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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Abraham"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Abraham")') 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 55 matches on Author, 32 matches on Roles/Actors, 24 matches on Event Comments, 17 matches on Performance Comments, and 1 matches on Performance Title.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rebecca

Performance Comment: Abraham's Servant-; Isaac-; Laban-; Bethuel-; Abraham-; Rebecca-; Chorus of Canaanitish Men-; Chorus of Chaldean Women-(Larpent MS 186).
Cast
Role: Abraham's Servant Actor:
Role: Abraham Actor:

Music: As17610206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Afterpiece Title: A Much Admired Scene from Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Abraham-Waldron; Mrs Snip-Mrs Hopkins; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Abraham Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Paraphrase on Shakespeare's Seven Ages, as17960429

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Innocence; Or, The Chamber-maid Turn'd Quaker

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue-Mr Clark; Sir Oliver Bellingham-Lydell; Sir Robert Malory-Coysh; Captain Mullineux-Goodman; Plush-Wiltshire; Rash-Griffin; Gregory Dwindle-Haynes; Mr William-Powell; Old Thrashard-Watson; Abraham-Styles; Lady Lovely-Mrs Marshal; Lady Malory-Mrs Rutter; Margaret-Mrs Baker; Gillian-Sarah Cook; Barbara-Mrs Knep; Old Gentlewoman-Perrin; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Abraham Actor: Styles
Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. Written by the late Mr Abraham Cowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian; Or, The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Ramble; Or, The Humours Of The Comptors

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Sir Humphrey Halfwit-Schoolding; Justice Hardhead-Hall; Ezekiel Prim-Griffin; Abraham-Pack; Mordecai-Knap; Rachel-Mrs Hunt; 1st Whore-Leigh; 2d Whore-Churchman; 3d Whore-Walker; 4th Whore-Mrs Stockdale; Twang-Bullock; Prologue, Epilogue-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Abraham Actor: Pack

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: As17150512

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Ballad-Opera. [By Abraham Langford. Airs set by Stanley.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Related Works
Related Work: The Lover His Own Rival Author(s): Abraham Langford

Dance: In V: Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule; Or, Love And Empire

Afterpiece Title: A City Ramble; or, The Humours of the Compter

Performance Comment: In which will be introduced the Song ofJoan and her Maid to the Compter were sent. Hardhead-Hippisley; Sir Humphrey-Mullart; Ezekiel Prim-Bridgwater; Abraham-Paget; Gentlemen-Ridout, A. Ryan; Constables-M. Stoppelaer, Boaman; Mordecai-James; Watchmen-Houghton, Littleton; Rachel-Mrs Mullart; Women-Bencraft, Smith, Mrs Browne; Newswoman-W. Hallam; Toby Twang-Chapman; Strip-Clarke; Skin'em-Todd; Bounce-Jones .
Cast
Role: Abraham Actor: Paget

Music: Handel's Water Musick

Dance: Clown by Nivelon. French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni. Sailors (from Orestes), as17360302

Song: A Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Lee; Benvolio-Usher; Tybalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Champness; Gregory-Taswell; Sampson-James; Balthasar-Bransby; Abraham-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Page-Mas Cross; Guards-Raftor, Gray, Ray; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; with a new dance proper to the play-Cooke, Miss Janneton Auretti.
Cast
Role: Abraham Actor: Marr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17481202, but Old Capulet-_; Montague-_; Gregory-_; Sampson-_; Balthasar-_; Abraham-_.
Cast
Role: Abraham Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Afterpiece: A Ballad Opera (never perform'd there) by Abraham Langford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Related Works
Related Work: The Lover His Own Rival Author(s): Abraham Langford

Song: New Cantata call'dThe Court of Comus set by Worgan-Lowe

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17541026, but Nurse-Mrs Macklin; [Old Capulet-Johnston; Friar John-Jefferson; Balthazar-Ackman; Gregory-W. Vaughan; Sampson-Clough; Abraham-Marr (Hogan from 1763 acting edition).]
Cast
Role: Abraham Actor: Marr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Aickin; Montague-Murden; Benvolio-Davis; Tibalt-M'George; Mercutio-Shuter; Escalus-Palmer; Paris-Keen; Balthazar-Lewis; Fryar Lawrence-Hurst; Peter-Weston; Fryar John-Nelson; Old Capulet-Pierce; Apothecary-Castle; Gregory-Hamilton; Abraham-Quick; Lady Capulet-Mrs Burden; Nurse-Mrs Worley; Juliet-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Abraham Actor: Quick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abimelech

Performance Comment: Parts were: Abraham-; King Abimelech-; Phocal-; Sarah-; Hagar-; Queen of Gerar-; Officers-; Soldiers-; attendants-.
Cast
Role: Abraham Actor:

Music: End Part I: Solo on Violincello, as17720311 End II: New Concerto on Violin by Cirri, as17720320(Theatrical Review, p. 219)

Event Comment: Hamlet [announced on playbill of 18 Feb.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Abraham Portal. Larpent MS 445; not published]: The Overture and Music [by Thomas Linley Jun.] entirely new. With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Words of the Songs, Chorusses, &c. to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 19 Feb. 1778: This Day at Three will be published the Songs in The Cady of Bagdad (6d.). Receipts: #180 0s. 6d. (130.9.0; 49.7.6; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Cady of Bagdad

Related Works
Related Work: The Cady of Bagdad Author(s): Abraham Portal

Dance: In II: Masquerade Scene Dancing-Blurton, Henry; End III: The Provincalle, as17780128

Song: Masquerade Scene As17771031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian; Or, The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Related Works
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): Abraham Cowley
Related Work: The Cutter of Coleman Street Author(s): Abraham Cowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Related Works
Related Work: The Lover His Own Rival Author(s): Abraham Langford

Dance: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Related Works
Related Work: The Lover His Own Rival Author(s): Abraham Langford

Dance: As17360211

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Related Works
Related Work: The Lover His Own Rival Author(s): Abraham Langford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Related Works
Related Work: The Lover His Own Rival Author(s): Abraham Langford

Dance: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward