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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "G Lee"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "G Lee")') 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 1004 matches on Performance Comments, 662 matches on Author, 451 matches on Event Comments, 68 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Manly-Clarke; Squire Richard-Quick; John Moody-Dunstall; Count Basset-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis Wronghead-Macklin; Lady Grace-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Wronghead-Miss Macklin (1st appearance in that character); Miss Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry; Edition of 1776 (T. Lowndes) adds: Mrs Motherly-Mrs Poussin; Myrtilla-Mrs Whitefield; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Count Basset Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Marlow Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17761106

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Clarke; Orlando-Lewis; Adam-Lee; Duke Senior-Hull; Amiens (with songs)-Mattocks; Oliver-L'Estrange; Duke Frederick-Fearon; Touchstone-Woodward; Caelia (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Mattocks; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Rosalind-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Adam Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Marlow Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: End I: As17761015; In V: a Dance of Foresters-Harris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis; Scandal-Hull; Sir Sampson Legend-Dunstall; Trapland-Cushing; Ben (with a song)-Macklin; Foresight-Quick; Jeremy-Lee Lewes; Tattle-Woodward; Mrs Frail-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Foresight-Miss Ambrose; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Jeremy Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: Mr Honeycombe-Quick; Scribble-Lee Lewes; Ledger-Booth; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Pitt; Nurse-Mrs Poussin; Polly Honeycombe (1st time)-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Scribble Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: As17761031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitefield; Papillon-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: End: The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Cast
Role: Rantwell Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovell-Ward; Duke's Servant-Lee Lewes; Sir Harry's Servant-Booth; Freeman-Robson; Philip-Wilson; Tom-Fearon; Robert-Thompson; Coachman-Fox; Kingston-Wewitzer; Lady Bab-Miss Dayes; Lady Charlotte-Miss Ambrose; Cook-Mrs White; Chloe-Miss Stewart; Kitty (with a song and minuet)-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: End II: as17761123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Aickin (1st appearance in that character); Careless-Lewis; Lord Touchwood-Clarke; Mellefont-Wroughton; Brisk-Lee Lewes; Lord Froth-Booth; Sir Paul Plyant-Macklin; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Jackson; Lady Froth-Mrs Mattocks; Cynthia-Miss Leeson; Lady Plyant-Miss Macklin (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Brisk Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Dance: As17761123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Gratiano Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: As17761029, but Squire Groom-Lee Lewes.
Cast
Role: Squire Groom Actor: Lee Lewes.

Dance: End III: The Pilgrim, as17761009; End IV: Pastoral Dance, as17761123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17761216, but Sparkish-Lee Lewes; Harcourt-Ward; Dorilant-Whitefield; Alithea-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Sparkish Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Lee
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Dance: As17761123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Second; Or, The Fall Of Rosamond

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Prometheus-Mahon; Pantaloon-Baker; Host (with a song)-Dunstall; Pierrot-Delpini (1st appearance on the English stage); Maid-Mrs Whitefield; Colombine-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: End Afterpiece: Rural Dance-Bishop, Sga Tinte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Lady's Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Wrangle-Macklin; Frankly-Lewis; Granger-Mahon; Witling-Lee Lewes; Cook-Dunstall; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Green; Sophronia-Mrs Lessingham; Maid-Miss Ambrose; Charlotte-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Witling Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: IV: Minuet-Mahon, Miss Macklin; In afterpiece: as17761226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Lee (1st appearance in that character); Angelo-Hull; Escalus-Fearon; Claudio-Wroughton; Provost-L'Estrange; Friar Peter-Davis; Thomas-Booth; Constable-Wewitzer; Clown-Dunstall; Abhorson-Bates; Barnardine-Jones; Lucio-Woodward; Mariana-Miss Leeson; Juletta-Mrs Whitefield; Francisca-Miss Green; Isabella-Mrs Jackson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Lee
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: As17770107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Duke-Lewis; Sebastian-Wroughton; Sir Toby Belch-Dunstall; Fabian-Whitefield; Sea Captain-Booth; Malvolio-Wilson; Clown-Lee Lewes; Sir Andrew Ague Cheek-Quick; Olivia-Mrs Hartley; Maria-Mrs Wilson; Viola-Mrs Barry (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: As17770125

Song: I: song-Mrs Farrell

Event Comment: Paid Lee in lieu of a benefit #120. Receipts: #278 5s. (277.0.6; 1.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Sparkish Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Lee
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Dance: End: New Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour-Bishop, Sga Tinte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: Sparkish Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Husband

Performance Comment: Characters-Quick, Lee Lewes, Fearon, Booth [Public Advertiser: Walters], Dunstall, Mrs Mattocks.Public Advertiser: Walters], Dunstall, Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Quick, Lee Lewes, Fearon, Booth

Dance: As17761223

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: Sparkish Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with imitations)-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lee Lewes; Goodwill-Fearon; Thomas-Whitefield [Public Advertiser: Young]; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; The Country Mad@Cap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lord Bawble Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: As17761223

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Peile (the Gentleman who appeared in the character of Dorilas[on 17 Jan.]); Roderigo-Lee Lewes; Cassio-Lewis; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Whitefield; Montano-Davis; Duke-L'Estrange; Gratiano-Fearon; Iago-Macklin; Emilia-Mrs Mattocks; Desdemona-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Roderigo Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Experiment

Performance Comment: Characters-Wroughton, Lee Lewes, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Booth, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs Lessingham; [Larpent MS 429 lists the parts: Mr Warren, Sir James Middleton, The Hon. Capt. Turner, Mr Green, Robert, Thomas, Miss Warren, Miss Louisa Warren.] Address to the Public-Mrs Lessingham.

Dance: End: Hunting Dance, as17770218; End I afterpiece: The Villagers, as17770122

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17761205, but Jack Meggot-Lee Lewes.
Cast
Role: Jack Meggot Actor: Lee Lewes.
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Sparkish Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Lee
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Dance: End II: a New Dance, The Serenade-Bishop, Sga Tinte; in which the Minuet de la cour-; End: Pastoral Dance, as17761123; End I afterpiece: a Minuet-Bishop, A Young Lady (his Scholar)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17761108, but Young Philpot-Lee Lewes; Maria-Miss Brown (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: End Dialogue: As17761123; End I: Minuet-Aldridge, Miss Brown

Song: End: New Pastoral Dialogue [Tell me Silvia why so sad?] set to music by Dr Arnold-Miss Wewitzer, Miss Brown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: General Savage-Wilson; Torrington-Quick; Connelly-Mahon; Capt. Savage-Lee Lewes; Leeson-Whitefield; Belville-Lewis; Mrs Belville-Mrs Jackson; Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Pitt; Miss Leeson-Miss Leeson [sic]; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Whitefield; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Savage Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Leeson Actor: Whitefield
Role: Miss Leeson Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: The Clock-Case; or, Female Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Sparkish Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Lee

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Humours of Leixlip, as17770425

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Performance Comment: Sir George Hastings-Lee Lewes; Sir John Dormer-Hull; Mr Willoughby-Aickin; Capt. Dormer-Whitefield; Villars-Lewis; Miss Willoughby-Mrs Hartley; Mrs Willoughby-Mrs Jackson; Miss Dormer-Mrs Whitefield; Miss Montague-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: Sparkish Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End III: As17761123; In interlude: Langrish

Song: End I: a favourite air (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17760923, but Capt. Brazen-Lee Lewes (1st appearance in that character); Rose (1st time)-Miss Leeson; Lucy-Mrs Poussin.
Cast
Role: Brazen Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: As17761123

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for the Widow and Children of the late Hugh? Kelly. Tickets delivered for a Comedy, May 28th, will be admitted. Morning Chronicle, 10 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kelly, No. 3, Racquet Court, Fleet-street. Receipts: #108 -16s. (52.1; tickets: 56.15) (charge: #52 1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Wroughton; Major Belford-Whitefield; Prattle-Lee Lewes; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Mademoiselle Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Emily-Mrs Mattocks; A New occasional Prologue (written by Dr Johnson)-Hull; [A New occasional Epilogue [author unknown]-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Prattle Actor: Lee Lewes

Song: End I: a new cantata, Diana-Mrs Farrell

Music: End Epilogue: concerto on the violin-Fisher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Capt. Plume-Lewis; Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Whitefield [beginning with 15 Oct. the name is spelled "Whitfield"]; Scale-Thompson; Scruple-Cushing; Serjeant Kite-Fearon; Bullock-Dunstall; Recruits-Quick, Jones; Capt. Brazen-Lee Lewes; Melinda-Miss Ambrose; Rose-Miss Dayes; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Mrs Lessingham; New Occasional Prologue[, not listed on playbill-Lewis (see17770924).
Cast
Role: Brazen Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Macklin; Frederick-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Ramilie-Lee Lewes; James-Cushing; Decoy-Fox; Lappet-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Whitefield; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Ramilie Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin Jupiter-Lee Lewes; Chasseur Royal-Mahon; Pantaloon-Baker; Anatomist-Jones; Pierrot-Delpini; Colombine-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Jupiter Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Poney Races-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Ross, Sga Tinte