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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.

3626
23 August 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17870820.

Afterpiece Title: English Readings

Performance Comment: As17870822, but Miss _Francis; Miss _Brangin.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17870728.

3627
25 August 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening will be taken. [3rd piece in place of The Golden Pippin, announced on playbill of 24 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Performance Comment: As17870720.

Afterpiece Title: English Readings

Performance Comment: As17870822.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17870731.

3628
31 August 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17870824.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17870828, but Kate-Mrs Edwards in place of Mrs Brown.

3629
04 September 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17870901.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17870831.

3630
06 September 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Imonda

Performance Comment: As17870905 Prologue and Epilogue as17870905 .

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17870731 but Crack-Milbourn.

3631
07 September 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vimonda

Performance Comment: As17870905 Prologue and Epilogue as17870905 .

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17870721.

3632
10 September 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: On Account of the approaching Close of the Theatre, Vimonda is necessarily discontinued till next Season [see 28 Aug. 1788]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17870901.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17870831.

3633
12 September 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17870901.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17870831.

3634
13 September 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Chapter of Accidents: afterpiece of The Son-in-Law, both announced on playbill of 12 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17870901.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17870906.

Dance: End: The Russian Minuet, as17870730

3635
14 September 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17870901, but Sir Christopher Curry-Kemble in place of Parsons.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: As17870804.

3636
27 September 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #17 12s. 6d. (125.16.0; 45.19.6; 0.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Kelly; Justice Woodcock-Waldron; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Williames; Hodge-Moody; Hawthorn-Dignum; Margery-Miss Collett; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Stageldoir; Rosetta-Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: As17870918.

Dance: End II: As17870920; I: Country Dance incident to the Piece-

3637
02 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Lamash had originally acted at this theatre from 1774 to 1782]. Receipts: #190 9s. 6d. (143.18.0; 46.5.6; 0.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wroughton; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lamash (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; John-Phillimore; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Ward; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Tidswell; Furnish-Mrs Heard; Widow Belmour (with a song in character)-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17870925, but Corporal Bounce-Phillimore; Justice-Chaplin.

3638
15 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #133 5s. 6d. (101.5.0; 31.4.6; 0.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Kemble; Tattle-Bannister Jun.; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Parsons; Jeremy-Baddeley; Ben-King; Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Ward; Angelica-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17871002, but Mrs Snip-Mrs Booth; Bog-Alfred; Taffy-Wilson.

3639
22 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not, but "The Beggar's Opera being performed in lieu of She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not (because of Mrs Jordan's illness) was very well received." Reference is made to Dignum as Macheath and Mrs Crouch as Polly (Public Advertiser, 23 Oct.).] Receipts: #110 10s. 6d. [83.11.0; 26.3.0; 0.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17880122.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17871015.

3640
23 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #233 13s. 6d. (193.18.0; 39.0.6; 0.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: As17871006.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17870922, but Whitfield's name listed in playbill.

3641
29 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Artaxerxes [advertised on playbill of 27 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred. Receipts: #118 19s. 6d. (104.6.0; 14.6.6; 0.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17870918, but Horatio-Whitfield; Marcellus-Wilson; Bernardo-_; Gentleman-_; Francisco-_; Messenger-_; Sailor-_.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17871002, but Bog-Alfred; Taffy-Wilson.

3642
31 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #130 7s. (107.4; 22.16; 0.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: As17871026.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17871016.

Dance: End I: As17870920 End IV: New Dance, as17871026

3643
01 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #139 2s. (115.17; 22.12; 0.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17871013, but Crabtree-Waldron.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan or A Peep into the Seraglio

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn (with songs)-Dignum; Ismene (with songs)-Miss Romanzini; Elmira-Mrs Cuyler; Roxalana-Mrs Jordan.

Dance: In afterpiece: Hamoir, the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: III: a song-Williames. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

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

3644
02 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #61 15s. 6d. [50.16.0; 9.19.6; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: As17871026, but song-Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17871016.

Dance: End IV: a New Dance, as17871026

3645
07 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #124 3s. (103.18.0; 19.14.6; 0.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17871020, but Alscrip-Suett.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: As17871101.

Dance: As17871101

3646
09 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #116 16s. 6d. (97.18.0; 18.1.0; 0.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17870925.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17871015.

Song: As17870925

3647
10 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Harriet Lee. Prologue by Richard Cumberland (see text). Epilogue by the author (World, 28 Nov.)]: With new Dresses, Decorations, &c. Public Advertiser, 26 Nov. 1787: This Day is published The New Peerage (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #209 4s. (188.1.0; 19.14.6; 1.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The New Peerage Or Our Eyes May Deceive Us

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Bannister Jun., Suett, Packer, Lamash, Phillimore, Wilson, Benson, Spencer, Alfred, Wroughton, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787): Mr Vandercrab-King; Lord Melville-Bannister Jun.; Sir John Lovelace-Suett; Medley-Packer; Virtu-Lamash; Allen-Phillimore; Servants-Wilson, Benson, Spencer, Alfred, Lyons; Charles-Wroughton; Miss Harley-Mrs Crouch; Miss Vandercrab-Mrs Hopkins; Kitty-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Charlotte Courtley-Miss Farren; Prologue-Wroughton; Epilogue-Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17871023.

3648
14 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Account-Book, 14 Nov.: Orders #8 5s., Free #2 8s. [#10 13s.]; 21 Nov.: Orders &72 8s., Free #5 10s. [#77 18s.]. Receipts: #251 7s. (234.12.0; 16.2.6; 0.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17871015, but Foresight-Waldron.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17871029.

3649
15 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #111 3s. 6d. (93.0.0; 15.0.6; 2.3.0; tickets not come in: 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The New Peerage

Performance Comment: As17871113, but Mrs Brereton's name listed in playbill.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: As17870918.

3650
16 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #187 9s. (158.5.0; 27.17.6; 1.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Gloster-Aickin; Belmour-Packer; Ratcliff-Benson; Catesby-Phillimore; Derby-Chaplin; Shore-Bensley; Jane Shore-Mrs Ward; Alicia-Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17870929.

Dance: As17871027