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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Captain OBryan"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Captain OBryan")') 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 975 matches on Performance Comments, 141 matches on Performance Title, 81 matches on Event Comments, 3 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Leon-Mills; Duke-Watson; Juan-Wm. Mills; Cacofogo-Harper; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Wilks

Music: Between the Acts: Music-

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Loveless-Wilks; Scornful Lady-Mrs Oldfield; Young Loveless-Wm. Mills; Welford-Bridgwater; Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Morecraft-Shepard; Poet-Norris; Captain-Harper; Martha-Mrs Heron; Widow-Mrs Butler; Abigail-Mrs Willis; With the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bateman; Or, The Unhappy Marriage: With The Comical Humours Of Sparrow And His Man Pumpkin

Performance Comment: Bateman-Oates; Sparrow-Miller; Old Sparrow-Hall; Earl of Essex-Boucher; D. Ambassador-Pitt; Old Bootn-Giffard; Old German-Wetherhill; Pumpkin-Young Smith; Captain Slicer-Clarke; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Chantrill; Anne-Mrs Buchanan; Ursula-Mrs Sherburn; Gossip Prattle-Mrs Wetherhill; Gossip Magpye-Mrs Morgan; Gossip Longtongue-Mrs Man.
Cast
Role: Captain Slicer Actor: Clarke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Leon-Mills; Duke-Watson; Juan-W. Mills; Cacafogo-Harper; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Altea-Miss Lindar; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Wilks

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval, Haughton, Burney, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson; Le Badinage Champetre-; A new Ethiopian Dance-Essex, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Biddy-Mrs Oldfield; Clerimont-Mills; Captain Clerimont-Wilks; Sir Harry-Harper; Humphrey-Miller; Tipkin-Norris; Pounce-Shepard; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Booth; Fainlove-Mrs Mills; Aunt-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Captain Clerimont Actor: Wilks

Dance: Lally, Essex, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: As17281202, but Loveless-Wilks; Young Loveless-Wm. Mills; Welford-Bridgwater; Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Morecraft-Shepard; Poet-Norris; Captain-Harper; Martha-Mrs Cibber; Widow-Mrs Grace; Abigail-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: As17290122, but Widow-Mrs Butler; Poet-_; Captain-_.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Dance: CClown-Weaver; Drunken Peasant-Roger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Maudlin, The Merchant's Daughter Of Bristol: With The Comical Humours Of Roger, Antonio's Man

Performance Comment: Antonio-Oates; Great Turk-Giffard; Merchant-Burnet; Captain-Hall; Boatswain-Downes; Sailor-Clark; Merchant's Wife-Mrs Willis; Maudlin-Mrs Templer; Roger-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Hall

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Leon-Mills; Duke-Watson; Juan-W. Mills; Cacafogo-Shepard; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Altea-Mrs Grace; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Wilks

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Loveless-Wilks; Lady-Mrs Oldfield; Young Loveless-W. Mills; Welford-Bridgwater; Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Morecraft-Shepard; Poet-Norris; Captain-Harper; Martha-Mrs Cibber; Widow-Mrs Grace; Abigail-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Giffard; Estifania-Mrs Giffard; Duke-W. Williams; Leon-Huddy; Juan-Bardin; Alonzo-Lacy; Sanchio-Bullock; Old Woman-Collet; Cacafogo-Penkethman; Margaretta-Mrs Haughton; Altea-Mrs Seal; Clara-Mrs Thomas; With a New Prologue to the Town-Smith.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Giffard

Dance: TTurk's Dance-Burny, Miss Sandham; Scaramouch-Sandham; Pierrots-Burny, Eaton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: See17291004, but Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Copper Captain-Wilks.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Wilks.

Afterpiece Title: Diana and Acteon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd; Or, The Devil To Do About Her

Performance Comment: Faithful-Giffard; Captain Constant-W. Williams; Lovely-Huddy; Manage-W. Giffard; Trusty-Bardin; Sir David Watchum-Penkethman; Clinch-Collet; Roger-R. Williams; Slouch-Pearce; Old Constant-Mynns; Squire Num-W. Bullock; Belinda-Mrs Haughton; Laura-Mrs Seal; Maria-Mrs Mountfort; Dorothy-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Captain Constant Actor: W. Williams

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Dancing-Master

Dance: TThe White Joke (new)-Eaton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17291204, but Captain-W. Williams; With a New Prologue- to the Town.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: W. Williams

Song:

Dance:

Music: A Lesson on the Harpsicord-Burny from Oxford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: See17300407 but Copper Captain-Giffard; Leon-Huddy; Cacafogo-Penkethman; Margaretta-Mrs Haughton; Estifania-Mrs Giffard; Altea-Mrs Palmer; Old Woman-Collet.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free Mason; Or, The Constant Lady: With The Comical Humours Of squire Noodle And His Man doodle

Performance Comment: King of Tunis-Barcock; Mirza-Paget; Sebastian-Oates; Clerimont-Fielding; Sir Jasper-Burnett; Squire Noodle-Berry; Doodle-Smith; Davy-Excell; Captain-Brogden; Queen-Mrs Kilby; Maria-Miss Oates; Caelia-Mrs Grace; Jacinta-Miss Williams; Jenny-Mrs Stevens; Lettica-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Brogden

Dance: St.Luce, Mlle Delorme; particularly Wooden shoe, Pierrot and Pierraite, Black Joke-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Duke-W. Williams; Juan-Bardin; Captain-Giffard; Cacagofo-Penkethman; Sanchio-Bullock; Alonzo-Smith; Leon-Huddy; Estifania-Mrs Giffard; Margaretta-Mrs Haughton; Clara-Mrs Mountfort; Altea-Mrs Woodward; Old Woman-Collet, .
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Performance Comment: edition of 1730 lists: Sir John Trueman-Williams; Eustace-Mills; Eugenio-Watson; Captain Smart-Cibber Jr; Squire Timber down-R. Wetherilt; Granger-W. Mills; Modely-Bridgwater; Loveless-A. Hallam; Hardhead-Berry; Constable-Harper; Inanthe-Mrs Cibber; Harriet-Mrs Heron; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Isabel-Mrs Butler; Beatrice-Mrs Shireburn; Lettice-Mrs Grace; Prologue design'd to be spoken by Mills. Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-the Author, the Author's Wife.
Cast
Role: Captain Smart Actor: Cibber Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Leon-Mills; Margaretta-Mrs Horton; Estifania-Mrs Heron; Duke-Watson; Juan-W. Mills; Cacafogo-Harper; Old Woman-Griffin.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Wilks

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: Afterpiece: With the Original Song-Miss Raftor

Dance: Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whittington

Performance Comment: Whittington-Morgan; Madge-Harper; Emperor-Rosco; Merchant-Jones; Captain-Hulett; Factor-Mullart; Mrs Fitzwarren-Mrs Taylor; Mrs Grace-Mrs Mullart; Giflurt-Mrs Morgan; Bawd-Mrs Coker; Britannia-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Hulett

Song: MMad Tom of Bedlam-Platt; Thames and Augusta-Platt, Papillon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Leon-Mills; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Estifania-Mrs Heron; Duke-Watson; Juan-W. Mills; Cacafogo-Harper; Old Woman-Griffin.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Wilks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Estifania-Mrs Giffard; Captain-Giffard; Leon-Huddy; Medina-Havard; Castro-Bardin; Sancho-Bullock; Alonzo-Smith; Margaritta-Mrs Haughton; Altea-Mrs Morgan; Clara-Mrs Palmer; Old Woman-Collett; Maid-Williams; Cacafogo-Morgan; With the Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Quin; Copper Captain-Ryan; Duke-Milward; Cacafogo-Hulett; Margaretta-Mrs Buchanan; Estifania-Mrs Younger; Old Woman-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Loveless-Wilks; Young Loveless-W. Mills; Welford-Bridgwater; Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Captain-Harper; Lady-Mrs Heron; Martha-Mrs Cibber; Widow-Mrs Butler; Abigail-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: new Grand Ballad D'Amour by Monsieur Denoyer Dancing-Master to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others, being the first Time of his Dancing since his Arrival in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Pembroke-Delane; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Giffard; Northumberland-Rosco; Suffolk-Huddy; Dudley-Giffard; Sussex-Bardin; Gardiner-W. Giffard; Sir John-Williams; Lieutenant-Havard; Captain-Jenkins; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Jenkins

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: