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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Dr Cooke"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Dr Cooke")') 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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1445 results for: Keyword - Dr Cooke
We found 655 matches on Performance Comments, 470 matches on Performance Title, 429 matches on Event Comments, 30 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

626
31 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17460322 but Rural Swain-Cooke; Nymph-Siga Campioni; a Peasantdance-_.
Cast
Role: Rural Swain Actor: Cooke

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi; The Italian Peasants, as17460306

627
15 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17451227, but Country Lasses-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs _Delagarde; Rural Swain-Cooke.
Cast
Role: Rural Swain Actor: Cooke.
Role: Water Actor: Cooke, Sga Campioni.

Dance: LLouvre, Minuet-Villeneuve, Sga Campioni

628
25 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberty Asserted

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17460405 but Eurydice-Miss Faulkner; Country Lads-_; Country Lasses -_; Rural Swain-Cooke; Nymph-Siga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Rural Swain Actor: Cooke

Song: n Occasional%Song on the Defeat of the Rebels-Beard

Dance: PPigmalion, as17460409

629
26 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17460407 but Aerial Spirits-Cooke.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Cooke.

Dance: TThe Drunken Tyrolese-Sodi

630
30 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi; being last time of his performing. Also dancing-Cooke, Sga Campioni=

Performance Comment: Also dancing-Cooke, Sga Campioni=.
Cast
Role: lso dancing Actor: Cooke, Sga Campioni.

631
24 January 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; Elder Brother-Lacey; Younger Brother-Cross; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2nd Spirit-Usher; Lady-Mrs Elmy; Bacchanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Sabrina-Mrs Mozeen; Dances-Cooke, Sga Padouana, Muilment, Liviez, Shawford, Davenport, Roger, Mrs Annesly, Mrs Thomson, Mrs Shawford, Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Cooke, Sga Padouana, Muilment, Liviez, Shawford, Davenport, Roger, Mrs Annesly, Mrs Thomson, Mrs Shawford, Mrs Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

632
29 September 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: As17470919, but a New Dance-Cooke; Minuet-_; the Original Cantata-_; in IV Occasional Prologue-_; but the New Occasional Epilogue= (by Particular Desire)-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: a New Dance Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

633
26 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Berry; Ferdinand-Lee; Caliban-I. Sparks; Trincalo-Macklin; Stephano-Arthur; Gonzalo-Burton; Antonio-Mozeen; Mustachio-Blakes; Ventoso-Ray; Hippolita-Mrs Woffington; Ariel (with Proper Songs)-Mrs Clive; Dorinda-Mrs Green; Miranda-Mrs Mozeen; Sycorax-Taswell; Alonzo-Winstone; Clerk-Vaughan; Dance of Aerial Spirits-Mlle Janeton Auretti; Dance of Winds-Cooke; Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits in grotesque characters-Mathews; Concluded with the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-; the original Waterman's Dance-with proper Scenes, Machines,.
Cast
Role: Dance of Winds Actor: Cooke

634
29 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Lee; Benvolio-Usher; Tybalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Champness; Gregory-Taswell; Sampson-James; Balthasar-Bransby; Abraham-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Page-Mas Cross; Guards-Raftor, Gray, Ray; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; with a new dance proper to the play-Cooke, Miss Janneton Auretti.
Cast
Role: with a new dance proper to the play Actor: Cooke, Miss Janneton Auretti.

635
14 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens & Ye Scene of Peace

Performance Comment: As17490410 but Fribble-Garrick; rest omitted; To conclude with the Last Grand Scene of The Triumph of Peace-; (see17490221) in which will be a Grand Dance-Cooke, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison.
Cast
Role: in which will be a Grand Dance Actor: Cooke, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; IV: Scotch Dance, as17490118; V: Savoyards, as17480920

636
05 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels

Afterpiece Title: Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Lowe, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent; The Dances-Cooke, Miss Hillyard.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Cooke, Miss Hillyard.

637
21 December 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: As17501220, but cast first listed here: Chasseur Royale-Lowe; Merlin-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Young; Aerial Spirits-Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Gardener, Mrs Delagarde, Mad Contrie, Mrs Villeneuve, Mad Gondou; Jupiter(Harlequin)-Miles; Mercury-Vincent; Pluto(Punch)-Froment; Neptune(Pantaloon)-Gardener; Pan(Scaramouche)-Desse; Hercules(Brighella)-Christian; Apollo(Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars(Leander)-Jardin; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierrot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Gardener, Mrs Delagarde, Mad Contrie, Mrs Villeneuve, Mad Gondou

638
19 March 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: As17501227, but Aerial Spirits-Cooke.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Cooke.

639
28 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Merlin-Howard; Diana-Miss Davis; Aerial Spirits-Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Christian, Gardner; Madam Cointrie, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Batchelor; Jupiter in the character of Harlequin-Miles; Mercury-Vincent; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Christian, Gardner

640
20 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17511113, but 5 Furies-_Cooke, Grandchamps.
Cast
Role: 5 Furies Actor: _Cooke, Grandchamps.

641
23 January 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17511221, but Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard.
Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Cooke, Miss Hilliard.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

642
26 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

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

Performance Comment: Apollo-Villeneuve; Daphne-Mlle Camargo; Followers of Daphne-Mrs Gondou, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Henrie; Morpheus, Mystery, Slumber-Howard, Baker, Vincent; Harlequin-Phillips; Burgomaster-Bencraft; Boor Servant-Arthur; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Scaramouch-Gardiner; Venus-Miss Young; Silenus-Legg; Bacchus-Baker; Pan-Vincent; Diana-Mrs Lampe; Concluding with a Ballet-Cooke, others.
Cast
Role: Concluding with a Ballet Actor: Cooke, others.

643
02 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Lunn, LaLauze, Bencraft, Mrs Dunstall, Miss Haughton; The Dances-Cooke, Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Cooke, Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo.

644
27 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17521114, but The Dances-_Cooke.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: _Cooke.
Role: The Dances Actor: Cooke, Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo.

Dance: As17521028

645
18 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17521113, but Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard to the Masquerade Scene.
Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Cooke, Miss Hillyard to the Masquerade Scene.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216

646
03 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17531023 but Minuet-Cooke, Hilliard.
Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Cooke, Hilliard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17531018

647
05 January 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17531124, but Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard.
Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Cooke, Miss Hilliard.

648
09 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Chamont-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Freeman]); Acasto-Massey; Page-Master Benson; Polidore-Swendall; Chaplain-Bowles; Ernesto-Bailey; Castalio-Cooke; Serina-A Young Gentlewoman [unidentified]; Florella-Mrs Bailey; Monimia-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: Monologue. End I afterpiece: an Epilogue-Master Benson

649
29 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Cooke; Sir John English-Bailey; Lurcher (1st time)-Manstead; Freehold-Bowles; Carbuncle-Kenny; Sneak-Benson; Vulture-Massey; Doublejugg-Thompson; Shacklefigure-Roche; Heartwell-Swendall; Flora-Mrs Lefevre; Aura (with the Original Epilogue)-Mrs Dawes.
Cast
Role: Modely Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Song: I: the original Sheep@shearing Song-the Characters

Dance: In I: Country Dance-the Characters; End: Hornpipe-a Gentleman

650
30 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-Hertford (1st appearance); Sterling-Massey; Sir John Melvil-West; Lovewell-Cooke; Brush-Creswick; Canton-Holtom; Miss Sterling-Mrs Robinson; Fanny-Mrs Dawes; Betty-Mrs West; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Roach; Prologue by Hertford-West; Epilogue-Creswick [as17780323 .as17780323 .
Cast
Role: Lovewell Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Song: End III: a new Cantata, suitable to the occasion, composed by Barthelemon,-Mrs Barthelemon

Music: End: concerto on the violin-Barthelemon; in which Grammacree with variations-

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