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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Rebecca Allen"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Rebecca Allen")') 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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22256 results for: Keyword - Mrs Rebecca Allen
We found 23334 matches on Performance Comments, 4261 matches on Event Comments, 4201 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

21876
05 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Newly Corrected. Katherine Tofts, in Daily Courant, 8 Feb.: I was very much surpriz'd when I was inform'd that Ann Barwick, who was lately my Servant, had committed a Rudeness last Night [5 Feb.] at the Playhouse, by throwing of Oranges, and hissing when Mrs l'Epine, the Italian Gentlewoman Sung. I hope no one can think that it was in the least with my Privity, as I assure you it was not. [The statement, addressed to Christopher Rich, was dated 6 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Dance: As17040124

Song: As17040129

21877
24 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Song: Leveridge, others

Music: As17031109

Dance: As17040112

21878
28 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Boy; Or, The Comical Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Le Medecin Malgre Luy (last act)

Music: The Prologue to The Indian Queen-; the Sacrifice in King Arthur-; the Masque in Timon of Athens, all by Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17040226

21879
29 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs deL'Epine. Boxes 6s. Pit 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Box in the Upper Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: As17040422

Song: Several Entertainments of Singing in Italian-the Famous Signiora Francisca Margarita del'Epine; of the best Songs she hath Sung in England: The Accompanied with Musick- compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber-

21880
01 May 1704 @ May Fair

Event Comment: At Mr Finley and Mrs Barnes's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

21881
20 May 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

21882
23 May 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bracegirdle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Trelooby

Music: An Entertainment of new Musick-; Vocal and Instrumental Music-; that was perform'd before Her Majesty on Her Birth-day

Song:

Dance:

21883
31 May 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Knight. Not Acted there these Six Years. Written by the late Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, others

Song: And at the Desire of some Persons of Quality, several Entertainments of Singing in Italian- the Famous Segniora Francisca Margareta del'Epine being the best Songs she has Sung in England, the Musick that accompanies her compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber; also an English Song of the late Mr Henry Purcell's-Segniora Francisca Margareta del'Epine

21884
06 June 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Trelooby

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, as performed before Her Majesty on her Birthday-; Henry Purcell's The Four Seasons-

Dance: Dancing Proper to the music-

21885
19 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers. Not Acted these Three Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Music: With the Original Music-Leveridge

Dance: As17040613

21886
22 February 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Dance: As17041014

21887
07 March 1705 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hodgson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; with several Pieces of the late Mr Purcell-; Variety of new Songs-

21888
13 March 1706 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Celotti. At 6 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music in Italian and English-the best Masters

21889
06 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [According to the Poetical Courant, 6 April, a private performance of Caius Marius by several Gentlemen for their Diversion" had been acted by this date. A Prologue by Mrs Phillips is printed in that issue of the Poetical Courant.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonders In The Sun

21890
02 May 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Song: With all the Comical Songs and Dialogues that were perform'd in Wonders in the Sun-; particularly the Fop Song-Pack in Imitation of Italian

Dance: Dances-

21891
11 December 1706 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Williams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

21892
22 January 1707 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Celett. At 6 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; with pieces for trumpets hautboys German flutes and violins-

21893
27 January 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Penkethman, Mrs Cross performing their own parts.

21894
03 March 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. [This performance may have been deferred; see 6 and 17 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Leveridge, others

Music: Instrumental Music-the best Masters

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Miss Santlow, others

21895
13 March 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Tofts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance:

21896
20 March 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lindsey. [In Daily Courant, 17 March, The Committee as a benefit for Miss Santlow had been announced for this day, but later deferred to Tuesday 25.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

21897
02 April 1707 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hall, Daughter to William Hall, who formerly had the Consort of Musick at his House in Norfolk-street. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the greatest Masters

21898
23 May 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

21899
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.

21900
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