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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Lord Bute"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Lord Bute")') 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 1657 matches on Performance Comments, 570 matches on Event Comments, 108 matches on Performance Title, 43 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Capt. Lloyd-King; Frampton-Reddish; Sir Wm. Evans-Hurst; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Colonel Evans-Palmer; Willis-Dodd; Robert-Baddeley; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Aickin, first time; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Freeman-Palmer; Jeremy Blackacre-W. Palmer; Quillet-Baddeley; Oakum-Moody; Olivia-Miss Pope; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Mrs Johnston; Fidelia-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Lord Plausible Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17701016, but Lord and Lady Townly-Barry, Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Old Man, Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Gentleman-Dyer; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Mercury-DuBellamy; Frenchman-Holtom; Aesop-Wignell; Bowman-Lewes; Fine Lady-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Lord Chalkstone Actor: Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Redish; Major Oakly-Love; Charles-Cautherly; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Russet-Burton; Paris-Baddeley; Tom-Ackman; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Egerton (her 2nd appearance); Toilet-Mrs Millidge; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins (first time); Harriet-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Performance Comment: Sir John Buck-Dyer; MacRuthen-Shuter; Latitat-Dunstall; Crab-Gibson; Lucinda-Mrs Bulkley; Tallyhoe-Quick; Racket-Cushing; Lord John-Lewes.
Cast
Role: Lord John Actor: Lewes.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Bully, song-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Justice-Bransby; Razor-Baddeley; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Mademoiselle, song-Miss Radley; Lady Brute-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lord Rake Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-a young Gentleman, first time; Lord Randolph-Butler; Glenalvon-Lloyd; Old Norval-Wilkins; Officer-Collet; Anna-Miss Fairlamb; Lady Randolph-Miss Roberts (with the original Scots Music); Prologue-Wilkins.
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Entertainment: End: Ode in Honor of Shakespeare-Swaine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-J. Aickin; Miller-Moody; Richard-Palmer; Joe (with song)-Fawcett; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Madge-Mrs Love; Kate-Mrs Simson; Peggy-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Lord Lurewell Actor: Ackman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap in London

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Palmer; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; Thomas-Gardner; Goodwill-Wignell; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Pearce; the Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lord Bawble Actor: Lewes

Dance: End: New Pantomime Dance, as17701129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Yates; Spatter-Kniveton, first time; Owen-Morris; LaFrance-Quick; Lord Falbridge-Bensley; Sir William Douglas-Hull; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Ward; Molly-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Alton-Miss Macklin, first time; Amelia-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Lord Falbridge Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith, first time; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Bensley; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Russet-Dunstall; Sir Harry-Quick; O'Cutter-Fox; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Yates, first time.
Cast
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Performance Comment: King-Lloyd; Miller-Williames; Dick-Simmonds; Lord Lurewell-Jones; Joe (with a Song)-Wooler; Peggy-Mrs Simmons; Kate-Miss Fairlamb; Madge-Miss Vincent; The much admired Epilogue to the Dr Last in his Chariot-Miss Rose.
Cast
Role: Lord Lurewell Actor: Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Brereton; Lord Randolph-Jefferson; Glenalvon-Palmer; Norval-Packer; Officer-Keen; Servant-Ackman; Anna-Mrs Reddish; Lady Randolph-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17701102; Lord Townly-Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage [Sparks Jun]; John Moody-I. Sparks; Lady Townly-Mrs Abington; Jenny-Mrs Fitzgerald (late Miss Radley).

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17710416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Woodward; Constant-Fearon; Heartfree-Robson; Lord Rake-Davis; Col. Bully-Dibdin (first appearance on this stage); Justice-Lings; Constable-Collet; Watchmen-Castle, Farrel; Taylor-Cornelys; Razor-Vandermere; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Didier; Belinda-Mrs Granger; Mlle-Mrs Gardner; Cornet-Mrs Farrell; Lovewell-Mrs White; Lady Brute-Miss Ambrose (from Dublin, first appearance this stage).
Cast
Role: Lord Rake Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: The Shoemaker, as17710517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Bensley; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Russet-Dunstall; Sir Harry-Quick; O'Cutter-Fox; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Kniveton; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Le Brush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Love; Frenchman-Baddeley; Margery Moorput-Mrs Love; New Character [Mrs Doggerel]-Miss Pope; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Lord Brilliant Actor: Fawcett.

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Freeman-Palmer; Jerry Blackacre-Weston; Oakam-Wright; Fidelia-Miss Younge, 1st time; Manly-Aickin; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Quillet-Baddeley; Olivia-Miss Pope; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Lord Plausible Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Peep Behind the Curtain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Capt. Lloyd-King; Frampton-Reddish; Sir William Evans-Hurst; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Col. Evans-Palmer; Willis-Dodd; Robert-Baddeley; Harriet-Mrs Morland; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter; or, Arthur's Round Table Restored

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Brereton; Lord Randolph-Jefferson; Glenalvon-Palmer; Norval-Packer; Officer-Keen; Servant-Ackman; Anna-Mrs Reddish; Lady Randolph-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Yates; Spatter-Woodward; Owen-Morris; LaFrance-Quick; Lord Falbridge-Bensley; Sir W. Douglas-Hull; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Barrington; Molly-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Alton-Miss Macklin; Amelia-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Lord Falbridge Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Razor-Baddeley; Lord Rake-Ackman; Justice-Bransby; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Miss Ambrose; Mademoiselle-Mrs Egerton; Lady Brute-Miss Young, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Lord Rake Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: Joe (with song)-Kear; Kate-Mrs Millidge; Margery-Mrs Bradshaw; Richard-Palmer; King-J. Aickin; Miller-Moody; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Peggy-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Lord Lurewell Actor: Ackman

Dance: IV: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Aesop-Wignell; Mercury-Quick; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Old Man, Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lord Chalkstone Actor: Shuter

Monologue: Entertainment True Blue. As 14 Dec