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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "R Glover Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "R Glover Esq")') 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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2616 results for: Keyword - R. Glover, Esq
We found 1903 matches on Performance Comments, 530 matches on Event Comments, 432 matches on Performance Title, 15 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

376
03 February 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: BBallet-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Norman, Miss Cantrel

377
02 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: BBallet-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Norman, Miss Cantrel

378
07 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: CChancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Norman, Miss Cantrel

379
13 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Sixth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Cantrel

380
14 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Music: Musical Medley called The Topers; or The Sons of Bacchus. Written and set to Musick, by Sig Carini, Author of The Dragon of Wantley; Vocals-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Roberts

Dance: IV: Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; V: Clown-Nivelon; End Afterpiece: Dance of Sailors-Glover

381
18 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: FFrench Peasant, as17380316 Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Moreau, Miss Norman, Miss Cantrel

382
20 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; II: Le Badinage de Provence-Poitier (his first appearance since his accident at the other theatre), Mlle Roland Elder (the first time of her appearance on that stage); III: Les Amours de Polichinelle and Dame Ragonde-Lalauze, Nivelon (in wooden Shoes); IV: The Miller's Jealousy-Poitier, Mlle Roland, Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailor-Glover

383
05 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

384
06 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; II: Two Tambourines-Mlle Roland; IV: Grand Ballet, as17380318 V: French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; End Afterpiece: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

385
07 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

386
14 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Music: As17380103, but The Vocal Parts-Miss _Hillyard

Dance: GGrecian Sailors-Glover

387
15 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

388
17 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: JJe ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

389
18 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Ballet-Desse, Miss Kilby

Song: III: Since Times are so bad (Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

390
19 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: CComic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors (by Desire)-Glover

Song: A Cantata-Roberts; A Dialogue-Leveridge, Laguerre

391
21 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: CComic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; Grecian Sailors-Glover

392
22 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: CClown-Nivelon; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

393
25 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Ball Dance-Dupre, Miss Norman; Comic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

394
28 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: PPantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover

395
29 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: SSerious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; Grecian Sailors-Glover

396
01 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Song: nd the added Songs in Masonry as usual,% I: Come let us prepare-Mr Oates; III: On on my dear Brethren-Mr Oates; IV: Let Masonry be now my Theme-Mr Oates; V: Ye Brethren of the Ancient Craft-Mr Oates

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Peasant Dance-Master and Miss Oates; IV: Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Music: II: Solo on the Violin-Master Oates

397
02 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Second

Dance: I: Je ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; III: French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: II: The Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge; IV: Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

398
10 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: A New Cantata-Roberts; The Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge

399
11 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; II: Je ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; IV: Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

400
15 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; III: Je ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: III: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre