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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "J "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "J ")') 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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2740 results for: Keyword - J
We found 2783 matches on Roles/Actors, 876 matches on Performance Comments, 447 matches on Event Comments, 94 matches on Performance Title, and 12 matches on Author.

1401
06 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill. The playbill retains Henderson, but on the Kemble playbill his name is deleted and a MS annotation substitutes Wroughton's.]. Account-Book, 19 Nov.: Paid Holcroft in full for his [two] Benefit Nights for Duplicity #100. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duplicity

Performance Comment: As17811030, but Wroughton in place of Henderson .

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17811013.

1402
10 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #133 10s. 6d. (127/13/0; 5/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17810926, but Carlos-Leoni .

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17810921.

Dance: End of mainpiece The Arcadian Festival, as17811108

Performance Comment: hathi.

1403
12 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of King Lear, announced on playbill of 10 Nov.] Receipts: #112 5s. 6d. (110/15/0; 1/10/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17811015.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Vulcan-Quick; The Squire-Mattocks; Serjeant-Reinhold; Joe-Leoni; Grace-Mrs Morton; Maudlin-Miss Morris (1st appearance in that character) .

Song: As17810924, but omitted: Simpkinson, Mrs Martyr

Performance Comment: hathi.

1404
26 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #214 9s. 6d. (211/11/6; 2/18/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17811124.

1405
27 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17811124.

1406
29 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #188 12s. (182/17/6; 5/14/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17811124.

1407
30 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #152 4s. 6d. (144/0/0; 8/4/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17811124.

1408
01 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #182 12s. 6d. (173/17/6; 8/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17811117.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17811124.

1409
12 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #191 4s. 6d. (188/17/0; 2/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: As17811005, but Jones in place of Wewitzer .

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17811206.

1410
14 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #156 13s. (149/19; 6/14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: As17810917, but Furnace-Fearon .

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17811206.

Dance: As17811213

Performance Comment: hathi.

1411
18 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #175 9s. (168/14; 6/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Wroughton; Lorenzo-Lewis; Bertran-Whitfield; Gomez-Quick; Raymond-Hull; Alphonso-Fearon; Pedro-Thompson; Waiter-Master Edwin; Friar-Henderson; Leonora-Mrs Inchbald; Teresa-Mrs Poussin; Elvira-Mrs Mattocks .

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17811124.

1412
14 January 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #232 7s. (229/0; 3/7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17811217 .

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performance Comment: As17811226 .

Song: As17811217

Performance Comment: hathi.

1413
16 January 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill assigns no parts, but "In the new Pantomime last Night, Pleasure was performed by Miss Morris (for whom it was originally intended, but kindly supplied by Mrs Morton [see cast on 26 Dec] during her illness)" (Public Advertiser, 17 Jan.).] Receipts: #225 14s. (220/9; 5/5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: As17810917, but Marrall (1st time)-Fearon; Furnace-Booth; omitted: Watchall, Parson Welldo, Taylor, Vintner . omitted: Watchall, Parson Welldo, Taylor, Vintner .

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performance Comment: As17811226, but Pleasure-Miss Morris .

1414
24 January 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #242 2s. (239/13; 2/9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: As17811212 .

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performance Comment: As17820116.

1415
01 February 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #205 16s. (200/10; 5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: As17820116.

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performance Comment: As17820116.

1416
04 February 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #203 4s. (202/14; 0/10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17811231, but King-Clarke; Polonius (1st time)-Edwin; Marcellus-Fearon; Bernardo-Booth .

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performance Comment: As17820116.

1417
18 February 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Comus is obliged to be deferred, on account of Miss Catley's Indisposition. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Performance Comment: As 9 Feb. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatic Puffers

Performance Comment: As17820211.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17811019, but Jupiter-Burton .

1418
19 February 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #212 18s. 6d. (208/18/0; 4/0/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Performance Comment: As 9 Feb. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatic Puffers

Performance Comment: As17820211.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17811019, but Jupiter-Darley .

1419
05 March 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Macklin. [In the dance Band is announced as making his 4th appearance (see 25 Feb., 19 Mar.).] Receipts: none listed (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: As17811212 .

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17811030 .

Dance: End of Epilogue, as17811219

Performance Comment: hathi.

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Huntsman's sweet Halloo, as17820226

Performance Comment: hathi.

1420
21 March 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Zara, announced on playbill of 19 Mar.] Receipts: #153 5s 6d. (149/16/0; 3/9/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17811217, but Macduff-Whitfield; Banquo-Davies .

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Performance Comment: As17820316athi .

Song: As17811217

Performance Comment: hathi.

1421
23 March 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Miss Harper in lieu of a Benefit #80. Receipts: #215 11s. (211/15; 3/16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Performance Comment: As17820311athi .

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Performance Comment: As17820316athi .

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17811219

Performance Comment: hathi.

1422
02 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wroughton. Public Advertiser, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Wroughton, Broad Court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #151 2s. (119/7; tickets: 31/15) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: As17820116.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17811030 .

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Grand Divertisement, The Gala. The Minuet and Allemande by Aldridge and Miss Besford; the Quadrilles and Cotillons by Harris, Langrish, Dumay, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Rowson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, and others; The whole to conclude with a Grand Figure by all the Characters

Performance Comment: The Minuet and Allemande by Aldridge and Miss Besford; the Quadrilles and Cotillons by Harris, Langrish, Dumay, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Rowson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, and others; The whole to conclude with a Grand Figure by all the Characters .

1423
05 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #215 4s. (210/1; 5/3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: As17811212 .

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Performance Comment: As17820316athi .

1424
06 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Performance Comment: As 11 Mar. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Performance Comment: As17820316athi .

Dance: As17811101

Performance Comment: hathi.

1425
11 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #201 5s. 6d. (199/16/0; 1/9/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: As17811212 .

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performance Comment: As17820116.