SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Herbert Aston"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Herbert Aston")') 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 245 matches on Performance Comments, 106 matches on Event Comments, 77 matches on Author, 53 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Cymbeline-Ryan; Ursaces-Delane; Chatillion-Walker; Pisanio-Bridgwater; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Eugenia-Mrs Templer; Cloten-Chapman; Bellarius-Stephens; Palladour-Stevens; Arviragus-Hallam; Iachimo-James; Beaupre-Salway; Michael-Neale; Lucius-Aston; Clarinna-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; II: Le Badinage de Provence-Poitier (his first appearance since his accident at the other theatre), Mlle Roland Elder (the first time of her appearance on that stage); III: Les Amours de Polichinelle and Dame Ragonde-Lalauze, Nivelon (in wooden Shoes); IV: The Miller's Jealousy-Poitier, Mlle Roland, Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailor-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Delane; Adrastus-Hale; Creon-Bridgwater; Haemon-Hallam; Aegeon-Rosco; Phorbas-Ryan; Ghost of Laius-Stephens; Tiresias-Aston; Alcander-Hale; Pyracmon-Stevens; Diocles-Ridout; Denias-Clarke; Citizens-Hippisley, Chapman, Mullart, Penkethman, Neale, James, Stoppelaer, W. Hallam; Jocasta-Mrs Hallam; Eurydice-Mrs Ware.
Cast
Role: Tiresias Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Grand Ballet, as17380318

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Delane; Desdemona-Mrs Horton; Iago-Ryan; Cassio-Walker; Brabantio-Aston; Lodovico-Hale; Montano-Ridout; Emilia-Mrs Mullart; Roderigo-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Brabantio Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: FFrench Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; Punch in Love with Dame Ragonde: Punch-Lalauze; Dame Ragonde-Nivelon; both in Wooden Shoes. Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Delane; Bertran-Hale; Lorenzo-Ryan; Fryar-Bridgwater; Gomez-Hippisley; Raymond-Rosco; Alphonso-Aston; Pedro-A. Ryan; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Elvira-Mrs Bellamy; Teresa-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: JJe ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Alphonso-James; Roderigo-Bridgwater; Curio-A. Ryan; Seberto-Anderson; Governor-Rosco; Old Pilgrim-Aston; Jaquez-W. Hallam; Lopez-Mullart; Mad Englishman-Penkethman; Mad Scholar-Hallam; Mad Taylor-Bencraft; Mad Priest-Salway; Mad Welchman-Yates; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Juletta-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Old Pilgrim Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Ball Dance-Dupre, Miss Norman; Comic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Event Comment: Benefit Aston, Bencraft, Clarke, Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: JJe ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; Serious Dance-Nivelon, Miss Oates

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

Event Comment: On this date John Rogers petitioned the King concerning his right to keep the peace at the playhouses. In Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 84, three companies, those at the red bull, cockpit, and salisbury court, are named as currently performing

Performances

Event Comment: In Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 82, is a list of the plays acted by the Red Bull actors: The Humorous Lieutenant. Beggars Bushe. Tamer Tamed. The Traytor. Loves Cruelty. Wit without Money. Maydes Tragedy. Philaster. Rollo Duke of Normandy. Claricilla. Elder Brother. The Silent Woman. The Weddinge. Henry the Fourthe. Merry Wives of Windsor. Kinge and no Kinge. Othello. Damboys [Bussy D'Ambois]. The Unfortunate Lovers. The Widow. This list (see Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 203) apparently concerns plays revived by this company, some before 10 Sept. 1660, some afterward. (See also the list of plays at the opening of the season and also 6 and 23 June 1660.

Performances

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traitor

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. An edition, without actors' names, appeared in 1661

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Bush

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. This was the King's Company (Killigrew's), now removed from the red bull to Gibbons' Tennis Court in Vere Street. Probably Clun acted Falstaff. (See An Elegy Upon the Most Execrable Murther in A Little Ark, ed. G. Thorn-Drury, pp. 30-31.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourthe Part I

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company. According to John Dennis, in the Dedication to The Comical Gallant (1702), when this play was revived in the times of Charles II, Wintershall acted Slender

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Lies A Bleeding

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company. According to Wright, Historia Histrionica, 1699, Mohun played Bellamante shortly after the Restoration

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Cruelty

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company. An edition of this play, published in 1661, lists no cast, no prologue, no epilogue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company. It is surprising to see a Davenant play acted by the King's Company. Edward Gower to Sir R. Leveson, 20 Nov. 1660: Yesternight at the Fleece Tavern...The gentlemen were discussing the play which they then came from, by name The Unfortunate Lover; at the latter end of the play there was a duel upon the stage; which, they, discounting upon, drew their swords in jest to show wherein they failed (HMC, 5th Report, 1876, p. 200)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unfortunate Lovers

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 19) lists: Arthiope-Kynaston.
Cast
Role: Arthiope Actor: Kynaston.
Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: Mr Shepley and I to the new Play-house near Lincoln's-Inn-Fields (which was formerly Gibbon's tennis-court), where the play of Beggar's Bush was newly begun; and so we went in and saw it, it was well acted: and here I saw the first time one Moone [Mohun], who is said to be the best actor in the world, lately come over with the King, and indeed it is the finest play-house, I believe, that ever was in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Bush

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: I to the new playhouse and saw part of the Traitor, a very good Tragedy; Mr Moon [Mohun] did act the Traitor very well

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traitor

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Elder Brother

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opportunity

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 117. The King's Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant