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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Dance"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Dance")') 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 4004 matches on Performance Title, 3242 matches on Roles/Actors, 1418 matches on Performance Comments, 470 matches on Event Comments, and 19 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Fox; Beggar-Castle; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Player-Burton; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; in Act III, a Hornpipe-Miss Baker; To conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Mask-King; Freeman-Packer; Lady Scrape-Mrs Bennet; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; Sophy-Miss Pope; To conclude with a Country Dance-.

Dance: IV: The Provencalle-Miss Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawerence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Davies; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Tibalt-Bennet; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Dumay, Miss Macklin; a Masquerade Dance-proper to the Play; Additional scene of Funeral Procession of Juliet accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Paris-Jackson; Tibalt-Lee; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawerence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; the Funeral Procession-; the Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: Characters-Moody, Baddeley, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Castle; Fairies-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Mas. Raworth, Miss Wright; To Conclude with a Fairy Dance-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, others. [See17640215.]See17640215.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Powell; Aboan-Lee; Blandford-Palmer; Governor-Burton; Stanmore-Packer; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Hotman-Baddeley; Planters-Moody, Parsons, Marr, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw; Slaves-Clough, Ackman, Fox; Imoinda-Mrs Palmer; In Act II, a Dance of Slaves-.
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Role: a Dance of Slaves Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Anderson; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-White; Beggar-Bennet; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Miller; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt, Miss Daw, Miss Twist; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir Wm Meadows-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Stephens; Deborah-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Miss Miller, 1st time; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Servants at the Statute-Barrington; Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White; Dances incident to the Opera-Leppie, Miss Twist.

Dance: II: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Holtom; Hilliard-Baker; Oliver-Dyer; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; the Dances-incident to the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With its dances By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer, with Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Weller; Clown-Cushing; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Witches-Mattocks, Miss Weirman, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Waylin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Shepherd-Mattocks; Shepherdess-Miss Weirman; Harvest Man-Dibdin; Harvest Woman-Mrs Lampe; Pluto-Legg; Proserpine-Miss Miller; The Dances-Duquesney, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Grimaldi, Ackman, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Watkins, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; the Dances-Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ross; Lurcher-White; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John English-Shuter; Freehold-Gibson; Carbuncle-Buck; Sneak-Holtom; Tim-Costollo; Longbottom-Perry; Aura-Miss Macklin; Flora-Miss Elliot; Country Dance-incident to the play; the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad-Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: IV: A Tambourine, as17641015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holland; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Packer; Angus-Fox; Lenox-Parsons; Seyward-Moody; Seaton-Ackman; Donalbain-Mas Burton; Fleance-Miss Rogers; Wounded Captain-Jackson; Hecate-Champnes; Witches-Yates, Love, Granger; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; the Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act IV, a Dance of Furies-.
Cast
Role: a Dance of Furies Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Silvio-Baddeley; Clod-Ackman; Maigre-Keen; Puck-Mas. Cape; Maid-Mrs Bradshaw; Queen Mab-Miss Ford; Fairy-Miss Rogers; Colombine-Miss Baker; To conclude with a dance of Fairies-.

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate; or, Harlequin from the Moon

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Vernon, Champnes, Parsons, Clough; Grimaldi, Ackman, Vaughan, Moody, Fox, Keen, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Colombine-Miss Baker; the Dances-Berardi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Powell, 1st time; Polixenes-Havard; Florizel-Holland; Camillo-Lee; Autolicus-Yates; Clown-King; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard; Perdita-Mrs Yates , 1st time; Old Shepherd-Burton; Paulina-Mrs Bennet; Original Prologue-Yates; the Vocal Parts-Vernon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act II, a Dance incident to the piece,-Giorgi, Berardi, Miss Wilkinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Choice

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17650417 but Termagant-Mrs Green; End Act I, a New Dance-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: a New Dance Actor: Miss Wilford.

Dance: III: Rural Love, as17641212; End: A Minuet-Miss Valois, Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Sir Jacob Jallop-Gardner; Bruin-Davis; Line-Waller; Crispin-Preston; Roger-Parsons; Snuffle-Johnson; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Parsons; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Granger; Jerry Sneak-Shuter; To conclude with a dance-the performers.

Dance: As17650708

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17650715 but dance-_.

Dance: I: The Dutchman; End: The English Sailor at Marseilles-Miss Street; the New Hornpipe-Master Clinton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17650807, but dance-.
Cast
Role: dance Actor: .
Role: To conclude with a dance Actor: the performers.

Dance: As17650828

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o'th@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Strange; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Vincent; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Miss Baker; To Conclude with a Country Dance-; New Occasional Prologue-King.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Paris-Packer; Escalus-Bransby; Benvolio-Ackman; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; With the Funeral Procession. The vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act I a Masquerade Dance-Sga Giorgi; Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer; A New Occasional Prologue-King.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Mask-King; Old Mask-Yates; Freeman-Packer; Lady Scrape-Mrs Bennet; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; Musical Lady-Miss Pope; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Miss Twist (first attempt as an actress); Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Servants at the Statute-Barrington, Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White; with a Dance incidental to the Opera-.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: The Garland, as17651003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley; To Conclude with a Dance-Sg & Sga Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Gibson; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Tybalt-Bennet; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Minuet-Fichar, Miss Wilford; Masquerade Dance proper to the play-; Additional scene of the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; accompanied by a Solemn Dirge, the vocal parts-Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally