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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs duRuel"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs duRuel")') 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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22260 results for: Keyword - Mrs duRuel
We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4237 matches on Performance Title, 4237 matches on Event Comments, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
28 March 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17050929, but Ruth-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Song: As17060227

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Santlow; particularly Harlequin Dance-. *'s Comical Dance-Firbank, Mrs Bignall; Scaramouch, Tub Dance-Layfield

Performance Comment: *'s Comical Dance-Firbank, Mrs Bignall; Scaramouch, Tub Dance-Layfield.
Cast
Role: 's Comical Dance Actor: Firbank, Mrs Bignall

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Santlow; particularly Harlequin Dance-

2
01 March 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs duRuel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song: As17050215

Dance: The Heroineby duRuel-duRuel [but see17050224] [and performed by him, Mrs duRuel

3
19 February 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs duRuel. [In Daily Courant, 18 Feb., The Man of Mode had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Leveridge, the Boy

Dance: New dances-duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier

4
03 April 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: As17060226; especially The Spinning/Wheel Dialogue-

Music: A new solo composed by Haym-Haym, Gasperini

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Moss, Mrs Evans

5
21 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Swiny. Not Acted these Five Years. [Mrs del'Epine sings] at the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband; Or, The Plotting Sisters

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel; Cyclops Dance (from Psyche), in which Monsieur Cherrier perform'd the Part of Vulcan with great Applause-

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Mrs del'Epine; particularly Henry Purcell's O lead me to some peaceful Gloom-

6
24 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of NOTORIETY, advertised on playbill of 23 Oct.] Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2 , by Mrs Burke. MS: Larpent 992; not published]: With new Music [by Tommaso Giordani (Morning Herald, 25 Oct.)). Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #228 0s. 6d. (206/10/6; 21/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Cast
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Lady Henrietta Actor: Mrs Pollock

Afterpiece Title: THE WARD OF THE CASTLE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Munden// Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1793): Sir Bertram-Incledon; Duke of Alberossa-Johnstone; Geoffrey-Munden// Matilda-Mrs Clendining; Jacquenetta-Mrs Martyr.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Geoffrey Actor: Munden Matilda-Mrs Clendining
Role: Munden Matilda Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Jacquenetta Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Related Works
Related Work: The Ward of the Castle Author(s): Mrs. Burke

Song: In afterpiece Chorusses by Linton, Tett, Sawyer, Little, Street, Kendrick//Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Paye, Miss Leserve, Mrs Bayzand, Mrs Blurton

7
22 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 3rd piece [Ist time; MF 2, attributed to Mrs Rainsford, for whom see Morning Herald, 9 May; London Chronicle, 23 May, states that it was written by "A Lady," but gives no name. MS: Larpent 1025; not published]: The Music composed by Webbe. Receipts: #118 4s. (109/3; 9/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Cast
Role: Dalton Actor: IncledonLady Philippa Sidney-Mrs Mattocks
Role: IncledonLady Philippa Sidney Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Nerinda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Henley
Role: Lady's Maid Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Clendining.

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF MEAUX

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Pope. Thompson is unassigned.
Role: McScrape Actor: JohnstoneEllen Woodbine-Mrs Mountain
Role: JohnstoneEllen Woodbine Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: THE SPEECHLESS WIFE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Incledon, Munden, Cubitt, Richardson, Rees, Campbell// Miss Poole, Miss Stuart, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (W. Woodfall, 1794): William-Quick; Colin-Incledon; Hodge-Munden; Moody-Cubitt; Parchment-Richardson; Dick-Recs; Mercury-Campbell//Susan-Miss Poole; Alice-Miss Stuart; Margaret-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Martyr
Related Works
Related Work: The Speechless Wife Author(s): Mrs. Rainford

8
27 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Mrs Aubert.] Never Acted before. In Daily Courant, 26 May: Never acted before, being unfortunately prevented on Friday last, by the unexpected Arrest of the Person who was to have played the Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Hydaspes; Or, The Greshamite

Performance Comment: Harlequin the Author,-Mrs Aubert; Doctor-C. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Harlequin the Author, Actor: Mrs Aubert
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert

9
07 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: Let the Dreadful Engines-Leveridge

Dance: Country Frenchman and his Wife, Dutch Skipper-duRuel, Mrs duRuel

Entertainment: Diverting ones Clinch of Barnet

10
01 July 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Allison and Mrs Cox. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: The Enthustiastick Song composed and-Leveridge

Dance: Chacone-Mrs duRuel; Punchanello-Cherrier

11
27 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Mills, a Drury Lane actress, died on this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Johnson; Clerimont-Booth; Atall-Cibber; Careless-Wilks Jr; Old Wilful-Miller; Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bicknell; Clarinda-Mrs Mountfort; Silvia-Mrs Santlow; Wishwell-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Santlow
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Mrs Santlow; New Dance-Miss Lindar

12
24 February 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Song: As17050104

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel; particularly a new Dance The Heroine, compos'd by Mrs duRuel at the Desire of several Persons of Quality-

13
31 December 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music by Purcell-Leveridge, Hughs, Mrs Lindsey, Ramondon, the Boy

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Evans, Mrs Moss

14
11 January 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: As17060110

Dance: duRuel, Mrs DuRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Cross, Mrs Evans, others

15
13 April 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Moss

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Signiora del'Epine; particularly an English Cantata , written and compos'd after the Italian manner-

16
18 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Music: Italian sonatas on the violin-

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Mosse

17
03 March 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Song: As17050104

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Moss

18
31 March 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Song: As17050104

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Bicknell

19
06 December 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perolla And Izadora

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Evans , at the Desire of several Persons of Quality

20
18 December 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arsinoe, Queen Of Cyprus

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Evans

21
27 December 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Song: As17050922

Music: As17051105

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Moss

22
05 January 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Song: As17051201

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Moss

23
10 January 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: With all theOriginal Songs and Dialogues-; particularly The Enthusiastick Song-Leveridge

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Evans, others

24
22 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Devonshire Girl

Song: Three Entertainments ofSinging in Italian one of which is entirely new, the Musick that accompanies her compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber-Signiora Francisca Margareta del'Epine

25
24 April 1704 @

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Betterton; Sir Hugh-Dogget; Page-Verbruggen; Ford-Powell; Caius-Pinkethman; Host-Bullock; Mrs Page-Mrs Barry; Mrs Ford-Mrs Bracegirdle; Ann Page-Mrs Bradshaw [Downes, p. 47].Downes, p. 47].
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel