Toggle Sphinx Query
SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Swan"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Swan")') 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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?
+
+

Keyword

?
New Search
34 results for: Keyword - Swan
We found 32 matches on Event Comments, 3 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
09 December 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Colley Cibber.] With new Scenes and new Habits. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 164: But alas! I can remember being of the merry Party in the Pit the first Night of Cibber's Caesar in Egypt, in which he performed the Part of Achoreus ; and we then laught at his quavering Tragedy Tones, as much as we did at his Pasteboard Swans which the Carpenters pulled along the Nile. [See also Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 12 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caesar In Aegypt

Cast
Role: Julius Caesar Actor: Booth
Role: Antony Actor: Wilks
Role: Decius Actor: Williams
Role: Ptolomey Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Photinus Actor: Mills
Role: Achillas Actor: Mills Jr
Role: Septimius Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Achoreus Actor: Cibber
Role: 1st Centurian Actor: Roberts
Role: 2d Centurian Actor: Thurmond
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Williams
Role: Prologue Actor: Wilks
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

2
18 December 1728 @ Crown Tavern

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 16 Dec.: The Musical Society of Gentlemen, who for some time have play'd at the Swan in Exchange Alley, are to perform next Wednesday in the Great Room in the Crown Tavern...that Room being judged the best in Town for Performances of that Kind

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

3
21 October 1731 @ Swan Tavern

Event Comment: Benefit Papillion. 6 p.m. At the Swan Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocals-Gentleman, Papillion

4
08 March 1737 @ Swan Tavern

Event Comment: Benefit Caporali. At the Swan-Tavern in Cornhill. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing-Savage; First Violin-Clegg; Two Solos, a Concerto on the Violoncello-Caporali; The other Parts-the best Masters

5
01 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward. Tickets at Woodward's Lodgings, at a Peruke Maker's, next the Swan in Vere Street, Clare Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Quin
Role: Horner Actor: Mills
Role: Sparkish Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Griffin
Role: Harcourt Actor: Wright
Role: Quack Actor: Turbutt
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Furnival
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Grand Ballet Actor: Muilment, Mrs Walter.
Role: Egg Woman Actor: Gray
Role: Ballet Actor: Muilment.
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun Jr
Role: Sea God Actor: Muilment
Role: Tritons Actor: Leviez, Baudouin, Rector, Carney
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Winstone
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Haymakers Actor: Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois
Role: Clown Actor: Macklin
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Muilment, Miss Thompson, Baudoin, Leviez, Carney, Miss Mann, Miss Kilby, Mrs Vallois.

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Miss Morrison; II: Pierots-Leviez, Pelling; III: Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Russian Sailors-Denoyer

6
04 August 1743 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: DDaniel's, Malone's, and James's Great Theatrical Booth, joining to the Swan in Tottenham Court. By a Company of Comedians. Noon to 10 p.m. [A letter in Daily Advertiser, 12 August describes a performance on Monday 8 August; further notices appear in Daily Advertiser, 11 and 12 Aug.; it is possible this production was shown every day from 4 Aug. to 16 Aug., the time of the fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Glorious Queen Of Hungary; Or, The British Troops Triumphant; With The Comical Humours Of paddy The Irishman, tom Thimble The Taylor, And tim Buzzle The Cobler

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Malone
Role: Prince Actor: Lawrence
Role: Count Kevenhuller Actor: Williams
Role: Tim Guzzle Actor: Daniel
Role: Duke Chartres Actor: Littleton
Role: Paddy Actor: Richardson
Role: Tom Thimble Actor: Rudyard
Role: Noailles Actor: Malone
Role: Dragoon Actor: Watkins
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Taylor's Wife Actor: Mrs Rudyard
Role: Irishwoman Actor: Mrs Kelly
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Daniel.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hussar

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: James
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Rudyard
Role: Frenchman Actor: M. Lalauze
Role: Pierrot Actor: Rudyard.

7
12 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: t 7 p.m. Lowe was scheduled to sing at Swan Tavern in Cornhill for Benefit of Burk Thumoth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Poundage Actor: Collins.
Role: Lord Townly Actor: Garrick
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Manly Actor: Delane
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Basset Actor: Neale
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Green
Role: John Moody Actor: Winstone
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Concluding with a Grand Dance Actor: Muilment.
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Yates
Role: Squire Freehold Actor: Liviez
Role: Clown Actor: Colline
Role: 1st Colombine Actor: Mrs Mann
Role: 2nd Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Role: Harlequin Actor: Yates.

Song: Lowe

8
17 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt and Neale. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: not acted these 5 years. [See 29 March 1742.] Tickets and places to be had at the Swan in Smithfield; and of Hobson at the stage door. The severe Indisposition of Mr Garrick continuing, we hope our friends will accept of his part being perform'd to the Best Advantage the shortness of time will permit, which we imagine will be more agreable than changing the play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Abel Drugger Actor: Collins
Role: Kastril Actor: Neale
Role: Lovewit Actor: Woodburn
Role: Ananias Actor: Morgan.
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Horsington.
Role: Face Actor: Macklin
Role: Subtle Actor: Mills.
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry
Role: Tribulation Actor: Taswell
Role: Surly Actor: Havard
Role: Dapper Actor: Green
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Yates
Role: King Actor: Bridges
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: I: Nanny O-Lowe; III: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; IV: Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Sga Bettini; V: Muilment

9
26 February 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Died, after a lingering illness, Mr Robert Turbutt, belonging to the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, and Master of the Swan Tavern in Smithfield, a facetious and agreeable companion, greatly and justly esteem'd by all that knew him for his Sincerity where he profess'd a friendship.--General Advertiser, 27 Feb

Performances

10
19 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ridout and Barrington. On Wednesday 24 April for the Benefit of Leveridge, The City Wives Confederacy: @To all generous Britons I sound this endeavour,@To beg that this season my play you ll promote,@By granting as usual your bountiful favour,@Which by Old Silenus shall ne'er be forgot.@Whilst Life I'm enjoying, and health do inherit,@With grateful Remembrance all thanks I'll renew@Still raising my voice to the Heighth of my Spirit,@Then swan-like will sing out my final adieu. tickets fbr the play, with the Musical note printed on them may had of Leveridge at his Lodging over against the Red Lion in Brownlow St., by Drury Lane, and of Mr Page at the Stage Door. Tickets for the 17th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Iago Actor: Macklin
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Duke Actor: Marten.
Role: Othello Actor: Barry
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Brabantio Actor: Sparks
Role: Cassio Actor: Ridout
Role: Roderigo Actor: Dyer
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Gratiano Actor: Redman
Role: Montano Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Barrington.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Haughton.
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: only Loverule Actor: Lowe listed.
Role: Loverule Actor: Lowe

Dance: As17500926

11
02 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ray, W. Vaughan, G. Burton & ye Sub-Treasurer (Cross). Tickets of Ray, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, St Clement's Church; at the Black Swan Tavern, in Bartholomew Lane; the Old King's Head Tavern, Facing Somerset House; For Vaughan, at the One Ton Coffee House, St. James' Market; for Burton, at Pope's next the Stage Door, Russel St.; and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd for the Lady's Last Stake, or the Wife's Resentment will be taken. Receipts: #214 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Lovewit Actor: Layfield.
Role: Tribulation Actor: Taswell.
Role: Drugger Actor: Garrick
Role: Face Actor: Cross
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Ananias Actor: Shuter
Role: Subtle Actor: Bridges
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Dapper Actor: Vaughan
Role: Surly Actor: Blakes
Role: Kastril Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates
Role: Gayless Actor: Blakes
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Little Swiss

12
08 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Palmer. Tickets at his lodgings, at Mr Watson's Linnen Draper, Corner Charles St., Covent Garden; and at Stage Door of Theatre. [Ray inserted a long plea for benefit support on the General Advertiser, saying that Mr William Barton, who keeps the Black Swan Tavern on Bartholomew Lane, will do his visiting and deliver his tickets for him since he, Ray, is so ill.] Receipts: #78 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Role: Heartfree Actor: Palmer
Role: Constant Actor: Havard
Role: Razor Actor: Yates
Role: Bully Actor: Beard
Role: Lord Rake Actor: Blakes
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Jack Stocks Actor: Woodward
Role: Mr Stocks Actor: Blakes
Role: Lovemore Actor: Beard
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: With a Scene representing the Drawing of the Lo Actor: .

Dance: By Desire.A Hornpipe-The Little Swiss

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: The Little Swiss.

13
20 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit] (Toll) for Goodfellow who play'd Hamlet (Cross). Tickets to be had at the Ship Tavern, at Ratcliff-Cross; the Swan in Ratcliff-Highway; the Black Lyon, in Russel St. Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door of the Theatre. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Goodfellow
Role: Hbratio Actor: Palmer
Role: Ostrick Actor: Shuter
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Francisco Actor: Raftor
Role: King Actor: Winstone
Role: Ghost Actor: Berry
Role: Horatio Actor: Havard
Role: Polonius Actor: Taswell
Role: Laertes Actor: Blakes
Role: Lucianus Actor: Shuter
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Simson
Role: Guildenstern Actor: Scrase
Role: Bernardo Actor: Marr
Role: Player King Actor: Burton
Role: Grave Diggers Actor: Yates, Vaughan
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Miss Hippisley.
Role: Loveless Actor: Master Vernon
Role: Jeremy Actor: Clough
Role: Phelim Actor: Shuter
Role: Fanfaron Actor: Blakes
Role: Gripe Actor: Winstone.

14
03 September 1753 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: During the short time of Bartholomew Fair, which begins this Day, Mrs Midnight from the Haymarket, will entertain the Town with her Jubilee Concert, after the Venetian Manner at the Large Room, Swan Yard, West Smithfield. Mrs Midnight humbly entreats the Nobility and Gentry not to encore any of her Performers on account of the Shortness of the Fair. The Room to be illuminated with Wax Lights. A Flag will be hoisted, during the Fair, over the Passage leading to my Room. To begin each Day at 12 Noon. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. Mrs Midnight Entertains, gratis, with La Je Ne Sca Quoi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Je Ne Sca Quoi; Or, Wooden Spoons A La Mode

Dance: LLady Pentweazle's Vagaries-; Hornpipe-Timbertoe; Kettle Drums-Woodbridge

Entertainment: Concert On Salt@Box-Signora Tatteratro

15
05 September 1753 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Large Room, Swan Yard, West Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Je Ne Sca Quoi

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Timbertoe.

16
06 September 1753 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Large Room, Swan Yard, West Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Je Ne Sca Quoi

17
21 December 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a family in Distress (Cross). Tickets to be had at the Sword-Blade Coffee House, Birchin Lane, Lombard St.; Prince of Orange Coffee House in the Haymarket; Joe's Coffee House, Mitre Court, Fleet St.; Smyrna Coffee House, Pall Mall; the Swan Tavern, Grafton St.; Warwick-St. Coffee House near Golden Square; the Feather's Tavern, opposite St Clement's Church in the Strand; and of Mr Varney at the stage door. Receipts: #212 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Cowper.
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Ross
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Burton
Role: Sealand Actor: Berry
Role: Myrtle Actor: Palmer
Role: Cimberton Actor: Taswell
Role: Tom Actor: Woodward
Role: Humphrey Actor: Blakes
Role: Daniel Actor: Vaughan
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: In Act II Singing Actor: Beard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates
Role: Gayless Actor: Blakes
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: II: New Dutch Dance, as17531117; V: Gipsey Tambourine, as17531012

18
03 September 1754 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Large Commodious Room at the lower end of the Swan Inn Yard, West Smithfield, during the short time of Bartholemew Fair, which begins this day. The Characters dressed in the Italian manner. Scenes, Cloaths, Machinery, and other Decorations entirely New. To began each day at 12:00 noon. A very extraordinary band of musick is provided, and the Room decorated in an elegant Manner, for the better reception of the Nobility and Gentry. There is a back door to Hosier Lane for the conveniency of those who don't chose to be crowded...The passages will be elegantly illuminated

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Midnight's New Carnival Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick

Afterpiece Title: Gli Amanti Gelosi; or, The Birth of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Sg and Sga Balletino, others

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Love in the Temple of Apollo

19
04 September 1754 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: [See 3 Sept.] Swan Inn Yard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Amanti Gelosi

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Love

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Sg and Sga Balletino, others

20
05 September 1754 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: As 3 Sept. Swan Inn Yard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Amanti Gelosi

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Love

21
06 September 1754 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: [See 3 Sept.] Swan Inn Yard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Amanti Gelosi

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Love

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Sg and Sga Balletino, others

22
03 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: By the Widow Yeates's Company of Comedians at the Large Assembly Room, Swan Inn, West Smithfield. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. From 12 Noon to 10 p.m. (Daily Advertiser). [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin's Wish; With The Humours Of Squire Spoilal And Peter Shackle

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island; or, Harlequin Fortune-Teller

Cast
Role: ending with a Country Dance Actor: .

Song: Dennis, Mrs Dennis, Mrs Bicknell

Dance: A Hornpipe-

23
04 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin's Wish

Performance Comment: See17550903 Swan.

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: See17550903 Swan.

24
06 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bence's Room, Swan Yard, West Smithfield. The Scenes Cloaths, Machinery and other Decorations entirely New. To begin each day at 12 Noon. Pit 2s. 3d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. There is a back door in Hosier Lane for the Conveniency of those Gentlemen and Ladies who don't chuse to be crouded. Mainpiece: A new Dramatic Piece. [Really the subplot of Betterton's Amorous Widow, 1670.] Afterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Gallant; Or, The Modern Wife

Cast
Role: Gallant Actor: Hughes
Role: Sir Barnaby Brittle Actor: Allen
Role: Sir Anthony Laycock Actor: Harper
Role: Clodpole Actor: Moore
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Harper
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Fell
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs Midnight.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy; or, Harlequin in the Shades

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Walker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walker.

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-

25
23 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: In a Few Days will be publish'd at 1s. (as it is perform'd at Drury Lane) The Winter's Tale: A Dramatic Pastoral in three acts, from Shakespeare. With proper Music, Songs,Dances, and Decoration. Printed for J. and R. Tonson. This Day publish'd The Winter's Tale, a Play alter'd form Shakespeare, by C. Marsh: @Think'st thou, the Swan of Avon spreads her Wings,@Her brooding wings, for thee alone, to plume@And nestle there, O Garrick? Thou deserv'st@Indeed much cherishing; thy Melody@Charms every ear. But sure it ill beseems@One Cygnet thus to stretch its little pinions,@Ambitiously intent, to fill that nest,@Whose roomy limits well may shelter numbers.@ Printed for C. Marsh, at Cicero's Head, in Round Court in the Strand. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Leontes Actor: Garrick
Role: Polixenes Actor: Havard
Role: Camillo Actor: Davies
Role: Shepherd Actor: Berry
Role: Clown Actor: Woodward
Role: Autolycus Actor: Yates
Role: Cleomenes Actor: Jefferson
Role: Florizel Actor: Holland
Role: Gentleman Actor: Blakes
Role: Servant Actor: Beard
Role: Rogero Actor: Walker
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: Woodward
Role: Baptista Actor: Burton
Role: Hortensio Actor: Mozeen
Role: Grumio Actor: Yates
Role: Music Master Actor: Jefferson
Role: Biondello Actor: Blakes
Role: Pedro Actor: Clough
Role: Tailor Actor: Vaughan
Role: Nathaniel Actor: W. Vaughan
Role: Peter Actor: Ackman
Role: Nicholas Actor: Atkins
Role: Philip Actor: Marr
Role: Joseph Actor: Lewis
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.