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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Master Gregson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Master Gregson")') 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 1280 matches on Performance Comments, 1031 matches on Performance Title, 414 matches on Event Comments, 355 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Afterpiece Title: Sacred Canons

Music: End Part I: concerto on the German flute-Florio; End of Part III: concerto on the piano forte-Miss Weichsel; concerto on the hautboy-LeBrun; concerto on the violin-Master Weichsel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: a new dance, All in the Downs or Farewell to Deal-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Besford, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ascension; Acis And Galatea

Music: End Part I: concerto on the hautboy, as17780306End Part II: quartetto for the violin German flute tenor and piano forte-Master Weichsel, Florio, Stamitz, Miss Weichsel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End I: a new Comic Dance-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings (pupils of Aldridge); End II: [The Cricket@Match [sic]The Cricketters, as17780128; [in which part of the celebrated Tambourine Dance-Aldridge[, originally composed and danced by him; III: Hornpipe, as17771017

Ballet: End: a new, Grand Marine Pantomimical Dance, suited to the times, The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth; or, British Glory. in which an accurate view of the Isle of Wight and the Fleet now riding at Spithead. Principal Characters: Bobby Flip the Boatswain-Aldridge; Powder Monkey-Master Jackson; Mat Mizen-Langrish; Molly Topknot-Miss Besford; Susan Constant-Miss Valois; with variety of other Characters, and Hornpipe Dancing-in an entire new stile

Performance Comment: in which an accurate view of the Isle of Wight and the Fleet now riding at Spithead. Principal Characters: Bobby Flip the Boatswain-Aldridge; Powder Monkey-Master Jackson; Mat Mizen-Langrish; Molly Topknot-Miss Besford; Susan Constant-Miss Valois; with variety of other Characters, and Hornpipe Dancing-in an entire new stile.
Cast
Role: Powder Monkey Actor: Master Jackson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Pulley

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End II: Minuet de la Cour-the Miss Stageldoirs; End: Double Hornpipe-Master Staples (scholar of Blurton; 2nd appearance), Miss Stageldoirs; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-Blurton, Mrs Sutton [1st appearance this season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End I: The Merry Lasses-(see17780529); End: Provencalle Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio; or, The Taming of the Shrew

Performance Comment: Petruchio-West; Baptista-Bowles; Hortensio-Cooke; Grumio-Newton; Biondello-Bailey; Music Master-Massey; Taylor-Russell; Catherine (the Shrew)-Mrs Russell; Bianca-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Music Master Actor: Massey

Dance: As17780527

Song: Between Acts: Master Nelson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Everard

Song: End II: Master Nelson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Song: End: Master Nelson

Entertainment: Monologue. Before: Address to the Town, in the character of Marplot-Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Cast
Role: Barnardo Actor: Davis. +Master Tailors: Francisco-Parsons

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Master Byrn. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cured

Dance: As17780601

Song: II: Master Nelson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End I: The Gardeners-Master and Miss Byrn; End II afterpiece: As17780529

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End I: comic dance, The Cow@keeper-Master Mills, Miss Grimaldi

Song: Afterpiece: As17780917; V: song-Miss Abrams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Dance: End I: The Embarkment for Cytherea, as17781125, but Master _Dagueville, Langrish; End: +The Villagers-Aldridge, Langrish, Mast. Jackson, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Music@Master Actor: Brunsdon

Dance: End II: new Dance, The Burgomaster-Aldridge, Master Jackson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Dance: 3rd piece: As17790405; End IV: Hornpipe-Master Davies (scholar to Hurst; 1st appearance in public)

Song: In III: song in character-Mrs Morton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Pulley

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: In: Master Morey, 3 Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Digges, Aickin, Bensley, Lamash, R. Palmer, Parsons, Usher, Massey, Webb, Davis, Egan, Master Edwin, Palmer, Miss Sherry, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Massey; [Cast adjusted from text (T. Cadell, 1778) and from playbill of 10 July 1780: Caratach-Digges; Penius-Aickin; Suetonius-Bensley; Junius-Lamash; Demetrius-R. Palmer; Judas-Parsons; Nennius-Usher; Macer-Massey; Regulus-Webb; Decius-Davis; Curius-Egan; Hengo-Master Edwin; Petillius-Palmer; Bonduca-Miss Sherry; 2nd Daughter-Mrs Cuyler; Eldest Daughter-Mrs Massey; [The original Prologue[, written by the late David Garrick,-Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Hengo Actor: Master Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: End: The Provencale-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber; Or, The Fruitless Precaution

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance-Master and Miss Byrn; End II afterpiece: As17790531

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End II: Tambourine Dance, as17790602 End: a new dance, The Country Wake-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: WithTwo New Dances-Master and Miss Byrn. [These were danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.