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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Sparks"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Sparks")') 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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6250 results for: Keyword - Mr Sparks
We found 4256 matches on Event Comments, 1828 matches on Performance Comments, 530 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 7 matches on Roles/Actors.

1601
18 February 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

1602
01 September 1666 @ Moorfields, London

Event Comment: Pepys, Diary: Sir W. Pen and my wife and Mercer and I to Polichinelly, but were there horribly frighted to see Young Killigrew come in with a great many more young sparks; but we hid ourselves, so as we think they did not see us. By and by they went away, and then we were at rest again; and so, the play being done

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Puppetry

1603
02 March 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love Or The Maiden Queen

1604
14 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Foote; Hothead-[I.] Sparks; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Cross; Surly-Berry; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Violante-Mrs Bennett; Belguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Waitwell-Usher; Valet-Marr; John-Simpson; Betty-Mrs King; Aunt-Mrs Cross; In Act III Cantata-Lowe.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Italian Peasants, as17460206

1605
20 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Trip to the Jubilee deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Sparks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

1606
24 November 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wilkinson (1st appearance there), Dyer, Sparks, Dunstall, Davis, Bennet, Collins, Mrs Burden.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17601013

1607
01 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

1608
14 November 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17981006, but Stockbrokers-_Hollingsworth, Sparks.
Cast
Role: Stockbrokers Actor: _Hollingsworth, Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Dance: In afterpiece: a Dance-Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Goodman, Gauron, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake, Ms Riches; New Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro

1609
10 October 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17990919, but Rosencrantz-Caulfield; Grave@diggers-Wewitzer, Hollingsworth; Players-_Ryder, Sparks.
Cast
Role: Players Actor: _Ryder, Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: The Embarkation

Cast
Role: Sawney Actor: Sparks

1610
15 August 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

1611
12 March 1673 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Lovers

1612
December 1690 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alphonso King Of Naples

1613
February 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Husband His Own Cuckold

1614
February 1696 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Neglected Virtue Or The Unhappy Conquerors

1615
05 September 1696 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

1616
07 June 1698 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1617
February 1700 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure Or Beauty The Best Advocate

1618
10 May 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Trick for Trick

Dance: Amorous Swain, as17350327

1619
14 March 1741 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parnasso In Festa

1620
06 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Friendship

1621
24 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

1622
01 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

1623
16 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Don Saverio

1624
22 May 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031

1625
22 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

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