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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "J Downes"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "J Downes")') 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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1459 results for: Keyword - J. Downes
We found 943 matches on Performance Comments, 567 matches on Event Comments, 94 matches on Performance Title, 12 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
17 November 1660 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 5) lists a cast which (in part) pertains to this period: King-Wintersel; Melantius-Major Mohun; Amintor-Hart; Calianax-Shatterel.

127
19 November 1660 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unfortunate Lovers

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 19) lists: Arthiope-Kynaston.

128
03 December 1660 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Kinge And No Kinge

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 5) lists a cast which pertains to this period: Arbaces-Hart; Tygranes-Burt; Mardonius-Major Mohun; Gobrias-Wintersel; Lygones-Cartwright; Bessus-Shotterel.

129
06 December 1660 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rollo, Duke Of Normandy

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 5-6) lists a cast which pertains to this period: Rollo-Hart; Otto-Kynaston; Aubrey-Major Mohun; La Torch-Burt.

130
29 January 1661 @ Salisbury Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

Performance Comment: . Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 19) implies a partial cast: Amintas-William Betterton; Maid-$James Nokes. $Gildon (Life of Betterton, 1710, p. 174) states that ThomasBetterton also had a considerable role in it.

131
23 February 1661 @ Salisbury Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Changeling

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 18-19): Deflores-Betterton; Changeling-Sheppy.

132
11 September 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 23) gives a cast which may represent one at this time: Sir Toby Belch-Betterton?; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Harris?; Fool-Underhill?; Malvolio-Lovel?; Olivia-Mrs Ann Gibbs?.

133
28 December 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aglaura

Performance Comment: Downes, (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 19): Aglaura-Kynaston.

134
28 January 1662 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 3) gives a cast which pertains to this period: Don Leon-Major Mohun; Don Decastrio-Burt; Michael Perez-Hart; Cacafago-Clun; Margareta-Mrs Ann Marshal; Estifania-Mrs Boutell.

135
14 January 1665 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 4) lists a cast which may well represent one for this period: Volpone-Mohun; Mosca-Hart; Corbachio-Cartwright; Voltore-Shatterel; Corvino-Burt; Sir Politique Would@be-Lacy; Peregrine-Kynaston; Lady Woud@be-Mrs Corey; Celia-Mrs Anne? Marshal.

136
April 1665 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperour; Or, The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 9): Emperour-Major Mohun; Odmar-Wintersel; Guymor-Kynaston; Priest-Cartwright; Cortez-Hart; Vasquez-Burt; Cidaria-Mrs Ellen Gwin [but she probably was not in the original cast]; Almeria-Mrs Anne? Marshall; [Pepys (15 Jan. 1667): Alibech-Mrs Weaver; Prologue-; Epilogue-.

137
07 October 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 31) states that it was given three days; a certain performance on 8 Oct. suggests that the second performance occurred on this day, 7 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tarugo's Wiles; Or, The Coffee House

138
17 April 1669 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: [Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 4-5) gives a cast which probably continues to apply see December 1660 and 3 Aug. 1664] at this time: Subtil-Wintersal; Face-Mohun; Sir Epicure-Cartwright; Surly-Burt; Ananias-Lacy; Wholesome-Bateman; Dol Common-Mrs Corey; Dame Plyant-Mrs Rutter.

139
06 May 1669 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 5): Arbaces-Hart; Tygranes-Burt; Mardonius-Mohun; Gobrias-Wintersel; Lygones-Cartwright; Bessus-Shotterel; Arane-Mrs Corey; Panthea-Madam Gwin.

140
January 1670 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, p. 31: Note, About the Year 1670, Mrs Aldridge, after Mrs Lee, after Lady Slingsby, also Mrs Leigh Wife of Mr Antony Leigh, Mr Crosby, Mrs Johnson, were entertain'd in the Duke's House

Performances

141
15 November 1682 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 39): Michael Perez-Betterton; Don Leon-Smith; Cacofogo-Cartwright; Margaretta-Mrs Barry; Estiphania-Mrs Cook.

142
11 June 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Afterpiece Title: The Amours of Billingsgate

143
26 February 1784 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: End of Act I Le Reveil du Bonheur, as17840203; End of Opera an entirely new ballet in the Rural Stile, composed by D'Auberval, founded on the much admired Burletta of the celebrated Favart, Le Coca du Pillage; ou, La Lotterie Ingenieuse, in which a Pastoral Minuet, never exhibited but at the Opera in Paris, by Vestris fJun.J and Mme Theodore, the other parts by Blake, Slingsby, Mme Rossi, Miss De Camp, Mme Simonet. The Music selected from Sacchini, Piccinni, and other eminent Performers

144
10 December 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Danby, Fisher, Maddocks, Trueman, Welsh, Master DeCamp, Master Gregson, Annereau, Atkins, Aylmer, Boyce, Bardoleau, Brown, Cook, Denman, Dixon, Dibble, Caulfield Jun., [J.] Fisher, Gallot, Tett, Walker, Willoughby, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Arne, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Chatterley, Miss Granger, Miss Jackson, Mrs Maddocks, Miss Menage, Miss Mellon, Mrs Butler, Miss Stuart

145
15 April 1743 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turnbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Song:

Dance: *c1703 04 15 js *c1703 04 15 js t Mrs Careless. Those Ladies and Gentleman who have taken Places, are desir'd to send their Servants early; and (for fear of a Mistake) to take Notice, that the Playhouse adjoins the Tennis-Court. Tickets for The Beggar's Opera taken

146
26 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Song: As17761125, but Gaudry, Mrs J _Smith, Mrs +Smith

147
19 July 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: End Opera: Hyppomene et Atalante, as18000304but Mlle J. _Hilligsberg, Mlle Guiardele, _D'Egville. [No other ballet listed.

148
15 March 1721 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: First Violin-Dubourg; Concert-Kytch; Solo-J. Festing

149
17 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: II: Harlequin-Young Rainton; V: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Johnson

Song: III: Hunting Song-Ray; IV: Song in The Fair Penitent , Words by Mr Congreve, Musick by Mr J. Eccles to be sung-Ray

150
23 January 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: SSailor's Dance-Jones; Pierot and Pierrate-de Valois, J. Delagarde

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