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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Colonel Townshend"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Colonel Townshend")') 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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312 results for: Keyword - Colonel Townshend
We found 294 matches on Performance Comments, 18 matches on Event Comments, 6 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

101
10 February 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Gallant; Or, The Different Husbands

Performance Comment: Parts by Quin, Cibber, Griffin, Harper, Wm. Mills, Mrs Heron, Mrs Butler, Miss Holliday; but edition of 1735 lists: Mondish-Quin; Gaylove-W. Mills; Capt Spark-Cibber; Sir Simon Raffler-Griffin; Colonel Raffler-Harper; Lady Raffler-Mrs Butler; Mrs Raffler-Mrs Heron; Clarinda-Miss Holliday. Prologue spoken by Quin. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Heron .
Cast
Role: Colonel Raffler Actor: Harper

102
05 March 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin: A Satire On The Times

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1736 lists: Trapwit-Roberts; Fustian-Lacy; Sneerwell-Machen; Lord Place-Mrs Charke; Colonel Promise-Freeman; Sir Henry Fox Chase-Topham; Squire Tankard-Smith; Mayor-Jones; Mrs Mayoress-Mrs Egerton; Miss Mayoress-Miss J. Jones; Miss Stitch-Miss Burgess; Queen Common Sense-Mrs Egerton; Queen Ignorance-Strensham; Firebrand-Roberts; Law-Yates; Physic-Jones; Ghost of Tragedy-Pullen; Ghost of Comedy-Jones; Third Ghost-Wallis; Harlequin-Pullen; Officer-Pullen; Messenger-Wallis; Drummer-Lowder. Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Colonel Promise Actor: Freeman

103
01 March 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First; An Historical Play

Performance Comment: Edition of 1737 lists: King Charles-Giffard; Duke of York-Master Giffard; Duke of Gloucester-Master W. Hamilton; Bishop Juxon-Havard; Duke of Richmond-Bardin; Marquis of Lindsey-Richardson; Oliver Cromwell-Wright; Fairfax-Johnson; Bardshaw-Rosco; Ireton-W. Giffard; Colonel Tomlinson-Hamilton; Queen-Mrs Giffard; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Norris; Lady Fairfax-Mrs Roberts; Prologue-Giffard; Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Colonel Tomlinson Actor: Hamilton

104
23 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Polite Conversation: Morning, or Tea-chat; Noon, or Table-Talk a-la-mode

Performance Comment: Mr Neverout-Woodward; Lord Smart-Taswell; Lord Sparkish-Yates; Colonel Atwit-Wright; Sir John Linger-Macklin; Lady Smart-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Answerwell-Miss Bennet; Miss Notable-Mrs Clive; With a New Prologue proper to the Occasion-.
Cast
Role: Colonel Atwit Actor: Wright

105
02 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Valentine-Lowe; Goodall-Winstone; Oldcastle-Taswell; Puff-Green; Slap-Turbutt; Trusty-Leigh; Security-Gray; Mrs Highman-Miss Bennet; Charlotte-Mrs Ridout; Drunken Colonel-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Macklin.

Music: I: Concerto-Veracini

Song: III: Let me Wander-Lowe

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921; V: Peasant Dance, as17420921

106
28 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Valentine-Lowe; Goodall-Winstone; Oldcastle-Taswell; Slap-Turbutt; Mrs Highman-Mrs Bennet; Charlotte-Mrs Ridout; Drunken Colonel-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Macklin.

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: III: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

107
10 February 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Phillips; Colonel-Phillips.
Cast
Role: Colonel Actor: Phillips.

Dance: I: Sailor's Hornpipe-Phillips late Harlequin of Drury Lane, his first in this Kingdom for three years; II: Quaker's Sermon on Viola-Phillips; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Ballet: V:Pantomime Dance call'd Harlequin and Clown. Harlequin-Phillips

108
01 May 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son; With The Comical Humours Of Sir John Oldcastle And A Pert Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Phillips; Drunken Colonel-Phillips (Daily Advertiser, 3 May).
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: NNew Hornpipe, Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Sailor's Dance called the Jovial Crew-Phillips

Song: Grand Chorus in Honor of his Royal Highness the Duke on his brave Defeat of the Rebels-

109
23 October 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Chambermaid-Mrs Clive; Goodall-Winstone; Valentine-Lowe; Oldcastle-Taswell; Slap-Bransby; Trusty-Leigh; Lord Puff-Usher; Lord Pride-Simpson; Security-Gray; Mrs Highman-Mrs Bennet; Charlotte-Miss Royer; Drunken Colonel-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Macklin.

Song: III: Lowe

110
04 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: See17461027, but Chambermaid-Mrs Clive; Drunken Colonel-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Macklin.

Dance: II: Muilment; V: Sailor's Dance, as17470402

Song: IV: Lowe

111
04 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Lettice-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward

112
28 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Drunken Colonel-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward.

113
17 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Goodall-Winstone; Mrs Highman-Mrs Bennet; Drunken Colonel-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward.

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

114
14 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Intruiging Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Valentine-Wilder; Oldcastle-Taswell; Charlotte-Miss Minors; Lettice-Mrs Clive; Goodall-Winstone; Mrs Highman-Mrs Bennet; Drunken Colonel-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward.

Song: Mattocks

115
28 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: As17510914, but only Lettice-Mrs Clive; Drunken Colonel-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward.

116
30 October 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Valentine-Wilder; Oldcastle-Taswell; Charlotte-Miss Minors; Lettice-Mrs Clive; Goodall-Winstone; Mrs Highman-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward

117
06 February 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non-juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Cibber first time of appearing on that stage in six years; Sir John Woodville-Berry; Colonel-Dexter; Heartly-Palmer; Charles-Ross; Lady Woodville-Mrs Davies; Maria-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Colonel Actor: Dexter

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: L'Entree de Flore, as17521122

118
03 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Goodall-Bransby; Mrs Highman-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward

Dance: A Comic Dance-Devisse, Mlle Auguste

119
12 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Drunken Colonel-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward.

Dance: II: Shepherd's Holiday, as17541008

120
22 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Cibber (second appearance there in 5 years); Sir John-Ridout; Heartly-Smith; Colonel-Dyer; Charles-White; Lady Woodville-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Woffington (first appearance there in 3 years).
Cast
Role: Colonel Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

121
29 September 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Sparks; Sir John-Ridout; Colonel-Dyer; Heartly-Smith; Charles-White; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Colonel Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

122
09 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Afterpiece Title: [The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Drunken Colonel-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward.

Dance: [NNew Comic Dance, as17550930

123
07 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Drunken Colonel-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward.

124
12 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Sparks; Sir John-Ridout; Colonel-Dyer; Heartly-Smith; Charles-White; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Colonel Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

125
27 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Wolf-Sparks; Sir John-Ridout; Colonel-Dyer; Heartly-Smith; Charles-White; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Colonel Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice