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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sisters of the deceased Mr Gay"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sisters of the deceased 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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6974 results for: Keyword - Sisters of the deceased Mr Gay
We found 4300 matches on Event Comments, 1414 matches on Author, 1186 matches on Performance Comments, 593 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4476
26 November 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by Mr Wilson. Receipts: #59 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

4477
28 November 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Dance: Two Harlequins and Two Punches-

4478
28 November 1720 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Song:

Dance: Particularly The Italian Shadows-

4479
02 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Dance: As17201128

4480
06 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Shakespear, by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

4481
09 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Lally, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

4482
13 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance:

4483
15 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As it was alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

4484
17 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Not Acted these Sixteen Years. Written by Shakespear, and revis'd by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of The History Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaffe Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-; Prince John-Walker; Gloster-Oates; Clarence-Th. Cibber; Westmoreland-Williams; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Archbishop of Canterbury-Cory; Bishop of Ely-Rogers; Archbishop of York-Thurmond; Norfolk-W. Mills; Hasting-Watson; Poins-W. Wilks; Falstaff-Mills; Shallow-Cibber; Silence-Miller; Bardolph-Shepard; Pistol -Norris; Davy-Wright; Feeble-Penkethman; Shadow-Ray; Wart-Cole; Mouldy- Wilson; Bullcalf-Wetherilt; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Lindar; Hostess-Mrs Willis; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: Bullcalf Actor: Wetherilt

4485
19 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear, and revis'd by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

4486
04 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years [i.e., at dl]. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

4487
05 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

4488
14 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

4489
28 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

4490
01 February 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #20 16s. 6d. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 4 Feb.: Last Wednesday Night Mr Berkly, Cornwallis, Fielding, and another, being at...Lincolns-Inn Fields...they made a Disturbance there, with an intent (as 'tis said) to take off one of the Actresses; but being disarm'd, and committed to the Roundhouse, they are under Prosecution for a Riot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Dance: Dupre, Newhouse, Cook, Sandham

4491
10 February 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: As17201018

4492
14 February 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Written by Colley Cibber.] Never Acted before. Whincop, p. 197: Mr Cibber's Enemies shew'd themselves very warmly at the Representation of this Piece, and I think without much Discretion; for they began to hiss it before they had heard it, and I remember very well, began their Uproar, on the first Night, as soon as he appeared to speak the Prologue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Lady's Philosophy

4493
17 February 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

4494
18 February 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida

Cast
Role: Thersites Actor: Bullock Sr

4495
06 March 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: As17201018

4496
11 March 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As revis'd with Alterations, by Mr Cibber, from Shakespear. Receipts: money #47 5s.; tickets #32 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

4497
13 March 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

4498
15 March 1721 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: First Violin-Dubourg; Concert-Kytch; Solo-J. Festing

4499
23 March 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. N.B. By occasion or Mr Leigh's Indisposition we are obliged to change the Play; Tickets therefore deliverd out for Don Sebastian will be taken this Night. Receipts: money #46 8s.; tickets #63 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

4500
27 March 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. N.B. Mr Penkethman being still Indispos'd he hopes that all his Friends will shew him their usual Favours on this Occasion, and excuse his not waiting on them

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: As17201018