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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Cobston"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Cobston")') 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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12306 results for: Keyword - William Cobston
We found 10794 matches on Author, 1664 matches on Performance Comments, 434 matches on Event Comments, 51 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5951
05 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: A Comic Dance-Granier, Mrs Granier. *uôÖcg Lady Pentweazle Scene. Lady Pentweazle-Hartry, 1st appearance on the stage; Carmine-Davis

Entertainment: EEpilogue to the Minor-Davis

5952
06 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: II: The Italian Gardiners, as17601203; End: Louvre and Minuet-Froment, a Young Lady (one of his Scholars)

Music: End Farce: by particular Desire, a solo on the Little Violin-Froment

5953
06 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: The Chaplet Author(s): William Boyce

Song: II: A Song-Roberts, accompanied on a Welch Harp by Evans; IV: A Piece on the Welch Harp-Evans

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

5954
08 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Song: The Mimic Comic Opera Song-Mrs Clive By Particular Desire, and for the last time this season

5955
11 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: The Chaplet Author(s): William Boyce

Song: I: Sing All Ye Muses (set by Purcell)-Kear, Champness; II, IV: Singing-Fawcett

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Sicilian Usurper Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Richard II Author(s): William Shakespeare

5956
12 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: The Chaplet Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

5957
20 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

5958
21 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

5959
23 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

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

5960
25 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

5961
26 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

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

5962
27 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

Dance: HHornpipe-a Sailor from the Royal Sovereign as17610525

5963
28 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Related Works
Related Work: The History of King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

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

5964
29 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Entertainment: M$Mr Foote's Epilogue to the Minor-Master Summers, a child 4 years old

5965
04 June 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Entertainment: F$Foote'sEpilogue to the Minor, as17610529

5966
23 June 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Song: Between Acts: a Gentleman (who never appeared upon any Stage before)

Dance: HHornpipe-Mrs Blake(, from the theatre in Dublin)

5967
08 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

5968
16 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Related Works
Related Work: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars Author(s): William Bates
Related Work: The Jovial Crew Author(s): William BatesWilliam YongeWilliam Concanen

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

5969
18 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, The Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: The Chaplet Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: Sg and Sga Maranesi

5970
21 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

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

5971
21 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: Grand Comic Ballet, call'd The Hungarian Gambols; or a Provincial Rendezvous. Crosaques-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Leoni; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Marianne; Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Miles, Hussey, Mrs Viviez, Miss Twist, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw. With Proper Habits and Decorations

5972
23 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

5973
25 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: I: A New Dutch Comic Dance-Vincent (his first appearance on the English stage), Miss Baker; III: The Camp Alarm'd-Vincent

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

5974
25 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

5975
26 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: I: New Dutch Comic Dance, as17610925; III: The Camp Alarm'd-Vincent [Miss Baker]