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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Peter Skewball"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Peter Skewball")') 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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764 results for: Keyword - Peter Skewball
We found 389 matches on Performance Comments, 321 matches on Author, 72 matches on Event Comments, 8 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

176
15 March 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Due Fratelli Rivali

Related Works
Related Work: I Due Fratelli Rivali Author(s): Peter von winter

Dance: As18000304

177
10 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival

Related Works
Related Work: The Soldier's Festival Author(s): Peter Ewing

Entertainment: Vaudeville. End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Whims & Fancies[; or, +Patches from Harlequin's Jacket (an Entertainment, both Serious and Comic, selected from the best Authors)-Betterton; The Bull and Boat[; or, +Law! Law! Law!-; The Snug [i.e. Tight] Little Island-Townsend

178
13 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline, King Of Britain

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival

Related Works
Related Work: The Soldier's Festival Author(s): Peter Ewing

Song: In II 1st piece: Hark! the Lark-Hill, Linton, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins; Young William was a Seaman True (composed by himself), Sally in our Alley-Incledon

179
17 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival

Related Works
Related Work: The Soldier's Festival Author(s): Peter Ewing

Song: End II 1st piece: a Musical Address Mark when beneath the western main (Dramatic Censor, II, 197), Written expressly for the occasion by T. Dutton, A. M., and composed by Mazzinghi-Miss Waters; End III: O Strike the Harp-Incledon, Linton, Miss Waters; accompanied on the Harp-Weippert; End IV: Happy were the Days-Miss Waters; End 1st piece: Sigh no more Ladies-Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Master Slape, Miss Waters

180
June 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Novelty 0

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 1; Thyrsis, A Pastoral

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 2; All Without Money

Performance Comment: [By Peter Motteux.] A Short Comedy Needmore-Scudamore; Speedwell-Bowen; Theodosia-Mrs Prince; Brother to Theodosia-Bayle; Freeman-Arnold; Clara-Mrs Bud; Dorothy-Mrs Lawson; Le Soupe-Freeman.

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 3; Hercules [By Peter Motteux

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 4; The Unfortunate Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 5; Natural Magick

Performance Comment: By Peter Motteux. A short Farce, after the Italian manner. Pantalone-Trefuses; Cynthio-Arnold; Pasquarel-Sorin; Mezzetin-Knap; Nicholas-Trout; Columbina-Mrs Lawson; Epilogue-Mrs Prince.

181
05 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Revenge; Or, The Princely Shepherd: With The History Of Valentine And Orson; With The Sad And Dismal humours Of Peter Pitiful

Dance: Hornpipe-Tom Jones

182
19 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Dublin Maggot-Philips, Janno, Peters; IV: Drunken Peasant-Philips; V: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Duellist; or, The French Vallet Author(s): Peter Belon
Related Work: Arsinoe, Queen of Cyprus Author(s): Peter A. Motteux
Related Work: Acis and Galatea Author(s): Peter A. Motteux
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Wishes Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Conjuror Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: Fire and Water! Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: Dissipation Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern! Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Best Bidder Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Reparation Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: Better Late than Never Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Mysteries of the Castle Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: St. Andrew's Festival; or, The Game at Golf Author(s): John Peter Roberdeau
Related Work: Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country Author(s): Matthew Peter King
Related Work: The Chymical Counterfeits; or, Harlequin Worm-Doctor Author(s): Peter Prelleur
Related Work: The Soldier's Festival Author(s): Peter Ewing
Related Work: I Due Fratelli Rivali Author(s): Peter von winter

183
23 August 1737 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry

Dance: Jano, Baudouin, Peters, Thompson, Mlle DeFrano, Mlle LeRoy, Mrs Dancey, Miss Dancey; The Italian Shadows-the best Masters from Italy; Le Badinage Champetre-

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Duellist; or, The French Vallet Author(s): Peter Belon
Related Work: Arsinoe, Queen of Cyprus Author(s): Peter A. Motteux
Related Work: Acis and Galatea Author(s): Peter A. Motteux
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Wishes Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Conjuror Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: Fire and Water! Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: Dissipation Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern! Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Best Bidder Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Reparation Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: Better Late than Never Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Music: A Band of Musick

184
07 September 1737 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry

Dance: Jano, Baudouin, Peters, Thompson, Mlle DeFrano, Mlle LeRoy, Mrs Dancey; The Italian Shadows-the best Masters from Italy; A Humorous Ballet Dance between a Soldier a Sailor a Tinker a Tailor and Buxom Joan of Deptford-

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Duellist; or, The French Vallet Author(s): Peter Belon
Related Work: Arsinoe, Queen of Cyprus Author(s): Peter A. Motteux
Related Work: Acis and Galatea Author(s): Peter A. Motteux
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Wishes Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Conjuror Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: Fire and Water! Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: Dissipation Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern! Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Best Bidder Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Reparation Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews
Related Work: Better Late than Never Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Music: a B Band of Musick

185
07 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Northern Heroes; Or, The Bloody Contest Between Charles The Twelfth, King Of Sweden, And Peter The Great, Czar Of Muscovy

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and His Friend Strap

Dance: Particularly a Hornpipe-

186
03 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin's Wish; With The Humours Of Squire Spoilal And Peter Shackle

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island; or, Harlequin Fortune-Teller

Song: Dennis, Mrs Dennis, Mrs Bicknell

Dance: A Hornpipe-

187
17 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End I: Sweet Lillies of the Valley-Dignum; End IV: My Friend is the Man I'd copy through Life (written by Miles Peter Andrews, Esq., composed by Hook)-Dignum; V: a song, as17990214

188
29 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Conjuror

Related Works
Related Work: The Conjuror Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

189
19 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars

190
21 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

191
22 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Electra

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

192
25 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

193
26 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

194
27 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

195
29 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

196
31 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

197
11 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

198
19 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

199
21 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

200
28 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement