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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Dighton"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Dighton")') 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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87 results for: Keyword - Dighton
We found 87 matches on Roles/Actors, 40 matches on Performance Comments, 3 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

76
11 April 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Buckram Actor: Dighton

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

77
16 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Dighton Actor: Wright

Song: As17430413

Music: III: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

78
03 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Dighton Actor: Wright

Song: As17430413

Dance: III: La Florana, as17430408

79
29 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Dighton Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17561217

80
01 February 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Dighton Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Dance: As17561023

81
08 February 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Dighton Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Dance: Granier, Leppie, Mrs Granier

82
10 February 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Dighton Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Dance: As17561023

83
13 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Dighton Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; or, Florizel and Perdita

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

84
13 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End I: Hornpipe-Miss Rogers (2nd appearance on any stage see18000611); In course Evening: by Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus, a new Anacreontic Pantomimical Ballet, composed by Byrne, The Animated Statue Principal Characters-Byrne, Mrs Byrne, Platt, Mrs Watts, the three Miss Adams', Master Byrne

Song: End: Laughing Song-Dighton

Entertainment: After Singing: Imitations-Rees (positively his last appearance on any stage)

85
06 December 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Cibber; Henry VI-Wilks; Buckingham-Mills; Queen-Mrs Porter. Edition of 1718 adds: Prince Edward-$Norris Jr; Duke of York-$Miss Lindar; Richmond-$Ryan; Norfolk-$Boman Sr; Ratcliff-$Oates; Catesby-$Diggs; Tressel-$W. Wilks; Oxford-$Boman Jr; Lieutenant-$Quin; Blunt-$Wright; Lord Mayor-$Miller; Tyrrel-$Weller; Forrest-$Wilson; Dighton-$Higginson; Lady Anne-$Mrs Horton; Duchess of York-$Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Dighton Actor: Higginson

86
24 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bishop, Dighton, Pattendon, Miss Naylor, Marr. Pattenden's tickets at his house in Throgmorton St., near the Royal Exchange

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: TThe Welshman's Triumph; or, the Death of the Wild Goat-the Son and Daughter of David and Winifred apShenkin

87
24 March 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Peterson, Mr and Mrs Dunstall. Tickets deliver'd out for Dighton, Pattendon, Bulkely, and Ravenscroft will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Song: Mrs Dunstall