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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "John Gay"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "John Gay")') 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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12782 results for: Keyword - John Gay
We found 11034 matches on Author, 1693 matches on Performance Comments, 1248 matches on Event Comments, 330 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1076
10 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Dance: CCountry Dance-characters of the play; Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; I: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; II: Dutch Skipper-Poitier

1077
10 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair of St. Germain Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: The Fair Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Fortune's Tasks; or, The Fickle Fair One Author(s): John Horne
Related Work: Penelope Author(s): John Mottley

1078
22 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair of St. Germain Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: The Fair Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Fortune's Tasks; or, The Fickle Fair One Author(s): John Horne
Related Work: Penelope Author(s): John Mottley

1079
26 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair of St. Germain Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: The Fair Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Fortune's Tasks; or, The Fickle Fair One Author(s): John Horne
Related Work: Penelope Author(s): John Mottley

1080
23 September 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

1081
24 September 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance: A New Hornpipe compos'd by Dr Arne-Mrs Vernon, 1st appearance there; a Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera

1082
25 September 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

1083
26 September 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance: As17600924

1084
27 September 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

1085
02 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; The Others-Blakes, Vaughan, Johnston, Ackman, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Mariet, Atkins; To conclude with a Dance of the Millers-Grimaldi, Miss Baker, Mrs Preston.
Cast
Role: The Others Actor: Blakes, Vaughan, Johnston, Ackman, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Mariet, Atkins

1086
04 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: The Others Actor: Blakes, Vaughan, Johnston, Ackman, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Mariet, Atkins

1087
11 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Knight of the Burning Pestle Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Knights of Malta Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: As17600924; The Pedlar Trick'd, as17601010-Sg and Sga Maranesi

1088
16 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

1089
21 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17601011

1090
19 November 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: As17600924; The Pedlar Trick'd-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi

1091
08 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

1092
15 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Knight of the Burning Pestle Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Knights of Malta Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: As17600924; End II: A Comic dance, not performed these 8 years, call'd Les Charboniers-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

1093
01 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

1094
08 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17601021, but Gayless-Davis; Guttle-Dunstall; Melissa-Mrs Burden; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Davis

Dance: As17600924; End II: Dancing [Unspecified in playbill]-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

1095
24 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Dance: As17600924; and a New Comic Dance-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

1096
14 March 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1097
27 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17601024; a Comic Dance-Granier, Mrs Granier

1098
08 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17600924; End of Opera: The Waggoners, as17610228

1099
09 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Davis

Dance: As17610408

1100
14 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield