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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,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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5234 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.

4751
13 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal Drury-Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: As17980709.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Robin-Fawcett; Frederick-D'Arcy (1st appearance in that character); Crop-Trueman; William-Caulfield; Endless-Suett; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa (1st time)-Miss Menage; Nelly-Mrs Edward; Margaretta-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).

4752
14 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [In 2nd piece the playbill assigns Madelon to Mrs Bland, but she, "piqued at the levy of the customary, and very proper fines on account of her non-attendance at rehearsals, stayed away from the theatre on this evening, and Mrs Edwards [sic] was obliged to undertake the part of Madelon" (Monthly Mirror, July 1798, p. 52).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Davies; Harcourt-Abbot; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Officer-Palmer Jun.; John d'Aire-Trueman; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Ledger; Citizens-Caulfield, Waldron Jun., Lyons, Chippendale; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serjeant-Wathen; La Gloire-Fawcett; Carpenters-Suett, Davenport; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Julia-Miss DeCamp; Madelon-Mrs Edward.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performance Comment: As17980612.

4753
18 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17980622.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17980628.

4754
23 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: See17980619.

Afterpiece Title: Cambro Britons

Performance Comment: As17980721 but Palmer Jr_; Wathen_.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performance Comment: As17980612 but Characters-_Waldron Jun.

4755
26 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Performance Comment: As17980723.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17980626.

4756
27 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Performance Comment: As17980723 but Chorusses of Bards and Peasants-_Harps, Pipes omitted.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17980618.

4757
30 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17980716 but 3rd Robber-Caulfield.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: Johnny Atkins-Fawcett; Dr Pedant-Wathen; Omar-Trueman; The Mogul-Barrymore; Irene-Miss DeCamp; Sheba-Mrs Harlowe; Zapphira-Miss Heard; Fanny-Mrs Gibbs.

4758
02 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Performance Comment: As17980727.

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17980710 but Captain Vain-Caulfield; Laura-Mrs Edward; Selina-Miss Menage.

4759
08 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: As17980717.

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: As17980803.

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: As17980804.

4760
09 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Times, 7 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17980730 but Barbara-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17980628 but Oliver-Waldron Jun.

Song: End: Sweet Echo-Mrs Bland; accompanied on the hautboy-Forster

4761
16 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Suett. Morning Herald, 13 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Suett, No. 18, Clement's Inn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17980809.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performance Comment: As17980723.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17980717.

Song: In course of Evening: The United Englishmen-Munden

4762
17 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Performance Comment: As17980811.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17980618.

4763
20 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Performance Comment: William-Wathen; Sally-Mrs Bland. [For full cast see17980615] .For full cast see17980615] .

Afterpiece Title: False and True

Performance Comment: As17980815.

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17980710 but Captain Vain-Caulfield; Selina-Miss Menage.

4764
22 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Guardian [advertised on playbill of 21 Aug.] is unavoidably postponed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17980612.

Afterpiece Title: False and True

Performance Comment: As17980815.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17980620.

4765
28 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. [Mrs Brown is sister to Miss Biggs of Drury Lane, and...has played frequently in her father's company in the country [i.e. Barnstaple, &c.]" (Monthly Mirror, Sept. 1798, p. 179). Morning Herald, 22 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17980616 but Yarico-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any [recte this] stage [Mrs Brown]); Sailors-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17980720 but added to Murtock Delany: The Irish Lad and Nun (The Musick by Shield)-Johnstone.

Song: End: Patents all the Rage-Munden; A Mock Italian Song-Fawcett; The Group of Lovers ; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden; a new song, The British Volunteers-Johnstone; with Chorus-Trueman, D'Arcy, Linton, Waldron Jun., Abbot, Lyons

Performance Comment: , Abbot, Lyons.

4766
01 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: As17980803.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17980618.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17980809.

4767
05 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17980829.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17980830, but added: Coachman-Ledger; Tom-Waldron Jun.; Cook-Mrs Hale; Cloe-Mrs Haskey.

Dance: In II afterpiece: As17980830

4768
06 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Egerton was from cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: As17980717 but Bulcazin Muley-Egerton (1st appearance [at this theatre]).at this theatre]).

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17980618.

4769
08 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Blue Devils, advertised on playbill of 7 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17980622.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17980618.

4770
11 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17980809.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17980620.

4771
13 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17980622.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17980618.

4772
14 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The last Night of the Company's performing this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two Strings To Your Bow

Performance Comment: As17980716.

Afterpiece Title: False and True

Performance Comment: As17980815, but Lauretta-Mrs Edward in place of Miss Griffiths; Janetta-Mrs Harlowe in place of Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17980628 but Josephine-Mrs Harlowe.

4773
08 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: '[We wish [Miss Biggs] would not tragedize so much, or display so many fine attitudes, and throw her arms into such fantastic disposition; and if she could communicate more ease and simplicity to her delivery, it would be all the better" (Monthly Mirror, Nov. 1798, p. 309). Receipts: #223 14s. 6d. (166.13.6; 56.17.0; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Performance Comment: As17980929, but Angela-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Frolick-Hollingsworth; Beaumont-Caulfield; Blunt-Webb; Servants-Evans, Fisher; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Walcot; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Meddle-Miss Tidswell.

4774
15 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #209 10s. 6d. (157.13.0; 51.0.6; 0.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Performance Comment: As17981008.

Afterpiece Title: The Smugglers

Performance Comment: Captain Pendant-Packer; Valentine-Trueman; Shingle-Suett; Sample-Wewitzer; Trim-Bannister Jun.; Beacon-Maddocks; Edward-Master Heather (1st appearance on any stage); Stella-Miss DeCamp; Phillis-Miss Leak; Margery-Miss Mellon.

4775
16 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MD 2, by Andrew Franklin. Larpent MS 1224; not published; synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, Oct. 1798, pp. 275-76]: The Overture and Musick composed by Florio. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 8 July 1799: Paid Florio for the Outlaws #20. Receipts: #258 5s. 6d. (163.10.0; 92.16.6; 1.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17981004.

Afterpiece Title: The Outlaws

Performance Comment: Characters by C. Kemble, Holland, Biggs, Kelly, Sedgwick, Dignum, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Sparks, Master Chatrerley, Bannister Jun., Mrs Crouch, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Sparks, Miss Leak. Cast from European Magazine, Oct. 1798, p. 258 and Larpent MS: Duke-C. Kemble; Count-Holland; Don Alvarez-Biggs; Anastro-Kelly; Cavaldo-Sedgwick; Marco-Dignum; Francisco-Maddocks; Muleteers-Hollingsworth, Sparks; Child-Master Chatterley; Jasper-Bannister Jun.; Countess-Mrs Crouch; Martia-Miss DeCamp; Dorca-Mrs Sparks; Clara-Miss Leak; unassigned-Caulfield, Trueman.