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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.

2976
08 September 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Three And The Deuce

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Obadiah Prim Actor: Wathen
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

2977
09 September 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Three And The Deuce

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Cast
Role: Mayor of Coventry Actor: Wathen
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

2978
10 September 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Three and the Deuce

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

2979
11 September 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money

Afterpiece Title: The Three and the Deuce

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Mayor of Coventry Actor: Wathen
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland
Related Works
Related Work: New Hay at the Old Market Author(s): George Colman, the younger

2980
12 September 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money

Afterpiece Title: The Three and the Deuce

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

2981
14 September 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money

Afterpiece Title: The Three and the Deuce

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Mayor of Coventry Actor: Wathen
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland
Related Works
Related Work: New Hay at the Old Market Author(s): George Colman, the younger

2982
15 September 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The last Night of the Company's performing this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money

Afterpiece Title: The Three and the Deuce

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Mayor of Coventry Actor: Wathen
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland
Related Works
Related Work: New Hay at the Old Market Author(s): George Colman, the younger

2983
26 October 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: An Accurate Edition of Venice Preserv'd to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #347 13s. 6d. (268.13.0; 78.14.6; 0.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Duke of Venice Actor: Maddocks
Role: Theodore Actor: Cooke
Role: of the Guard Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

2984
26 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With a Representation of the Indian Manner of Preparation for Battle, and their extraordinary Method of Laying in Ambush. A Representation of an Engagment between an English and French Man of War. And a Shipwreck. To conclude with the original Allegoric Scene from Provocation. A View of the British Fleet at Anchor. Receipts: #221 12s. 6d. (221.3.6; 0.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Principal Judge of the Tribunal Actor: Hull
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Macready

Dance: In afterpiece: a Dance-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand

Song: As17951019

2985
29 October 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "After the 3rd night this play was obliged to be laid aside on account of the improper application of some of the political passages; when Pierre said, "Curs'd be your Senate-curs'd your Constitution," he was rapturously applauded" (Genest, VII, 229). Receipts: #290 8s. (233.9.6; 56.6.6; 0.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Duke of Venice Actor: Maddocks
Role: Theodore Actor: Cooke
Role: of the Guard Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Mayor of Coventry Actor: Wathen

2986
31 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 2nd piece: The Customs of the Tribunal, &c., as 23 Oct. 3rd piece: Representation of the Indian Manner, &c., as 26 Oct. Receipts: #130 9s. 6d. (123.14.6; 6.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Secret Tribunal

Cast
Role: Principal Judge of the Tribunal Actor: Hull
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Principal Judge of the Tribunal Actor: Hull
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Macready

Dance: In 3rd piece: Dance, as17951026

2987
05 November 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of 2nd piece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. 2nd piece: The Customs of the Tribunal, &c., as 23 Oct. Receipts: #92 17s. 6d. (80.19.6; 11.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Secret Tribunal

Cast
Role: Principal Judge of the Tribunal Actor: Hull
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Haymes.
Role: The Lamplighter I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Bernard
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: 'Twas in the good ship Rover] Actor: Richardson
Role: How much I love thee Actor: Powel
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.

2988
18 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Claremont
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

2989
29 December 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Cast
Role: Duke Murcia Actor: Suett.
Role: The Horde Actor: Danby, Maddocks, Phillimore, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: Danby, Maddocks, Phillimore, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.

2990
01 January 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Alexander the Great, advertised on playbill of 31 Dec. 1795.] Mainpiece: Banquet, Court, Procession as 6 Nov. 1795. Receipts: #211 8s. 6d. (151.13.6; 54.18.6; 4.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Duke of Norfolk Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Man of the House Actor: Maddocks

2991
05 January 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Song: As17951112

2992
15 January 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Duke of Norfolk Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

2993
22 January 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Duke of Gloster Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Performance Comment: As17960118, but unassigned-_Wathen, _Russell, _Benson; Burton_. Burton_.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: _Wathen, _Russell, _Benson
Role: Sailor Actor: Fairbrother

2994
02 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; MF 2, by Prince Hoare]: The Music principally composed by Shield [and selected from Paisiello]. The Overture by W. Parke. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. 3rd piece: Representation of the Indian Manner, &c., as 26 Oct. 1795. Account-Book, 22 Feb.: Paid Hoare in full for Lock & Key #210. Receipts: #197 10s. (195.6; 2.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Days Of Yore

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Principal Judge of the Tribunal Actor: Hull
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Macready

Dance: As17951031

2995
03 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Principal Judge of the Tribunal Actor: Hull
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Macready

2996
04 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Principal Judge of the Tribunal Actor: Hull
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Macready

2997
05 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Principal Judge of the Tribunal Actor: Hull
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Macready

2998
06 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Principal Judge of the Tribunal Actor: Hull
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Macready

2999
09 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Principal Judge of the Tribunal Actor: Hull
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Macready

3000
11 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Principal Judge of the Tribunal Actor: Hull
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Macready