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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Higginson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Higginson")') 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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22233 results for: Keyword - Mrs Higginson
We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4237 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

21876
17 January 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Betterton and Mrs Barry acting their own parts, but see queen's, 6 Nov. 1707.

21877
11 December 1708 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Lady Wentworth, writing on 10 Dec., said: Yesterday I had lyke to have been ketched in a trap, your Brother Wentworth had almost parswaded me to have gon last night to hear the fyne muisick, the famous Etallion sing att the rehersall of the Operer, which he assured me it was soe dark none could see me. Indeed musick was the greatist temtation I could have, but I was afraid he deceaved me, soe Betty only went with his wife and him; and I rejoysed I did not, for thear was a vast deal of company and good light--but the Dutchis of Molbery had got the Etallian to sing and he sent an excuse, but the Dutchis of Shrosberry made him com, brought him in her coach but Mrs Taufs huft and would not sing because he had first put it ofe; though she was thear yet she would not, but went away. I wish the house would al joyne to humble her and not receav her again. This man out dus Sefashoe, they say that has hard both (Wentworth, p. 66)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

21878
22 March 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Tofts. At the Desire of several Persons fo Quality. Admission as 16 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

21879
09 April 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs del'Epine. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Scenes as on 2 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

21880
21 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Centlivre [the author]. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the same Author of a Comedy call'd, The Gamester

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

21881
02 February 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

21882
13 March 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barry. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

21883
17 March 1710 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs A. Bradshaw. [Originally announced for 15 March, the concert was deferred to this date.] Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-

21884
18 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Fairbank and Mrs Finch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

21885
20 March 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

21886
30 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Centlivre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: A Bickerstaff's Burying

21887
10 April 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

21888
27 April 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Powell and Hall. For the Entertainment of the Four Kings lately arriv'd from America

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song:

Dance:

21889
30 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Pack and Mrs Bradshaw. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Dance: Four Scaramouches-; Italian Night Scene-

21890
23 March 1711 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lindsey. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters

21891
02 April 1711 @ Two Golden Balls

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. There being but a short Comedy acted that Night, it is desired to begin exactly at Eight. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters

21892
21 May 1711 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baxter. At Mr Penkethman's New Theatre in Greenwich. At 5 p.m., several People returning to London the same Night, it being Moonlight Nights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido; Or, The Faithful Shepherd

Dance: Dances with Swords to Admiration-A girl of five

Song: Between the Acts: Singing-

21893
13 September 1711 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lewis. Written by the Ingenious Sir George Etheridge. Note, The Moon shines and the Tide serves up to London after Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Dance: Thurmond Jr; particularly a Spanish Entry that he performed in the Opera at the Hay-Market last Winter with great Applause-Thurmond Jr; As also that excellent and much admired Scaramouch, as it was performed by the famous Monsieur duBrill from the Opera at Brussels-Thurmond Jr

21894
27 February 1712 @ Dancing Room

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Stagg. Tickets 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

21895
28 February 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. At the Desire of seveal Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

21896
03 April 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

21897
28 April 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter, who is on her Recovery from a severe Feaver. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

21898
30 April 1712 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. Admission to pit and boxes by ticket only at half a guinea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antiochus

21899
10 December 1712 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorinda

Performance Comment: singers included Cavaliero Valeriano, Valentini Urbani, Signora Pilotta Schivaonetti, Mrs Barbier, Leveridge.

21900
13 April 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. And at the Desire of several Ladies of Quality the Pit and Boxes will be put together, and no Persons to be admitted but by printed Tickets...at 4s. N.B. The Tickets delivered out for the Pit, will be taken at the Gallery, and accounted for, at the Price of the Gallery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother