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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir John"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir John")') 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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18326 results for: Keyword - Sir John
We found 11245 matches on Author, 6630 matches on Performance Comments, 2610 matches on Roles/Actors, 1685 matches on Event Comments, and 676 matches on Performance Title.

2751
04 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The School of Eloquence

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Related Works
Related Work: Selima and Azor Author(s): Sir George Collier

2752
05 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: End I: Hornpipe-Master Butler (scholar of Miller); In afterpiece: Henry

Song: End II: Tally ho!, as17800411

2753
17 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: Dancing, as17800510

2754
22 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Jubilee Author(s): John A. Fisher

2755
26 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Collett; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Moody
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Yates
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: As17801025

2756
16 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

2757
20 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: John Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: As17801025

2758
13 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Fearon

Dance: In afterpiece: Minuet, as17801205

2759
17 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

2760
31 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): John Crowne

2761
06 February 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17810203

2762
16 February 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17810131

2763
26 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd
Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: As17810102

2764
02 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Cast
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Henderson
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Whitfield
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: 2nd piece: a Dance of Sailors Sailor's Dance-Aldridge

2765
16 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Bouquet Actor: Dodd.
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17800930

2766
23 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Henderson
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Whitfield
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: W. Bates

2767
25 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

2768
26 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: In III of 1st piece: a Hornpipe, as17800921; Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

2769
28 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd
Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

2770
02 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks
Related Work: The Modern Wife; or, The Virgin Her Own Rival Author(s): John Stevens

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: Between Acts 1st piece: a song-Miss Wright

2771
04 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Baddeley

Dance: End II: a Hornpipe-Master Butler, scholar to Miller

Song: End: As17810424

2772
07 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Witwou'd Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: A Fete; A Medley

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man Author(s): John Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Muff Actor: Dodd

2773
10 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Captain Mizen-Dodd; Captain Worthy-Brereton; Lieut. Cribbage-Williams; Sir Charles Pleasant-R. Palmer; Rovewell-Lamash; Binnacle (1st time)-Holcroft; Hatchway (with a song)-Bannister; Arabella Zeal (1st time)-Miss Kirby; Belinda-Mrs Sharp; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Pleasant Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: Scene IV: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: End III: song-Miss Barnes (1st attempt on any stage); End 1st piece: the Grand Naval Review-; Rule Britannia-Gaudry, Edwards, Williams

Related Works
Related Work: King Edward the Third: With the Fall of Mortimer, Earl of March Author(s): John Bancroft
Related Work: Pompey the Great Author(s): Sir Charles Sedley
Related Work: Pompey Author(s): Sir Charles Sedley

2774
11 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin Actor: Baddeley.

Dance: End III: Minuet and Allemande-Master Daigville, Miss Armstrong; After the singing: The Force of Love, as17801018

Song: As17810504

2775
15 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921