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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Professor John B Shipley"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Professor John B Shipley")') 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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12091 results for: Keyword - Professor John B. Shipley
We found 10063 matches on Author, 1721 matches on Performance Comments, 1219 matches on Event Comments, 329 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11301
17 September 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King ; Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Lovewell-Brereton ; Serieant Flower-Wrighten ; Traverse-Phillimore; Trueman-Norris ; Canton-Baddeley ; Brush-Palmer If Miss Sterling-Miss Pope ; Fanny-Mrs Brereton ; Chambermaid-Miss Collett ; Betty-Mrs Love ; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece The Minuet de la Cour by the Miss Stageldoirs

Monologue: 1782 09 17 End of Act I of mainpiece a Dramatic Oglio by King

11302
18 September 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody [sic]; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Collett; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Monologue: 1782 09 18 End of Act II of mainpiece, as 17 Sept

11303
19 September 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Brereton; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrighten; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Miss Wheeler; Isabella-Mrs Hedges; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17820917

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Miss Field

Monologue: 1782 09 19 As 17 Sept

11304
28 September 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Classic-Packer; Subtle-Waldron; Sir John Buck-Wrighten; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Luanda (with a song)-Miss Collett .
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Wrighten

Song: In Act v of mainpiece song by Miss Field

11305
01 October 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Colonel Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Lamash; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Gymp-Miss Simson; Miss Tittup-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

11306
19 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Macklin; Lord Lumbercourt-Lee Lewes; Sidney-Aickin; Melvile-Clarke; Counsellor Plausible-Wewitzer; Serjeant Eitherside-Booth; Tomlins-Stevens; Sam-J. Wilson; John-Thompson; Egerton-Lewis; Constantia-Miss Satchell; Lady Macsycophant-Miss Platt; Betty Hint-Mrs Wilson; Nanny-Mrs Davenett; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: John Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

11307
23 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphry-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Lee Lewes; Phillis-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Evants]); Lucinda-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Brett

11308
29 October 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; John-Phillimore; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bulkley; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Hale; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: John Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

11309
30 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; King Henry-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Whitfield; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Francis-W. Bates; Sir Walter Blunt-Booth; Bardolph-Jones; Douglas-Mahon; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Stevens; Hotspur-Wroughton; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Lewis .
Cast
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Related Works
Related Work: Lord Mayor’s Day; or, A Flight from Lapland Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17821009

11310
03 January 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir William Belmont-Mills; Young Belmont-Whitfield; Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverley-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Tattle-Mrs Davenett; Tippet-Miss Platt; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Belinda-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

11311
19 February 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Davies; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar (with a song)-Mattocks; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-W. Bates; Conrade-Mahon; Friar-Fearon; Verges-Mills; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Miss Cleland; Margaret-Mrs Whitfield; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Booth
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

11312
03 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-King; Claudio-Brereton; Don Pedro-Packer; Don John-Aickin; Balthazar (with a song)-Williames; Antonio-Wrighten; Dogberry-Parsons; Town-Clerk-Baddeley; Verges-Burton; Leonato-Bensley; Hero-Mrs Brercton; Beatrice-Miss Kemble .
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade and Dance proper to the Play

11313
29 April 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Madam

Performance Comment: Mr Plenty-King; Holdfast-Parsons; Young Lacy-Brereton; Lord Lacy-Aickin; Sir John Frugal-Baddeley; Young Goldwire-Bannister Jun.; Young Tradewel-Farren; Old Goldwire-Fawcett; Old Tradewel-Chaplin; Fortune-Waldron; Penury-Wrighten; Banks-Wright; Ranter-R. Palmer; Luke-Palmer; Lady Frugal-Mrs Hopkins; Millescent-Mrs Wrighten; Anne-Mrs Brereton; Mary-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir John Frugal Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: As17821107

11314
02 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Johnstone (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance in this Kingdom); Col. Oldboy-Wilson; Sir John Flowerdale-Hull; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Davies; Jessamy-Sga Sestini (1st appearance in that character); Diana-Miss Wheeler (of DL); Jenny-Mrs Chalmers; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Lionel Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

11315
04 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Classic-Packer; Subtle-Chapman [Public Advertiser: Waldron]; Sir John Buck-Wrighten; Marquis-Burton; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Luanda (with a song)-Miss M. Stageldoir .
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Wrighten

Dance: In afterpiece a Minuet by Second and Miss M. Stageldoir

11316
07 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Brereton; Myrtle (1st time)-Farren; Cimberton-Suett; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrighten; Daniel-Burton; Tom-Palmer; Phillis-Mrs Wilson (1st appearance in London); Luanda-Miss Wheeler; Isabella-Mrs Hedges; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John DaltonJohn Milton

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Miss Field

11317
08 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Kemble; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Chalmers (1st appearance on this stage); Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Miss Satchell(1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Brett

11318
17 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John FalstafF-Henderson; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Whitfield; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Francis-Edwin; Sir Walter Blunt-Booth; Bardolph-Jones; Douglas-Mahon; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Stevens; Carriers-Wilson, Wewitzer; Hotspur-Wroughton; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Lewis .
Cast
Role: Sir John FalstafF Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

11319
20 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince; Or, The Battle Of Poictiers

Performance Comment: English: Edward-Kemble; Lord Audley-Farren; Earl of Warwick-Barrymore; Earl of Chandos-Williames; Salisbury-Fawcett; Arnold-Brereton. French: King John-Staunton; Dauphin-Phillimore; Duke of Athens-R. Palmer; Charney-Packer; Archbishop of Sens-Chaplin; Cardinal Perigort-Aickin; Ribemont-Palmer; Mariana-Miss E. Kemble .
Cast
Role: Arnold Actor: Brereton. French: King John-Staunton
Role: King John Actor: Staunton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17831018

11320
30 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel (1st time)-Barrymore; Colonel Oldboy-Parsons; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Staunton; Harman-Williames; Jessamy-Dodd; Diana-Miss George (1st appearance in that character); Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny-Miss Wheeler; Clarissa-Miss Phillips (1st appearance this season) .
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17831009

11321
24 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Pharo Table Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17831118, but John-Burton; William-Alfred; added: Joe-Wilson; Robert-Kenny .
Cast
Role: John Actor: Burton

11322
09 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Davies; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar (with a song)-Mattocks; Don John-Booth; Anthonio-Thompson; Borachio-J. Bates [Puilic Advertiser: W. Bates]; Conrade-Mahon; Friar-Fearon; Verges-Wewitzer; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Mrs Kemble; Margaret-Mrs Davenett; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Booth
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Friar Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): John O'Keeffe

11323
21 January 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Performance Comment: Sir George Hastings-Smith; Sir John Dormer-Shatford; Captain Dormer-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Villars-Johnston; Mr Willoughby-L'Estrange; Mrs Willoughby-Mrs Lefevre; Miss Willoughby-Mrs Beaufield; Miss Dormer-Mrs Robinson; Miss Montague-Mrs Johnson. hathi.
Cast
Role: Sir John Dormer Actor: Shatford
Role: Villars Actor: Johnston
Role: Miss Montague Actor: Mrs Johnson. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Talisman

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by L'Estrange, Smith, Williams, Robson, Stannard, Jones, Johnson, Brett, Remy, Thomson; Mrs Willliams, Mrs Moore, Mrs Beaufield, Mrs Lefevre. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Charles Drinkwater, Francis Friendly, Sir William Randal, Darby Mulroony; Lady Drinkwater, Mrs Friendly, Miss Timor, Betty.] Prologue spoken by L'Estrange .

Song: End of mainpiece a song by Brett

Monologue: 1784 01 21 End of Act III of mainpiece a Masonic Address by a Brother [unidentified]

11324
03 February 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-R. Palmer; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

11325
12 February 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: As17840129, but Lord Lumbercourt-Wilson; added: Tomlins-Helme; Sam-Ledger; John-Thompson; Lady Macsycophant-Miss Platt; Nanny-Mrs Davenett .
Cast
Role: John Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Rosina