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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir Robert Howards"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir Robert Howards")') 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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9351 results for: Keyword - Sir Robert Howards
We found 6859 matches on Performance Comments, 2122 matches on Author, 1212 matches on Event Comments, 558 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4001
11 February 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer with the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine With Alterations

4002
13 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: I: Grand Dutch Dance, as17511021; III: A Grand Scots Ballet, as17511009; V: Louvre, Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard

Song: II: (By Particular Desire) an Irish Song call'd Ellen a@roon-Mrs Storer

4003
18 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave or Harlequin Skeleton

4004
21 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

4005
07 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer or Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: New Grand Ballet Les Chasseurs Allemandes-Cooke, Miss Hilliard. Being her first appearance on the stage this season

4006
06 January 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: [(BBy Desire )Grand Scots Ballet, as17521216

4007
02 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: III: Two Pierrots, as17530501; V: Grand Scots Ballet, as17521216

4008
15 December 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Sir Politic Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

4009
12 January 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: CComic Ballet, as17531030

4010
01 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for LaLauze. Afterpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 12 April 1749.] Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan or Harlequin Restord

Dance: IV: A Ball Minuet-LaLauze, a scholar of LaLauze Nine years old, who never appear'd before; V: Dutch Dance, as17531018

4011
30 December 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ridout; Smith-Sparks; Two King of Brentford-Costollo, Stoppelaer; Drawcansir-Dunstall; General-Wignell; Thunder-Barrington; Lightening-Miss Mullart; Prince Volscius-Dyer; Prince Prettyman-Gibson; Player-White; Tom Thimble-Collins; Gentleman Usher; Physician-Arthur; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Howard; Earth-Baker; Pallas-Cushing; Armarillis-Mrs Baker; Cloris-Mrs Griffiths; Two Sing@song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Soldiers horse, foot, Cardinals, Judges, Lord Mayor, Lords, Ladies, Mourners-the rest of the Comedians; With all the Music-; Songs-; Dances-, Scenes, Machines, other Decorations proper to the Play; Also an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes new@Rais'd troops-.
Cast
Role: Drawcansir Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Dance: As17541203

4012
02 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Murphy first time; Aimwell-Ridout; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Cherry-Mrs Green; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington; Gibbet-Shuter; Scrub-Cibber; Boniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Dorinda-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang or Love in Low Life

Performance Comment: Commodore-Lowe; True Blue-Baker; Careful-Howard; Dreadnaught-Bencraft; Boatswain-Dunstall; Nancy-Mrs Lampe; Jolly Tars, their Lasses-Comedians, Singers, Dancers; In the Sailor's Dance-; by Desire will be introduc'd a Hornpipe-Poitier; Also a New Occasional Epilogue (relative to Naval Preparations)-Cibber.
Cast
Role: by Desire will be introduc'd a Hornpipe Actor: Poitier

Song: II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Donaldson (late Miss Falkner); IV: The Lady's Lesson a Cantata-Arne Jr

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

4013
09 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Not acted these 6 years. [See 27 March 1750.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Granier and Mrs Granier

Song: RRule Britannia, Britons Strike Home-

4014
24 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: HHornpipe-Poitier (by Particular Desire); Comic Dance-Granier and Mrs Granier

4015
22 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Gibson; Slender-Bennet; Caius-Stoppelaer; Rugby-C. Smith; Sir Hugh-Arthur; Shallow-Collins; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Mrs Baker; Simple-Bencraft; Robin-Miss Mullart; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Pistol-Cushing; Nym-Holtom; Bardolph-Wignel; Host-Dunstall; Mrs Ford-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

4016
24 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Lady Moore or The Dragoness

Dance: The Villagers, as17560315 Italian Peasants, as17551126

4017
21 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Ridout; Foresight-Arthur; Tattle-Dyer; Taapland-Collins; Jeremy-Barrington; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Elmy; Miss Prue-Mrs Green; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

4018
27 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan or Harlequin Restord

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance (for 2nd time)-Miss Toogood, apprentice to Lalauze; IV: By Desire a Ball Dance, call'd Queen Caroline, with a Minuet-Miss Toogood, Lalauze; End: A Harlequin Dance-Miss Toogood, 1st time

4019
12 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Ridout; Foresight-Arthur; Tattle-Dyer; Trapland-Collins; Jeremy-Barrington; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Elmy; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Prue-Mrs Green; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave or The Royal Chase

4020
01 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

4021
13 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Lady Moore or The Dragoness

Ballet: JJudgment of Paris. As17580407 but only Paris-Gallinni; Venus-Mlle Capdeville

Dance: SSavoyards, as17580408 Tambourine, as17580330

4022
06 October 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

4023
30 November 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

4024
22 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: A Hornpipe-a sailor from on board the Royal Sovereign

Music: II: A Piece on the Harp-Rice

4025
17 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: The Medley-Giorgi's scholars