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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Real"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Real")') 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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88 results for: Keyword - Real
We found 43 matches on Event Comments, 42 matches on Roles/Actors, 14 matches on Performance Comments, 2 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

1
25 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moor-Mahon; Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-Real; Mauxalinda-Mrs Thompson; Margery-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

2
25 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moor-DuBellamy; Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-Real; Mauxalinda-Mrs Thompson; Margery-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Dance: End: Rural Love-Fishar, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere. [See17641212 ff.

3
02 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Infernal Spirit-Real; Furies-Arnauld; Sir Epicure-Wignell; Miller-Morris; Gambler-Quick; Faustus's Man-Herbert; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; French Cook-Holtom; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Infernal Spirit Actor: Real

4
23 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Chasseur Royal-Barnshaw; Merlin-Real; Diana-Mrs Baker; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Real

5
07 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prince Of Agra

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moore-DuBellamy; Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-Real; Mauxalinda-Mrs Thompson; Margery-Miss Jameson, first time.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

6
02 May 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Dance: As17871029

Entertainment: Monologue. End I afterpiece: Virtue its own Rewardexemplified in a Moral Tale, and founded on a Real Event,-Hull

Performance Comment: End I afterpiece: Virtue its own Rewardexemplified in a Moral Tale, and founded on a Real Event,-Hull.
Cast
Role: and founded on a Real Event, Actor: Hull.

7
01 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Governor

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum

Performance Comment: As17930121, but added to Fox Chace: A Stag Hunt with Real Stag (1st time)-.
Cast
Role: A Stag Hunt with Real Stag Actor: .

8
03 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Cast
Role: A Stag Hunt with Real Stag Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum

Performance Comment: As17930121, but Fox Chace With a Real Fox-.
Cast
Role: Fox Chace With a Real Fox Actor: .

9
02 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

10
05 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Dance: IV: The Lamplighters-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17681101.

11
13 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Entertainment: As17691010

12
27 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Real

13
31 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Entertainment: As17691010

14
22 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Dance: III: The Lamplighters, as17691005

15
16 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

16
16 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Dance: I: New Dance-Mas. Langrish, Miss Besford [see17730426]; II: The Whim-Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426]; III: [A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim-Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews; IV: [A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford; End: A New Hornpipe-Aldridge

17
21 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 26 March

18
03 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 30 April, but Principal Parts-_Owenson, Reinhold; Dance-Aldridge

19
06 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

20
16 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 3 May

Dance: End I Farce: Minuet-Blurton, Miss Stede

21
19 September 1754 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Conjuror; Or, Pantaloon Disected

Afterpiece Title: The Grand Assembly of Lilliputians

Entertainment: IItalian Fireworks-Benjamin Clitherow who has permission from his Majesty's Officer of Ordinance and was the real Engineer to Cuper's and Marybone Gardens

22
07 September 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: SSerious Dance-; The Gallant Peasant, as17670904

Entertainment: By Desire, Occasional Prologue on opening the Theatre-Mr Foote; in which will be introduced Through the Wood Laddie-the real Blackamoor Lady (Neville)

23
02 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Cast
Role: A Stag Hunt with Real Stag Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum

24
09 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Cast
Role: A Stag Hunt with Real Stag Actor: .
Role: Fox Chace With a Real Fox Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

25
10 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Cast
Role: A Stag Hunt with Real Stag Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Entertainment: Monologue. End: a new Occasional Address, as17930323