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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "MMr Taswell"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "MMr Taswell")') 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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570 results for: Keyword - MMr Taswell
We found 486 matches on Performance Comments, 119 matches on Event Comments, 2 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

476
16 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; King-Davies; Polonius-Taswell; Ostrick-Woodward; 1st Gravedigger-Yates; Horatio-Havard; Francisco-Raftor; Player Queen-Mrs Bennett; Player King-Burton; Ghost-Berry; Laertes-Blakes; Rosencraus-Simson; Guildenstern-Scrase; 2nd Gravedigger-Vaughan; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Polonius Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

477
01 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Tom Errand-Clough; Angelica-Mrs Davies; Standard-Havard; Sir Harry Wildair-Woodward; Clincher Jun-Vernon; Smuggler-Taswell; Vizard-Blakes; Beau Clincher-Yates; Dicky-W. Vaughan; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parly-Miss Minors; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Smuggler Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: a Ca Comic Dance The Neopolitans-Lefevre, Mlle Prudhomme, the French Children; and a Dance in Demi@Characters-Lefevre, Mlle Prudhomme, the French Children (1st appearance on the English Stage)

478
06 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Foote; Hothead-Woodward; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Yates; Lord Belguard-Blakes; Farewel-Palmer; Surly-Berry; Violante-Mrs Bennet; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Leonora-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Testimony Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Song: III: Beard

479
08 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Young Fashion-Blakes; Worthy-Palmer; Lory-Yates; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Sir Tunbelly Clumsy-Philips; Coupler-Taswell; Varole-Lacey; Nurse-Mrs James; Amanda-Mrs Davies; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Taswell

Dance: LeFevre, Mlle Prud'homme, the French Children, Mlle Auguste, others

480
14 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Sylvia-Mrs Cowper; Atall-Woodward; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Taswell; Careless-Havard; Clerimont-Palmer; Strut-Vernon; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Clarinda-Mrs Bennet; Situp-Mrs Bradshaw; Old Atall-Phillips; Supple-Clough; Finder-Blakes; Sir Willful-Burton; Wishwell-Miss Minors; Lady Dainty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Sadlife Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

481
16 January 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Ben-Foote; Sir Sampson Legend-Berry; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Miss Prue-Miss Macklin (being their first appearance in those characters); Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Palmer; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Blakes; Tattle-Woodward; Trapland-W. Vaughan; Nurse-Mrs James; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet; Angelica-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Granier

482
13 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17540205, but Bullock-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Bullock Actor: Taswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

483
20 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Yates; Shallow-Taswell; Page-Burton; Caius-Blakes; Slender-Woodward; Jack Rugby-Marr; Host of Garter-W. Vaughan; Fenton-Scarse; Robin-Master Simpson; Mrs Page-Mrs Mills; Anne Page-Miss Minors; Mrs Quickly-Mrs James; Mrs Ford-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Shallow Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

484
19 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Berry; Young Knowell-Ross; Wellbred-Palmer; Brainworm-Yates; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davies; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Taswell; Mas. Stephen-Vernon; Bobadil-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Justice Clement Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

485
23 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Garrick; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Sir William Wisewood-Taswell; Young Worthy-Palmer; Snap-Yates; Narcissa-Mrs Clive; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Amanda-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wisewood Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The London Prentice

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti

486
30 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17540330 but Dogberry-Taswell; Don John-Bransby; Antonio, Verges-_.
Cast
Role: Dogberry Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Grumbler

Performance Comment: Grumbler-Yates; Clever-Blakes; Worthy-Burton; Pedant-Taswell; Manage-Miss Minors; Angelica-Mrs Benett; Victoria-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Pedant Actor: Taswell

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance-

487
07 May 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mills. Tickets deliver'd out by Taswell and Morris will be taken. Tickets of Mrs Mills at her lodgings at Gardyner's a Printer, in Russel St., and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Grumbler

Cast
Role: Pedant Actor: Taswell

Song: I: The School of Anacreon-Beard; IV: A Ballad-Beard

Dance: II: Country Amusements, as17540416 III: The Drunken Peasant-Morris; the Clown-Shawford; V: A Hornpipe-Morris

488
19 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ross; Aboan-Berry; Stanmore-Bransby; Blandford-Palmer; Driver-Taswell; Daniel-Yates; Governor-Burton; Jack Stanmore-Mozeen; Hotman-Clough; Charlotte-Mrs Bennet; Lucy-Miss Minors; Imoinda-Miss Haughton; Widow-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Driver Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

489
26 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Capt. Plume-Palmer; Bullock-Taswell; Worthy-Havard; Capt. Brazen-Woodward; Recruits-Yates, Vaughan; Welch Collier-Blakes; Rose-Miss Minors; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Miss Macklin; Melinda-Mrs Davies; Balance-Burton; Serj. Kite-Berry.
Cast
Role: Bullock Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

490
05 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Tom-Woodward; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Sealand-Berry; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Blakes; Lucinda-Miss Minors; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; In Act II Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Cimberton Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

491
10 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mossop; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Suffolk-Blakes; Sands-Phillips; Cromwell-Mozeen; Surveyor-Simon; Lovel-Ackman; Guilford-Marr; Brandon-Wilder; Capuchius-Scrase; Dr Butts-Vaughan; Denny-Vernon; Old Lady-Mrs James; Cranmer-Havard; Gardiner-Taswell; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; With the representation of the Coronation-; Ceremony in Westminster Hall-.
Cast
Role: Gardiner Actor: Taswell

Song: II: The School of Anacreon-Beard

492
12 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Ross, first time; Antonio-Philips; Charino-Taswell; Don Duart-Berry; Governor-Bransby; Don Choleric-Yates; Manuel-Mozeen; Sancho-Clough; Jacques-Vaughan; Page-Mas. Simson; Monsieur-Blakes; Angelina-Mrs Davies; Elvira-Mrs Mills; Louisa-Mrs Bennet; Clodio-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Charino Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: Shepherd's Holiday, as17541008

493
16 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; King-Davies; Ghost-Berry; Horatio-Havard; Polonius-Taswell; Laertes-Blakes; Ostrick-Woodward; Rosencraus-Simson; Guildenstern-Scrase; Bernado-Vernon; Francisco-Raftor; Pl. King-Bransby; Pl. Queen-Mrs Bennet; Gravediggers-Yates, Vaughan; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Polonius Actor: Taswell

494
25 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: Sir George Truman-Havard; Vellum-Yates; Tinsel-Woodward; Coachman-Philips; Fantome-Davies; Butler-Taswell; Gardner-Blakes; Abigail-Mrs Clive; Lady Truman-Mrs Pritchard.[Being the first time of their appearing in those characters i.e. the ladies].Being the first time of their appearing in those characters i.e. the ladies].
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Taswell

Dance: II, End: As17541022

495
30 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Berry; Young Knowell-Ross; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-Woodward; Downright-Bransby; Mas. Mathew-Vaughan; Clement-Taswell; Mas. Stephen-Vernon; Brainworm-Yates; Cash-Blakes; Bridget-Miss Minors; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Clement Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

496
11 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: Coriolanus-Mossop; Menenius-Berry; Tullus Aufidius-Havard; Cominius-Davies; Sicinius Velutius-Bransby; Junius Brutus-Burton; Roman Citizens-Yates, Blakes, Mozeen, Vaughan, Clough, W. Vaughan; Senator-Walker; Edile-Jefferson; Roman-Ackman; Lieutenant-Scrase; Servants to Aufidius-Taswell, Philips, Vernon; Virgilia-Mrs Davies; Valeria-Mrs Bennet; Volumnia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Servants to Aufidius Actor: Taswell, Philips, Vernon

497
22 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedict-Garrick; Don John-Bransby; Friar-Burton; Dogberry-Taswell; Verges-Philips; Conrade-Mozeen; Town Clerk-W. Vaughan; Sexton-Clough; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Hero-Mrs Davies; Balthasar-Beard; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Claudio-Palmer; Antonio-Simson; Borachio-Blakes; Ursula-Miss Minors; In Act II a Masquerade Dance-; Play to conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.
Cast
Role: Dogberry Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

498
13 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Clough; Shallow-Taswell; Dr Caius-Blakes; Page-Burton; Fenton-Scrase; Host-W. Vaughan; Slender-Woodward; Robin-Mas. Simson; Mrs Page-Mrs Mills; Ann Page-Miss Minors; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Shallow Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

499
15 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Palmer; Sir Sampson Legend-Berry; Tattle-Woodward; Angelica-Miss Haughton; Miss Prue-Miss Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Blakes; Trapland-W. Vaughan; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet; Ben-Yates; with a song and dances in character. with a song and dances in character.
Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

500
18 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Woodward; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Berry; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Burton; Amiens (with proper songs)-Beard; Adam-Havard; Corin-Taswell; Silvius-Jefferson; Caelia-Mrs Clive; Phebe-Mrs Bennet; Le Beau-Ackman; William-Vaughan; Charles-Wilder; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Macklin, first time.
Cast
Role: Corin Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: Proteus