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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Henry Woodfall"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Henry Woodfall")') 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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We found 4541 matches on Event Comments, 3392 matches on Author, 1787 matches on Performance Comments, 1684 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: King Henry-Kemble; Duke of Gloster-Palmer Jun.; Duke of Exeter-Aickin; Arch. of Canterbury-Hull (of cg); Bishop of Ely-Jones; Cambridge-Lyons; Scroop-Cooke; Grey-Bland; Erpingham-Waldron; Gower-Dignum; Nym-Burton; Fluellin-Baddeley; Pistol-Suett; Bardolph-Barrett; Boy-Master DeCamp; Williams-Benson; Bates-Waldron Jun.; King of France-Usher; Dauphin-Barrymore; Governor-Hollingsworth; Montjoy-Caulfield; Queen of France-Mrs Hopkins; Princess Katharine-Mrs Goodall; Hostess-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17941018, but Anne Bullen-Mrs Powell; added; Campeius-Packer; Capucius-Phillimore; D. of Suffolk-Caulfield; Lord Chancellor-Maddocks; Lord Chamberlain-Trueman; Lord Sands-Hollingsworth; Sir Henry Guilford-Bland; Sir ThomasLovell-Dignum; Dr Butts-Waldron; Surveyor-Benson; Brandon-Banks; Serjeant-Lyons; Cryer-Evans; Door@keeper-Jones; Gentlewoman-Mrs Booth; Agatha-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Sir Henry Guilford Actor: Bland
Role: King Henry Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, First Part

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff (1st time)-Fawcett; King Henry-Harley; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Middleton; Worcester-Hull; Poins-Macready; Francis-Knight; Sir W. Blunt-Richardson; Bardolph-Thompson; Douglas-Farley; Northumberland-Davenport; Westmorland-Claremont; Sheriff-Haymes; Peto-Rees; Gadshill-Williamson; Prince John of Lancaster-Holland; Messenger-Abbot; Hotspur's Servant-Master Curties; Travellers-Blurton, Coombs, Wilde; Carriers-Quick, Munden; Hotspur-Holman; Hostess-Mrs Davenport; Lady Percy-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; Hotspur-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that charaacter); King Henry-Aickin; Prince John of Lancaster-Miss Granger; Worcester-Davies; Douglas-Caulfield; Sir Richard Vernon-Palmer Jun.; Sir Walter Blunt-Trueman; Westmorland-Usher; Northumberland-Abbot; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Ledger; Peto-Lyons; Gadshill-Chippendale; Francis-Waldron Jun.; Carriers-Suett, Wathen; Prince of Wales (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Hostess-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Percy-Miss Logan.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; King Henry-Murray; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Middleton; Worcester-Hull; Poins-Macready; Francis-Knight; Sir W. Blount-Toms; Bardolph-Thompson; Douglas-Farley; Northumberland-Davenport; Westmorland-Claremont; Sheriff-Haymes; Carriers-Quick, Munden; Hotspur-Holman; Hostess-Mrs Davenport; Lady Percy-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, First Part

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; King Henry-Murray; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Waddy; Worcester-Hull; Poins-Claremont; Francis-Knight; Sir Walter Blount-Toms; Bardolph-Thompson; Douglas-Farley; Northumberland-Davenport; Westmorland-Clarke; Sheriff-Abbot; Peto-Street; Gadshill-Wilde; Prince John of Lancaster-Curties; Messenger-Dyke; Carriers-Munden, Rees; Hotspur-Holman; Hostess-Mrs Davenport; Lady Percy-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Wroughton; Prince of Wales-C. Kemble; Duke of Lancaster-Gregson; Earl of Worcester-Aickin; Earl of Northumberland-Packer; Hotspur-Kemble; Earl of Douglas-Caulfield; Sir R. Vernon-Barrymore; Earl of Westmoreland-Trueman; Sir Wal. Blunt-Holland; Sir John Falstaff-A Gentleman (1st appearance on the stage [Longley]); Poins-Russell; Gadshill-Gibbon; Peto-Simpson; Bardolph-Webb; Francis-Suett; Carriers-Dowton, Hollingsworth; Sheriff-Maddocks; Traveller-Fisher; Messenger-Evans; Lady Percy-Mrs Powell; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Walcot.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; King Henry-Murray; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Waddy; Worcester-Hull; Poins-Whitfield; Francis-Knight; Sir Walter Blount-Mansel; Bardolph-Thompson; Douglas-Farley; Northumberland-Davenport; Westmorland-Claremont; Gadshill-Wilde; Peto-Street; Carriers-Emery, Rees; Hotspur-Holman; Hostess-Mrs Davenport; Lady Percy-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; or, The School Boy

Music: As17030423

Dance: The Devonshire Girl, being now upon her Return to the City of Exeter, will perform three several Dances, particularly her last New Entry in Imitation of Mademoiselle Subligni, Whip of Dunboyn by Mr Claxton, her Master-The Devonshire Girl; ...And at the desire of several Persons of Quality (hearing that Mr Pinkeman hath hired the two famous French Girls lately arriv'd from the Emperor's Court), They will perform several Dances on the Rope upon the Stage, being improv'd to that Degree, far exceeding all others in that Art.-two famous French Girls; Newest Humours of Harlequin , as perform'd by him before the Grand Signior at Constantinople-father of two famous French Girls; Also the Famous Mr Evans, lately arriv'd from Vienna, will shew you Wonders of another kind, Vaulting on the Manag'd Horse, being the greatest Master of that kind in the World-Mr Evans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: When the fine Overture compos'd by the late ingenious Mr William Babell, for St. Cecilia's Day, will be perform'd with Trumpets, Hautboys, Violins, and Bassoons, with several other Pieces of Mr Handel's Composition, for Trumpets, French Horns by the best Masters. I: Mr Wm. Babell's Overture-; Overture Ptolomy-; Concerto Violin-; Hautboys Solo-; Concerto French Horns-; II: Overture Siroe-; Solo Flute-; Concerto Hautbois-; Seventh Concerto Corelli-; Concerto French Horns-; Several flute Pieces-Mr John Baston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bury Fair

Music: The last New Entertainment compos'd for Flutes on the Stage,-Mr Bannister, Mr Bannister's Son

Song: Mrs Lyndsey

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Hhe best Hands;With a Solo, several new Pieces on the French Horn, Clarinette, Sharlarno-Mr Charles; Also several Pieces on the French Horn-an English Gentlewoman, a Negro Boy of ten Years old, both Scholars of Mr Charles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Entertainment: Between play and farce: Dish of All Sorts-Mr Shuter; will entertain the Audience. The Bill of Fare consisting of a Medley@Song-Shuter; A Dialogue upon Himself between an Old Man a North Briton and a Gentleman of Connaught-Mr Shuter; The History of Mr Shuter and the Sow-Shuter; To be sung by him as a Cantata in Sga Gruntinella's Taste. The Cries of London, as17581020

Dance: TThe Threshers, as17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Entertainment: III: Mr Moody will entertain the public with Teady Wolloughan's Whimsical Roratorical Description of a Man@o' War and Sea Fight-, with Hibernian notes on the whole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: A New Serious Dance-Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; II: Handel's Water Piece-, in which, by particular desire; Kettle@Drum-Mr Poitier; III: A New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Miss Wilford; IV: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212; V: The Academy for Dancing-Poitier, Mrs Vernon; in which will be introduc'd a Minuet-Miss Valois, in boy's Cloaths, Miss Wilford

Event Comment: 1 Written by Shakespear. Benefit Powell, Howard, and others; by particular Desire. Afterpiece: Never acted there before. [The Debauchees; or, The Jesuit Caught, originally issued as The Old Debauchees by Henry Fielding, 1 June 1732, dl. Concluding the program with the National Anthem now omitted from the advertisements.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Debauchees

Song: 1 Brett

Dance: 1 As17451028

Event Comment: [K+King Henry VIII] Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckingham ; the Tryal and Divorce of Queen Catherine ; the Death of Cardinal Wolsey ; the Christening of the Princess Elizabeth ; and many other Historical passages. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin and Mrs Lee. House Charges #33 8s. Rec'd stopages #2 13s. (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd by Sg Giorgi and Miss Berkley will be admitted. Neville MS Diary: Went to ye Pit to see 2nd part of Henry IV. [Comments on performances of individual characters in general.] Falstaff very well by Love. This last uses his eyes with great propriety in this and many other characters....Pistol by Baddeley (King should have played it)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: End: A Minuet-Miss Giorgi, Miss Collett Scholars to Sg Giorgi; End I of the Farce: Hearts of Oak, as17670212, but-Grimaldi, Mrs King

Event Comment: Paid Younger for 2 Licenses (King Henry II, and The Man of Business) #4 4s. Paid Farrington & Scarr (haberdashers) #26 16s. Receipts: #179 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Event Comment: [On this night Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry and Sga Crespi also danced in 3 ballets at king's. A probable explanation is that the play at dl began three-quarters of an hour earlier than did the opera.] Receipts: #103 4s. (69.16; 31.18; 1.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: The Countryman Deceiv'd-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Dance: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Dance by Henry, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 1 Dec. Henry is omitted.]

Performance Comment: [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 1 Dec. Henry is omitted.] hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy

Related Works
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Henry Purcell

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: In mainpiece by Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss M. Stageldoir. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 11 Dec. Henry is omitted.]

Performance Comment: Stageldoir. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 11 Dec. Henry is omitted.] hathi.
Related Works
Related Work: Miss Lucy in Town Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Country Madcap in London Author(s): Henry Fielding

Song: In mainpiece the Vocal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Williams, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, &c.; Miss Phillips, Miss Collett, Miss Wright, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten

Event Comment: [In the 1st ballet the playbill lists Mme Rossi, but she did not dance. As the 2nd ballet the playbill announces Il Ratto delle Sabine, but Mme Rossi was ill, which "rendered a verbal apology unavoidable. 'Mme Rossi was in hopes that her wish to court your favour would enable her to overcome her illness, but it has been as sudden as it is now alarming. She has just been let blood. The manager therefore intreats your indulgence, and that you will accept of Apelles and Campaspe instead of the Grand Ballet, which cannot possibly be performed.' . . . Henry performed the part of Alexander with the greatest propriety" (Public Advertiser, 19 Dec.).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Convito

Dance: End of Act I New Divertisement, probably as17821119; End of Open Apelles and Campaspe, probably as17821102, but added: Henry

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. 1st piece: Never performed here. [Miss Thornton is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. Address by Horatio Edgar Robson (European Magazine, May 1786, p. 369).] 2nd piece: Not acted these 7 years. 3rd piece: Written by Henry Fielding. Morning Herald, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 31, Tavistock-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #280 6s. 6d. (138/15/6; 3/6/0; tickets: 138/5/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap; or, Miss Lucy in Town

Related Works
Related Work: Miss Lucy in Town Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Country Madcap in London Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: End of 2nd piece The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd, as17860424

Song: End of Act II of 1st piece a new song, Toung Henry, by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1786 05 09 Before 1st piece a new Occasional Address spoken by Holman

Event Comment: "A new Tragedy, called Eloisa [and Richard Coeur de Lion, both announced on playbill of 16 Dec. were] to have been represented last night; but on account of the illness of Farren [were] obliged to be deferred, and Fontainbleau, with Hob in the Well were announced [in playbill of this present night], but on account of the sudden indisposition of Edwin...both pieces were obliged to be changed to Henry IV, with Barataria" (Public Advertiser, 19 Dec.). Receipts: #117 0s. 6d. (115.0.0; 2.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: Barataria