Toggle Sphinx Query
SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "The king"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "The king")') 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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?
+
+

Keyword

?
New Search
9969 results for: Keyword - The king
We found 10005 matches on Roles/Actors, 2634 matches on Performance Title, 2610 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, and 23 matches on Author.

3776
17 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: To Conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, others.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

3777
02 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Books of the afterpiece to be had at the Theatre. Afterpiece: Founded on the plan of the old Ballad of that name. The songs adapted to old English, Irish and Scotch tunes. [Shuter's Prologue is Larpent MS 218, wherein he enters in character of a Ballad singer, interrupting the music as the overture comes to a close. He sings snatches from some ten old ballads, stopping in the midst of each to comment on the superiority of modern circumstances which parallel those referred to in the old ballads. As the bell rings he introduces the afterpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Performance Comment: Worthy (the English Officer)-Mattocks; Sea Lieutenant-Dunstall; Major Hearty-Perry; Ensign-R. Smith; Soldiers, Sailors-Buck, Weller, Murden; Anna-Miss Valois, 1st time in a singing character; Duenna-Mrs White; Elvira (the Spanish Lady)-Mrs Mattocks; New Prologue-Shuter.

Dance: IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

3778
23 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: concluding with the landing of Cherokees in Americ Actor: . By desire of Chukatah, the Mankiller of Settico, a great warrior of the Cherokee Nation.
Role: To conclude with the landing of the Cherokees in A Actor:

3779
23 September 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

3780
22 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Dances incident to the piece Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi

3781
23 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Vaughan, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Marr, Mrs Bennet, Miss Matthews, Miss Wright, Miss Pope
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Miss Baker, Sga Giorgi.

3782
19 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

3783
11 January 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Dodd, Parsons, Castle, Moody, Johnston, Keen, Watkins, West, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Bradshaw
Role: The Dances Actor: Aldridge, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Tassoni.

3784
04 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Midas

3785
05 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Dances incident to the piece Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Entertainment: End Farce: (For that night only) The Cries of London, Tombs of Westminster Abbey-Vernon

3786
23 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: IV: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: Rural Love, as17651115

3787
29 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Mask Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Entertainment: End: Baddeley, By Particular Desire, will present Bucks Have at ye All-Baddeley

Dance: End I Farce: Hearts of Oak, as17660207

3788
25 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Gloster-Johnson; Kent-Aickin; Edgar-Davis; Cornwall-Hurst; Albany-Palmer; Burgundy-Murden; Bastard-Lee; Officer-M'George; Physician-Castle; Cornwall's Gentleman-Keen; Old Man-Lewis; First Ruffian-Matthews; 2nd Ruffian-Powell; Gentleman Usher-Hamilton; Goneril-Mrs Worley; Regan-Mrs M'George; Aranti-Miss Maden; Cordelia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: First Ruffian Actor: Matthews

3789
29 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: First Ruffian Actor: Matthews

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17660827

3790
19 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

3791
24 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

3792
19 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: MMrs Bellamy thinks it her duty to inform the Public, that, as her name is in the Bills, (Though the Managers have sent her word she was not to play) she should think herself wanting of that Gratitude she owes the Public, if she did not let them know, she is ready to perform Cordelia. [Pasted in playbills of dl 1766-67 at 19 Jan. See Mrs Bellamy's Apology (1785) IV, 145-47, where she notes that although Miss Wilford made her entrance the audience forced her to withdraw and Mrs Bellamy acted the entire part.] Receipts: #221 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: _Banks, Buck.
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

3793
09 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: _Banks, Buck.
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

3794
23 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

3795
13 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Perry and Holtom. Charges #64 14s. [Perry paid 2@3 the charges and received against that #2 3s. of the ready money. His deficit was #5 11s. 4d. Holtom paid 1!3 the charges and was credited with 1!3 the ready money. His deficit was #2 15s. 8d. The deficits were covered by income from tickets: Perry #93 9s. (Box 24; Pit 333; Gallery 375); Holtom #33 14s. (Box 11; Pit 159; Gallery 71).] (Account Book). Receipts: #56 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-by Desire, Mas. Harris; IV: The Female Archer, as17661215; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Performance Comment: Harris; IV: The Female Archer, as17661215; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: the other Sailors Actor: Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

3796
15 July 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: Barry played Lear very well. His broken voice is appropriate in that character; tho' I am apt to imagine that certain nice inflections of voice in expressing ye language of passion, are mistaken for a failure of ye voice itself...[partial cast]. Young Barry was tolerable in some parts of Edgar, but very inanimate in ye last scenes...The House very full

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: A serious Dance-; End: A comic Dance-Miss Froment

3797
21 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At 5 went into the Pit to see Barry do Lear, being his first appearance on that stage these 10 years (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry, 1st appearance there in 10 years; Gloster-Burton; Kent- Bransby; Bastard-J. Palmer; Edgar-Reddish, 1st time; Regan-Mrs Hopkins; Gentleman Usher-Dodd; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Hurst; Burgandy-Fox; Arante-Mrs Hippisley; Cordelia-Mrs Dancer; Goneril-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Lear Actor: Barry, 1st appearance there in 10 years

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lovell Actor: King

Dance: End: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

3798
24 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Lear Actor: Barry, 1st appearance there in 10 years

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Glib Actor: King
Role: Hopkins the Prompter Actor: Bannister
Role: Saunders the Carpenter Actor: Moody
Role: Johnston the housekeeper Actor: Johnston

3799
20 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear [colman's Alteration]

Performance Comment: Lear-Powell; Edgar-Smith; Gloster-Gibson; Albany-Hull; Bastard-Bensley; Kent-Clarke; Gentleman Usher-Cushing; Cornwal-Gardner; France-Davis; Burgundy-Lewes; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs DuBellamy; Cordelia-Mrs Yates; The Edition of 1768 adds: Doctor-Redman; Captain-Wignel; Old Man-Hallam; Herald-Holtom; Cornwall's servant-T. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

3800
07 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Highland Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere (playbill); [But Public Advertiser lists The Irish Lilt by Aldridge and Miss Valois.