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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sharp"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sharp")') 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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475 results for: Keyword - Sharp
We found 465 matches on Roles/Actors, 172 matches on Performance Comments, 26 matches on Event Comments, 3 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

1
19 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Wignel and Stoppelaer. Neither Piece Acted This Season. The Prologue and Epilogue spoken By particular Desire by Master Wignell. Charges #72 15s. [of which Wignel bore #32 2s. 6d. and Stoppelaer bore #40 12s. 6d. Their deficit codered by income from tickets: Wignel #97 6s. (Box 82; Pit 362; Gallery 225); Stoppelaer #104 15s. (Bhx 118; Pit 377; Gallery 187).] Paid Edward Bamford for the Giant in the Dragon of Wantly #1 1s. (Account Book). With difficulty got into the Pit just before began (Neville MS Diary). [He comments favorably on the play and performers. Liked Shuter, especially, as Sharp in the afterpiece, and thought Miss Baker looked well in men's clothes.] Receipts: #48 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Davis; Guttle-Wignell; Kitty-Mrs Green; Melissa-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Shuter

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17670516; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Entertainment: After: The Prologue to the Apprentice-Master Wignell; End Farce: an Epilogue addressed to Most Noble Order of Bucks-Master Wignel

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

2
12 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron and Mrs Greville. Farce (in 2 Acts) Never performed before, and for that night only. This Farce was written by Mr Waldron-Some Applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Paid Mr Wegg's rent half year to Lady Day last #57; Duke of Bedford ditto #164 2s. 10d.; One yrs Paving, Cleansing & Lighting to ditto #39 7s. 6d.; Mr Moody for Mr Philips #13 13s.; St Martin's Charity School, 1 year, 1774 #2 2s. (Treasurer's Book). [The Westminster Magazine for May gives the following cast for the farce: Reuben-$Waldron; Blunt-$Moody; Sharp-$Dodd; Flimsy-$LeMash; Joseph-$Burton; Mrs Reuben-$Mrs Davies; Betty-$Miss Platt. It then bluntly tells the plot and concludes: "The whole is beneath criticism."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Contrast; or, The Jew and Married Courtezan

Performance Comment: Sharp-Dodd; Blunt-Moody; others-Baddeley, Waldron, Lamash, Burton, Master Blanchard, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Dodd

3
02 February 1743 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-a Gentleman for his Diversion.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: a Gentleman for his Diversion.

4
18 February 1743 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Kitty-Mrs Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Dunstall; Justice-Dunstall; Trippet-Peterson; Dick-Vaughan; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Trippet-Miss Davis; Priscilla-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates

5
03 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Garrick; Kitty-Mrs Clive; with a New Epilogue written and-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Garrick

Song: IV: Beard

6
03 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Cushing; Cuttle-Paget. with an additional Scene upon Eating between them never perform'd before.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Cushing

7
18 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Woodward; Drunken Dick-Hippisley; Gayless-Anderson; Guttle-Dunstall; Trippet-Hayman; Melissa-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Bland; Mrs Trippet-Miss Allen; Miss Prissy-Miss Morrison; Kitty Pry-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Woodward

Dance: PPeasant-Cooke; Comic Ballet-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Song: SSong of Diana, as17460313 Genius of England-Beard

8
20 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Cushing; Kitty Pry-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Cushing

Song: Cunningham

Dance: The three Graniers

9
27 October 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Cushing; Melissa-Mrs Butler; Kitty-Miss Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Cushing

Dance: II: Peasant Dance-Master Morgan, Miss Baker; III: Scotch Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; IV: Tambourine-Master Morgan, Miss Baker; V: Drunken Peasant-Miles

10
06 November 1746 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Matthews.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Matthews.

Song: WWelsh Song, Monmouth's Glory-Mathews

11
23 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-to be attempted by Miss Budgell by Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: to be attempted by Miss Budgell by Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies.

12
29 September 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green; Melissa-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates

13
13 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates

14
20 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates

15
15 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Bennet; Kitty-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates

16
07 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Yates; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates

17
18 September 1751 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Brown.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Brown.

Dance: Phillips

Song: Platt, Master Phillips

18
21 September 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Bennet; Kitty Pry-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates

19
08 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Bennet; Kitty Pry-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates

20
18 March 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter, 1st time; Gayless-Anderson; Guttle-Dunstall; Melissa-Mrs Vincent; Kitty Pry-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Shuter, 1st time

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17540307 Les Taileurs, as17531210

21
23 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Shuter.

22
26 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Bennet; Kitty Pry-Mrs Minors.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates

23
01 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Quelch; Gayless-Parker; Dick-Blakey; Trippet-Turner; Melissa-Miss Davies; Guttle-Metteer; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Midnight; Kitty-Miss Barton; Hornpipe-Walker.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Quelch

Dance: LLa Dance du Village-Settree, Sga Fiorentina, Walker

24
03 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Anderson; Guttle-Dunstall; Trippet-Bennet; Dick-Stoppelaer; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Trippet-Miss Allen; Priss-Miss Mullart; Melissa-Mrs Vincent; Kitty-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Shuter

25
06 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Anderson; Guttle-Dunstall; Trippet-Bennet; Dick-Stoppelaer; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Trippet-Miss Allen; Melissa-Mrs Vincent; Kitty Pry-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Shuter