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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.

3151
05 September 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: As17830822.

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17830531 .

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17830612.

3152
08 September 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17830603.

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Performance Comment: As17830822.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17830828.

3153
10 September 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: As17830812.

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Performance Comment: As17830822.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17830612.

Song: In Act I of mainpiece song by Miss Morris

Performance Comment: hathi.

3154
13 September 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Performance Comment: As17830912.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17830828.

Dance: As17830702

Performance Comment: hathi.

3155
02 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #232 4s. 6d. (208/14/0; 23/6/6; 0/4/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17830930, but Suett's name listed in playbill .

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel (1st time)-Bannister Jun.; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Kitty-Miss Pope .

Dance: In afterpiece a Mock Minuet by Palmer and Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performance Comment: [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] hathi.

3156
04 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "[Kemble's] 'Did not you speak to it?' is an Emphasis not at all justified by the Context... Palmer should not have worn in the Farce the Breeches which but a little before were on Ostrick's thigh" (.Public Advertiser, 6 Oct.). Receipts: #242 16s. (211/3/0; 31/0/6; 0/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17831002, but Lucianus-Wilson .

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Classic-Packer; Subtle-Chapman [Public Advertiser: Waldron]; Sir John Buck-Wrighten; Marquis-Burton; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Luanda (with a song)-Miss M. Stageldoir .

Dance: In afterpiece a Minuet by Second and Miss M. Stageldoir

Performance Comment: Stageldoir .

3157
06 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #198 7s. (184/12; 13/10; 0/5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17831004.

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performance Comment: As17830923, but omitted: Waldron .

Dance: As17830923

Performance Comment: hathi.

3158
13 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece to include a Grand View of the Cumberland Fleet sailing for the Cup, and a song and chorus in honour of the Institution. To conclude with a Pageant, Rural and Pantomimical. Paid Danby for Chorus to 9th Inclusive #8 151. The Doors will be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 22 Apr. 1784]. Receipts: #187 (169/14/0; 16/15/6; 0/10/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17831004.

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth or Harlequins Wedding

Performance Comment: Characters by Wright, Grimaldi, Burton, Suett, Fawcett, Ferrere, Wrighten, Williamson, R. Palmer, Chaplin, Wilson, Kenny, Spencer, Alfred; Mrs Burnett, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Miss M. Stageldoir. Cast not known .

Song: In afterpiece the vocal Parts by Chapman, Barrymore, Williames, Phillimore; Miss Field, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten

Performance Comment: hathi.

3159
22 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid the Duke of Bedford 1 Yrs. Rent #339 16s. 3d. Receipts: #164 At. 6d. (132/12/0; 30/6/0; 1/6/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Performance Comment: As17831020.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaufort-Phillimore; Quildrive-Wilson; Dapper-Fawcett; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Simson; Maria-Miss Farren .

Dance: As17831020

Performance Comment: hathi.

3160
25 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #192 19s. (142/11/0; 49/5/6; 1/0/0; ticket not come in: 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Performance Comment: As17831020.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17830920.

3161
27 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #261 14s. (245/2; 15/18; 0/14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: As17831017, but Spinosa-Wright .

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17831014.

3162
28 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (142/4/0; 17/8/6; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17830930, but 1st Gravedigger-Parsons .

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17831022.

3163
06 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Kemble's 1st appearance as King Richard was at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 26 Apr. 1782.] Receipts: #130 10s. 6d. (99/15/0; 29/5/6; 0/10/0; tickets not come in: 1/0/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17830923, but King Richard-Kemble (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Lady Anne (1st time)-Mrs Ward .

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17831104.

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude as17831104

Performance Comment: hathi.

3164
10 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #210 7s. 6d. (177/14/0; 31/11/0; 0/5/0; tickets not come in: 0/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17831106.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17831108.

3165
11 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #218 9s. 6d. (195/7/0; 20/6/0; 0/1/6; tickets not come in: 2/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17831103.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17831029, but Charlotte-Mrs Wrighten .

Dance: As17831020

Performance Comment: hathi.

3166
17 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #134 14s. 6d. (98/8/0; 32/4/6; 0/12/0; tickets not come in: 3/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: As17831114.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17831114.

3167
19 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #297 9s. (287/2; 8/12; 0/5; tickets not come in: 1/10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17831014.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17831031, but Whittle-Waldron .

Dance: As17831031

Performance Comment: hathi.

3168
24 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #277 16s. 6d. (261/15/0; 15/19/0; 0/0/0; ticket not come in: 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17831122.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17831118, but John-Burton; William-Alfred; added: Joe-Wilson; Robert-Kenny .

3169
25 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Love for Love [announced on playbill of 24 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Receipts: #128 14s. (103/12/0; 22/19/6; 0/5/0; tickets not come in: 1/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17831002.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17831114.

3170
26 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #270 2s. (250/11; 18/1; 0/15; tickets not come in: 0/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17831122.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: As17830916, but Solomon-Fawcett .

3171
29 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #251 8s. (229/17/0; 20/6/0; 0/7/6; tickets not come in: 0/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17831122, but Jarvis (1st time)-Packer .

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17831004, but Subtle-Waldron .

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17830918; In afterpiece, as17831004

Performance Comment: hathi.

3172
01 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #114 8s. (85/8/0; 27/0/0; 1/7/6; tickets not come in: 0/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Performance Comment: As17831020.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17831114.

3173
04 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #102 13s. 6d. (75/4/0; 26/7/0; 0/0/0; tickets not come in: 1/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: As17831114.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17831114.

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a New Comic Ballet by Mr and Miss Hamoir (from the Theatre-Royal, Brussels; their 1st appearance on that stage)

Performance Comment: hathi.

3174
06 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "Palmer's Stukely was exactly infamous, his Scene with Mrs Beverley was just on both hands, each seemed to gain Spirit by the Nature and Exactness of the other-it was inimitable. Kemble's Beverley was all we could wish; his Manner, peculiar as it is, gave us home Sensations" (Public Advertiser, 9 Dec). Receipts: #226 13s. 6d. (202/6/0; 23/10/0; 0/2/6; tickets not come in: 0/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17831129.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17831124.

3175
15 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #118 13s. 6d. (96/15/0; 21/16/0; 0/0/0; ticket not come in: 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17830923, but King Richard-Kemble .

Afterpiece Title: Fotunatus

Performance Comment: As17831114.