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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Tho Wood"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Tho Wood")') 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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576 results for: Keyword - Tho. Wood
We found 255 matches on Event Comments, 170 matches on Performance Title, 168 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

26
15 August 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Thirty Years. Written by the late Mr Wycherley, Author of the Plain Dealer, and the Country Wife

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Wood; Or, St

Related Works
Related Work: St Helena; or, The Isle of Love Author(s): Edward Thompson
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Related Work: Tarugo's Wiles; or, The Coffee House Author(s): Sir Thomas St. Serfe
Related Work: Britain's Brave Tars!!; or, All for St. Paul's Author(s): Thomas Attwood

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19 August 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Wycherley, Author of the Plain Dealer and the Country Wife

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Wood

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22 August 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: bonduca And the Stage Coach Advertised In daily Courant, But Love In A Wood Listed In rich's Register

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21 October 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. N.B. For the better Information of those who do not thoroughly understand the Italian Language, a Book with the Argument and Explanations in English, of what is transacted in every Scenes, may be had...at the usual Places in the Opera-House. Price 6d. [The King, Prince, and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Island Of Arcadia; Or, The Magician Doctor, With Harlequin King Of The Woods; Flights, Decorations And Transformations Of Harlequin, Cupid, Pantalon, Venus, And Brighella, Jupiter, And The Sacrifice Of Harlequin

Dance: Furies, Nymphs, Shepherds, Statues-; , the latter performing the Labours of Hercules-Statues , after the Manner of the Venetian Gondaliers at Venice: The whole full of Variety

Related Works
Related Work: The Wavering Nymph; or, Mad Amyntas Author(s): Thomas Randolph
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

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22 August 1727 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West: Giving An Account How They Had Two Daughters, One Of Which They Fondly Lov'd, And The Other They Could Not Endure; So By Their Barbarity She Was Forced To Leave Her Father's House And Seek Her Fortune: With The Comical Humours Of Trusty, Her Father's Man, That Was Sent In Pursuit After Her, Who, In His Travels, Met With Three Witches That Hoisted Him Upon A Distaff, And Sent Him Flying Home Over The Houses

Dance: DDance-Wild Cats of the Woods

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24 August 1748 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

Performance Comment: Sir Adam Wealthy-Brassey; Lord Gorthy-Mackarnea; Sir John Lovewell-George; First Witch-Allen; Second Witch-Phenix; Third Witch-Sturgess; Fair Maid of the West-Mrs Daniel; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Ingall; Lady Worthy-Mrs Field; Lady Betty-Mrs Hickson; Trusty-Warner; Coachman-Harrison; Gardener-Thompson; Butler-Willson; Lucy-Mrs Peters; Gillion-Mrs Pile; Scullion-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Gardener Actor: Thompson

Dance: The original Dance-Three Wild Cats of the Wood; Between the Acts: Dancing-Adams, Mrs Ogden

Music: A Good Band of Musick

32
07 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West

Performance Comment: Sir Adam Wealthy-Phenix; Lord Worthy-Cuthbert; Sir John Lovewell-Cunningham; First Witch-Allen; Second Witch-Adams; Third Witch-Sturgess; Fair Maid of the West-Mrs Daniel; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Ingall; Lady Worthy-Mrs Field; Lady Betty-Mrs Hickson; Trusty-Warner; Coachman-Harrison; Gardener-Thompson; Butler-Mason; Lucy-Mrs Peters; Gillion-Mrs Pile; The Scullion-Miss Jones. See17480824, bf.
Cast
Role: Gardener Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Maid of the West Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: The Northern Inn; or, The Days of Good Queen Bess Author(s): Thomas Heywood

Song: SSailor's Song-Cunningham

Dance: The Three Wild Cats of the Woods; Hornpipe-Adams; The Black Joke-Smith, Mrs Bullock

33
03 May 1749 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

Dance: Three Wild Cats of the Woods

34
16 November 1752 @ New Wells, Lemon Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Devil in a Wood; or Harlequin Skeleton

35
08 August 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Dutchman, as17650719

Song: II, IV: The British Fair, Through the Wood, Laddie-a young Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical History of Don Quixote, Part II Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Entertainment: CComic Post Haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Shuter; followed by Dance The English Sailor at Marseilles-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street

36
21 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Song: I: By Particular Desire, Thro' the Wood Laddie-; III: The Lark's Shrill Notes-Mrs Vincent

Dance: V: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

37
07 September 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: Her confusion was so great, that seeing her gave me pain. On this occasion Foote gave us a stroke of humour; When the Blackamoor Lady had retired, he asked Snarl what character he thought she should play first. Snarl said in Imoinda. Foote replied "Don't you think Callista would do better? for it would have a good effect in the Bills--The Fair Penitent by a Black Lady.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: SSerious Dance-; The Gallant Peasant, as17670904

Entertainment: By Desire, Occasional Prologue on opening the Theatre-Mr Foote; in which will be introduced Through the Wood Laddie-the real Blackamoor Lady (Neville)

38
24 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson
Role: Bouquet Actor: Wood

Dance: End III: The Country Wake-; End IV: The Italian Peasants, as17800530

Song: End: the following Catches: Suppose we sing a Catch, Soldier take off thy Wine, Poor Thomas Day-Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Wood, Edwin

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

39
31 May 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Prologue by George Colman, the elder (Colman, Prose, 10,239).] Afterpiece: Written by the Author of The Son-in-Law [John O'Keeffe]. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Rice at the Theatre. [No playbill this season lists the various prices of admission; they were probably, as usual: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s.] The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout season]. On 24 May Colman inserted the following in Public Advertiser: The Theatre Royal in the Haymarket will open next Saturday. In order to avoid unnecessary' Repetitions during the Season, the Public are desired, once for all, to take Notice that every Performance at this Theatre will be exhibited to most brilliant, crouded and OVERFLOWING audiences; and received with loud and universal Bursts of most UNBOUNDED and UNCOMMON Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Gaudrey (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance on that stage), Wood, Massey, Egan, Stevens, Painter, Ledger, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wells, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from Songs (T. Cadell, 1782): Compton-Bannister; Sir Felix Friendly-Gaudrey; Eugene-Wood; Chicane-Massey; John-Egan; Thomas-Stevens; Stump-Painter; Cuddcn-Ledger; Lingo-Edwin; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Webb; Cowslip-Mrs Wells; Fringe-Mrs Poussin; Laura-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Eugene Actor: Wood
Role: Thomas Actor: Stevens

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Dance by Mr and Miss Byrn

Song: In Act III of mainpiece [Sing] Old Rose and burn the Bellows, and 'Twas you Sir, 'Twas you Sir, both by Bannister, Wood, Burton, Brett, &c

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

40
25 July 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Wood

Dance: In 2nd piece: the Dances (under direction of D'Egville,)-Whitmell, Keys, George D'Egville, Lewis D'Egville, Master Whitmell, Master Chatterley, Master Menage, Master Webb, Mrs Haskey, Miss DeCamp, Miss E. Menage, Miss F?. D'Egville, Miss Jacobs, Miss Haskey, Miss Standen, Miss Menage

41
26 July 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Wood

Dance: As17920725

42
28 July 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Wood

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Dance: As17920725

43
01 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Wood

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Dance: As17920725

44
04 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Wood

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Barrett.

Dance: As17920725

45
07 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Wood

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Dance: As17920725

46
01 October 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; DO 2, by Thomas Morton]: The Music, with a new Overture, by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Barrymore; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-Suett; Captain Harcourt-Caulfield; Vane-Benson; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Bannister Jun.; Bridget-Mrs Gibbs; Miss Mortimer-Miss Heard; Warner-Mrs Hale; Cecilia-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Woodville Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

47
02 October 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

48
03 October 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All The World's A Stage

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

49
04 October 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

50
05 October 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton