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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Vascour and Wife"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Vascour and Wife")') 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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8101 results for: Keyword - Mr Vascour and Wife
We found 4529 matches on Event Comments, 2818 matches on Performance Title, 1522 matches on Performance Comments, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1501
23 October 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #18 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 6 paid and 9 orders; pit, 58 paid and 32 orders; slips, 11 paid and 7 orders; first gallery, 75 paid and 23 orders; second gallery, 46 paid and 4 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: Singing Proper to the Play-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; Pastoral-DuPre, Pelling

1502
08 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Dance: Roger, Mrs Mills, Essex, Miss Robinson, Master Lally, Miss Brett; particularly The Pieraite-

1503
13 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command.Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. The King, Queen, Prince William, and three Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

1504
15 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: In five different Interludes, viz. Three Serious, and Two Comic. All The Scenes painted by Monsieur Devoto

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; With the Rape of Colombine; or, The Flying Lovers

Performance Comment: Andromeda-Mrs Booth; Perseus-Lally; Mercury-Essex; Medusa-Thurmond; Gorgons-Houghton, Burney; Followers of Perseus-Boval, Rainton, Houghton, Burney; Attendants on Andromeda-Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Miss Lindar, Miss Robinson Sr; Hours of Sleep-Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter, Miss Lindar; Tritons-Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton; Cepheus-Fielding; Cassiopea-Mrs Shireburn; Venus-Miss Biddy; Minerva-Miss Raftor; Juno-Mrs Shireburn; Diana-Miss Smith; Sailors-Burney, Oates, Wright, Wetherilt, Burnet, Grey; Cupid-Miss Robinson Jr; Doctor (Colombine's Father)-Burney; Pierot (Doctor's Man)-Roger; Mezzetin (Colombine's Lover)-Ray; Harlequin (Mezzetin's Man)-Weaver; Colombine (in love with Mezzetin)-Miss Robinson Sr; Mopsophil (Colombine's Maid)-Mrs Walter; Jupiter-Essex.
Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Miss Lindar, Miss Robinson Sr

1505
29 November 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

1506
28 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. Receipts: #173 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 241 paid and 29 orders; 308 paid and 1 order; slips, 44 paid and 19 orders; first gallery 471 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 194 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

1507
17 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Dance:

1508
22 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #74 7s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 66 paid and 31 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 167 paid and 23 orders; slips, 5 paid and 19 orders; first gallery, 218 paid and 9 orders; second gallery, 127 paid and 2 orders. Prince and Three Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

1509
29 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

1510
14 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Cast
Role: Shopkeeper and Wife Actor: Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Grand Masque of Heathen Deities Actor:

1511
18 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

1512
09 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. Afterpiece: With several Alterations. N.B. In order to make the Songs more intelligible, Books are printed and may be had at the Theatre. Receipts: money #35 13s.; tickets #95 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera

1513
22 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

1514
22 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit DuPre and Mrs Pelling. By Command of his Royal Highness. Receipts: money #43 6s. 6d.; tickets #93 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: End I: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; II: A new Serious Dance-Dupre, Mrs Pelling; III: Lads and Lasses-Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, Lanyon, Miss LaTour; IV: Myrtillo-Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Moreau, Miss LaTour, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; V: The Dusty Miller (a new Jig)-Moreau

1515
07 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Newhouse and Mrs Kilby. Receipts: money #30 14s. 6d.; tickets #54 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar

1516
12 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar

1517
23 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

1518
06 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Music: Vocal Music; proper to the Play -Leveridge, Legar

Dance: HHighlander and his Mistress-Salle, Laguerre

1519
15 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Afterpiece Title: With The Triumphs of Love

1520
16 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

1521
14 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: Eaton, Sandham

1522
15 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

1523
15 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: As17291114

1524
08 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: End Act I: Burgomaster's Daughter (a new dance)-Miss Robinson; II: Dutchman and Wife-Roger, Rainton; III: Sultana-Miss Robinson; V: Gondolier-Lally, Miss Brett

1525
11 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Song: As17291210

Dance: TThe Shepherd's Holiday, as17291125