Toggle Sphinx Query
SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Charles Powel"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Charles Powel")') 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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?
+
+

Keyword

?
New Search
9451 results for: Keyword - Mr Charles Powel
We found 4755 matches on Event Comments, 2697 matches on Performance Comments, 2431 matches on Author, 608 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5201
13 March 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Part of Pit laid into the Boxes [as on 7 March]. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Clive in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. [According to the Larpent MS, No. 77 additions were made to the afterpiece of some fifty lines to bring Lettice back into the picture, and enable her to resolve the plot, and to sing The Life of a Beau as a take-off.] Receipts: #206 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Suspicious Husband Criticized; or, The Plague of Envy Author(s): Charles Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Cooke, Janneton Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

Song: By particular desire The Life of a Beau-Mrs Clive

5202
14 March 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Anne Auretti. Five rows of the Pit will be laid into the boxes, &c. [as on 7 March]. Tickets to be had at Mlle Auretti's at the second House on the left hand, the corner of Panton St., Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #180 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; II: Scotch Dance, as17490118; III: A Harlequin Dance-Matthews, Anne Auretti; V: Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Anne Auretti

5203
27 March 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #60 (Cross); #91 16s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Music: I: A piece of Music-the Child

5204
28 March 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This interlude by particular desire. Choclate great Applause. (Cross). Receipts: #50 (Cross); #79 9s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Peace

5205
29 March 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Mrs Cibber first did Ophelia (Cross). Afterpiece: By particular desire. Five rows of Pit laid into Boxes and stage as on 7 March. Tickets and places of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #275 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Song: Beard

5206
03 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Elmy at the corner of Tavistock St., next Southampton St., Covent Garden, and of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #220 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

5207
04 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Being the last time of performing the mainpiece this season. Tickets of Mrs Green in Broad Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. There is now in Rehearsal a new Tragedy called Merope. Receipts: #140 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

5208
07 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets at his house in Cranbourne Alley, Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. Being positively the last time of [Barry's] performing Macbeth this season. Receipts. #140 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss (not 5 years old) scholar to Mathews; End of Play: The Savoyards, as17480920

5209
08 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Being the last time of acting the Mainpiece this season. Mrs Cibber Sick. Mrs Pritchard play'd Sullen (Cross). Receipts. #180 (Cross); #149 2s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat with Additions

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17481203; IV: Scotch Dance-Cooke, Anne Auretti

5210
11 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #100 (Cross); #102 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; IV: L'Entree de Flore-Anne Auretti

5211
12 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for James and Mathews. No tickets bought at the door will be admitted. Receipts: #190 (Cross); house charges, #63. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Charles Coffey

Dance: Mathews, Cooke, Anne Auretti, Mrs Addison; particularly the Sailors Revels- in which will be introduc'd a; Hornpipe-a scholar of Mathews a child five years of age

5212
15 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Aaron Hill. Receiv'd with great applause (Cross). Receipts: #123 18s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

5213
17 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #130 (Cross); #126 14s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

5214
18 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit] for ye Author but not put up so (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

5215
19 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Friday Next at Five O'Clock in the Afternoon will be publish'd Merope; or, The Princely Shepherd, a Tragedy as it is now acting at Drury Lane, with Universal Applause. Printed for A. Millar in the Strand. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #110 9s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

5216
20 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 (Cross); #107 17s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

5217
21 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Receipts. #94 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

5218
22 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross); #124 5s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Dance: By particular desire, Scotch Dance, as17490118

5219
24 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross); #137 9s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Dance: As17490422

5220
25 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Thanksgiving for ye Peace-a Jubilee at Renalaugh (Cross). Being the last time of performing the play [Merope] this season. It is oblig'd to be deferr'd till next season on account of the Benefits. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Dance: As17490422

5221
26 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Pritchard. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire, and the last time of performing it. Tickets and places to be had of Pritchard at his House in Duke's, late Earl's Court, Bow Street, Covent Garden, and of Hobson at the stage Door. Ladies are Desired to send their Servants by three o'clock. Receipts: #200 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Suspicious Husband Criticized; or, The Plague of Envy Author(s): Charles Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat; The Anatomist

5222
28 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Winstone, King, and Palmer. Tickets and places of Hobson at the stage Door. Receipts: #130 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: TheSavoyards, as17480920; Hornpipe-the Child, as17490407

5223
29 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Cross and Burton. Last time of acting Mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: A farce of my own, call'd the Henpeck'd Captain; or, the Humours of the Militia--damn'd before half over (Cross). [Afterpiece never printed. The Larpent MS lists the following characters: Capt. Teazable, Clermont, Mons Durtete, Brigadier? Sersnet, Capt? Druget, Col? Damask, Capt? Citern, Capt? Oldport, Capt? Patty@pan, Lt? Suet Pestle, Muster Master, Serjeant, Monsieur, Mrs Teazable, Angellica, Gusset. The men are all reserve officers in the Militia who parade occasionally in fine uniforms. See note, 1 May about publication.] Receipts: #139 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Henpeck'd Captain

Song: George Burton 1st appearance on that stage

5224
01 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Simpson, Raftor, Usher. Tickets and places of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #180 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel). [This month, the Gentleman's Magazine Register of Books listed as published Remarks on Three Plays of B. Johnson, viz: The Fox, Silent Woman, and Alchymist, by James Upton.] This week will be published The Hen Peck'd Captain,...as it was intended to be acted...on Saturday last. Taken from The Campaigners; or, the pleasant Adventures at Brussels with a Preface by R. Cross, prompter (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

5225
02 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Shawford, Dickinson, and Jones. Receipts: #170 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Master Shawford; V: The Periot's Dance-Master Shawford, Master Morrison