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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir Robert Howards"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir Robert Howards")') 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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9347 results for: Keyword - Sir Robert Howards
We found 6859 matches on Performance Comments, 2115 matches on Author, 1212 matches on Event Comments, 558 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1226
20 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: III: Aethiopian Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

1227
01 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Indiana-Mrs Little John, who never appeared on any stage before; Bevil Jr-Quin; Sir John-Wright; Myrtle-Mills; Cimberton-Griffin; Sealand-Milward; Humphrey-Shepard; Daniel-Leigh; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Marshall; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard; Tom-Cibber; Phillis-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Song: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Mordecai's Beard Author(s): Robert Baddeley

Dance: Muilment

1228
05 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: I: Punches Dances-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

1229
07 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Song: TThe Noontide Air (from Comus)-Beard

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

Dance: Poitier

1230
09 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Song: II: The Noontide Air, as17390407

Dance: III: Grand Ballet-Muilment; V: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Walter

1231
10 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Giffard. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets at Giffard's, No. 4, Craven Buildings, dl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: I: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Dutch Dance (new)-Baudoin, Miss Thompson; V: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: IV: By Desire, Oh Happy Pair (out of Alexander's Feast)-

1232
26 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: SSaraband-Miss Scott; Serious Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; Minuet-Rector, Mrs Walter

Song: OOh Happy Pair-Beard

1233
25 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment; End Afterpiece: A new Scotch Dance-Miss Wright

Song: II: The Protestation-Beard

1234
26 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Griffin
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Dutch Dance-Baudouin, Miss Thompson; V: Ethiopian Dance-Muilment, Livier, Baudouin, Rector, Fromont

1235
30 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: I: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Morrison; II: Saraband-Miss Morrison; III: Comic Dance-Miss Scott Ynger; IV: Tambourine-the Elder Miss Scott; V: Scaramouches-Master Brooks, Miss Morrison

1236
31 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Griffin
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; II: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Pieraites-Pelling, Leviez; IV: Ethiopians-Muilment

1237
13 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Scruple Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Related Works
Related Work: The Toy-Shop Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: III: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; IV: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

1238
08 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; IV: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet-Muilment

1239
10 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

1240
11 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: II: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; III: Grand Ballet-Muilment; IV: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

1241
14 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: I: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; II: Ballet-Muilment; III: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

1242
04 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: II: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

1243
06 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; III: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

1244
09 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Milward; Scandal-Mills; Ben-Macklin; Foresight-Johnson; Tattle-Chapman; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Trapland-Ray; Jeremy-Woodward; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Nurse-Mrs Egerton; Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

1245
20 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: II: As17401018; In III: Hornpipe-Vaughan

1246
24 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: I: Peasant-Nivelon; II: Desse; In III: Hornpipe-Vaughan; V: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

1247
25 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Aesop-Paget; Learchus-Julian; Oronces-Wallis; Quaint-Yates; Sir Polidorus-Dunstall; Euphronia-Mrs Dunstall; Doris-Mrs Middleton.
Cast
Role: Sir Polidorus Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: As17401024

1248
27 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: As17401024

1249
28 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-W. Giffard; Scandal-Blakes; Tattle-Linnet; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Yates; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Nurse-Miss Jones; Prue-Miss Hippisley; Ben (With a Hornpipe)-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: As17401024

1250
24 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Related Works
Related Work: The King and the Miller of Mansfield Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Dance: LLa Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf