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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: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Moody (from Drury Lane); Wolsey-Bensley; Norfolk-Davis; Suffolk-Owenson; Surrey-Dyer; Lord Chamberlain-Lewes; Campeius-DuBellamy; Sands-Kniveton; Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Gardner; Cromwell-Hull; Gardiner-Shuter; Anne Bullen-Mrs Baker; Patience (with a Song)-Miss Twist; Queen Catherine-Mrs Hartley; In Act I, The Banquet with dancing-Fishar, Miss Twist; Act IV, the Procession from the Abbey at the Coronation of Anne Bullen-; With the New Occasional Prologue (spoken but once)-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Lord Chamberlain Actor: Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Kniveton; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Davis; Ratcliff-Thompson; Prince Edward-Miss Besford; Duke of York-Mas. Jones; Lieut.-Fox; Lord Mayor-Wignell; Stanley-Gardner; Tressel-Wroughton; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Lady Anne-Mrs Baker; Queen-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Wignell

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17730922, but King Henry-Clarke; New Occasional Prologue-_; Campeius-_; Sands-_; Norfolk-_; Suffolk-_; Surrey-_; Lord Chamberlain-_.
Cast
Role: Lord Chamberlain Actor: Lewes

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Heartfree-Aickin; Constant-Cautherly; Razor-Baddeley; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Lord Rake-Ackman; Belinda-Mrs Robinson, first time; Lady Brute-Miss Younge; Col. Bully (with a Song)-Vernon; Justice-Bransby; Mademoiselle-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Lord Rake Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duellist

Performance Comment: Parts by: Woodward, Smith, Shuter, Lewis, Wroughton, Kniverton, Quick, Cushing, Miss Miller, Miss Barsanti, Miss Wilde, Miss Pearce, Mrs Kniveton, Miss Valosi, and Mrs Green. With a Prologue and an Epilogue. General Gantlet-Woodward; Capt. Boothby-Smith; Sir Soloman Bauble-Shuter; Counsellor Witmore-Lewis; Lord Lovemore-Wroughton; Governor Mammon-Kniveton; Serjant Nonplus-Quick; Lady Lovemore-Miss Barsanti; Mrs Boothby-Miss Miller; Lady Bauble-Mrs Green; Emelia-Miss Wilde; Mrs Goodwill-Mrs Kniveton; Echo-Miss Valois; Combrush-Miss Pearce; Mactotum-Cushing; With Prologue-Smith; Epilogue-Miss Barsanti (Edition of 1773).
Cast
Role: Lord Lovemore Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: Aubrey-Barry; Mortimer-Palmer, first time; Miss Bridgemore-Miss Sherry, first time; Miss Aubrey-Mrs Barry; Dr Druid-Baddeley; Bridgemore-Bransby; Tyrrel-Reddish; Lord Abberville-Dodd; Colin Mcleod-Moody; Mrs Bridgemore-Mrs Hopkins; Napthali-Waldron; La Jeunesse-Burton; Jarvis-Griffith; Mrs Macintosh-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Lord Abberville Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17731004, but King Henry-Clarke, first time; Richmond-Wroughton; Ratcliff-Lewes; Tressel-Dyer; Dutchess of York-Mrs P. Green; Lady Ann-Mrs Lessingham; Lieut.-_; Lord Mayor-_.
Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Wignell

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17740101, but King Henry-Clarke; Ratcliff-Lewes; Lord Mayor-Cushing; Lieut.-R. Smith; Stanley-Thompson; Prince Edward-_; Duke of York-_.
Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Performance Comment: Principal parts by Woodward, Shuter, Lewis, Kniveton, Davis, Owenson, Fox, Bensley, Lewes, Dyer, Quick, Cushing, Gardner, Thompson, Hamilton, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Pitt, Miss Helme, and Mrs Green. With a Prologue and an Epilogue. Tropic-Woodward; Golding-Shuter; Beverly-Lewis; Capias-Kniveton; Lord Riot-Davis; Col. Rakish-Owenson; Sir Helter Skelter-Fox; Fable-Bensley; Denier-Lewes; Handy-Dyer; Check-Quick; Hazard-Cushing; Scanty-Gardner; Snap-Thompson; Cash-Hamilton; Lydia-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Carlton-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Flounce-Mrs Helme; Mrs Golding-Mrs Green; With a Prologue-Woodward; Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley (Edition of 1774).
Cast
Role: Lord Riot Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Dodd; Dizzy-Waldron; Spinner-Everard; Tukely-Davies; Lord Racket-Wrighten; Sir William Wright; Sir Tan Tivy-Wheeler; Rustle-Burton; Harry-Jacobs; Waiters-Ackman, W. Palmer; Mrs Dotteral-Mrs Davies; Widow Damply-Mrs Johnston; Lady Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw; Sophia-Mrs Greville, first time; Arabella-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lord Racket Actor: Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: As17740202, but Lord Racket-Keen.
Cast
Role: Lord Racket Actor: Keen.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17740106, but LeBrush-King; Harwood-J. Aickin; Lord Brilliant-_.
Cast
Role: Lord Brilliant Actor: Fawcett

Dance: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

Monologue: End: Linco's Travels. Linco-King; Old Woman-Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Parts by Dodd, Palmer, Weston, Hurst, W. Palmer, Burton, Waldron, Wright, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Lory-Weston; Sir Tunbelly-Hurst; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Burton, W. Palmer, Waldron, Wright (Genest, V, 904). Burton, W. Palmer, Waldron, Wright (Genest, V, 904).
Cast
Role: Lord Foppington Actor: Dodd

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17740214, Norfolk-_; Suffolk-_; Surrey-_; Lord Chamberlain-_.
Cast
Role: Lord Chamberlain Actor: Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with Imitations)-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; The Country Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lord Bawble Actor: Lewes

Monologue: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker; The Dance-Aldridge. [See 11 May 1773.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Mrs Oakly-Miss Barsanti from cg; Charles (first time)-Wheeler; William-Wrighten; Major Oakly-Hurst; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Russett-Bransby; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss Jarratt; Tom-Ackman; Toilet-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Mrs Marklew

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; King-Hull; Lafeu-Clarke; Bertram-Lewes; Clown-Shuter; Duke-DuBellamy; Steward-Fearon; Lords-Cushing, Davis; Interpreter-Thompson; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Widow-Miss Pearce; Countess-Mrs Hull; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lords Actor: Cushing, Davis

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, The Italian Gardeners-Mr and Miss West (Late pupils of Sg Grimaldi) [their first appearance on this stage. [See dl 9 Dec. 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-Bannister; Mervin-Fawcett; Lord Aimworth-Davies; Fairfield-Jefferson; Ralph-Dibdin; Fanny-Miss Pope; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw; Theodosia-Miss Jarratt; Patty-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Lord Aimworth Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Bensley, first time; Major Oakly-Shuter; Charles-Wroughton; Lord Trinket-Lewis[, first time; Russet-Dunstall; Sir Harry-Quick; O'Cutter-Fox; Tom-Hollingsworth; Paris-Wewitzer; John-Bates; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Pitt; Toilet-Miss Pearce; Mrs Oakly-A Lady[, first appearance on English Stage [Mrs Hunter]., first appearance on English Stage [Mrs Hunter].
Cast
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17740922, but King Henry-Reddish; Lord Mayor-Griffiths; Lady Anne-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Griffiths
Role: Lord Stanly Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17741107, but Lord Brilliant-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Lord Brilliant Actor: Fawcett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Dodd; Dizzy-Parsons; Spinner-Griffiths; Harry-Lamash; Waiters-Everard, Carpenter; Ruffle-Burton; Arabella-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Dotterel-Mrs Davies; Sophia-Mrs Greville; Tukely-Davies; Lord Racket-Keen; Sir William-Wright; Sir Tan Tivy-Wheeler; Widow Damply-Mrs Johnston; Lady Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Lord Racket Actor: Keen