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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "George Duke of Buckingham"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "George Duke of Buckingham")') 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 4298 matches on Author, 1910 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, 505 matches on Performance Title, and 27 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Hull; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Ferguson; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17670428 but Charles-Hull; Sir George-Davis.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Davis.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17661120; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Shuter; Sir George Airy-Davis; Sir Jealous Traffic-Newton; Charles-Gardner; Sir Francis Gripe-Weston; Whisper-Quick; Butler-Smith; Isabinda-Miss Ogilvie; Scentwell-Mrs Kirby; Patch-Mrs Gardner; Miranda-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: SSerious Dance-; The Gallant Peasant, as17670904

Entertainment: By Desire, Occasional Prologue on opening the Theatre-Mr Foote; in which will be introduced Through the Wood Laddie-the real Blackamoor Lady (Neville)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Mattocks; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17671023, but George Barnwell-Cautherly.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Cautherly.
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Vernon; Sir George Airy-Davis; Charles-Gardner; Sir Francis Gripe-Weston; Sir Jealous Traffick-Lewis; Whisper-Sharpless; Drawer-Jacobs; Butler-Lings; Scentwell-Mrs White; Isabinda-Mrs Dyer; Patch-Mrs Gardner; Miranda-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Music: IV: Concerto-Barthelemon; End: Imitations-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Hull; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Reddish, Palmer, Aickin, Wrighten, Watkins, Cautherly, Miss Younge, Miss Platt, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Barry. Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Barry; Capt. Dormer-Palmer; Sir George Hastings-King; Sir John Dormer-Reddish; Willoughby-Aickin; Villars-Cautherly; Miss Montague-Mrs Barry; Miss Dormer-Miss Younge; Miss Willoughby-Mrs Baddeley; Mrs Willoughby-Mrs Jeffries; Footmen-Wrighten, Watkins; Lucy-Miss Platt; Jenny-Mrs Smith (Genest, V, 232).
Cast
Role: Sir George Hastings Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17690920, but Sir George-Davis.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Davis.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Dyer (Scholar to Fishar); III: The Irish Lilt, as17700402 End: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Vandermere; Sir Jealous Traffick-Lloyd; Butler-Griffith; Charles-Smith; Whisper-Dancer; Sir George Airy-Robson; Drawer-Mas. Lapper; Servant-Ledwith; Sir Francis Gripe-Brownsmith; Isabinda-Miss Trowell; Scentwell-Miss Vincent; Patch-Miss Fairlamb; Miranda-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mas. Lapper; End of Play: Hornpipe-Mrs Cope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Lord Wronglove-Reddish; Lord George Brilliant-Cautherly; Sir Friendly Moral-Aickin; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Barry, first time; Miss Notable-Miss Pope; Lady Gentle-Mrs W. Barry; Brush-Ackman; Porter-Booth; Surgeon-Wright; Heartshorn-Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17701025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot (with an Epilogue in character)-Woodward; Sir George Airy-Robson; Charles-Dancer; Sir Jealous Traffic-Fearon; Whisper-Hamilton; Sir Francis Gripe-Weston; Patch-Mrs Gardner; Isabinda-Mrs Granger; Scentwell-Mrs White; Miranda-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: The Shoemaker, as17710517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madrigal And Truletta

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-a Gentleman from the City, first appearance on any stage; Sir George Airy-Davis; Charles-Dancer; Sir Francis Gripe-Vandermere; Sir Jealous Traffick-Fearon; Whisper-Knowles; Servants-Groves, Vowell; Miranda-Mrs Didier; Isabinda-Mrs Granger; Scentwell-Miss Willis; Patch-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Davis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George Truman-J. Aickin; Vellum-Parsons; Tinsel-Dodd; Butler-Love; Gardener-Weston; Coachman-Moody; Fantome-Packer; Lady Truman-Mrs Hopkins; Abigail-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir George Truman Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Hull; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Fairy Prince

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Paid Kingswood for feathers as per bill #48 8s.; Paid Stedman & Bewley (linnen drapers) #38 3s.; Paid Nicholls for 26 Georges, #7 16s. (Account Book). [The last item was for stage property insignia equipment for the Institution of the Garter, as St George was the Patron Saint of the order.] Receipts: #163 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Mattocks; Charles-Wroughton; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin; With Marplot's Address to the Public-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue: Before: The New Occasional Prelude. As 21 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George Trueman-J. Aickin; Tinsel-Dodd; Vellum-Parsons; Fantome-Packer; Gardener-Weston; Butler-Love; Coachman-Moody; Lady Trueman-Mrs Hopkins; Abigail-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir George Trueman Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Parsons, Palmer, Moody, Packer, Davies, Baddeley, Waldron, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope, Miss Younge. Prologue-King; Epilogue-Miss Younge; Sir ThomasRichacre-Parsons; George-Palmer; Dr Goodman-Packer; Metre-Waldron; William-Vernon; Lord Sealand-Davies; O'Connor-Moody; La Poudre-Baddeley; Emily, the Maid of Kent-Miss Younge; Patty-Miss Pope; Dame Quickset-Mrs Bradshaw; Robert-Griffith (Genest, V, 357; MacMillan). MacMillan).
Cast
Role: George Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Ballet: I: The Drunken Peasant. Drunken Peasant-Atkins; Clown-Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot (with the Address to the Town)-Woodward; Sir George-Mattocks; Charles-Wroughton; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-Hamilton; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Miss Valois; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Mrs Baker; With a New Occasional Prologue (Never spoken before)-Woodward (playbill); Miranda-Miss Macklin (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Shuter; George Bevil-Wroughton; Chapeau-Lewes; Consol-Quick; Robin-Dyer; H. Bevil-Owenson; F. Bevil-Thompson; Maid-Mrs Kniveton; Emily-Mrs Baker; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: George Bevil Actor: Wroughton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17731111, but Sir George-Lewis, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Lewis, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot (with an address to the Town)-Brunsdon (from Edinburgh); Sir George Airy-Farren; Charles-Wilks; Sir Jealous-Morris; Whisper-Lamb; Butler-Mills; Sir Francis-Batson; Miranda-Mrs Batson; Isabinda-Mrs Gardner; Patch-Young Lady, first time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Between the Play and Farce: a Variety of Imitations-Young Lady who never appeared on any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Performance Comment: Wm Strongbow-Vernon; George-Dimond; Sealand-J. Bannister; Sir Thomas-Parsons; Brian-Moody; Dr Goodman-Packer; La Poudre-Baddeley; Metre-Waldron; Robert-Griffith; Patty-Miss Pope; Dame Quickset-Mrs Bradshaw; Emily-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: George Actor: Dimond

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: End: The Taylors, as17740428

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Counsel-Jones; George Bevil-Fearon; Harry-Owenson; Francis-Courtney; Robin-Palmer; Chapeau-Kennedy; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Maid-Miss Platt; Mrs Grub-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: George Bevil Actor: Fearon

Dance: As17740613