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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Cibber Jr"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Cibber Jr")') 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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5890 results for: Keyword - Cibber, Jr.
We found 2738 matches on Author, 2488 matches on Performance Comments, 788 matches on Roles/Actors, 561 matches on Performance Title, and 559 matches on Event Comments.

201
12 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Booth; King-Wm. Mills; Horatio-Mills; Laertes-Williams; Ghost-Bridgewater; Fop-Cibber Jr; Gravedigger-Johnson; With a new Prologue-address'd to the Merchants of Great Britain.

202
19 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Performance Comment: Sir Barnaby-Griffin; Carbine-Bridgwater; Macahone-Williams; Buskin-Cibber Jr; Betty-Harper.

203
01 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Mills; Juba-Wilks; Sempronius-a new Actor; Syphax-Cibber; Portius-Williams; Marcus-Bridgwater; Decius-Boman; Lucius-Corey; Marcia-Mrs Horton; Lucia-Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Surel; Pierrot-Rainton; Scaramouch-Haughton; Statue-Cibber Jr; Bawd-Harper; Mephostophilus-Rainton; Death-Charke; Time-Rainton; Usurer-Norris; Shopkeeper, Wife-Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt; Doctor's Man-Young Wetherilt; Countrymen-Burnet, Bridgwater, Oates, Wright; In the Masque: Diana-Mrs Booth; Mars-Thurmond; Mercury-Lally; Bacchus-Rainton.

204
30 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: As17301204, but Neptune-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Neptune Actor: Cibber Jr.
Role: Tritons Actor: Thurmond, Rainton Jr</a>, Houghton, Evans
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr</a>, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

205
15 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Cibber Jr; Thomas-Johnson; Kitty-Mrs Mills.

Song: Afterpiece: With the Original Song-Miss Raftor

Dance: Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

206
21 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Mills; Archer-Wilks; Sullen-Harper; Foigard-Cibber Jr; Gibbet-Oates; Boniface-Shepard; Scrub-Griffin; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Dorinda-Mrs Heron; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Wetherilt; Cherry-Mrs Mills; Gypsey-Mrs Walter.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

207
24 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: As17310215, but Cephalus-Cibber Jr; Noble Venetian-A. Hallam.
Cast
Role: Tritons Actor: Thurmond, Rainton Jr</a>, Houghton, Evans
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr</a>, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

Music: V: Concerto on the Violin-Charke

208
29 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: As17301008, but Shorthose-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Shorthose Actor: Cibber Jr.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: Afterpiece: With the Original Songs. As17310427

Music: Between Acts: Music-

Dance: FFrench Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

209
01 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17301114, but Standard-Mills; Beau Clincher-Cibber Jr; Smugler-Johnson; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Horton; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Parly-Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: As17310424 but Cephalus-Mrs Roberts; Noble Venetian-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Noble Venetian Actor: Cibber Jr.
Role: Tritons Actor: Thurmond, Rainton Jr</a>, Houghton, Evans
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr</a>, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

210
04 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: As17310501, but Cephalus-Cibber Jr; Venetian-A. Hallam.
Cast
Role: Noble Venetian Actor: Cibber Jr.
Role: Tritons Actor: Thurmond, Rainton Jr</a>, Houghton, Evans
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr</a>, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

211
07 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: See17301222, but Oroonoko-Marshall; Aboan-W. Mills; Governor-Bridgwater; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Cibber Jr; Blandford-A. Hallam; Stanmore-Watson; Jack Stanmore-Oates; Imoinda-Mrs Thurmond; Widow-Mrs Wetherilt; Charlotte-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Butler.

Dance: In II: Grand Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Rainton, Thurmond, Haughton; End II: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; III: French Gardener-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: English Maggots-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: A new Grand Dance call'd Le Chaconist-

212
08 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: See17310315 but Timothy-R. Wetherilt; Peter Nettle-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Peter Nettle Actor: Cibber Jr.

213
18 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17300922, but Buckingham-Bridgwater; Norfolk-W. Mills; Surrey-Cibber Jr; Cromwell-Watson.

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Noble Venetian Actor: Cibber Jr.
Role: Tritons Actor: Thurmond, Rainton Jr</a>, Houghton, Evans
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr</a>, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

214
19 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17310513, but Oldrents-Shepard; Hearty-Harper; Clack-Griffin; Randal-Johnson; Springlove-Cibber Jr; Oliver-W. Mills; Vincent-Bridgwater; Hilliard-Charke; Pattico-Boman; Martin-R. Wetherilt; Scentwell-Paget.

Music: Concerto by Sig Visconti-Charke, others

Song: II: As17310427

Dance: IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: Gondolier and Courtezan-Young Lally, Miss Brett; End afterpiece: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

215
23 July 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Bayes's Opera

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber Jr; Arabella-Mrs Butler; Belinda-Mrs Shireburn; Tragedo-Charke; Cantato-Stoppelaer; Harlequin-R. Wetherilt; Dulceda-Miss Oates; Apollo-Roberts; Bassoon-Oates; Crowdero-Evans; Eagle-Miss Brett; General Briton-Bridgwater; Pantomime-Berry; Jupiter-Excell; Neptune-Rainton; Pluto-Gray; Juno-Miss Mears; Amphitrite-Mrs Boman; Proserpine-Miss Williams; Crispin-Harper; Farcia-Miss Raftor.

Music: In mainpiece: By Desire, a Piece of Musick by Signior Vivaldi, call'd The Cuckow-Charke, others

216
11 August 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Kitty-Miss Raftor; Dorcas-Mrs Roberts; Sir Roger-Cibber Jr; Sir Humphrey-Berry; Statute-Shepard; Filbert-Stoppelaer; Peascod-Oates; Nettle-Charke; Steward-Fielding; Constable-Wetherilt; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt; Countrymen, Ghosts, Soldiers-Wright, Excell, Burnet, Gray, Wetherilt, Peploe.

Music: TThe Cuckow-Charke, others

Song: Miss Raftor

217
18 August 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphs Of Love And Honour

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Aristarchus-W. Mills; Philocles-Wetherilt; Philander-Cibber Jr; Dion-Fielding; Damon-Stoppelaer; Urania-Miss Raftor; Thalia-Mrs Charke; Selena-Miss Oates; Prologue by Sir Robert Henley-W. Mills; Epilogue-Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance:

218
06 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Mills; Archer-Wilks; Sullen-Harper; Foigard-Cibber Jr; Gibbet-Oats; Boniface-Shepard; Scrub-Griffin; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Dorinda-Mrs Heron; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Wetherilt; Cherry-Mrs Mills; Gipsey-Mrs Walter.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

219
22 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Orooonoko-Marshall; Aboan-W. Mills; Governor-Bridgwater; Blandford-A. Hallam; Stanmore-Watson; Jack Stanmore-Oates; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Cibber Jr; Widow Lackit-Mrs Wetherilt; Charlotte-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Butler; Imoinda-Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: TThe Jovial Crew

Dance: Essex, Lally, Rainton, Thurmond, Haughton, Master Lally, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Colley Cibber

220
01 February 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: See17320101, but Stocks-Harper; Jack Stocks-Cibber Jr; Lovemore-Stoppelaer; Chloe-Miss Raftor.

221
03 February 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Injur'd Innocence

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Ferdinand-Marshall; Alphonso-Bridgwater; Theodore-Mills; Philomont-W. Mills; Alonzo-Watson; Miranda-Mrs Horton; Cleone-Mrs Grace; Prologue-Cibber Jr; Epilogue-Mrs Horton.

222
20 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17311120, but Lady Lurewell-Mrs Horton; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Vizard-W. Mills; Clincher-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Clincher Actor: Cibber Jr.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

223
25 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17311026, but Johnson-W. Mills; Smith-Watson; Volscius-Cibber Jr; Drawcansir-Mullart; Thunder-Johnson; Lightning-Miss Robinson; Kings of Brentford-Shepard, Oates; King Phiz-Harper; King Ush-Griffin; Prince Prettyman-Corey; Tom Thimble-Charke; Amaryllis-Mrs Mullart; Cloris-Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: SSultana-Miss Robinson; Bartholomew Fair-Tench, Miss Brett

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Montier (being the first Time of his Performance on this Stage).

Instrumental: With a Lapland Entertainment call'd Aesop's Concert of Animals. Violins-Three Cats; Hautboy-Dog; Harp-Monkey; Bassoon-Bear; French Horn-Stag; Singing in Welch-Goat; Music Master-Aesop

224
27 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: Captain Clerimont-Wilks; Biddy-Mrs Heron; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Horton; Sir Harry-Harper; Humphrey-Cibber Jr; Clerimont-Mills; Tipkin-Griffin; Pounce-Shepard; Fainlove-Mrs Mills; Mrs Tipkin-Mrs Shireburn; Jenny-Mrs Walter.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: SScotch Dance-Miss Robinson; Myrtillo-Lally, Mrs Booth, Thurmond, Mrs DeLorme, Lally Jr, Mrs Walter

225
04 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wilks; Wanton Wife-Mrs Heron; Sir Peter-Johnson; Cunningham-Mills; Barnaby-Griffin; Merryman-Harper; Clodpole-Cibber Jr; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Lady Laycock-Mrs Shireburn; Philadelphia-Miss Williams; Damaris-Mrs Mills; Prudence-Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: Miss Robinson; The Masques-; Myrtillo-Mrs Booth

Song: Singing in Italian-E. Roberts