SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "The Duke"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "The Duke")') 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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?

Keyword

?
We found 3568 matches on Roles/Actors, 1162 matches on Performance Comments, 1039 matches on Event Comments, 402 matches on Author, and 331 matches on Performance Title.
Event Comment: Benefit Garrick. By Command of Prince and Princess of Wales. [Winston MS. from Dyer MS.: A prodigious audience] Farce never acted there. Seven rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes. Stage to be form'd into side boxes where servants may keep places. Tickets of Mr Valliant, Bookseller, Strand; or at Garrick's, Bow St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick, 1st time; Dumont-Delane; Belmour-Mills; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Woffington (Daily Advertiser), Mrs Roberts (London Daily Post and General Advertiser); Duke of Gloster-Macklin; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Duke of Gloster Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: IV: Beard

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Tickets to be had at Delane's Lodgings, in Queen's Court, King St., Covent Garden; Places to be taken for Boxes of Hobson at the stage door of the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Garrick; Belvidera-Mrs Pritchard; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Berry; Bedamar-Mills; Duke-Taswell; Spinoza-Turbutt; Eliot-Woodburn; Officer-Ray.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Beard; III: The Noontide Air from Comus-Miss Edward; IV: Lowe

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Taswell

Dance: II: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 IV: Neopolitan Punch, as17430324

Song: III: Stella and Flaviaa Ballad-Beard

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Duke of Gloster Actor: Macklin

Song: As17430120

Music: II: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Dance: IV: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310

Event Comment: DDaniel's, Malone's, and James's Great Theatrical Booth, joining to the Swan in Tottenham Court. By a Company of Comedians. Noon to 10 p.m. [A letter in Daily Advertiser, 12 August describes a performance on Monday 8 August; further notices appear in Daily Advertiser, 11 and 12 Aug.; it is possible this production was shown every day from 4 Aug. to 16 Aug., the time of the fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Glorious Queen Of Hungary; Or, The British Troops Triumphant; With The Comical Humours Of paddy The Irishman, tom Thimble The Taylor, And tim Buzzle The Cobler

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Malone; Prince-Lawrence; Count Kevenhuller-Williams; Tim Guzzle-Daniel; Duke Chartres-Littleton; Paddy-Richardson; Tom Thimble-Rudyard; Noailles-Malone; Dragoon-Watkins; Landlady-Mrs Cross; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Rudyard; Irishwoman-Mrs Kelly; Jenny-Mrs Daniel.
Cast
Role: Duke Chartres Actor: Littleton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hussar

Event Comment: TTurbutt and Dove's Booth, end of Hosier Lane, West Smithfield, during the Time of the Fair. [London Daily Post and General Advertiser gives Kevenhuller-$Woodward. Repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.] Ballance Master, just arriv'd from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Glorious Queen Of Hungary

Performance Comment: As17430804, at Tottenham Court Fair, but Queen-Mrs Bambridge; Kevenhuller-Woodhouse; Duke-Pattendon; Tom Thimble-Smith; Landlady-Mrs Smith; Tim Guzzle-Dove; Jenny-Miss Ferguson; Doublescore-Mrs Hill.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Pattendon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dissected; or, The Biter Bit

Event Comment: Containing the Distresses and death of King Henry the Sixth; the Artful acquisition of the Crownv by King Richard; the Murder of Young King Edward V and his Brother in the Tower. The Landing of the Earl of Richmond, and the death of King Richard in the memorable battle of Bosworth Field, being the last that was fought between the Houses of York and Lancaster. [This notice accompanies subsequent performances of Richard III, but will not be recorded here further.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Hale; Tressel-Chapman; Prince Edward-Miss Hippisley; Duchess of York-Mrs Woodward; Lady Anne-Mrs Hale; Buckingham-Cashell; Stanley-Rosco; Norfolk-Stevens; Catesby-Gibson; Tyrrel-Carr; Lord Mayor-Marten; Ratcliff-Anderson; Lieut-Ridout; Oxford-Bencraft; Duke of York-Miss Morrison; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Morrison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Ryan; Leon-Bridgwater; Cacafogo-Marten; Old Woman-Hippisley; Duke-Rosco; Don Juan-Cashell; Alonzo-Gibson; Sanchio-Anderson; Margaritta-Mrs Stevens; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Miss Hillyard; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Women Pleased

