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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Rowland Davies"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Rowland Davies")') 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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2083 results for: Keyword - Rowland Davies
We found 2161 matches on Performance Comments, 131 matches on Event Comments, 26 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

101
06 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jack Of Newbury

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Kelly, Dignum, Suett, R. Palmer, Bannister Jun., Master Welsh, Phillimore, Mrs Crouch, Sga Storace, Miss Leak, Mrs Bland. [Cast from Songs (C. Lowndes, 1795), and Larpent MS: Jack of Newbury-Palmer; Sir Murdock O'Connel-Kelly; Edgar-Dignum; Flaw-Suett; Crafts-R. Palmer; Knap-Bannister Jun.; Page-Master Welsh; Rowland-Phillimore; Dame Eleanor-Mrs Crouch; Emma-Sga Storace; Blanche-Miss Leak; Kathlane-Mrs Bland. [To conclude with an Emblematical Masque in Honour of the Royal Nuptials [see cg, 6 Apr.], called .To conclude with an Emblematical Masque in Honour of the Royal Nuptials [see cg, 6 Apr.], called .
Cast
Role: Rowland Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Hymen

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

102
10 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Robbers Actor: Bannister, Davies, Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Bannister Jun.; Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Benson; Oliver-Caulfield; Servants-Waldron Jun., Lyons, Cooke; Lord Alford-Palmer Jun.; Children-Master Menage, Miss Menage; Helen-Miss DeCamp; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

103
24 August 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Harold Actor: Davies
Role: Robbers Actor: Bannister, Davies, Cooke

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: King Edward Actor: Davies
Role: Robbers Actor: Bannister, Davies, Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17950703 but Sir Rowland-C. Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: C. Kemble.
Role: Robbers Actor: Bannister, Davies, Cooke

104
26 September 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-C. Kemble; Lord Alfrod-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Benson; Oliver-Caulfield; Lady Helen-Miss DeCamp; Josephine-Miss Leak; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Boy-Master Menage; Girl-Miss Menage.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: C. Kemble

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

105
13 October 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17950926, but Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

106
12 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Lord Alford Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17960705 but Sir Rowland-Palmer Jun.; Helen-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Palmer Jun.
Role: Lord Alford Actor: Davies

107
16 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse; Or, Benevolent Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver-Caulfield; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17970105

108
19 September 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Miss Tidswell; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Song: In III: a song-Dignum

109
01 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cheap Living

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17970930, but Sir Rowland-C. Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: C. Kemble.

110
22 March 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17980106, but Sir Rowland-C. Kemble; Josephine-Miss Leak; Children-Master _Menage, Miss Walcot.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: C. Kemble

111
29 September 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-C . Kemble; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver-Maddocks; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Miss Tidswell; Children-Master Tokely, Miss Benson.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: C . Kemble

112
13 November 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17980929, but Sir Rowland-Barrymore.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore.

113
15 December 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17980929, but Sir Rowland-Cory.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Cory.

Dance: As17981129

114
26 September 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Clarke; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Palmer; Oliver-Maddocks; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Miss Wentworth; Winifred-Miss Tidswell; Children-Master Tokely, Miss Benson.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Clarke

115
29 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Randal, Rowland, and Gallant, Pit Doorkeepers. Tickets for The Traytor taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: As17181103

Dance: Mimic Song And Dance-Mrs Willis; Newhouse, Sandham, Pelling, Cook, delaGarde's Two Sons

116
30 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Randal, Rowland, Gallant, Pit Doorkeepers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: Topham Jr, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss Bullock, Sandham's Son, Miss Francis

117
29 May 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Giles, Rowland, Widow Bewley.Receipts: money #5 14s.; tickets #109 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Song: Harper's Mimic Scene, Song of 4 and 20 Stockjobbers-Harper

118
25 May 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Woodyer and Rowland. Receipts: money #5 4s. 6d.; tickets #111 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Sandham, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Bullock

Music: Select Pieces-, accompany's with Trumpets, Flutes, German Flutes, and French Horns

119
24 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rowland and the Widow White. Receipts: money #8 7s. 6d.; tickets #111 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Injur'd Love

Dance: Galliard-Lally, Mrs Cross; Dutch Skipper-Pelling, Mrs Bullock

120
27 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gallant and Rowland, Pit Doorkeepers. Receipts: money #16 7s.; tickets #105 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Music: Three Pieces-; End I: particularly a Piece with French Horns-

Dance: End II: Louvre-Mrs Wall; III: French Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; IV: Saraband-Glover, Mrs Wall; V: Dutch Boor-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

121
20 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gallant and Rowland, Pit Doorkeepers. Receipts: money #7 3s.; tickets #125 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Music: Concerto-Mrs Woodbridge

Dance: DDutch Burgomaster-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Pastoral-Lally, Mrs Wall

122
24 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gallant and Rowland, Pit Doorkeepers. Receipts: money #11 19s.; tickets #99 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Dance: SScotish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

123
18 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rowland and Widow Atkins. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #9 9s.; tickets #108 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 13 by money and 200 by tickets; stage, 2 by money; pit, 8 by money and 256 by tickets; first gallery, 15 by money and 200 by tickets; second gallery, 19 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: LL'Amor Che Parte Sento, Gently Touch the Warbling Lyre-Miss Warren; two part Song-Leveridge, Laguerre

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Dutch Burgomaster and His Frow-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

124
20 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gallant, Rowland, Mrs Shaftoe, Jones. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #10 12s. 6d.; tickets #103 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

125
01 June 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Lawrence (Boxkeeper), Rowland (Pit Doorkeeper), and Maine (Gallery Keeper). Written by Ben. Johnson. Receipts: money #14 7s.; tickets #152 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song: YYe Nymphs and Sylvan Gods, Polwart on the Green-Miss Sukey Rogers

Dance: CChacone-Miss Betty Rogers; Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden