SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "King and "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "King and ")') 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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We found 10005 matches on Roles/Actors, 2634 matches on Performance Title, 2610 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, and 25 matches on Author.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Chaplin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Rimines Actor: King
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Ben Actor: King
Role: Scandal Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Chaplin

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #256 13s. (240.6; 14.17; 1.10)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Cast
Role: Trappanti Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Performance Comment: In which several capital Catches and Glees selected from the most eminent Masters-; the celebrated Anacreontic Song-Bannister; President (with an imitative song)-Bannister Jun; Principal Vocal Parts-Bannister, Suett, Barrymore, Dignum, Williames, Master Clarke.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Moody Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: King
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Performance Comment: As17870312but Lapelle-Benson in place of Bates; Prologue-Barrymore. Prologue and Epilogue as17870324 .

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Chaplin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Rimines Actor: King
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Dance: As17870131

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Performance Comment: As17870412, but Lord Morden-Whitfield [in place of Kemble. Prologue and Epilogue as17870324 .in place of Kemble. Prologue and Epilogue as17870324 .

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: As17870115

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Brereton. [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Sultan, but "The Public are most respectfully informed, that, in consequence of Mrs Jordan's sudden Indisposition, The Lyar will be performed this Evening instead of The Sultan" (printed slip attached to BM playbill: Burney 937. C.I.). Public Advertiser, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Brereton, No. 15, Catherine-street, Strand. Receipts: #231 14s. 6d. (85.3.0; 19.9.0; 1.2.6; tickets: 126.0.0) (charge: #106 4s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Moody Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Music: Afterpiece: Overture by Shield-; Duett on Two Flutes-Mr Forster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Performance Comment: As17870501. [Prologue and Epilogue as17870324 .

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: R. Palmer
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons [whose 1st appearance as Alicia was at York, 26 Apr. 1777]. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street. [In the interim she changed the play. The Announcement of 27 Apr. advertises Romeo and Juliet, by Kemble and Mrs Siddons, in which play she did not appear until May 1789.] Receipts: #337 16s. 6d. (146.1.0; 8.7.6; 0.14.0; tickets: 182.14.0) (charge: #105 16s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Gloster-Aickin; Belmour-Packer; Ratcliff-R. Palmer; Catesby-Phillimore; Derby-Chaplin; Shore-Bensley; Jane Shore-Mrs Ward; Alicia (1st time [in London], and for that night only)-Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Ben Actor: King
Role: Scandal Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: As17870115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: Fernando] Actor: Johnstone
Role: Philippo Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: King
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Aldobrand Actor: Suett

Dance: As17870115

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Public Advertiser, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Ward, No. 12, Catherine-street, Strand. Receipts: #292 17s. 6d. (65.17.0; 14.1.6; 0.10.0; tickets: 212.9.0) (charge: #106 11s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: R. Palmer

Song: End II: Stand to your Guns-Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Picture of a Play@House; or, Bucks have at ye all-Dodd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Johnston

Song: End I: Primroses deck the Banks' green side (composed by Linley? Sen)-Dignum; End I afterpiece: Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day (composed by Hook)-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: King Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Cast
Role: Scandaroon Actor: Usher

Entertainment: Monologue. As17870516