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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Murphy"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Murphy")') 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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6850 results for: Keyword - Mr Murphy
We found 4263 matches on Event Comments, 1340 matches on Author, 1158 matches on Performance Comments, 532 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
29 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Related Works
Related Work: The Grecian Daughter Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Entertainment: End: (For the last time this season) The Wishing Cap-King. [See17730323]

127
12 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Related Works
Related Work: The Grecian Daughter Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

128
22 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Way to Keep Him Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: I: A Minuet-Daigville, Sga Daigville; II: New Comic Dance-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville; III: A Louvre, Minuet-Two of Daigville's Scholars; V: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Lutte Marine-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville, Daigville's scholars, in which Daigville will introduce a Pas de trois and a Mungo Dance, accompanied by the Tambourine, with variations

129
24 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Entertainment: End: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Jacobs

130
05 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Related Works
Related Work: The Grecian Daughter Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

131
30 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy

132
14 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy

133
22 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Way to Keep Him Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

134
22 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Related Works
Related Work: The Upholsterer Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

135
10 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Related Works
Related Work: All in the Wrong Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Song: End Act III: Ode to Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister

Entertainment: Imitations-Bannister (last time this season)

136
23 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: End of Play: The Frolick, as17741214

137
18 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Entertainment: Interlude. End: True Blue, as17750401

Dance: End Interlude: A Hornpipe-Blurton (playbill)

138
04 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Cranfield; II: The Pilgrim, as17750503

139
10 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Related Works
Related Work: The Grecian Daughter Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

140
28 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banditti; Or, Love's Labyrinth

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

141
08 August 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Way to Keep Him Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

142
29 April 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: End I: The Russian Minuet-Master D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

Song: As17901027

143
12 November 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Related Works
Related Work: The Grecian Daughter Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961108, but Glaude-Grimaldi

144
15 September 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Music: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; their songs: To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Bland

Dance: Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro

145
17 November 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted this season. [The Ode, by Robert Lloyd and A. Murphy (according to J. P. Kemble's note on the playbill), combines an Elegy on the death of George II with a compliment on the accession of George III.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Tears and Triumphs of Parnassus

Related Works
Related Work: The Tears and Triumphs of Parnassus Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: II: Reviv'd the Pantomime Dance, call'd The Prussian Camp The Prussian Soldiers by the Comedians, the Characters of the Dance-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

Music:

Song: n Ode for Music, call'dThe Tears and Triumphs of Parnassus-. The Music compos'd by Stanley

146
15 June 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Full prices. No money returned after curtain is drawn up. Vivat Rex. [A. Murphy and S. Foote joined a partnership and rented dl theatre from Garrick for summer performances (Genest, IV, 616). For Gentleman, Miller? See Winston MS 9.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Related Works
Related Work: All in the Wrong Author(s): Arthur Murphy

147
09 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Comedies of three acts and two acts respectively, by Arthur Murphy never acted before.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No One's Enemy But His Own

Related Works
Related Work: No One's Enemy but His Own Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: What We Must all Come To

Related Works
Related Work: What We Must All Come To Author(s): Arthur Murphy

148
23 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Farce in 2 acts written by Murphy for Mrs Yates (Genest, V, 67)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan of China Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Choice

Related Works
Related Work: The Choice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: I: The Medley, as17641120; End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

149
10 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Arthur Murphy from 3 Moliere Plays (Genest, V, 131). Receipts: #195 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Related Works
Related Work: The School for Guardians Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: Love Finds the Way Author(s): Thomas Murphy

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

150
22 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Mrs Abington. Part of Pit laid into boxes. House Charges #64 4s. [Profit to Mrs Abington #166 2s. 6d.] [The Farce-2 acts all from the comedy 'What we must all Come to' by Arthur Murphy, The airs by Hook.] Paid Blake (hosier) bill #3 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #230 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Way to Keep Him Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode; or, Conjugal Douceurs

Related Works
Related Work: Marriage a-la-mode; or, Conjugal Douceurs Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212