SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "R W Lowe"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "R W Lowe")') 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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We found 3325 matches on Performance Comments, 526 matches on Event Comments, 414 matches on Performance Title, 5 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; Or, The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday, Two Pierrots, Turkish Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire; or, Harlequin in the Peak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing: A Dramatic Proverb

Dance: As17830610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Last Of The Family

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Song: In I: The Song [Blest were the hours], Song incidental to the Epilogue-Mrs Jordan

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Charges #60. Deficiency to Lowe #11 16s. covered by #104 9s. from tickets. [Afterpiece appears under the Shakespearian title in the Account Book. Actually it was James Worsdale's Cure for a Scold taken from Shakespeare's play.] Mainpiece: By particular desire. Tickets to be had of Lowe at his lodgings the corner of Southampton St., Covent Garden, and of Page at the Stage door of the Theatre. Receipts: #48 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Ryan; Younger Brother-Ridout; 1st Spirit-Sparks; 2nd Spirit-Anderson; Bacchanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Miss Young; Sabrina-Miss Falkner; Lady-Mrs Woffington; Attendant spirits of Comus-Leveridge, Baker, Wilder, Roberts, Mrs Wright; With Dances proper to the Masque-.
Cast
Role: Bacchanal Actor: Lowe

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold; or, The Taming of a Shrew

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera; or, The Humours of Billingsgate

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Mainpiece: A Tragedy altered from Dryden [Aureng-Zebe] by Mr W. Addington, never performed before. Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 16 May 1770.] Charges #71 2s. Profit to Mrs Lessingham #38 7s. 6d., plus #92 12s. from tickets (Box 186; Pit 146; Gallery 242). Paid Cooper (printer) #36 2s.; Paid Mrs Witaker for a woman's white & silver flower'd suit #10 10s.; Paid John Doe for sticking black bills #6 6s. Receipts: #109 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prince Of Agra

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit Lowe. Amphitheatre on stage. Tickets and places to be had of Lowe, next the Seven Stars in Bedford St., Covent Garden; at the Globe and Sceptre in Old Jewry; at Ben Johnson's Head in Little Britain; and at Mr Benskin's, Stationer, next the Ship-Tavern, Gracechurch St. Receipts: #180

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17411106, but Trapland-Ray; Valentine-Lowe; (with a Prologue on the Occasion, humbly address'd to the Town) Tattle-Cross.
Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Lowe

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe

Song: I: Let me Wander not unseen-Beard; III: Sweet Bird from Milton-Beard; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; V: Le Boufon, as17420325

Event Comment: Benefit Lowe. Tickets at his lodgings next Seven Stars, Bedford Street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17430308 but Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; Bacchanal-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Bacchanal Actor: Lowe.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Afterpiece: A New Musical Drama, never performed, taken from Prior. The Music by Mr Arne. Stage will be formed into an amphitheatre where servants may keep places. This day publish'd at 10s. 6d. Susanna, an Oratorio in score by Handel. Printed for J. Walsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Henry and Emma; or, The Nut Brown Maid

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Ridout, Gibson, Arthur, Anderson, Mrs Ridout, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Hale; Vocal parts-Lowe, Miss Falkner, Miss Norris, Miss Young. [The parts (Larpent MS 79) were: Reginald, Henry, Alan, Sir Aymeri, Emma, Adelinda, Editha, Huntsmen.]The parts (Larpent MS 79) were: Reginald, Henry, Alan, Sir Aymeri, Emma, Adelinda, Editha, Huntsmen.]
Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Tickets three shillings. To begin at half past six (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry And Emma

Performance Comment: Parts-Miss Falkner, Lowe.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Miss Falkner, Lowe.

Song: The whole collection of favorite songs- from the opera; by particular desire Rise Glory Rise from the opera Rosamond-

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Tickets for 30 March will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these 6 years [see 18 April 1746]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moore of Moorehall-Lowe; Margery-Miss Falkner; Mauxalinda-Miss Young; Dragon-Bencraft; Gubbins-Waltz.
Cast
Role: Moore of Moorehall Actor: Lowe

Dance: As17510117

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Falkner. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets for the Merchant of Venice will be taken. Mr Lowe being incapable of performing by a cold, obliges Miss Falkner to change the Farce [Pyramus and Thisbe had been advertised]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17520312 but Daniel-_; the Singing-Miss Falkner instead of by Lowe; Occasional Epilogue-Miss Falkner.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216; Grand Dutch Dance, as17511021

Event Comment: [Benefit for Joseph Lowe, a Citizen of London, under Misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17520922, but Richmond-Lowe first appearance on any stage; Stanley-_; Catesby-_; Ratcliff-_; Tressel-_; Lord Mayor-_; Tirrel-_; Lieutenant-_; Prince Edward-_; Duke of York-_.

