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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Weston has some Requisites may in Time be a tolerable Actor in low Comedy "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Weston has some Requisites may in Time be a tolerable Actor in low Comedy ")') 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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7799 results for: Keyword - Weston</i>, has some Requisites, may in Time be a tolerable Actor in low Comedy--<span class=
We found 4810 matches on Event Comments, 3422 matches on Performance Comments, 607 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3326
24 May 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of some Persons of Quality who are going out of Town. [Volpone, intended for this day, is deferred to 25 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens Or The Man hater

Music: A Mask set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; Italian Sonatas-Gasperini

3327
09 May 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Genest, II, 309, lists Don John; or, The Libertine Destroy'd, probably as a mistake for 1 May

Performances

3328
18 May 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Betterton. [Genest, II, 309, lists this for 16 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , to be expressed in the large Bills-

3329
20 October 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mrs Mosse may well have been the dancer advertised in 1703-4 as the Devonshire Girl.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew Or Sawny The Scot

Dance: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-Mrs Mosse; Whip of Dunboyn, an Irish Humour-Claxton, her Master

3330
29 May 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Five Years [but see 28 May]. Written by Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldiers Fortune

Song:

Dance:

3331
03 March 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. [This performance may have been deferred; see 6 and 17 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Leveridge, others

Music: Instrumental Music-the best Masters

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Miss Santlow, others

3332
13 May 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [in Daily Courant, 7 May, Thomyris had been advertised by subscription for Saturday 10 and Thursday 15 at two guineas for three tickets on each day, the number not to exceed 420 in the front boxes, side boxes, and pit, all to be laid together.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris Queen Of Scythia

3333
15 November 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. All Sung after the Italian manner. [in Post Boy, 13-15 Nov., a notice states: "Whereas the Names of Mrs Margarita del'Epine and Mrs Tofts, are mention'd in the Bills for the Opera of Camilla, as if they were to perform the parts of Prenesto and Camilla...That the Publick may not be impos'd upon, This is to give Notice, that the same is done without their Consent; and that they do not intend to perform; there being no Articles of Agreement between them and the Managers...who have of late declin'd coming to any with them."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: Between the Acts:

3334
12 February 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [by Richard Estcourt]: Mr Bayes's Practice of an Interlude, call'd, Prunella, done from the Italian. Benefit Estcourt. And at the Request of many of the Nobility (who have taken Tickets) 2 Benches of the Pit will be Rail'd in, for more Conveniency. And to prevent any Disappointment, by coming late, 'tis desire'd that their Servants may be sent by 2 a Clock with the Tickets to keep Places

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Prunella

3335
24 February 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Benefit Wilks. [According to Baggs, Wilks cleared #90 14s. 9d. at his benefit, and the receipts may have been #176 2s. 1 1!2d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

3336
02 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [See also Tatler, 3 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

3337
10 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Fairbank. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [See also Tatler, 12 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

3338
11 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson. [See also Tatler, 12 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

3339
24 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Finch and Mrs Kent. See also Tatler, 24 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

3340
27 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson. [See also Tatler, 28 May.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

3341
12 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Underhill [in Daily Courant, 11 May, that Ancient Comedian Cave Underhill." In the same issue Ventoso had been advertised as by a Gentleman for his first appearance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Santlow.

3342
16 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Martin and Cartwright; [in Daily Courant, 13 May, Cartwright is gallery doorkeeper]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

3343
17 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 12 May, but not later, two afterpieces-The Walking Statue and (new) The Twin Venturers-had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caius Marius

3344
05 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman, Note, The Subscribers are desir'd not to bring their Tickets this Day, his Friends having promis'd to make this a Jubilee Day to him, and fill the House at the full Price, Mr Penkethman being at a greater Charge than ordinary. For the Entertainment of Madam la Signiora Fount, Signiora, Espagnola, Native d'Barcellone di cale Quallificatta, who will, in a particular Manner, hounour Mr Penkethman...by appearing in her own Country Habit. The Boxes opened to the Pit at 2s. 6d. At five o'clock, by reason of thelength of the Entertainments, and that the Gentry may return to London before 'tis Dark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess Or The Generous Portuguese

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Chest Dance, after the Italian Manner, between Scaramouch, Punchanello, Coachman, and Cookmaid-; French Peasant and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Scaramouch-LeSac; Dance by a Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance by a Switzer-; Night Scene of Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, Wife, and others-

3345
19 May 1711 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission prices as 7 April. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. The Water Scene as 16 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

3346
23 May 1711 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission charges as 7 April. Water Scene as 16 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

3347
26 May 1711 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Admission prices as 7 April. Water Scene as 16 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

3348
29 May 1711 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: As 24 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: As17110524

3349
21 May 1712 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: [Advertised in Daily Courant, 17 May, not later.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

3350
11 June 1712 @ St Martin's Lane

Event Comment: Benefit Young Boman and Young Pervil, who lately acted the Part of Gomez in The Spanish Fryar. Admission as 21 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem