SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the King"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the King")') 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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We found 10005 matches on Roles/Actors, 2634 matches on Performance Title, 2610 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, and 23 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Cave of Trophonius

Song: II: a song-Mrs Crouch

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MD 3, by John Rose, based on Raoul Sire De Crequi, by Jaques Marie Boutet de Monvel]: With new Scenes [by Greenwood (Public Advertiser, 19 Oct.)], Dresses and Decorations. The Music composed principally by Attwood; the rest selected from Mozart and Sarti. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Morning Herald, 20 Dec. 1792: This Day is published The Prisoner (1s.). Receipts: #217 10s. (128.12; 86.10; 2.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Performance Comment: [Characters by Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Suett, Wewitzer, Master Welsh, Mrs Crouch, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland, Miss Menage. Cast from text (C. Lowndes [1792]): Marcos-Kelly; Bernardo-Dignum; Pasqual-Sedgwick; Roberto-Suett; Lewis-Wewitzer; Narcisso-Master Welsh; Clara-Mrs Crouch; Theresa-Miss DeCamp; Nina-Mrs Bland; Juliana-Miss Menage; Chorus of Soldiers-Fawcett, Phillimore, Danby, Maddocks, Cooke, Lyons, Alfred, Shaw, Aylmer, Brown, Dorion Jun.
Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Miss DeCamp
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [acted 17 Dec. 1783]. ["The humour of this play is obsolete, for though admirably performed, it received marks of disapprobation at the conclusion" (Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1792, p. 149).] Receipts: #318 8s. 6d. (221.10.6; 92.9.0; 4.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: The Seraskier Actor: Kelly

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Dance: In II: a Masquerade-; with a Dance-the young D'Egvilles

Song: II: Sigh no more Ladies-Dignum, Caulfield, Welsh, Cooke, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Goodall as Widow Brady , but as she "was incapable of performing this evening, the Farce should have been changed, for poor Miss Collins was a lamentable Mrs Brady ; before the second act was half over, the greater part of the audience quitted the theatre" (Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1792, p. 150).] Receipts: #169 1s. (129.10; 37.19; 1.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: The Seraskier Actor: Kelly

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Careless Husband, advertised on playbill of 5 Nov. On the playbill no mention is made of the Epilogue (which is by Miles Peter Andrews), but "Lewis...was obliged to come forth at the unanimous call of the audience to speak the Epilogue" (Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1792, p. 153).] Receipts: #250 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist; Or, Stop Him Who Can

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, King, Mrs Watts

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains R. Palmer as Sir H. Lovewit , but he was ill, and Benson "at very short notice [supplied] Palmer's place" (Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1792, p. 150).] Receipts: #164 7s. (110.10; 50.9; 3.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Hamoir, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by James Cobb. Larpent MS 961; not published; synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, Nov. 1792, p. 393]: The Scenes entirely new, designed and executed by Greenwood. With new Dresses and Decorations. The Music composed principally by Storace, with a few Pieces selected from Anfossi, Bianchi and [La Bella Pescatrice, by] Guglielmi. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 15 Apr. 1793]. "The dialogue of operas now a days is thought of little consequence, and in this instance, the author has certainly strictly adhered to that opinion; however, by the aid of Painter, Composer, Taylor and Performers [The Pirates] will certainly long continue to attract admiration" (Thespian Magazine, Jan. 1793, p. 169). Receipts: #359 10s. 6d. (336.6.6; 23.0.0; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Performance Comment: Characters by Kelly, Suett, Sedgwick, Benson, Dignum, Caulfield, Phillimore, Bannister Jun., Wewitzer, Alfred, Bland, Mrs Crouch, Sga Storace, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp. Cast from Songs (E. Cox, 1792), and playbill of 16 May 1794: Don Altador-Kelly; Don Gasparo-Suett; Don Guillermo-Sedgwick; Captain of the Ship-Benson; Genariello-Dignum; Captain of the Guard-Caulfield; Cosmino-Phillimore; Blazio-Bannister Jun.; Sotillo-Wewitzer; Sailor-Alfred; Stefano-Bland; Donna Aurora-Mrs Crouch; Fabulina-Sga Storace; Fidelia-Mrs Bland; Marietta-Miss DeCamp; Lazzaroni-Banks, Fawcett, Cooke, Lyons; Pirates-Dubois, Whitmell, Nokes, Keys; Vintagers-Walker, Nicolini, Bidotti, Miss Brooker, Mrs Harris, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Miss Bourk; Sailors-Fairbrother, Maddocks, Webb, Bourk; General Chorus-Danby, Shaw, Welsh, Dorion, Brown, Dorion Jun., Mrs Shaw, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Edwin, Miss Gaudry, Miss Kirton.

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Dance: The Dances (composed by D'Egville)-Hamoir, D'Egville, Master D'Egville, Miss Prevot, Miss Menage, Miss Phillips, the Miss D'Egvilles. [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances until 8 Apr. 1793.

Performance Comment: [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances until 8 Apr. 1793.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #183 6s. 6d. (153.18.0; 29.6.0; 0.2.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #166 12s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #225 0s. 6d. (193.10.6; 30.12.0; 0.18.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #166 12s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Lovewit-Whitfield; Fribble-R. Palmer; Flash-Barrymore; Puff-Suett; Jasper-Phillimore; Miss Biddy-Miss DeCamp; Tag-Mrs Edwards (Their 1st appearance in those characters).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #212 14s. 6d. (181.17.6; 28.9.0; 2.8.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #166 12s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor