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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Richard Cumberland Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Richard Cumberland 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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3700 results for: Keyword - Richard? Cumberland, Esq
We found 1991 matches on Author, 806 matches on Event Comments, 709 matches on Performance Title, 707 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2876
12 September 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan: Intermix'd with Songs

2877
03 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

2878
05 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

2879
16 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq. Afterpiece: Altered from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

2880
23 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: III: Dance of Moors-Muilment

2881
07 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Pan Actor: Richardson
Role: Country Lads Actor: Dupre, Bencraft, Richardson
Role: Zephyrs Actor: Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, DuPre

2882
18 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 27 Nov. Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: Le Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland

2883
19 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire, Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Havard

Music: III: As17390117

Dance: V: Grand Dance of Moors, as17390117

2884
23 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Hughes, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked; or, An Old Man Taught Wisdom

2885
24 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

2886
07 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sedgwicke, Merchant of London. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: Ethiopian Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

2887
21 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality.Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere and Intermingled with Songs. At Common Prices. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Phillips; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

2888
29 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Miss Oates

2889
02 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman in Distress. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Rogers; II: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: By Desire, Tambourine-Mlle Villeneuve; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

2890
03 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Glover; Nymphs-Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Ozanne; Daphne-Mlle Anne Roland; Huntsmen-Leveridge, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, Delegard, L'Estrade; Burgomaster-Laguerre; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Scaramouch-Bencraft; Harlequin-Phillips; Peasants-Bencraft, Delegard, Dupre, Mrs Horsington, Miss Dancey, Mrs Villeneuve; Bacchus-Salway; Venus-Mrs Wright; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Silenus-Leveridge; Pan-Roberts; Zephyrus-Glover; Spaniard-Richardson; Polonese-Delegarde; Frenchman-Desse; Spanish Woman-Miss Rogers; Polonese Woman-Mrs LeBrun; French Woman-Miss Oates; Flora-Mlle Anne Roland.
Cast
Role: Huntsmen Actor: Leveridge, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, Delegard, L'Estrade
Role: Spaniard Actor: Richardson
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones

2891
06 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Huntsmen Actor: Leveridge, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, Delegard, L'Estrade
Role: Spaniard Actor: Richardson
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones

2892
08 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Huntsmen Actor: Leveridge, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, Delegard, L'Estrade
Role: Spaniard Actor: Richardson
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones

2893
24 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh, and Colley Cibber Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

2894
03 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh and Colley Cibber Esq; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: SSerious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; A new dance (by Command) Between a Sailor and his Mistress to the tune of To Arms-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

Ballet: The Reprizal. As17391015

2895
07 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Short. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Alter'd from Hob; or, The Country Wake. [Tickets at Short's House, Little Ormond Street, near Bedford-Row, Holborn.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Song: I: Genius of England-Salway; III: Roberts

Dance: II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: A preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge; followed by Handel's Water Musick-

2896
12 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Crosse. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder

Song: IV: The Genius of England-Salway

2897
20 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Tickets for Gordon and Haughton taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Leveridge, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Desse, Fromont

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17391204

Cast
Role: Fawns Actor: Richardson, Dupre, Desse, Delagarde

2898
08 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit a Person under Misfortunes. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Je ne scay quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; III: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Deception Author(s): Elizabeth Richardson
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): Joseph Richardson
Related Work: Pamela Author(s): Samuel Richardson

2899
24 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Leveridge, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Desse, Fromont

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

Cast
Role: Fawns Actor: Richardson, Dupre, Desse, Delagarde

2900
24 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Michael Lally. At the Desire of several Ladies of Qualit(. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. [Two Rows of Pit and part of Stage formed into Side-Boxes. Tickets at Lally's House in Southampton-Row, Bloomsbury.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-French Boy; II: Je ne scai quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Ball Dance, Minuet-Lally, Mlle Roland; End Afterpiece: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Deception Author(s): Elizabeth Richardson
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): Joseph Richardson
Related Work: Pamela Author(s): Samuel Richardson