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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Boy"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Boy")') 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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1780 results for: Keyword - Boy
We found 1488 matches on Roles/Actors, 330 matches on Performance Title, 312 matches on Performance Comments, 180 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1251
08 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Jaques de Boys Actor: Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron; or, The Widow's Tears

Song: I: The Sycamore Shade-Mrs Wrighten; IV: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: End: A Minuet, Louvre-Noverre, Miss Rogers, his scholar

1252
04 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Cast
Role: Bully Boy Actor: Keen

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: V: The entertainment A Picture of the Playhouse or Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer

1253
06 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Cast
Role: Bully Boy Actor: Keen

Song: II: A Song-Mrs Scott; V: The Favourite Song of Mad Bess, composed by Purcell-Mrs Scott

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-A Child seven years old, a scholar of Sg Tassoni, her 1st appearance

1254
20 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Cast
Role: Bully Boy Actor: Keen

Song: V: A Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage

1255
24 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1256
26 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid supers and Kettle drums 3 nights in Alexander (this night incl.) #19 7s.; Two extra hautboys in the Rehearsal, 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [N.D. at 5s. per night for the kettle drums and 2s. 6d. for each super, it would appear that each performance of Alexander required 5 supers.] Receipts: #213 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1257
27 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1258
28 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1259
31 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1260
02 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1261
05 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023 (playbill)

1262
11 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

1263
13 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17720922

1264
14 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1265
21 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023; II: Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, Scholars of Daigville

1266
05 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1267
12 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1268
27 January 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1269
11 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1270
15 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1271
22 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17720922; End Act I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1272
19 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Jaques de Boys Actor: Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

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

Dance: I: A Dance-Daigville's scholars

Entertainment: End: (First time) an Address to the Town-Miss P. Hopkins

1273
29 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Tickets deliver'd for 22 March will be taken. Part of Pit laid into boxes. House charges #65 9s. Profit to Barry #187 15s. 6d. Paid 2 extra Hautboys in Rehearsal 10s. Receipts: #253 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17730325 End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17721023

1274
22 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Monologue: 1773 5 22 Between Play and Farce: A Favourite Musical Interlude, The Recruiting Serjeant. As 13 May

1275
27 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Tall Boy Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Comus