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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "W Bullock"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "W Bullock")') 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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3782 results for: Keyword - W. Bullock
We found 2799 matches on Performance Comments, 697 matches on Performance Title, 389 matches on Event Comments, 242 matches on Author, and 144 matches on Roles/Actors.

3726
22 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ch. Bullock. The Prince present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L S Bains De La Porte St

Entertainment: Vaulting, Tumbling-; A Lesson on the Harp Organnisee to be perform'd-a Person lately arriv'd from Germany, who never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17190113

3727
27 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ch. Bullock. Mainpiece; Written by Mr Moliere. Afterpiece: Written by Mons Doisson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Dandin; Or, The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: Le Baron de La Crasse

Dance: As17181031

3728
23 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 30 May: On Saturday last died Mr Francis Leigh, one of the Comedians of Drury-Lane Playhouse, and Partner with Mr Bullock in the Entertainments of Southwark Fair, &c. He was Son of the Celebrated Tony Leigh, so fam'd heretofore for his Mastership in Comick Performances

Performances

3729
24 September 1719 @ Bird Cage Alley

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. At Bullock's Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Song:

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

3730
13 June 1720 @ Hounslow

Event Comment: At Bullock's and Pack's Great Booth at Hounslow during the Fair. Mainpiece: a new Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Timberhead And His Sister Jezebel

Dance: The Tavern Bilkers-

3731
24 January 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit C. Bullock. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #26 13s.; tickets #45 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

3732
14 March 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit C. Bullock. At the Request of several Persons of Quality. Three Rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes at 5s. Receipts: money #26 1s. 6d.; tickets #71 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

3733
27 April 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. By His Majesty's Command. Receipts: money #59 18s. 6d.; tickets #67 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Dance: Monsieur Pierrot, Mademoiselle Vaurinville , formerly call'd Mademoiselle DeChalier from the French House

3734
17 May 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Coe. Receipts: money #12 9s.; tickets #71 3s. [The illness of C. Bullock caused the play to be changed from The Provoked Wife.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: As17210221

3735
10 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. Receipts: money #48 12s. 6d.; tickets #68 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Dance:

3736
30 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Performance Comment: As17220308 but Ruidius-Diggs; Comic Parts-_Aston, H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Comic Parts Actor: _Aston, H. Bullock.

Song: As17220308

3737
20 April 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock, the Dancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Dance:

3738
14 May 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Bullock Sr. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #33 15s. 6d.; tickets #30

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Cast
Role: Comic Parts Actor: _Aston, H. Bullock.

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Song: The Enthusiastick Song-

Dance: Hornpipe-Jones

3739
25 August 1722 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bullock Booth at the Back of the Greyhound

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Broken Heart: They Are All With Child; Or, A Trick To Catch The Old One

3740
22 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's and Bullock's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Song: As17220905; Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son, Sandham's Daughter

Dance: Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son and Daughter

Entertainment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies, several excellent Entertainments of Dancing on the Ropes and Tumbling-a Company lately arrived from Holland, which never perform'd on Mr Penkethman's Stage before; besides Dancing on the Rope without a Pole-a Youth lately come from France

3741
09 February 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17221013, but Horatio-Walker; Laertes-Egleton; Fop-_; Gravediggers-_Spiller, H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: _Spiller, H. Bullock.

3742
18 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Dance:

3743
08 July 1723 @ Hampstead

Event Comment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies. By Bullock's and Lee's Company of Comedians from both the Theatres. At Mr Luffingham's Great Room at Hampstead Wells. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music:

Song:

Dance: The Mimick of a Drunken Man-

3744
12 December 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: Dupre, F. Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Lanyon, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; particularly The Two Pierrots-

Performance Comment: Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Lanyon, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; particularly The Two Pierrots-.

3745
16 December 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Cast
Role: Chaplain Actor: Bullock Sr

Dance: Dupre, F. Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; Particularly The Wooden Shoe Dance-

Performance Comment: Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; Particularly The Wooden Shoe Dance-.

3746
02 September 1724 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At (alias Jubilee Dicky), Norris's, Chetwood's, Orfeur's, and Oates' Great Theatrical Booth, next Mr Bullock's in Bird-Cage Alley. An excellent new Droll, never acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin The British Enchanter; Or, The Child Has Found His Father

Song: Mrs Boman

3747
14 October 1729 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Benefit Charles the Merry Trumpeter, a Batchelor, who used to Sound with Mr Bullock. At Lee's Booth on the Bowling Green. The Doors will be open'd at Five, and begin pricisely at Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: AA Comic Dance between Scaramouch and a Countryman-; Countryman-Charles the Trumpeter

3748
08 June 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Bullock, in Confinement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song:

Dance:

3749
24 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Bene1it H. Bullock, under Misfortunes. [No receipts in Rich's Register.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly a new Grand Overture by Dr Pepusch-; V: Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; in which Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker , accompanyed with Trumpets, French Horns

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Mock Minuet-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, Lesac, Miss Baston

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

3750
18 June 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 22 June: On Monday last died Mr William Bullock, one of the Comedians of Goodman's-Fields, and Master of a Coffeehouse in that Neighborhood

Performances

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