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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "W Ansell"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "W Ansell")') 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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1567 results for: Keyword - W. Ansell
We found 1277 matches on Performance Comments, 317 matches on Event Comments, 33 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
26 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Brereton, Longley, Colley & Robson, pit-door keeper. Tickets delivered by Stephenson, Robinson, Varley, W. Ansell, Smallwood and Shuter will be admitted this Evening. [This was Mrs Green's last appearance on the stage.] Receipts: #207 3s. 6d. (17.17.6; 1.9.0; tickets: 187.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: As17800414

2
29 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Rolles, Brereton, Longley & Colley. Tickets delivered by Robson (pit door-keeper), Stephenson, Robinson, Varley, W. Ansell, Smallwood, Shuter, Pillbrow, Turtle, Haliburton, Jennings will be admitted this Evening. [Afterpiece in place of The Citizen, announced on playbill of 28 May.] The last Time of the Company's performing this Season. Receipts: #240 8s. 6d. (27/13/6; 1/14/0; tickets: 211/1/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: As17811219

3
31 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Ansell, Pilford, Marks & Furkins. Tickets delivered by Clarridge, Doe, Roberts, Walker, Cox, Sarjent, Seymour, Sloper, Abbot, Akrey [Account-Book adds Rolles] will be admitted this Evening. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. [This was Yates's last appearance on the stage in London; he subsequently acted in Edinburgh in March, 1785. Afterpiece in place of The Country Mad-Cap, announced on playbill of 30 May.] Receipts: #255 3s. 6d. (20/5/0; 0/15/6; tickets: 234/3/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle, As17820930, but Jeremy-W

Dance: As17821231

4
22 March 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus [part I Only

Afterpiece Title: Favourite Selections from Samson

Afterpiece Title: The Messiah

Song: In 3rd piece: He was eyes unto the blind-Harrison [Siroe]; after violin concerto: The Woody Vale (composed by Miss Poole)-Master Welsh

Music: End 1st piece: a new concerto on the hautboy (composed by W. Parke)-W. Parke; End 2nd piece: a new concerto on the violin-Alday

5
23 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: The Drunken Peasant-Morris; The Clown-W. Vaughan; V: A Hornpipe-Morris

6
30 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Ansell, Pilfold, and Symonds. The Last time but one of performing this season. Tickets deliver'd by Wooley, Wells, Claridge, Doe, Furkins, Layley, Robson, Francis, W. Ansell, Stephenson, Fowlis, Mrs Hitchcock & Mrs Trott will be admitted. Doors open half past 5. To begin half past 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: III: The Humours of Blackwall, as17750429

7
08 June 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Mrs Hall (b[ox-keeper]), Warwhick, Robson (p[it door-keeper]), W. Ansell, W. Linton, West, Purkins, Standen, Ashwin, Hill, Morris will be admitted. Receipts: #334 0s. 6d. (35.18.0; 3.13.0; tickets: 294.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Song: End: The Little Farthing Rushlight-Young Standen

8
22 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miller, Longley, Shuter, Robson, Colley, and Stephenson. Tickets deliver'd by Varley, Walker, Robinson, Brereton, Baker, Mrs Hitchcock, Smallwood, and W. Ansell will be taken this night. Doors open half past 5. To begin at half past 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17750927

9
22 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miller, Longley & Colley. Tickets delivered by Robson, Stephenson, Robinson, Varley, Brereton, W. Ansell, Miller (constable), Smallwood, Haliburton, R. Ledger, Baker and Whittington will be received. Receipts: #286 6s. 6d. [151.0.6; 0.14.0; tickets: 134.12.0]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Dance: End II: The Arts and Sciences, as17780509; in which an Assault-Master Dagueville, Master Holland; with a Minuet-Master Dagueville, Miss Bullock; Prince of Wales's New Court Minuet-Master Holland, Miss Simonet

10
26 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Brereton, Longley, Colley & Robson, pit door-keeper. Tickets delivered by Stephenson, Robinson, Varley, W. Ansell, Smallwood, Shuter, Pilbrow will be taken. Receipts: #226 17s. 6d. (25.15.6; 3.4.0; tickets: 197.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: St

11
29 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Brereton, Beeston, Longley & Colley. Tickets delivered by Robson, Stephenson, Robinson, Varley, Small wood, Partridge, Shirley, Shuter, Pilbrow, Turtle, W. Ansell, Hall will be admitted this Evening. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. [This was Whitsun Eve, on which night the theatre was customarily closed.] Receipts: #242 17s. (29/17/6; 3/9/6; tickets: 209/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: RosiNA

12
30 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Green, Jackson, Varley, Hill, Doyle, R. Ledger, Bott, Akery, W. Ansell will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #278 1s. 6d. (21/1/6; 6/12/0; tickets: 250/8/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End of mainpiece Rural Merriment by Jackson and Mrs Ratchford

13
28 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Ledger, Rowson, Bott, Varley, Cox, Robson, W. Ansell, Mrs Davenett will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #297 12s. (83.18.6; 2.15.6; tickets: 210.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, as17870131, but Miss _Cranfield, Miss Rowson

14
29 May 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for The Merry Wives of Windsor will be admitted. Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Bourrelier, Shuter, Simmons, Strahan, Luxmore, Walker, Saby, Atkins, Young, Curteen, Hall [box-keeper], Hill, Combes, Heathcot, W. Ansell will be admitted. Receipts: #349 15s. (57.6; 5.16; tickets: 286.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

15
23 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Midsummer Night's Dream

16
20 August 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wat Tyler And Jack Straw: Being The Representation Of That Celebrated And Heroick Action Of Sir William Walworth A lord Mayor Of London, Perform'd In The Reign Of king Richard The Second; Shewing How He Stab'd The Insolent Rebel, wat Tyler, At The Head Of His Rout, In smithfield, For Which Reason The Dagger, Which He So Loyally Employ'd, Was Added To The City's Arms, And Loyalty

17
07 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Lethe; or, Aesop in the Shades

Dance: III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Hornpipe-Yates

18
18 January 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive; or, The Magick Fire

19
02 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Bullock; Pasacaille-Mrs Bullock; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

Ballet: GGrand Dance. As17260430

20
15 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

21
17 March 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; Or, The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday, Two Pierrots, Turkish Dance-

22
20 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: FFlag Dance-Burny; Dutch Skipper-Sandham

23
25 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: A new Song proper to the Occasion-

Dance: WWhitson Holyday-Boval, Mrs Mills; Dutch Boor and his Wife-Roger, Rainton; Sultana-Miss Robinson

24
20 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

25
01 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SScotch Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit