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

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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Mossop

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Dance: TThe Italian Peasants, as17571004

Event Comment: MMr Woodward was taken ill, & Mr Yates his part of Lucio, & Mr Rooker did the Harl: (all well) a Disturbance was design'd by the officers occasion'd by a new Scene (which no Effect) about a Captain being in Leading strings, but we left it out & all was Quiet (Cross). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Mossop

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: As17571029, but Harlequin-Rooker; others-Beard.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Beard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

Event Comment: Receipts: #98 3s. 6d. Paid Barry his one third of surplus above the #80 allow'd for charges: #6 1s. 2d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17571116, but Othello-Barry; Desdemona-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Barry
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: TheLover His Own Rival

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013

Event Comment: On Monday will be reviv'd a Tragedy (not acted these 10 years) call'd Mariamne. Receipts: #37 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Sr Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Cast
Role: McRuthen Actor: Shuter

Dance: As17571217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Barry
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Afterpiece: By MacNamara Morgan. Receipts: #133 14s. 6d. plus Tickets #163 3s. (boxes 479; pit 230; gallery 89). Charges #63. Total value of House: #296 17s. 6d. Profit to Barry #233 17s. 6d. Paid Samuel Wale for painting figures Boys & other decorations in a scene designed by Servandoni #5 5s. Paid Matthew Pearce, Bricklayer, #230, on account of the New Building. Paid Thomas Pervil for sundry cloaths as specified below, #112, 17s.: A Bloom Colored Brocade coat & Breeches with silver flowers & a Gold & Silver Brocaded Waistcoat & Coffs, #8; A Pompador Velvet Coat, Waistcoat & 2 pr. Breeches shot with silver, #11 11s.; A Blue cut and uncut Velvet Suit, Flower'd and Gold Ground, #10 10s.; A Dove colored Brocade Coat & Breeches, Gold & Flowers & a Gold & Silver Brocade waistcoat & Cuffs, #10 10s.; A Blue & Silver Brocade Coat & Breeches & Silver Brocade waistcoat & Cuffs, #10; a light color'd coat & Breeches & a blue silk waistcoat with gold lace, #14; A copper color'd velvet coat & breeches, and yellow waistcoat, embroider'd with gold, #20; A blue velvet suit, plain, #4 10s.; A crimson velvet Roab Surcoat, belt sword & Bonnet worn by a Peer in Parliament, & a Green velvet Roab, purple velvet surcoat & hood-a Knight of the Thistle's dress, #17 16s.; a plain crimson velvet suit, #6 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; or, Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Barry; Polixenes-Ridout; Alcon-Sparks; Camillo-Redman; Clown-Costollo; Autolicus (The Ballad-Singing Pedlar)-Shuter; Dorcas-Miss Mullart; Mopsa-Miss Helm; Perdita-Mrs Bellamy; Singing Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Baker, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; With a New Dabce , adapted to the Comedy,-Gallini; Music by Arne-; Epilogue in Character-Shuter.
Related Works
Related Work: The Sheep-Shearing Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Event Comment: For the Use of the Marine Society, Towards Clothing Men and Boys for Sea. Receipts: #80 12s. 6d. Charges: #84. Deficit to Marine Society, #3 7s. 6d., covered by income from tickets, #56 10s. (boxes 186; pit 28; gallery 58) (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Barry
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217; Fingalian Dance, as17571013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Event Comment: Tickets for 8. For Miss Barton, Mrs Bradshaw, Mozeen, Miss Minors, Mrs Miller. Tickets deliver'd by Rainton, for The Inconstant, and those that could not be admitted on Thursday last to The Conscious Lovers will be taken. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Mossop

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Mossop

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Dance: IV:A Spanish Dance, as17581014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: TThe Swiss, as17581102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Mossop

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: The Farce dislik'd (Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #169 18s. 6d. (Winston MS 8). [See review of the reception and circumstances of publication in Gentleman's Magazine (p. 37), which presents Hill in no good light. See also review of A Letter to the Honourable Author of the Rout (idem.) with its charges against Garrick.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Rout

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: TThe Provok'd Wife was in the Bills for this Night, but Mr Garrick finding himself ill in ye Morning Fresh bills for Ye Mercht were posted at one o'Clock-two or three hiss'd when the play began, but Mr Havard told 'em ye reason of the Change & all was over (Cross). Receipts: #185 15s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Song: IV: Miss Young

Dance: III: The German Hunters, as17580916

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Ross
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales (playbill). Prince of Wales & 9 More (Cross). [The provoked Wife had been given out as By Desire.] Receipts: #200 (Cross); #174 18s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: The German Hunters, as17580916

Song: IV: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Mossop

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Sr Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: Comic Dance call'd The% Italian Peasants-Giorgi, Sga Lucchi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17590206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Simpson

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: II: A Bacchanalian Song-Beard; V: The new Dialogue of Jenny and Kate-Beard, Miss Young