SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Robert Hooke"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Robert Hooke")') 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 1080 matches on Performance Comments, 924 matches on Author, 291 matches on Event Comments, 100 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, Gavotte-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Entertainment: Monologue In IV: Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders Of Derbyshire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Chaplin

Dance: As17840918

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day by Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: As17880313

Song: End IV: O Say bonny Lass, as17880506

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: None are so Blind as Those Who Won't See

Performance Comment: Characters by Parsons, Wilson, Wood, Wewitzer, Bannister; Mrs Wilson, Mrs Webb, Miss Hooke. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1782): Commodore Barnacle-Parsons; Mr Porpoise-Wilson; Valentine-Wood; Dr Caterpillar-Wewitzer; Caronadc-Bannister; Kitty-Mrs Wilson; Aunt-Mrs Webb; Caroline-Miss Hooke.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Hooke.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Hooke

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wood, Wewitzer, Baddeley, Webb, Stevens, Usher, Kenny, Painter, Ledger, Pierce, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wilson, Miss Hooke (1st appearance in this piece). [Cast adjusted from playbill of 16 June 1781: Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward-Wood; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Baddeley; Coachman-Webb; Sheers-Stevens; Dennis-Usher; Black-Kenny; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wilson; Caroline-Miss Hooke. Painter, Ledger, Pierce are unassigned.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17820613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Vertue In Danger

Performance Comment: Hoyden-Mrs Hooke, the new Actress lately come from Dublin.

Entertainment: Singing and dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: Harlequin, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister Jun.; Ditto, Mum!-Spencer; Agreeable Companion in a Post-Chaise-Webb; Landlord-Usher; Dame Turton-Edwin; Goody Burton-Wood; Gammer Gurton-Bannister; Pantaloon-Massey; Clown-Delpini; Head Boy of the Marine Society-Master Edwin; Officer in the Camp-Wood [i.e. doubled Goody Burton]; Emperor of the Quacks-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Harlequin]; Columbine-Miss Morris; Ballad Singer-Mr Darley; Chambermaid-Mrs W. Palmer; Goddess of Health, and Genius of Nonsense-Miss Hooke (The Young Lady who performed the part of Polly [on 11 June]) .on 11 June]) .

Dance: As17820606

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Performance Comment: As17820611 but Miss Hooke's name listed in playbill .

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: As17820611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: As17820705 but Mrs Wells (1st appearance in this piece) in place of Mrs Wilson; Miss Harper in place of Miss Hooke .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: Harlequin, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister Jun.; Ditto, Mum!-Spencer; Agreeable Companion in a Post-Chaise-Egan; Landlord-Usher; Dame Turton-Edwin; Goody Burton-Wood; Gammer Gurton-Bannister; Pantaloon-Massey; Clown-Delpini; Head Boy of the Marine Society-Master Edwin; Officer in the Camp-Wood [i.e. doubled Goody Burton]; Emperor of the Quacks-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Harlequin]; Columbine-Miss Morris; Ballad Singer-Mr Wewitzer; Chambermaid-Mrs W. Palmer; Goddess of Health and Genius of Nonsense-Miss Hooke .

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17830604

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17830610 but omitted: Goddess of Health [i.e. Miss Hooke acted only the Genius of Nonsense] .

Dance: As17830611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-R. Palmer; Brothers-Wood, Riley; Principal Bacchanals-Bannis-ter, Brett; The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Foster)-Mrs Bannister; Sabrina and Pastoral Nymph-Miss Morris; Bacchants-Miss Hooke, &c; Euphrosyne and 1st Bacchant-Miss George .
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Hooke, &c

Song: As17830613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Bensley; Orlando-Bannister Jun.; Adam-Aickin; Duke Senior-Usher; Corin-Massey; Sylvius-R. Palmer; Amiens (with songs)-Brett; Oliver-Williamson; Duke Frederick-Gardner; Le Beu-Riley; Charles-Egan; William-Barrett; Touchstone-Edwin; Celia (with the Cuckoo Song)-Miss Hooke; Audrey-Mrs Brett; Phoebe-Miss Morris; Rosalind-Miss Frodsham (1st appearance in London) .
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Hooke

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17830702 In Act V a Dance of Foresters by Byrne, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17840529, but Davies in place of R. Palmer; R. Palmer in place of Egan; Mrs Bannister in place of Miss Hooke .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Related Works
Related Work: Two Strings to Your Bow Author(s): Robert Jephson

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17840529, but Davies in place of R. Palmer; Mrs Bannister in place of Miss Hooke .

Dance: As17840713

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: Harlequin, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister Jun.; Ditto, Mum!-Spencer; Agreeable Companion in a Post-Chaise-Egan; Landlord-Usher; Dame Turton-Edwin; Goody Burton-Davies; Gammer Gurton-Bannister; Pantaloon-Stevens; Clown-Delpini; Head Boy of the Marine Society-Master Edwin; Officer in the Camp-Davies [i. e. doubled Goody Burton]; Emperor of the Quacks-Bannister Jun. [i. e. doubled Harlequin]; Columbine-Miss Morris; Ballad Singer-Mr Wewitzer; Chambermaid-Miss Brangin; Genius of Nonsense-Miss Hooke .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-Williamson; Brothers-Swords, Riley; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Davies, Brett; The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Foster)-Mrs Bannister; Sabrina and the Pastoral Nymph-Miss Morris; Bacchants-Miss Hooke, &c; Euphrosyne and 1st Bacchant-Miss George .
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Hooke, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17840529, but Davies in place of Barrett; Mrs Bannister in place of Miss Hooke .
Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Comic Opera. The Music by Hooke, [text attributed to Thomas Bridges. Prologue spoken in the character of Flora by Mrs Gardner. At the conclusion Dido hangs herself in her own garters. She is cut down and gives her hand to Iarbas.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Afterpiece Title: Dido

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe-Mas. and Miss West