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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Prompter"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Prompter")') 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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640 results for: Keyword - Prompter
We found 476 matches on Roles/Actors, 199 matches on Event Comments, 59 matches on Performance Comments, 1 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

451
31 May 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Paul, Newhouse, and the Prompter. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #17 17s. and tickets #70 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Song: As17160216

Music: A Concerto for a Violin and Flute by John Baston-John Baston, John Baston's Brother

Dance: As17151122; Venetian Dance-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; French Peasant-Newhouse, Mrs Cross

452
17 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Numberer) and Steed (Prompter). Receipts: money #16 17s.; tickets #57 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Song: As17170204

Dance: As17161109

453
20 May 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Prompter [Steed], Cross, Mrs Hodgson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Count; Or, A New Way To Play An Old Game

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Music: Flute Solo-John Bastion; accompanied-Pieppo

Song: Since Times Are So Bad-Leveridge, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Cook, Mrs Bullock; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

454
02 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wm. Mills and Chetwood, the Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: Boomar, it being the first Time of his performing on the Stage

Dance: Harlequin-Miss Santlow; The Swedes-Topham, Mrs Bicknell; The Peasants-Shaw, Mrs Younger; Shepherdess-Miss Lindar

455
25 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Scot, Mrs Elsam, Mrs Gulick, and the Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: As17181103

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

456
09 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit William Mills and Chetwood, Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Dance: Shaw, Weaver, Boval, Lally, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

457
11 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gwin and the Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Dance: Topham Jr, Pelling, Duffield, Newhouse, Sandham's Son, Miss Bullock, Miss Francis; The Italian Shadows-; Drunken Man-Harper

Song: As17200510

458
10 May 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gwin and the Prompter (Steed). Receipts: money #25 6s. 6d.; tickets #95 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quaker's Wedding; Or, The Passionate Mistress

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

459
07 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit William Mills and the Prompter. Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe

460
15 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gwin and Prompter [Steed]. Receipts: moeymoney #9 6s. 6d.; tickets #71 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Dance: Highland Dance-Lally Jr; Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Rogeir; Myrtillo-

461
27 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Parker and the Prompter (Steed).Receipts: money #26 17.; tickets #75 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Dance: End I: Shepherd and Shepherdess-Glover, Mrs Wall; II: Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; III: Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr; IV: Myrtillo-Dupre, Glover, Lanyon, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden

462
13 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood, the Prompter. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: With all the Decorations of Flyings, Rising, Sinkings, and Dances proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O Divelly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Music: Witches' Musick Vocal and Instrumental by the late Mr Barret-; One of Witches-Mrs Heron; Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: A Punch and His Wife-Two Children who never appear'd on the Stage before

463
28 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Prompter (Steed). Receipts: money #41 11s.; tickets #92 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: PPolonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; Running Footman-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Song: As17250423

464
05 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood, Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Dance: Miss Robinson, Young Rainton

465
03 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and the Prompter [Steed]. Receipts: money #13 1s. 6d.; tickets #79 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Dance: PPastoral-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scotish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle

466
14 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Houghton and the Prompter. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #21 6s. 6d.; tickets #122 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Barbier; incident to the Play: Original Music-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Rochetti, Papillion, Baker, Thompson, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Cantrel

Music: H$Handel's Water Music-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr

467
04 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Machen and Bowcher, the Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Burney, Eaton; Flag Dance-Burny; White Joke-Eaton

468
27 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Bowcher, Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd; Or, The Devil To Do About Her

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding

Dance:

469
20 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Houghton and the Prompter. Receipts: money #18 19s. 6d.; tickets #125 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Song: Leveridge, Laguerre, Rochetti, Salway, Papillon, Mrs Wright, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Cantrell

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, Delagarde, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden

470
02 June 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Havard and Boucher, Prompter. Daily Advertiser, 2 June: We hear Mr Odel, Master.., Goodman's-Fields, intends to decline to concern himself any longer with the Management of that Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Biter Bit; or, The Humours of Harlequin and Scaramouch

Afterpiece Title: The Throwsters Opera

471
02 June 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out for the Tragedy of Tragedies, with an Opera call'd, The City Apprentice Turn'd Beau, or Love in a Hamper which was to have been performed this Day, for the Benefit of Mr Green, Prompter, will be taken at this Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Mortimer

Afterpiece Title: The Welch Opera

472
02 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit of Prompter (Steed). Receipts: money #20 19s. 16d.; ticekts #62. Tickets for Lacy and Miss Horsington taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

473
17 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Bowcher, the Prompter, and Miss Tollet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: II: Cantata of Hayden's-Excell; IV: Bacchanalian Song-Excel

Dance: III: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: Merry Country Lass-Miss Wherrit

474
22 March 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Applebee's, 31 March: On Thursday 7-Night last at the Performance of...Love runs all Dangers...one of the Commedians took the Liberty to throw out some Reflections upon the Prime Minister and the Excise, which were not design'd by the Author; Lord Walpole being in the House, went behind the Scenes, and demanded of the Prompter, whether such Words were in the Play, and he answering they were not, his Lordship immediately corrected the Comedian with his own Hands very severely

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Dance: End of Mainpiece: Hornpipe-Jones Sr; Concluding with a Dutch Skipper-Jones Sr, Jones Jr

475
02 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Prompter (Stead). Afterpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. [Tickets for Howard and Miss Horsington taken.] Receipts: money #16 19s.; tickets #83 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music: V: Water Musick, as17330501; Kettle Drums, as17330501

Song: II: Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright in the Scottish Stile

Dance: I: Swedish Dal Karle-Jones, Mrs Ogden; III: Footing Dance with Hornpipe, as17330501; End Afterpiece: Scottish Dance, as17330501. IV: Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. As17330501