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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.

126
09 February 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

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

Dance: TThe Market, as17571126

127
07 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Felix-Garrick; Colonel Briton-Palmer; Don Lopez-Philips; Don Pedro-Burton; Lissardo-Yates; Frederick-Davies; Gibby-Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Davies; Flora-Mrs Clive; Inis-Miss Barton; Violante-Miss Macklin; To conclude with a Masquerade Scene in which will be introduced a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Colonel Briton Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

128
12 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

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

Dance: I: The Millers-Sg Grimaldi, 1st time on that stage, Mrs Preston, Mrs Vernon, others

129
04 June 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17581007, but Colonel Briton-Holland; an Occasional Prologue-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Colonel Briton Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

130
22 September 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

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

131
26 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non-juror

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

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

132
14 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Smith; Colonel Belvile-Ridout; Don Pedro-Anderson; Stephano-Bennet; Philippo-Davis; Sancho-Collins; Frederick-Clarke; Antonio-Dyer; Blunt-Shuter; Hellena-Mrs Vincent; Valeria-Mrs Baker; Lucetta-Mrs Stephens; Moretta-Mrs Pitt; Callia-Miss Ferguson; Florinda-Mrs Elmy; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Colonel Belvile Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

133
22 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

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

134
21 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

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

135
02 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

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

136
13 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Collins; Lord Pride-Davis; Valentine-Perry; Slap-Gardner; Security-Holtom; Mrs Highman-Mrs Ferguson; Charlotte-Miss Helm; Lettice-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward

Dance: As17621007

137
09 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: As17621013, but Oldcastle-Stamper; short bill, only Drunken Colonel-; Goodall-; Lettice- Old Castle listed.
Cast
Role: only Drunken Colonel Actor:
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward

Dance: IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

138
15 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Lewis; Lettice-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward

139
26 September 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With Humours Of Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Lewis; Lettice-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward

140
30 September 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Lewis; Lettice-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward

Dance: End: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

141
29 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Lewis; Lettice-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward

Dance: II: The Garland, as17661023

142
19 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Oldcastle-Lewis; Goodall-Dunstall; Lettice-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward

Dance: End: The Garland, as17681028

143
11 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Oldcastle-Quick; Goodall-Dunstall; Lettice-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward

Entertainment: As17691010

144
05 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Capt. Lloyd-King; Frampton-Reddish; Sir Wm. Evans-Hurst; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Colonel Evans-Palmer; Willis-Dodd; Robert-Baddeley; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Colonel Evans Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

145
09 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Yates; Lettice-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Yates

Dance: II: The Lamplighter-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17691005.

146
15 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Maw@worm-Waldron, first time; Lady Lambert-Mrs W. Barry; Dr Cantwell-King; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Seyward-Cautherly; Colonel Lambert-Jefferson; Darnley-Reddish.
Cast
Role: Colonel Lambert Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

147
16 May 1771 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola Maritata

Performance Comment: Soldato, in the first Act the Colonel in 2nd and 3rd Acts-Zanca.
Cast
Role: in the first Act the Colonel in 2nd and 3rd Acts Actor: Zanca.

148
03 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Goodall-Bransby; Drunken Colonel-King (first time); Oldcastle-Baddeley; Valentine-Wheeler; Lord Pride-J. Bannister; Lord Puff-Yates; Security-Wrighten; Trusty-Burton; Slap-Griffith; Mrs Highman-Mrs Cross; Charlotte-Miss Platt; Lettice-Mrs Abington, for that night only.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: King

Dance: V: A New Dance-Tassoni's Scholar; End Farce: (By Particular Desire) a Hornpipe-Tassoni's Scholar

149
29 September 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward, first time in 4 years; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Quick; Lettice-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward, first time in 4 years

Dance: The Fingalian Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17720921.

150
19 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Smith; Colonel-Lewis; Raymond-Hull; Bertran-Clarke; Alphonso-Gardner; Pedro-Thompson; Dominic-Dunstall; Gomez-Shuter; Elvira-Mrs Mattocks; Queen-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Colonel Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: IV: The Frolick, as17740416