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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "John Powel"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "John Powel")') 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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12319 results for: Keyword - John Powel
We found 9825 matches on Author, 2174 matches on Performance Comments, 1485 matches on Event Comments, 324 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

10151
18 April 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fool Made Wise

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Falstaff in Masquerade

10152
28 December 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pamela

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

10153
25 August 1742 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant; Or, The Happy Pair; Interspers'd With The Comical Humours Of The intriguing Chambermaid, sir John Oldcastle, And The drunken Colonel

Performance Comment: A Comedy of two Acts. Merchant-Dove; Oldcastle-Smith; Colonel-Phillips; Rakert-Yeates; Valentine-Wallis; Pride-Powell; Puff-Davis; Security-Johnson; Trick-Evenel; Constable-Wood; Slap-Archer; Mrs Highman-Mrs Tucker; Charlotte-Miss Ferguson; Lady Pride-Mrs Habito; Lady Ruff-Mrs Simmons; Lettice-Mrs Phillips, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.
Cast
Role: Pride Actor: Powell
Role: Security Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Miser Bit; or, Harlequin Reveller

Song: I: Bumper Squire Jones-Phillips

Dance: LLa Mason and Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

10154
25 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Cooke, Ann Auretti, accompanied Villeneuve, Dumont, Delagarde, Richardson, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs LaFont, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; Characters of Dancing-Janneton Auretti; Tambourine-Cooke; Dutch Skipper-Delamain, Anne Auretti

10155
27 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: As17421026

10156
12 December 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

10157
27 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, Ancient Pistol

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

10158
08 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Lottery

10159
22 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

10160
04 March 1745 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pope John Viii

10161
17 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Miller of Mansfield

10162
11 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Royal Chace

Song: 1 As17460108

10163
03 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

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

Dance: LLe Gondalier-Cooke

10164
01 May 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son; With The Comical Humours Of Sir John Oldcastle And A Pert Chambermaid

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: NNew Hornpipe, Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Sailor's Dance called the Jovial Crew-Phillips

Song: Grand Chorus in Honor of his Royal Highness the Duke on his brave Defeat of the Rebels-

10165
20 October 1746 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Lying Valet

Song: 1 Cunningham

Dance: 1 Phillips

10166
29 October 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Dance: 1 As17461027

10167
18 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

10168
06 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

10169
02 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17461124

10170
12 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

10171
04 April 1748 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: I: Hornpipe-John Granier; II: Country Wake-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; III: Dutch Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; IV: Farmer's Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; End: The Temple of Jupiter with the loves of Adonis and Venus-

10172
07 September 1751 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Edward Iv; Or, The Lives Of Robin Hood And Little John, With The Comical Humours Of The Pindar Of Wakefield

Entertainment: EEquilibres on a small wire-Cooke

10173
14 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Related Works
Related Work: The Conquest of Granada, Part I Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part I Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

10174
14 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally; or, The Sailor's Return

10175
07 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King-Powell; Hubert-Havard; Salisbury-Packer; Pembroke-Fawcett; Prince Henry-Master Burton; Essex-Strange; Citizen-Hurst; Bastard-Holland; King Philip-Bensley; Arthur-Miss Rogers; Pandulph-Bransby; Dauphin-Aickin; Austria-Keen; French Herald-Ackman; English Herald-Moody; Chatillon-Vernon; Elinor-Mrs Bennet; Blanch-Miss Plym; Lady Falconbridge-Mrs Lee; Constance-Mrs Yates. [The Public Advertiser also assigns Pembroke to Aickin.]The Public Advertiser also assigns Pembroke to Aickin.]
Cast
Role: King Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing