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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "W Purser"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "W Purser")') 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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1534 results for: Keyword - W. Purser
We found 1293 matches on Performance Comments, 268 matches on Event Comments, 32 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

451
23 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

452
26 November 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

453
27 November 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

454
02 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

455
03 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

456
04 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Temple Beau

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Burney, Mrs Tollet; Particularly Two Pierrots-

457
13 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17311211

458
20 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe; or, The Beggars Wedding

Dance: Burney, Miss Wherrit

459
21 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor; Or, The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Dance:

460
21 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe

Dance: Burney, Miss Wherrit

461
22 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: new Grand Ballad D'Amour by Monsieur Denoyer Dancing-Master to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others, being the first Time of his Dancing since his Arrival in England

462
28 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance:

463
30 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance:

464
03 February 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Injur'd Innocence

465
11 February 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

466
21 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Husband; Or, Modern Gallantry

467
26 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Flora

468
14 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal, as17320222

469
20 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

470
20 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance:

471
01 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal, as17320222

472
17 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Dance: HHighland Lass-Miss Robinson

Ballet: TThe Masques. Harlequin Petit Maitre-Essex; Mademoiselle-Mrs Walter; Punches-Thurmond, F. Tench; French Peasant-Houghton; French Peasant Woman-Mrs Delorme

473
22 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Robinson; V: Chacone-Mrs Booth

474
25 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SSultana-Miss Robinson; Bartholomew Fair-Tench, Miss Brett

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Montier (being the first Time of his Performance on this Stage).

Instrumental: With a Lapland Entertainment call'd Aesop's Concert of Animals. Violins-Three Cats; Hautboy-Dog; Harp-Monkey; Bassoon-Bear; French Horn-Stag; Singing in Welch-Goat; Music Master-Aesop

475
03 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: new Overture with Kettle Drums and Trumpets by Seedo-; I: The 5th Concerto of Vivaldi, upon the Stage-; II: The 8th Concerto of Michael Angelo Corelli-; III: Handel's Water Musick with French Horns-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Ben. Baker

Song: I: Rosy Bowers-Miss Raftor; End Afterpiece: Ellis Roberts

Dance: II: Harlequins-Lally Jr, Miss Brett; In III: A new Grand Heroic Comic Dance, proper to the Play-; End Afterpiece: The Masqueraders-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams