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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Cordal Powel"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Cordal Powel")') 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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847 results for: Keyword - Cordal Powel
We found 547 matches on Performance Comments, 364 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

826
25 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Thanksgiving for ye Peace-a Jubilee at Renalaugh (Cross). Being the last time of performing the play [Merope] this season. It is oblig'd to be deferr'd till next season on account of the Benefits. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Dance: As17490422

827
26 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Pritchard. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire, and the last time of performing it. Tickets and places to be had of Pritchard at his House in Duke's, late Earl's Court, Bow Street, Covent Garden, and of Hobson at the stage Door. Ladies are Desired to send their Servants by three o'clock. Receipts: #200 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat; The Anatomist

828
28 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Winstone, King, and Palmer. Tickets and places of Hobson at the stage Door. Receipts: #130 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: TheSavoyards, as17480920; Hornpipe-the Child, as17490407

829
29 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Cross and Burton. Last time of acting Mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: A farce of my own, call'd the Henpeck'd Captain; or, the Humours of the Militia--damn'd before half over (Cross). [Afterpiece never printed. The Larpent MS lists the following characters: Capt. Teazable, Clermont, Mons Durtete, Brigadier? Sersnet, Capt? Druget, Col? Damask, Capt? Citern, Capt? Oldport, Capt? Patty@pan, Lt? Suet Pestle, Muster Master, Serjeant, Monsieur, Mrs Teazable, Angellica, Gusset. The men are all reserve officers in the Militia who parade occasionally in fine uniforms. See note, 1 May about publication.] Receipts: #139 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Henpeck'd Captain

Song: George Burton 1st appearance on that stage

830
01 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Simpson, Raftor, Usher. Tickets and places of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #180 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel). [This month, the Gentleman's Magazine Register of Books listed as published Remarks on Three Plays of B. Johnson, viz: The Fox, Silent Woman, and Alchymist, by James Upton.] This week will be published The Hen Peck'd Captain,...as it was intended to be acted...on Saturday last. Taken from The Campaigners; or, the pleasant Adventures at Brussels with a Preface by R. Cross, prompter (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

831
02 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Shawford, Dickinson, and Jones. Receipts: #170 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Master Shawford; V: The Periot's Dance-Master Shawford, Master Morrison

832
05 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrisford, Pritchard, Atkinson and Goodwin. Receipts: #100 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: Hornpipe-the little Swiss

833
06 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #180 (Cross); #176 14s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Cooke, Madem Auretti

834
08 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ray, George Burton, Mrs Pitt. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. [See 16 May 1744.] Tickets and places to be had of Hobson at the stage door. N.B. Tickets sold by the Orange@women at the doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Anatomist

Music: Between the acts: Flute-the Child

Dance: Between the acts: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: Between the acts: George Burton

835
09 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Marr, Gray, Champness, and Harrison. Tickets and places of Hobson at the stage door. N.B. Tickets sold by the Orange@women at the doors will not be taken. Receipts. #148 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: HHornpipe-Harrison

Ballet: DDrunken Peasant. Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford

Music: Concerto on the Flute-the Child, as17480917

836
10 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross); #152 15s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

837
11 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunbar, Warner, Tomlinson, Mrs L'font. Tickets deliver'd out for A New Way to Pay Old Debts will be taken. Receipts: #110 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: HHornpipe-the Little Swiss; IV: Savoyards, as17480920

Music: Piece on Flute-the Child

838
12 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hobson. Tickets of him at the stage Door. Tomorrow, By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Merope. Receipts: #189 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: Savoyards, as17480920

Music: IV: Piece on Flute-the Child

839
13 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #100 (Cross); #76 4s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Dance: Cook, Anne Auretti

840
16 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Foley (Lobby Door Keeper), Saunders (Stage-Door Keeper), and Bride. Receipts: #100 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: II: A Piece on the Flute-the Child

841
28 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Holland. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. House Charges #67 1s. 6d. [Profit to Holland #201 8s. 6d.] Tragedy (never performed) written in the manner of Shakespeare [by Joseph Reed]. Rec'd stopages 16s. 6d. Paid salary list #294 2s. 8d.; Chorus singers 1 night #2 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #268 10s. (Treasurer's Book). To see Dido, a Tragedy in Shakespere's style, performed for the first time, with Daphne and Amintor. This piece is the production of a Ropemaker of Chadwick, and being refused by the managers, was given to Holland to be played for his benefit. It went off with considerable applause and is by desire to be performed again. Powel and Yates were good in Aeneas and Dido. Holland played Narbel, Havard Bilias, and Bensley Anchises. We had a prologue spoken by King and an Epilogue spoken by Mrs Abington. Before the play began, by the light of my wax taper read No. 1564 of the London Chronicle, in which was Night' a pretty good ode (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido

Performance Comment: Parts-Holland, Powell, Havard, Bensley, Bransby, Strange, A Young Gentlewoman, Mrs Lee, Mrs Yates, Packer, Aickin, Fawcett; Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Abington Aeneas-Powell; Cephales-Bensley; Gyas-Bransby; Sagertus-Fox; Norbal-Holland; Bilius-Havard; Adoam-Strange; Dido-Mrs Yates; Anna-Mrs Lee; Barce-Miss Simson (Winston MS 9, from Burney's News Cuttings).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Powell, Havard, Bensley, Bransby, Strange, A Young Gentlewoman, Mrs Lee, Mrs Yates, Packer, Aickin, Fawcett
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Abington Aeneas-Powell
Role: Mrs Abington Aeneas Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

842
07 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Harwood, Thompson & Miss Wright [who had 1st appeared as a singer in the oratorios, 19 Feb.]. Public Advertiser, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Harwood at Mrs Powel's, New Nelson-street; of Thompson, No.7, Great Marlborough-street; of Miss Wright, No. 136, Drury-lane. Receipts: #267 4s. (69.5.0; 19.2.6; 0.6.6; tickets: 178.10.0) (charge: #105). The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: As17790503

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister Jun

843
11 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Harley; Bastard-Macready; Gloster-Hull; Kent-Aickin; Albany-Davies; Cornwall-Evatt; Physician-Rock [Public Advertiser: Powel]; Gentleman Usher-Bernard; Edgar-Holman; Regan-Mrs Bernard; Goneril-Mrs Platt; Arante-Miss Rowson; Cordelia-Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

844
22 February 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Afterpiece Title: THE DEAF LOVER

Performance Comment: Meadows-Munden; Groom-Blanchard; Canteen- Bernard; Young Wrongward-Macready; Old Wrongward Powel; John-Thompson; Sternhold-Rees; James-Farley II Sophia-Miss Chapman; Maid-Mrs Watts; Betsey Blossom-Mrs Martyr .

845
22 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performance Comment: As17940424, but omitted: Cubitt, Powel .

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF MEAUX

Cast
Role: Mr Sterling Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: THE SPEECHLESS WIFE

846
16 June 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Frolics of an Hour

Performance Comment: Characters by Munden, Haymes, Burton, Townsend, Mrs Davenport, Miss Cornelys. [Cast from text (Minerva Press, 1795): Sir Robert Race-Munden [in text: Powel]; Bob Spanker-Haymes; Thomas-Burton; Lieutenant William Easy-Townsend; Lady Brilliant-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Cornelys.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus

Song: In the course of the EveningOld Towler-Incledon

Entertainment: In the course of the Performances: Imitations of the principal Performers of both Theatres-Townsend

847
23 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17970509, but Inkle-Bowden; Yarico (for that night only)-Mrs Powell (of dl; 1st appearance in that character). 1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Yarico Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Medium Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Diamond Cut Diamond; or, Venetian Revels

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Incledon, Knight, [Fawcett, Powel, Simmons, Curties, [Munden, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr; [Partial cast from musical score (A. Bland & Weller [1797]): Martino-Incledon; Durazzo-Fawcett; Doctor Vivaldo-Munden; Adriana-Mrs Mountain; Julia-Mrs Clendining; Rosa-Mrs Martyr; [Larpent MS lists the other parts: Claudio-; Uberto-; Lento-; Pieto-.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: M'Huckaback Actor: Powel
Role: Trusty Actor: Powel

Song: In: Ma chere Amie-Incledon; End Act I 2nd piece: to conclude with a Grand Serenade-, by Moonlight, on the Water, representing a View in the Bay of Venice, with distant Illuminations; A Madrigal-Incledon, Gray, Linton, which is echoed from various Gondolas, as they pass and repass, sounding their Oars to the Time of the Singers; The Storm-Incledon