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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Bolton"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Bolton")') 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 26 matches on Roles/Actors, 17 matches on Performance Comments, 3 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Parts by Weston, DuBellamy, Castle, Hutton, Bolton, LaMash, Follett, Hamilton, Fearon, Courtney, Bannister, Lings, Osborne, Francis, Ward, Lloyd, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Palmer, Miss Atkinson, Mrs Weston, Miss Craven, a Young Gentlewoman. Prologue-Weston; To conclude with a Treble Hornpipe-Giorgi's scholars; Buck-Weston; Tom-Bannister; Sir Flimsey-Castle; Young Inkle-Lamash; Miss Flirt-Miss Craven; Lady Lochiel-Mrs Fearon; Simpson-DuBellamy; Sneer-Jacobs; Old Incle-Fearon; Hearty-Ward; Frenchman-Bolton; Laird-Hamilton; Landlord-Lloyd; Waiter-Hutton; 2nd Sailor-Follett; Groanly-Pearce; Katty-Miss Wilde; Landlady-Miss Platt; Dorothy-Mrs Weston; Nan-Mrs Palmer; Cicely-Miss Atkinson (Edition of 1773); Parts-Courtney, Lings, Osborne, Francis, a Young Gentlewoman.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Aickin; Young Loveit-Davis; Dr Catgut-Hutton; Simon-Moss; Bridoun-Courtney; Paduasoy-Castle; Harpy-Lloyd; La Fleur-Bolton; John-Pierce; Coachman-Jacobs; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Williams; Mrs Loveit-Moody; Jenny-Mrs Fearon; Dolly-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: La Fleur Actor: Bolton

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: As17730630

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Bannister; Leander-DuBellamy; Mungo-Moody; Scholars-Bolton, Osborne; Ursula-Mrs Palmer; Leonora-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Scholars Actor: Bolton, Osborne

Dance: I: New Tambourine Dance-; End: The Medley, as17730517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Gullwell-Fearon; Harwood-Howard; Irishman (with a Song)-Moody; Scotchman-Hamilton; Frenchman-Bolton; Lord Brilliant-Lamash; LeBrush-Ward; Frankly-Courtney; Trickit-Lings; Williams-Osborne; new Character-Mrs Williams; Maria-Miss Atkinson; Melpomene-Miss Lings; Margery-Miss Craven.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Dance: End: The Haymakers-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: As17730813 but to avoid confusion full list noted: Foote, Aickin, Bannister, Hamilton, Fearon, Moody, Davis, Jacobs, LaMash, Lloyd, Bolton, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell; Prologue-Foote.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: As17730820, but to avoid confusion full list noted: Weston, DuBellamy, Castle, Bolton, LaMash, Francis, Hamilton, Fearon, Courtney, Bannister, Mrs Weston, Lings, Osborne, Ward, Lloyd, Jacobs, Miss Platt, Mrs Palmer, Miss Atkinson, Miss Wilde, Miss Craven; Waiter-Hutton; Prologue-Weston; Tripple Hornpipe-Giorgi's Scholars; and a New Epilogue Song-Bannister.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Davis, Hamilton, LaMash, Fearon, Osborne, Bolton, Lloyd, Follett, Pierce, Francis, Weston.

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Entertainment: I: A Variety of Imitations-Hutton; II: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; Between Play and Farce: Dancing of The Tambourine-Giorgi's Scholars; End of Interlude: A New Tambourine-Giorgi's Scholars

Monologue: 1773 9 3 Also the Interlude, Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Spatter-Williamson; Sir William Douglas-Gardner; La France-Gaudry (all of the Theatre Royal, Hay-market); Lord Falbridge-Smith; Owen-Hunter; Frecport-Calvert (from the Theatre-Royal [Smock Alley], Dublin; 1st appearance in London); Amelia-Mrs Cuyler; Molly-Mrs Lefevre; Lady Alton-Mrs Lloyd (all of the Theatre Royal, Hay-market); Mrs Goodman-Mrs Bolton .
Cast
Role: Mrs Goodman Actor: Mrs Bolton

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Monologue: 1784 03 22 End of 2nd piece Shuter's Post-haste Observations on his Journey to Paris by Dutton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Elysium; Or, Foote, Weston, And Shuter In The Shades (as Performed For Wilson's Benefit Last Season, At The Above Theatre [on 10 Aug

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: The Miser-Wilson (1st appearance in that character); Clerimont-L'Estrange; Frederick-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); James-Follett; Taylor-Decastro; Ramilee-Benson; Mariana-Mrs Bolton; Harriet-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]); Wheedle-Mrs Benson; Lappet (1st time)-Mrs Lloyd .
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bolton

Afterpiece Title: Twistings and Twinings; or, Tea's the Twaddle

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: 3rd piece to conclude with Tippee against Twaddle by Wilson

Monologue: 1785 02 12 Following the Singing Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an ass, by Wilson. imitations. End of Act I of 4th piece Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by way of Dialogue. A Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified]) will take off the Speakers, and Decastro will take off the Singers, with a Dying Scene. After which, Plank, the carpenter, will take them both off

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Mrs Greville (1st appearance in that character); Frankly-Walton; Bellamy-Cross; Jack Meggot-Benson; Tester-Follett; Buckle-Bell; Simon-Brown; Mr Strickland-L'Estrange; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Walcot (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Jacintha-Mrs Bolton; Lucetta-Mrs Waldron; Milliner-Mrs Benson; Clarinda-Mrs Hunter .
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Bolton

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: End of mainpiece The Soldier tired of War's Alarms by Mrs Pinto

Monologue: 1785 04 26 End of Act II of mainpiece Collins's Ode on the Passions by Mrs Walcot. imitations. End of Act I of afterpiece, as 17 Sept. 1784, but An entire new dialogue in the Shades between Foote and Weston; added: Prospero (in the manner of Mossop); omitted: Prologue to Barbarossa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Flash-Griffiths; Fribble-Cooper; Tag-Mrs Delpini; Biddy-Mrs Bolton.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Bolton.

Dance: End IV: Double Hornpipe-Mr and Miss Bourk

Song: End I: Crazy Kate-Chambers; End III: song-Arrowsmith

Entertainment: End II: Imitations-a Gentleman [unidentified]

Monologue: Vaudeville. End: Bunbury's Representation of the Prince's Bow. Teacher-Delpini; in which he will introduce a song, Woman turn us round about-Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Miss In Her Teens

Performance Comment: Capt. Flash-Griffiths; Captain Loveit-Davis; Puff-Follett? Sen.; Jasper-Smith; Fribble-Cooper; Tag-Mrs Waldron; Biddy-Mrs Bolton, .
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Bolton, .

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle; or, A Wife at her Wit's End

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Grace; Sir Peter Pride-Gaudry; Lovemore-Cooper; Clodpole-Griffiths; Jeremy-Follett Jun,; Damaris-Mrs Waldron; Lady Pride-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance [unidentified]); Mrs Brittle-Mrs Bolton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Bolton.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Death; Wilding-Cooper; Sir Jasper Wilding-Gaudry; Beaufort-Smith; Quildrive-Grace; Dapper-Watts; Servant-Abbott; Old Philpot-Follett [Sen.]; Corinna-Miss Dancer; Maria-Mrs Bolton.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Bolton.

Entertainment: Monologue. End 1st piece: Scrubb's Trip to the Jubilee (as altered by the late David Garrick, Esq., in character,)-Death; Vaudeville. End 2nd piece: a new favourite song-Birkett; Dance-the Miss Simonets; A Pantomimical Interlude: Harlequin (with the celebrated Dying Scene)-Follett Jun., Clown- Follett Sen.; +A martial song-Birkett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Scholars Actor: Bolton, Osborne

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-; End: New Tambourine Dance, as17730707

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Dance: As17730804

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Bolton

Dance: II: As17730914

Entertainment: A Variety ofImitations-Hutton

Event Comment: Benefit of Bolton (a Smith)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: The Song of New Mad Tom-a Gentleman