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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Madam Bentley"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Madam Bentley")') 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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5726 results for: Keyword - Mr and Madam Bentley
We found 4247 matches on Event Comments, 1186 matches on Performance Comments, 553 matches on Performance Title, 37 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2851
31 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Successful Strangers

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Miss Santlow; particularly a French Peasant-; Scaramouch-Layfield

2852
21 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Knapp and Miller. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain Or The Usurer Turned Soldier

2853
15 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: For the entire Benefit of Mr Penkethman. Note, The Subscribers Tickets have free Admittance in any part of the House that Day' and during the whole Season. To begin exactly at half an Hour after 5, by reason the Gentlemen and Ladies that come from London may have time to return again the same Night. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. [The opening, originally advertised for Monday 12, was deferred to this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

2854
21 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Villeroy-Thurmond; Baldwin-Shepard; Bryan-Husband; Carlos-Cory; Frederick-Thurmond Jr; Fernando-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Fabion-Bullock Jr; Jaqueline-Leigh; Sampson-Spiller; Bellford-Elrington; Isabella-Mrs Kent; Julia-Mrs Spiller; Victoria-Mrs Shepard; Nurse-Mrs Pollet; With the Mimick Epilogue [Written and spoke by Mr Cibber (at queen's) Burlesquing the Italian Operas-a little Boy.
Cast
Role: Bryan Actor: Husband
Role: Fernando Actor: Jubilee Dicky

2855
28 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: And at the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Mr Powell is prevail'd upon to Act his own Part of Sir Courtly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

2856
10 July 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: At the desire of the Subscribers and several other Persons of Quality, Mr Powell will perform his own Part of Prospero. With all the Sinkings and Flyingsv as were perform'd in the Play Originally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Powell; Trincalo-Leigh; Ventoso-Penkethman; Alonzo-Cory; Ferdinand-Elrington; Antonio-Husband; Caliban-Norris; Mustacho-Spillar; Stephano-Shepard; Hypolita-Mrs Kent; Miranda-Mrs Baker; Dorinda-Mrs Shepard.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Elrington
Role: Antonio Actor: Husband
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: As17100708

2857
07 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Elrington; Sir Jealous-Leigh; Sir Francis-Norris; Busie Body-Spillar; Charles-Cory; Miranda-Mrs Sapsford; Isabella-Mrs Kent; Patch-Mrs Spillar.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Sapsford

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue or The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: Irish Trot-; Harlequin Dance-; French Peasant-; Dutch Skipper-; Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Night Scene between a Harlequin, a Cooper, his Wife, and others-

2858
01 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Note, That Subscribers' Tickets pass this Day, and every Day during Mr Penkethman's stay at Greenwich, unless it be some particular Actor's Benefit-Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Cast
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Husband

Entertainment: Gentlewoman, as17100817; Ladder Dancer

2859
07 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: At the desire of several Perons of Quality will be perform'd that great and celebrated Scene in Julius Caesar at the table between Brutus and Cassius , Written by the Immortal Shakespeare. And altho' Mr Penkethman is at an extraordinary Charge in providing these Entertainments, to oblige his Friends he lets them in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, The Subscribers' Tickets have free Admittance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar one Scene

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Entertainment: Rope/Dancing after the French, Italian, and Bohemian Manner-; also a Stiff Rope, Vaulting the Slack Rope beyond Imagination-little Girl of 4 Years of Age

2860
30 December 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Susanna Centlivre.] Never before Acted. Being the second Part of the Busie Body. With new Dresses and several new Scenes; particularly an intire Sett of a pleasant Woodv, painted by Mr Boul, after the Italian Manner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marplot

2861
21 May 1711 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido Or The Faithful Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Faithful Shepherd Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Dance: Dances with Swords to Admiration-A girl of five

Song: Between the Acts: Singing-

2862
22 May 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Powell and Cross. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: Mrs Bicknell

2863
04 June 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

2864
03 July 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldiers Fortune

2865
07 August 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Carefully Revis'd. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Witches' Songs and Dances, proper to the Occasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

2866
10 August 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers

2867
12 October 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Carefully revis'd. With all the original Decorations of Scenes, Witches, Songs, and Dances proper to the Drama

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

2868
22 October 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers Or The Stock Jobbers

2869
07 January 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was altered from Shakespear by Sir Wil. D'Avenant, and the late Mr Dryden, Poets Laureat. With new Scenes, Machines, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play. By her Majesty's Command no Persons are to be admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

2870
11 January 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As it was altered from Shakespear by Sir Will. D'avenant, and the late Mr Dryden, Poets Laureat. With new Scenes, Machines, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

2871
06 February 1712 @ Clerkenwell Charity School

Event Comment: Minutes of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 7 Feb.: Mr Skeate reported that John Honeycott the master of the Charity School at Clerkenwell had yesterday with the Children of the School publickly acted the play called Timon of Athens, and by Tickets signed by himself invited Several people to it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

2872
17 March 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Ambrose Phillips.] At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. William Egerton: And in the Spring came on Mr Phillips's Tragedy, The Distrest Mother. Mrs Rogers, an Actress, who in her Turn, had made a considerable Figure on the Stage, was designed the Part of (Andromache, Hector's Widow, &. i.e.) the Distrest Mother. But the Author, as well as his Friends, were soon convinced that Mrs Oldfield was infinitely the more accomplished Person for so Capital a Part. Upon its being given to Her, Mrs Rogers raised a Posse of Profligates, fond of Tumult and Riot, who made such a Commotion in the House, that the Court hearing of it send four of the Royal Messengers, and a strong Guard, to suppress all Disorders. This being effected, the Play was brought upon the Stage and crowned with deserved Success (Egerton, pp. 31-32)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Edition of 1712 lists: Pyrrhus-Booth; Phoenix-Bowman; Orestes-Powell; Pylades-Mills; Andromache-Mrs Oldfield; Cephisa-Mrs Knight; Hermione-Mrs Porter; Cleone-Mrs Cox; Prologue by Steele-Wilks; Epilogue by Budgell-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Oldfield

2873
09 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd Or A Plot Discoverd

2874
12 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bradshaw. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Shakespear, and alter'd by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

2875
26 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell