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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Wilks Brother"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Wilks Brother")') 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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1601 results for: Keyword - Wilks' Brother
We found 1379 matches on Performance Comments, 163 matches on Event Comments, 109 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

776
24 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Booth; Juba-Wilks; Sempronius-Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Portius-Walker; Marcus-Ryan; Marcia-Mrs Oldfield; Lucia-Mrs Porter.

777
26 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Old Bellair-Penkethman; Young Bellair-Ryan; Medley-Mills; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Mountfort; Emilia-Miss Younger; Pert-Mrs Bicknell; Belinda-Mrs Porter.

Dance: As17161112

778
31 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Mills; Mosca-Wilks; Sir Politick-Norris; Corbaccio-Johnson; Corvino-Cibber; Voltore-Bickerstaff; Bonario-Ryan; Lady Wouldbe-Mrs Saunders; Celia-Mrs Santlow.

Dance: As17161210

779
02 February 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Wilks; Polydore-Booth; Chamont-Mills; Chaplain-Cibber; Acasto-Boman; Page-Miss Younger; Monimia-Mrs Porter.

780
25 February 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultaness

Performance Comment: Edition of 1717 lists: Bajazet-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Porter; Atalida-Mrs Oldfield; Acomat-Mills; Osmyn-Ryan; Zatisma-Mrs Baker; Zara-Mrs Garnet; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Santlow.

781
08 April 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: See17170112, but Hamlet-Wilks; Ghost-Bowman; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Mountfort.

Song: As17161022

Dance: As17161112

782
11 April 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marriage A La Mode; Or, The Comical Lovers

Performance Comment: Palamede-Wilks; Rhodophil-Mills; Celadon-Cibber; Florimel-Mrs Mountfort; Doralice-Mrs Porter; Melantha-Mrs Bicknell.

Song: As17170204

Dance: As17161112

783
17 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17161019, but Vizard-Wilks Jr; Angelica-Miss Younger.

Song:

Dance:

784
22 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: Amphitryon-Mills; Jupiter-Wilks; A Prologue-Miss Lindar; Comical Epilogue-Penkethman.

Music: A Solo and Sonata on the Violin-Matthew Dubourg, others

Song: Mad Dialogue by Purcell-Turner, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance:

785
07 June 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks, Officekeeper, and King, Boxkeeper. Advertised as the last play of the season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Dance: As17170524

786
14 June 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris, to make up the Deficiency of his last. Wilks and Mrs Oldfield perform this once for Norris, it being positively the last time of their Acting this Winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

787
24 June 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass

Performance Comment: Sir Philip-Wilks; Tridewell-Mills; Sir Paul-Johnson; Bulfinch-Cross; Widgin-Miller; Anvil-Shepherd; Nonsense-Norris; Beavis-Bickerstaff; Howdee-Cibber; Widow-Mrs Moor; Lass-Mrs Bicknell; Mrs Trainwell-Mrs Baker; Holdup-Mrs Willis.

788
02 July 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Marall

Performance Comment: Sir Martin-Miller; Warner-Mills; Moody-Johnson; Sir John-Wilks Jr; Carrier-Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: As17161004

789
06 August 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Troop; Or, Monsieur Raggou

Performance Comment: Raggou-Bowen; Captain-Ryan; Lieutenant-Thurmond; Cornet-Wilks Jr; Flea Flint-Quin; Ferretfarm-Shepard; Bumpkin-Miller; Telltroth-Bickerstaff; Burndorp-Higginson; Joyner-Cross; Lancashire Trooper-Johnson; Dol Troop-Mrs Hunt; Biddy-Miss Willis Jr.

Song: Harvest Home-Birkhead; Sally-Mrs Willis like a Shoemaker's Prentice

Dance: Countryman and Women-Prince, others

790
22 August 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scowrers

Performance Comment: Sir William-Ryan; Wildfire-Wilks Jr; Tope-Bickerstaff; Sir Humphrey-Shepard; Whackhum-Miller; Rant-Quin; Lady Maggot-Mrs Hunt; Eugenia-Mrs Seymour; Clara-Mrs Willis Jr.

Dance: As17170809

791
28 September 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; Ghost-Booth; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Santlow.

792
01 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Wilks; Belvil-Mills; Frederick-Ryan; Blunt-Johnson; Sancho-Norris; Helena-Mrs Mountfort; Angelica-Mrs Porter; Florinda-Mrs Horton; Moretta-Mrs Saunders.

793
03 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Belguard-Mills; Sir Courtly-Cibber; Farewell-Wilks Jr; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Hothead-Miller; Surly-Bickerstaff; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Bicknell.

794
09 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Lewis-Penkethman; Clodio-Cibber; Carlos-Wilks; Antonio-Leigh; Charino-Cross; Sancho-Norris; Elvira-Mrs Porter; Angelina-Mrs Santlow.

Song: Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Bicknell

795
14 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Booth; Bertran-Ryan; Lorenzo-Wilks; Fryar-Leigh; Gomez-Norris; Queen-Mrs Porter; Elvira-Mrs Mountfort.

796
15 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: King-Thurmond; Prince of Wales-Wilks; Hotspur-Booth; Falstaff-Mills; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Francis-Norris; Hostess-Mrs Willis.

797
16 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Brumpton-Quin; Hardy-Cibber; Campley-Wilks; Trusty-Mills; Sable-Johnson; Trim-Penkethman; Cabinet-Ryan; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Mountfort; Sharlot-Mrs Porter; Harriet-Mrs Santlow; Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Bicknell; Mrs Fardingale-Norris; Kate Matchlock-Miller.

798
21 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Johnson; Loveless-Wilks; Sir Novelty-Cibber; Elder Worthy-Bickerstaff; Young Worthy-Mills; Snap-Penkethman; Sly-Miller; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Narcissa-Mrs Mountfort; Hillaria-Mrs Garnet; Flareit-Mrs Saunders.

799
24 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Duke-Thurmond; Petruchio-Boman; Peter-Norris; Anthony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d Constantia-Mrs Santlow; Landlady-Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

800
25 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Performance Comment: Lawyer-Norris; Dinant-Mills; Cleremont-Ryan; Champernell-Thurmond; Sampson-Miller; Vertaigne-Boman; Beaupre-Walker; Verdone-Wilks Jr.

Song: Mrs Boman, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: Four French Peasants-Weaver, Wade, Shaw, Topham