SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Courtney"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Courtney")') 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 312 matches on Roles/Actors, 73 matches on Performance Comments, 11 matches on Event Comments, 8 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Palmer, Parsons, Brereton, Baddcley, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Burton, Smith; Miss Farren, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Abington. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1782), and European Magazine, Feb. 1782, p. 143: Commodore Broadside-King; Captain Seafort-Palmer; Sir Timothy Valerian-Parsons; Lord Frankly-Brereton; Major Seafort-Baddeley; Mr Steady-Bannister Jun.; Sir Frederick Fallal-R. Palmer; Davy-Burton; Mr Morley-Smith; Miss Harriet Temple-Miss Farren; Lady Fallal-Miss Pope; Lady Frankly-Mrs Brereton; Mrs Bustle-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Courtney-Mrs Abington.] Prologue spoken by King. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Abington. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by King. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Abington. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Lady Courtney Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist; Or, Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Middleton, Thompson, Macready, Blanchard, Mrs Wells, Mrs Webb, Miss Brunton. Cast from 1st authorized text (T. N. Longman, 1793), and World, 16 May: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Edwin; Harry Neville-Middleton; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Florville-Blanchard; Servant-Evatt; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letty-Miss Brangin; Louisa Courtney-Miss Brunton; Prologue-Bernard; Epilogue-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Louisa Courtney Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Entertainment: Imitations. In: Vocal Imitations-Mrs Wells [of Mrs Martyr, Sga Sestini, Kelly, Mrs Crouch (Diary, 16 May)]; End: a Scene from the two Great Tragic Actresses of the Country [Mrs Crawford as Alicia and Mrs Siddons as Jane Shore (Diary)]-Mrs Wells; [with one speech [afterwards pourtraying the different manners of both ["For ever! Oh, for ever!" i.e. the concluding speech of Act IV of Jane Shore (Diary)]-Mrs Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist; Or, Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Characters by Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Blanchard, Thompson, Macready, Holman, Mrs Wells, Mrs Webb, Miss Brangin, Miss Brunton. [Cast form text (T. N. Longman, 1793), and Genest, VI, 551-52: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Edwin; Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Harry Neville-Holman; Servant-Evatt; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letty-Miss Brangin; Louisa Courtney-Miss Brunton; Prologue-Bernard; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 17 performances only (see17900202).] Epilogue-Lewis. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Louisa Courtney Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Bernard; Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Neville-Holman; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letitia-Mrs Powell; Miss Courtney-Miss Brunton; Epilogue-Lewis. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist; Or, Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Neville-Holman; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letitia-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Mrs Merry (late Miss Brunton).
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Mrs Merry

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-King, Blurton, Mrs Watts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: As17910912, but Miss Courtney (1st time)-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist; Or, Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Munden; Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Neville-Holman; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letitia-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Miss Chapman; Epilogue-Lewis.
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, King, Mrs Watts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist; Or, Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Neville-Middleton; Ennui-Munden; Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Lord Scratch-Quick; Marianne-Mrs Esten; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letitia-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Ballet: End: Dermot and Kathlane; or, The Irish Wedding (1st time; composed by Byrn). Dermot-Byrn; Darby-West; Patrick-Holland; Father Luke-Platt; Norah-Mlle St.Amand; Kathlane-Mme Rossi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Neville-Middleton; Ennui-Munden; Floriville-Bernard; Lord Scratch-Quick; Marianne-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Walcup]); Lady Waitfort-Mrs Davenport; Miss Courtney-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: Hercules and Omphale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Neville-Middleton; Ennui-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Floriville-Bernard; Willoughby-Macready; Peter-Thompson; John-Abbot; Lord Scratch-Munden; Marianne-Mrs Mountain (1st appearance in that character); Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Davenport; Letty-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Mrs Townsend (2nd appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Mrs Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Neville-Middleton; Ennui-Fawcett; Floriville-Macready; Willoughby-Claremont; Peter-Thompson; Lord Scratch-Munden; Marianne-Mrs Mountain; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Gilbert (1st appearance on this stage); Miss Courtney-Miss Chapman; Epilogue-Lewis.
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Ennui-Fawcett; Neville-Toms; Floriville-Farley; Willoughby-Claremont; Peter-Thompson; Lord Scratch-Munden; Marianne-Mrs Litchfield (1st appearance in that character, and 4th on this stage); Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Davenport; Letty-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Miss Chapman; Original Epilogue-Lewis.
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Ennui-Fawcett; Neville-H. Johnston; Floriville-Farley; Willoughby-Claremont; Peter-Thompson; Lord Scratch-Munden; Marianne-Mrs Litchfield; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Davenport; Letty-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Cast
Role: Courtney Actor: Hale

Afterpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist

Dance: SSwedish Dal Karl-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; French Peasants-de Vallois and Mlle de Vallois

Ballet: AAmorous Clowns. As17330626

Song: Cantata-Salway

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Courtney

Dance: As17730614

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Courtney

Dance: As17730618

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Courtney

Dance: As17730614

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: Parts- Foote, Aickin, Bannister,Hamilton, Fearon, Moody,Davis, Jacobs, Lloyd, LaMash,Courtney, Holton , Howard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell; Prologue-Foote; Sir Robert Riscounter-Foote; Margin-Howard; Pillage-Weston; Sir James-J. Aickin; Resource-Fearon; O'Flam-Moody; Robin-Bannister; James-Lamash; Lady Riscounter-Mrs Williams; Lydia-Mrs Jewell; Lucy-Miss Ambrose; Kitty-Miss Platt (Gentleman's Magazine).

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Courtney

Dance: End: New Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: First Spouter Actor: Courtney

Dance: End: The Italian Peasants-

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Frankly Actor: Courtney

Dance: As17730804

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Courtney

Dance: As17730804

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: _Courtney.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: _Courtney.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: _Courtney.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Cast
Role: Knowlife Actor: Courtney

Entertainment: I: A Variety of Imitations Rhetorical and Vocal-Hutton; II: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; End: A New Song-Miss Wilde

Dance: End Interlude: A Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's Scholars

Monologue: Between Play and Entertainment: A Comic Interlude (taken from the Primitive Puppet Show) call'd A Sentimental Comedy; or, Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Fearon; Mrs Candy-Mrs Palmer; Polly Pattens-Mrs Jewell