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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.

2801
20 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece: Prologue by George Colman elder.] Receipts: #90 12s. (64.16; 25.16; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17801005.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Col. Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Lamash; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Gymp-Miss Kirby; Miss Tittup-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).

Dance: End I: Dance, as17801019; End: The Force of Love, as17801018

Song: As17801005

2802
24 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Provok'd Husband [announced on playbill of 23 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. [Afterpiece in place of The Elopement, announced in Public Advertiser, 23 Oct.] Receipts: #117 15s. (85.17.0; 31.14.6; 0.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17800928.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17800916.

2803
06 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Hastings to Smith, but on the Kemble playbill his name is deleted and a MS annotation substitutes Brereton's.] Receipts: #225 15s. 6d. (187.5.0; 37.11.6; 0.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17801017.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17801025.

2804
09 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #148 3s. 6d. (115.8.0; 32.8.6; 0.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Brereton; Trueman (1st time)-Farren; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Burton; Thorowgood (1st time)-Packer; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Love; Millwood-Mrs Sharp.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17800930, but Watchman-Phillimore; Clown-Holcroft.

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

Song: I: song-Du-Bellamy

2805
21 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #136 2s. (99.19; 35.13; 0.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17801111.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17801114.

2806
23 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Chorus to 18th inst. #18; Paid Danby for writing music #6 14s. 9d. Receipts: #101 19s. (78.8.0; 23.3.6; 0.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Performance Comment: As17801122.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17801010.

Dance: Pastoral Interlude of Singing and Dancing-

Song: II: Music-Linley; Pastoral Interlude of Singing and Dancing-; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett. [The Music by Linley; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [The Music by Linley; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances.]

2807
25 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces the 4th night of The Generous Impostor (see 2 Dec.), but it was not acted on account of Dodd's illness (Public Advertiser, 30 Nov.). Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #71 6s. 6d. (44.1.0; 26.14.6; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: See17800919.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17801017.

2808
28 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Love for Love, announced on playbill of 27 Nov.] Receipts: #85 10s. (56.1; 28.14; 0.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17801025.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Vernon; Russet-Bannister; Skirmish-Parsons; Simkin-Fawcett; Flint-Wright; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Miss Collett.

2809
29 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Crawford was from the hay.] Receipts: #94 11s. 6d. (66.11.0; 26.8.6; 1.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Crawford (1st appearance on this stage); Roderigo-Lamash; Cassio-Palmer; Brabantio-Aickin; Lodovico-Packer; Duke-Chaplin; Montano-Norris; Gratiano-Wrighten; Iago-Bensley; AEmilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17801118.

2810
02 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The 4th Night (see 25 Nov.). [The playbill retains Mrs Baddeley, but on the Kemble playbill her name is deleted and a MS annotation substitutes Mrs Farren's. After 1 Dec. Mrs Baddeley never acted again in London.] Receipts: #84 3s. (61.5.0; 22.7.6; 0.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Performance Comment: As17801124, but Mrs Courtly-Mrs Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: As17801012.

2811
05 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #81 8s. 6d. (60.14.0; 20.10.6; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Performance Comment: As17801202, but Mrs Farren's name listed in playbill.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17801030.

2812
09 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #86 6s. (65.19; 19.12; 0.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17801026.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17800930.

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

2813
11 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #173 2s. 6d. (129.19.0; 41.19.6; 1.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: As17801204.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17801114.

2814
13 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #138 9s. (105.18; 30.12; 1.19; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Performance Comment: As17801205.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17801114.

2815
14 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #204 10s. 6d. (177.15.0; 26.7.6; 0.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17801014.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17800930.

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

2816
15 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years [acted 7 Mar. 1776]. Receipts: #140 15s. (104.17.0; 35.15.6; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osman-Smith; Nerestan-Brereton; Chatilion-Aickin; Orasmin-Chaplin; Melidor-Norris; Lusignan-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Selima-Miss Sherry; Zara-Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17801114.

2817
16 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Artaxerxes [announced on playbill of 15 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Mrs Baddeley's illness. Receipts: #79 19s. (57.13.0; 21.11.6; 0.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17801030, but Margery (1st time)-Miss Kirby.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17800916.

Dance: End II: The Butterfly, as17800921

2818
19 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations [by Richard Brinsley Sheridan]. Paid John Dallas, painter, #11 10s. Receipts: #95 4s. 6d. (70.12.0; 23.12.6; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove-Vernon; Captain Bluff-Moody; Sharper-Farren; Setter-Baddeley; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Belinda-Miss Farren; Araminta-Mrs Sharp; Silvia-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Laetitia-Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17801201, but Sukey Chitterlin-Miss Kirby.

2819
21 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #95 7s. (71.8.0; 23.16.6; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: As17801204.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17801114, but Mrs Dangle-Miss Sherry.

2820
23 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #95 1s. (70.5; 24.15; 0.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17801018, but Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt (of cg).

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17801017.

Dance: End I: Minuet de la Cour, as17800919

2821
26 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #214 18s. 6d. (187.9.0; 26.16.0; 0.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17801206, but Lady Macduff-Miss Sherry.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17801212.

Song: As17801206

2822
28 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #171 (151.4; 19.12; 0.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Performance Comment: As17801227.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17801104.

2823
29 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Music [of mainpiece].Receipts: #147 10s. (118.0; 29.0; 0.10; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Performance Comment: As17801227.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17801221.

2824
30 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #135 2s. 6d. (107.12.0; 27.8.0; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Performance Comment: As17801227.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17800930.

Dance: In afterpiece: Blurton

2825
01 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 4s. (124.19.0; 25.2.6; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Performance Comment: As17801227.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17801212.