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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Bannister sen"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Bannister sen")') 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 4486 matches on Event Comments, 3200 matches on Performance Comments, 700 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Doctor Last In His Chariot

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Performance Comment: Parts-Bannister, Dibdin, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baddeley (being their first appearance upon this stage).

Song: As17690825

Dance: As17690814

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Brutus-Sheridan; Octavius-DuBellamy; Caska-Bannister; Lepidus-Lings; Decius-Jacobs; Antony-Young Gentleman, first appearance on any Stage; Pindarus-Vandermere; Metullus-Kearney; Trebonius-Wheeler; Cerina-Summers; Julius Caesar-Aickin; Artemidorus-Sharpless; Popilius-Farrell; Plebians-Sparks, Castle, Hamilton; Cassius-Sowdon; Calphurnia-Mrs DuBellamy; Portia-Mrs Dyer.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Dibdin; Ursula-Mrs Dorman; Leonora-Miss Radley.

Dance: III: The Irish Haymakers-Giorgi, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin-Bannister; Dorus-Parsons; Daemon of Revenge-Champnes; Linco-King; Urganda-Mrs Baddeley; Fatima-Mrs Abington; Shepherdesses-Mrs Jefferies, Miss Burton; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Miss Radley, first time; Dances-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Leppie, Mrs King, Sga Dagueville, Miss Rogers, Miss West, Miss Collet; With a Grand Procession of the Knights of the Different Orders of Chivalry-.

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Love; King-Bannister; Prince of Wales-Cautherly; Vernon-Hurst; Worcester-Bransby; Blunt-Palmer; Poins-Packer; Douglas-Fawcett; Northumberland-Burton; Wesmorland-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; First Carrier-Moody; Second Carrier-Parsons; Francis-Waldron; Hotspur-Holland; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Piercy-Mrs Stephens.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reddish; Amphitryon-J. Aickin; Mercury-Jefferson; Judge Gripus-Parsons; Phoebus-Hurst; Polidas-Wright; Tranio-Fawcett; Sosia-King; Phaedra-Miss Pope; Bromia-Mrs Bradshaw; Night-Miss Platt; Alcmena-Miss Young; In Which will be introduc'd an Interlude of Dancing and Singing- the Music entirely new; Plutus-Bannister; Wit-Mrs Scott; The Dance-The Daiguevilles, Sga Vidini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Barry; Raymond-Reddish; Grey-Aickin; Morton-Palmer; Laroches-Hurst; Sir Ardolf-Bannister; Lord Williams-Miss Collett; Peasant-Ackman; Knights-Keen, Fawcett; Eleanor-Mrs Reddish; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Barry; Aboan-Aickin; Lieut. Governor-Palmer; Blandford-Jefferson; Stanmore-Hurst; Imoinda-Mrs Barry; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Hotman-Bannister; Mrs Blandford-Miss Platt; In Act II a Song-Mrs Scott.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Reddish; Banquo-Packer; Malcolm-Cautherly; Ross-Aickin; Wounded Captain-J. Aickin; Hecate-Champness; Angus-Keen; Lennox-Fawcett; Seyton-Ackman; Witches-Burton, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Barry; Lady Macduff-Mrs Reddish; The vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Dibdin, Bannister, Kear, Mrs Scott, Miss Radley, Mrs Dorman; With proper Dances-Daigville.

Dance: II: The English Gardeners, as17691206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Reddish, first time;Sir Charles Raymond-Bannister; Villiard-Bransby; Faddle, with song-Dodd; Col. Raymond-Packer; Sir Roger Belmont-Love; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Baddeley, first time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Priuli-Bannister; Renault-Jefferson; Pierre-Aickin, first time; Spinoza-Wright; Jaffier-Barry; Belvidera-Mrs Barry; Duke-Bransby; Bedamour-Packer; Elliot-Keen; Officer-Ackman; With an Occasional Prologue-Aickin.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: After: Comic Dance, as17690926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona; Or, the Servant Mistress

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.

Music: P$Pergolesi; alterations and additional songs S?. Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but in the Concert the vocal parts by Reinhold, Bannister, Mas. Cheney, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Barthelemon, with Musical imitations by Bannister .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: As17700616 but add Old Woman-Bannister, and his musical imitations .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: Uberto-Reinhold; Serpilla-Mrs Thompson; Vespone and Capt. Furioso-Bannister, and the addition of a new part .

Music: Solo Concerto on Violin by Barthelemon

Song: Additional Songs by Arnold

Event Comment: marly Benefit for Richards. [Vocal parts in concert as 16 Aug. plus Bannister's musical imitations, by desire.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Music: marly First Violin and Solo Concerto by Barthelemon; Concerto on Organ by Hook ; Fourth Concerto of Corelli with the additional parts for trumpets, French Horns, and Kettle Drums adapted to that favourite piece by the late ingenious Sg Pasquali

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: As17700814, but solo part listed Old Woman-Bannister .

Music: marly Concerto on violin by Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin-Bannister; Dorus-Parsons; Demon of Revenge-Champness; Linco-King; Damon-Fawcett; Dorilas-Wheeler; Shepherdesses-Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Dorman; Fatima-Mrs Abington; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Miss Radley; Urganda-Mrs Baddeley; In which will be Introduced a Grand Procession of the Different Orders of the Knights of Chivalry-, with Proper Dances and Decorations.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Dibdin; Ursula-Mrs Dorman; Leonora-Miss Radley.

Dance: I: A Comic Dance, as17700922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Cautherly; King-Jefferson; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Brereton; Ostrick-Dodd; Rosencraus-J. Aickin; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Bernardo-Marr; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Burton; Lucianus-Hartry; Gravediggers-Waldron, Castle; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Rosencraus Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Hurst, Castle, Waldron, Wright, Keen, Hartry, W. Palmer, Messink, Clough, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley; The Dances-Daigville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers; In Which will be Introduced The Pageant-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reddish; Mercury-Jefferson; Amphitryon-J. Aickin; Gripus-Waldron; Sosia-King; Phaedra-Miss Pope; Bromia-Mrs Bradshaw; Night-Miss Platt; Alcmena-Miss Younge; In which will be introduced an Interlude of Singing and Dancing-; Plutus-Bannister; Wit-Mrs Scott; The Dance-Daiguville, Sga Vidini.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Pantomine not acted these two years. [See 22 Sept. 1768.] Alterations to The Elopement (Cross Diary). [The Rejoicing Night Scene described in Town and Country Magazine (from Theatre No XXI) as representing Ludgate Street and St Paul's with Houses illuminated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Reddish; Sir Roger-Love; Sir Charles-Bannister; Faddle (with Song)-Dodd; Col. Raymond-Packer; Villiard-Bransby; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Vernon; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Jessamy-Dodd; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Fawcett; Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley; Jenny-Miss Radley; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Bradshaw; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701016, but Lieutenant (with a Song)-Bannister; Other characters-_Kear.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Performance Comment: Oliver-Dodd; Justice Clack-Parsons; Hilliard-Bannister; Vincent-Davies; Beggars-Wright, Waldron, Kear, Booth, Messink, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Meriel-Miss Rogers; Rachel-Miss Radley; In Act I, a Crutch Dance-.

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-two children, scholars of Daigville