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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Justice Welch"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Justice Welch")') 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 611 matches on Performance Comments, 109 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Sir Giles Over-reach-Henderson; Lord Lovel-Davies; Justice Greedy-Quick; Allworth-Farren; Order-Jones; Furnace-Wewitzer; Marall-Stevens; Wellborn-Wroughton; Lady Allworth-Mrs Inchbald; Froth-Mrs Pitt; Margaret-Miss Besford (1st appearance in a speaking character) .
Cast
Role: Justice Greedy Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour by Harris and Miss Besford; After Mrs Kennedy's song The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress by Blurton

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Alas! Poor Sue, as17850418; End of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Wewitzer; Eustace-Davies; Young Meadows-Meadows (1st appearance in London); Luanda-Miss Langrish; Madge-Mrs Wells; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss George .
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17850601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder: A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Waldron; Justice Guttle-Wright; Dick-Wellman; Trippit-Stevenson; Gayless-Benson; Kitty Pry-Mrs Wellman; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Monk; Mrs Trippit-Miss Bird; Melissa-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Justice Guttle Actor: Wright

Song: After the Monologue, by Miss Cranford

Monologue: 1785 06 17 End of mainpiece an Occasional Address to the Audience by Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Newbold (1st appearance in a singing character); Hawthorn-Payne; Hodge-Wellman; Sir William Meadows-Wright; Eustace-Kerridge; Justice Woodcock-Waldron; Luanda-Miss Bird; Margery-Mrs Benson; Deborah-Mrs Monk; Rosetta-Miss Cranford .
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Justice Guttle Actor: Wright

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Statute Scene with a Dance by the Characters; End of mainpiece Hornpipe by Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Swords; Captain Greville-Brett; Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Burton; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Justice Benbow Actor: Usher

Dance: As17850617

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece The Tobacco Box by Mr and Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feast Of Thalia; Or, A Dramatic Olio

Performance Comment: Bill of Fare, in which every Dish belonging to the Drama, Tragedy excepted, will be served up: Prelude, Comedy, Opera, Interlude and Burlesque. By way of a Relish: Westminster-Hall in an Uproar. Lord Chief Justice-Wilson; Serjeant Gloss-Bannister Jun.; Counsellor Stutter-Burton; Counsellor Bantam-Barrett; Counsellor Puzzle-Booth; Moses Lyons-Wewitzer; Bellamy's Maid-Miss Brangin .

Afterpiece Title: First Course, an Operatic Dish: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: Second Course, a Comic Dish: More Frighten'd than Hurt

Afterpiece Title: a Desert: The Honest Yorkshireman

Monologue: 1785 08 16 End of Second Course, by way of Entremet, Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an Ass, by Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: St

Performance Comment: Patrick's Day. Justice Credulous-Quick; Doctor Rosy-Wewitzer; Serjeant Trounce-Cubitt; Lieutenant O'Connor-Davies; Bridget-Mrs Pitt; Lauretta-Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: . Justice Credulous Actor: Quick

Dance: End of mainpiece The Merry Sailors by Byrn, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Puff-King; Sneer-Palmer; Dangle-Dodd; Interpreter-Baddeley; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians: R. Palmer, Packer, Waldron, Burton, Wright, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, Bannister Jun.; Miss Pope. [Cast of Tragedians adjusted from playbill of 12 Oct. 1781: Earl of Leicester-R. Palmer; Justice-Packer; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Beef-eater-Wright; Constable-Fawcett; Lord Burleigh-Chaplin; Governor-Phillimore; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun. U Tilburina-Miss Pope.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Packer

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song by Williames

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Quick; Gayless-Davies; Justice Guttle-Fearon; Dick-Wewitzer; Beau Trippet-Helme; Melissa-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Platt; Trippet-Miss Stuart; Kitty Pry-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Justice Guttle Actor: Fearon

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Anew Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Sir Giles Overreach-Henderson; Lord Lovel-Davies; Justice Greedy-Quick; All worth-Farren; Furnace-Wewitzer; Order-Swords; Amble-Stevens; Tapwell-Thompson; Welldo-Helme; Marall-Wilson; Wellborn-Wroughton; Lady Allworth-Mrs Inchbald; Froth-Mrs Pitt; Margaret-Miss Besford .
Cast
Role: Justice Greedy Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-Dignum; Tipple-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Ned-Phillimore; Putty-Alfred; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Mrs Crouch .
Cast
Role: Justice Benbow Actor: Packer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Johnstone; Hawthorn-Brett; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-Doyle; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Luanda-Miss Stuart; Rosetta-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Leap Year, as17851010

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Omai [and see17851220]

Performance Comment: Towha, the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors-Mrs Rivers; Otoo, Father of Omai-Darley; Omai-Blurton; Harlequin, Servant to Omai-Kennedy; Oediddee, Pretender to the Throne-Mrs Kennedy; Oberea, an Enchantress-Mrs Martyr; Britannia-Mrs Inchbald; Don Struttolando, Rival to Omai-Palmer; Clown, his Servant, and Rival to Harlequin-Delpini; Father of Londina-Thompson; Mother-Mrs Davenett; Londina, the Consort destined to Omai-Miss Cranfield; Colombine, Maid to Londina-Miss Rowson; Old Fairy, Friend to Harlequin-Wewitzer; English Captain-Brett; Justice-Davies; A Travelled Otaheitean (with songs)-Edwin. [Songs (T. Cadell, 1785) adds: Constables-Doyle, Meadows, Swords.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Sir Giles Overreach-Kemble; Justice Greedy-Quick (from CG); Allworth-Bannister Jun.; Marall-Suett; Lord Lovel-Staunton; Tapwell-Wrighten; Order-Wilson; Amble-R. Palmer; Furnace-Fawcett; Parson Welldo-Chaplin; Wellborn-Palmer; Margaret-Miss Kemble; Froth-Mrs Love; Lady Allworth-Mrs Ward .
Cast
Role: Justice Greedy Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a new Scotch Dance, The Lucky Return, by Williamson, Mrs Sutton, Miss J. Stageldoir, and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-King; Constant-Bannister Jun.(1st appearance in that character); Col. Bully (with a song)-Williames; Lord Rake-R. Palmer; Razor-Baddeley; Taylor-Waldron; Justice-Chaplin; Watchmen-Wright, Burton, &c.; Constable-Wrighten; Porter-Alfred; Heartfree-Bensley; Lady Fanciful-Miss Pope; Belinda-Mrs Wilson; Mademoiselle-Mrs Wrighten (1st appearance in that character); Cornet-Miss Hale; Lutewell-Miss Palmer; Lady Brute-Miss Farren(1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860420

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Waldron; Justice Guttle-Griffith; Beau Trippit-Wilson; Dick-Watts; Gayless-Hill; Melissa-Mrs Villars; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Williams; Mrs Trippit-Miss Stevens; Kitty Pry-Mrs Benson .
Cast
Role: Justice Guttle Actor: Griffith

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Nobody by Villars; End of mainpiece Freedom and his native Land by Price

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Tipple-Edwin; Captain Wilson-Meadows; Captain Greville-Brett; Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Burton; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Justice Benbow Actor: Usher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17860619 but Justice Woodcock-Parsons .
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Here, and There, and Every Where

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Dance by Byrn, Master Giorgi, Miss Byrn, the two Miss Simonets; In afterpiece, as17860703

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lawyer's Panic; Or, Westminster Hall In An Uproar

Performance Comment: Lord Chief Justice-R, Palmer; Moses Lyons-Wewitzer; Counsellor Stutter-Burton; Counsellor Puzzle-Booth; Counsellor Bantum-Barrett; Serjeant Gloss-Bannister Jun.; Bellamy's Maid-Miss Brangin .
Cast
Role: Lord Chief Justice Actor: R, Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Chapter of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Ryder (1st appearance in this Kingdom); Heartfree-Aickin; Constant-Farren; Col. Bully (with a song)-Davies; Lord Rake-Cubitt; Razor-Wewitzer; Taylor-Kennedy; Justice-Booth; Mademoiselle-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character); Lady Brute-Mrs Bates; Belinda-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character); Lady Fanciful-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Hooke; Young Meadows-King (Their 1st appearance); Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-Cubitt; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Brown; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; Rosetta-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor

Dance: End II: a new Dance, Hibernian Dotage Dotage[; or, The Lover's Last Blunder-Byrn, Jackson, Mrs Invill, Mrs Goodwin. [On 16 Nov., and thereafter, this dance was entitled Dotage; or, The Natural Mistake.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Farren; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Justice Shallow-Fearon; Mr Page-Hull; Slender-Kennedy; Doctor Caius-Wewitzer; Host of the Garter-Thompson; Pistol-Cubitt; Fenton-Macready; Bardolph-Swords; Falstaff-Ryder; Mrs Page-Mrs Bates; Ann Page-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Justice Shallow Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-The Gentleman who performs Old Norval; Gayless-Curtis; Justice Guttle-Griffiths; Cook-R. Simpson; Melissa-Mrs Harlowe; Kitty Prye-Miss Shelburne.
Cast
Role: Justice Guttle Actor: Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Bannister Jun.; Simon-Moody; Gasconade-Baddeley; Mercury-Dignum; Corporal Bounce-R. Palmer; Abram-Waldron; Justice-Chaplin; Forge-Burton; Bogg-Phillimore; Taffy-Wilson; Snip-Suett; Old Woman-Mr Fawcett; Mrs Snip-Mrs Hopkins; Sukey Chitterlin-Miss Collins; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Chaplin

Song: I: a song-Williames

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Hooke (1st appearance on that stage); Justice Woodcock-Follett; Sir William Meadows-Daniel; Eustace-Smith (1st appearance on any stage); Hodge-Jones; Young Meadows-A Gentleman (1st appearance in that character); Lucinda-Mrs Fox; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Brent; Margery-Miss Hooke (1st appearance in that character); Rosetta-Miss Floyd (1st appearance on that stage).
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Follett

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Entertainment: End: a variety of Theatrical and Senatorial Imitations-Kean