SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Capt Edward Thompson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Capt Edward Thompson")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: M'Gilpin-Quick; Shelty-Munden; Sandy-Incledon; Charley-Townsend; Serjeant Jack-Richardson; Capt. Dash-Davies; Jenny-Mrs Mountain; Moggy-Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: As17950122, but Capt. Loveit-Trueman; Puff-Benson.

Song: III: song-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Mr Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Hollingsworth; Capt. Macheath-Kelly; Filch-Suett; Crookfinger'd Jack-Lyons; Wat Dreary-Evans; Robin of Bagshot-Cooke; Nimming Ned-Welsh; Harry Paddington-Phillimore; Mat o' the Mint-Trueman; Ben Budge-Burton; Beggar-Waldron; Player-Benson; Drawer-Banks; Turnkey-Webb; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Maddocks; Polly Peachum-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Arne]); Lucy Lockit (1st time)-Miss DeCamp; Diana Trapes-Mrs Booth; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Jones; Dolly Trull-Miss Chatterley; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Iliff; Betty Doxy-Miss Redhead; Jenny Diver-Mrs Bramwell; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Tidswell; Suky Tawdry-Mrs Hedges; Molly Brazen-Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-G. D'Egville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

Performance Comment: Sir Jeffery Latimer-Suett; Blushenly-Palmer; Capt. O'Carrol-Moody; Jack Hustings-King; David-Burton; Lady Paragon-Miss Farren; Miss Phebe Latimer-Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great or The Conquest of Persia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The British Recruit

Cast
Role: Baptista Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: Shatterbrain-Lewis; Welldone-Macready; Doctor Gruel-Powel; Capt. Slang-Farley; Coxcomb-Claremont; Robin-Burton; Frank-Munden; Landlady-Mrs Davenport; Flavia-Miss Hill; Miss Frolick-Miss Cornelys; Mrs Junket-Miss Chapman.

Song: As17950316

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Mr Oakly-Pope; Major Oakly-Quick; Sir Harry Beagle-Fawcett; Capt. O'Cutter-Johnstone; Russet-Munden; Charles Oakly-Holman; Lord Trinket-Lewis; Lady Freelove-Mrs Mattocks; Harriet-Miss Cornelys; Mrs Oakly-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The British Recruit

Cast
Role: Baptista Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: As17950316

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Waring-Quick; Capt. O'Donnel-Johnstone; Fairlop (1st time)-Bowden; Medley-Townsend; Bob (1st time)-Haymes; Filbert-Cross; Ralph-Linton; Welford-Incledon; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; Miss Di Clacket (1st time)-Mrs Davenport; Polly-Miss Standen; Emily (with an additional song; for that night only)-Miss Poole.

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Volunteers or Britains Bulwark

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Baptista Actor: Thompson

Dance: In 2nd piece: Hornpipe-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I: a Representation of a Ship in Distress, in which The Storm-Incledon; In the course of the Evening: Old Towler [both]-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Young Cockney-Dodd; Barnacle-Suett; Old Cockney-Hollingsworth; Capt. Sightly-Dignum; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Jordan; Penelope-Miss DeCamp; Miss La Blond-Miss Heard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: Doctor Lasts Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor or Little Ben and Little Bob

Performance Comment: Lieut. Battledor (the Poor Sailor)-Incledon; Compass-Harley; Bumbo-Bernard; Freakish-Townsend; O'Daub-Rock; Lieutenant of a Press Gang-Williamson; Capt. Battledor-Munden; Little Bob-Master Standen a Child only six years old; Miss Ann Battledor-Mrs Davenport; Nancy-Miss Cornelys; Eliza alias Little Ben (for that night only)-Miss Poole.

Dance: In 3rd piece: Double Hornpipe-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Performance Comment: As17941008, but Allbut-Powel; Sir Henry Check-Richardson; Capt. Vansluisens-Wilde.
Cast
Role: Captain Mullinahack Actor: Johnstone
Role: Edward Actor: Miss Standen

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Fairly Actor: Thompson

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17950319but Belville-Incledon; Capt. Belville-Davies; Old Towler-_; Rustic-Powel.

Afterpiece Title: The Tythe Pig

Cast
Role: Boniface Actor: Thompson
Role: Porter Actor: Thompson
Role: Edward Prince of Wales Actor: Pope
Role: King Edward III Actor: Farren
Role: Lord Edward Spyncer Actor: Macready

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: Mr Sturdy-Benson; Bentley-Caulfield; Capt. Berry-Palmer Jun.; Frank-Bland; Miss Elizabeth Sturdy-Miss Heard; Miss Sukey-Miss DeCamp; Tabitha-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Sturdy-Mrs Heard; Nanny-Mrs Hale.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Barrymore; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-Suett; Capt. Harcourt-Palmer Jun.; Vane-Benson; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Bannister Jun.; Bridget-Mrs Gibbs; Miss Mortimer-Miss Heard; Warner-Mrs Booth; Cecilia-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Young Sadboy-Bannister Jun.; Capt. Ambush-C. Kemble; Chronicle-Suett; Shadrach-Wathen; Spatterdash-Benson; Old Sadboy-Burton; Clod-Fawcett; There was a little woman I've heard tell(, sung in Crotchet Lodge)-Fawcett; Araminta-Mrs Gibbs; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Hopkins; Pink-Miss Logan (2nd appearance on any stage [see17950803]); Mrs Millefleur-Mrs Booth; Judith-Mrs Hale; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: Auld Robin Gray

Song: End: Mock Italian Song from The Irish Mimic; or, Blunders at Brighton-Fawcett

Entertainment: MonologueIn evening: Monsieur Tonson-Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: Sir David Daw-R. Palmer; Governor Tempest-King; Mr Penruddock-Kemble; Mr Woodville-Whitfield; Mr Sydenham-Palmer; Capt. Woodville-C. Kemble; Weazle-Suett; Servant to Woodville-Maddocks; Officer-Benson; Jenkins-Russell; Coachman-Jones; Cook-Hollingsworth; Servant to Tempest-Webb; Footmen-Trueman, Cooke, Evans, Welsh; Mrs Woodville-Mrs Powell; Emily Tempest-Miss Farren; Dame Dunckley-Mrs Maddocks; Maid-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Bernard, Powel, Townsend, Richardson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast from playbill of 29 Oct. 1794: Capt. Frederick-Johnston; Thicket-Incledon; Flambeau-Bernard; Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; Gregory-Townsend; Clueline-Richardson; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Clendining; Whim-Mr Rees.] Dialogue-; to introduce the following favorite Songs selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Bernard; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Townsend; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship Rover]-Richardson; [Comic Song, How much I love thee-Powel; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, [Poor Jack, Go patter to lubbers, [The Portrait, Come Painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, Dear Yanco say and true he say-Mrs Mountain; [Sea Song, A Sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Clendining; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.

Dance: In afterpiece: Ballet-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Performance Comment: Lenox-Johnstone; Nipperkin-Munden; Sinclair-Incledon; Major Tactic-Richardson; Corporal Squib-Haymes; Capt. Cruizer-Powel; George Streamer-Mrs Martyr; Mary-Mrs Clendining.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Maddocks; Priuli-Aickin; Bedamar-Whitfield; Jaffier-Kemble; Pierre-Bensley; Renault-Packer; Elliot-Caulfield; Spinosa-Benson; Theodore-Cooke; Mezzana-Roffey; Durand-Boimaison; Capt. of the Guard-Phillimore; Officer-Trueman; Belvidera-Mrs Siddons; Attendants-Miss Tidswell, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; Fag-Benson; David-Bannister Jun.; Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Lydia Languish-Mrs Goodall; Julia-Miss Farren; Lucy-Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: As17951008, but Captives-Mrs _Boimaison, Miss Arne.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holman; Gloster-Harley; Belmour-Macready; Ratcliffe-Haymes; Catesby-Claremont; Derby-Thompson; Porter-Davenport; Servant-Ledger; Shore-Pope; Alicia-Miss Gough (1st appearance in this Kingdom); Jane Shore-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Derby Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: M'Gilpin-Quick; Shelty-Munden; Sandy-Incledon; Charley-Townsend; Serjeant Jack-Richardson; Capt. Dash-Haymes; Jenny-Mrs Mountain; Moggy-Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Young Cockney-Dodd; Barnacle-Suett; Old Cockney-Hollingsworth; Capt. Sightly-Dignum; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Jordan; Penelope-Miss DeCamp; Miss La Blonde-Miss Mellon.

Song: As17951204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Pope; Governor-Richardson; Blandford-Macready; Capt. Driver-Davenport; Stanmore-Williamson; Aboan-Harley; Imoinda-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood or Harlequin Forester

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Characters-Incledon, Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Bowden, Knight, Townsend, Richardson, Haymes, Gray, Street, Linton, Spofforth, Tett, Mrs Serres, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr; Principal Pantomimic Characters: Robin Hood-Follett; Arthur of Bradley-Farley; Little John-Simmons; Will Scarlet-Cranfield; Will Stukely-Williamson; Locksley-Gray; Midge the Miller-Street; Clerk-Rees; Parson of Barnsdale-Platt; Sheriff of Nottingham-Thompson; Prince of Arragon-Holland; Two Giants-; Price, Stevens; Harlequin-Simpson; Maid Marian-Mlle St.Amand; Part I. Scene I. A View in Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood's Well; Principal Archer (with In Merry Sherwood)-Bowden; Dialogue Ballad-Robin Hood, the Tanner; The Witch of Sherwood-Mrs Martyr; Scene II. A View of the Suburbs of Nottingham; The Bellman's Chaunt-Fawcett; Scene III. A Hall in the Sheriff's House; Scene IV. A View of the Town Hall of Nottingham; Scene V. A Country Alehouse; Tinker's Song-Knight; Scene VI. The Pinfold of Wakefield Town; Scene VII. Robin Hood's Bower; Scene VIII. View in Plumpton Park; Song by Allen o'Dale-Incledon; Scene IX. Pollard Wood; Song by the Damsel-Mrs Clendining; Scene X. Song by the Earl's Daughter-Mrs Serres; The Defeat of the Two Giants. The Princess's Marriage with Will Scarlet. A Grand Dance of Warriors-in the Field of Combat. Part II. Scene I. A View of Fountain Dale; Song by Curtal Fryar-Bowden; Scene II. Fountain Abbey Wall; Scene III. A View of Nottingham Castle; Beggar's Ballad-Townsend; Scene IV. Nottingham Market Place; Robin's rescue of Will Stukely from the Sheriff of Nottingham. Song by Irish Pilgrim-Johnstone; Scene V. View in Barnsdale; Song by Allen o'Dale-Incledon; Scene VI. Barnsdale Church Yard; Song by the Old Knight-Munden; Scene VII, VIII and IX. Scarborough Cliffs; A View at Sea; A Plough Field; Scene X. A Forest View in Yorkshire; Song by Martha-Mrs Mountain; Scene XI. Birksley Monastery; Robin Hood's Death. Epitaph and Revival. Song by the Witch-; The Piece to conclude with a Grand Scene, representing the Triumphs of Archery. Order of the Procession: Banner, "Fabulous Archery." Apollo-Hercules-Diana-Orion-and Cupid-Four Satyrs drawing a moving Group of Figures, representing Penelope's Suitors trying to bend Ulysses' Bow. Banner, "Antient Archery," succeeded by Archers of the following nations: Persians-Parthian-Scythian-Ethiopian-Amazonian-Grecian-Thracian-Lycian-Roman. Banner, "Archery introduced into Britain." Pageant, representing the Landing of Julius Caesar-Saxon Archer-Danish Archer-Norman Archer-English Archer-Pageant representing the Battle of Hastings. Banner, "Modern Archery." Grand Meeting of Modern Archers of all nations: Otaheitan-Peruvian-East Indian-Chinese-Arab-Turkish-African-North American-Lapland-Russian-Polish-Flemish-Caledonian, English. To conclude with a Grand Dance of Archers-Byrn; Finale, Chorus-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ghost

Cast
Role: Player King Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: Marforio, being a Comi-Tragical Farce, called The Critick of Taste; or, A Tale of a Tub, with Characters of Singlewit, Drawcansir, Modern, Drapper, Buskin, Propter, the Great Mogul, Dunceada, Prince Prettyman, Common Sense, the Embryo of Common Sense, Lorg Haranguewell, Falarini, Signior Tweedledum, Signior Tweedledee, Prologues, Senators, Patriots, Courtiers, Fidlers, Eunucks, Gentleman Usher, Ghosts, and Chorus of Ghosts Author(s): Edward Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Davenant-Holman; Capt. Dormer-Harley; Sir Henry Harlow-Macready; Charles Davenant-Toms; Sir Edmund Travers-Powel; Marinanna-Mrs Townsend; Lady Davenant-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Days Of Yore

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Munden, Fawcett, Knight, Linton, Street, Gray, Mrs Serres, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Miss Kirton, Mrs Martyr. Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1796), and playbill of 16 Sept. 1796: Cheerly-Incledon; Brummagem-Munden; Ralph-Fawcett; Capt. Vain-Knight; Servants and Sailors-Linton, Street, Gray; Laura-Mrs Serres; Selina-Mrs Castelle [in text: Mrs Platt]; Dolly-Mrs Norton; Fanny-Mrs Martyr; unassigned-Miss Kirton.

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Dance: As17951031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Old Mirabel-Aickin; Young Mirabel-Wroughton; Capt. Duretete-Dodd; Dugard-Whitfield; Petit-R. Palmer; Bravoes-Maddocks, Caulfield, Webb, Phillimore; Oriana-Mrs Goodall; Bisarre-Miss Farren; Lamorce-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive