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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Charles Grey Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Charles Grey Esq")') 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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4139 results for: Keyword - Charles Grey Esq.

We found 2413 matches on Author, 1287 matches on Performance Comments, 601 matches on Event Comments, 107 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2801
16 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq</a>. Afterpiece: Altered from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

2802
23 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq</a>

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: III: Dance of Moors-Muilment

2803
07 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq</a>

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

2804
18 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 27 Nov. Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq</a>

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: Le Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland

2805
19 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire, Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq</a>. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Music: III: As17390117

Dance: V: Grand Dance of Moors, as17390117

2806
23 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Hughes, Esq</a>

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked; or, An Old Man Taught Wisdom

2807
24 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq</a>

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

2808
07 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sedgwicke, Merchant of London. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq</a>

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: Ethiopian Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

2809
29 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast

Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Miss Oates

2810
14 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh, and Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Not perform'd these Ten Years

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Dance: V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End Afterpiece: A new English Ballet; or, Country Dance-Mr Buskin, the Justice

2811
03 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

2812
06 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq</a>

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

2813
08 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

2814
24 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh, and Colley Cibber Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

2815
03 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh and Colley Cibber Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: SSerious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; A new dance (by Command) Between a Sailor and his Mistress to the tune of To Arms-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

Ballet: The Reprizal. As17391015

2816
07 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Short. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Alter'd from Hob; or, The Country Wake. [Tickets at Short's House, Little Ormond Street, near Bedford-Row, Holborn.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast

Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: I: Genius of England-Salway; III: Roberts

Dance: II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: A preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge; followed by Handel's Water Musick-

2817
12 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Crosse. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder

Song: IV: The Genius of England-Salway

2818
20 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat. Tickets for Gordon and Haughton taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works

Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17391204

2819
08 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit a Person under Misfortunes. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet-Laureat