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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Stokes"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Stokes")') 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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57 results for: Keyword - Stokes
We found 52 matches on Roles/Actors, 12 matches on Performance Comments, 5 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

1
25 September 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii; With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Performance Comment: King Henry-A Gentleman (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh [unidentified]); Duke of Buckingham-Stacy; Duke of Norfolk-Comerford; Duke of Suffolk-Kenny; Earl of Surry-Garland; Cranmer (Archbishop of Canterbury)-Lewis; Gardiner (Bishop of Winchester)-Massey; Lord Sands-Ware of Deptford; Lord Chamberlain-Johnson; Cardinal Campeius (the Pope's Legate)-Sparrow; Cromwell (Gentleman Usher)-W. Smith; Doctor Butts (Physician to the King)-Ward; Cardinal Wolsey-Stokes; Queen Katherine-Miss Reynolds; Anne Bullen-Mrs West; Patience (with a song in character)-Mrs Davies; Dame Prattle-Mrs Ross; Lady of the bed chamber [to Queen Katherine-Miss C. Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Cardinal Wolsey Actor: Stokes

Afterpiece Title: Miss Hoyden; or, The Man of Quality

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mrs Marklew

Song: Between Acts: Singing-Mrs Davies

2
27 September 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Barbarossa-The Gentleman who performed King Henry [on 25 Sept.]; Othman-Comerford; Sadi-Johnson; Aladin-Smith; Officer-Lewis; Slave-Dancer; Selim-Stokes; Zaphira-Mrs Massey; Irene-Miss Reynolds; The original Prologue [in character-Master Kenny.
Cast
Role: Selim Actor: Stokes

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: As17760925

3
16 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Comerford; Portius-Russell; Marcus-Smith; Lucius-Dancer; Sempronius-Johnson; Juba-Stokes; Decius-Mrs Kenny; Syphax-Lewis; Marcia-Miss Taylor; Lucia-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Juba Actor: Stokes

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Song: 2nd piece: With all the original Songs, Chorusses-

Entertainment: Imitations, as17760930

4
25 June 1777 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Stokes; Dumont-L'Estrange; Gloster-Henry; Bellmour-Vowell; Ratcliffe-G. Graham; Catesby-Trotter; Alicia-Mrs Bolingbroke; Jane Shore-Mrs Dawes.
Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Stokes

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

5
27 May 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Stokes; Glenalvon-Cooke; Old Norval-Bowles; Servant-Massey; Lord Randolph-West; Lady Randolph-Mrs Burden; Anna-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: Stokes

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Lady from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane [unidentified]

6
26 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Stokes; King Henry-Newton; Prince Edward-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Buckingham-Russell; Duke of York-Master Nelson; Stanley-Lear; Tressel-Cooke; Lieutenant of the Tower-Burnett; Catesby-Massey; Lord Mayor-Fildew; Blunt-Bailey; Earl of Richmond-West; Lady Ann-Mrs Bailey; Duchess of York-Mrs Newby; Queen-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Stokes

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780529

7
15 March 1781 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Stokes; Serjeant Kite-Rivers; Worthy-Newman; Justice Ballance-Spencer; Bullock-Burnet; Recruits-Wilkinson, Fildew; Capt. Brazen-Marlborough; Melinda-Mrs Barnard; Rose-Mrs Fowler; Lucy-Mrs Fabian; Mob of Women-Miss Bibson, Miss Jones; Sylvia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Captain Plume Actor: Stokes

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Newman; Mr Harlow-Stokes; Servant-Wilkinson; Captain Cape-Rivers; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Palmer; Trifle-Mrs Barnard; Miss Harlow, the Old Maid-Mrs Fabian.
Cast
Role: Mr Harlow Actor: Stokes

Song: Between Acts: Mrs Palmer

8
02 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Afterpiece Title: Obi; or, Three-Finger'd Jack

Performance Comment: Three@Finger'd Jack-C. Kemble; Captain Orford-Farley; Planter-Caulfield; Quashee-Emery; Sam-J. Palmer; Overseer-Trueman; Tuckey-Master Menage; Planter's Servants-Atkins, Wilkins, Nigh, Gell; Negro Robbers-Klanert, Chippendale, Wilde, Goostree, Gauron, Howell; Officers of Government-Stokes, Knights, Hawkins; Chorus of Negro Men-Linton, Fisher, Little, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Dibble, Aylmer, Willoughby; Rosa-Miss DeCamp; Quashee's Wife-Mrs Mountain; Sam's Wife-Miss Gaudry; Obi Woman-Mr Abbot; Attendants-Miss Menage, Mrs Lloyd; Chorus of Negresses-Ms Hale, Ms Masters, Ms Gaudry, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton, Ms Coates, Mrs Castelle; Dancing Negresses-Miss Vining, Miss Dibdin, Miss Drake, Miss Willis, Miss Norton, Miss Watson.
Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

9
24 March 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers; or, A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Rakel-Lacy; Commons-Mullart; Wisdom-Jones; Softly-Hallam; Risque-Reynhold; John-Wathan; Sneaksby-Davenport; Mrs Wisdom-Mrs Lacy; Mrs Softly-Mrs Mullart; Betty-Mrs Stokes.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Stokes.

10
25 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Afterpiece Title: The Double Amour

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Rivington, Bowan, Stokes, Kenny, Miss Jones, Miss Brand, Mrs Lefevre. [Larpent MS lists the part: Capt. Somerville, Mr Harly, Mr Sellfield, Sir Oliver Oafby, Servant, Miss Somerville, Miss Noel, Dorothy, Maid.]Larpent MS lists the part: Capt. Somerville, Mr Harly, Mr Sellfield, Sir Oliver Oafby, Servant, Miss Somerville, Miss Noel, Dorothy, Maid.]
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Rivington, Bowan, Stokes, Kenny, Miss Jones, Miss Brand, Mrs Lefevre.

Music: With an entire new Scotch Overture-, composed by JonasBlewitt; End: songs-Mrs Bayley; between the Acts of the Farce: songs-Mrs Bayley, composed by JonasBlewitt

11
03 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis All A Farce

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

12
04 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

13
05 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

14
07 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

15
08 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

16
09 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

17
10 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

18
11 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

19
12 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

20
14 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

21
16 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Point Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

22
17 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Point Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

23
18 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Point Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

24
19 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Point Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins

25
22 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Point Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Officers of Government Actor: Stokes, Knights, Hawkins