SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "J Bates"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "J Bates")') 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 1250 matches on Performance Comments, 500 matches on Event Comments, 475 matches on Author, 96 matches on Performance Title, and 84 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Performance Comment: As17790920, but Drill-W. Bates.
Cast
Role: Drill Actor: W. Bates.

Song: As17791018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir W. Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Whitfield; Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-W. Bates; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Tattle-Mrs Pitt; Tippet-Mrs Whitfield; Marmalet-Mrs Willems; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Belinda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Brush Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17790922, but Lopez-W. Bates.
Cast
Role: Lopez Actor: W. Bates.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Henderson; Duke-Peile; Petruchio-Whitfield; Antonio-Quick; Peter-W. Bates; Antony-Booth; Francisco-Robson; Surgeon-Fearon; Frederick-Wroughton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Bulkley; Mother-Mrs Green; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; Nurse-Miss Stewart; Niece-Miss Platt; 2nd Constantia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17790924, but Jaques-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Amiens (with songs)-Davies (of dl); Touchstone-Quick; Rosalind-Miss Younge; William-W. Bates; Le Beu-Booth.
Cast
Role: William Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: End I: The Dockyard, as17791204; V: a Dance of Foresters-Dagueville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shepherdess Of The Alps

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17791113, but Pedro-[R.]Smith; Biondello-W. Bates.
Cast
Role: Biondello Actor: W. Bates.

Dance: As17791013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17800222, but Principal Characters-W. _Bates, Miss _Morris, Mrs _Poussin, Mrs _Webb, Mrs _White.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Sternhold Actor: Bates

Dance: As17791013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17800222, but Principal Characters-Wewitzer in place of _Edwin, Brunsdon in place of Wewitzer, +Stevens, in place of W. _Bates, Miss _Morris, Mrs _Webb, Mrs _White.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Sternhold Actor: Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17800410, but in Scene III Venus-Mrs Morton; added are: Scenes V, VI, VII. The May-Day Garland; or, Harlequin's Trip to Lisson-Green. Harlequin (with the jump through the tub)-W. Bates; Scene VIII originally Scene VI; Scene IX originally Scene VII. Scene VIII originally Scene VI; Scene IX originally Scene VII.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Song: In: To thee O gentle sleep-Leoni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-Davies; Bates-Wrighten; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue song)-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Bates Actor: Wrighten

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Orators; Or, Ladies' Debating Society

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Performance Comment: As17791111, but Shylock-Henderson (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Salanio-W. Bates.
Cast
Role: Salanio Actor: W. Bates.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Sternhold Actor: Bates

Song: End III 2nd piece: a Scotch ballad (the music by Dr Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17800203, but Groom-W. Bates.
Cast
Role: Groom Actor: W. Bates.
Role: Sternhold Actor: Bates

Dance: As17800414

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Wewitzer; Kecksey-Blissett; Bates-Usher; Nephew-R. Palmer; Thomas-Barrett; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Egan; Widow Brady (for that night)-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Bates Actor: Usher

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17800615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Isaac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Lopez-W. Bates; Father Paul-Booth; Carlos-Mrs Kennedy; Antonio-Reinhold; The Duenna (1st time)-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lopez Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Frolick-Aldridge (1st appearance here these 2 years), Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Booth; Filch-W. Bates; Mat o' the Mint-Robson; Polly-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Satchell]); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Whitfield; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Lucy-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End II: As17800920; III: Hornpipe-Miss Besford. [The Hornpipe was omitted on 24 Apr. 1781, but was otherwise danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W. Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton; Clown-Stevens; Justice's Wife-Miss Platt; Maid - Mrs Sharpe; Pierrot's Wife [in all subsequent bills: Clown's Wife]-Miss Matthews; Colombine-Mrs Ratchford.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Dance: As17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing-Harris, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Whitfield; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Robson; Francis-Edwin; Bardolph-Booth; Douglas-L'Estrange; Westmoreland-Thompson; Sir Walter Blunt-W. Bates; Northumberland-Webb; Sheriff-Egan; Carriers-Jones, Messink; Hotspur-Wroughton; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy (1st time)-Mrs Lewis.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Dance: 1st piece: Dance of Sailors, as17800918; End II 2nd piece: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927; 3rd piece: Dancing, as17800927

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady Cured

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Stevens; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Bolus-Booth; Rhubarb-Jones; Supple-W. Bates; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Miss Ambrose; Sylvia-Mrs Morton; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Situp-Mrs Poussin; Lady Sadlife-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Supple Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17801006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Henderson; Duke-Peile; Petruchio-Whitfield; Antonio-Quick; Peter-W. Bates; Antony-Booth; Francisco-Robson; Surgeon-Fearon; Frederick-Wroughton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Inchbald; Mother-Mrs Webb; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; Nurse-Miss Stewart; Niece-Miss Platt; 2nd Constantia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Cast
Role: Marrowbone Actor: Bates
Role: Proteus Actor: W. Bates

Dance: As17801018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Doctor Caius-Whitfield; Mr Page-Hull; Host of the Garter-Booth; Fenton-Robson; Justice Shallow-Wilson; Simple-W. Bates; Bardolph-Baker; Pistol-Cushing; Slender-Quick; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Wilson; Ann Page-Miss Morris; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Simple Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17801027

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir G. Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Lee Lewes; Saville-Aickin; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-Robson; Silver Tongue-W. Bates; Hardy-Quick; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; Letitia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Silver Tongue Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Cast
Role: Marrowbone Actor: Bates
Role: Proteus Actor: W. Bates

Dance: As17801107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Hortensio-Robson; Taylor-Jones; Baptista-Thompson; Music Master-Newton; Pedro-Wewitzer; Biondello-W. Bates; Grumio-Quick; Bianca-Mrs Poussin; Curtis-Mrs White; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Biondello Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: The Gamester-Henderson; Lewson-Wroughton; Jarvis-Hull; Bates-Fearon; Dawson-Thompson; Stukely-Aickin; Charlotte-Mrs Inchbald; Lucy-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Beverley-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Bates Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17801023, but Macduff-Hull; Duncan (1st time)-Thompson; Seyton-W. Bates; 1st Witch-Booth.
Cast
Role: Seyton Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Song: Vocal Parts, as17811023, but Miss Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Waldron; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-R. Palmer; Bates-Wrighten; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue song)-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Bates Actor: Wrighten

Dance: End: The Dutch Quaker, as17810312End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17800930