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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "English French Dutch Characters"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "English French Dutch Characters")') 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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6418 results for: Keyword - English, French, Dutch Characters
We found 3996 matches on Performance Comments, 1727 matches on Performance Title, 1431 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5176
31 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: As17780324

Song: In: the original Music, as17780105, but _Edwards, Philimore, Mrs +Gaudry, Mrs +Wrighten

5177
31 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17771222

5178
04 April 1778 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Clemenza Di Scipione

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Roncaglia, Adamberger, Coppola, Sga Prudom, Sga Danzi.] Cast from libretto (T. Cadell, 1778): Luceio-Francesco Roncaglia; Scipione-Valentino Adamberger; Marzio-Giuseppe Coppola; Idalba-Sga Prudom; Arsinda-Sga Francesca Danzi.

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17780207; End Opera: new grand Serious Ballet, Les Amans unis par l'Hymen-Simonet, Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet

Song: II: an air-Sga Danzi; [accompanied on the violin-Cramer; violoncello-Cervetto; German flute-Florio; hautboy-LeBrun. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Ballet: End II: La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise. As17780331

5179
06 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

5180
07 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: As17780121

5181
11 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: 780330but Characters Actor: Mrs Morton, late Miss _Dayes
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

5182
20 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Joseph Andrews

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley, Burton, Lamash, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Wrighten, Miss Sherry, Mrs Robinson. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 21 Apr.: Joseph Andrews-Palmer; Peter Pounce-Parsons; Captain Wilson-Baddeley; Coupee-Burton; Lord Didapper-Lamash; Slipslop-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Booby-Miss Sherry; Fanny-Mrs Robinson; New Prologue-Bensley.

Dance: As17780109

5183
22 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: 780330but Characters Actor: Mrs Morton, late Miss _Dayes
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Dutiful Deception

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Whitfield, Lee Lewes, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Bulkley. Cast from London Chronicle, 23 Apr.: Sir Oliver Beaufort-Wilson; Beaufort-Whitfield; Harrison-Lee Lewes; Betty-Mrs Wilson; Clarissa-Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: New Dance, Allemande-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

5184
24 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois; End IV: as17780421

5185
27 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute (for that night only)-King; Constant-Brereton; Col. Bully (with a song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Davies; Razor-Baddeley; Justice-Chaplin; Watchmen-Wright, Burton; Constable-Wrighten; Heartfree-Bensley; Lady Fanciful-Miss Pope; Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Mademoiselle-Miss P. Hopkins (their 1st appearance in those characters); Lady Brute-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

5186
29 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: other Characters Actor: Wewitzer, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Mrs White, Mrs Poussin.

Entertainment: Monologue.As17780427

5187
30 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Escape

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Vernon, Waldron, Dodd, Miss Collett, Mrs Wrighten. Cast from Songs (Printed for the Author [1778]): Edwin-Vernon; Sir Toby Stedfast-Waldron; Venture-Dodd; Maria-Miss Collett; Letitia-Mrs Wrighten.

Song: As17780331

5188
01 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Crisis; or, Love and Fear

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Webster, Bannister, Holcroft, Dodd, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Baddeley. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 2 May: Captain Melford-Webster; Rustan-Bannister; Orak-Holcroft; Panic-Dodd; Eliza-Mrs Wrighten; Sophia-Mrs Baddeley.

Dance: As17780109

5189
02 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End II: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771111; End: Hornpipe-Miss Walpole; End I afterpiece: The Sailors' Revels, as17780425

5190
04 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Sailors' Revels, as17780425

5191
05 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: As17780504

5192
05 May 1778 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amore Soldato

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Jermoli, Rossi, Coppola, Micheli, Sga Jermoli, Sga Prudom, Sga Todi. Cast from libretto (T. Cadell, 1778): Don Faustino-Guglielmo Jermoli; Don Anselmo-Rossi; Pasquino-Micheli; Lisandrina-Sga Jermoli; Semplicina-Sga Prudom; Ottavina-Sga Todi; Coppola is unassigned. Coppola is unassigned.

Dance: As17780331nd I: Masquerade Dance; End II: La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise; End Opera: La Serenade Interrompuee.

Ballet: End II: La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise. As17780331

5193
07 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: The Poney Races, as17780421

5194
08 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Finds The Way

Afterpiece Title: The Dutiful Deception

Cast
Role: 780330but Characters Actor: Mrs Morton, late Miss _Dayes
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Miss Dayes.

Dance: As17780427

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Don Jerome's Trip to England (with a song in character) (1st time)-Wilson

5195
09 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17780508

5196
09 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End II: new dance, The Arts and Sciences-Dagueville, Dagueville's pupils; End: new pantomimical dance, The Russian Light Infantry and Cossack Camp-Dagueville, Sga Tinte, Sga Vidini (1st appearance this season), fifty more performers

Song: End IV: a song-Mrs Farrell

5197
13 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: 780330but Characters Actor: Mrs Morton, late Miss _Dayes
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Poney Races, as17780421

Song: As17780511

5198
16 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

5199
18 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Aickin, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester, Parsons, Miss Sherry, Mrs Love, Miss Walton, Mrs Greville. Cast from London Chronicle, 20 May: Sir Harry Freelove-Palmer; Ned Winworth-Aickin; Servants-Baddeley, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester; Young Upstart-R. Palmer; Mr Stockwell-Parsons; Mrs Upstart-Miss Sherry; Landlady-Mrs Love; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton; Belinda-Mrs Greville; The occasional Prologue on Opening the Theatre, with Alterations,-Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End I: The Merry Lasses-(see17780529); End: Provencalle Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

5200
19 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17780507