SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "John Wilson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "John Wilson")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick Marlow-Lee Lewes; Hastings-Whitfield; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcasde-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Hardcastle Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by W. Bates, Wilson, Jones, Booth, Newton, L'Estrange, Baker, Robson, Egan, Doyle, J. Wilson, Stevens, Ledger, Davies; Miss Morris (1st time), Miss Langrish, Mrs Kennedy. [Partial cast from Songs (G. Kearsly, 1779) and playbill of 11 May 1782: Harlequin-W. Bates; Keel-Wilson; Feridon-Mrs Kennedy.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Keel Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Kemble; Siffredi-Bensley; Osmond-Barrymore; Rhodolpho-R. Palmer; Officers-Phillimore, Wilson, Chaplin; Laura-Mrs Brereton; Sigismunda-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Officers Actor: Phillimore, Wilson, Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17860923, but Principal Tragedians-Packer, _Wilson Packer in place of $Fawcett; Fawcett in place of Wilson. Fawcett in place of Wilson.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly; or, The Fairy of the Well

Performance Comment: Characters-Bannister Jun., Dignum, Waldron, Burton, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Spencer, Alfred, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Tidswell, Miss Cranford, Miss Collett, Mrs Wilson. [for partial cast see17871123] .for partial cast see17871123] .
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Festival Author(s): John Rose
Related Work: The Fairy Favour; or, Harlequin Animated Author(s): Roger Johnston
Related Work: The Fairies Author(s): John Christopher Smith

Dance: In afterpiece: Ferrere, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: William Actor: Wilson
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): John Burgoyne

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act I of mainpiece) Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis an Ill Wind Blows Nobody Good; or, The Road to Odiham

Performance Comment: Characters-Baddeley, Moody, Suett, Barrymore, Whitfield, R. Palmer, Lamash, Waldron, Burton, Bates, Hollingsworth, Fawcett, Phillimore, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Alfred, Spencer, Lyons, Bannister Jun., Miss Collins, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Wilson.

Dance: End: a Minuet-Master D'Egville, Miss Blanchet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Harry Wildair

Afterpiece Title: Hymen's Triumph; or, Trick Upon Trick

Performance Comment: Cupid-Master Hamilton; Sylvania-Haughton; Sylvans-Vallois, Delegarde, LeSac, H. Fayting; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Colombine-Mrs Hamilton; Father to Colombine-Norris; Mr Ashley-W. Giffard; Dr Fleet-Wetherilt; Clerk-Snow; Drawer-Edward;Lookout-Miss Wilson; High Priest-Stitchbury; Priests-Kelly, Nichols, Richardson; Priestesses-Mrs Chambers, Miss James, Miss Wilson; Silvio-Yates; His Man-Penkethman; with a Grand Ballet-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Followers-Vallois, Delagarde, LeSac, H. Fayting, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Woodward, Miss Oates, Miss Gerrard.
Related Works
Related Work: Trick Upon Trick Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Poudre-Beard; Constable-Marshall; Porter-Peploe; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Jenny-Miss Thynne; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson, Miss Thynne; with Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Clive, Mrs Chetwood, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: Parts by Foote, Bannister, Aickin, Wilson, Palmer, Fearon, Courtney, Everard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Mrs Gardner, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell, Characters-Palmer, Courtney, Everard, Weston; Prologue-Foote; Aircastle-Foote; Toby-Weston; O'Flannigan-Bannister; Gorget-Aickin; Flaw-Wilson; Moses-Burton; Tom-Fearon; Mrs Fleece'em-Mrs Williams; Mrs Simony-Mrs Gardner; Mrs Aircastle-Miss Platt; Betsy-Mrs Jewell (Genest, V, 430).
Cast
Role: Flaw Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Johnson

Dance: As17740613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Cast
Role: Parts Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman; or, The First of August

Performance Comment: Parts by Bannister, Wilson, Weston, Mrs Thompson, first time on that stage, Mrs Jewell. Bundle-Wilson; Tom-Bannister; Robin-Weston; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Thompson; Wilhelmina-Mrs Jewell (Edition of 1774).
Cast
Role: Bundle Actor: Wilson

Dance: As17740613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Performance Comment: Sir Luke-Foote; Circuit-Wilson; Woodford-Lane; Fairplay-Lloyd; Secret-Whitefield; Jack-Weston; Betty-Miss Platt; Mrs Circuit-Mrs Gardner; Mrs Simpson-Mrs Love; Charlotte-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Circuit Actor: Wilson
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Entertainment: End: Imitations vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: The principal characters by: Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, DuBellamy, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Issac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-DuBellamy; Carlos-Leoni; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Miss Brown; The Westminster Magazine adds Augustin-Baker; Francis-Fox; Porter-Besford.
Cast
Role: Jerome Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A New Spanish Dance-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Imposters; or, A Cure for Credulity

Performance Comment: Principal parts- Woodward, Wilson, Wroughton,Thompson, Lewis, Mrs Pitt,Mrs Willems; Miss Dayes, with a Prologue-Woodward; Larpent MS 409 lists parts: Credello, Pedro, Alphonso, Lopez, Alguazil, Two Gentlemen, Two Servants, Jacinta, Florentine, Iris. Genest, V, 519, lists Lopez-Woodward; Don Creduloso-Wilson; Pedro-Wroughton; Jacintha-Mrs Pitt; Florentine-Miss Dayes.

Dance: I: A New Hornpipe-Miss Besford; End Comedy: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Performance Comment: Characters by Woodward, Hull, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Wewitzer, Quick. Cast from Murphy's Works, Vol. IV (T. Cadell, 1786: Frolick-Woodward; Boccalini-Hull; Vellum-Wilson; Rantwell-Lee Lewes; La Fleur-Wewitzer; Rebus-Quick; Catcall-Whitefield (who is omitted from the playbill).
Cast
Role: Vellum Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: She Stoops to Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Marlow-Lee Lewes; Hastings-Whitefield; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Green; Miss Neville-Mrs Lessingham; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Hardcastle Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Robson, Quick, Wilson, Reinhold, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Cast from playbill of 29 Oct. 1777 and Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Robson; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-Reinhold; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Friars-Fox, Baker; Carlos-Leoni; Clara-Miss Brown; The Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Don Jerome Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Pamphlet Actor: Wilson

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Cast
Role: Vellum Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovell-Ward; Duke's Servant-Lee Lewes; Sir Harry's Servant-Booth; Freeman-Robson; Philip-Wilson; Tom-Fearon; Robert-Thompson; Coachman-Fox; Kingston-Wewitzer; Lady Bab-Miss Dayes; Lady Charlotte-Miss Ambrose; Cook-Mrs White; Chloe-Miss Stewart; Kitty (with a song and minuet)-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Philip Actor: Wilson
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Dance: End II: as17761123

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Mrs Wilson as The Country Wife, but "Last night Mrs Wilson was taken suddenly ill upon the stage at Covent-garden theatre, and fainted away, in consequence of which Miss Brown read her part in The Country Wife" (Morning Post, 11 Feb.).] Receipts: #246 12s. 6d. (246.1.0; 0.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Don Jerome Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Duke-Lewis; Sebastian-Wroughton; Sir Toby Belch-Dunstall; Fabian-Whitefield; Sea Captain-Booth; Malvolio-Wilson; Clown-Lee Lewes; Sir Andrew Ague Cheek-Quick; Olivia-Mrs Hartley; Maria-Mrs Wilson; Viola-Mrs Barry (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Malvolio Actor: Wilson
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: As17770125

Song: I: song-Mrs Farrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Wilson; Apollo-Mattocks; Pan-Mahon; Jupiter-Fox; Damaetas-Wewitzer; Sileno-Baker; Juno-Mrs Poussin; Daphne (1st time)-Miss Brown; Mysis (1st time)-Mrs Wilson; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Midas Actor: Wilson
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: As17761223

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Performance Comment: [Characters by Mattocks, Wilson, Quick, Miss Weller, Mrs Morton, Mrs Mattocks.] Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1778): Mr Vermilion-Mattocks; Alderman Tokay-Wilson; Deputy Dimity-Quick; Mrs Dimity-Miss Weller; Mrs Tokay-Mrs Morton; Mrs Vermilion-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Alderman Tokay Actor: Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Digges; Manly-Clarke; Squire Richard-Wewitzer; J. Moody-Dunstall; Count Basset-Lee Lewes; Sir F. Wronghead (1st time)-Wilson; Lady Grace-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny (with a song)-Mrs Wilson; Lady Townly-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Wronghead Actor: Wilson
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Rose and Colin

Cast
Role: Alderman Tokay Actor: Wilson

Dance: As17780925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Performance Comment: Characters by Mrs Farrell, Wilson, Fearon, Miss Brown. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1778): Lubin-Mrs Farrell; Bailiff-Wilson; Lord of the Manor-Fearon; Annette-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Bailiff Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Chapeau-Lee Lewes; George Bevil-Whitfield; Consol-Jones; Robin-Wewitzer; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Grub Actor: Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone; or, Harlequin Traveller

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lee Lewes, Wilson, Leoni, Delpini, Rayner, Brundson, Baker, L'Estrange, Wewitzer, Jones, Robson, Egan, Mahon, Stevens, Ledger, Reinhold, Mrs Farrell, Miss Morris, Miss Brown. Cast from Songs (G. Kearsley, 1779); Morning Chronicle, 7 Oct. 1779; Larpent MS 464: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Keel-Wilson; Scaramouche-Delpini; French Officer-Wewitzer; Watchman-Mahon; Pierrot-Reinhold; Feridon-Mrs Farrell; Colombine-Miss Brown; Larpent MS also lists: Pantaloon-; Mezetin-; Padmanada-; Lord-; Capt. O'Donnavan-; Oriel-; Custom@house Officer-; Centinel-; Landlord-; Gentlemen-;..
Cast
Role: Keel Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Dance: In afterpiece: Dagueville, Miss Valois. [The dancing, as here assigned, was included in all subsequent performances, except on 4 Feb., 7 Apr., 10 May.

Song: In I: song-Leoni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Quick, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Jones, Clarke, Mrs Morton, Miss Stewart, Miss Brown. Cast from text (T. Evans, 1779): Debenture-Quick; Teneriffe-Wilson; Midships-Lee Lewes; George Belford-Whitfield; Wilmot-Robson; Breeze-Fearon; Monsieur Coromandel-Wewitzer; Bronze-Brunsdon; Old Belford-Clarke; Fanny-Mrs Morton; Adelaide-Miss Stewart; Harriet-Miss Brown; Jones. Prologue is not listed on the playbill, but "No person coming on to speak a Prologue, and the audience being clamorous for one as soon as the farce began, the performers then on the stage withdrew, and Lee Lewes came forward, and after an apology, spoke the Prologue designed for the piece, but which he thought he had not sufficiently matured himself in the knowledge of" (Morning Chronicle, 23 Feb.; and see cg 23 Feb.). Jones. Prologue is not listed on the playbill, but "No person coming on to speak a Prologue, and the audience being clamorous for one as soon as the farce began, the performers then on the stage withdrew, and Lee Lewes came forward, and after an apology, spoke the Prologue designed for the piece, but which he thought he had not sufficiently matured himself in the knowledge of" (Morning Chronicle, 23 Feb.; and see cg 23 Feb.).

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Burgomaster, as17790216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination; Or, The Glaziers Conspiracy

Performance Comment: Skylight-Lee Lewes; Dip-Wilson; Quillet-Brunsdon; Parchment-Thompson; Dick-Fearon; Mob-Bates, Mahon, Wewitzer; Miss Skylight-Miss Green; Mrs Skylight-Mrs Pitt; Epilogue-Wilson, Lee Lewes. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Dip Actor: Wilson
Role: Epilogue Actor: Wilson, Lee Lewes.
Related Works
Related Work: A Gazette Extraordinary; or The Illumination Author(s): Richard Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Keel Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Afterpiece Title: The Chelsea-Pensioner

Performance Comment: Chief Parts-Bannister, Hull, Wilson, Fearon, Baker, Booth, Thompson, L'Estrange, Robson, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Mattocks, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Brown. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1779): Blenheim-Bannister; Governor-Hull; Lapstone-Wilson; Flint-Fearon; Rifleman-Baker; Latitat-Booth; Hone-Thompson; Soldier-L'Estrange; Plunder-Robson; Malplaquet-Wewitzer; Thicket-Brunsdon; Lively-Mattocks; Birch-Simkinson; Platoon-Mahon; Ester-Mrs Kennedy; Nancy-Miss Brown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Edwin; Apollo-Mattocks; Pan (1st time)-J. Wilson; Jupiter-Simpkinson; Damaetas-Wewitzer; Sileno-Baker; Juno-Mrs Poussin; Daphne-Miss Brown; Mysis-Mrs Wilson; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Pan Actor: J. Wilson
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End I: The Dockyard-as17790922, but _Holland; V: a Dance of Foresters-