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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Young Gentleman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Young Gentleman")') 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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6551 results for: Keyword - Young Gentleman
We found 3825 matches on Performance Comments, 1343 matches on Event Comments, 1139 matches on Author, 848 matches on Performance Title, and 308 matches on Roles/Actors.

1051
25 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: A Gentleman who never perform'd but once

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

1052
06 May 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: As17171126; Mad Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Thurmond's Grand Dance-; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his own Diversion; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

1053
29 May 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Song: As17180520

Dance: As17171022; La Folie d'Espaigne-a little Girl that never danc'd on the Stage; Scaramouch-a Gentleman

1054
03 June 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: The Original Dialogues-Leveridge, Pack

Dance: Wooden Shoe-Sandham, Newhouse; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his diversion; Harlequin-delaGarde's Two Sons

Song: Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Barbier

1055
23 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentleman who never perform'd on any Stage before

Dance: Topham Jr, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss Bullock, Sandham's Son, Miss Francis

1056
24 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: Topham Jr, Pelling, Sandham's Son, Miss Bullock, Miss Francis; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his Diversion; Drunken Man-Harper

Song: Four and Twenty Stock Jobbers-Harper

1057
22 June 1720 @ Coignand's Great Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: A Gentleman for his Diversion

1058
28 April 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Song: Mad Song-a Gentleman that never appeared on the Stage before

Dance: Sandham's Son, Sandham's Daughter; Dutch Skipper-Sandham , on his Toes

1059
22 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

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

1060
28 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Padrone Servo, Ed Il Servo Padrone Pes Impegno D'honore: Viz, The Master Man And The Man Master In Point Of Honour; Or, Harlequin Gentleman Per Force: With His Uncommon Duel

Dance: Mrs Anderson, others

1061
12 May 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Dance: HHarlequin-a Gentleman that never appeared on the Stage before

Song: CCharming Warblers-Mrs Hill

1062
14 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance: FFrench Peasant-a Gentleman just arrived from Paris; Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; Village Dance-Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter, Mrs Houghton

1063
24 June 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Song: Dialogue between Milk@Maid and Gentleman-Rainton, Miss Raftor; Dialogue between Rake and Widow-Rainton, Tenoe

Dance: VVenetian Dance between a Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Harlequin-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr

1064
14 July 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Young Clincher Actor: W. Bullock

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: The Song of New Mad Tom-a Gentleman

1065
07 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Sandham

Music: II: Welch Harp-a Gentleman for his Diversion; IV: Solo-Ravenscroft

1066
17 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: I: Mad Tom-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Music: V: Welch Harp-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper-; III: Scaramouch-Smith; V: Scaramouch and Harlequin-

1067
22 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: As17301211, but Essex-a Gentleman who never appear'd on any Stage before; Rutland-Mrs Morgan; Lieutenant-_.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: a Gentleman who never appear'd on any Stage before

Music: Set of Gentlemen Performers will entertain the Audience with an elegant Concert of Musick

1068
29 September 1731 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Song: Singing in Italian-A Gentleman

1069
01 October 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Song: Singing in Italian-A Gentleman; Mrs Fitzgerald

1070
21 October 1731 @ Swan Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocals-Gentleman, Papillion

1071
21 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Jealous Yeoman Defeated

Performance Comment: Colombine-Mrs Roberts; Harlequin-Young Woodward; Beau Gamester-Bullock; Dame Gigogne-Miss Wherrit; Genius-Excell; Yeoman-a Gentleman; Pierrot-Burney.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Young Woodward
Role: Yeoman Actor: a Gentleman

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-John Wade, the only Time of his appearing on this Stage, Burney; III: Sailor's Dance-a Gentleman belonging to the Sea; IV: A new Pastoral Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Song: I: Bacchanalian Song-Excell

1072
19 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Song: I: Singing in Italian-Mrs Hill; II: Singing in English-Mrs Hill; III: Another Italian Song-Mrs Hill; V: New Mad Tom-a Gentleman from Oxford

Dance: IV: Miss Wherrit

1073
01 June 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Song: Singing in Italian and English-

Dance:

Music: Solo on the German Flute-Gentlemen for their Diversion; End Play: Trumpet Concerto-Burk Thumoth; Lesson on the Harpsichord-; Solo on the German Flute-

1074
07 July 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Cast
Role: Young Laroon Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Harlequin-Miss Brett; II: Dance after the Highland Manner-Gentleman for his Diversion; III: Midsummer Whim, as17320606 End Farce: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter

Music: III: Handel's Water Musick-; Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Job Baker

1075
23 August 1732 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of King Henry The Viiith And Anna Bullen; Intermixed With The Diverting Humours Of Squire Numpskull And His Man Lack Brains

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-W. Mills; Numpskull-Miller; Wolsey-Barcock; Northumberland-Tenoe; Piercy-Bardin; Rochford-Cross; Clerimont-Aston; Lack Brains-Young Bencroft; Sir Positive Crab-Jones; Anna Bullen-Mrs Clark; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Ann Oates; Lady Diana-Miss L'Homme; Clarinda-Miss Oates; Jenny-Mrs Rogers; Ticklepitcher-Oates; Lucy-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Lack Brains Actor: Young Bencroft

Dance: Davenport, Clark, Hind, Mrs Hind, Miss L'Homme, Miss Price; particularly a Highlander-a Gentleman for his Diversion