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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "The Boy"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "The Boy")') 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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1780 results for: Keyword - The Boy
We found 1488 matches on Roles/Actors, 330 matches on Performance Title, 312 matches on Performance Comments, 180 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

326
27 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Luppino for 75 nights attendance at the wardrobe #7 10s. Paid Arnold for Music as per bill #26 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #149 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

327
23 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Present their Majesties, The Duke of Gloster, Lady Louisa, the Prince and Princess of Brunswick. Gave Yeomen of the Guard #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #230 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

328
22 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation with the Representation of Westminster Hall
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

329
24 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17680922, but Macbeth-Barry; Capt.-J. Aickin; Witches-Burton, Moody, Baddeley; Lennox-Fawcett; Vocal Parts-Miss Radley; with a +Proper dance-Dagueville, others.
Cast
Role: Proper dance Actor: Dagueville, others.
Role: Malcolm Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Cast
Role: Saville Actor: Cautherly
Role: Boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: End Act II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

330
25 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Cast
Role: Saville Actor: Cautherly
Role: Boy Actor: Mas. Cape

331
27 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitley-Garrick; Old Knowell-Hurst; Young Knowell-Aickin; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-King; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Cash-Packer; Master Mathew-W. Palmer; Cob-Moody; Bridget-Mrs Jeffries; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitley-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Master Mathew Actor: W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Cast
Role: Saville Actor: Cautherly
Role: Boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

332
01 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Cautherly
Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210; End: The Wake, as17680929

333
06 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: End Act I: The Wake, as17680929

334
11 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Cast
Role: Saville Actor: Cautherly
Role: Boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

335
14 June 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Palmer

Dance: As17690515

336
17 June 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Cornelys

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Master West, Miss West; End of Play: Comic Dance-Castiglione

337
16 August 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Cornelys

Dance: As17710515

338
23 August 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Cast
Role: Lady Catherine Actor: Mrs Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Cornelys

Dance: Master West, Miss West

339
12 September 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Cast
Role: Lady Catherine Actor: Mrs Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Cornelys

Dance: The Nosegay-

340
18 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker
Role: other Characters Actor: Wewitzer, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Mrs White, Mrs Poussin.
Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: As17780511

341
11 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Tall Actor: Boy-R. Palmer
Role: Boy Actor: R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17790610

342
17 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Tall Actor: Boy-R. Palmer
Role: Boy Actor: R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17790610

343
19 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17790602 but the original Prologue-Parsons. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: the original Prologue Actor: Parsons.
Role: Tall Actor: Boy-R. Palmer
Role: Boy Actor: R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17790610

344
24 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Tall Actor: Boy-R. Palmer
Role: Boy Actor: R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17790531

345
26 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Tall Actor: Boy-R. Palmer
Role: Boy Actor: R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17790531

346
30 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Tall Actor: Boy-R. Palmer
Role: Boy Actor: R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17790531

347
09 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Tall Actor: Boy-R. Palmer
Role: Boy Actor: R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17790531

348
15 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mrs Lloyd is identified in playbill of 18 Aug. She has "the name of Lloyd, but [is] better known by the name of Mrs C@@we (who played several parts at the military theatre of Boston in America about two years ago)" (Morning Post, 16 July).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Tall Actor: Boy-R. Palmer
Role: Boy Actor: R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17790531

349
19 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Hitchcock

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17790610

350
21 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Hitchcock

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Cast
Role: Timotheus Actor: Stevens
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Jewell

Dance: As17790610