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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Shireburn"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Shireburn")') 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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22325 results for: Keyword - Mrs Shireburn
We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4237 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 313 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

5001
04 March 1720 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-Mrs Fitzgerald; Hautboy-Kytch; Flute-John Baston; German Flute-Neale

5002
19 March 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17200312 but Cassio-Leigh; Brabantio-Boheme; Roderigo-Pack; Emilia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Seymour

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

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Fletcher; Leveridge's new song The Tippling Philosophers-Leveridge

Dance: As17200120

5003
31 March 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: As17191114, but Abigail-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Willis.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Martha Actor: Mrs Bicknell

Dance: Hussar-Shaw, Mrs Booth; Venetian Peasant-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

5004
05 April 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: 2d Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance: Passacaile-Mrs Booth; English Clown-Weaver; Forlanta-Lally, Miss Smith; The Marie-; Irish Trot-Miss Lindar, Lally's Scholar

5005
26 April 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Myrtillo-; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Lallie, Miss Tenoe; Hussar-Shaw, Mrs Booth; Irish Trot-Lallie's Scholar, Miss Lindar

5006
28 April 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Shaw, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe

5007
03 May 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Laron, Provost, Et Juge

Afterpiece Title: Le Port de Mer

Dance: Mad Men and Mad Women-Mrs Dechaliers, Roger who plays the part of Pierrot; The Flourishing of the Colors-Signora Violenta

5008
19 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith

5009
24 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Music: Trumpet, German Flute-Mr Grano

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Miss Tenoe

5010
27 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Lally, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith

5011
30 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Booth; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Cory; Queen-Mrs Porter; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond; Nottingnam-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Nottingnam Actor: Mrs Horton.

Dance: Shaw, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe

5012
30 June 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Performance Comment: La Writ-Norris; Sampson-Miller; Lamira-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Lamira Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Song: Ray and Mrs Willis

Dance: As17200610

5013
26 July 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Song: Ray, Mrs Bowman

Dance: As17200721

5014
04 August 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Song: Songs proper to the Play-Birkhead, Mrs Willis, Miss Tenoe

Dance: With all the Dances proper to the Play-Birkhead, Mrs Willis, Miss Tenoe

5015
23 August 1720 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Maudlin, The Merchant's Daughter Of Bristol

Performance Comment: Money Taker-Penkethman; Merchant-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Antonio-Wilks; Grand Turk-Williams; Captain of the Ship-Shepard; Roger-Miller; Merchant's Wife-Mrs Willis; Maudlin-Mrs Knapp.
Cast
Role: Merchant's Wife Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Maudlin Actor: Mrs Knapp.

Song: Miller, Norris, Mrs Willis, others

Dance: Miller, Norris, Mrs Willis, others

5016
13 September 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Bickerstaff; Fondlewife-Cibber; Bellmour-Wilks; Vainlove-Booth; Sharper-Mills; Setter-Norris; Sir Joseph-Miller; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Belinda-Mrs Bicknell; Araminta-Mrs Garnet; Sylvia-Miss Willis; Lucy-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Lally, Miss Smith; particularly The Hussar-

5017
04 October 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Marcella (with the Song I burn, I burn)-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Miss Francis

5018
13 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Belguard-Mills; Sir Courtly-Cibber; Surly-Thurmond; Hothead-Miller; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Boval, Miss Tenoe

5019
22 November 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Performance Comment: Biron-Booth; Villeroy-Mills; Carlos-Thurmond; Fernando-Norris; Jacqueline-Miller; Porter-Cross; Isabella-Mrs Porter; Julia-Mrs Garnet; Victoria-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: Country Lads and Lasses-Shaw, Mrs Booth

5020
23 November 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: Weaver, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Lally, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

5021
25 November 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Dance: Dupre, Mrs Cross

5022
30 November 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Boval, Miss Tenoe

5023
14 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Dance: Dupre, Cook, Newhouse, Sandham, Mrs Bullock, Miss Hutton, Miss Francis

5024
23 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-Mrs Manina; Hautboy-Keitch; Sixth Flute-John Baston

5025
18 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Younger