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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Benj May"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Benj May")') 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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7131 results for: Keyword - Mr Benj. May
We found 5678 matches on Event Comments, 1309 matches on Performance Comments, 607 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1601
June 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Innocent Mistress

1602
December 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patriot Or The Italian Conspiracy

1603
22 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Friendship In Fashion revivd

1604
01 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

1605
07 February 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

1606
02 September 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert Or An Impromptu Of Whim And Novelty

Afterpiece Title: With a Lilliputian Pantomime calldHarlequins Frolic or A Voyage to Prussia

1607
27 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wishes Or Harlequins Mouth Opened

Dance: Master Rogier, Miss Capitani

1608
08 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

1609
02 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Parts by Woodward, Smith, Yates, Clarke, Dyer, Bensley, Hull, Dunstall, Perry, Quick, Fox, Wignell, Bates, Holtom, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Green, Miss Ward, Miss Valois, Mrs Yates. With Prologue and Epilogue. Captain Ironsides-Woodward; Belfield Jun-Smith; Sir Benjamin Dove-Yates; Belfield Sen-Clarke; Paterson-Dyer; Philip-Bensley; Old Goodwin-Hull; Jonathan-Dunstall; Francis-Perry; Skiff-Quick; Lady Dove-Mrs Green; Violetta-Mrs Bulkley; Lucy Waters-Mrs Mattocks; Fanny Goodwin-Miss Ward; Kitty-Miss Valois; Sophia-Mrs Yates (playbill matched with Edition of 1770); Playbill also lists Fox, Wignell, Bates, Holtom (presumably as sailors.); With Prologue-Smith; Epilogue-Mrs Yates (playbill and 1770 Edn.). See Bill for 25 Jan. 1770.
Cast
Role: Sir Benjamin Dove Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

1610
09 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

1611
05 June 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

1612
26 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Foote Weston and Shuter in the Shades

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of 2nd piece Hornpipe by Byrne

Monologue: 1784 08 26 As 10 Aug

1613
06 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece song by Mrs Kennedy; End of Act IV song by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1786 05 06 End of mainpiece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey by Edwin

1614
19 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

1615
18 February 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

1616
07 June 1698 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1617
February 1700 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure Or Beauty The Best Advocate

1618
14 March 1741 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parnasso In Festa

1619
06 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Friendship

1620
24 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

1621
01 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

1622
16 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Don Saverio

1623
22 May 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Suspicious Husband Author(s): Benjamin Hoadly

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031

1624
22 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

1625
27 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning