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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Racket"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Racket")') 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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282 results for: Keyword - Racket
We found 395 matches on Roles/Actors, 71 matches on Performance Comments, 6 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

1
26 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Duplicity [announced on playbill of 25 Oct.] is again obliged to be postponed on account of Henderson's Illness. [Afterpiece in place of Comus, announced on playbill of 25 Oct. In mainpicce the playbill retains Mrs Mattocks as Mrs Racket and Miss Younge as Letitia, but "Miss Younge having yesterday lost a near Relation could not play her part in the Belle's Stratagem, in consequence of which an apology was made for her Absence ... To remedy the inconvenience Mrs Mattocks last night played the character of Miss Hardy, and Mrs Whitfield that of Widow Racket" (Morning Chronicle, 27 Oct.).] Receipts: #100 6s. (97/1/6; 3/4/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17810919, but Mrs Racket-Mrs Whitfield; Letitia-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: As17811024

2
23 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Dodd; Dizzy-Parsons; Tukely-Davies; Racket-Keen; Sir William Wister-Wright; Sir Tan Tivy-Wheeler; Spinner-Griffith; Ruffle-Burton; Harry-Jacobs; Waiters-Ackman, W. Palmer; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Dottrell-Mrs Davies; Widow Damply-Mrs Johnston; Lady Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw; Sophia-Mrs Egerton (playbill). [The Public Advertiser omits Racket.]The Public Advertiser omits Racket.]
Cast
Role: Racket Actor: Keen

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

3
01 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Performance Comment: See17560329 but Lord John-White; Latitat-Dunstall; Racket-Cushing; Tallihoe-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Racket Actor: Cushing

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

4
11 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Dyer, 1st time; Crab-Sparks; Lord John-White; Latitat-Dunstall; Tallyho-Costollo; Racket-Cushing; McRuthen-Shuter; Lucinda-Miss Nossiter.
Cast
Role: Racket Actor: Cushing

5
24 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Fine Gentleman; or, 1757

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Woodward; Tukley-Palmer; Dizzy-Yates; Sophia-Miss Macklin; Arabella-Miss Minors; Mrs Dotterel-Miss Barton; Widow Damply-Mrs Cross; Lady Fanny Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw; Racket-Blakes; Sir William Whister-Burton; Sir Tan Tivy-Jefferson; Spinner-Walker; Ruffle-Usher; Waiters-Ackman, Atkins; Harry Clough; Prologue-Garrick (Genest, IV, 481).
Cast
Role: Racket Actor: Blakes

6
29 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17561102, but Racket-Bennet.
Cast
Role: Racket Actor: Bennet.

Dance: IV: By Desire, a Minuet-Mrs Woffington, Miss Hilliard; End: The Fingalian Revels-Lucas, Miss Hilliard

7
13 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17570329 but Racket-Cushing.
Cast
Role: Racket Actor: Cushing.

Dance: FFingalian Revels, as17570329

8
14 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Dyer; Crab-Sparks; Lord John-White; Latitat-Dunstall; Tallyhoe-Costollo; Racket-Cushing; McRuthen-Shuter; Lucinda-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Racket Actor: Cushing

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

9
15 January 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-OBrien; Tukely-Palmer; Ruffle-Parsons; Arabella-Mrs Hopkins; Sophia-Mrs Lee; Mrs Dotterel-Mrs Parsons; Racket-Blakes; Dizzy-Castle; Widow Damply-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Fanny Pewit-Mrs Hippisley; Sir Wm Whister-Burton; Sir Tantivy-Moody; Spinner-Stevens; Waiters-Ackman, Vaughan; Harry-Clough.
Cast
Role: Racket Actor: Blakes

10
17 November 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Performance Comment: Sir John Buck-Dyer; MacRuthen-Shuter; Latitat-Dunstall; Crab-Gibson; Lucinda-Mrs Bulkley; Tallyhoe-Quick; Racket-Cushing; Lord John-Lewes.
Cast
Role: Racket Actor: Cushing

11
30 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: As17730423 but Racket-Wrighten; Widow Damply-Mrs W. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Racket Actor: Wrighten

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17730325

12
07 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode [i

Performance Comment: e. Three Weeks after Marriage]; or, What we must all come to. Sir Charles Racket-West; Drugget-Lewis; Lovelace-Smith; Woodley-Johnson; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Ross; Nancy-Miss Taylor; Dimity-Mrs Wilks; Lady Racket-Mrs West (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: West
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs West

Song: II: the grand chorus, See the conquering Hero comes-; Between Acts: Singing, as17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell

13
25 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Booth; Woodley-Thompson; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Green; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Miss Dayes; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: II: the Original Crutch Dance-[This was danced in all subsequent performances.]; End: As17761009

14
12 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Booth; Woodley-Thompson; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Green; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Miss Dayes; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: As17771111

15
29 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Booth; Drugget-Quick; Woodley-Thompson; Dimity-Mrs Green; Nancy-Mrs Morton; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

16
22 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Booth; Woodley-Thompson; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Green; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Mrs Morton; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

17
22 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Booth; Drugget-Quick; Woodley-Thompson; Dimity-Mrs Wilson; Nancy-Mrs Morton; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17800921

18
21 September 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-W. Bates; Woodley-J. Bates; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Mrs Morton; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: End of mainpiece The Merry Sailors by Aldridgc, &c

19
09 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Booth; Woodley-Davies; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Mrs Morton; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17821008, but Ratchford in place of Second

20
12 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Chalmers; Woodley-Davies; Drugget-Quick; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: End of mainpiece Adelaide de Brabant, as17840508

21
05 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Bonnor; Woodley-Cubitt; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Mrs Morton; Lady Racket-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: As17841008

22
19 October 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Palmer; Woodley-Cubitt; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Mrs Morton; Lady Racket-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: End of mainpiece Leap Year, as17851010

23
19 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Coeur De Lion

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Brown; Woodley-Macready; Drugget-Quick; Nancy-Mrs Brown; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Dimity-Mrs Morton; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

24
15 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Brown; Woodley-Macready; Drugget-Quick; Nancy-Mrs Brown; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Dimity-Mrs Morton; Lady Racket-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Abington.

Dance: As17871029

25
07 November 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Evatt; Woodley-Macready; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Rock; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Miss Rowson; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: a New Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin