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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Abraham Cowleys"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Abraham Cowleys")') 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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324 results for: Keyword - Abraham Cowleys
We found 278 matches on Author, 46 matches on Event Comments, 18 matches on Performance Comments, 2 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
01 August 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. Written by the late Mr Abraham Cowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian; Or, The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley

2
16 December 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley

3
05 October 1702 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian; Or, The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley

4
17 December 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley

5
18 December 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley

6
19 December 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley

7
20 December 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley

8
21 December 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley

9
10 February 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Ballad-Opera. [By Abraham Langford. Airs set by Stanley.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Related Works
Related Work: The Lover His Own Rival Author(s): Abraham Langford

Dance: In V: Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, &c

10
05 April 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Afterpiece: A Ballad Opera (never perform'd there) by Abraham Langford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Related Works
Related Work: The Lover His Own Rival Author(s): Abraham Langford

Song: New Cantata call'dThe Court of Comus set by Worgan-Lowe

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216

11
19 February 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Hamlet [announced on playbill of 18 Feb.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Abraham Portal. Larpent MS 445; not published]: The Overture and Music [by Thomas Linley Jun.] entirely new. With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Words of the Songs, Chorusses, &c. to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 19 Feb. 1778: This Day at Three will be published the Songs in The Cady of Bagdad (6d.). Receipts: #180 0s. 6d. (130.9.0; 49.7.6; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Cady of Bagdad

Related Works
Related Work: The Cady of Bagdad Author(s): Abraham Portal

Dance: In II: Masquerade Scene Dancing-Blurton, Henry; End III: The Provincalle, as17780128

Song: Masquerade Scene As17771031

12
30 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: House Pacini's Night Bought by the Managers (Hopkins Diary). The last time of performing till Easter. Paid salary #416 4s. 4d.; Mr Smith for Abrams [sic] the Jew #21; Miss Abrahams [sic] #10 10s. Receipts: #262 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

13
22 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

14
25 February 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

15
15 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: May Day

16
31 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina, Countess Raimond

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

17
04 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The School of Eloquence

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

18
24 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World As It Goes; Or, A Party At Montpelier

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

19
24 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Second Thoughts Are Best

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: As17801107

20
06 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

21
19 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Song: Between the Acts and after the mainpiece, by Price, Miss Phillips, Mrs Clarke

22
25 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Grey-beards; Or, The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: In afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir

Song: III: song (in character)-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

23
31 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fate Of Sparta; Or, The Rival Kings

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

24
03 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Day In Turkey; Or, The Russian Slaves

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

25
06 December 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town Before You

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey