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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "River"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "River")') 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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151 results for: Keyword - River
We found 166 matches on Roles/Actors, 35 matches on Performance Comments, 21 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

26
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Performance Comment: Edition of 1675: Prologue-; Calisto-The Lady Mary; Nyphe-The Lady Anne; Jupiter-The Lady Henrietta Wentworth; Juno-The Countess of Sussex; Psecas-The Lady Mary Mordaunt; Diana-Mrs [Margaret] Blagge; Mercury-Mrs Jennings; Nymphs attending Diana-The Countess of Darby, The Countess of Pembroke, The Lady Katherine Herbert, Mrs Fitz-Gerald, Mrs Frazier; [The Persons of Quality of the Men that Danced-His Grace the Duke of Monmouth, The Viscount Dunblaine, The Lord Daincourt, Mr Trevor, Mr Harpe, Mr Lane[, Mr Leonard, Mr Franshaw]; [In the Prologue were Represented, The River Thames-Mrs Moll? Davis; Peace-Mrs Mary? Knight; Plenty-Mrs Charlotte? Butler; The Genius of England-Mr Turner; Europe-Mr Hart; Asia-Mr Richardson; Africa-Mr Marsh Jun; America-Mr Ford; [In the Chorusses betwixt the Acts: Strephon-Mr Hart; Coridon-Mr Turner; Sylvia-Mrs Davis; Daphne-Mrs Knight; Two African Women-Mrs Butler, Mrs Hunt; The Epilogue-Jupiter.
Cast
Role: The River Thames Actor: Mrs Moll? Davis

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

27
05 December 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: K

Performance Comment: Richard III. As17850921, but King Richard-Holman; King Henry (1st time)-Aickin; Lady Anne-Mrs Rivers [i.e. formerly Miss Ranoe] .i.e. formerly Miss Ranoe] .
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Rivers

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

28
26 December 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Omai [and see17851220]

Performance Comment: Towha, the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors-Mrs Rivers; Otoo, Father of Omai-Darley; Omai-Blurton; Harlequin, Servant to Omai-Kennedy; Oediddee, Pretender to the Throne-Mrs Kennedy; Oberea, an Enchantress-Mrs Martyr; Britannia-Mrs Inchbald; Don Struttolando, Rival to Omai-Palmer; Clown, his Servant, and Rival to Harlequin-Delpini; Father of Londina-Thompson; Mother-Mrs Davenett; Londina, the Consort destined to Omai-Miss Cranfield; Colombine, Maid to Londina-Miss Rowson; Old Fairy, Friend to Harlequin-Wewitzer; English Captain-Brett; Justice-Davies; A Travelled Otaheitean (with songs)-Edwin. [Songs (T. Cadell, 1785) adds: Constables-Doyle, Meadows, Swords.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: , the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors Actor: Mrs Rivers

29
04 January 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Achmet-Holman; Othman-Farren; Sadi-Hull; Aladin-Gardner; Officer-Helme; Barbarossa-Aickin; Irene-Mrs Rivers; Zaphira-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Mrs Rivers

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: , the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors Actor: Mrs Rivers

30
15 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Pope(1st appearance in that character); Lysimachus-Farren; Hephestion-Davies; Cassander-Fearon; Polyperchon-Cubitt; Thessalus-Palmer; Aristander-Gardner; Perdiccas-Thompson; Clytus-Aickin; Roxana-Mrs Bates; Sysigambis-Miss Platt; Parisatis-Mrs Rivers; Statira-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Rivers

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: As17860426

31
30 April 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Simpson; Colonel Lambert-Curtis; Maw@Worm-A Young Gentleman; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bakewell; Young Lady Lambert-Mrs Fox; Betty-Miss Leserve; Charlotte-Mrs Rivers (late of cg).
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Rivers

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, Lady Pentweazel sitting for her Picture

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Song: End III: Bow wow wow (from Patrick in Prussia [i.e. Love in a Camp])-the Gentleman who plays Maw-Worm; In 3rd piece: a duet, The Hermit[, taken from part of Goldsmith's Hermit,-the Young Lady, the Gentleman who performs Maw-Worm

32
30 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance on this stage); Beau Clincher-Bannister Jun.; Young Clincher-R. Palmer; Alderman Smuggler-Moss; Vizard-Iliff; Dicky-Burton; Tom Errand-Chapman; Constable-Johnson; Colonel Standard-Williamson; Angelica-Mrs Brooks; Parley-Mrs Edwards; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Rivers.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Rivers.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

33
25 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

34
26 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

35
27 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: New Comic Dance, as17680116

36
28 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: Flora

37
01 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

38
02 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

39
03 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

40
05 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

41
09 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

42
10 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

43
11 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

44
16 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

45
20 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The Wake-Sg Giorgi, Mrs King

46
23 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

47
12 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220

48
20 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

49
12 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

50
15 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210