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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Besford"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Besford")') 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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502 results for: Keyword - Besford
We found 431 matches on Roles/Actors, 122 matches on Performance Comments, 82 matches on Performance Title, 32 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

376
02 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End: A Dance, as17731014

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

377
03 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End: A Dance, as17731014

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

378
06 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: The Fingalian Dance, as17730929; Double Hornpipe, as17730929

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

379
09 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

380
20 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

381
01 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

382
14 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: A Dance, as17731014

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

383
18 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: III: A Dance, as17731014

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

384
26 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

385
19 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors, as17731013; End Opera: The Highland Reel, as17731112

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

386
07 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prince Of Agra

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

387
09 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors, as17731013; End Opera: The Highland Reel, as17731112

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

388
14 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Blurton, Miss Besford.

389
20 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Cast
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

390
25 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Cast
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

391
26 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Cast
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

Song: End I the Farce: (By Desire) The Storm-DuBellamy

392
27 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance-Aldridge, Miss Capon [see17731023]; After Epilogue: The Frolick, as17740416

Cast
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

393
28 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Blurton, Miss Besford.

Dance: II: The Frolick, as17740416

Cast
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

Entertainment: Recital. An Epilogue [by the late Dr Goldsmith, spoken-Lewes [in the character of Harlequin. [See17730517.

394
04 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Blurton, Miss Besford.

Dance: II: The Whim (1st time this season) [but see17740416-Aldridge, Miss Twist; IV: An Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 3 May, but Dance-Blurton; Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Miss Twist

395
06 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Cast
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

396
09 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Blurton, Miss Besford.

397
10 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416 but Miss _Capon, Mrs Stephens nee $Capon

Cast
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

398
11 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Grey

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740510; End I Farce: A Double Hornpipe-Mr and Mrs Holloway

Cast
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

399
12 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: End I: The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms-Miss Catley

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17740415 but Orange Woman-Miss Stede[; with Sixfold Hornpipe as17740415

400
19 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: End: The Recruits, as17740513

Cast
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford