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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

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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.

4576
21 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Books of the Masque will be sold at the Theatre. Receipts: #150 [Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: King Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

4577
21 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Murphy first appearance there
Role: King Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

4578
01 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: LLittle Pietro & Miss Noverre, from France now perform, with a figure of Children & meet with great Applause-were encor'd the first Night-(Cross). Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Bransby; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Taswell; Antonio-Simson; Verges-Philips; Borachio-Blakes; Balthazar (with a proper song)-Beard; Hero-Mrs Davies; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Minors; Act II, a Masquerade Dance-; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Philips

Dance: End III: The Lilliputian Sailors, as17551030

4579
25 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Murphy first appearance there
Role: King Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.

4580
28 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Garrick; second Constantia-Miss Haughton; Don Frederick-Palmer; Duke-Usher; Petruchio-Blakes; Antonio-Yates; first Constantia-Miss Macklin; Mother-Mrs Clive; Landlady-Mrs Macklin; Kinswoman-Mrs Hippisley; To conclude with a New Country Dance-the Characters of the Play.
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: To conclude with a New Country Dance Actor: the Characters of the Play.
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Philips

4581
02 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: King Actor: Davies
Role: Player King Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

4582
08 December 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent. With Dances and Decorations incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

4583
15 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: To conclude with a New Country Dance Actor: the Characters of the Play.
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Philips

Dance: II: Pantomime Dance-the children, as17551203

4584
26 December 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent. With Dances and Decorations incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

4585
03 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Vernon, in Garcia, tho not meddled with in the 1st Act was in the 5 hiss'd off, on account of the old affair of his Marriage--an Epilogue was spoke to ye farce by Mrs Clive--(Indiff) (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Murphy first appearance there
Role: King Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

4586
03 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: As17560102

4587
09 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: King Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: [But unspecified.

4588
28 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: In which will be introduc'd the Triumphal Entry Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

4589
14 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: King Actor: Davies
Role: Player King Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: NNew Comic Dance, as17560205

4590
02 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Cast
Role: King of France Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17560205

4591
08 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Cast
Role: King of France Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17560205

4592
08 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: King Actor: Sparks
Role: Player King Actor: Redman

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Dance: LLes Statues Animees, as17560302

4593
05 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Master Mathew Actor: Vaughan.
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Philips

Dance: A New Dance-

4594
05 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Arthur. To prevent any obstruction in the performance, no building on Stage. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Arthur. [Last acted there 23 Sept. 1741.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: King Actor: Sparks
Role: Player King Actor: Redman

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: LLes Statues Animees, as17560302

4595
08 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent. With Dances and Decorations incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

4596
03 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Phillips. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: King Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

4597
07 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: King Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: e17560327 but Parts Actor: Mt Simson, Mt Perkins, Mt Wallace, Mt Martin, Mt Cautherley, Mas. Hanyours, Miss Pope, Miss Simson

Dance: HHornpipe-Atkins

4598
08 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126

4599
20 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: King Actor: Davies
Role: Player King Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Morris; End: A Minuet-LeBrun, Miss Rousellet

4600
27 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. No persons to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money to be returned after the curtain is up. The managers intended to have finish'd the season this evening, but as several persons of quality have desired to see Lethe again, the comedy of Much Ado About Nothing, with that Farce, will be acted tomorrow, being positively the last time of acting. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: King Actor: Davies
Role: Player King Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris