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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Th Cibber"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Th Cibber")') 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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4637 results for: Keyword - Th. Cibber
We found 2731 matches on Author, 2018 matches on Performance Comments, 482 matches on Event Comments, 31 matches on Roles/Actors, and 8 matches on Performance Title.

1926
28 September 1749 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Related Works
Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Colley Cibber

1927
29 September 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Arthur
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Minors, being her first appearance on that stage
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

1928
02 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Holtham
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe

1929
10 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

1930
16 October 1749 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb

1931
19 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar, With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Cast
Role: Legarius Actor: Holtham
Role: Plebeians Actor: Collins, Dunstall, Stoppelaer, Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Colley Cibber

1932
23 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Ranger Actor: Lee 1st appearance that stage
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Woffington 1st time in that character
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Colley Cibber

1933
28 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Cymberton Actor: Arthur
Role: Tom Actor: Dyer from the theatre in Dublin, his 1st appearance this stage

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Colley Cibber

1934
01 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Corydon Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Colley Cibber

1935
02 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Colley Cibber

1936
08 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii, With The Humours Of Falstaff

Cast
Role: Shallow Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Corydon Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Colley Cibber

1937
15 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Song: Master Mattocks

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17491110

Cast
Role: Principal Savoyards Actor: Grandchamps, Mad Auretti, Matthews, Mrs Addison, Pelling, Shawford, Harrison, Master Shawford, Mad Mariet, Mrs Baker, Mrs Memi, Miss Cole

1938
16 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

1939
17 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Cast
Role: Supple Actor: Holtham
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

1940
08 December 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Cast
Role: Choleric Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith</a>, Holtham, Bennet, Davis
Role: Hussar's servant Actor: Arthur

1941
09 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The German Jew; or, the Pedlars-

1942
14 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

Dance: II: Savoyard Dance, as17491213

1943
01 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Holtham
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith</a>, Holtham, Bennet, Davis
Role: Hussar's servant Actor: Arthur

1944
26 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners, as17491219

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17500118, but Principal Savoyards-Miss Baker, Mrs _Addison

1945
16 February 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Cast
Role: Choleric Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Mons Jossett his 1st appearance on the English Stage, Mons Jardin, Miss Hilliard.
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

1946
19 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: AAcis and Galatea, as17491130, but MacNeale, Pelling, Shawford, Mlle Mariet, Mlle Memi omitted

1947
15 March 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; or, The School Boy

Related Works
Related Work: The School-Boy: or The Comical Rivals Author(s): Colley Cibber

1948
19 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1949
28 March 1750 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Related Works
Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Colley Cibber

1950
02 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Holtham
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17500201