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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "The Duke"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "The Duke")') 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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4669 results for: Keyword - The Duke
We found 3568 matches on Roles/Actors, 1162 matches on Performance Comments, 1039 matches on Event Comments, 402 matches on Author, and 331 matches on Performance Title.

2851
25 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Fawcett, but "Fawcett's part is entirely cut out" (Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1793, p. 3 59). His name is omitted from all subsequent playbills.] Receipts: #257 10s. (246/16/6; 10/13/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: THE SPRIGS OF LAUREL

Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford

2852
26 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #239 9s. (227/16/6; 11/12/6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: MARIAN

2853
27 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: MOTHER SHIPTON TRIUMPHANT

Dance: As17931119

Song: As17931119

2854
28 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years [not acted since 15 June 1787). Receipts: #238 15s. (226/11; 12/4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: NINA

2855
29 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #208 1s. 6d. (196/3/6; 11/18/0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: HARTFORD BRIDGE

Dance: As17930916

2856
29 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Harlowe, in place of The Greenwich Pensioner.

Dance: As17931123

2857
30 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years [acted 28 Sept. 1792]. Receipts: #206 8s. 6d. (195/8/0; 11/0/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: THE FLITCH OF BACON

2858
02 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: MOTHER SHIPTON TRIUMPHANT

Dance: As17931119

Song: As17931119

2859
03 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account Book, but not on the playbill). Receipts: #158 13s. 6d. (144/8/6; 1 4/5/0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: THE FLITCH OF BACON

Cast
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Harlowe, in place of The Greenwich Pensioner.

Dance: As17931015

2860
04 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, Mrs Watts

2861
04 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #489 12s. 6d. (483/13/6; 5/19/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: TWO STRINGS TO YOUR BOW

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

Dance: As17931015

Song: "Incledon twice sung Rule Britannia" [not listed on playbill; see World, 5 Dec.]

2862
05 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 2nd piece: With Alterations. "On the first night Ethelberta died; at the succeeding representations her life was spared" (Edward Jerningham and his Friends, ed. Lewis Bettany, 1919, p. 97). 3rd piece: In 3 acts. Receipts: #219 13s. 6d. (202/11/6; 17/2/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF BERWICK

Afterpiece Title: THE MISER

2863
06 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #218 16s. 6d. (204/3/6; 14/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: THE POSITIVE MAN

Dance: As17931022

2864
07 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17931204

2865
13 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: CYMON

Dance: End of mainpiece Dermot and Kath/ant, as17931018, but added: Old Kathlane-Miss Watson; In afterpiece, as17931209

2866
13 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: As17931123

2867
14 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

2868
18 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [2nd piece in place of The Child of Nature, advertised on playbill of 17 Dec. In 3rd piece the playbill retains Wilson, but "Owing to the indisposition of Wilson, Powel supplied his place in The Divertisement" (World, 19 Dec.).] Receipts: #129 10s. 6d. (121.16.0; 7.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford
Role: Father Frank Actor: Rees

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: As17931123

2869
21 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The German Hotel, advertised on playbill of 20 Dec.] Receipts: #225 11s. (211.8; 14.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Ades Actor: Street. II. The Study of Dr Faustus
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for e Actor: Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

2870
27 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Performance Comment: As17931222, but Prologue-_[and thereafter].and thereafter].

2871
02 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Performance Comment: As17931123, but omitted: Fawcett, Rock, Thompson, Farley; also omitted: Prologue, Epilogue [and thereafter] .
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Cast
Role: Ades Actor: Street. II. The Study of Dr Faustus
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for e Actor: Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

2872
07 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Cast
Role: Ades Actor: Street. II. The Study of Dr Faustus
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for e Actor: Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

Song: As17931008

2873
10 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Cast
Role: Ades Actor: Street. II. The Study of Dr Faustus
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for e Actor: Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

2874
16 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #466 9s. (439/16 \; 26/13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Cast
Role: Ades Actor: Street. II. The Study of Dr Faustus
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for e Actor: Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

Song: As17931008

2875
17 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Cast
Role: Ades Actor: Street. II. The Study of Dr Faustus
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for e Actor: Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb