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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the king"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the king")') 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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9969 results for: Keyword - the king
We found 10005 matches on Roles/Actors, 2634 matches on Performance Title, 2610 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, and 23 matches on Author.

7601
13 August 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Dance: As17060810

7602
30 October 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

7603
06 March 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

7604
22 November 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted there these Five Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Music: With the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, others

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Evans, others

7605
04 December 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Music: Original Musick, as17071122, but Laurence

7606
10 January 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The Union of the Companies occurred after this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Song: As17080109

Dance: Miss Santlow, others

7607
14 February 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

7608
22 March 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets for Sir Fopling Flutter taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

7609
21 October 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

7610
23 October 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

7611
09 April 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

7612
27 April 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Husband and Mrs Willis. [Hogan, p. 246, identifies the gentlewoman as Miss Willis.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

7613
20 June 1709 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Written by the famous Mr Lee, Author of Alexander the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

7614
14 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Powell. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

7615
04 February 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

7616
16 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Prince. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

7617
03 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Dance: LeSac, others

7618
31 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Afterpiece Title: The Falling Out of Lovers is the Renewing of Love

Entertainment: To be announced in the Great Bills

7619
30 November 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

7620
11 April 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Cuthbert and Smith. For the Entertainment of several Foreign Ministers. Tickets 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; Particularly several select Entertainments out of the following English Operas: The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, The Indian Queen, Dioclesian, with the Masque in Timon of Athens; all by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-

7621
28 April 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

7622
18 May 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Husband. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets given out for The Rover taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

7623
02 August 1711 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Husband. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

7624
16 August 1711 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Note, The Tide serves to return to London as soon as the Play is done. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

7625
06 September 1711 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters