #28 17s. @Miss Besford 30 56 56 #21 10s. @Money #32 18s. @Total #172 9s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Hamilton (both apprentices to Fishar); End: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Hamilton (both apprentices to Fishar); End: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Besford.

181
06 April 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Miss Hamilton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Alcanor-Fleetwood; Mahomet-a Gentleman; Zaphna-a young Gentleman, his first appearance on any stage; Palmira-Miss Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Miss Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-two children, scholars of Daigville; End Play: An Allemande-

182
24 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Bates and Hamilton; Tickets deliver'd by Thompson will be taken. Tickets sold at doors will not be admitted. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to each beneficiary #4 8s. 9d. covered by income from tickets. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Wild 16 111 255 #46 3s.@Holtom 7 99 76 #24 4s.@Baks 33 145 #33 17s.@Hamilton 45 53 93 #28 10s.@Total 101 327 569 #132 14s.@ Cash advanc'd to Miss Miller as per note #90 (Account Book). Receipts: #46 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17730417 but Shylock (that night only)-Shuter; Gratiano-Dyer; Launcelot-Hamilton; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Duke-Morris; Salanio-Owenson; Salarino-Thompson; Tubal-Bates; Balthazar-Holtom; Old Gobbo-Saunders.
Cast
Role: Launcelot Actor: Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Dance: III: A New Dance-Langrish, Miss Besford, as17730426 IV: Hornpipe-Miss Stede, as17730522

183
21 September 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission. For this Night only. Benefit for Jacobs and Owenson. To begin at 7:00 p.m. [The Public Advertiser, 20 Sept., omits Hamilton] and Walker but adds Jacobs, Everard, and a Young Gentleman 1st time on that Stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duellist

Performance Comment: Parts-Follet, Owenson, Smith, Vowell, Wilson, Kennedy, Frances, Hamilton, Walker, Miss Ambrose, Trowell, Mrs Nost, Mrs S. Gardner, Mrs Gardner (Harvard Playbill).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Follet, Owenson, Smith, Vowell, Wilson, Kennedy, Frances, Hamilton, Walker, Miss Ambrose, Trowell, Mrs Nost, Mrs S. Gardner, Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

184
16 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

185
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

186
30 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers; Or, The Good Natur'd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

187
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

188
14 November 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

189
November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

190
December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles; Or, Iphigenia In Aulis

191
January 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage-hater Matched

192
04 July 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

193
19 January 1683 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

194
November 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deceiver Deceived

195
28 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

196
September 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Imposture Defeated; Or, A Trick To Cheat The Devil

197
09 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Courtship A La Mode

198
12 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Music: A piece of Instrumental Musick- to be perform'd on the Stage

Song: Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs; particularly a Two/part Song-Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Song: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-the Devonshire Girl; The Whip of Dunbyn-Claxton; a new Entry-Mrs Campion, others; A Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; a new Scaramouch Man and Scaramouch Woman-Laferry, Mrs Lucas

199
26 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Entertainment: Young Gentlewoman, as17100817; Likewise a Vaulting the Managed Horse-famous Master who never appear'd on the Publick Stage

Dance: Ladder Dance-; French Peasant-; Wooden Shoe-; Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and Wife-

200
21 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register