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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sisters of the Deceasd Mr Gay"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sisters of the Deceasd Mr Gay")') 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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6969 results for: Keyword - Sisters of the Deceas'd Mr Gay
We found 4295 matches on Event Comments, 1414 matches on Author, 1186 matches on Performance Comments, 593 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4701
07 November 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Song: As17241008

4702
28 November 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years. With Alterations. And all the Characters new dress'd. Receipts: #164 1s. 6d. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 5 Dec.: Written by Mr Dryden, the Decorations were magnificent and new, and the Musick new set, which was received with extraordinary Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Music: Vocal Parts-all new Set to Musick

Dance: With proper Dances-

4703
08 December 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: Hob

4704
04 January 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Song: As17241008

Dance: As17241230

4705
08 January 1725 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L Foire De St

4706
16 January 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

4707
20 January 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: As17241008

Dance: As17241230

4708
27 January 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Song: As17241008

Dance: As17241230

4709
29 March 1725 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Dumont, the Colombine , and Mr Phillipe, the Scaramouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Amours De Colombine & De Scaramouche, Pedant, Scrupuleux, & Pierot Escallier

Afterpiece Title: L'Ombre D'Arlequin, & le Diable Boitteux

Dance: Variety of New Dances-Mrs Roger, the pierrot,, also by young Scaramouch lately arriv'd

4710
07 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Benefit Mr and Mrs Egleton. Not Acted these Six Years. Receitps: money #42 8s. 6d.; tickets #65 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew

Dance: [End I: Scotch Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Chacone-Lally, Mrs Wall; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Running Footman's Dance-

Song: [LLove and Wine-Leveridge, Legar

4711
12 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Shaw. Written by Mr Congreve. Pit and Front Boxes put together at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: As17241216

4712
14 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Dance: SScot Dance-Mrs Bullock; Flag Dance-Nivelon; Myrtillo-DuPre, Glover, Pelling, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden

Song: Salway

4713
16 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Cornish Hero; or, Jack the Giant Killer

Dance: Proper Dances-

4714
20 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: HHarlequin and Pirotte-Mlle Harvay

4715
04 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Person who has wrote for the Stage (Mr Froud). Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Three Rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes at 5s.Receipts: money #16 4s.; tickets #87 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

4716
07 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Mrs Moore. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: As17250504

4717
10 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson, the Dancer. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Prologue: in The Poems of Henry Carey, p. 65. Epilogue: Written by Mr Welsted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17241113, but Pedro-Thurmond; With a new Prologue, Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr , who acted the Part of Princess Elizabeth by Anna Bullen , and the Duke of York in Richard the Third.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson Jr , who acted the Part of Princess Elizabeth by Anna Bullen , and the Duke of York in Richard the Third.

Dance: End I: Polonese-Miss Robinson, Rainton; III: A new Passacaille-Miss Robinson; V: A New Comic Dance-Miss Robinson, Rainton

Music: II: 2d Concerto of Corelli-; IV: Select Piece with Hautboys and Flutes-

4718
17 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Bullock; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Lally, Mrs Wall

4719
07 September 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

4720
20 September 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 24 Sept.: On Monday last died at Richmond Mr Penkethman, the famous Comedian

Performances

4721
02 October 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Wycherley. [See Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 2 Oct., for lines on the death of Penkethman.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Wilks; Harcourt-Mills; Pinchwife-Booth; Dorilant-Watson; Sparkish-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Norris; Quack-Shepard; Country Wife-Mrs Cibber; Alithea-Mrs Heron; Lady Fidget-Mrs Moor; Dainty Fidget-Miss Seal; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Young; Lucy-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Heron

Dance: HHussars-Thurmond, Mrs Booth; Passacaile-Miss Robinson; La Folete, as17250928

4722
04 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Never Acted there before. Written by the late Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #126

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Younger, being the first Time of her Appearance on that Stage; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Walker; Pinchwife-Quin; Sparkish-Egleton; Dorilant-Diggs; Quack-Hall; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Alithea-Mrs Parker; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Ward; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Butcher; Lucy-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger, being the first Time of her Appearance on that Stage
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Parker

Song: Mrs Chambers

Dance: Dancing-Dupre, Nivelon, Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Leguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Myrtillo-

4723
06 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #79 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger, being the first Time of her Appearance on that Stage
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Parker

Song: As17251004

Dance: As17251004

4724
14 October 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Dryden. Present: [The Morocco Ambassador.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Dance: Mrs Booth, Young Rainton, Miss Rainton, Miss Robinson; Harlequin-Mrs Booth

4725
26 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #31 1s. In Daily Courant, 25 Oct., the dancers were advertised as Mr Dupre's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bath Unmasked

Song: As17251013

Dance: Young LeSac, Miss LaTour, being the first Time of their Appearance on the Stage