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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Capt James Spencer"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Capt James Spencer")') 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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3953 results for: Keyword - Capt. James Spencer
We found 2140 matches on Author, 1644 matches on Performance Comments, 395 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1401
22 December 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Related Works
Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

1402
23 December 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Related Works
Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Captain Sightly Actor: Barrymore

1403
31 December 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Related Works
Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly

Related Works
Related Work: Hurly-Burly; or, The Fairy of the Well Author(s): James Cobb

1404
12 January 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Related Works
Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly

Related Works
Related Work: Hurly-Burly; or, The Fairy of the Well Author(s): James Cobb

1405
04 February 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Related Works
Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Captain Sightly Actor: Barrymore

1406
13 February 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Related Works
Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Captain Sightly Actor: Barrymore

1407
21 February 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Related Works
Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Captain Sightly Actor: Barrymore

1408
18 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Related Works
Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: End of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860105

1409
11 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bird In A Cage

Related Works
Related Work: The Bird in a Cage; or, Money Works Wonders! Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Bird in a Cage; or, The Beauties Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: Small Talk; or, The Westminster Boy

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Grand Dance, as17860424; End of Act I of afterpiece Leap Year, as17860227

1410
16 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Related Works
Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Captain Sightly Actor: Barrymore

1411
27 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Guillamar Actor: Spencer

1412
23 September 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Related Works
Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd

1413
25 September 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Watty-Brown; Capt. Sightly-Cubitt; Old Cockney-Thompson; Barnacle-Booth; Penelope-Miss Stuart; Mrs La Blonde-Miss Brangin; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Brown.

1414
26 September 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Dance: In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

1415
05 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

1416
16 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

1417
23 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

1418
24 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

1419
01 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Related Works
Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

1420
07 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Grey-beards

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

1421
15 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

1422
15 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Frank Actor: Spencer
Related Works
Related Work: The First Floor Author(s): James Cobb

Dance: End: As17870113

1423
16 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Frank Actor: Spencer
Related Works
Related Work: The First Floor Author(s): James Cobb

1424
17 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Captain O'Cutter Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Frank Actor: Spencer
Related Works
Related Work: The First Floor Author(s): James Cobb

1425
19 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Frank Actor: Spencer
Related Works
Related Work: The First Floor Author(s): James Cobb

Song: III: song-Dignum