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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Gilbert West Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Gilbert West Esq")') 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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788 results for: Keyword - Gilbert West, Esq.
We found 400 matches on Event Comments, 245 matches on Performance Comments, 195 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
19 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Comus

127
20 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Comus

128
29 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

129
26 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End: A Dance, as17731014

130
18 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

131
11 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

132
29 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Sunday 30 Jan-Saturday last died James Love, Comedian, Master of Edinburg Theatre, late of Drury Lane. Was educated at Westminster School and went from there to Cambridge (Winston MS 10). Rec'd stopages #19 19s. 6d.; Paid salary list #529 2s.; Mr King's extra salary #3. Receipts: #183 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

133
11 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. The Farmer's Return was advertised for Hopkins' Benefit, the Farmer-Weston, but changed (Winston MS 10). Paid $Mr Cape's Apothecary's Bill #4 16s. 11d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s.; Mr Wallis on note #2 2s.; Extra Flutes & Guitars in Genii & Xmas Tale (9th inst. incl.) #1 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #166 4s. 6d. Charges: #66 11s. 6d. Profits to Mr and Mrs Hopkins: #99 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: II: (By Desire) the Song from Love a@la@Mode-Moody

Dance: End Entertainment: The Irish Fair, as17730918

Monologue: Between Play and Entertainment: (By Desire and for the last time this season) Linco's Travels. As 14 March

134
09 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Entertainment: End Act II: Imitations[, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister; [Act III: An Ode to Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister; [Act V: Judge Tycho's Sentence-Weston. [See17740505.

135
17 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens

136
19 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, The Italian Gardeners-Mr and Miss West (Late pupils of Sg Grimaldi) [their first appearance on this stage. [See dl 9 Dec. 1760.

137
14 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd of Mr Weston from his summer Benefit #30; Paid Mr DeLoutherbourg on acct #41 13s. 4d.; Mr Nicoll for ropes #20 10s.(Treasurer's Book). [DeLoutherbourg received this amount monthly for 8 months during the season, amounting to #333 5s. 8d. No further itemization of this reguar amount will be made.] Receipts: #128 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

138
14 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: II: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

139
25 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

140
30 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

141
23 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Westminster New Lying In Hospital, near Westminster Bridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Song: I: The Favourite Song of Guardian Angels (for this Night only)-Miss Catley; II: The Favourite Duet of Ellen Aroon-Miss Catley, Miss Brown

Dance: End Comedy: The Reel, as17741028

142
19 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

143
24 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: The Enchantress, as17750201

144
22 September 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

145
22 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Gamesters, as17751011

146
08 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Song: I: Moody (By Desire) will introduce the song in Love a@la@Mode-Moody

147
22 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17750927

148
30 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

149
23 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: As17761218

150
05 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End II: As17761123; End: The Villagers, as17770122