SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Esther Young"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Esther Young")') 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 3178 matches on Performance Comments, 750 matches on Author, 716 matches on Performance Title, 552 matches on Event Comments, and 19 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin, first time; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Gentleman Usher-Quick; Burgundy-Young; Edgar-Webster[, his sixth appearance on any stage; [See five performances of Douglas this season.] Goneril-Mrs Hunter; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Dayes; Cordelia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Burgundy Actor: Young

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17760217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: As17760109, but Young Clackit-Lee Lewes; Lucy-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: End Opera: The Italian Gardeners, as17751011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17751127, but Rovewell-Young.
Cast
Role: Rovewell Actor: Young.

Dance: End Opera: La Soiree A@la@mode, as17751207

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Webster (with Songs in character and One New Composed by Dr Arne); Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Thompson, Young; Bacchanals, Bacchants-Reinhold, Miss Dayes, DuBellamy, Baker, Miss Ambrose; The Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Mattocks; Bacchant, Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell (first appearance in that character); Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Weller; Lady-Mrs Barry (first time).
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Performance Comment: Orellan-Barry (first time); Durstan-Aickin; Kathul-Hull; Connan-Wroughton; Euran-L'Estrange; Calmar-Young; First Pict-Thompson; Officer-Booth; Ronan-Webster; Rivine-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Calmar Actor: Young

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17760222, but Lear-Lee; Edgar-Lewis; Burgandy-Booth; Arante-Mrs Masters; Cordelia-a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Hortensio Actor: Young

Dance: End: The Italian Gamesters, as17760305

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Bensley; Perdiccas-Whitfield; Eumenes-Farren; Aristander-Wrighten; Cassander-Palmer; Thessalus-Wright; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestion-Davies; Polyperchon-Bransby; Roxana-Miss Younge; Statira-Mrs Yates; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Slave-Griffiths; With the Grand Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Parts- Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Hurst, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington,Carpenter, Burton, Waldron, Wright, Griffiths, Garland, Norris, Wrighten, Narr(?); Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Lory-Parsons; Sir Tunbelly-Hurst; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw (Genest, V, 493).
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Sir Andrew-Dodd; Malvolio-Bensley, first time; Sir Toby-Palmer; Orsino-Jefferson; Sebastian, first time-Davies; Antonio-Wrighten; Fabian-Waldron; Clown-Vernon (with original Epilogue Song); Captain-Wright; Priest-Griffiths; Valentine-Norris; Officer-Carpenter; Viola-Miss Young; Olivia (with Song)-Mrs Abington; Maria-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311 but Sga Pacini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: Loves Metamorphoses

Performance Comment: Parts by King, Packer, Davies, Everard, Vernon, Mrs Siddons and Mrs Wrighten. Young Dormer-King; Moody-Vernon; Sir John Murray-Packer; Col. Murrary-Davies; Maria-Mrs Siddons; Feather-Mrs Wrighten (Genest, V, 494); Prologue-King; a Cantata Epilogue-Vernon, Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Young Dormer Actor: King

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-the two Miss Stagledoirs, scholars to M. LaRiviere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17760412 but Woodley-Thompson for Young.
Cast
Role: Woodley Actor: Thompson for Young.

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Woodward; Don Antonio-Thompson; Charino-Cushing; Duart-Booth; Manuel-Young; Carlos-Wroughton, first time; Sancho-Quick; Choleric-Dunstall; Elvira-Miss Macklin; Louisa-Miss Ambrose; Angelina-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Young

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Hortensio Actor: Young

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue, as17760409 but Mrs _Willems; The Dance, as17760409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: Binnacle-A Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Commodore Flip-Moody; Worthy-Usher; Dorcas Zeal-Mrs King, first time; Mizen-Dodd; Sir Charles Pleasant-Brereton; Rovewell-Lamash; Cockswain-Wrighten; Indent-Griffiths; Hatchway (With a song)-Bannister; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Greville; Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Lt. Cribbage-Davies; Lt. Easy-Norris; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Barmaid-Mrs Davies; Advocate-Mrs Millidge; to finish with a Grand Naval Review in which is introduced a Dance of Sailors-Blurton, Mrs Sutton;, and the Favourite song of Rule Britannia-Davies, Fawcett.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: A Young Lady

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Young Gentleman from York; Isabella's child-Master P. Fisher; Isabella-Mrs Fisher; first time in London. In Act II, an Epithalamium-Millar, Miss Barret; Occasional Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir W. Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Wroughton; Blandford-Fearon; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Tattle-Mrs Pitt; Clarissa-Miss Dayes; Belinda-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Monologue: Before: The Occasional Prelude. Manager-Wroughton; Young Actress-Miss Barsanti. [See 10 May 1773.

Performance Comment: Manager-Wroughton; Young Actress-Miss Barsanti. [See 10 May 1773.]See 10 May 1773.]
Cast
Role: Young Actress Actor: Miss Barsanti.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eldred; Or, The British Freeholder

Performance Comment: Eldred-Jackson; Elidure-Lewis; Brennus-Aickin; Locrine-Hull; Eliud-Young; Morgan-Thompson; Eliza-Miss Ambrose; Edwena-Mrs Jackson; the Original Prologue, Epilogue-Mr and Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Eliud Actor: Young

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17760417 but Woodley-Young replaces Thompson.

Dance: End Opera: Rural Merriment, as17751220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Reinhold; Zorababel-Quick; Bauble-Lee Lewes; Thomas-Young; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Country Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Young

Dance: End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17751124, but Hawthorn-Vernon; Woodcock-Waldron; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William-Wrighten; Eustace-Davies; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt; Rosetta-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17760502, but Woodley-Thompson replaces Young.

Dance: End Opera: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-Fearon; Gov. Cape-L'Estrange; Vamp-Baddeley, first time in that character; Poet-Jones; Printer's Devil-Walters; Robin-Lloyd; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Aickin

Dance: The Haymakers-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Aickin; Dr Catgut-Parsons; Young Loveit-R. Palmer; Simon-Whitefield; Bridoun-Griffiths; Paduasoy-L'Estrange; Harpy-Lloyd; Coachman-Walters; Mrs Mechin-Mrs Gardner; Jenny-Miss Platt; Dolly-Mrs Fearon; Loveit-Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Young Loveit Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas-Foote; Sir Peter-Whitefield; Bever-Aickin; Younger-Fearon; Pact-Lloyd; Dactyl-Gardner; Staytape-Jones; Robin-Griffith; John-Stephens; Rust-Mrs Parsons; Juliet-Mrs Whitefield.
Cast
Role: Younger Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii; With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Afterpiece Title: Miss Hoyden; or, The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington (the man of quality)-Smith; Young Fashion-Sparks; Sir John Friendly-Ward; Lory-Johnson; Coupler-Lewis; Shoemaker-Dancer; Mendlegs (the hosier)-W. Smith; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-The Gentleman who performs King Henry; Miss Hoyden (with a song)-Miss Reynolds; Nurse-Mrs Ross.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Sparks

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mrs Marklew

Song: Between Acts: Singing-Mrs Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Mrs Wrighten; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley (1st appearance in that character these 5 years).
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket

Dance: I: a Country Dance- incident to the main piece; End II: The Sailors Revels-Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Matilda

Performance Comment: Morcar-Reddish; Siward-Palmer; Oswald-Chaplin; Harold-Wrighten; Edwin-Smith; Bertha-Miss Platt; Matilda-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Jerry Sneak-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance upon any stage [Baker]); Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mr Bruin-Wright; Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Bransby; Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Wrighten.