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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the Baroness"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the Baroness")') 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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69 results for: Keyword - the Baroness
We found 57 matches on Roles/Actors, 9 matches on Event Comments, 8 matches on Performance Comments, 7 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

26
02 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Hide and Seek

Cast
Role: Baroness Actor: Miss Reynolds

Dance: As17881010

27
05 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Hide and Seek

Cast
Role: Baroness Actor: Miss Reynolds

Dance: End: Leap Year-

28
12 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Farce [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #148 1s. 6d. (136.13.0; 11.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Hide and Seek

Cast
Role: Baroness Actor: Miss Reynolds

Dance: End: Fortune's Favor, as17890310

29
27 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Cast
Role: Gentleman in the Balcony Actor: Rees
Role: Irishman in the Pit Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Lady in the Balcony Actor: Mrs Webb.
Related Works
Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

30
01 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Related Works
Related Work: Tit for Tat Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

Entertainment: Monologue British Loyalty ; or, A Squeeze for St Paul's, as17890617 God save the King, as17890617 but Reeve

Cast
Role: God save the King Actor: Chapman, Chambers, Mathews.

31
02 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

32
08 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [1st piece in place of The Spanish Barber; 2nd of The Mayor of Garratt, both advertised on playbill of 7 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: End: a new Dance, The Happy Sisters-Menage, Miss DeCamp, the two Miss Simonets

33
10 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Related Works
Related Work: Two to One Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: Poor Old Haymarket; or, Two Sides of the Gutter!!! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17890708

34
13 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

35
16 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: End I: Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Byrn, Miss Simonet

36
20 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17890708

37
21 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Married Man

Cast
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

38
27 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: End 1st piece: a new Dance, Priere apres Souper (from Sterne's Sentimental Journey [composed by Byrne])-Byrne, Miss DeCamp, the two Miss Simonets

39
30 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

40
06 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17890727

41
08 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Battle of Hexham [advertised on playbill of 7 Aug.] is unavoidably postponed till Tuesday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17890727

42
10 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by Thomas Bellamy; on 24 Aug. and thereafter reduced to 2 acts. MS: Larpent MS 841; not published]. Public Advertiser, 4 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Catch Club [i

Performance Comment: . The Sons of Anacreon]. President-Bannister; Other Vocal Parts-Edwin, Davies, Chapman, Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Bannister.
Cast
Role: Other Vocal Parts Actor: Edwin, Davies, Chapman, Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Comet; or, How to Come at Her

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Benevolent Planters

Cast
Role: Father Frank Actor: Mathews

Dance: As17890805

Entertainment: Monologue As17890617

Cast
Role: God save the King Actor: Chapman, Chambers, Mathews.

43
12 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

Song: End I afterpiece: a song (composed by Giordani)-Miss George

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Rees

44
19 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

45
20 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

46
24 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Comet

Cast
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Father Frank Actor: Mathews

47
25 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 2nd piece [1st time; F I, author unknown. In the Thespian Dictionary (under Moses Kean) this is said to be an "imitation" of Kean, who, before becoming a professional imitator, had been a tailor]. Public Advertiser, 21 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Catch Club

Performance Comment: In which The Anacreontic Song-Bannister; The Description of a Fair-Edwin; Come come all noble souls-; Sigh no more Ladies-; Joan said to John-; Hark the hollow woods-; Fie nay prythee John-.
Cast
Role: In which The Anacreontic Song Actor: Bannister
Role: The Description of a Fair Actor: Edwin
Role: Hark the hollow woods Actor:
Role: Fie nay prythee John Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Thimble's Flight from the Shopboard

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

Entertainment: Monologue End 3rd piece: As17890617

Cast
Role: God save the King Actor: Chapman, Chambers, Mathews.

48
29 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [1st piece in place of The Battle of Hexham, advertised on playbill of 28 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17890727

49
31 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb

50
01 September 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb