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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.

2901
31 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Kensington Gardens

Performance Comment: As17810824, but Sir Harry Optic-Massey in place of Blissett; added: Wewitzer. added: Wewitzer.

Afterpiece Title: The Chapter of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17810607.

Afterpiece Title: The Hodge Podge

Performance Comment: As17810828.

Song: In 1st piece: As17810822; End III 2nd piece: Admiral Benbow, as17810817; In 3rd piece: an Italian Laughing Song-Delpini; Moderation and Alteration, as17810817

2902
01 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [2nd piece in place of The English Merchant; 3rd piece of The Agreeable Surprise, both announced on playbill of 31 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808, but Beggar-Usher.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810827, but Mrs Slammekin-Mr Davis.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

2903
06 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810901.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810901.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

2904
08 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [MS annotation on playbill in Harvard Theatre Collection: "Mrs Cargill run away this day with Colman Jun. James? Winston?." And see 11 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810901.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810901.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

2905
10 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17810619 but Principal Characters-Usher, _Blissett.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17810904.

Dance: As17810716

2906
11 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [In 2nd piece the playbill retains Mrs Cargill as Macheath, but "Mrs Cargill and her husband [but see 8 Sept.] took it into their heads to set off suddenly for Bath last week; the consequence was the audience were on Tuesday evening disappointed of their Macheath, and, after an apology, agreed to receive Wood in the character, who played it extremely well, and was much applauded" (Morning Chronicle, 13 Sept.). Who acted Wood's part of Jenny Diver is not stated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810901.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810901, but Macheath-Wood.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

2907
12 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Chapter of Accidents, announced on playbill of 11 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17810530, but Principal Parts-Miss _Farren, Mrs Hitchcock, +Egan, +Stevens.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17810904.

2908
13 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17810910, but Principal Characters-Miss _Hale.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17810904.

Dance: As17810716

2909
14 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810901.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810901, but Macheath-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

2910
11 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Zara, announced on playbill of 9 Oct.] Public Advertiser, 11 Oct.: Mrs Crawford refusing to fulfill her Engagement at this Theatre, Zara cannot be performed. [Throughout this season Mrs Crawford was acting at the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin.] Receipts: #110 6s. 6d. (78/1/0; 31/2/0; 1/3/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Performance Comment: As17811006, but Truemore-Du-Bellamy; Huntsman-Williams; omitted: Corporal Snap . omitted: Corporal Snap .

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performance Comment: As17811004.

2911
22 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #152 16s. (126/6/0; 26/4/6; 0/5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17811019, but added: Officer-Norris; Venus-Miss Phillips .

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17810918, but Simon-Suett; Watchman-Burton .

Song: As17811019, but Sga Prudom in place of Mrs Wrighten; omitted: Miss Phillips, Miss Stageldoir

Performance Comment: hathi.

2912
24 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #95 18s. (74/19/0; 20/1/6; 0/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17811022.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Grumio-Baddeley; Baptista-Wright; Biondella-Lamash; Taylor-Burton; Catherine-Mrs Wrighten .

Song: As17811022

Performance Comment: hathi.

2913
26 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Lyar, announced on playbill of 25 Oct.] Receipts: #112 1s. (82/4/0; 29/12/6; 0/4/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17811022.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Beaufort-Phillimore; Sir Jasper-Wright; Dapper-Holcroft; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Maria-Miss Farren .

Song: As17811022

Performance Comment: hathi.

2914
02 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #147 8s. 6d. (108/13/0; 38/0/0; 0/15/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17810925.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17811029.

2915
08 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #263 1s. (253/6/0; 9/12/6; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17811022.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17811029.

Song: As17811022

Performance Comment: hathi.

2916
10 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; mf 2, by Isaac Jackman; music by William Shield. Authors of Prologue and Epilogue unknown]. Account-Book, 1 Apr. 1782: Paid Jackman in full for the Divorce #50. Receipts: #207 3s. 6d. (186/9/0; 20/3/6; 0/11/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17811022.

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Suett, Phillimore, Griffiths, Helme, Moody; Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1781): Sir Harry Trifle-Palmer; Qui Tarn-Parsons; Tom-Suett; Timothy-Phillimore; Sambo-Griffiths; Servant-Helme; Dennis Dogherty-Moody; Biddy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Annaseed-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Harriet Trifle-Miss Farren.] Prologue spoken by Palmer. Epilogue (taken from a celebrated passage in Thompson's Seasons [an abridgement of lines 1113-65 of Spring]) spoken by Miss Farren. [The Prologue was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances. The Epilogue was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 3 performances only (see17811115).] hathi. Prologue spoken by Palmer. Epilogue (taken from a celebrated passage in Thompson's Seasons [an abridgement of lines 1113-65 of Spring]) spoken by Miss Farren. [The Prologue was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances. The Epilogue was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 3 performances only (see17811115).] hathi.

Song: As17811022

Performance Comment: hathi.

2917
12 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Chorus #11 10s.; Washing bill 11s 4d. Receipts: #171 0s. 6d. (117/3/0; 52/12/0; 1/5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17811029.

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performance Comment: As17811110.

Dance: As17811006

Performance Comment: hathi.

2918
16 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #205 (164/19; 39/16; 0/5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17811022.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17811029.

Song: As17811022

Performance Comment: hathi.

2919
17 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #125 4s. 6d. (88/2/0; 35/17/6; 1/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17811107.

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performance Comment: As17811110.

Dance: End of mainpicce The Frenchman in the Dairy by Zuchelli, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performance Comment: hathi.

2920
23 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #162 7s. (122/4/0; 39/6/6; 0/16/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Performance Comment: As17811115, but omitted: Epilogue .

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17811029.

Dance: As17811117

Performance Comment: hathi.

2921
28 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #141 16s. (114/14; 26/17; 0/5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Performance Comment: As17811127.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17811029.

2922
29 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Mainpiece: The scenery designed by De Loutherbourg, and executed under his direction. Receipts: #151 4s. 6d. (123/7/0; 27/12/6; 0/5/0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Performance Comment: As17811127.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Lubin (1st time) -Suett; Solomon-Fawcett; Easy-Wrighten; Steady-Bannister; Gillian-Miss Collett; Cicely-Mrs Love; Floretta-Mrs Wrighten .

Music: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium [performers not listed; music by ThomasLinley Sen. (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances]

Performance Comment: (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances] .

2923
30 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #159 2s. (130/6/0; 28/8/6; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Performance Comment: As17811127.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17811029.

2924
01 December 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #151 5s. (121/13; 29/7; 0/5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Performance Comment: As17811127.

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performance Comment: As17811004.

Dance: As17810920, but omitted: Henry [and thereafter]

Performance Comment: hathi.

2925
03 December 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #207 (164/6/0; 42/11/6; 0/2/6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Performance Comment: As17811127.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17811029.
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