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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.

7501
09 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1 By His Majesty's Command. Present The King and Princess Amelia. Paid Mr Arthur a Bill for glass Lustres &c #7 15s. 2d. Receipts: #177 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Hayman
Role: Northumberland Actor: Carr
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson

7502
10 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

7503
20 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

7504
26 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Chapman; Sir William-Morgan; Sir Edward-Bridgwater; Belfond Jun-Havard; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Trueman-Cashell; Attorney-Ridout; Scrapeall-James; Cheatly-Rosco; Shamwell-Gibson; Capt Hackum-Marten; Termagant-Anderson; Teresia-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Hippisley; Ruth-Mrs Marten; Mrs Hackum-Stoppelaer; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

7505
09 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

7506
12 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

7507
16 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: As alter'd by Mr Dryden and Sir William Davenant from Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Furnival; Sycorax-Hallam Sen; Ferdinand-Goodfellow; Alonzo-Wignell; Antonio-Dove; Gonsalo-Lee; Hippolito-Mrs Hallam; Stephano-Hallam; Mustacho-Shuter; Trinclo-L. Hallam; Ventoso-Cushing; Miranda-Mrs Wignell; Dorinda-Miss Budgell; Ariel-Miss Moreau; Caliban-Paget; Dances-Williams, Baker, Janno, Scott; Setebos-Miles; Pluto-Brett; Demons-Williams, Janno, Baker, Tool, Fulwell; Neptune-Brett; Amphytrite-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Goodfellow
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Wignell

7508
19 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

7509
21 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461231

7510
09 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: Salomon, Mlle Violette

7511
18 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Giuseppe Salomon and Salomon's son. Tickets at Mr Anderson's, Watchmaker, Little Wild St. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17461212; but Beau Clincher-Cibber; Parley-Mrs Macklin; Tom Errand-_; Dickey-_.
Cast
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Leigh
Role: Standard Actor: Delane

Dance: Three Grand Entertainments (two of them entirely new)-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cook

7512
23 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On Friday next, for the Benefit of Sga Padouana, The Merchant of Venice. Tickets at her lodgings at Mr Anderson's, a Watchmaker in Little Wild St., and of Hobson at the stage door. Sga Padouana being utterly unacquainted with the English Language, and without any personal Friendships here to recommend and encourage her, as she has always endeavor'd to please the Town to the utmost of her Power, intirely depends on the known Candour, and Benevolence of this Nation, and humbly hopes for the Indulgence of the Publick on her Benefit night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Dance: As17470220

7513
25 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

7514
26 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: TThe Suspicious Husband deferr'd on account of Garrick's Indisposition (General Advertiser). Paid Quin on Acct. #42; Mrs Cibber on acct. #42. Paid Mr Wainwright [apothecary] in full of a Bill #41 17s. Receipts: #162 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: As17461231

7515
03 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Woffington. Mainpiece: By the late Mr Taverner, never acted there before. Tickets deliver'd out for the 19th of February, and 5 March will be taken this night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Salomon, Signora Padouana

7516
06 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no person to be admitted without tickets, which will be deliver'd that day, at the Office at Covent Garden Theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. The Galleries to be open'd at Half an Hour after Four o'clock. Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Half an Hour after Six (General Advertiser). New Oratorio by Handel (Account Books, Egerton 2268). We hear that Mr Garrick, who has been lately very ill, is now out of danger (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Occasional Oratorio

7517
09 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs L. Hallam

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461124

7518
12 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: MMr Garrick's Indisposition having rendered him unable to perform on Monday next (the 16th instant) in the play of Jane Shore for Mrs Pritchard's Benefit, she begs leave to inform the Publick, that it is deferr'd till Monday the 23rd Instant; and Mr Garrick's till further Notice. Receipts: #100 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

7519
12 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461124

Song: Brett

7520
17 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Salomon, Cook, Sga Padouana, Muilment, Salomon's Son, the Mechels

7521
21 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: II: A Cantata-Lowe; IV: Rise Glory Rise by particular Desire, from the opera Rosamond-Lowe

Dance: III: Muilment; V: Comic Dance-the Mechels

7522
23 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

7523
24 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

7524
31 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [No after money. Mrs Cibber's advance notice for her Benefit the following Saturday states she]: having been oblig'd by her illness to put off her Benefit, which was advertised for the 19th of March, and not being able to get any other day than a Saturday, is afraid it should be inconvenient to some of the Gentlemen and Ladies who have done her the honour to take tickets, therefore begs leave to acquaint them that if they please to send their tickets before Thursday next to Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre in Covent Garden, the Money will be returned. Receipts: #136 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

7525
02 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Benefit John Hippisley. [Receipts: #72 17s. 6d. plus #93 1s. from tickets without Stage (Account Books, Egerton 2268)]. Receipts: #165 18s. 6d. We hear Mr Hippisley is so far recover'd from his late illness, that, tho' considerably alter'd in his physiognomy, and lower'd in spirits, he persuades himself a crowded house on Thursday next, at the Stratagem for his benefit, will create a smile on his countenance, raise his spirits, and make him appear as much a Scrub as ever

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens