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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Watson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Watson")') 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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5781 results for: Keyword - Mr Watson
We found 4260 matches on Event Comments, 1297 matches on Performance Comments, 533 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1026
26 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Watson, Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Robinson; The Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss D'Lorme; Myrtillo-Mrs Booth, Lally

1027
16 May 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Receivers (Cross Diary). Smith, Watson, Cridland, Dalton (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

1028
18 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Berrisford and Cridland, Watson, Smith &c. Tickets deliver'd by Berrisford and Humphreys will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014

1029
20 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith, Watson, Cridland, Berrisford. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

1030
19 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Several. Watson, Roberts, Palmer. Tickets deliver'd by Daney and C. Roberts will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17660207

1031
25 September 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [M$Mrs King was formerly Miss Baker (Genest, V, 115).] Paid Watson and Smith (Box Office Keepers) #20 (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book). [This was operating cash, returned 4 June 1767.] Receipts: #135 14s. 6d. (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

1032
30 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygill and Palmer (pit doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd by Humphreys, Denny, Claggit, and for the 22nd Inst. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Entertainment: IV: Bucks Have at Ye All-J.? Palmer

1033
19 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygil and Palmer. Tickets deliver'd by Humphreys, Goodwin, and for Jane Shore will be admitted. Jane Shore deferr'd on account of Mrs W. Barry's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: III: The Wake, as17690518

1034
30 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygill and Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: III: Minuet, Allemande-Daigville, Miss Ross

Entertainment: BBucks have at ye all-Master Palmer

1035
01 June 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Gridland, Foley, Robinson, Carlton Jr, and Watson, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: The Wake-the Giorgis

1036
28 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygill and Palmer (Doorkeepers). Tickets deliver'd by Wood and Humphries will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at ye All-Mas. Palmer

1037
26 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Wilson and Palmer. Tickets delivered by Humphreys will be taken. Receipts: #267 13s. Charges: #84. Profits to beneficiaries: #183 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Entertainment: End Opera: Bucks Have at Ye All-Palmer

1038
24 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Wilson and Palmer. Tickets deliver'd by Humphreys will be taken. Paid a cotten Bill #2 11s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #254 1s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to beneficiaries: #170 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

1039
02 June 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Silvester, Kaygill & Wilson. Receipts: #200 9s. 6d. (12.11.0; 3.13.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 184.5.0) (charge: #84)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: As17761128

1040
23 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Wilson, Devoto, Kaygill & Burroughs. Receipts: #182 18s. 6d. (22.15.0; 6.10.0; 0.2.6; tickets: 153.11.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: In I: Masquerade and Dance-

Song: With the Funeral Procession.The vocal parts-Gaudry, Legg, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Philimore, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith

1041
28 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Wilson, Hind, Kaygill & Burroughs. Tickets delivered by Newton, Barrett, Morris, Devoto, Lislie and McDonald will be taken. Receipts: #273 4s. 6d. (18.4.0; 1.18.6; 1.0.0; tickets: 252.2.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

1042
20 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Carleton Jun., Wilson & Hicks. Tickets delivered by Master Benson, Barrett, McDonald and Boroughs will be taken. Receipts: #256 14s. (18.1; 10.17; 0.13; tickets: 227.3) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Who's The Dupe

Dance: As17791215

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Benson

1043
24 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Carleton Jun., Wilson, Hicks & R. Palmer? Sen.. Receipts: #289 16s. 6d. (30.16.0; 7.7.6; 0.11.0; tickets: 251.2.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

1044
29 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Wilson, Carleton Jun., Hicks & Palmer [Sen.]. Receipts: #246 6s. (27/11/0; 11/7/6; 0/13/6; tickets: 206/14/0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17820223; In afterpiece the Minuet de la Cour by Zuchelli and Miss Collett

Song: In Act I of mainpiece a song by Williames

1045
28 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Carleton Jun., Wilson, Hicks & Palmer Sen. Receipts: #267 3s (14/17; 7/6; 0/14; tickets: 244/6) (charge: #105 8s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: As17830505

1046
25 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Carleton, Wilson & Hicks. Receipts: #216 16s. (12/15/0; 6/5/6; 1/9/6; tickets: 196/6/0) (charge: #106 15s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: As17840320athi

1047
07 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Waring-Quick; Captain O'Donnel-Johnstone; Welford-Incledon; Fairlop (1st time)-Richardson; Medley (1st time)-Townsend; Bob-Cross; Filbert-Wilde; Thomas-Linton//Dolly-Mrs Martyr; Miss Di Clacket-Mrs Henley; Polly-Miss Barnett; Emily-Miss Poole (1st appearance in that character). Rest of the Vocal Parts by Miss Stuart, Mrs Follett, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Kirton, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Platt, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Watson, Mrs Bayzand, Miss Leserve, Mrs Mountain .

Afterpiece Title: MODERN ANTIQUES

Dance: As17931015

1048
02 June 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: II: The Haymakers-Giorgi's Scholars; End Opera: Hornpipe-Master Burn

Entertainment: End Opera: Bannister's Imitations-Bannister

1049
16 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Cook, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

1050
24 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus