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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Porters"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Porters")') 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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2361 results for: Keyword - Porters
We found 2421 matches on Roles/Actors, 894 matches on Performance Comments, 97 matches on Event Comments, 28 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Performance Title.

26
06 February 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

27
13 July 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

28
22 November 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Dance: Country Lads and Lasses-Shaw, Mrs Booth

29
11 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Dance: I: Polonese-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; II: Saraband-Boval, Mrs Brett; III: Whitson Holidays-Boval, Mrs Tenoe

Song: In III: Miss Lindar; IV: Miss Lindar

30
24 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

31
03 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Dance: Mrs Booth

32
18 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

33
25 April 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Everyone Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: THE SAILOR'S FESTIVAL

Afterpiece Title: THE TWO MISERS

Music: End of Act II of mainpiece concerto on the Piano Forte, composed by Krumpholtz, accompanied by the Full Band, by Miss Poole

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Mad Bm, in character, by Miss Poole

34
15 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Song: In course of Evening: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Tomorrow-Incledon

Music: Preceding: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte-Master Parker; with a new Rondo-Master Parker (Haydn); End I: a celebrated Lesson of Nicolai-Master Parker

Entertainment: Monologues End II: Alexander's Feast-Master Parker; End: Grand Address to the Audience-Master Parker

35
February 1693 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Last Prayer; Or, Any Rather Than Fail

36
06 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

37
23 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rape Upon Rape; Or, The Justice Caught In His Own Trap

38
21 December 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

39
18 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Dance: Mrs Booth

40
14 February 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Husband

41
07 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Footman

42
12 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: LLes Amans-Burney, Mrs Wherrit

43
11 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caelia; Or, The Perjur'd Lover

44
31 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty

45
24 October 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco

46
03 December 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgr1m

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: A Single Dance by Mlle Salle. French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle

47
26 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: I: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. III: The Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, S. Lally, Miss Mann, Holt, Mrs Delorme. IV: Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Man; Swains and Nymphs by Lally, Miss Latour, Holt, Mrs Anderson, Davenport, Mrs Delorme, Topham, Mrs Davenport

Song: In II: The Original Song in the Play, by Mrs Cibber

48
24 August 1734 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos, Prince Of Spa1n

Afterpiece Title: The Constant Lovers: With the Comical Humours of Mons Ragout

Dance: By Davenport, Mrs Davenport, Master Oates, Miss Oates

49
25 September 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Britannia; or, The Royal Lovers

Performance Comment: Britannia-Mrs Chambers; Germanicus-Miss Jones; Cupid-Miss Roberts, the first time of her appearing on this stage. In it: Harlequin in the City; or, A Wonder: Colombine Turn'd Elephant. Colombine-Mrs Roberts; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Colombine's Husband-Rosco; Clown-Penkethman; Yeoman-Wetherilt; Londoners-Hind, Topham; Yeoman's Wife-Mrs Hamilton; Londoners' Wives-Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham; Master of the Elephant-Hulett; Gentlemen-Harbin, Jenkins, Morris; Herb Woman-Norris; Egg Woman-Monlass; Guinea Droppers-Ray, Dove; Porters-Pearce, Ayres; Basket Woman-Excell. And a New Prologue address'd to the Town, upon Harlequin's Introduction into the City. With New Musick compos'd by Mr Seedo .
Cast
Role: Porters Actor: Pearce, Ayres

50
17 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin in the City

Performance Comment: Colombine-Mrs Hamilton; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Colombine's Husband-Rosco; Clown-Penkethman; Yeoman-Wetherilt; Londoners-Hind, Topham; Yeoman's Wife-Miss Gerrard; Londoners' Wives-Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham; Herb Woman-Norris; Egg Woman-Monlass; Porters-Pearce, Ayres; Basket Woman-Excell. Music by Seedo. See also Britannia, 25 Sept .
Cast
Role: Porters Actor: Pearce, Ayres