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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Merlin"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Merlin")') 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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774 results for: Keyword - Merlin
We found 769 matches on Roles/Actors, 113 matches on Performance Comments, 78 matches on Performance Title, 11 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

676
13 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

677
16 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

Dance: As17841203

678
17 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

Dance: As17841203

679
20 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

680
28 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

Dance: As17840923

681
03 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

682
08 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoi'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

683
13 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

684
01 February 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

685
13 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

686
29 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

687
05 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Convivial Coterie [i

Afterpiece Title: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron

Dance: End of Act II of 2nd piece The Slave in Chains by Hamoir

688
16 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

689
19 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece a new Hunting Duet (composed by J. Danby) by Dignum and [C.] Danby; End of Act III Tally Ho! by Miss Barnes

690
28 October 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Market-Day [originally entitled The Market], as17851024

691
03 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

Dance: End of mainpiece The Market-Day, as17851024

692
05 January 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a new Scotch Dance, The Lucky Return, by Williamson, Mrs Sutton, Miss J. Stageldoir, and others

693
07 January 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

694
04 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

695
20 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: In mainpiece, as17860106; In afterpiece, as17860116

696
19 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

697
27 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin

698
11 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Cubitt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Dance: As17870131

699
16 May 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Cubitt

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Song: In afterpiece: a Hunting Song-Darley

Entertainment: Monologue. End afterpiece: an Occasional Epilogue[, in the character of Harlequin] (written by Miss Ross)-Brown

700
20 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin