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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "John Dryden Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "John Dryden Esq")') 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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12127 results for: Keyword - John Dryden, Esq.
We found 9825 matches on Author, 1782 matches on Performance Comments, 1657 matches on Event Comments, 371 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

951
17 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Alexander's Feast Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Judgment of Paris

Related Works
Related Work: The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): John Weaver

952
11 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers, as17421006; La Villageoise, as17421006; Harlequin Dance-Villeneuve, Mlle Auguste

953
02 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: ThePeasants-Grimaldi, Mlle Auguste, Villeneuve, Dumont, Delagarde, Destrade, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs LaFont, Mrs Villeneuve; Chinese Dance-Grimaldi, Mlle Auguste

954
31 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: TThe Characters of Dancing-Janneton Auretti; Peasants, as17421230; Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

955
11 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: As17430210

956
28 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: GGrand Ballet, as17421108; Dutch Skipper, as17421025

957
10 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: I: Italian Gardeners, as17421231; III: a New Serious Dance-Sga Aquilanti; V: A New Sicilian Peasant-Checo, Chiaretta

958
23 March 1743 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe; Or, The Great Mogul

Related Works
Related Work: Aureng Zebe; or, The Great Mogul Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Adams

Song: II: The Early Horn-a Gentleman; III: The Humours of Epsom Downs-; IV: Blow blow ye Winter Wind-

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Job Baker

959
06 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Delamain, Anne Auretti; II: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; III: Characters of Dancing, as17421025; IV: Un Pas de Deux-Anne and Janneton Auretti; V: L'Aimable Vainqueur, Minuet-Picq, Anne Auretti

960
12 October 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: As17431003

961
27 October 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: I, III: Sullivan

Dance: II, IV: As17431015

Related Works
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards, Part II Author(s): John Dryden

962
01 December 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation

Related Works
Related Work: The Assignation; or, Love in a Nunnery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17431130

963
20 December 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

964
16 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

965
17 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Related Works
Related Work: Don Sebastian Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Don Sebastian, King of Portual Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Captive Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

966
02 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Related Works
Related Work: Oedipus, King of Thebes Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Oedipus Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

967
09 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Related Works
Related Work: Don Sebastian Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Don Sebastian, King of Portual Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Captive Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: NNew Serious Dance, as17440404 New Dance, as17440404 Grand Ballet, as17440404 Tambourine-Mlle Domitilla

968
14 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

969
21 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Related Works
Related Work: Don Sebastian Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Don Sebastian, King of Portual Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Captive Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

970
30 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Related Works
Related Work: Don Sebastian Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Don Sebastian, King of Portual Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Captive Author(s): John Dryden

971
13 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: IV: Grand Sailor's Dance, as17441011

972
27 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Related Works
Related Work: Don Sebastian Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Don Sebastian, King of Portual Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Captive Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

973
21 November 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: As17441117

974
31 December 1744 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

975
24 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Related Works
Related Work: Don Sebastian Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Don Sebastian, King of Portual Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Captive Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace