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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Richard Elford"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Richard Elford")') 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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3411 results for: Keyword - Richard Elford
We found 1991 matches on Author, 750 matches on Performance Title, 668 matches on Performance Comments, 472 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2651
28 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Smith, first appearance there

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

Dance: II: A New Pastoral Dance-Lariviere, Mrs Sutton; IV: Comic Dance-Lariviere, Mrs Sutton; V: (By Particular Desire) The Louvre, Minuet-Froment, Mrs Sutton (his scholar)

2652
15 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Smith, first appearance there

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: III: Sg Giorgi's Scholars

2653
07 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard III Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: May Day

2654
12 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard III Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio

2655
05 June 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Garrick, first time in 5 years
Role: Richard III Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

2656
06 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

2657
11 October 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

2658
26 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

2659
23 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

2660
09 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

2661
18 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: In: Master Morey, 3 Miss Stageldoirs

2662
06 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

2663
10 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

2664
10 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

2665
12 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Entertainment: Vaudeville. Jump through a Tub of Fire, as17800509, but _Wright, Spencer

2666
26 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

2667
08 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

2668
18 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: The Butterfly, as17800921

Entertainment: Monologue. After Dancing: Bucks have at ye All-Master Pulley; End afterpiece: an Epilogue-Master Benson

2669
03 November 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

2670
10 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

2671
29 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cg King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Friar Bacon

2672
12 January 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

2673
17 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Holman

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

2674
17 December 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

2675
16 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior