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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.

9726
24 November 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Related Works
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Restoration; or, Right Will Take Place Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

9727
29 November 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Related Works
Related Work: The Prisoner at Large Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Prisoner Author(s): John Rose

9728
03 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prisoner

Related Works
Related Work: The Prisoner at Large Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Prisoner Author(s): John Rose

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Related Works
Related Work: The Pannel Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

9729
10 December 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Wicklow Mountains

Cast
Role: Sullivan Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Wicklow Mountains Author(s): John O'Keeffe

9730
15 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

9731
17 December 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Captain O'Neil Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Related Works
Related Work: Lovers' Quarrels Author(s): John Vanbrugh

9732
27 December 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Oberon; or, The Chace to Gretna Author(s): John Follett

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Blurton

9733
06 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Related Works
Related Work: Douglas Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

9734
23 January 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Eddington; Or, British Liberty

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Eddington; or, British Liberty Author(s): John Penn

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Denman, Walker, Willoughby, Master Willoughby, Master Woodham, Mrs Laver, A Young Lady [probably Miss Jones (see17970510)]

Related Works
Related Work: The Night Walker; or, The Little Thief Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Little Thief Author(s): John Fletcher

Entertainment: Monologue.End: The Picture of a Playhouse ; or, Bucks have at ye all-Meredith

9735
01 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

9736
04 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

9737
16 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse; Or, Benevolent Tar

Related Works
Related Work: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17970105

9738
18 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks
Related Work: The Modern Wife; or, The Virgin Her Own Rival Author(s): John Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

9739
21 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Related Works
Related Work: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

9740
25 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Song: As17960927

9741
28 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Song: As17970222

Monologue: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. As 22 Feb

9742
28 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Johnstone, Murray, Townsend, Haymes, Claremont, Gray, Linton, Street, Mrs Clendining.
Role: O'Laughlin Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Related Works
Related Work: The Prisoner at Large Author(s): John O'Keeffe

9743
02 March 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

9744
04 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Maid of Honour Author(s): John FletcherJohn Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, the husband's cure Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Distrest Wife Author(s): John Gay
Related Work: The Modern Wife Author(s): John Gay
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Maid's Tragedy Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Wicklow Mountains

Cast
Role: Sullivan Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Wicklow Mountains Author(s): John O'Keeffe

9745
09 March 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cape St

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Related Works
Related Work: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Ballet: End 2nd piece: The Labyrinth. As17970306

9746
13 March 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Ballet: End: The Labyrinth. As17970306

9747
18 March 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Song: Vocal Parts, as17970222, but Miss Granger, Master _Welsh

Monologue: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. As 22 Feb

9748
21 March 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Song: As17960927

9749
25 March 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Song: As17970307

9750
03 April 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Smugglers

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

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