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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Major Thomas Porter"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Major Thomas Porter")') 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 5454 matches on Author, 1845 matches on Performance Comments, 487 matches on Event Comments, 66 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Shepard; Petruchio-Will. Mills; Peter-Norris; Antony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Harper; Young Bellair-Cibber Jr; ShoeMaker-Miller; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Belinda-Mrs Porter; Emilia-Mrs Heron; Pert-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Porter

Song: As17241008

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Sir William-Johnson; Loveless-Wilks; Elder Worthy-Williams; Young Worthy-Mills; Snap-Cibber Jr; Sly-Miller; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Narcissa-Mrs Thurmond; Hillaria-Mrs Heron; Flareit-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter

Song: As17241008

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Booth; Queen-Mrs Porter; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Cory; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond; Nottingham-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shepard

Song: As17241008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Wilks Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Cibber Jr; Seringe-Norris; Shoemaker-Miller; Berinthia-Mrs Oldfield; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Hoyden-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: Essex, Mrs Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caesar In Aegypt

Performance Comment: Edition of 1725 lists: Julius Caesar-Booth; Antony-Wilks; Decius-Williams; Ptolomey-Cibber Jr; Photinus-Mills; Achillas-Mills Jr; Septimius-Bridgwater; Achoreus-Cibber; 1st Centurian-Roberts; 2d Centurian-Thurmond; Cornelia-Mrs Porter; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Charmion-Mrs Williams; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Lewis-Miller; Carlos-Williams; Clodio-Cibber; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Griffin; Sancho-Norris; Angelina-Mrs Booth; Elvira-Mrs Porter; Louiza-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: Three different Characters-Miss Robinson (who never appear'd upon any Stage before), young Rainton, both Scholars of Mr Fairbank

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Mrs Oldfield; Alicia-Mrs Porter; Gloster-Cibber; Hastings-Booth; Bellmour-Mills Jr; Dumont-Williams.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Porter

Song: As17241008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Fainall-Booth; Marabel-Wilks; Witwoud-Cibber; Petulant-Boman; Sir Wilful-Harper; Millamant-Mrs Oldfield; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Porter; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Horton; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Baker; Foible-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Porter

Song: As17241008

Dance: As17241230

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba; Or, Hannibal's Overthrow

Performance Comment: Hannibal-Mills; Maherbal-Thurmond; Bomilcar-Bridgwater; Scipio-Williams; Lelius-Will. Mills; Massinissa-Booth; Trebellius-Roberts; Massina-Mrs Booth; Menander-Cory; Sophonisba-Mrs Porter; Rosalidda-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Sophonisba Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Booth; Sempronius-Mills; Juba-Wilks; Sypbax-Cibber; Portius-Thurmond; Marcus-Williams; Marcia-Mrs Oldfield; Lucia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: Miss Robinson, Young Rainton; particularly a new Dance, The Muzette-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. Pit and Front Boxes put together by Tickets at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: As17250304

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Osmyn-Booth; Gonsalez-Thurmond; Garcia-Williams; Heli-Boman; Selim-W. Mills; Alonzo-Watson; Zara-Mrs Porter; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: HHarlequin and Pirotte-Mlle Harvay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Varanes-Booth; Athenais-Mrs Porter; Theodosius-Williams; Marcian-Mills; Atticus-Boman; Pulcheria-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: MMyrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Sir Oliver-Norris; Sir Joslin-Shepard; Courtal-Wilks; Freeman-Mills; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Baker; Ariana-Mrs Porter; Gatty-Mrs Booth; Sentry-Miss Tenoe; Gazette-Miss Seal.
Cast
Role: Ariana Actor: Mrs Porter

Song: Singing in Italian-Miss Lindar

Dance: As17250304

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: See17241207, but Berinthia-Mrs Oldfield; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Foppington-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Wilks; Scandal-Booth; Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Norris; Jeremy-Oates; Ben-Miller; Mrs Frail-Mrs Porter; Angelica-Mrs Thurmond; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton; Prue-Miss Tynte; Nurse-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: Miss Robinson, Young Rainton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; King-Thurmond; Ghost-Booth; Horatio-Mills; Polonius-Griffin; Laertes-Williams; Fop-Cibber Jr; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Cibber Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Harper; Seringe-Norris; Shoemaker-Miller; Berinthia-Mrs Oldfield; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Hoyden-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: Thurmond, Topham, Boval, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; particularly Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Miller; Clodio-Cibber; Carlos-Williams; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Griffin; Duart-Bridgwater; Sancho-Norris; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Elvira-Mrs Porter; Louiza-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: With the last new Dance, in Comic Characters, call'd La Folette composed by Mons Roger the French Pierot ,-Mons Roger, Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Banquo-Booth; Malcolm-Will. Mills; Lenox-Thurmond; Seyton-Cory; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Porter; Lady Macduff-Mrs Horton; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Norris, Griffin, Hallam.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Booth; Sempronius-Mills; Juba-Wilks; Syphax-Cibber; Portius-Thurmond; Marcus-Williams; Marcia-Mrs Oldfield; Lucia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Brumpton-Thurmond; Hardy-Cibber; Campley-Wilks; Trusty-Mills; Sable-Johnson; Puzzle-Shepard; Trim-Miller; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Horton; Charlot-Mrs Porter; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Heron; Mrs Fardingale-Norris; Kate-Harper.
Cast
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: Mrs Booth, Thurmond, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Wilks; Hellena-Mrs Booth; Angelica-Mrs Porter; Belvil-Mills; Frederick-Williams; Blunt-Johnson; Pedro-Thurmond; Sancho-Norris; Florinda-Mrs Horton; Valeria-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: As17250928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Heroick Love

Performance Comment: Agamemnon-Booth; Achilles-Mills; Nestor-Cory; Ulysses-Thurmond; Patroclus-W. Mills; Chryses-Williams; Chalcas-Roberts; Chruseis-Mrs Porter; Briseis-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Chruseis Actor: Mrs Porter