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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Hen Purcell"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Hen Purcell")') 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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6095 results for: Keyword - Mr Hen. Purcell
We found 4292 matches on Event Comments, 1194 matches on Performance Comments, 631 matches on Performance Title, 369 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2026
22 June 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

2027
12 July 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: As17100708

2028
05 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess Or The Generous Portuguese

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Chest Dance, after the Italian Manner, between Scaramouch, Punchanello, Coachman, and Cookmaid-; French Peasant and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Scaramouch-LeSac; Dance by a Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance by a Switzer-; Night Scene of Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, Wife, and others-

2029
17 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Esquire Bickerstaff, who will honour Mr Penkethman with his Presence. These Performances will be done between the 1st and 4th Act, by reason Esquire Bickerstaff is oblig'd to be gone when the 3d Act is over. Altho' Mr Penkethman is at an Extraordinary Charge for these Entertainments, besides the Play, yet to oblige his Friends he lets 'em in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, No Subscribers Tickets will pass this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Entertainment: 1st: turns upon one Foot 300 times-A Young Gentlewoman, who never appear'd on a publick Stage, and as she is turning fixes 12 Swords points about her, 2 to her Eyes, 2 to her Eye-lashes, 2 to her Eye-brows, 2 to her Nose, 2 to her Lips, and 2 to her Breasts

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

2030
12 March 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

2031
19 March 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

2032
23 April 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

2033
21 July 1711 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; with vocal parts-Leveridge, Teno, Lawrence, Rainton, a girl (scholar of Teno)

2034
05 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

2035
08 July 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

2036
01 April 1714 @ Mile End Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus Tyrannus

2037
06 April 1715 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music intirely New.-; Particularly several solos for the Violin-Mr Alexander Bitti newly arriv'd from Italy

2038
17 October 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

2039
25 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal

Afterpiece Title: A Womans Revenge

Dance: Italian Night Scene, as17151024

2040
26 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal

Afterpiece Title: A Womans Revenge

Song: As17151022

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; Italian Night Scene, as17151024

2041
27 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal

Afterpiece Title: A Womans Revenge

Song: As17151022

Dance: As17151026

2042
26 May 1716 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

2043
06 December 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. The Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 8 Dec.: Last Thursday Night his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was at the Theatre in Drury-Lane, when one Mr Freeman, a mad Gentleman of 2000l. per Ann. offering to go into the Boxes, and being stopt by one of the Centries in the Passage, he shot him above the Shoulder; however the Centry knockt him down, and securing him, 2 or 3 more loaded Pistols were found in his Pockets....The sudden Discharge of Mr Freeman's Pistol put the Ladies and others withinside the Playhouse into some Consternation at first....The Gentlemen about the Prince, and almost throughout the House, drew their Swords upon the Occasion of this Disorder, which was soon over

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

2044
18 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Song: A Dialogue between-Cook, a Gentlewoman, who never appear'd on any Stage before

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith

2045
21 March 1717 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amadis

Performance Comment: See17170216, but With the Addition of a New Scene-; the Musick by Mr Hendel-Cavaliero Nicolino Grimaldi, Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: Mr Hendel Actor: Cavaliero Nicolino Grimaldi, Mrs Robinson.

Dance: deMirail's Scholar, Mlle Cerail

2046
25 September 1717 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: Lancashire Hornpipe-Esq Timothy's Countryman who perform'd it with so much Applause during the Time of the Fair; Mimic Scene between Harlequin and a Peasant-; Vaulting on the Horse-a Gentleman lately arriv'd from France

2047
31 May 1718 @ no theater listed

Performances

2048
10 July 1718 @ no theater listed

Performances

2049
12 July 1718 @ no theater listed

Performances

2050
23 August 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 30 Aug.: On Saturday when his Royal Highness the Prince was at Mr Penkethman's Theatre...he was plas'd to Enquire what Entertainments he and Mr Bullock had in Southwark Fair. In the meantime Mrs Leigh, Daughter of the late Mrs Minns, is preparing for Bartholomew-Fair; but not Bullock and Leigh as some People imagine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: As17180802