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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir James Edwards"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir James Edwards")') 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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11808 results for: Keyword - Sir James Edwards
We found 7090 matches on Performance Comments, 4653 matches on Author, 1437 matches on Event Comments, 555 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1301
17 March 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Receipts: #170 (Cross); #163 6s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Raymond Actor: Barry
Role: Sir Roger Belmont Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: Cooke, Anne Auretti

1302
16 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Raymond Actor: Barry
Role: Sir Roger Belmont Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: II: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; III: Comic Dance, as17480314 V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

1303
30 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #177 4s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1304
06 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: I. Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Mas. Shawford, Miss Shawford; V: Comic Dance-Matthews, Mrs Addison

1305
11 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Last time of acting it this season. Tickets deliver'd out for Saturday the 7th will be taken this night. Receipts: #170 (Cross); #139 7s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Raymond Actor: Barry
Role: Sir Roger Belmont Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; III: Comic Dance, as17480506; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

1306
16 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: Peasant Dance, as17480506; III: Hornpipe-Shawford; V: Comic Dance, as17480506

1307
20 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For a Stranger's Benefit whose Name was not in ye Bills (Cross). [Powel lists him as a Mr Hetheril.] Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #40 [Cross); house charges, #70 [Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lovers Melancholy

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Pastoral Dance, as17480326

1308
30 May 1748 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga By Particular desire-a Gentleman from the Theatre at Fort St. George, who never perform'd in England before.
Cast
Role: Zanga By Particular desire Actor: a Gentleman from the Theatre at Fort St. George, who never perform'd in England before.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Comic Scenes

Song: Corbet; V: The Power of Gold- a song from the Fool in the Gazetteer, set by a Gentleman, and never performed before

1309
05 September 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Eminent Citizens. A concert, etc. Benefit for Stevens (bookseller). Mainpiece: Written by E. Young, author of the Midnight Thoughts. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris King Of Egypt

Song: IV: A Cantata-Doorsming, who never appeared in public

Dance: V: Drunken Peasant-Matthews

1310
15 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #80 (Cross); #68 19s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Moneytrap-Yates; Brass-Woodward; Gripe-Taswell; Dick-Havard; Clarissa-Mrs Pritchard; Araminta-Mrs Mills; Corinna-Mrs Green; Mrs Amlet-Mrs James; Mrs Clogget-Mrs Cross; Flippanta-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist or The Sham Doctor

1311
24 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Barry; King-Sparks; Ghost-Berry; Horatio-Havard; Polonius-Taswell; Laertes-Blakes; Ostrick-Woodward; Lucianus-James; Rosencraus-Simpson; Guildenstern-Usher; Marcellus-Bransby; Player King-Winstone; Player Queen-Mrs Yates; Gravediggers-Yates, Vaughan; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lucianus Actor: James
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1312
27 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By desire. Powel: Rec'd of Mr Wolfall [Woodfall?] for a ticket for the season to admit one into any part of the house, behind the scenes and to Benefit nights excepted--#15 15s. N.B.: These tickets us'd to be no more than ten guineas each before Mr Garrick's time, as for example Mr Ibbeston upon Ludgate hill, and Mr Tinker gave no more for theirs. Receipts: #170 (Cross); #166 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Berry; Jack Meggot-Woodward; Frankly-Havard; Bellamy-Blakes; Buckle-Usher; Simon-Bransby; Valet-James; Landlady-Mrs Yates; Jacintha-Mrs Willoughby her first appearance on any stage; Tester-Vaughan; Chairman-Winstone; Milliner-Mrs Cole; Maid-Mrs Simpson; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Elmy; Lucetta-Mrs Green; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Valet Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1313
06 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Woodward; Daniel-Vaughan; Lucinda-Miss Cole; Isabella-Mrs James; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Young Bevil-Barry; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Sealand-Berry; Myrtle-Lee; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Blakes; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; In II a Scotch Cantata-Beard.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs James
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: II: By Desire a piece of Music-the Child

Dance: III: Savoyards, as17480920

1314
27 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17480920, but Ben advertised with a song and dance in character; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Foresight-Taswell; Nurse-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Bridges
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet call'd L'Entree de Flore-Anne Auretti, Cooke, Janeton Auretti

Ballet: End: A Grand Ballet call'd Vertumnus and Pomona. Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates

1315
29 October 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

1316
04 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1317
16 November 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

1318
19 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Town Clerk Actor: James
Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027

1319
28 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Palmer; Pinchwife-Bridges; Sir Jasper Fidget-Yates; Sparkish-Woodward; Country Wife-Mrs Clive; Harcourt-Havard; Dorilant-Blakes; Quack-Winstone; Harry-Simson; Alithea-Mrs Willoughby; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Dainty Fidget-Miss Pitt; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Fidget Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: III: Piece of Music By Desire-the Child

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; IV: Savoyards, as17480920; V: Vertumnus and Pomona, as17481112

1320
01 December 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

1321
08 December 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: James
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1322
15 December 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: James
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1323
29 December 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Valet Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17481203; Italian Cabaret, as17481109

1324
07 January 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

1325
21 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #160 (Cross); #145 3s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Barry
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: NNew Scotch Dance, as17490118