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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Tony Leigh"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Tony Leigh")') 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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855 results for: Keyword - Tony Leigh
We found 718 matches on Performance Comments, 90 matches on Event Comments, 69 matches on Performance Title, 20 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

76
29 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward. Tickets for Leigh taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers; With Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Pierot-Lalauze; Queen of Gypsies-Miss Jones; Sir Positive-Winstone; Staytape-Leigh; Constable-Reed; Lady Positive-Yates; Maid-Miss Story; Young Rustick-Liviez; Colombine-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Staytape Actor: Leigh

Ballet: concluding with Aconcluding with A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea. Adonis-Desnoyer; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Liviez, Cooke, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson; Cupid-Muilment

77
20 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Macklin and Mrs Bennet. Tickets deliver'd out by Leigh, Carter and Miss Story will be taken. Tickets and places to be had of Bradshaw &c., and of Mrs Macklin at No. 12 in Wild Court, Wild St. Afterpiece: The Most Grave, Whimisical, Serious, Operatical Tragedy of Half and Act. Receipts: #150

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17420106, but Abel-Leigh; Bookseller-Green; Arabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Abel Actor: Leigh

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos, Emperor of Queeramania

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos-Winstone; Bombardinion-Green; Quack-Gray; Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Cross; Captain of Guards-Woodburn; King of Fiddlers-Leigh; King of Antipodes-Hough; Rigdumfunidos-Macklin; Fadladinida-Mrs Cross; Tatlanthe-Mrs Bennet; Venus-Mrs Philips; Cupid-Miss Cole; Ladies of Honour-Miss Story, Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: King of Fiddlers Actor: Leigh

Song: I: A Ballad-Lowe; III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard; IV: Elin@a@Roon (By Particular Desire)-Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Le Boufon, as17420325 V: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029

78
04 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ray, Leigh, and Dickenson a Door Keeper (Cross). [The General Advertiser lists Dickenson as Gallery Office Keeper.] Receipts: #219 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #37 18s. 6d.; tickets, #181 6s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17480415 but Tom-Macklin; Daniel-Leigh; With song-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Leigh

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: V: Savoyards, as17471215

79
12 March 1740 @ Crown and Cushion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Serious And Comic Oratory

Performance Comment: Tony Aston exhibits his Serious and Comic Oratory on the Face and Head-Tony Aston; with nine Songs all of his own making-Tony Aston; with his Drunken@Man-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: Tony Aston exhibits his Serious and Comic Oratory Actor: Tony Aston
Role: with nine Songs all of his own making Actor: Tony Aston
Role: with his Drunken@Man Actor: Tony Aston.

80
18 March 1724 @ Blue Posts Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston; Shylock, Antonio in The Jew of Venice, Ben, Miss Prue in Love for Love, The Humours of Hob in The Country Wake, Barnaby Brittle, Wife in The Wanton Wife, Scrub in The Stratagem, Valentine, Jeremy, Frail in Love for Love-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: Frail in Love for Love Actor: Tony Aston.

Entertainment: Songs-; Drunken Man-

81
14 March 1740 @ Crown and Cushion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Serious And Comic Oratory

Performance Comment: Tony Aston, As17400312.
Cast
Role: Tony Aston exhibits his Serious and Comic Oratory Actor: Tony Aston
Role: with nine Songs all of his own making Actor: Tony Aston
Role: with his Drunken@Man Actor: Tony Aston.

82
02 March 1717 @ Globe and Marlborough's Head

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Whole Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Tony Aston, Tony Aston's/family.

83
23 December 1723 @ Bull Head Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

84
29 January 1724 @ Buffler Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

Song: Mrs Redding, Aston

85
21 February 1724 @ Blue Posts Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

Song: A new song in Praise of the Antient Britons-; Single Songs in English and Italian-Mrs Redding; three English Dialogues-her Mrs Redding, Aston

86
04 March 1724 @ Roussau's Dancing School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

Entertainment: Between Mr Aston, Mr Aston's wife, Mr Aston's Son , by Way of Natural Recitative; several Songs-Mrs Aston Sr

87
11 March 1724 @ Blue Posts Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

Entertainment: New Songs-; Drunken Man-

88
16 April 1724 @ Blue Posts Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

Entertainment: Best Scenes of his comical Medley-Tony Aston; also a new Comic West-Country Pastoral, call'd, Whitsuntide-

89
23 April 1724 @ Three Tuns Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

90
04 May 1724 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

91
24 November 1724 @ Castle Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Scene of% The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

Song: New Song-Tony Aston in the Habit of a Fryar; other new comical songs-made this year at Tunbridge Wells

92
30 November 1724 @ Pye Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

93
08 March 1731 @ Leg Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phiz Oratory

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

94
10 March 1731 @ Crown Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phiz Oratory

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

95
01 May 1738 @ George Tavern

Event Comment: TTony Aston from Bath. At the George Tavern at Charing-Cross...exhibits his most Learned, Serious, Comical and Whimcal Extra-Rhapsodical Declamation. 7 p.m. 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Declamation

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

96
28 March 1740 @ Ashley's Punch House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oratory

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

97
07 April 1740 @ Leg Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oratory

Performance Comment: Tony Aston.

98
07 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Dance: After monologue: The Humours of Leixlip, as17770425

Entertainment: End: Monologue. Tony Lumpkin's Adventures in a Trip to London, as17770428

Performance Comment: Tony Lumpkin's Adventures in a Trip to London, as17770428.

99
03 August 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Song: 'This Sultry Weather Pretty Maid-Hall, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: A new Entry-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; A new French Peasant-Spiller, F. Leigh, Mrs Spiller

Performance Comment: Leigh, Mrs Spiller.

100
10 August 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: 'Tis Sultry Weather Pretty Maid-Cook, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Entry-Thurmond Jr; French Peasant-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; Miller's Dance-Spiller, Mrs Spiller, F. Leigh

Performance Comment: Leigh.