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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Delaval"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Delaval")') 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
5650 results for: Keyword - Mr Delaval
We found 4225 matches on Event Comments, 1140 matches on Performance Comments, 541 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 14 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
13 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Pope, Murray, Davenport, Clarke, Thompson, Rees, Blurton, Wilde, Abbot, Curties, Mrs Pope, Miss Betterton, Mrs Gibbs, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson. 1798): Sir George Versatile-Lewis; Lord Vibrate-Quick; Mr Delaval-Pope; Doctor Gosterman-Murray; Thompson-Davenport; Williams-Clarke; Master of the Hotel-Thompson; Jenkins-Rees; Waiter-Blurton; Harry-Abbot; Footman-Curties; Maria-Mrs Pope; Lady Jane-Miss Betterton; Lucy-Mrs Gibbs; Lady Jane's Woman-Mrs Norton; Lady Vibrate-Mrs Mattocks; unassigned-Wilde; Prologue-Whitfield; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17980226).] Epilogue-Quick, Mrs Mattocks. [This was spoken, as here assigned (except on 5 and 7 June), at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned (except on 5 and 7 June), at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc

2
14 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc

Music: In afterpiece: The Harp-Weippert

3
07 May 1702 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Entertainment: Divine Musick in Praise of Religion and Vertue-; both Vocal and instrumental, with new Anthems compos'd by Mr Blow; an Oration by Mr Collier; Pieces by Mr Tate, her Majesty's Poet Laureat. The edition of 1702 lists: The Introductory Poem Upon the Reformation of Poetry-Mr Tate Poet-Laureat to her Majesty; The First Anthem-, Compos'd by Dr Blow, and Sung in Westminster-Abbey, at Her Majesty's Coronation; The Oration-J. Collier/M.A.; The Second Anthem, Compos'd by Dr Blow: Te Deum Laudamus-; A Poem in Praise of Virtue- , Written by Mr Tate

4
26 November 1735 @ Swan Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Solo and several Pieces on the French Horn by Mr Charles. And several Songs and Duets by the two Miss Youngs. The German Flute by Mr Pelicour [Balicourt in Daily Advertiser], lately arrived from abroad; Being the first Time of his Performing in England

5
15 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc

Music: As17980214

6
16 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc

Music: As17980214

7
17 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc

Music: As17980214

8
19 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower

9
20 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

10
22 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

11
24 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower

12
26 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc

Music: As17980214

13
27 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc

Music: As17980214

14
24 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

15
05 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Dance: Between mainpiece and afterpiece: a Hornpipe-Jackson

Song: End: The Irish Newsman-Clarke; In afterpiece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

16
07 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

17
14 December 1669 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mr Anthony

18
January 1682 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mr Turbulent; Or, The Melanchollicks

19
08 September 1701 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Mr Abell; having had the Honour lately, to Sing to the Nobility and Gentry of Richmond and the Neighbouring Towns, thinks himself bound in Gratitude...to return his most Humble Thanks with a Performance of New Musick, in English, Latin, Italian, French-Mr Abell; &c....being Honour'd and Accompany'd-the Greatest Masters of Europe

20
22 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Happiness

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers, Devonshire Girl

21
01 August 1730 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mad Tom Of Bedlam; Or, The Distress'd Lovers: With The Comical Humours Of squire Numscul

Song: Mr Corse, age 12

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Sandham; Drunken Man-Wilcox; (On 8 Aug. and there after:) Mad Dance, Pierrot-Le Sieur Labisle, from France

22
24 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Hunters-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Ford; II: The Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End Opera: A Dance-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Miss Baker

23
15 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: I: The Sheep Shearers, as17640308 II: The Shepherdesses, as17640113; End Opera: Dance, as17640301

24
11 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: La Guinquette; or, Harlequin Turned Tapster

Dance: An Entertainment of Mimick Dancing, call'd, La Caprice-Harlequin (in Imitation of Mlle Provost, the Famous Dancer in the Opera at Paris)

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20 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Connoisseur; Or, Every Man In His Folly