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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Master Burton"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Master Burton")') 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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8684 results for: Keyword - Mr and Master Burton
We found 4596 matches on Event Comments, 3810 matches on Performance Comments, 1500 matches on Performance Title, 21 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6201
04 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Whimsical Death of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Scaramouch-Sorin; Harlequin-Baxter lately arriv'd from Paris, who have variety of Entertainments of that Kind, and make but a short stay in England.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Baxter lately arriv'd from Paris, who have variety of Entertainments of that Kind, and make but a short stay in England.

6202
11 April 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Afterpiece: [By Richard Leveridge.] A Comic Masque, compos'd in the high Style of Italy. N.B. The Books of the Masque are just printed for W. Mears...and sold by him, and at Mr Leveridge's in Tavistock-street. Receipts: #37 10s. 6d. and tickets #75 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe, Lyon, Moonshine, and Wall

Performance Comment: Edition of 1716 lists: Peter Quince-Bullock Sr; Bottom-Spiller; Flute-H. Bullock; Starveling-Cocker; Semibreve-Knap; Crotchet-H. Bullock; Gamut-Cocker; Prologue-Leveridge; Pyramus-Leveridge; Wall-Randal; Lyon-Cook; Moonshine-Reading; Thisbe-Pack; Epilogue-Leveridge, Pack.
Cast
Role: Wall Actor: Randal

Music: With all New Musick (for that Night) both Vocal and Instrumental Musick-

6203
16 April 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: hamlet

6204
07 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Dance: A new Italian Night Scene Between Harlequin and Mezzetin-Sorin, Baxter

6205
18 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Younger. By His Royal Highness's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: A New Cantata-Turner

Music: A New Concerto on the Violin-Bitty

Dance: As17151122; Dutch Skipper-Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

6206
30 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson and Turner. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality, we are oblig'd (instead of The What D'Ye Call It) to Act...The Country Wake

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evening's Love; Or, The Mock Astrologer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Performance Comment: And a New Prologue-Turner; And a New Epilogue-Penkethman riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: And a New Prologue Actor: Turner
Role: And a New Epilogue Actor: Penkethman riding on an Ass.

Song: Mad Song, Mad Dialogue (composed by $Purcell)-Turner, Mrs Willis in their proper Habits

Dance: As17151122; Harlequin-Mrs Santlow; Mimic Song and Dance-Mrs Willis

6207
28 June 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

6208
29 June 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain

Dance: A New Dance-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

6209
03 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation; Or, Love In A Nunnery

Song: Turner, Mrs Boman

6210
05 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: As17160703

6211
17 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Song: As17151028

Dance: A New Dance-Boval, Prince, Birkhead

6212
09 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise; Or, The Massacre Of Paris

Song: Turner, Mrs Bowman; The Genius-Turner

6213
14 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: As17160809

6214
29 September 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

6215
30 October 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise; Or, The Massacre Of Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: As17161022; The Genius-Turner

6216
03 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: As17161101

6217
05 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: As17161103, but Young Woudbe-Bullock Jr; Truman-J. Leigh; Richmore-Husband; Subtleman-Spiller; Alderman-Bullock Sr; Mandrake-Pack; Constance-Mrs Rogers; Aurelia-Miss Rogers; Balderdash-Hall.
Cast
Role: Richmore Actor: Husband
Role: Mandrake Actor: Pack

Dance: Shaw, Miss Schoolding; Dutch Skipper, as17161101; Night Scene-Salle, Mlle Salle

6218
06 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Richmore Actor: Husband
Role: Mandrake Actor: Pack

Dance: As17161105

6219
07 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Richmore Actor: Husband
Role: Mandrake Actor: Pack

Dance: As17161105

6220
16 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Richmore Actor: Husband
Role: Mandrake Actor: Pack

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Salle, Mlle Salle

6221
03 December 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

6222
13 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: As17161212

6223
19 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Dance: As17161218

6224
22 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: Dutch Skipper, Spanish Entry-Salle, Mlle Salle

6225
28 December 1716 @ Globe and Marlborough's Head

Event Comment: He gives his humble Duty to the Quality and Service to his Friends and Acquaintances, hoping they will grace his first Night, at 6 p.m. 1s. N.B. All this is perform'd by Mr Anthony Aston, his Wife and Son of 10 Years only, and will continue Nightly, Bills being stuck up of the whole Entertainment, which varies each Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Aston's Medley

Entertainment: 1: A new Prologue-; 2: Riot and Arabella-; 3: Woodcock Squib and Hillaria-; 4: Serjeant Kite and Mob-; 5: Ben and Miss Prue-; 6: Fondlewife and Laetitia-; 7: Teague-; 8: Jerry Blackacre and Widow-; 9: Drunken Man-; 10: A new Epilogue-; With Dances, new Comical Songs-