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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Mrs Barrington"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Mrs Barrington")') 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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24312 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Barrington
We found 23638 matches on Performance Comments, 7608 matches on Event Comments, 4624 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

20876
15 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: King-Thurmond; Prince of Wales-Wilks; Hotspur-Booth; Falstaff-Mills; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Francis-Norris; Hostess-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Willis.

20877
26 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: With an entire Set of New Scenes from the Opera never us'd here before, and proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Wilks; Polydore-Booth; Chamont-Mills; Acasto-Boman; Chaplain-Cibber; Monimia-Mrs Porter; Page-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

20878
29 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politicks

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Performance Comment: See17171025, but Punch-Cook; Scaramouch-Thurmond Jr; Harlequin-Moreau; Pierrot-Griffin; Colombine-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: As17171022

20879
13 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sawney The Scot; Or, The Taming Of The Shrew

Performance Comment: Sawney-Bullock Sr; Peg-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Humors of the Counter

Song: A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17171022

20880
15 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Laetitia-Mrs Oldfield, being the first time of her performing this Season.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Oldfield, being the first time of her performing this Season.

20881
19 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Cauis Marius

Performance Comment: Marius Sr-Mills; Young Marius-Booth; Granius-Walker; Sylla-Ryan; Metellus-Boman; Sulpitius-Bickerstaff; Cinna-Quin; Comic parts-Penkethman, Miller, Cross, Birkhead; Lavinia-Mrs Porter; Nurse-Norris.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Porter

20882
21 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Performance Comment: Quisara-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Quisara Actor: Mrs Rogers.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Music: As17171115

Dance: As17171022

20883
22 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Afterpiece: A New Dramatic Entertainment of Dancing in Grotesque Characters. Receipts: #45 6s. 6d. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus; or, The Mouse Trap

Performance Comment: Mars-Dupre; Vulcan-Lun; Venus-Mrs Schoolding; Graces-Mlle Gautier, Mlle Corail, Miss Schoolding Jr; Hour-Miss Smith; Scaramouches-Boval, Tully, Newhouse, Thurmond Jr; Cyclops-the Four Carpenters; Foreman of the Shop-Spiller; rest-Cook, Pelling, Cook Jr.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Schoolding

20884
26 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17171014, but Elvira-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter

20885
28 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Booth; Imoinda-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

20886
30 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 4 Jan. 1718: On Monday last was Interr'd the famous Mrs Mynns, who had for so many Years constantly kept a Booth in Bartholomew and Southwark Fair. She was a Woman of a very Masculine Temper, and govern'd the Legions under her Power with great Justice and Exactness....She has left three or four Thousand Pounds behind her

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Cast
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Perjuror

Dance: As17171228

20887
13 January 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Lieutenant-Penkethman; King-Thurmond; Demetrius-Wilks; Leontius-Mills; Celia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: As17171203

20888
20 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17171209, but Mademoiselle-Mrs Chantrel.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Chantrel.
Role: Constant Actor: Husband
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Spiller

Song: Leveridge, Cook

Dance: As17171022

20889
24 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Opera in Dancing in Serious and Grotesque Characters. With all the Musick, Habits, Machines and other Decorations entirely new. Receipts: #47 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Performance Comment: Amadis-Dupre; Punch-Boval; Scaramouch-Cook; Englishman-Cook Jr; Oriana-Mlle Gautier; Scaramouchet-Miss Smith; Englishwoman-Miss Schoolding; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Schoolding; Clodpole-Spiller; Furies-Thurmond Jr, Tully, Newhouse, Pelling, Turner.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Schoolding

20890
25 January 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17171123, but Lady Graveairs-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Mountfort.
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: As17180123

20891
13 February 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Isabella-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Porter.

20892
01 March 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Kent-Thurmond; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Santlow.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Judge

20893
13 March 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: As17180114; Pastoral Dance from Myrtillo-

20894
13 March 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Performance Comment: As17180124, but Colombine-Mrs Moreau; Punch-_; Scaramouch-_; Englishman-_; Englishwoman-_; Furies-_Thurmond Jr; With an Epilogue-Spiller , riding on all Ass.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Moreau

20895
17 March 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benfit Mrs Barbier. Pit and Boxes by tickets at Leveridge's Coffee House and the theater at 6s. First Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Cast
Role: Syrinx Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Spiller.

Song: As17171226

20896
20 March 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Helena Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: As17180128

20897
01 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17171024, but Anthony-F. Leigh; 2d Constantia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: 2d Constantia Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: And an Epilogue-Penkethman riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: And an Epilogue Actor: Penkethman riding on an Ass.

Dance: As17180114

20898
23 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17171230, but Elvira-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Santlow.

Dance: Serious and Comic Dancing-

20899
04 June 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cook and Wilkins, Boxkeepers. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets for Sir Mannerly Shallow taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17180405 but Imoinda-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Bicknell

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

20900
29 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Money

Performance Comment: As17180711 but Coupee-_; Otley-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Otley Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Sir Rowland Rakehell Actor: Johnson
Role: Betty Jiltall Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Tearshift Actor: Mrs Moore
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Lady Straddle Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Crowstitch Actor: Mrs Hunt.

Dance: As17180711