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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "King of Persia"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "King of Persia")') 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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5867 results for: Keyword - King of Persia
We found 2656 matches on Performance Title, 2611 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Author, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

2751
02 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Spatter Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: New Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King; End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

2752
03 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Spatter Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: III: New Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King; End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

2753
17 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Spatter Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Millers and the Colliers-Grimaldi, Duquesney, Mons Rolle, Mrs King, Miss Tetley; End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

2754
24 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King

2755
21 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Novel Actor: King.

Afterpiece Title: The Young Couple

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

Entertainment: The Cries of London, The Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

2756
24 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King, as17670302

2757
27 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: A Dance call'd The Nosegay-Duquesney, Mrs King; End: Hornpipe-Miss Tetley

2758
15 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: I: The Louvre, Minuet-Giorgi, Miss Simson, as17670512; V: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley, as17670511; After which by Particular Desire Linco's Travels-Mr King. Being positively the last time of performing it

2759
16 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Mrs King; A Country Dance-

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

2760
19 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, J. Burton, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs King, Miss Tetley,a

Dance: II: A Dance call'd The Irish Hay@makers-Giorgi, Mrs King

2761
16 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance-Grimaldi, Duquesney, Rollet, Mrs King

2762
11 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Fox, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Shuter, Mrs King

2763
16 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

Dance: IV: New Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King

2764
12 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Le Brush Actor: King

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Shuter, Mrs King

2765
20 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Cecil Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The Wake-Sg Giorgi, Mrs King

2766
06 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Holland; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Ackman; Widow Bellmour (with song in character)-Mrs Abington; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Palmer, 1st time; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Lady Constant-Mrs Barry; Mignionette-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The National Prejudice

Dance: Act I afterpiece: a French Dance call'd The Cotillion-Giorgi, Duquesney, Tassoni, Rolley, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Tetley, Mrs Grimaldi; V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

2767
02 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Glib Actor: King

Entertainment: End of play: Linco's Travels (for that Night Only)-King

Dance: End of Interlude: The Medley, as17680416

2768
04 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17671223, but Mr Strictland-Hurst, 1st time; Ranger-King.
Cast
Role: Ranger Actor: King.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Prattle Actor: King

Song: I: A Trio-Vernon, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; End: The Albion Song-Vernon

Dance: II: A Minuet-Tassoni, Miss Granier , his Apprentice; IV: The Medley-Tassoni, Mrs King

2769
05 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: IV: The Medley-Shuter, Mrs King

2770
20 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: The Characters-Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Wright, Miss Young, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Mrs Dorman, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King , and others.
Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Wright, Miss Young, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Mrs Dorman, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King , and others.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mrs King; End: Country Dance-

2771
13 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Reddish; Jacques-Love; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Adam-Moody; Le Beau-Ackman; Sylvius-Strange; William-Messink; Corin-Hartry; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Charles-Keen; Celia (with song)-Mrs Baddeley; Phebe-Mrs W. Palmer; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

2772
15 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Packer; Prattle-King; Bell-Mrs Reddish; Mad Florival-Mrs Jeffries; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Prattle Actor: King

Dance: IV: The Irish Haymakers-Giorgi, Mrs King

2773
22 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King

Dance: III: The Irish Haymakers-Giorgi, Mrs King

2774
01 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: M Daguville, 1st appearance, Mrs King

2775
02 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Lissardo Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Lord Lace Actor: King

Dance: End: A New Dance (perform'd but once) call'd Tyrolese Amusements-Dagueville, Mrs King