Afterpiece Title: [The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: Moor of Moor Hall-Lowe; Margery-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Young; Dragon-Stoppelaer; Gubbins-Howard.
Cast
Role: Moor of Moor Hall Actor: Lowe

Dance: [(BBy Desire )Grand Scots Ballet, as17521216

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Not acted these 6 years. [See 27 March 1750.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith first time; Elder Brother-Ryan; Young Brother-Ridout; First Spirit-Sparks; Second Spirit-Anderson; Bachanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Miss Young; Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Chambers; Lady-Mrs Woffington; Attendant Spirits on Comus-Howard, Legg, Baker.
Cast
Role: Bachanal Actor: Lowe

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Granier and Mrs Granier

Song: RRule Britannia, Britons Strike Home-

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Receipts: #89 3s. 6d. plus Tickets #134 (boxes 206; pit 430; gallery 180). (Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17571226, but Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Polly-a Young Gentlewoman who never acted before.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Lowe

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217; also A Tambourine-Miss Vallois

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Afterpiece: A Musical Masque. With new Additions. Books of the Masque may be had at the theatre, Price 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Venus-Miss Brent, 1st time in that part here; Pallas-Mrs Lampe; Juno-Mrs Abegg; Mercury-Mattocks; Paris-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Paris Actor: Lowe.

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Threshers, as17581016

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #103 1s., in cash, plus #162 19s. from tickets (Boxes 259; Pit 546; Gallery 163). Total income #266.Charges #64 5s. Paid Martin (wardrobe keeper) on a acct of his salary #5; Paid Whitefield 3 months salary #7 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17600221, but Macheath-Lowe, 1st time this season.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: CCountry Dance-characters of the play; Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; I: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; II: Dutch Skipper-Poitier

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Afterpiece: Not acted these 16 years. Arethusa by a young lady [hiatus in MS] her first appearance--very decent (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Bully Actor: Lowe

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Robin-Moody; Arethusa-Young gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any Stage; Rovewell-Lowe; Argus-Philips; Betty-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Rovewell Actor: Lowe

Dance: The last New Dance-the Georgi's, Miss Baker

Event Comment: The Music for the afterpiece compos'd by Mr Stanley, with a Hunting Song (never perform'd before) by the late Mr Handel. Books of the Entertainment to be sold at the Theatre at 6d. each. [Afterpiece: a short simple compliment to their Majesties on their nuptials (Biographia Dramatica). MacMillan suggests parts for afterpiece: Dametas-$Champness; Damon-$Lowe; Priest-$Fawcett; Phebe, Delia-$Miss Young; Sylvia-$Mrs Vincent.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Arcadia; or, The Shepherd's Wedding

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Lowe, Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent; In which will be introduc'd Dancing-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Vincent, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, others; The whole to conclude with a Pastoral Processionto the Wedding of Thyrsis-; The Arcadians-the Comedians, Singers, Dancers.
Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Music by Handel. Tickets 3s. By Particular Desire of the Right Hon. Earl of Ferrars, Grand Master of the Antient and Hon. Society of Free Masons. Mr Lowe's constant attendance at Marybone Gardens renders it impossible for him to wait on all his friends in person, he therefore hopes they will take tickets, in order to prevent mistakes at changing money at the doors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Fellow Craftsman's Song-Brother Lowe, Miss Plenius, Miss Catley, Miss Smith, Brother Legg. To the tune of Rule Brittania.
Event Comment: Tickets 3s. To begin at 6 p.m. By particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. The heavy loss Mr Lowe has sustained by the badness of the weather this season, he hopes will be a sufficient plea for his taking a particular night for himself. By the desire of several worthy Brethren, some Gentlemen will sing Brother Gilding's Ode in Honour of Masonry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Parts-Lowe, Raworth, Taylor, Miss Davis, Mrs Vincent.
Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Lowe. The last night of the Season. Admittance 3s. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solomon

Performance Comment: Parts-Lowe, Rennoldson, Webbe, Mrs Vincent, Miss Davis, Mrs Gibbons.