SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Bannister Jun"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Bannister Jun")') 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 6252 matches on Roles/Actors, 2477 matches on Performance Comments, 302 matches on Event Comments, 228 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-Du-Bellamy; Tipple-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Putty-Helme; Ned-Phillimore; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Miss Wright (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17820223

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Ranter Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The WATERMAN; or, The Rowing Match

Performance Comment: Tug-Bannister; Bundle-Massey; Robin-Edwin; Wilhelmina (1st time)-Miss Morris; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Tug Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: Serjeant-Bannister; Countryman-Wood; Old Woman-Mrs Love; Wife-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: Serjeant Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Edwin Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Massey; Eustace (1st time)-Wood Young Meadows-Brett; Lucinda(ist time)-Miss Morris; Margery-Mrs Wells Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Hawthorn Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Cast
Role: Man with two Heads Actor: Bannister

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a Tambourine Dance by Master and Miss Byrn; In afterpiece, as17820817

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Young Cape-Whitfield; Vamp-Wilson; Governor-Fearon; Sprightly-Davies; Poet-Jones; Printer's Devil-Stevens; Robin-Thompson; Arabella-Mrs Whitfield; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Cadwallader Actor: Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk and Mrs Cole-Bannister; Sir George Wealthy-Whitfield; Sir William Wealthy-Wewitzer; Mr Wealthy-Thompson; Loader-Fearon; Transfer-Jones; Dick-Stevens; Lucy-Mrs Lewis .
Cast
Role: , Smirk and Mrs Cole Actor: Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir T. Maxwell-Thompson; Invoice-Davies; Doctor Julep-Booth; Apozem-Wewitzcr; Calomel-Fearon; Camphire-Stevens; Dr Last-Edwin; Mrs Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day; or, A Flight from Lapland

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Cast from London Chronicle, 26 Nov.: Captain-Bannister; Sailor-Brett; Gobble-Wilson; Ballad Singer-Wewitzer; Serjeant-Davies; Barber-Mills; Glazier-Darley; Vintner-Booth; Hatter-Doyle; Clod-Edwin; Whalebone-Stevens; Lucretia-Mrs Wilson; Polly-Miss Morris; Aerial Spirit-Mrs Martyr. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Harlequin, O'Flannegan, Ulan, Man with Books, Doctors, Taylors, Servants, Mob; Mrs Gobble, Visitors, Jenny, Colombine, Servant Maids.] hathi. Mrs Gobble, Visitors, Jenny, Colombine, Servant Maids.] hathi.
Cast
Role: : Captain Actor: Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Osman-Bannister; Solyman-Whitfield; Ismene-Mrs Martyr; Elmira-Miss Cleland; Roxalana-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Osman Actor: Bannister

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Probably as17821205, but Clara-Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)] .i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)] .
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: As17821214, but Gillian-Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)] .i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)] .
Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Steady Actor: Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17830314but Miss Linley in place of Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Galatea Actor: Mrs Bannister

Music: End of Part I concerto on the hautboy by Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17821022, but Captain Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Mrs Morton; Jenny Diver-Miss Morris; Polly-Mr Bannister; Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Dolly Trull, Betty Doxey. hathi. Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Dolly Trull, Betty Doxey. hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mr Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17821022, but Captain Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Jenny Diver-Mrs Poussin; Polly-Mr Bannister; Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Betty Doxey. hathi. Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Betty Doxey. hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mr Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece, as17830422; End of mainpiece, as17821231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Brett; Damon-Mrs Kennedy; The Giant Polyphemus-Reinhold; Chloris-Mrs Martyr; Galatea-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Galatea Actor: Mrs Bannister

Song: In the Masquerade Scene in mainpiece a favourite Burlesque Italian Medley Cantata by Reinhold; End of mainpiece several of the most favourite Catches and Glees by Reinhold, Champness, Brett, Reynoldson, Perry, Billington, Master Barthelemon, and several others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pedro-Lewis; Rodorigo-Aickin; Curio-Davies; Siberto-Mahon; Old Pilgrim-Fearon; Master of the Mad-house-Webb; Alphonso-Wilson; Mad Welshman-Edwin; Mad Tailor-Quick; Mad Scholar-Whitfield; Mad Parson-Booth; Mad Englishman (with a song)-Bannister; Mad Bess (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Juletta-Mrs Wilson; Fool-Miss Stuart; Alinda-Mrs Robinson .
Cast
Role: Mad Englishman Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a new Ballet in Demi-character (composed by Mons Lunatiq) La Tarantula; or, The Merry Bedlamites, with a grand Pas de Deux, to conclude with a Fandango in the Spanish stile (performers not listed)

Song: In Act iv of mainpiece The Pigeon, as17830507

Monologue: 1783 05 09 End of mainpiece Joe Haynes's Epilogue spoken by Wilson, riding on an Ass

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-W. Bates, Helme; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Davies, Brett; The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Sharp)-Mrs Bannister; Pastoral Nymph and Sabrina-Miss Morris; Principal Bacchant and Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Bannister

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Tally Ho!; In afterpiece The Huntsman's sweet Hallo!, both by Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Dance: As17820927

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Huntsman's sweet Hollo!, as17830516; End of Dance ThomasDay. Goody Cramp-Bannister; Goody Rheum-Brett; Goody Twitch-Edwin

Performance Comment: , as17830516; End of Dance ThomasDay. Goody Cramp-Bannister; Goody Rheum-Brett; Goody Twitch-Edwin .
Cast
Role: . Goody Cramp Actor: Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17821009, but Clara-Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)] .i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)] .
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Cast
Role: : Captain Actor: Bannister

Dance: End of mainpiece The Fingalian; or, The Female Frolic by Miss Besford and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Sir William Meadows-Thompson; Hodge-Massey; Carter-Wewitzer; Cook-Painter; Eustace-Wood; Young Meadows-Brett; Lucinda-Miss Morris; Madge-Mrs Wells; Housemaid-Mrs Poussin; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss George (1st appearance on any stage). Prologue as17830531 .
Cast
Role: Hawthorn Actor: Bannister
Role: Ranter Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Dance, as17830531; End of Act I of afterpiece [annother] Dance by Mr and Miss Byrn

Event Comment: [Playbill of 5 June says mainpiece "Not acted here these 7 years." It was acted 17 Aug. 1780.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Williamson (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage); King-Gardner; Horatio-Aickin; Rosencraus-Stevens; Guildenstern-Egan; Polonius-Edwin; Laertes-R. Palmer; Ostrick-Riley (1st appearance in London); Marcellus-Booth; Grave Diggers-Parsons, Massey; Ghost-Bensley; Ophelia-Mrs Bannister; Player Queen-Mrs Poussin; Queen-Mrs Wheatley. Prologue as17830531 .
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Ranter Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: : Compton Actor: Bannister
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-R. Palmer; Brothers-Wood, Riley; Principal Bacchanals-Bannis-ter, Brett; The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Foster)-Mrs Bannister; Sabrina and Pastoral Nymph-Miss Morris; Bacchants-Miss Hooke, &c; Euphrosyne and 1st Bacchant-Miss George .
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Bannister

Song: As17830613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Sga Sestini (1st appearance on that stage); Artaxerxes-Brett; Rimenes-Wood; Artabanes-Bannister; Semira-Miss Morris; Mandane-Miss George .
Cast
Role: Artabanes Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade incident to the Play, and a Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act iv of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession, with a solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Mahon, Darley, Doyle; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts by Bannister, Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Mahon, Darley, Doyle; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Brett; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Ned-Stevens; Kilderkin-Thompson; Putty-Painter; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Bannister

Dance: End of mainpiece Damon and Musidora by Harris and Miss Besford