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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "R Ledger"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "R Ledger")') 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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2114 results for: Keyword - R. Ledger
We found 2082 matches on Performance Comments, 261 matches on Event Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, 5 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
31 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Entertainment: Imitations End: Theatrical Imitations Serious, Comic, Vocal, and Rhetorical,-Rees; Duologue End afterpiece: Hobby@Horses Describing the Statesman's Hobby, the Ladies' Hobby, the Lawyer's Hobby, the Physician's Hobby, the Manager's Hobby, and R. Palmer's own Hobby,-R. Palmer, Iliff

2
25 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: V: a song, as17990214

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Picture of a Play House; or, Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer; Vaudeville II 3rd piece: Military Manoeuvres-; The Dead March-; the Ceremony Shooting a Deserter-

3
21 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End IV: a Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: Monologue End: Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer

4
14 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece Time bas not thinn'd my flowing Hair by Williames and Miss Phillips

Monologue: 1783 05 14 End of mainpiece The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye all by R. Palmer

5
11 June 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer (1st appearance on that stage these 2 years); Old Wilding-Davies; Papillion-Burton; Waiter-Ledger; Servants-Abbot, Lyons; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer (1st appearance on that stage these 2 years); Miss Godfrey-Miss Heard; Kitty-Mrs Hale; Miss Grantham-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Waiter Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Performance Comment: Characters by Johnstone, Fawcett, Suett, Wathen, Davies, Waldron Jun., Ledger, Trueman (1st appearance on that stage), Mrs Bland, Mrs Jones, Miss Leak. Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1796): Captain Macgallaher-Johnstone; Batch-Fawcett; Bobby Notice-Suett; Jack Hawser-Wathen; Sir Geo. Goodwill-Davies; Servant-Waldron Jun.; Bailiff-Ledger; Lieut. Goodwill-Trueman; Polly-Mrs Bland; Maid Servant-Mrs Jones; Mrs Goodwill-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Bailiff Actor: Ledger

6
13 June 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Performance Comment: As17960611 but Servant-_Waldron Jun.; Ledger_; Mrs_ Jones. Ledger_; Mrs_ Jones.
Cast
Role: Waiter Actor: Ledger
Role: Bailiff Actor: Ledger

7
29 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Mrs Pitt, Miss Bassan, Miss Green, Mrs Sharpe, R.? Smith, Ledger, Garland and the Performers in the Orchestra will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: As17790302

Music: End IV: trumpet concerto-Sarjant

8
24 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Ansell, Pilford, Marks & Furkins. Tickets delivered by Clarridge, Doe, Wells, Roberts, Walker, Whittington, Abbot, Sarjant, R. Ledger and Seymour will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #248 9s. 6d. (22.9.0; 1.3.6; tickets: 224.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Gentlemen Actor: Smith, Ledger

Ballet: End IV: The Humours of New-Market. As17800518

9
29 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Jackson, Prosser, Helme, Lloyd, Real, Rowson, R. Ledger, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Lampe, and the Performers in the Orchestra will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #276 12s. 6d. (83/7/0; 2/7/6; tickets: 190/18/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Cast
Role: Gadshill Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End of mainpiece Rural Merriment by Jackson and Mrs Ratchford; End of mainpiece Hornpipe by Prosser

10
10 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Memorandum: Mrs Baker, actress, died this day at Coventry on her Journey from Liverpool to London. Paid Mr J. Rich on Account #10. [This is Account or ledger Number 1 (Account Book).] Receipts: #71 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Comic Dance call'd The Pedlar Trick'd-; End: The Cossacks-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi, her 1st appearance there

11
08 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid for a paragraph of the Pantomime of Dr Faustus the 4th Nov. in the Ledger and Gazetteer 6s. (Account Book). Receipts: #82 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

12
22 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miller, Longley & Colley. Tickets delivered by Robson, Stephenson, Robinson, Varley, Brereton, W. Ansell, Miller (constable), Smallwood, Haliburton, R. Ledger, Baker and Whittington will be received. Receipts: #286 6s. 6d. [151.0.6; 0.14.0; tickets: 134.12.0]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Dance: End II: The Arts and Sciences, as17780509; in which an Assault-Master Dagueville, Master Holland; with a Minuet-Master Dagueville, Miss Bullock; Prince of Wales's New Court Minuet-Master Holland, Miss Simonet

13
25 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Ansell, Pilfold, Marks & Furkins. Tickets delivered by Clarridge, Doe, Wells, Roberts, Walker, Whittington, Abbott, R. Ledger, Sarjent, Seymour [Account-Book adds Wewitzer] will be taken. Receipts: #271 (22.5.6; 1.7.6; tickets: 247.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: As17810426

14
28 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Ansell, Pilfold, Marks & Furkins. Tickets delivered by Claridge, Doe, Wells, Roberts, Walker, Cox, Abbot, R. Ledger, Sargent, Seymour for She Stoops to Conquer [announced on playbill of 27 May] will be admitted this Evening. [Afterpiece in place of Retaliation, announced on playbill of 27 May. This was Miss Catley's last appearance on the stage (erroneously stated in DNB, Grove, &c. as taking place in 1784).] Receipts: #245 3s. (26/0/6; 2/10/6; tickets: 216/12/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: End of mainpiece The Merry Sailors by Langrish and others

15
18 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17840528, but Usher in place of Thompson; added: Painter, Ledger .

16
30 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Green, Jackson, Varley, Hill, Doyle, R. Ledger, Bott, Akery, W. Ansell will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #278 1s. 6d. (21/1/6; 6/12/0; tickets: 250/8/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End of mainpiece Rural Merriment by Jackson and Mrs Ratchford

17
05 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Rock, Guard, Longley, Mrs Arne, Ratchford, Simmons, Brereton, Haskey, Luxmore, Ansell, R. Ledger, Mrs Egan will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #321 18s. 6d. (39.18.0; 1.19.6; tickets: 280.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: End: a new dance, The Sailor Caught Napping-Ratchford, Miller, Mrs Ratchford

18
05 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Evatt, Ledger, Farley, Rolles, Hall (carpenter), Halley, Shuter, Simmons, Strahan, Luxmore, Davenett, Walker, Saby, Mrs Ansell, Ratchford, Rowson will be admitted. Receipts: #350 16s. (45.6.6; 4.13.6; tickets: 300.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Ryder; Young Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Diggory-Cubitt; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Jeremy-Evatt; Footman-Brown; Servant-Stevens; Countrymen-Ledger, Painter; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Ledger, Painter

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

19
29 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for She Stoops to Conquer will be admitted: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Brandon, Curteen, Furkins, Anselmo, Robson [door-keeper], Paskin, Gawdry, Sturgeon, Roberts, Linton, Standen, Rye, Doe, Berecloth, Gray, Ledger will be admitted. Receipts: #426 13s. 6d. (59.19.6; 5.2.0; tickets: 361.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17910917, but Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; William-Ledger.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Ledger.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

20
04 June 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for The Castle of Andalusia [Account-Book: by Claremont, Ledger, Heathcote, Dick, Doe, Mrs Egan, Hall (carpenter), Pitt, Young, Hall (box-keeper), Larkman, Bayzand, Clarke, Hawtin, Davenport] will be admitted. Receipts: #386 15s. 6d. (35.5.6; 11.0.0; tickets: 340.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17941120, but Sir Francis Gripe-Munden; added: Whisper-Farley; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; William-Ledger.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Ledger.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: As17950203, but Lord Edmond-Claremont; added: Frill-Farley; Phelim-Ledger.
Cast
Role: Phelim Actor: Ledger.

Ballet: Dermot and Kathlane. As17950219

21
06 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ugly Club

Afterpiece Title: The Castle-Spectre

Afterpiece Title: A Nosegay of Weeds; or, Old Servants in New Places

22
05 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; III: The Fingalian Dance, as17591102; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

23
08 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

24
18 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

25
03 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: The Critic