Performance Comment: Silvio-Delane; Penurio-Neale; Soto (servant)-Yates; Lopez-Taswell; Claudio-W. Giffard; Bartello-Bridges; Duke of Sienna-Winstone; Captain-Blakes; Belvedere-Mrs Giffard; Duchess of Florence-Mrs Bennett; Rodope-Mrs Cross; Jaquenet-Mrs Horsington; Councellor-Usher; Clerk-Green; Farmer-Wright; Isabella-Mrs Ridout; Lady-Mrs Egerton; With a Dance proper to the play-.

Song: As17431029

Dance: V: A Grand Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Bridges; Priuli-Winstone; Renault-Cross; Bedamar-Blakes; Duke-Taswell; Spinoza-Turbutt; Eliot-Green; Officer-Ray; Belvidera-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Event Comment: Revived Comedy. Never acted there before. Written by Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation; Or, Love In A Nunnery

Performance Comment: Benito-Chapman; Duke of Mantua-Bridgwater; Prince Frederick-Ryan; Camillo-Cashell; Ascanio-Miss Hippisley; Lucretia-Mrs Horton; Aurelian-Hale; Mario-Rosco; Valerio-Anderson; Hippolita-Mrs Hale; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Violetta-Mrs Dunstall; Sophronia-Mrs James; Frontona-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Duke of Mantua Actor: Bridgwater

Dance: LLes Paisans Moisonneurs, as17431026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Giffard; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Havard; King Edward V-Mrs Ridout; Duke of York-Miss Wright; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Duchess of York-Miss Bennet; Ratcliff-Woodburn; Tyrrel-Arthur; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Oxford-Green; Stanley-Winstone; Tressel-Blakes; Catesby-Turbutt; Lieutenant-Ray.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Quin; Jaffier-Ryan; Priuli-Bridgwater; Renault-Chapman; Bedamar-Hale; Duke-Rosco; Spinoza-Anderson; Eliot-Cashell; Officer-Gibson; Belvidera-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Quin; Touchstone-Chapman; Duke Sen.-Stephens; Frederick-Rosco; Oliver-Cashell; Adam-Bridgwater; Celia-Mrs Clive; Orlando-Hale; Corin-James; Charles-Marten; Sylvius-Goodall; Amiens-Beard; Phebe-Miss Hippisley; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke Sen. Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, Ancient Pistol

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; King-Delane; Justice Shallow-Cibber Sen.; Prince of Wales-Mills; Duke of Lancaster-Havard; Bishop of York-Turbutt; Canterbury-Woodburn; Chief@Justice-Bridges; Hastings-Blakes; Gower-Usher; Silence-Neale; Pistol-Yates; Poins-W. Giffard; Bardolph-Ray; Scroop-Arthur; Westmorland-Winstone; Cambridge-Taswell; Gray-Dunstall; Hostess-Mrs Cross; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Duke of Lancaster Actor: Havard
Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

