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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "R "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "R ")') 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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5325 results for: Keyword - R
We found 6691 matches on Roles/Actors, 1726 matches on Performance Comments, 226 matches on Event Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, and 5 matches on Author.

2601
14 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17780730.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

2602
15 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The last Night this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Dance: As17780624

2603
16 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Miss Farren

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Dance: As17780624

2604
17 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid a suit of Gold Embroidered Mens Cloaths #22 1s. Receipts: #225 12s. (193.8; 31.15; 0.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Henderson; Antonio-Bensley; Gratiano-Dodd; Lorenzo (with songs)-Vernon; Launcelot-Parsons; Duke-Packer; Bassanio-Palmer; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Morton (of cg); Nerissa-Mrs Davies; Portia-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781015.

Dance: End III: The Force of Love, as17781003

2605
19 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #251 7s. 6d. (230.10.0; 19.13.6; 1.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Smith; Fainall-Bensley; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Yates; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Witwou'd-King; Lady Wishfor't-Mrs Hopkins; Marwood-Miss Sherry; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Sharp; Foible-Miss Pope; Mincing-Miss Collett; Millimant-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781015.

2606
20 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #226 18s. 6d. (197.0.0; 29.8.0; 0.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Angelo-Palmer; Claudio-Brereton; Escalus-Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Davies; Elbow-Wright; Fryar Peter-Chambers; Barnardine-Wrighten; Abhorson-Carpenter; Lucio-King; Mariana-Mrs Sharp; Juliet-Mrs Colles; Francisca-Mrs Johnston; Mrs Over@done-Mrs Bradshaw; Isabella-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781015.

2607
21 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #218 10s. 6d. (194.14.0; 23.5.0; 0.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Lovewell-Brereton; Serjeant Flower-Wrighten; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Norris; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Betty-Mrs Love; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781015.

2608
23 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 6 Feb. 1776]. Receipts: #216 6s. (191.2.0; 21.2.6; 4.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: Earl of Warwick-Smith; Earl of Suffolk-Packer; Earl of Pembroke-Aickin; Earl of Buckingham-Fawcett; King Edward-Palmer; Lady Elizabeth Gray-Mrs Baddeley; Lady Clifford-Mrs Johnston; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781015.

2609
24 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Twelfth Night [announced on playbill of 23 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Miss Younge's sudden Illness. Receipts: #209 16s. 6d. (178.14.0; 30.14.6; 0.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: As17780929.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781015.

Dance: End IV: The Force of Love, as17781003

2610
27 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #220 15s. 6d. (193.9.0; 26.15.0; 0.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Count Baldwin (1st time)-Packer; Carlos-Aickin; Belford-Chaplin; Sampson-Wrighten; Child-Master Pulley; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781015.

Dance: As17780922

Song: In III: an Epithalamium-; with Singing-Miss Collett, Miss Abrams

2611
29 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #270 5s. (260.13.0; 9.6.6; 0.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17781006.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781015, but Lady Sash-Mrs Baddeley.

Song: III: song-Gaudry

2612
30 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Chances, announced on playbill of 29 Oct.] Receipts: #195 9s. (166.0.0; 29.2.6; 0.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17780922, but Sir W. Blunt-Hurst.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.

Dance: As17780922

2613
31 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid DeLoutherbourg 1 month #41 13s. 4d. [this paid monthly]. Receipts: #167 17s. (143.13.0; 22.0.6; 2.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Henderson; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-Aickin; Antonio-Parsons; Peter-Burton; Antony-Waldron; Francisco-Wright; Surgeon-Wrighten; Frederick-Brereton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Baddeley; Mother-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Nurse-Mrs Love; Niece-Miss Kirby; 2nd Constantia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.

2614
02 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #213 2s. (190.2.0; 21.8.6; 1.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Propero-Packer; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Vernon; Miranda-Mrs Cuyler; Ariel-Miss Field; Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Legg, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Kenny, Philimore, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; [These were danced, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.] V: Grand Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi

Performance Comment: ] V: Grand Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi.

2615
03 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #201 17s. 6d. (176.0.0; 25.8.6; 0.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17781019.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.

2616
04 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #156 15s. (124.14; 29.6; 2.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Claudio-Brereton; Don Pedro-Packer; Don John-Aickin; Balthazer (with a song)-Vernon; Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Lamash; Verges-Carpenter; Conrade-Griffiths; Dogberry-Parsons; Town@Clerk-Baddeley; Sexton-Wrighten; Fryar-Wright; Watchmen-Burton, Holcroft; Leonato-Bensley; Hero-Mrs Sharp; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Colles; Beatrice-Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.

Dance: II: a Masquerade and Dance [proper to the play-; [to conclude Country Dance-. [Both these were included in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [Both these were included in all subsequent performances.]

2617
05 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #250 (239.5; 10.15; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17781006.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.

Song: As17781006

2618
06 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #137 16s. 6d. (119.17.0; 17.11.6; 0.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17780917, but Fenton-Lamash; Ann Page-Miss Collett.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.

2619
07 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Henderson as Valentine, but on the Kemble playbill his name is deleted. On 21 Nov. the part was acted by Farren.] Receipts: #187 3s. 6d. (158.2.0; 27.6.6; 1.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17781013, but Valentine-Farren?; Scandal-Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.

2620
09 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Romeo and Juliet, announced on playbill of 7 Nov.] Receipts: #160 12s. 6d. (144.3.0; 14.2.0; 2.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Brereton; Thorowgood-Hurst; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Burton; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Davies; Millwood-Mrs Sharp.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029, but Prologue-_.

Song: I: song-Miss Abrams

2621
10 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #178 1s. (163.1; 14.2; 0.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Dodd; Sir Toby Belch-Palmer; Orsino-Brereton; Sebastian-Davies; Fabian-Lamash; Antonio-Wrighten; Captain-Wright; Officer-Nash; Priest-Griffiths; Valentine-Norris; Clown (with the original Epilogue Song)-Vernon; Malvolio-Yates; Olivia (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Viola-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029, but Prologue-_.

2622
11 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 Years. [Bannister Jun.'s 1st appearances on the stage were at the hay, 27 Aug. and 2 Sept. 1778.] Receipts: #165 18s. (139.12.0; 26.5.6; 0.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Zaphna-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance on this, and 2nd [recte 3rd] on any stage); Mahomet-Palmer; Pharon-Packer; Mirvan-Hurst; Ali-Chaplin; Alcanor-Bensley; Palmira-Mrs Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.

2623
12 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #256 10s. [243.14; 12.16; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17781006, but Lady Teazle-Mrs Mattocks (of cg).

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.

Song: As17781006

2624
13 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #155 18s. (131.2.0; 24.13.6; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: As17781111.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.

2625
14 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #123 9s. 6d. (104.17.0; 18.7.6; 0.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: George Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Justice-Parsons; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; Jarvis-Lamash; Mr Morley-Aickin; Mr Hargrave-Moody; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Mrs Robinson; Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Bella-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17781029.