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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.

6751
29 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry Iv, Part Ii: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince of Wales-Williams; Lancaster-Wm. Mills; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Archbishop of York-Roberts; Archbishop of Canterbury-Corey; Hastings-Watson; Falstaff-Harper; Shallow-Cibber; Poins-Oates; Bardolph-Shepard; Hostess Quickly-Mrs Wetherilt; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Shireburn; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson; Pistol-Cibber Jr; Silence-Griffin.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: [The Strollers

6752
19 October 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

6753
22 October 1730 @ Kew Gardens

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 23 Oct,: Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Princess Royal's Birth-Day, a Masque was prepared at His Royal Highness's Command, on that Occasion, by Mr Rich, and perform'd by his Company in His Royal Highness's@Gardens at Cue, which were illuminated with above a thousand Lamps

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Masque

6754
17 November 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Pelling, Mrs Kilby, Miss Holiday, Miss Rice

6755
30 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear, by Sir William Davenant and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Hypolita-Mrs Cibber; Trincalo-Harper; Mustachio-Cibber Jr; Ventoso-R. Wetherilt; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Caliban-Johnson; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Infernal Spirits-Bowman, Rainton, Tenoe; Grand Spirit-Haughton; Alonzo-Fielding; Gonzalo-Oates; Neptune-Rainton; Antonio-Cory; Sycorax-Hallam; Amphitrite-Mrs Roberts; Watermen-Harper, Bridgwater, Rainton, Houghton, Oates, Wright; Winds-Essex, Lally, Rainton, Haughton.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: W. Mills
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Grand Spirit Actor: Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

6756
02 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Dance:

6757
07 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Chapman
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cantrel

Dance: As17310104

6758
09 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: As17310104

6759
12 January 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Apostolo Zeno. Recitatives by Handel. Edition of 1731 gives no performers' names, but states: Done into English by Mr Humphreys.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wenceslaus

6760
14 January 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

6761
19 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

6762
28 January 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

6763
02 February 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text from Metastasio. Music by Handel.] Edition of 1731: Done into English by Mr Humphreys

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Poro-Francesco Bernardi called Senesino; Cleofide-Signora Anna StradadePo; Erissena-Signora Antonia Merighi; Gandarte-Signora Francesco Bertolli; Alessandro-Annibale Pio Fabri; Timagene-Giovannie Giuseppe Commano.
Cast
Role: Gandarte Actor: Signora Francesco Bertolli
Role: Alessandro Actor: Annibale Pio Fabri

6764
17 February 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

6765
26 February 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Carter

6766
29 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: HHarlequin-Mrs Booth; Last new Dance-Miss Robinson,

6767
03 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

6768
06 April 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Revised, with many Additions, by the Author and newly done into English by Mr Humphreys. [King, Queen, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini

6769
08 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Wilks; Scandal-W. Mills; Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Oates; Angelica-Mrs Thurmond; Mrs Frail-Mrs Porter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton; Prue-Mrs Cibber; Nurse-Mrs Willis; Ben-Harper.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Dance: II: Rainton, Mrs Walter; III: Miss Robinson; IV: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: Drunken Man-Harper

6770
19 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach [Opera]

6771
22 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourin-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

6772
23 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: A Journey to Bristol; or, The Faithful Welshman

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon

6773
23 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit R. Williams and Mrs Haughton. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Cibber, Poet-Laureat to His Majesty

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Haughton, for dl, being positively the only Time of his performing on this Stage

6774
26 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman. Receipts: money #39 12s.; tickets #89 19s. Daily Post, 24 April: We hear that on Monday next the Hon. and Antient Company of Lumber Troopers will perform a fine Exercise in New-street Square, and from thence proceed in a Body...to...Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, to see...the Busy Body, with the Opera of Flora...for the Benefit of Mr Chapman, belonging to the said Troop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Charles-Walker; Sir Jealous-Bullock; Whisper-H. Bullock; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Egleton; Scentwell-Mrs Rice; Busy Body-Chapman; Miranda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; IV: Scotch Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Tambourin-Mlle Salle

6775
26 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Plomer. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Cibber, Poet-Laureat to his Majesty

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: Sandham