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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Richard Sheridan"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Richard Sheridan")') 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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8632 results for: Keyword - Mr Richard Sheridan
We found 4663 matches on Event Comments, 2037 matches on Author, 1836 matches on Performance Comments, 1224 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

551
26 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Related Works
Related Work: The Discovery Author(s): Frances Sheridan
Related Work: The Young Couple Author(s): Frances Sheridan

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Dawson

552
20 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Related Works
Related Work: The Discovery Author(s): Frances Sheridan
Related Work: The Young Couple Author(s): Frances Sheridan

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: The Gardeners, as17760116

553
24 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Related Works
Related Work: The Discovery Author(s): Frances Sheridan
Related Work: The Young Couple Author(s): Frances Sheridan

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

554
04 March 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

555
07 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard III Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: May Day

556
19 March 1703 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Richard Elford. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Several new Songs-Mrs Hudson, Mr Elford accompany'd with the Lute; Also particular Performances-Mr Paisible, Mr Banister; concluding with a Song made upon St. Cecilia's Day, but never yet perform'd-

557
25 August 1746 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: YYeates senior and Bennet's Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Wrote by Thomas Sheridan, The Player. Noon to 10 p.m. [Notice repeated 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Captain O'blunder; Or, The Brave Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: Captain O'Blunder; or, The Brave Irishman Author(s): Thomas Sheridan

Dance: JJockey Dance-Adams; Hornpipe-Banberry

Entertainment: A Machine showing the capture of Cape Breton-

558
21 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. The Comedy in 2 acts taken by Miss Pope from Mrs Sheridan's Discovery. House charges #64 17s. [Profit to Miss Pope #115 5s.] Paid B. Johnson's Head bill 18s. 7d.; Manager's subscription for St George's #10 10s.; Soldier's practice for Alexander 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Neville attended this night and in his Diary compliments all the performers and dancers. I am afraid Vernon's attempt to imitate old Shuter will prove vain. He added something to the introduction to the Cries tonight."] Receipts: #180 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Young Couple

Related Works
Related Work: The Young Couple Author(s): Frances Sheridan

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

Entertainment: The Cries of London, The Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

559
12 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. Richard-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Neville MS Diary: Garrick played Richard III. In attempting to get into the Pit was forced into the 2 shilling gallery Passage & after being squeezed abominably for an hour got into the street. Should not have received much pleasure if I had got in, as that calf headed son of a whore, George etc. was there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

560
13 March 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Ryan

561
27 March 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Ryan

562
15 November 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Richard III Actor: Ryan

563
06 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

564
19 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: AAcis and Galatea, as17491130, but MacNeale, Pelling, Shawford, Mlle Mariet, Mlle Memi omitted

565
16 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

566
01 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Mossop his 1st appearance on the English stage

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

567
05 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Mossop his 1st appearance on the English stage

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

568
18 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Triumphs of Hibernia

Dance: I: Grand Comic Ballet, as17511216; III: Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Madem Camargo; End of Play: Louvre, Minuet-Grandchamps, Madem Camargo

569
26 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Mossop
Role: Richard III Actor: Mossop

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Song: Miss Thomas

570
10 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: Running Footman, as17640504

Song: End: An old favourite ballad, Too Soon O Gentle Youth-Miss Wright

571
27 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

572
27 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Dance: II: A New Tambourine-Mas. Blurton, as17670427 III: by Desire, A Serious Dance-Miss Capon, as17670427

573
18 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

574
02 June 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Monologue: V: Linco's Travels. As 24 March

575
29 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Smith, first appearance there

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Duenna; or, The Double Elopement Author(s): Richard B. Sheridan