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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Bab"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Bab")') 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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232 results for: Keyword - Bab.
We found 232 matches on Roles/Actors, 59 matches on Performance Comments, 6 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

176
07 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters-Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady, as17851102; In Act I of afterpiece Dance, as17851010, but Mrs Goodwin in place of Miss Andre

177
26 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters-Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton

Dance: As17851107 throughout

178
11 February 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: As17880204

Song: As17880204

179
21 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab</a> Actor: Mrs Morton

Dance: As17880129

180
22 May 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Dance: In I 2nd piece: As17880204

181
26 May 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Dance: In I 2nd piece: Dance, as17880204

182
06 June 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

183
11 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Miss Prideaux

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: As17880707

184
22 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Miss Prideaux

185
16 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Song: In: Original Music by Matthew Locke-; with full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments-Suett, Sedgwick, Dignum, Danby, Fawcett, Mrs Forster, Miss Romanzini, Miss Collett, Mrs Crouch

186
16 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Song: As17881028

187
20 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Dance: End I: Dance-[probably Jamie's Return, as17890107

Song: In V: song-Miss Romanzini

188
08 June 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Song: As17890528

189
03 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Esten

Dance: As17901119

190
07 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Esten

Dance: As17901119

191
20 January 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

192
04 February 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

193
16 February 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

194
27 April 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

195
18 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

196
02 June 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido Queen Of Carthage

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

197
20 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Arroganc E

Afterpiece Title: MODERN ANTIQUES

Afterpiece Title: MOTHER SHIPTON TRIUMPHANT

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Esten

Dance: As17931119

Song: As17931119

198
27 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Afterpiece Title: MOTHER SHIPTON TRIUMPHANT

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Esten

Dance: As17931119

Song: As17931119

199
02 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Afterpiece Title: MOTHER SHIPTON TRIUMPHANT

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Esten

Dance: As17931119

Song: As17931119

200
04 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Esten

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, Mrs Watts