SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "George C D Odell Annals of the New York Stage 1927 I 429; Susan Mrs Litchfield Text T and J Swords"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "George C D Odell Annals of the New York Stage 1927 I 429; Susan Mrs Litchfield Text T and J Swords")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joshua; Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: As17780306but Principal Vocal Parts-Mrs _Farrell; 1st Violin-_.

Music: As17780306

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Priuli-Hull; Renault-Clarke; Duke-Mahon; Bedamar-Whitfield; Spinosa-L'Estrange; Elliot-Fearon; Theodore-Smith; Officer-Booth; Pierre-Aickin; Belvidera-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Theodore Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: The Apprentice Actor: Lewis
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Poussin.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Event Comment: Account-Book, 20 Apr.: Paid Mrs Green in lieu of a Benefit #84. Receipts: #204 13s. (203.9; 1.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: a New Additional Scene Actor: .

Dance: As17771229

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Public Advertiser, 23 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister at Starzaker's, the Upper End of Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #246 12s. 6d. [77.0.0; 13.1.6; 0.10.0; tickets: 156.1.0) (charge: #65 17s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17771002, but Hawthorn-Bannister; Young Meadows-Webster (1st appearance in that character); Hodge-Vernon (1st appearance in that character); Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End II: The Sailors' Revels-Blurton

Event Comment: The last time of the Company's performing this Season. Account-Book, 26 May: Received of Their Majesties for this season #40. Receipts: #183 13s. (after-money not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17780326but The Duenna (1st time)-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: 780326but The Duenna Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: a New Additional Scene Actor: .

Dance: As17771229

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Cardinal Wolsey-Digges (1st appearance this season); Buckingham-Palmer; Cranmer-Gardner; Surry-Aickin; Cromwell-R. Palmer; Gardiner-Parsons; Lord Sands-Massey; Lord Chamberlain-Egan; Chancellor-Blissett; Sir T. Lovell-Stevens; Norfolk-Davis; Suffolk-Lamash; King Henry-Usher; Anne Bullen-Miss Hale; Patience [with a song]-Miss Twist; Queen Catherine-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Massey
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Event Comment: [These performances were held in a temporary booth erected following the destruction of the theatre by fire (see 26 June). In August King Lear, with Everard as Lear and Cooke as Edgar, was acted here three times [Edward Cape Everard, Memoirs of an Unfortunate Son of Thespis [Edinburgh, 1018], p.78). Everard states that the booth was kept open for about six weeks, but no further records of what was acted have survived.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Machin; Launcelot-Everard; Jessica-Mrs Nost; Portia-Miss Taylor.
Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Lewis; Osmond-Clarke; Rhodolpho-L'Estrange; Officer-Thompson; Siffredi-Hull; Laura-Miss Ambrose; Sigismunda-Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: As17781023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17781006, but Lady Teazle-Mrs Mattocks (of cg).
Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: First Faults Author(s): Maria Theresa De Camp

Song: As17781006

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces the 8th night of The Invasion, but it was not acted, presumably because of Mrs Green's illness (see 14 Nov.). On 16 Nov. it was announced as "the 8th Time"; on 17 Nov. as "the 9th Time," etc. What was acted on this present night I have been unable to discover.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Aickin; Philotas-Lewis; Arcas-Fearon; Dionysius-Clarke; Herald-L'Estrange; Melanthon-Hull; Officer-Booth; Calippus-Thompson; Phocion-Wroughton; Erixene-Miss Ambrose; Euphrasia-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Event Comment: Jane Shore [announced on playbill of 5 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17781005, but Tressel-Farren; Queen-Mrs Farren (of dl).
Cast
Role: Lord of the Manor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Related Works
Related Work: The Triumphant Widow; or, The Medley of Humours Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers

Performance Comment: As17781130, but Mrs Boncour-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Mrs Boncour Actor: Miss Sherry.
Role: Sir George Boncour Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Buthred

Cast
Role: Randolph Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17781202, but Termagant-Mrs Pitt.

Dance: End: The Villagers, as17781127

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: As17781111, but Palmira-Mrs Farren (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: First Faults Author(s): Maria Theresa De Camp
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. On account of the severe Indisposition of Mrs Yates Jane Shore [announced on playbill of 12 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Buthred

Cast
Role: Randolph Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Related Works
Related Work: The Triumphant Widow; or, The Medley of Humours Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Wewitzer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Welsh Charity School, over against the Foundling Hospital

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: St

Performance Comment: Patrick's Day. Lieut. O'Connor-Mahon; Justice Credulous-Lee Lewes; Doctor Rosy-Quick; Serjeant Trounce-Dunstall; Bridget-Mrs Pitt; Lauretta-Miss Brown.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [not acted since 9 Feb. 1764]. Receipts: #170 18s. 6d. (138.7.0; 32.6.0; 0.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Father Dominick-Henderson; Lorenzo-Palmer; Torrismond-Brereton; Raymond-Aickin; Bertran-Farren; Alphonso-Packer; Pedro-Hurst; Officers-Philimore, Norris; Gomez-Yates; Leonora-Mrs Farren; Teresa-Miss Kirby; Elvira-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Father Dominick Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: First Faults Author(s): Maria Theresa De Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: As17780921, but Capt. Jamy-Egan; High Constable-Peile; Catherine-Mrs Whitfield; Capt. MacMorris-Mahon; Prologue, Chorus-Henderson.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17781002, but Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Miranda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Lord of the Manor Actor: Fearon
Related Works
Related Work: The Busie Body Author(s): Susanna Centlivre

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England

Performance Comment: Heartly-Whitfield; Champignon-Wewitzer; Oclabber-Mahon; Maclaymore-Wilson; Lyon-Booth; Brush-Brunsdon; Haulyard (with a song)-Reinhold; Block-Quick; Harriet-Mrs Sharp (of dl).

Dance: As17781130

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osman-The Gentleman who performed Douglas [on 14 Jan.: Rundell]; Nerestan-Wroughton; Orasmin-L'Estrange; Chatillon-Hull; Melidor-Thompson; Lusignan (1st time)-Digges; Selima-Miss Ambrose; Zara-Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: As17781223

Event Comment: Afterpiece: 31st time (see 15 Feb.) [in place of The Liverpool Prize, announced on playbill of 18 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: As17790129, but Mrs Keefe [recte O'Keeffe] ; Miss Morris_.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor:

Song: As17790127

Event Comment: Benefit for a Family under Misfortunes. [Author of Prologue unknown.] The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Cooke; Sir Charles Raymond-Mitchell; Colonel Raymond-Sparks; Sir Roger Belmont-Durravan; Villiard-Clarke; Faddle-Everard; Fidelia-Miss Freeman; Rosetta-Mrs Robinson; Occasional Prologue-Mitchell.
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Prejudice of Fashion