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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Will Richards"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Will Richards")') 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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4117 results for: Keyword - Will Richards
We found 2031 matches on Author, 1812 matches on Roles/Actors, 696 matches on Performance Title, 668 matches on Performance Comments, and 470 matches on Event Comments.

2026
06 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: The Shepherd's Holiday-Miss Baker from Dublin, Giorgi; End: A Pantomime Dance, The Italian Gardiner-Sg Grimaldi, Miss Baker

2027
08 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: Pantomime Dance,% The Swiss-Grimaldi, Settree, Mrs Vernon

2028
08 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Song: Lowe

2029
03 January 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

2030
03 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

2031
08 February 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

2032
11 February 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: The last new Pantomime Dance call'd The Cow Keepers-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Mrs Preston

2033
12 February 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

2034
18 February 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

2035
15 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

2036
17 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: WWhen Gentle Parthenissa-Lowe

Music: Several pieces on the Harp, particularly the favourite Irish Ballad Ellen@a@Roon, with variations, -Evans

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17591102; The Plowman, as17591121

2037
18 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Tickets delviered out for The Way to Keep Him and Catherine and Petruchio will be taken. Mainpiece At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Part of Pit will be railed into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Cast
Role: William Actor: King

2038
22 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. By Desire. Tickets for Romeo and Juliet will be taken. Receipts: #69 in cash, plus #203 15s. from tickets (Boxes 380; Pit 563; Gallery 243). Total #272 15s. Charges #64 5s. Paid Kemp #6 8s.; Paid Meares 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Song: Miss Brent

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

2039
21 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Brent, in Which she will introduce Ah se un cor barbaro, a favourite song in Demetrio.

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Knife Grinders, as17600417

2040
24 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Dance: A New Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

2041
26 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Cast
Role: William Actor: King

2042
02 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Hardy-Ridout; Brumpton-Anderson; Campley-Dyer; Puzzle-Marten; Tom-Costollo; Cabinet-Davis; Clump-Gibbs; Seagger-Barrington; Tatter-Buck; Rag-Bennet; Bumpkin-R. Smith; Matchlock-Redman; Kate-Wignell; Fardingale-Mrs Green; Mademoiselle-Mrs Mullart; Trusty-Gibson; Sable-Collins; Trim-Shuter, In which will be introduc'd The Cries of London, with additions; Lady Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Barrington; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Trim Actor: Shuter, In which will be introduc'd The Cries of London, with additions

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: The Taming of the Shrew Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: II: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318 End: The Knife Grinders, as17600417

2043
05 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Packer and Champnes. Tickets delivered out for The Squire of Alsatia and The Lady's Last Stake will be taken. No Building on Stage. Full prices. [Rich's Register lists The Lady's Last Stake as mainpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: III: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

2044
09 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: The Fingalian Dance, as17591102; End: The Threshers, as17591005

2045
27 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: II: The last new Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Giorgi

2046
29 November 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

2047
30 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Related Works
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett

Song: II: Lowe

2048
14 February 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

2049
11 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Master Leoni. That there may be no Interruption in the Scenery or Machinery, there will be no Building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Related Works
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett

2050
25 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Actors only: Irishman-Moody; Frenchman-Blakes; Scotchman-Foote; Capt Le Brush-King; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-Austin; Frankly-Baddeley; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Castle; Trickit-Fox; Maria-Miss Reed; Prologue-. Lady Wrinkle and Mrs Snarewell-not permitted to be played ($Genest, IV, 612).
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman