SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Castle Horatio Mr Packer Several parts of ye play as it is in Shakespeare"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Castle Horatio Mr Packer Several parts of ye play as it is in Shakespeare")') 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 10820 matches on Event Comments, 6058 matches on Author, 5498 matches on Performance Comments, 2490 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: [The Young Gentleman who played Posthumus is identified by Kemble and Winston as Mr Warboys.] Gave Duke of Cumberland's Footmen #2 2s. (Account Book). [Town and Country Magazine (quoting Theatre No XIII) remarked on Warboys acting: "The success he met with will probably deter him from following the profession of the stage...not happy either in person or in physiognamy."] Receipts: #250 6s

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Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

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Related Work: Cymbeline Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: The Whim, as17691123

Event Comment: Benefit for Percey, Wood and Robinson. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Hodges, and for Thursday the 25th will be taken. The Play for the Theatrical Fund is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Thursday next the 25th Inst. Paid extra Flute & Hautboy 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #189 12s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to beneficiaries: #105 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

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Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Prospero Actor: Packer
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

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Related Work: The Taming of the Shrew Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: "Had Mr Bannister, sen (whose merit as a singer is pre-eminent) never played any other character than that of Caliban, he would, by so capital, so unique, so unparalleled a performance, have deserved to be ranked with the foremost" (Jonson, ed. Waldron, 178). Receipts: #182 15s. (145.11; 36.2; 1.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Alonzo Actor: Packer
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Dance: As17911202

Song: Vocal Parts, as17911214; Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, as17911109

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bradshaw. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Shakespear, and alter'd by the late Mr Otway

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Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

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Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: Benefit Pack. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: A Masque of Musick, compos'd by the late Mr Hen. Purcel. Receipts: #158 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens Or The Man hater

Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Bacchus and Cupid

Song: Dialogues-Leveridge, Cook, Pack

Dance: As17150305

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

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Related Work: Anthony and Cleopatra Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As it was alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

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Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As revis'd with Alterations, by Mr Cibber, from Shakespear. Receipts: money #47 5s.; tickets #32 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

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Related Work: Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. As Revis'd with Alterations, by Mr Cibber, from Shakespear. Receipts: money #27 2s. 6d.; tickets #17 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

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Related Work: Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

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Related Work: Anthony and Cleopatra Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

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Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

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Related Work: Anthony and Cleopatra Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance:

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

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Related Work: Anthony and Cleopatra Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Weekly

Dance: Myrtillo-

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As it was alter'd from Shakespear, by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Cast
Role: Comic Parts Actor: Penkethman, Miller, Cross, Ray
Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: As17240201

Event Comment: Benefit Oates. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea or The Country Wedding

Event Comment: Benefit Poitier, Petit-Maitre. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets at Poitier's, at Mr Rainaud's, Great Suffolk Street. Receipts: money #64 6s.; tickets: #77 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

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Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: I: Pastoral-Vallois, lately arrived from the Opera at Paris, the first Time of his dancing in England; a Scholar to M Marcelle; II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Poitier; Serious Dance-Poitier, Mrs Laguerre; III: Sicilian Dance-Glover, Mrs Pelling; (at Desire) Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: A new Peasant Dance-Poitier, Mrs Laguerre

Music: Grand Concert of Water Musick by Mr Randal [Handel?]-; [in which Poitier will beat the Kettle@Drums-Poitier

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Hamilton. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

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Related Work: Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Event Comment: Benefit Bullock and Excell. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: a Masque of Musick, compos'd by Mr Prellieur. [Tickets for Love's Last Shift taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

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Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Contending Deities

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Oates
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: By Essex, Miss Robinson, Miss Latour

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Haughton and the Widow of Joseph Giffard, Apothecary. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Any Gentleman, or Lady, who design to serve the Widow of Mr Joseph Giffard, Apothecary, who is left with Five Children are desired to take their Tickets at Pidgeon's Coffee-House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Rosco
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: La Follette c'est Ravize by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: Scotch Dance by Mrs Bullock

Song: II: A Song with French Horns by Miss Jones. IV: In Italian by Mrs Chambers

Event Comment: Benefit Vallois. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Tickets delivered by Mr World, the Prompter, taken also.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Related Works
Related Work: Henry V Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: II: Minuet and Louvre (at the Desire of several Persons of Quality) by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. III: French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. End of Afterpiece: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Song: IV: Italian Song by Mrs Chambers

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Sir W. Davenant, Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Stoppelaer, Mrs Clive
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Dance: In II: Dance of Winds-Muilment, Thurmond; In IV: Comic Dance of Fantastical Spirits (in Grostesque Characters)-Thurmond, Villeneuve, Levier, Pelling; In V: Waterman's Dance-Harper; with a Grand ballet of Sailors-Mlle Roland

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Sir W. Davenant, Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Stoppelaer, Mrs Clive
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Dance: As17370411

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Sir W. Davenant, Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Stoppelaer, Mrs Clive
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: As17370411

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: As Written by Shakespear. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 2 March: We hear that Mr Lacy, who was committed for holding an Oratory in Villars-Street, York-buildings, is got out of Custody

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Related Works
Related Work: King John Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: BBallet-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Norman, Miss Cantrel

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Benefit Cibber. [Tickets at Cibber's Lodgings, at Mr Bolney's, Great Piazza, cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; II: French Peasant-French Boy and Girl; III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover