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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "King of the Cherokee Indians"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "King of the Cherokee Indians")') 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 2967 matches on Performance Title, 2660 matches on Performance Comments, 1677 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Ryan; King-Quin; Prince-Leigh; Worcester-Boheme; Falstaff-Bullock Sr; Francis-Spiller; Kate-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Quin
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Dance: As17201125

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As revis'd with Alterations, by Mr Cibber, from Shakespear. Receipts: money #47 5s.; tickets #32 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Boheme; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Leigh; Catesby-Egleton; Lord Mayor-Bullock Sr; Elizabeth-Mrs Seymour; Anne-Mrs Spiller; Duchess of York-Mrs Giffard; Prince Edward-Miss Stone.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Boheme
Role: Buckingham Actor: Quin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Boheme; Prince of Wales-Ryan; Hotspur-Walker; Vernon-Egleton; Kate-Mrs Bullock; Hostess-Mrs Egleton; Francis-Spiller.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boheme
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Boheme; Prince of Wales-Leigh; Hotspur-Walker; Carriers-Bullock, Phipps; Francis-Spiller; Kate-Mrs Bullock; Hostess-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boheme
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Harper; King-Thurmond; Prince of Wales-Wilks; Hotspur-Booth; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Francis-Norris; Hotspur's Wife-Mrs Booth; Hostess-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Dance: As17230103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth; With The Humours Of sir John Falstaffe

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Harper; King-Thurmond; Prince of Wales-Wilks; Hotspur-Booth; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Francis-Norris; Hotspur's Wife-Mrs Booth; Hostess-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth; Part I

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Boheme; King-Leigh; Prince of Wales-Ryan; Vernon-Egleton; Francis-Spiller; Carriers-Bullock Sr, Hall; Kate-Mrs Vincent; Hostess-Mrs Egleton; Falstaff-Quin.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Leigh

Dance: Messieurs Nivelon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth; Part I

Performance Comment: As17231024, but Hotspur-Walker; King-Boheme; Vernon-Ward; Worcester-Ogden; Mortimer-Merrivale.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boheme

Dance: End I: Louvre-Mrs Wall; II: French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogier; III: Dutch Boor-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogier; V: Shepherd and Shepherdess-Glover, Mrs Wall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Boheme; Prince of Wale-Ryan; Hotspur-Walker; Carriers-Bullock, Hall; Francis-Spiller; Kate-Mrs Bullock; Hostess-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boheme

Dance:

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Booth; King-Thurmond; Prince of Wales-Wilks; Falstaff-Harper; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Francis-Norris; Kate-Mrs Booth; Hostess-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Boheme; Prince of Wales-Ryan; Hotspur-Walker; Carriers-Bullock, Hall; Francis-Spiller; Kate-Mrs Bullock; Hostess-Mrs Cook.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boheme
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Boheme; Prince of Wales-Ryan; Hotspur-Walker; Carriers-Bullock, Hall; Francis-Spiller; Kate-Mrs Bullock; Hostess-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boheme
Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. [The King, Queen, Princess Royal, and Princess Carolina present.] Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Booth
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter.
Event Comment: DDaily Post, 13 Nov.: We hear King Henry the Eighth, with the magnificent Coronation of Queen Anne Bullen , and the Christning of Queen Elizabeth , still continues to draw numerous Audiences, which is owing to the Excellency of the Performance, and the extraordinary Grandeur of the Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Booth
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Elrington, lately arriv'd from Ireland; King-Mills; Prince of Wales-Wilks; Falstaff-Harper; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Francis-Norris; Kate-Mrs Booth; Hostess-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Boheme; Prince-Ryan; Hotspur-Walker; Carriers-Bullock, Hall; Francis-Spiller; Kate-Mrs Benson; Hostess-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boheme
Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17281018, but King-Mills; Prince of Wales-Wilks; Lancaster-W. Mills; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Justice-Boman; York-Roberts; Canterbury-Corey; Hastings-Watson; Falstaff-Harper; Poins-Oates; Bardolph-Shepard; Feeble-Griffin; Hostess Quickly-Mrs Wetherilt; Doll-Mrs Shireburn; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Brett; Pistol-Cibber Jr; Silence-Miller.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Role: Hostess Quickly Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: King Henry Actor: Elrington

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Dance: Miss Brett; Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Boheme; Prince of Wales-Ryan; hotspur-Walker; Worcester-Hulett; Kate-Mrs Bullock; Hostess-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boheme
Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: [Written by Shakespear. With new Scenes and Cloaths. At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction the Pit and Boxes will be put together at 3s. Boxes on the Stage 4s. Gallery 1s. [The Prologue is in The Comedian, No. VII, October 1732, with a long essay on the major theatres of the present season.] Daily Advertiser, 4 Oct.: A very splendid and crowded Audience...testify'd their Approbation both of the Decorations and Performance. The principal Embellishments are as follows: On a large Oval over the Pit is represented the Figure of His Majesty, attended by Peace, Liberty, and Justice, trampling Tyranny and Oppression under his Feet; round it are the Heads of Shakespear, Dryden, Congreve, and Betterton. On the Coving on the Left Hand is painted the Scene of Cato pointing at the dead Body of his Son Marcus; in the Middle, that of Julius Caesar stabb'd in the Senate-House; and on the Right, that of Marc Anthony and Octavia, where the Children are introduc'd in All for Love. On the Sounding-Board over the Stage is an handsome Piece of Painting of Apollo and the Nine Muses. [See also Daily Post, 4 Oct. and Gentleman's Magazine, II (October 1732), 1028.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Hulett, from lif, the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Hotspur-Delane; King Henry-Huddy; Prince-Giffard; Worcester-W. Giffard; Mortimer-Havard; Westmoreland-Smith; Vernon-Bardin; Douglass-Winston; Blunt-Rosco; Bardolph-Collet; Carriers-Morgan, Bullock; Francis-Norris; Lady Piercy-Miss Vaughan; Hostess-Mrs Morgan; A new Prologue-; Epilogue to the Town-.
Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham
Event Comment: [Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Mr Betterton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Shallow-Cibber; King-Mills; Prince-Wm. Mills; Falstaff-Harper; Silence-Griffin; Pistol-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Afterpiece Title: [The Devil of a Duke

Dance: [LLes Bergeries-Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss Mears[; but see17320923

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Chapman; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Stanley-Aston; Mayor-Hall; Elizabeth-Mrs Hallam; Dutchess of York-Mrs Buchanan; Lady Anne-Mrs Bullock .
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Chapman
Role: Buckingham Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: A single Dance by Mlle Salle. Scotish Dance, as17331004 French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Walker; Buckingham-Bridgwater; Richmond-A. Hallam; Tressel-Chapman; Stanley-Hale; Catesby-Aston; Norfolk-Marshall; Mayor-Mullart; Ratcliff-Wignel; Oxford-Ridout; Elizabeth-Mrs Hallam; Dutchess of York-Mrs Buchanan; Lady Ann-Mrs Bullock .
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Walker
Role: Buckingham Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Dance: Tambourine by Mlle Salle. La Coquette Francoise, as17341214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17341014, but King Henry-Quin, but see also 29 Oct .

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17350107, but King Henry-Hyde; Duchess of York-Mrs Cross .
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Hyde
Role: Buckingham Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan