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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "George Duke of Buckingham"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "George Duke of Buckingham")') 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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7585 results for: Keyword - George, Duke of Buckingham
We found 4298 matches on Author, 1910 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, 505 matches on Performance Title, and 27 matches on Roles/Actors.

5626
18 September 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Ryan; Leon-Delane; Duke-Bridgwater; Juan-Hale; Sanchio-Stevens; Alonzo-Ridout; Cacafogo-Mullart; Estifania-Mrs Horton; Margarita-Mrs Ware; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Miss Horsington; Old Woman-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

5627
25 September 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Ryan; Priuli-Bridgwater; Duke-Hale; Bedamar-Hallam; Renault-Rosco; Spinosa-Stevens; Elliot-Salway; Antonio-Hippisley; Belvidera-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery; or, The Tanner of York

5628
21 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Milward; Captain-Mills; Margarita-Mrs Butler; Estifania-Mrs Clive; Cacafogo-Harper; Old Woman-Griffin; Duke-Havard; Juan-Winstone; Sanchio-Cross; Alonzo-Ray; Altea-Mrs Grace; Clara-Mrs Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: I: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann; III: A new dance-Baudouin, Mrs Walter; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

5629
30 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Second

Performance Comment: King Richard-Delane; Queen-Mrs Horton; Bolingbroke-Ryan; Norfolk-Walker; John of Gaunt-Johnson; Bishop of Carlisle-Chapman; Duke of York-Stephens.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

5630
15 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17380925, but Bedamar-Walker; Renault-Chapman; Duke-Rosco.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco.

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Dance: As17381213

5631
17 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Performance Comment: Quixote-Roberts; Sancho Pancha-Mullart; Duke-Bridgwater; Ambrosio-Walker; Dutchess-Mrs Kilby; Marcella-Mrs Templer; Gardiner-Penkethman; Taylor-James; Bernardo-Hippisley; Cardenio-Hale; Manuel-A. Ryan; Pedro-Arthur; Diego-Stevens; Page-Yates; Finisher-Miss Ferguson; Cryer-Marten; Lucinda-Mrs Vincent; Rodriquez-Mrs Marshall; Ricotta-Miss Dancy; Flora-Miss Brunette; Teresa-Mrs Martin; Ravish'd Woman-Neale; Moll Buxom-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Lalauze, Desse; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: With the Original Dialogue,Since Times are so bad by Purcell and-Leveridge, Salway

5632
10 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Delane; Captain-Ryan; Cacafogo-Mullart; Margaretta-Mrs Ware; Duke-Bridgwater; Juan-Hale; Sanchio-Ryan Jr; Alonzo-Bencraft; Lorenzo-Arthur; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Mrs Horsington; Old Woman-Salway; Visiting Ladies-Mrs Martin, Miss Dancey, Miss Brunette; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Desse, Miss Oates; In III: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

5633
20 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke. [The Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa expected to attend.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: II: La Provencale (new)-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; IV: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

5634
16 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Milward; Captain-Mills; Cacafogo-Turbutt; Margaretta-Mrs Butler; Duke-Havard; Juan-Winstone; Sanchio-Ridout; Alonzo-Ray; Altea-Mrs Grace; Clara-Mrs Chetwood; Old Woman-Griffin; Estifania-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; III: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez; IV: Ethiopian-Muilment

5635
23 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard The Second

Performance Comment: Richard-Delane; Queen-Mrs Horton; Bolingbroke-Ryan; Norfolk-Rosco; John of Gaunt-Johnson; Duke of York-Stephens.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: SScots Dance-Glover, Miss Roland Ynger

5636
02 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Ryan; Duke-Rosco; Bedamar-Hallam; Priuli-Bridgwater; Renault-Cibber; Elliot-Salway; Antonio-Hippisley; Belvidera-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

5637
19 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Stephens; Desdemona-Mrs Horton; Brabantio-Roberts; Cassio-Hale; Iago-Ryan; Roderigo-Neale; Lodovico-Rosco; Duke-Anderson; Montango-A. Ryan; Gratiano-Arthur; Emilia-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland Elder; V: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

5638
10 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17391219, but Othello (by Desire)-Cibber; Bianca-Mrs Hale; Duke-_.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; II: French Peasant-French Boy and Girl; III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

5639
11 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: See17400121, but Leon-Milward; Captain-Mills; Cacafogo-Turbutt; Margaretta-Mrs Butler; Duke-Havard; Juan-Winstone; Sanchio-Ridout; Alonzo-Green; Estifania-Mrs Clive; Altea-Mrs Marshall; Clara-Mrs Wright; Old Woman-Ray.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Dance: III: Les Characters-Mlle Chateauneuf

5640
09 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Historical Play [king Charles I]

Performance Comment: Fairfax-Havard; King-Giffard; Oliver Cromwell-Wright; Bishop Juxon-Ridout; Richmond-Woodward; Marquis of Lindsey-Green; Bradshaw-Marten; Ireton-Taswell; Tomlinson-Leigh; Duke of York-Miss Thynne; Gloster-Miss Edwards; Queen-Mrs Giffard; Lady Fairfax-Mrs Roberts; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Thynne

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Livier; D: Muilment

Song: I: The Noon Tide Air (Comus)-Miss Edwards

5641
23 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Walker; Desdemona-Mrs Giffard; Iago-Paget; Cassio-Blakes; Roderigo-Yates; Duke-Dunstall; Brabantio-Nelson; Gratiano-Wallis; Lodovico-Linnet; Emilia-Mrs Middleton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle

5642
08 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Milward; Belvidera-Mrs Roberts; Duke-Taswell; Renault-Berry; Bedamar-Ridout; Priuli-Wright; Pierre-Quin.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: As17401201

5643
13 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Julio-Delane; Henriquez-Hale; Leonora-Mrs Horton; Roderick-Ryan; Don Bernardo-Rosco; Duke Angelo-Stephens; Master of Flocks-Bridgwater; 1st Shepherd-Neale; 2d Shepherd-James; Camillo-Hippisley; Citizen-Oates; Fabian-Arthur; Lopez-Stoppelaer; Gerald-Bencraft; Violante-Mrs Woffington; With a New Prologue-; the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Duke Angelo Actor: Stephens

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

5644
14 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Merchant-Quin; Bassanio-Milward; Gratiano-Mills; Shylock-Macklin; Launcelot-Chapman; Gobbo-Johnson; Solanio-Berry; Morochius-Cashell; Lorenzo-Havard; Prince of Arragon-Turbutt; Duke-Winstone; Tubal-Taswell; Salarino-Ridout; Portia-Mrs Clive; Nerissa-Mrs Pritchard; Jessica-Miss Woodman.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Dance: DDiane a la Chasse-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; Les Egyptiens-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment; The Peasants' Triumph, as17410212

5645
07 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: King of France-Crispe; Duke of Florence-Nelson; Bertram-Giffard; Lafeu-Paget; Parolles-Peterson; Clown-Yates; Lord Dumain-Blakes; Steward-Dunstall; Countess-Mrs Steel; Widow-Mrs Yates; Diana-Miss Hippisley; Mariana-Mrs Dunstall; Hellena-Mrs Giffard; with an Epilogue-adapted to that Character.
Cast
Role: Duke of Florence Actor: Nelson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

5646
19 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Dance: I: A new dance-Muilment; II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Les Masons & Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17410302

5647
12 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Delane; Copper Captain-Ryan; Duke-Bridgwater; Cacafogo-Stoppelaer; Margaretta-Mrs Ware; Juan-Hale; Sancho-Arthur; Alonzo-Gibson; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Miss Horsington; Old Woman-Hippisley; Visiting Ladies-Mrs Cross, Mrs Hale, Miss Burgess; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; III: Muzette-Miss Morrison; IV: Matelotes-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Song: End Afterpiece: Arra my Judy (by Desire)-Stoppelaer

5648
10 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Delane, 1st appearance on that stage; Iago-Mills; Cassio-Winstone; Brabantio-Berry; Roderigo-Neale; Lodovico-Turbutt; Montano-Havard; Duke-Taswell; Desdemona-Mrs Mills; Emilia-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

5649
07 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Bridgwater; Copper Capt.-Ryan; Duke-Rosco; Cacafogo-Mullart; Margaretta-Mrs Stevens; Don Juan-Cashell; Sanchio-Stevens; Alonzo-Gibson; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Miss Hillyard; Old Woman-Hippisley; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

5650
10 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Milward; Estifania-Mrs Clive; Old Woman-Macklin; Altea-Miss Bennett; Copper Captain-Mills; Duke-Havard; Cacafogo-Turbutt; Margaretta-Mrs Butler; Don Juan-Winstone; Sancho-Ridout; Alonzo-Ray; Clara-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: As17410926