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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Purdon"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Purdon")') 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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22239 results for: Keyword - Mrs Purdon
We found 23320 matches on Performance Comments, 4239 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 4 matches on Roles/Actors.

21951
03 March 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mr Congreve. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: As17181111

21952
30 March 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Santlow. By His Majesty's Command. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Farce

21953
04 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Moreau and Mrs Moreau

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

21954
06 April 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell. By His Majesty's Command. Written by Shakespear. Pit and Front Boxes together at 5s. Tickets for The Man of Mode taken. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

21955
07 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Egleton, Boheme, and Mrs Giffard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Song: As17181103

Dance: Moreau, delaGarde's Two Sons, Sandham, Pelling, Newhouse, Cook, Miss Schoolding; Four Scaramouches-

21956
11 June 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Aylet, Gallery Doorkeeper. Tickets for Sawney the Scot taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance:

21957
31 July 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years [but see 12 Oct. 1714]. Weekly Packet, 8 Aug.: We hear that the celebrated Tragedian, Mr Booth, was Yesterday Se'nnight marry'd to Mrs Santlow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Single; Or, The Cautious Coxcomb

Song: As17190703

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

21958
09 March 1720 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Sarah Ottey. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; Harpsichord, Bass Violin, Violin-Sarah Ottey

21959
10 March 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. The Front Boxes railed into the Pit at 5s. N.B. To prevent the Ladies Waiting, none but the Gallery Doors will be opened till 5 a Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

21960
04 April 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell. By His Majesty's Command. Admission as 10 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Dance: As17200315

21961
27 April 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Autnor. Written by Mrs Manley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucius, The First Christian King Of Britain

21962
28 April 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Diggs and Mrs Robertson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Dance: Leveridge; The Tippling Philosophers-

Dance: delaGarde's Two Sons, Sandham's Son

21963
24 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Coker, Price, Mrs Elsam. Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: Topham Jr, Pelling, Sandham's Son, Miss Bullock, Miss Francis; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his Diversion; Drunken Man-Harper

Song: Four and Twenty Stock Jobbers-Harper

21964
01 June 1720 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Aubert. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

21965
27 January 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: As 26 Jan. Receipts: #42 15s. Daily Journal, 27 Jan.: A New Tragedy, call'd, Friendship Betray'd; Or, the Injured General, was to have been Acted on Tuesday next...but is deferred, on Account of Mrs Bullock's hourly Expectation of being brought to Bed, she having the Principal Part in the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

21966
03 March 1721 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Manina Fletcher. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; First Violin-Mr Dubourg

21967
06 March 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: As17201018

21968
23 March 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. N.B. By occasion or Mr Leigh's Indisposition we are obliged to change the Play; Tickets therefore deliverd out for Don Sebastian will be taken this Night. Receipts: money #46 8s.; tickets #63 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

21969
27 April 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. By His Majesty's Command. Receipts: money #59 18s. 6d.; tickets #67 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Dance: Monsieur Pierrot, Mademoiselle Vaurinville , formerly call'd Mademoiselle DeChalier from the French House

21970
09 May 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Newhouse, Hulett, Mrs Cook. Receipts: money #7 9s.; tickets #77 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Dance: As17201214

Music: Solo on Hautboy, Concerto on Little Flute-Keitch

21971
05 March 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. By their Royal Highnesses' Command. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance:

21972
10 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. Receipts: money #48 12s. 6d.; tickets #68 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Dance:

21973
12 March 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. [Theodosius advertized, but Booth's illness deferred it. Daily Courant lists The Man of Mode, but Rich's Register lists The Earl of Essex.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode or The Earl Of Essex

21974
26 March 1722 @ Mrs Bellamy's School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Triumphant; Or, The Rival Goddesses

Performance Comment: The Young Ladies of Mrs Bellamy's School; Prologue-; Epilogue-.

21975
28 January 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Fryar, who has played but once since the days of King Charles, and taught three Queens to Dance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Wedding

Dance: The Bashful Country Maid, Irish Trot-Peggy Fryar