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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "H Walpole"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "H Walpole")') 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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445 results for: Keyword - H. Walpole
We found 309 matches on Performance Comments, 125 matches on Event Comments, 27 matches on Author, 6 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

26
10 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Dance: As17780605

27
22 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Dance: End II: As17780624

28
31 May 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Dance: End: The Provencale-Master and Miss Byrn

29
07 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Dance: End II: Tambourine Dance- , as17790602; End: As17790531

30
02 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Dance: As17790701

31
08 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

32
03 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Village

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Dance: End II 2nd piece: As17800530

33
12 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Dance: As17800603

34
11 June 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Pirates; In Act III a Dance of Indians {performers not listed for either dance)

35
07 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Dance: As17820826

36
09 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Dance: As17820826

37
12 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Afterpiece Title: THE AGREEABLE SURPRISE

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Dance: As17820826

38
06 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

39
23 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

40
01 July 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

41
22 June 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

42
15 June 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17850601

43
09 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk, And No Turk

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

44
02 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Song: End of 1st piece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms; End of Act I of 2nd piece Colin cur'd of roving, both by Miss George. duologue. End of 2nd piece A New Lecture on Heads by the two Miss Vernells (their 1st appearance on any stage)

45
12 August 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Curzola

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Dance: In mainpiece, by Byrn, the two Miss Simonets, Giorgi's Scholars, Master Degville, Miss De Camp. [Included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

46
06 September 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Dance: As17860904

47
07 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb Author(s): Horace Walpole

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

48
22 December 1741 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: HH. Walpole to H. Mann, 24 Dec.: House full on Saturdays, never on Tuesday.-From Walpole's Correspondence with Sir Horace Mann, I, 282

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Penelope

Dance: Bettina

49
31 October 1741 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander In Persia

Performance Comment: Burney, History of Music, IV, 446, lists: Angelo Maria Monticelli, Soprano, first man; Andreoni, soprano, second man; (Amorevolli) tenor; Signora Visconti, 1st woman; Signora Panichi, 2nd woman; Signora Tedeschi, 3rd Woman. The part of Amorevoli omitted (Walpole to H. Mann, 2 Nov.). Libretto lists: Monticelli, Signora Visconti, Signora Moscovita, Amorevale; airs by Lampugnani, Pescetti, Leo, Hasse.

50
10 November 1741 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: WWalpole to H. Mann 5 Nov.: Vanneschi and Rolli allowes 300 guineas...Montevolli and Visconti to have a thousand guineas apiece; Amorevoli 850; the Muscovite 600.-Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Sir Horace Mann, I, 191

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander In Persia