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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Will Richards"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Will Richards")') 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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4080 results for: Keyword - Will Richards
We found 1991 matches on Author, 1812 matches on Roles/Actors, 696 matches on Performance Title, 668 matches on Performance Comments, and 470 matches on Event Comments.

1076
17 October 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End II: Comic Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

1077
20 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Shift, Mrs Cole-Bannister; The Minor-R. Palmer; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Mr Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Jackson; Dick-Stevens; Lucy-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Dance: As17780615

1078
21 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: End: Hunting@song-Griffin

1079
18 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Mrs Jewell. The out-standing Tickets of Jewell's, for September the 2d, will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

1080
22 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End II: As17780919

Song: As17780917

1081
30 September 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Rose and Colin

Dance: As17780925

1082
24 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift (with variety of Imitations)-Bannister Jun.; Sir George Wealthy-Whitfield; Sir William Wealthy-Wewitzer; Mr Wealthy-L'Estrange; Loader-Fearon; Transfer-Jones; Dick-Stevens; Smirk, Mrs Cole-Bannister; Lucy-Miss Leeson.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Wewitzer

Dance: As17790216

1083
23 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Midas

1084
05 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

1085
20 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End II: The Sportsman Deceiv'd, as17791210

1086
08 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Bannister; The Minor-R. Palmer; Shift-Bannister Jun. [in announcement on playbill of 7 Sept.: 1st appearance in that character]; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Mr Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Barrett; Dick-Stevens; Lucy-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Genius Of Nonsense

1087
02 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry IV

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Farren (1st appearance in that character); King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Brereton; Worcester-Aickin; Sir Richard Vernon-Williams; Northumberland-Packer; Sir W. Blunt-Fawcett; P. John-Master Benson; Westmoreland-Wrighten; Poins-R. Palmer; Francis-Waldron; Carriers-Moody, Parsons; Falstaff-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Piercy-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor: Chaplin, Fawcett, Spencer, Burton, Norris, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Holcroft, Miss Kirby, Mrs Pulley

Dance: End II 2nd piece: a Comic Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

1088
02 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: 1st piece: Dance of Sailors, as17800918; End II 2nd piece: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927; 3rd piece: Dancing, as17800927

1089
26 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: As17801025

1090
21 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Related Works
Related Work: The Village Fete Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

1091
11 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17811101

1092
18 January 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

1093
26 January 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

1094
02 February 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

1095
10 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Afterpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Dance: As17820409

1096
18 September 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Catherine and Petruchio Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): William Shakespeare

Monologue: 1782 09 18 End of Act II of mainpiece, as 17 Sept

1097
30 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Related Works
Related Work: Lord Mayor’s Day; or, A Flight from Lapland Author(s): William Shield

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17821009

1098
05 July 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Friend In Need, Is A Friend Indeed

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Wewitzer, Usher, Williamson, Gardner, Davis, Baddeley, Massey, Pierce, Edwin; Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Wells, Miss Morris, Mrs Love, Mrs Bulkley. [Cast from European Magazine, July 1783, p. 67, and Public Advertiser, 7 July: Archley-Palmer; Sir Simon Howard-Parsons; Attorney-Wewitzer; Steward-Usher; Trustall-Williamson; Ragan-Baddeley; Citpup-Edwin; Emma Howard-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Ragan-Mrs Wells; Fanny-Miss Morris; Lydia Howard-Mrs Bulkley. Gardner, Davis, Massey, Pierce, Mrs Love are unassigned. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Redtail, Richard, Betty, Hosier's Wife.) A new Prologue [read by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Bulkley. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .read by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Bulkley. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .
Cast
Role: Trustall Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): William Shield

1099
17 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Kennedy

1100
03 February 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield