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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.

1176
02 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

1177
06 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

Song: As17451203

1178
07 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady's Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

Song: As17451203

1179
10 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

Song: As17451203

1180
21 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Yesterday Mr Rich paid into the Chamberlain's Office at Guildhall, the sum of #602 7s. to the Veteran's scheme, being the three night's receipts arising from the Beggar's Opera, performed at cg: And he thinks it incumbent on him in justice to the several persons interested in the Said theatre, to declare, that when the above scheme was by him proposed, they all most generously subscrib'd their demands for these three nights in order to enlarge the sums to be rais'd for the above purpose.-General Advertiser. [The Gentlemen's Magazine, Dec. 1745, states the idea of this gift was proposed by Mrs Cibber, and that the tallow chandlers also gave the candles.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: With the Original Music Actor:
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Thompson, Roberts, Mrs Lampe
Role: all the Dances Actor: , decorations proper to the play.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

1181
23 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

1182
28 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson. At the particular desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Related Works
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

1183
04 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

1184
07 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

1185
16 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

1186
29 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

1187
31 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

Song: As17460125

1188
01 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

Song: As17460125

1189
11 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

1190
17 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece not acted these 5 years [see 27 April 1742.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

1191
22 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

1192
08 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Related Works
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

Dance: To conclude with New Comic Ballet, The Italian Peasants, as17460306

1193
20 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: With usual dances Actor: proper to the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi

1194
31 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: With usual dances Actor: proper to the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: As17460320 butconcluding with a Peasant Actor: Mathews
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi; The Italian Peasants, as17460306

1195
05 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Rector, Mrs Gondou, and Miss Vandersluys. Tickets deliver'd for Miss Ferguson and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: As17460320 butconcluding with a Peasant Actor: Mathews
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi, Miss Vandersluys; The Peasants-Mathews, Miss Vandersluys

1196
25 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets that could not be admitted on Tuesday Night for the Country Lasses, will be taken this night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberty Asserted

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: As17460320 butconcluding with a Peasant Actor: Mathews
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

Song: n Occasional%Song on the Defeat of the Rebels-Beard

Dance: PPigmalion, as17460409

1197
13 May 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Being the last time of the Company's performing this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Hothead Actor: Marten.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: As17460320 butconcluding with a Peasant Actor: Mathews
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: a French Boy

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

1198
01 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: French Boy

Dance: As17461231

1199
15 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: French Boy

1200
10 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: French Boy