Toggle Sphinx Query
SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Congreve"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Congreve")') 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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?
+
+

Keyword

?
New Search
12328 results for: Keyword - William Congreve
We found 10791 matches on Author, 1674 matches on Performance Comments, 729 matches on Event Comments, 52 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

1376
14 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton [i

1377
13 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17811004

1378
06 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

1379
29 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

1380
09 January 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Lun's Ghost

Dance: As17820105

1381
06 February 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: As17820121

1382
18 March 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17820226

1383
01 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17820223

1384
15 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

1385
16 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Dealer Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: As17820409

1386
24 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Henry and Emma

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: Hobbinol-Suett; Astolpho-Phillimore; Damon-Waldron; Fabian-Norris; Colin-Williames; Phoebe-Miss Wheeler; Emily-Miss Wright; Clara-Miss Simson; Lisetta (with a mock Italian Song)-Mrs Wrighten. Epilogue in the character of Phoebe spoken by Miss Wheeler .
Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Williames

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece The Irish Fair, as17820406

1387
10 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new Masquerade Dance, in which a Minuet by Zuchelli and Miss M. Stageldoir; Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance of Furies (performers not listed)

Song: In Masquerade Dance a favorite song by Miss Romanzini, and to conclude with a Serious and Comic Air by Delpini

1388
13 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: As17820318athi

1389
25 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Dealer Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a New Quadrille, also The Belle of the Village, as17811101; End of Act IV The Devonshire Minuet and a New Rondeau by Holloway and Miss Besford; End of mainpiece, as17811219

1390
02 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

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

1391
06 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode by Harris, Byrne, Miss Byrne, Miss Besford, in which The Devonshire Minuet by Harris and Miss Besford

Related Works
Related Work: The Giant Defeated; or, The Reward of Valour Author(s): William Ware
Related Work: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: Hercules and Omphale Author(s): William Shield

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song by Brett

1392
10 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

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

Song: As17821206

1393
20 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821206 in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Song: As17821206

1394
15 January 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Rosina, As17821231

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Dance: As17821231

1395
18 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Cast
Role: William Actor: Norris

1396
05 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Muff-Dodd; Byron (1st time)-Williames; Spy-Baddeley; Gardeners-Chaplin, Phillimore, Alfred; General Worry-Parsons; Jenny (1st time)-Miss Field; Narcissa-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Byron Actor: Williames

Dance: End of mainpiece The Butterfly, as17830426

1397
24 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Related Works
Related Work: A Trip to Scotland Author(s): William Whitehead

1398
02 June 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

1399
24 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

1400
28 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss M. Stageldoir. The other Characters by Chaplin, Burton, Spencer, Wrighten, Phillimore, Wilson, Williamson, Kenny, Newbold