SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Thomas King Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Thomas King Esq")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Song: As17801030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: The Butterfly, as17800921

Entertainment: Monologue. After Dancing: Bucks have at ye All-Master Pulley; End afterpiece: an Epilogue-Master Benson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas ArneThomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: As17811019, but Sga Prudom in place of Mrs Wrighten; omitted: Miss Phillips, Miss Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas ArneThomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Song: As17811022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas ArneThomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: As17811022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas ArneThomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Song: As17811022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas ArneThomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Song: As17811022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas ArneThomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Song: As17811022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas ArneThomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17811019, but omitted: Henry [and thereafter]

Song: As17811022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas ArneThomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Song: As17811022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: As17821230

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End of mainpiece The Humours of Newmarket by Harris, Ratchford, Byrne, Miss Byrne, Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Tally bo!, as17830516; End of Act IV Kate of Aberdeen by Master Bartheiemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Henderson
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Kemble
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Kemble
Role: King Philip Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17831204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Kemble
Role: King Philip Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Friar Bacon

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Staunton as King John, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes L'Estrange.] Receipts: #223 13s. (211/18; 11/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Performance Comment: As17841020, 1783 but King John-L'Estrange [of CG] .of CG] .
Cast
Role: 83 but King John Actor: L'Estrange

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Holman
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

Event Comment: Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook, at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 14 Nov.]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. In drinking health to the King at the supper table in the farce, Baddeley introduced very appositely an allusion to his Majesty's late fortunate escape [on 2 Aug., when Margaret Nicholson attempted to assassinate him], which was received with three plaudits" (London Chronicle, 19 Sept.). Receipts: #260 13s. (224.2; 36.6; 0.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Snake-Wrighten; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Charles-Smith; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Inchbald of cg; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Song: III: Song-Williames [This was sung, as here assigned,in all subsequent performances, except on 19 Jan. 1787, q.v.]

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill assigns Sir Harry's Servant to Dodd, but "King [asked that] Dodd, on account of illness, be released from his part in the farce. Whitfield was in consequence Sir Harry " (World, 24 Sept.).] Receipts: #185 12s. (133.18.0; 50.6.6; 1.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King; Sparkish (with a song)-Dodd; Belville-Bannister Jun.; Countryman-Jones; William-Alfred; Servant-Spencer; Harcourt-Barrymore; Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Alithea-Mrs Ward; The Country Girl-Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Bannister Jun.; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Whitfield; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Coachman-Alfred; Kingston-Lyons; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Kingston Actor: Lyons

Dance: In afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior