SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "John Roberts"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "John Roberts")') 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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Event Comment: Tickets delivered for She Stoops to Conquer will be admitted: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Brandon, Curteen, Furkins, Anselmo, Robson [door-keeper], Paskin, Gawdry, Sturgeon, Roberts, Linton, Standen, Rye, Doe, Berecloth, Gray, Ledger will be admitted. Receipts: #426 13s. 6d. (59.19.6; 5.2.0; tickets: 361.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Executed Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Related Works
Related Work: Douglas Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris Taken in the Year 1790

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters: St. Alban-Holman; Captain O'Leary-Johnstone; Patrick-Rock; Catherine-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Miss Brunton; Vocal Characters-Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet (Their 1st appearance), Miss Stuart, Miss Francis, Miss Williams, Mrs Mountain; Pantomimical Characters: Harlequin-Boyce; Petit Maitre-Farley; Marquis-W. Powel; Pioneer-Cranfield; Dusty Gentleman-Bernard; Poet-Marshall; Shoe@Black-Rees; Jacobine-Cross; Lemonadier-C. Powell; Poissards-Blurton, Rayner; Gardener-Milburne; Grotesque-Follett; Dancing Nymphs-Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Boyce, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Lloyd; Colombine-Mrs Harlowe; New Prologue-Holman.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Related Works
Related Work: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner; or, Quality Binding Author(s): John Rose

Afterpiece Title: THE GAMESTER

Related Works
Related Work: The Pharo Table Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: BRITAINS GLORY or A Trip to Portsmouth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Related Works
Related Work: Douglas Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: Love and Money or The Fair Caledonian

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: Monsieur Tonson-Fawcett

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Blurton, Furkins, (b[ox-keeper]), Bagley, Coates, Roberts, Paskin, Pitt, Hall (carpenter), Norton, Furkins (c[arpe]n[ter]), Doe will be admitted. [Afterpiece in place of Diamond Cut Diamond, advertised on playbill of 24 May.] Receipts: #305 15s. 6d. (40.13.6; 4.4.6; tickets: 260.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Cast
Role: Lenox Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Positive Man Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis
Related Work: The Wild Gallant Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: The Amorous Gallant; or, Love in Fashion Author(s): John Bulteel
Related Work: The She Gallant Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Roberts, Norton, Loyd, Atkins, Mrs Pitt, Little, Ince, West, Dyke, Bagley, Berecloth, Young, Noble, Thompson, Coombs, Bonsor will be admitted. Receipts: #307 17s. (30.0.6; 5.5.6; tickets: 272.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Blurton, Young, Coates, Bent, Wilkins, Sturgeon, Brice, Goodwin, Anselmo, Roberts, Robson, Bonsor, Mrs Morris, Keeting, Akery, Ashwin, Hawtin will be admitted. Receipts: #409 13s. 6d. (25.12.0; 2.3.6; tickets: 381.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: III: Hornpipe in Fetters-Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ballet Et Musique Pour Le Divertissement Du Roy De La Grande Bretagne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Maid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fancyd Queen

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Mutineers

Dance: SScotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston; Swedish Dal Karle-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; Irish Trot-Bethen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs De l'Orme. Tambourine by Miss Rogers. The Medley by S. Lally, de la Garde, Miss Baston

Event Comment: Benefit a Person in Distress. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop. [Tickets for Janno, Roberts, and Hough also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer (Pit-door-keeper). Tickets deliver'd by Denny, Humphrey, Page, Spilsbury, and Roberts will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: % New Magic Scene, as17580428

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Macaroni

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: III: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Performance Comment: Parts by Smith, Palmer, Aickin, Packer, Brereton, Davies, Hurst, Usher, Wright, Keen, Wrighten, Wheeler, Griffiths, Norris, Reddish, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Yates. With Prologue and Epilogue. Velasquez-Smith; Ribiro-Palmer; Almada-J. Aickin; Ramirez-Packer; Mendoza-Brereton; Pizarro-Davies; Corea-Hurst; Lemos-Usher; Roderick, 1st Citizen-Wright; Officer-Keen; Antonio-Wrighten; Mello-Wheeler; 2nd Citizen-Griffiths; Ferdinand-Norris; Duke-Reddish; Inis-Mrs Johnston; Duchess-Mrs Yates; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Mrs Yates (Genest, V, 448).
Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Law Of Lombardy

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Actor: Mrs Johnston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: John Actor: Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Law Of Lombardy

Afterpiece Title: Lethe or AEsop in the Shades

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: End of Act II Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: A Lesson for Lawyers

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890430

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Song: As17881117, but Vocal Parts-Miss Hagley, Miss _Collett

Entertainment: Monologue. End afterpiece: An Ode on the Recovery of His Majesty-Mrs Siddons; in the Character of Britannia. Conclude with: God save the King!-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Mordecais Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: End I: As17900323

Song: End II: a new Masonic Song-Dignum

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Picture of a Play@House; or, Bucks have at ye all-Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magician No Conjurer

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-Munden; Groom-Blanchard; Young Wrongward-Macready [Public Advertiser: Evatt]; Canteen-Cubitt; John-Thompson; Sternhold-Powel; William-Cross; Old Wrongward-Wilson; Sophia-Miss Chapman; Maid-Mrs Rock; Betsey Blossom-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck or French Ingratitude

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck; or, Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): John Weaver
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): John Galliard

Song: End: Captivity (Supposed to be sung by an Unfortunate Queen [Marie Antoinette] during her confinement)-; End 2nd piece: Black Eyed Susan-; In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon