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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.

8301
07 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross; Southampton-Wroughton; Burleigh-Hull; Raleigh-R. Smith; Lieutenant-Fox; Queen-Mrs Hull; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Rutland-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

8302
08 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17710926, but Lint-Waldron and the Song of Johnny Pringle omitted from mention in Weston's role-_.
Cast
Role: Lint Actor: Waldron and the Song of Johnny Pringle omitted from mention in Weston's role-_.

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

8303
09 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Mr King paid #9000 for three fourths interest in Saddler's Wells (Winston MS 10). Paid a Tow bill 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [A monthly Purchase amounting to #4 10s. for the season, and not to mention hereafter.] Receipts: #252 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Parsons
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Forge Actor: Burton

8304
12 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid four days salary at #82 3s. 1d. per diem-#328 12s. 4d.; Mrs W. Barry's half Salary #1 3s. 4d.; Mr Inchbald on note #20; Messrs Griffith and Atkins to make up salary #1 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #214 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melville-Aickin; Sterling-Love; Lovewell-Cautherly; Sergeant Flower-Bransby; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Fawcett; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Haidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Fanny-Mrs Morland, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Morland, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

8305
18 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [First announcement this season of the price and admission policy: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Persons Admitted Behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Places for the Boxes to be taken (only) of Mr Sarjant at the stage door." This notice,not to be repeated here, appeared throughout the rest of the season.] Receipts: #139 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Performance Comment: Cyrus-Savigny; Cambyses-Smith; Astyages-Clarke; Harpagus-Hull; Mithranes-Bensley; Mirza-Fox; Officer-R. Smith; Aspasia-Mrs Mattocks; Mandane-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: The Jealous Woodcutters, as17711004

8306
21 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17711009, but Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Egerton; Varland-Weston.
Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Weston.
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Lover-Messink; Valet-Moody; Scaramouche-Keen; Country Girls-Mrs Scott, Mrs Dorman; Lieutenant (with a song)-Bannister; Colombine-Mrs King; With Additional Scene of the Rejoicing Night-; and The Sailor's Pageant-.
Cast
Role: and The Sailor's Pageant Actor: .

8307
24 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Paid Mr Nicols for Rope line #5 17s; Printer's Bill #8 19s. (Treasurer#s Book). Receipts: #233 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Morland, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008; V: Comic Dance, as17711021

8308
26 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

8309
05 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

8310
06 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

8311
09 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Cautherly; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Brereton; Claudius-Jefferson; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Osric-Dodd; Rosencrans-J. Aickin; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Keen; Lucianus-Hartry; Gravediggers-Parsons, Waldron; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Ophelia-Mrs Morland; Gertrude-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Morland

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

8312
11 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Monologue: Entertainment True Blue. As 9 Nov

8313
13 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

8314
18 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: A Dance call'd The Amusements of Strasburgh-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Daigvilles scholars

8315
19 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Morland, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

8316
23 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

8317
29 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mr King being Ill Mrs Reddish play'd Belcour (not the thing) (Hopkins Diary). Paid Tallow Chandler's Bill (2nd) #42 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #171 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Parsons.
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

8318
30 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Whitefield for cloaths bought #34 7s. (Account Book). All the differences between the managers of Covent Garden Theatre are settled. They met together without the interposition of any other person, shook hands, dined at Mr Colman's, and put a final stop to all the proceedings at law (Gentleman's Magazine, XLI, 520). Receipts: #186 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

8319
11 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A New Tragedy [by Joseph Cradock] never performed. The Music composed by Mr Fisher. Words of the Epithalamium to be had at the Theatre. Paid Palmer (wax chandler) #140; Paid Buxton & Enderby (oyl merchants) #136 3s. (Account Book). Receipts: #220 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zobeide

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

8320
16 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Parsons, Davies, J. Burton, Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs Hunt. Henry-Vernon
Role: Peter Actor: J. Burton
Related Works
Related Work: Amelia Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

8321
17 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit of the New Building of the City of London Lying In Hospital, in the City Road, Old Street. Paid Weston's note to Mr Curtis #5; Mrs Bolter for 25 yds. white and silver silk, #28 15s.; 8 extra Trumpets 4 nights (13th inst. incl.) #12 (Treasurer's Book). This day published The Theatres; a poetical dissection by Sir Nicholas Nipclose (Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser). [It is packed with embittered comments on managerial policy and upon theatrical personalities.] Receipts: #228 18s. 6d. Charges: #84; Profit to Hospital #144 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

8322
27 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Thos. French 5 days, #2; Tallow Chandler's 3rd bill, #38 5s. 9d.; Extra Flute and Hautboy 21st inst 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #203 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Actor: Dodd, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Fidler Actor: J. Burton

8323
28 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Cast
Role: Titus Actor: J. Burton
Role: Varro Actor: Master Cape
Role: will be introduced a Grand Dance Actor: Daigville, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers.
Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Fidler Actor: J. Burton

8324
31 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

8325
04 January 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17711207, but to avoid confusion full cast listed. Belcour-King; Stockwell-Aickin; O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Cautherly; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Stukely-Wrighten; Sailor-Wright; Lady Rusport-Mrs Reddish; Louisa Dudley-Miss Rogers; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Egerton; Lucy-Mrs Love; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Younge, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Parsons
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Fidler Actor: J. Burton