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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "J C Cross"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "J C Cross")') 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 4273 matches on Event Comments, 2807 matches on Performance Comments, 439 matches on Performance Title, 134 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Henry Jones. Afterpiece: [See note under cg play this night. During this year appeared An Essay Upon the Present State of the Theatre, in France, England, and Italy, a "work absolutely necessary to be read by every lover of Theatrical Exhibitions," printed for J. Pottinger. It contains twenty-two chapters on tragedy, thirteen on comedy, opera, authors, and the art of acting. Pages 147-51 discuss the obligation of English farces to French ones.] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Event Comment: [The Winston entry appears to be an insert accompanied by the following note: N.B. by the Bills it appears there was no performance on Thurs. Mr Woodrg Bills say on Fri King Lear. J. W."] No Performance. Thanksgiving (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb (Winston MS 9)

Event Comment: DDesdemona-Mrs Davies. $Mrs Havard being ill Mr King play'd Iago (Hopkins). Mrs Yates ill...Mrs Davies Desdemona (Cross Diary). Benefit for Vernon. Tickets for The Roman Father will be taken. Both main and afterpiece, By Particular Desire. Mr King Iago. Mr Havard could not play Mrs Havard being dead (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). A mistake in the Diary. Mrs Havard died Friday 27th (J. P. Kemble MS Notes-MacMillan). Music A La Mode deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal performer. Last time of performing till the Holidays. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pirates

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: THE ENGLISHMAN IN PARIS

Dance: In mainpiece Dances (composed by D'Egville) by Hamoir, G. D'Egville, Master D'Egville, Miss Menage, Miss Phillips, the Miss D'Egvilles, &c.; In Act II of afterpiece a Minuet by Hamoir and Miss De Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Hercules Buffoon; Or, The Poetical Squire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: End: A Minuet-Miss Giorgi, Miss Collett Scholars to Sg Giorgi; End I of the Farce: Hearts of Oak, as17670212, but-Grimaldi, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Cross.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performances

Mainpiece Title: the Widow'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: [The Lyar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: Lord Hardy-Cautherly; Trim-King; Campley-Gentleman, 1st appearance on the stage; Sable-Moody; Puzzle-Baddeley; Lady Harriet-Mrs Abington; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Palmer; Lord Brumpton-Bransby; Trusty-Burton; Kate Matchlock-Ackman; Lady Charlot-Mrs Palmer; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Mrs Fardingale-Mrs Bradshaw; Tattleaid-Mrs Love; Lady Brumpton (the last time)-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Music: II: By Desire, Concert on Harpsichord-Master Love

Dance: III: The Medley, as17680416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: III: A New Dance call'd The Shepherds Frolic-Atkins, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: III: The Amusements of Strasburgh-as17711118, but now By the scholars of Sg Daigville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar