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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir Richard Ford"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir Richard Ford")') 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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10600 results for: Keyword - Sir Richard Ford
We found 6492 matches on Performance Comments, 3584 matches on Author, 1319 matches on Event Comments, 1164 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2401
11 May 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Berry
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

2402
03 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: II: The Gondoliers-Cooke; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

2403
30 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17471024, but Sir Simon Loveit-_; Aunt-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Simon Loveit Actor: Arthur

Dance: NNew Tambourine-Anne Auretti

2404
26 January 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #107 3s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

2405
13 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Worthy-Ryan; Sir Charles-Giffard; Flip-Dunstall; Beau Mizen-Cibber; Arabella-Mrs Dunstall; Rovewell-Gibson; Easy-Storer; Cribbige-Anderson; Purser-Paget; Belinda-Mrs Bland; Jenny Private-Miss Young; Jiltup-Miss Copen; Advocate-Miss Ferguson; Barmaid-Miss Haughton; Sailors-Morgan, James, Collins, Bencraft; Fair Quaker-Mrs Hale; In II, the Famous Song of Ninety Two-Beard; In III, Hornpipe-Oates.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Related Works
Related Work: Pyramus and Thisbe Author(s): Richard Leveridge
Related Work: The Comickal Masque of Pyramus and Thisbe Author(s): Richard Leveridge

Song: I: Duet-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; IV: Myself I Shall adore by Handel-Mrs Lampe

2406
15 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: Powerful Guardians from Alexander Balus-Sullivan; III: With Ravish'd Ears-Sullivan; V: a Favourite song in the Opera Artamene-Sullivan

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17471215; IV: Louvre, Minuet-Leviez, Anne Auretti; V: Shepherd's Dance-Cooke, Janeton Auretti

2407
04 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: V: Savoyards, as17471215

2408
31 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; III: Savoyards, as17480920

Ballet: V: Vertumnus and Pomona. As17481027

Cast
Role: Vertumnus' followers Actor: Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford
Role: Pan's followers Actor: Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates.

2409
26 December 1748 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Related Works
Related Work: Chrononhotonthologos Author(s): Richard Charke

Song: NNancy, or +the Parting Lovers-

2410
02 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

2411
14 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

2412
25 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Cast
Role: Dutch Character Actor: Mrs Shawford

2413
03 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

2414
18 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Song: IV: The Smiling Hours-Roberts

Dance: V: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

2415
29 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Henpeck'd Captain

Related Works
Related Work: The Henpeck'd Captain Author(s): Richard Cross

Song: George Burton 1st appearance on that stage

2416
01 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17490414 but Fribble-Yates; Sir Simon-Taswell; Jasper-Blakes; Scene from The Triumph of Peace-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Simon Actor: Taswell

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

2417
09 October 1749 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. By Desire. A burlesque Tragedy. The whole to be dressed after the Quaerumanian manner (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Related Works
Related Work: Chrononhotonthologos Author(s): Richard Charke

2418
28 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Arthur

2419
21 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #12 11s. 2d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #60 (Cross); #78 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Song: Master Mattocks

Ballet: TThe Savoyard Travellers. As17491110

Cast
Role: Principal Savoyards Actor: Grandchamps, Mad Auretti, Matthews, Mrs Addison, Pelling, Shawford, Harrison, Master Shawford, Mad Mariet, Mrs Baker, Mrs Memi, Miss Cole
Role: Peasants Actor: Macneale, Mad DeLaContri, Master Simons, Master G. Yates, Vaughan, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford.

2420
04 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

2421
16 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

2422
06 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219

Ballet: End: Savoyard Travellers. As17500126

2423
20 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-McNeil; II: Black Joke-the Little Swiss, Miss Foulcade; III: Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; IV: Hornpipe-Mathews; End of Play: Minuet-Mathews, Mad DeLaContri

2424
30 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Highland Lad-Master Mattocks

Dance: III: Black Joke, as17500420 IV: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219

2425
30 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Arthur

Dance: III: Scotch Measure, Highland Reel-Froment

Song: IV: Rise Glory rise (From Opera Rosamond)-Lowe