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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir Rob Howard"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir Rob Howard")') 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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We found 6108 matches on Performance Comments, 1618 matches on Author, 978 matches on Event Comments, 466 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Farewell-Ridout; Surly-Bridgwater; Hothead-Dunstall; Testimony-Arthur; Crack-Waistkum, who never appeared on that stage before; Aunt-Mrs Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Horton; Leonora-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Arthur

Dance: I: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Belguard-Blakes; Farewell-Palmer; Surly-Berry; Hothead-Winstone; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Yates; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Willoughby; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Waitwell-Simson; Valet-Atkins; John-Vaughan; Betty-Mrs Simson; In Act III Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore-Mad Auretti; Peasant Dance-Matthews, Mad Janeton Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Foote; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Yates; Belguard-Blakes; Farewell-Palmer; Surly-Berry; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Hothead-Bransby; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: III: Beard

Dance: SSpanish Dance, as17581014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Dyer; Surly-Sparks; Bellguard-Gibson; Farewell-Ridout; Crack-Shuter; Testimony-Collins; Hothead-Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Vincent; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Collins

Song: III: Lowe

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17600421 End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Lord Belguard-Walker; Farewell-Clarke; Hothead-Dunstall; Testimonly-Gibson; Crack-Shuter; Surly-Sparks; Violante-Mrs Vincent; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Leonora-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Woodward; Sir Roger-Marten; Justice Statute-Redman; Corporal-R. Smith; Sir Humphrey-Wignel; Peter Nettle-Bennet; Soldier-Holtom; ThomasFilbert-Shuter; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Costollo; Dorcas-Miss Helm; Constable-Lewis; Aunt-Mrs Copin; Joyce-Master Besford; Kitty Carrot-Miss Elliot; first time, with the song 'Twas when the seas were roaring-.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Wignel

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

Song: III: Will be a Duette-Mattocks, Miss Polly Young

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Reddish; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Mrs Abington; The Original Epilogue-Mrs Abington.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasOverbury-Lewis; Somerset-Wroughton; Northampton-Hull; Elvis-Whitfield; Lieutenant-Thompson; Countess of Somerset-Mrs Jackson; Cleora-Miss Leeson; Isabella-Mrs Hartley; By Particular Desire the New Occasional Prologue which was spoken on Monday will be repeated-Lewis (for this Night only).

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Webster (1st appearance in that character); Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydis Languish-Miss Younge.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Webster; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Younge.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Griffiths; Faulkland-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Captain Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Faulkland-Brereton; Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Farren.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, probably by Richard Wilson. Larpent MS 557; not published]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by James Cobb. Larpent MS 556; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]. Receipts: #222 6s. 6d. (122.18.6; tickets: 99.8.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seventeen Hundred And Eighty One; Or, The Cartel At Philadelphia

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Lewis; Hothead-Quick; Testimony-Edwin; Belguard-Peile; Farewell-Davies; Surly-Fearon; Waytwell-W. Bates; Crack-Wilson; Violante-Mrs Inchbald; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Miss Stewart; Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Who'd have Thought It

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Bannister Jun.; Captain Absolute-Wroughton; Faulkland-Kemble (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Baddeley; Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Lydia Languish-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Julia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Maid-Miss Tidswell.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Dance: As17900323

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Hollingsworth [Public Advertiser: Baddeley]; Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Lydia Languish-Mrs Jordan; Julia-Miss Farren; Lucy-Mrs Williames.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Dance: As17901026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Lydia Languish-Mrs Jordan; Julia-Miss Farren; Lucy-Mrs Edwards.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Wilson; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Williamson; Acres-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Edwin; Coachman-Usher; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Webb; Lydia Languish-Mrs Goodall; Julia-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Lucy (1st time)-Mrs Whitfield.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward-Davies; Dennis-Usher; Motley (1st time)-Edwin; Degagee-Wewitzer; Coachman-Johnson; Servants-Abbott, Ledger, Lyons; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Caroline Sandford-Mrs Bannister; Comfit (1st time)-Miss DeCamp.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Captain Absolute-Farren; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Blanchard; Fag-Macready; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Quick; Julia-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Lydia Languish-Mrs Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Related Works
Related Work: Two Strings to Your Bow Author(s): Robert Jephson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Hollingsworth [Public Advertiser: Baddeley]; Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Lydia Languish-Mrs Jordan; Julia-Miss Farren; Lucy-Mrs Williames.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Dance: As17931026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Lydia Languish-Mrs Jordan; Julia-Miss Farren (1st appearance this season); Lucy-Miss Heard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Sir Adam Contest Actor: King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; Fag-Benson; David-Bannister Jun.; Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Lydia Languish-Mrs Goodall; Julia-Miss Farren; Lucy-Miss Heard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Capt. Absolute-Bernard; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Macready; Coachman-Thompson; Servants-Blurton, Abbot, Master Curties; Acres-Knight; Julia-Miss Wallis; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Maid-Miss Leserve; Lydia Languish-Mrs Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Forrester Actor: Quick

Dance: As17951008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger (1st time)-R. Palmer; Fag-Russell; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope (1st appearance in that character); Julia-Miss Farren; Lydia Languish-Miss Mellon; Lucy-Miss Heard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Sir Owen Actor: Bannister

Dance: III afterpiece: Dance, as17961019

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961029, but The Lady of Dunblain-_; Villagers-_

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; Capt. Absolute-Toms; David-Townsend; Fag-Macready; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Miss Wallis; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Mrs Knight.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Doldrum

Cast
Role: Sir Marmaduke Actor: Munden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Russell; Fag-Trueman; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Maddocks; Servants-Evans, Webb, Fisher; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope; Lydia Languish-Mrs Jordan; Julia-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Lucy-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Jones.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Paskin, Hall (carpenter), Furkins (ditto), Robson (music porter), Strahan, Haseler, Goodwin, Hill, Ledger, Hall (box-keeper) will be admitted. Receipts: #434 15s. 6d. (24.4.0; 2.18.0; tickets: 407.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Capt. Absolute-Toms; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Mrs Pope; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Miss Betterton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Raft

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Cast
Role: Sir George Insight Actor: Incledon