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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.

3301
22 February 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #206 18s. 6d. (190/2/0; 16/6/6; 0/2/6; tickets not come in: 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17850207.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17841012 .

3302
24 February 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Natural Son; afterpiece of Liberty Hall, both announced on playbill 22 Feb.] Receipts: #286 14s. 6d. (276/12/0; 9/12/0; 0/10/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17850114.

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron

Performance Comment: As17850128.

3303
26 February 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Macbeth now needs "a less monotonous Macbeth--witches more terrific--gothic scenes--occasional darkness, &c." (Public Advertiser, 28 Feb.). Receipts: #230 13s. (208/9/0; 22/1/6; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17850207.

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: As17850113.

3304
28 February 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of the mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #162 10s. (115/9; 45/11; 1/10; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

Performance Comment: As17841222 .

Afterpiece Title: Liberty Hall

Performance Comment: As17850210.

3305
03 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author and Composer of the After-Piece. Receipts: #154 17s. (112/14; 41/0; 1/3; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17840930 .

Afterpiece Title: Liberty Hall

Performance Comment: As17850210.

3306
05 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #257 18s. (233/10/0; 23/6/6; 0/11/6; tickets not come in: 0/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17850207.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17841021 .

3307
07 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #161 5s. 6d. (116/10/0; 43/18/6; 0/17/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Performance Comment: As17850221, but Caelia-Mrs Ward .

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17850221.

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Comic Dance by Mills and the Miss Stageldoirs

Performance Comment: hathi.

3308
10 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #145 14s. 6d. (101/10/0; 42/13/0; 0/11/6; tickets not come in: 1/0/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

Performance Comment: As17841222, but omitted: Prologue and Epilogue .

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17850221.

Dance: As17850307athi

3309
12 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #291 (283/5/0; 7/12/6; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17850308athi .

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17840918 .

3310
14 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Caldron, announced on playbill of 12 Mar.] Receipts: #159 11s. (134/15; 24/11; 0/5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17841018 .

Afterpiece Title: Liberty Hall

Performance Comment: As17850210.

3311
15 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Receipts: #287 17s. 6d. (131/4/0; 13/19/6; 0/4/0; tickets: 142/10/0) (charge: #71 8s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17850207.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17841026 .

3312
19 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Miss Farren's Benefit Allowance deducted from the Rect. of this Night #150. Receipts: #266 4s. 6d. (240/10/0; 25/8/0; 0/6/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Performance Comment: As17841202 .

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17850221.

3313
29 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #262 13s. 6d. (240/18/0; 21/15/6; 0/0/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17850308athi .

Afterpiece Title: Liberty Hall

Performance Comment: As17850210.

3314
30 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years [acted 22 Mar. 1774]. Receipts: #291 3s. (112/10; 19/2; 0/5; tickets: 159/6) (charge: #106 11s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17841018 .

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Master Johnny (the School Boy)-Dodd; Major Rakish-Parsons; Father Benedict-Baddeley; Friendly-Phillimore; Young Rakish-Palmer; Lettice-Mrs Wilson; Lady Manlove-Mrs Hopkins .

Song: End of mainpiece The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Phillips

Performance Comment: hathi.

3315
05 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Moody's Benefit Allowance deducted #100. Receipts: #225 10s. (193/17/0; 31/3/6; 0/4/6; ticket not come in: 0/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17850308but omitted: Montano .

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17841018 .

3316
07 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Public Advertiser, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bensley, No. 32, Gerrard-street, Soho. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Packer as Belmour, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes Hull.] Receipts: #296 5s. 6d. (165/3/0; 17/7/6; 0/10/0; tickets: 113/5/0) (charge: #106)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17841023, but Belmour-Hull [of CG] .of CG] .

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17841026 .

3317
09 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Aickin's Benefit Allowance deducted #60. Receipts: #184 0s. 6d. (163/6/0; 20/6/0; 0/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: As17841009 .

Afterpiece Title: Liberty Hall

Performance Comment: As17850210.

3318
12 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Brereton. Public Advertiser, 26 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Brereton, Charles-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #262 7s. 6d. (129/3/0; 18/13/0; 0/10/6; tickets: 114/1/0) (charge: #106 7s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17841005 .

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17841014 .

3319
13 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #75 9s. 6d. (42/19/0; 30/3/6; 2/7/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Performance Comment: As17850307athi .

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performance Comment: As17841122 .

3320
14 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Mainpiece: 1st time [i.e. at this theatre]. Receipts: #242 7s. 6d. (226/18/0; 14/18/0; 0/11/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Performance Comment: Athelwold-Smith; Orgar-Aickin; Ardulph-Barrymore; Edwin-Packer; Edgar-Brereton; Albina-Mrs Brereton; Elfrida-Mrs Siddons .

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17850317athi .

Song: Mainpiece: With the original Music, composed by the late Dr Arne; the Vocal Parts by Miss Phillips, Miss Field, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Barnes, Mrs Burnett, Miss Simson, Miss Burnett, Miss Cranford, Mrs Smith, Miss George, Mrs Wrighten

Performance Comment: hathi.

3321
16 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #139 17s. 6d. (124/3/0; 14/13/6; 0/8/6; tickets not come in: 1/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Performance Comment: As17850414.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17841021 .

Song: As17850414

Performance Comment: hathi.

3322
19 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #158 10s. (141/8/0; 15/7/6; 0/19/6; tickets not come in: 0/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17850207.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Performance Comment: As17841101 .

3323
21 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 4s. 6d. (152/10/0; 16/13/0; 0/16/6; ticket not not come in: 0/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17850308athi .

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Performance Comment: As17841113 .

Dance: As17850307athi

3324
23 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the two Miss Kembles [who are named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #199 10s. 6d. (180/7/0; 18/6/6; 0/17/0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #109 18s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17841027 .

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17841007 .

3325
26 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #182 6s. (165/8/0; 16/0/6; 0/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17850114.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Staunton; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaumont-Phillimore; Quildrive-Wilson; Dapper-Fawcett; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Simson; Maria-Miss Collins (1st appearance) .