Cast
Role: The Petit Maitre Actor: Blakes
Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Benefit a Gentleman under misfortunes. Tickets at George's Coffee House, Temple Bar, and at the Stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-the Gentleman who lately performed it in the Haymarket [Foote]; Iago-Giffard[, 1st time; Desdemona-Mrs Giffard; Cassio-Winstone; Roderigo-Neale; Brabantio-Berry; Duke-Taswell; Lodovico-Turbutt; Montano-Woodburn; Emilia-Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Never acted there Before. Amphitheatre on stage [see 12 March]. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets and places of Mrs Clive at her house in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; or of Page at the stage door of the theatre. Last Night their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the Merchant of Venice; when the Song of Britons strike home was commanded to be sung, which was accordingly done, with the Chorus's, accompanied by Trumpets, Kettle-Drums, etc. and met with the Greatest Applause.--General Advertiser, 14 March. [The notice about Miss Edwards' first attempt means in an acting role; she was a singer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Merchant-Quin; Bassanio-Hale; Gratiano-Ryan; Shylock-Rosco; Launcelot-Chapman; Gobbo-James; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Beard; Solarino-Ridout; Salanio-Gibson; Duke-Marten; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Nerissa-Mrs Pritchard; Jessica-Miss Edwards (her 1st attempt on any stage); Portia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: MMy Faith and Truth (Favourite Duette from Samson)-Miss Edwards, Mrs Clive; Britons Strike Home-

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

Event Comment: HHallam's New Theatre. A new Droll. One to ten p.m. [Notice repeated 4, 5, 7 (with Jockey Dance by Adams, just arriv'd from Epsom), 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 (with singing Blogg) May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Captive Prince; Or, Love And Loyalty; With The Comical Humours Of Falstaff And Antient Pistol

Performance Comment: Prince-Miss Charke; Gloriana-Mrs Smith; Periander-Bowman; Gonzales-Dukes; Philotas-Edwards; Anglaura-Mrs Godwin; Falstaff-Smith; Hostess Quickly-Godwin; Justice Shallow-Adams; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Freeman; Antient Pistol-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Gonzales Actor: Dukes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sclavonian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Quin; Jaffier-Ryan; Bedamar-Hale; Priuli-Bridgwater; Duke-Rosco; Eliot-Cashell; Spinoza-Anderson; Belivdera-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Event Comment: WWilliam Hint in letter (Daily Gazetteer, 31 Oct.): Here again we find Mr Delane ill cast for the sake of casting Mr Sheridan?; Still worse, Need I say how much better this play would have been acted had Mr Delane? play'd Pierre, and Mr Garrick? Jaffier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Sheridan; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Renault-Berry; Duke-Winstone; Bedamour-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Event Comment: Play containing the distresses and death of King Henry the Sixth; the Artful acquisition of the Crown by King Richard; the cruel murder of Young King Edward the fifth and his brother in the Tower; the landing of the Earl of Richmond; and the death of King Richard in the memorable Battle of Bosworth Fieldv, being the last that was fought between the houses of York & Lancaster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Quin; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Hale; Buckingham-Cashell; Tressel-Chapman; Prince Edward-Miss Hippisley; Duke of York-Miss Morrison; Duchess of York-Mrs James; Lady Anne-Mrs Hale; Stanley-Rosco; Norfolk-Ridout; Catesby-Gibson; Tyrrel-Carr; Lord Mayor-Marten; Ratcliff-Anderson; Lieutenant-Arthur; Oxford-Bencraft; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Morrison
Event Comment: [P$Peter Promptwell writes a letter (Daily Gazetteer) commenting on William Hint's two letters. (See 13, 20, 23 Oct. He discourses on the history of the English stage, emphasizing that theatres were better directed heretofore than they are at present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; Lady Anne-Mrs Woffington; King Henry-Giffard; Buckingham-Bridges; Stanley-Winstone; King Edward V-Miss Budgell; Duke of York-Miss Wright; Tressel-Blakes; Catesby-Turbutt; Lieutenant-Ray; Ratcliff-Woodburn; Tyrrell-Simpson; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Oxford-Green; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17441103, but Duke of York-Miss Yates.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: Sig Leonardi, Siga Bettini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17441219, but Duke-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: As17441219; IV: Grand Dance, as17441217

Event Comment: The Principal characters New Dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Garrick (1st time); Iago-Macklin; Cassio-Havard; Brabantio-Berry; Roderigo-Yates; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber; Emelia-Mrs Macklin; Duke-Winstone; Lodovico-Blakes; Montano-Mozeen; Gratiano-Woodburn; Senator-Simpson; Officer-Green.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Garrick
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone