SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "J Davenport"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "J Davenport")') 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 1426 matches on Performance Comments, 470 matches on Event Comments, 177 matches on Performance Title, 12 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sheva-Fawcett; Sir Stephen Bertram-Davenport; Charles Ratcliffe-Barrymore; Jabal-Suett; Saunders-Klanert; Waiter-Atkins; Frederick-C. Kemble; Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Davenport; Dorcas-Mrs Whitmore; Mrs Goodison-Mrs Hale; Eliza-Mrs Gibbs.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Song: 3rd piece: Chorus-Kenrick, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Aylmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis All A Farce

Cast
Role: Medium Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Cast
Role: Don Testy Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: Robin Rough@head-Fawcett; Snacks-Davenport; Frank-Klanert; Clown-Chippendale; Servant-Abbot; Countryman-Atkins; Rattle-Palmer; Margery-Mrs Davenport; Miss Nancy-Miss Menage; Dolly-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Snacks Actor: Davenport
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Fawcett; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Farley; Old Random-Davenport; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wathen; Carney-Abbot; Peery-Atkins; Passengers-Klanert, Ledger, Chippendale; Tiptoe-Palmer; Lady Dunder-Mrs Davenport; Harriet-Miss Gaudry; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Old Random Actor: Davenport
Role: Lady Dunder Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Doctor Specific Actor: Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Afterpiece Title: The Point of Honour

Cast
Role: Don Testy Actor: Davenport
Role: Snacks Actor: Davenport
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Doctor Specific Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: Scout-Fawcett; Snarl-Suett; Sheepface-Emery; Justice Mittimus-Davenport; Charles-Trueman; Kate-Miss Menage; Mrs Scout-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Justice Mittimus Actor: Davenport
Role: Mrs Scout Actor: Mrs Davenport.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Dance: V: The Wake, as17680220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Tea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The National Prejudice

Dance: Act I afterpiece: a French Dance call'd The Cotillion-Giorgi, Duquesney, Tassoni, Rolley, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Tetley, Mrs Grimaldi; V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like a Woman's

Dance: End: Pantomime Dance, The Lilliputian Camp, as17680922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17811219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe [performer not listed]; In afterpiece, as17820826

Song: In afterpiece The Tobacco Box by Brett and Miss Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Dance: In afterpiece the Ballets composed by James D'Egville; the Principal Dancers-D'Egville, Gentili, and also by permission of the Proprietor of the King's Theatre, Mme Del Caro, Mlle E. Hilligsberg, Mlle Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak; or, Harlequin Woodcutter

Music: End I afterpiece: A Medley Overture on the Union Pipes and Pedal Harp-Murphy, Weippert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wits

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 21): Elder Palatine-Betterton; Young Palatine-Harris; Sir Morgly Thwack-Underhill; Lady Ample-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Lady Ample Actor: Mrs Davenport.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 21): Hamlet-Betterton; Horatio-Harris; King-Lilliston; Ghost-Richards; Polonius-Lovel; Rosencrans-Dixon; Guilderstern-Price; 1st Gravemaker-Underhill; 2d Gravemaker-Dacres; Queen-Mrs Davenport; Ophelia-Mrs Sanderson.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Honour

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp.21-22): Prince Alvaro-Betterton; Prince Prospero-Harris; Lionel-Joseph Price; Duke-Lilliston; Evandra-Mrs Hester? Davenport. [Possibly Peg Fryer acted the Old Widow; when she appeared at lif on 11 Jan. 1720, she was announced as having appeared in Love and Honour when she was young. As she was 85 in 1720, she was about 26 at this time.]Possibly Peg Fryer acted the Old Widow; when she appeared at lif on 11 Jan. 1720, she was announced as having appeared in Love and Honour when she was young. As she was 85 in 1720, she was about 26 at this time.]
Cast
Role: Evandra Actor: Mrs Hester? Davenport.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Rhodes, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Roxalana-Mrs Davenport. See also 28 June 1661.%

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Adventures Of Five Hours

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 22-23): Don Henriq-Betterton; Antonio-Harris; Octavio-Young; Diego-Underhill; Ernesto-Sandford; Corrigidor-Smith; Silvio-Price; Camilla-Mrs Davenport; Portia-Mrs Betterton; Flora-Mrs Long; Edition of 1663: No actors' names. The Prologue-; The Prologue at Court-; The Epilogue-; The Epilogue at Court-.
Cast
Role: Camilla Actor: Mrs Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha, The Son Of Solyman The Magnificent

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 25-26): Solyman-Betterton; Mustapha-Harris; Zanger-Smith; Rustan-Sandford; Pyrrhus-Richards; Cardinal of Veradium?-Young; Haly-Cademan; Roxolana-Mrs Davenport [presumably an error for Mrs Betterton, who is named for this role in the edition of 1668 and who is referred to (Ianthe) by Pepys on this day]; Queen of Hungaria-Mrs Davies. [Edition of 1668 adds: Achmat-$James Noke; Thuricus-$Medborn; Viche-$Aingel; Zarma-$Mrs Long; Mitza-$Mrs Norris; Cleora-$Mrs Shadwel.
Cast
Role: Roxolana Actor: Mrs Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Black Prince

Performance Comment: Edition of 1672: Prologue-the Genius of England [holding Trident in one hand and a Sword in the other; King Edward-Moon [Mohun]; King John-Wintersell; Prince-Kenniston [Kynaston]; Lord Delaware-Hart; Count Guesclin-Burt; Lord Latimer-Cartwright; Page-Beeston; Alizia-Mrs Guinn; Plantaginet-Mrs Marshall; Cleorin-Mrs Corey; Sevina-Mrs Nepp; Valeria disguised-F. Damport [Davenport]; A Lady-Betty Damport [Davenport]; Epilogue to the King-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Miller-Reynolds; Miller's Wife-Miss Mann; Miller's Man-Davenport.
Cast
Role: Miller's Man Actor: Davenport.

Music: With the Original Band of Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasures of the Town

Performance Comment: Luckless-Mullart; Tragedio-Marshall; Sir Farcical-Davenport; Opera-Stopler; Orator-Jones; Pantomime-Knott; Charon-Ayres; Bookweight-Jones; Scarecrow-Marshall; Harriet-Miss Palms; Goddess of Nonsense-Mrs Mullart; Somebody-Harris; Nobody-Wells; Poet-Hallam; Bookseller-Dove; Mrs Novel-Mrs Martin; Mrs Kingcall-Mrs Clark; Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Hicks.
Cast
Role: Sir Farcical Actor: Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Ranger-Reynolds; Servant-Dove; Colombine-Mrs Forrester; Bawd-Jones; Harlequin-Lewis; Pierot-St.Luce; Foresters-Davenport, Stopler, Hicks; Women Peasants-Mrs Nokes, Mrs Britton, Miss Palms.
Cast
Role: Foresters Actor: Davenport, Stopler, Hicks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amurath The Great, Emperor Of The Turks: Containing The Distress'd Loves Of achmet And selima; Or, The london Prentice's Glory: With The Comical Humours And Surprizing Adventures Of The London 'prentice And Want Brains His Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Davenport; Forester-Reynolds; Clumsey-Dove; Colombine-Mrs Nokes; Bawd-Jones; Foresters-Arthur, Achurch, Dutton; Women Peasants-Mrs Dutton, Mrs Clark, Miss Palms.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Davenport