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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Weldon"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Weldon")') 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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82 results for: Keyword - Weldon
We found 88 matches on Roles/Actors, 29 matches on Performance Comments, 8 matches on Performance Title, 5 matches on Event Comments, and 2 matches on Author.

26
08 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Pope]); Governor-Davies; Blandford-Hull; Captain Driver-Fearon; Stanmore-Cubitt; Jack Stanmore-Helme; Hotman-Thompson; Daniel-Quick; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Bates; Lucy-Mrs Inchbald; Widow Lackit-Mrs Webb; Imoinda-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Charlotte Weldon Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

27
09 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Pope; Governor-Davies; Blandford-Hull; Captain Driver-Fearon; Stanmore-Cubitt; Jack Stanmore-Palmer; Hotman-Thompson; Daniel-Quick; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Bates; Lucy-Mrs Lewis; Widow Lackit-Mrs Webb; Imoinda-Mrs Inchbald .
Cast
Role: Charlotte Weldon Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17851103

28
24 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Pope; Governor-Davies; Blandford-Hull; Captain Driver-Fearon; Stanmore-Cubitt; Jack Stanmore-Macready; Hotman-Thompson; Daniel-Quick; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Bernard; Lucy-Mrs Lewis; Widow Lackit-Mrs Webb; Imoinda-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Weldon Actor: Mrs Bernard

Afterpiece Title: Omai; or, A Trip round the World

29
28 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17891031, but Oroonoko-Whitfield; Governor-Benson; Captain Driver-Fawcett; Jack Stanmore-Haymes; 1st Planter-Maddocks; Widow Lackit-Mrs Hedges; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Wilson; 3rd Planter-_.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Weldon Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lucy Weldon Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Dance: As17900308

Song: End II: The Greenwich Pensioner-Dignum; End IV: Poor Jack-Dignum

30
30 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Governor-Davies; Blandford-Macready; Capt. Driver-Cubitt; Stanmore-Evatt; Jack Stanmore-Bloomfield; Hotman-Thompson; Daniel-Quick; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon (1st time)-Mrs Harlowe; Lucy-Mrs Davis; Widow Lackit-Mrs Webb; Imoinda-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Weldon Actor: Mrs Harlowe

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Dance: II: a Negro Dance-

Song: In afterpiece: As17920421; End: The Group of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden

Entertainment: Monologue End IV: Jeu D'Esprit, as17920516; Little Pig lays without any Straw-Fawcett

31
24 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Weldon Actor: Cautherly

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220

Entertainment: End: By Desire, the Favourite Interlude of Linco's Travels, with his remarks on London-King

32
04 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Weldon Actor: Cautherly

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

33
13 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Weldon Actor: Cautherly

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680220

34
28 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Weldon Actor: Cautherly

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416

35
29 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Weldon Actor: Cautherly

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220

36
30 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Weldon Actor: Cautherly

Entertainment: IV: Bucks Have at Ye All-J.? Palmer

37
31 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Weldon Actor: Cautherly

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416

38
21 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Lucy Weldon Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Weldon Actor: Mrs Baker, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

39
20 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Lucy Weldon Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Weldon Actor: Mrs Baker, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House, as17711011

40
09 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Lucy Weldon Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Weldon Actor: Mrs Baker, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17711031

41
16 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Weldon Actor: Davies

42
26 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Weldon Actor: Davies

Dance: V: The Drunken Peasant-Philips, the original

43
12 August 1703 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A great Consort of Musick-; several new songs-Mr Elford, Mr Weldon all compos'd on purpose for this Entertainment by the said Mr Weldon; Some of the Songs to be accompanied by a Flute-Mr Peasable; and a new Symphony for a Flute and a Violin-Mr Peasable, the Famous Signior Gasparini; who will perform several Italian Sonatas-Mr Peasable; accompanied-Mr Depar; and other great Symphonies-the best Masters

44
12 May 1702 @ Somerset House Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New Vocal and Instrumental Musick- , Composed on purpose for the occasion, by Mr Weldon and Mr King

45
02 July 1702 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music- Compos'd by Mr Weldon Master of the Songs; Singing-Mrs Hudson, Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Campion; Instrumental Musick-the best Masters

46
07 July 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Music: New Musick set to Flutes ; and to be perform'd-Mr Banister, Mr Banister's Son; and some of Mr Weldon's new Songs- perform'd in his last Consort

Dance: Mrs Campion; Vaulting on the Horse-

47
27 July 1702 @ Hampstead Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: An Extraordinary Consort of Vocal and Instrumental Musick-; Particularly, the Instrumental Musick, Composed by Mr John Eccles for the Coronation-; With several of Mr Weldon's Songs made for his Consort in York-Buildings. To be Perform'd-Mr Hughs, the Boy; Entertainment on the Violin-Mr Deane (not perform'd there before)

48
22 June 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Contrivance

Music: Instrumental Music-Gasperini, DuRuel; accompanied-Mrs Campion on the harpsichord

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Campion; particularly Purcell's Mad Dialogue, and another from The World in the Moon-; Several other new songs composed by Weldon-

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Campion

49
20 March 1713 @ Caverley's Academy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; With a new Dialogue between Honour Faction and Peace; by Mr Weldon;-Mr Leveridge, Mr Twiselton, a Gentlewoman, that never sung in Publick; Likewise several Pieces of Musick proper for the Trumpet-; particularly a Sonata- by Signior Corelli, on purpose for Mr Twiselton when he was at Rome

50
07 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Music: All the Musick by Mr Weldon and perform'd Compleat, as at the Revival of the Play-