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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Henry Siddons"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Henry Siddons")') 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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5580 results for: Keyword - Henry Siddons
We found 3489 matches on Author, 1216 matches on Performance Title, 940 matches on Performance Comments, 483 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3751
10 November 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Day Author(s): Henry Fielding

3752
29 January 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

3753
02 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Days Of Yore

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): Henry Mackenzie

Dance: As17951031

3754
20 February 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [First two pieces in place of The Regent, advertised on playbill of 18 Feb.] The Publick are most repectfully informed that on account of Mrs Siddons's illness The Regent cannot be acted this evening, and that the Performances will be [as above]. 3rd piece [1st time; MF 2, by James Cobb. Larpent MS 1111; not published]: Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #398 8s. 6d. (275.5.6; 115.14.6; 7.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Day Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherdess of Cheapside

3755
12 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Related Works
Related Work: The Travellers in Switzerland Author(s): Henry Bate

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Dance: 1st piece to conclude with: The Savoyard-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand; In 3rd piece: a New Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End I: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: We've bade the restless seas adieu-; O why to be happy, as17960314With Rosabel what joy to stray-Townsend; Here we laugh and work together-; With pride we steer'd for England's coast-Incledon; When love was a stranger-Mrs Mountain; The seaman who of wars may tell-Incledon, Bowden; Rule Britannia-; In course: Old Towler-Incledon; an entire New Song-Incledon

3756
13 April 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Smugglers

Afterpiece Title: A Favourite Scene from New Hay Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Day Author(s): Henry Fielding

3757
26 April 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Day Author(s): Henry Fielding

3758
27 April 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Henry Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Wilkinson

3759
29 April 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for King. [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Gertrude was at Liverpool, 23 July 1777; Mrs Jordan's as Ophelia at Richmond, 19 Aug. 1795.] Morning Herald, 28 Apr.: Tackets to be had of King, No. 56, Store-street, Bedford-square; 30 Apr.: The dresses [in Hamlet] were all modern. Receipts: #498 17s. 6d. (284.11.6; 55.9.0; 2.5.0; tickets: 156.12.0) (charge: #232 7s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Claudius-Packer; Hamlet-Wroughton; Polonius-Dodd (1st appearance in that character); Horatio-Whitfield; Laertes-C. Kemble; Rosencrantz-Caulfield; Guildenstern-Trueman; Osrick (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Marcellus-Benson; Bernardo-Phillimore; Ghost of Hamlet's father-Bensley; Players-Maddocks, Hollingsworth; 1st Grave@digger-King (1st appearance in that character); 2nd Grave@digger-Burton; Gertrude-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Ophelia-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character in London]); [in which she will introduce an additional Air by Linley-Mrs Jordan; Actress-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Day Author(s): Henry Fielding

Entertainment: Monologue.End: a Serio-Comic, Poetic, Prosaic Paraphrase on Shakespeare's Seven Ages-King

3760
29 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Related Works
Related Work: The Woodman Author(s): Henry Bate

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Song: End I: The Storm-Incledon; End: a Grand Harmonic Selection, Admiral Benbow-Incledon; The Sailor Boy cap'ring on Shore-Fawcett; O bring me wine-Bowden; The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; The Group of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden; Old Towler-Incledon

3761
10 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Day Author(s): Henry Fielding

3762
18 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Point at Herqui

Dance: In 3rd piece: a new incidental Dance, as17960415

Song: In 3rd piece: songs As17960503; In Evening: Mad Bess (1st time), the Minstrel's Song [Where is that tow'ring spirit fled?] [from The Days of Yore-Mrs Clendining; Harp-Weippert

3763
02 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Un married

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Afterpiece Title: Dr Lasts Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): Henry Mackenzie

Dance: In 4th piece: Dance, as17951026, but Holland; in which dance Bells-Lawrence that inimitable Performer, will introduce accompaniments on his Bells

Song: In: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; In 3rd piece: All on Hobbies-Williamson; In 4th piece: Rule Britannia-Townsend

Entertainment: 3rd piece: a variety of Imitations-Rees

3764
03 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Related Works
Related Work: The Travellers in Switzerland Author(s): Henry Bate

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Dance: In: The Savoyard-Jackson, Mlle St.Amand; End II afterpiece: The Lamplighter [composed by Aldridge]-Jackson, Mrs Ratchford

3765
22 June 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

Afterpiece Title: The Magick Banner or Two Wives in a House

3766
17 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Related Works
Related Work: The Woodman Author(s): Henry Bate

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: [One of Mrs Second's new songs was Hope thou cheerful ray of light (BUC 643).

3767
25 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Related Works
Related Work: The Woodman Author(s): Henry Bate

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

3768
02 November 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Norval-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Halpin]); Lord Randolph-Barrymore; Glenalvon-Palmer; Stranger-Aickin; Donald-Phillimore; Officer-Caulfield; Servant-Maddocks; Prisoner-Webb; Matilda-Mrs Siddons; Anna-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Day Author(s): Henry Fielding

3769
09 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Manuel-Aickin; Gonzalez-Packer; Garcia-Barrymore; Perez-Trueman; Alonzo-Phillimore; Osmyn-Kemble; Heli-Holland; Selim-Caulfield; Mutes-Maddocks, Evans, Webb; Almeria-Mrs Powell; Zara-Mrs Siddons; Leonra-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Day Author(s): Henry Fielding

3770
10 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): Henry Mackenzie

3771
12 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): Henry Mackenzie

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961112

3772
13 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): Henry Mackenzie

Song: As17961010

3773
14 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): Henry Mackenzie

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. Jamie-Gentili; Glaude-Grimaldi; Fanny-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro [no other performers listed (see17961116)]

3774
17 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): Henry Mackenzie

3775
19 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): Henry Mackenzie

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961112, but Hornpipe-_