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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir John Shorter"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir John Shorter")') 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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18154 results for: Keyword - Sir John Shorter
We found 12392 matches on Author, 6689 matches on Performance Comments, 1860 matches on Event Comments, 683 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12051
02 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Czar Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

12052
04 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Czar Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Waldron

12053
07 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Czar Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Halfwit Actor: Suett

12054
09 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Czar Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

12055
09 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Byrne

Song: End: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

12056
11 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Czar Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Innocence; or, The Chamber-Maid Turn'd Quaker Author(s): John Leanerd
Related Work: The Young Quaker Author(s): John O'Keeffe

12057
12 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Czar Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Phillimore

12058
14 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Czar Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

12059
16 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Czar Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

12060
16 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Cast
Role: Sir Buzzard Savage Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Harlequin Executed Author(s): John Rich

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

Song: In 3rd piece: As17920421

Entertainment: MonologueEnd II: [a Jeu D'Esprit[; or, Jerry Sneak's intended Law Suit with the Major-Fawcett; [My] Little Pig lays without any Straw-Fawcett

12061
18 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Czar Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Whitfield

12062
21 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Czar Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd

12063
23 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Andalusia Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Banditti; or, Love's Labyrinth Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Banditti Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Dance: As17920420

12064
24 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Related Works
Related Work: The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Harlequin Executed Author(s): John Rich

Dance: After Singing: A Pastoral Dance-Byrne, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

12065
29 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17910917, but Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; William-Ledger.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Quick
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Holman
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): John O'Keeffe

12066
02 June 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Barataria or Sancho Turned Governor

Dance: As17920509

Entertainment: As17920414; Imitations End I: several Imitations entirely New,-Mrs Wells; Monologue

12067
10 July 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Related Works
Related Work: The Young Quaker Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Young Men and Old Women

Cast
Role: Sir Samuel Prejudice Actor: Wilson

12068
14 July 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Cast
Role: Sir George Euston Actor: Williamson
Role: Sir Harry Harmless Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Related Works
Related Work: Gretna Green Author(s): John O'Keeffe

12069
11 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Related Works
Related Work: Gretna Green Author(s): John O'Keeffe

12070
15 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. Morning Herald, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Macheath-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Filch-Miss Fontenelle; Mat o' th' Mint-Johnson; Ben Budge-Abbott; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Polly-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Mr Johnstone; Diana Trapes-Mr Parsons; Mrs Vixen-Mr Wewitzer; Jenny Diver-Mr R. Palmer; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Mat o' th' Mint Actor: Johnson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mr Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Song: In course of Entertainment: his favourite Planxty [descriptive of Ireland-Johnstone (in the character of Murtough Delany) [see The Irishman in London, cg, 21 Apr.]

12071
22 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Performance Comment: Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Usher; Captain Grevill-Johnstone; Captain Wilson-Bannister; Tipple-Edwin; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Abbott; Putty-Farley; Eliza-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Captain Grevill Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Sir Credule Actor: Barrett
Role: Sceptick Actor: Johnstone

Song: As17920815

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: New Occasional Address-Mrs Kemble

12072
24 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Partners

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Sir Credule Actor: Barrett
Role: Sceptick Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Entertainment: Monologue New Occasional Address, as17920822

12073
30 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth part I

Performance Comment: As17920806, but Sir Walter Blunt-Farley; Peto-Abbott.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: Farley

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Sir Credule Actor: Barrett
Role: Sceptick Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

12074
07 September 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Partners

Afterpiece Title: The Family Compact

Cast
Role: Sir Rouncival Actor: Wewitzer
Related Works
Related Work: The Family Compact Author(s): John Rose

12075
10 September 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Sir Credule Actor: Barrett
Role: Sceptick Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe