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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Usher"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Usher")') 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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2454 results for: Keyword - Usher
We found 3059 matches on Roles/Actors, 764 matches on Performance Comments, 17 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

726
10 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Pope; Bastard-Middleton; Gloster-Hull; Kent-Waddy; Cornwall-Macready; Albany-Toms; Gentleman Usher-Farley; Burgundy-Philipps; Cornwall's Servant-Thompson; Edgar-Holman; Regan-Mrs Fawcett; Goneril-Miss Morris; Cordelia-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Farley

Afterpiece Title: The Wicklow Mountains

727
20 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Young Marlow-Palmer; Hardcastle-Suett; Hastings-C. Kemble; Sir Charles Marlow-Davenport; Landlord-Ledger; Diggory-Wathen; Countrymen-Caulfield, Palmer Jun., Waldron Jun., Abbot; Servants-Trueman, Usher, Lyons, Chippendale; Tony Lumpkin-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Davenport; Miss Neville-Miss DeCamp; Maid-Miss Leserve; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Trueman, Usher, Lyons, Chippendale

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Chicane Actor: Usher
Role: Baptista Actor: Usher

728
09 August 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Elliston; Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Caulfield; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Davies, Lyons; Lope Tocho-Suett; Goatherds-Davenport, Waldron Jun.; Bulcazin Muley-Palmer Jun.; Ganem-Trueman; Pacha-R. Palmer; Ali Beg-Abbot; Moors-Ledger, Usher; Sadi-Wathen; Zorayda-Miss Heard; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp; Agnes-Mrs Bland; Peasants-Miss Andrews, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Edward, Miss Menage.
Cast
Role: Moors Actor: Ledger, Usher

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Chicane Actor: Usher
Role: Baptista Actor: Usher

729
02 September 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: As17970823, but Priest-Davenport in place of Usher.
Cast
Role: Priest Actor: Davenport in place of Usher.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Song: 1st piece: General Chorus, as17970816

730
20 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Murray (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Bastard-Whitfield; Gloster-Hull; Kent-Waddy; Cornwall-Clarke; Albany-Toms; Gentleman Usher-Simmons; Doctor-Davenport; Cornwall's Servant-Thompson; Edger-Holman; Regan-Mrs Litchfield; Goneril-Miss Mansel; Arante-Miss Leserve; Cordelia-Mrs Spencer (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Simmons

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turned Governor

731
29 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Goldfinch-Fawcett; Silky-Suett; Harry Dornton-Holman (1st appearance on this stage); Milford-Clarke; Sulky-Davenport; Mr Smith-Abbot; Hosier-Waddy; Tradesmen-J. Palmer, Usher; Sheriff's Officer-Ledger; Jacob-Chippendale; Old Dornton-Gardner (from the Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance in London); Sophia-Mrs Gibbs; Jenny-Mrs Norton; Mrs Ledger-Mrs Hale; Mrs Warren-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Tradesmen Actor: J. Palmer, Usher

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

732
29 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Pope; Bastard-Whitfield; Gloster-Hull; Kent-Waddy; Cornwall-Macartney; Albany-Claremont; Gentleman Usher-Farley; Burgundy-Mills; Doctor-Davenport; Cornwall's Servant-Thompson; Gentleman-Klanert; Old Man-Rees; Edgar-Holman; Regan-Mrs Litchfield; Goneril-Mrs Dibdin; Arante-Miss Leserve; Cordelia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Farley

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: As17991007

Song: In afterpiece: As17991011

733
14 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Aberdein, Bennett, Calkin, Cameron, Dale Jun., Dashwood, Douglas, Ditcher, Dudley, Fishett, Francois, Fuller, Gooding, Humphries, Hough, Harman, Lings, Monday, Marks, Macdougall, Rogers, Scott, Smith, Tice, Tildsley, Tirrell, Wyatt, Waterer, Williams, Willey will be admitted. [Miss Usher is identified in MS list in Kemble playbills of new performers for this season.] Receipts: #56 1s. (31.1.6; 24.4.6; 0.15.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As18000611 but Maria-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Usher]).Miss Usher]).

734
31 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Phoebus Actor: Usher.

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; II: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez

735
01 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Phoebus Actor: Usher.

Song: II: As17391024

Dance: In III: Master Matthews, Miss Wright

736
02 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Phoebus Actor: Usher.

Song: II: As17391024

Dance: LLe Gout Anglois (new)-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

737
03 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Phoebus Actor: Usher.

Dance:

738
05 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Phoebus Actor: Usher.

739
06 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Phoebus Actor: Usher.

740
08 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Phoebus Actor: Usher.

Song: III: As17391024

Dance: IV: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

741
10 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Phoebus Actor: Usher.

Dance: I: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; IV: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

742
13 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Phoebus Actor: Usher.

Dance: III: Le Gout Anglois-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; IV: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

Song: II: As17391024

743
12 December 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Phoebus Actor: Usher

Dance: II: Pierots-Lalauze, Pelling; III: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: A new Peasant Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

744
14 December 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Phoebus Actor: Usher

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Pelling; II: Peasant-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; III: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; IV: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

745
16 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Mittimus Actor: Usher

Ballet: AA Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

746
17 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Mittimus Actor: Usher

Ballet: AA Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

747
18 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Mittimus Actor: Usher

Ballet: AA Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

748
19 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Mittimus Actor: Usher

Ballet: AA Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

749
21 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Mittimus Actor: Usher

Ballet: AA Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

750
22 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Mittimus Actor: Usher

Ballet: AA Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115