SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Barrett"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Barrett")') 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 4240 matches on Event Comments, 1415 matches on Performance Comments, 532 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Temple Beau; Or, The Intriguing Sisters

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Benson; Sir Avarice Pedant-Barrett; Veromil-Sparks; Valentine-Booth; Pincet-Fellowes; Thomas-Roberts; Taylor-Middleton; Snob-Norris; Young Pedant-Clinch; Sir Harry Wilding-Swords; Lady Lucy Pedant-Miss Fitzherbert; Bellaria-Miss Patterson; Clarissa-Miss Ambross; Milliner-Mrs Fisher; Lady Gravely-Miss Saunders. With a new Prologue [spoken by Swords (Public Advertiser, 24 Sept.)] and Epilogue [speaker not known] .spoken by Swords (Public Advertiser, 24 Sept.)] and Epilogue [speaker not known] .
Cast
Role: Sir Avarice Pedant Actor: Barrett

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Benson; Old Philpot-Barrett; Sir Jasper-Swords; Wilding-Booth; Beaufort-Walker; Dapper-Fellowes; Quildrive-Middleton; Corinna-Miss Patterson; Maria (by Desire)-Miss Fitzherbert .
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Barrett

Dance: End of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Middleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: Townly-Williamson; Beggar-Blissett; Waiter-Barrett; Carpenter-Kenny; Signior Scrapelli-Delpini; Violon-Gaudrey; John Bull-Gardner; Signior Trebletti-Painter; Signior Vermicelli-R. Palmer; Mons Cabry-Wcwitzer; Prompter-Bannister Jun .
Cast
Role: Waiter Actor: Barrett

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of 2nd piece Hornpipe by Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Bensley; Orlando-Bannister Jun.; Adam-Aickin; Duke Senior-Usher; Corin-Massey; Sylvius-R. Palmer; Amiens (with songs)-Brett; Oliver-Williamson; Duke Frederick-Gardner; Le Beu-Riley; Charles-Egan; William-Barrett; Touchstone-Edwin; Celia (with the Cuckoo Song)-Miss Hooke; Audrey-Mrs Brett; Phoebe-Miss Morris; Rosalind-Miss Frodsham (1st appearance in London) .
Cast
Role: William Actor: Barrett

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17830702 In Act V a Dance of Foresters by Byrne, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Friend In Need, Is A Friend Indeed

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister; Lubin-Brett; Easy-Painter; Countrymen-Barrett, Kenny; Solomon-Edwin; Floretta-Miss Morris (1st appearance in that character); Cicely-Mrs Love; Gillian-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Barrett, Kenny

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: A Peep into Elysium; or, Foote, Weston, and Shuter in the Shades

Afterpiece Title: The What d'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Squire Thomas-Parsons; John Dock-Wilson; Sir Roger-Usher; Peter Nettle-Swords; Justice Statute-Gaudry; Parish Clerk-Barrett; Kitty-Miss Morris. Tragedians: Timothy Peascod-Wilson; ThomasFilbert-Parsons; Serjeant-Swords; Constable-Painter; Corporal-Lyons; Countrymen-Spencer, Ledger; Susan (with 'Tmaswhen the seas mere roaring)-Miss George; Aunt-Mrs Edwin; Dorcas-Miss Francis; Joyce-Miss Painter; Grandmother-Mrs Love; Ghost of Bess Smut-Mrs Morris; Ghost of Goody Black and Blue-Miss Brangin; Ghost of a Child unborn-Master Morris. Prologue spoken by Wilson. Epilogue spoken by a Parish Clerk .
Cast
Role: Parish Clerk Actor: Barrett

Monologue: 1784 08 10 End of interlude Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an Ass, by Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good-natur'd Man

Performance Comment: Croaker-Edwin; Sir William Honeywood-Aickin; Honeywood-Williamson; Leontine-Bannister Jun.; Bailiff-Wilson; Follower-Painter; Jarvis-Swords; Butler-Egan; Post-boy-Barrett; Lofty-Palmer; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Webb; Olivia-Mrs Inchbald; Garnet-Mrs Edwin; Landlady-Mrs Love; Miss Richland-Mrs Bulkley .
Cast
Role: Post Actor: boy-Barrett
Role: boy Actor: Barrett

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: End of Act I of afterpiece Four-and-Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row by Edwin

Monologue: 1784 08 24 End of mainpiece A Description of the Curiosities of the Tomer of London by Edwin, in the Character of a Warden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Peasant

Performance Comment: As17840809, but Lyons in place of Barrett .

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: As17840614 but Lyons in place of Barrett .
Cast
Role: Waiter Actor: Barrett

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17840529, but Davies in place of Barrett; Mrs Bannister in place of Miss Hooke .
Cast
Role: Orator Mum Actor: Barrett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick (with the original Prologue)-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Wingate-Barrett; Simon-Kippling; Charlotte-Mrs Swords .
Cast
Role: Wingate Actor: Barrett

Song: End of Act I of afterpiece Four-and-Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row by a Gentleman [unidentified]; End of afterpiece a Mad Song in character by Lyons. imitations. End of mainpiece George Saville Carey has voluntarily offered to go through the following Imitations: The Examination of a Stage Candidate (in the manner of the immortal Garrick), Juno in her Cups, Etiquette, No Flower that blows, Widow Lovett, The Roundelay (in the manner of a late much-lamented Syren [probably Mrs Cargill, who, on her return from India, was drowned on 26 Feb. 1784], The Serenade in The Jubilee (after the manner of Vernon, Bannister and Kear.) To conclude with his celebrated Dialogue, in the manner of Foote and Weston. After the Imitations the Prologue to Barbarossa by Kippling, in the character of a Country Boy, in which he will introduce a Yorkshire Jig in Wooden Shoes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Performance Comment: Sir Hector Strangeways-The Gentleman who performs General Savage; Colonel Ormsby-Hall; Brownlow-Powell; Pillage-Nugent; Orson-Cross; Bassore-The Gentleman who performs Belville; Lady Di Strangeways-Mrs Sydney; Jenny-Miss Barrett; Zelida-A Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]) .unidentified]) .
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Barrett

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Comic Dance, The Affrighted Dwarf, with a whimsical Transformation into Mad Moll (performers not listed)

Monologue: 1784 11 16 End of Act IV of mainpiece Bucks have at ye all by Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Brass-Palmer; Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gripe-Wilson; Clip-Painter; Jessamin-Barrett; Money trap-Parsons; Araminta-Mrs Bates; Flippanta-Mrs Lloyd; Corinna-Miss Logan; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Webb; Mrs Cloggit-Mrs Love; Clarissa-Mrs Nunns (1st appearance in London) .
Cast
Role: Jessamin Actor: Barrett

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Lacy (2nd appearance on this stage); King-Gardner; Horatio-Aickin; Rosencraus-Burton; Guildenstern-Booth; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Davies; Player King-Usher; Marcellus-Swords; Lucianus-Barrett; Ostrick-R. Palmer; Gravediggers-Parsons, Wewitzer; Ghost-Bensley; Ophelia-Mrs Bannister; Player Queen-Mrs Poussin; Queen-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Lucianus Actor: Barrett

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk, And No Turk

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Usher; Heeltap-Burton; Lint-Barrett; Bruin-Gardner; Roger-Swords; Snuffle-Lyons; Jerry Sneak-Edwin; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Lint Actor: Barrett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Lucianus Actor: Barrett

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Performance Comment: Harlequin Teague-R. Palmer; Teague Harlequin-Milbourn; Italian Merchant-Burton; Pierrot (his Man)-Delpini; Dr Caterpillar-Wewitzer; Sailor (with Fal de ral tit)-Edwin; Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Booth; Giant of the Causeway-Master Simmons; Genius of Ireland-Brett; Anchor Smiths (with Smiths are good Fellows)-Brett, Sands, Clarke, Oldfield; Colombine-Mrs Goodwin. With a Ranelagh Masquerade. Characters out of Character: Fighting Quakers-Barrett, Lyons; Disinterested Lawyer-Gardner; Humane Scalper-Nicolini; Harlequin with one Leg-Milbourn; Fainting Butcher-Painter; Reviving Death-Freeman .

Dance: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Grand Ballet by Byrne and the two Miss Simonets, &c. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17850720 but omitted: Barrett, Ledger, Lyons, Painter, Swords .

Song: End of 1st piece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms; End of Act I of 2nd piece Colin cur'd of roving, both by Miss George. duologue. End of 2nd piece A New Lecture on Heads by the two Miss Vernells (their 1st appearance on any stage)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17850720 but omitted: Barrett, Ledger, Lyons .

Dance: As17850625

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick (with the original Prologue)-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Gardner; Simon-Barrett; Irishman-Gaudry; Scotchman-Walker; Watchman-Swords; Porter-Ledger; Wrangle-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Langrish .
Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Barrett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feast Of Thalia; Or, A Dramatic Olio

Performance Comment: Bill of Fare, in which every Dish belonging to the Drama, Tragedy excepted, will be served up: Prelude, Comedy, Opera, Interlude and Burlesque. By way of a Relish: Westminster-Hall in an Uproar. Lord Chief Justice-Wilson; Serjeant Gloss-Bannister Jun.; Counsellor Stutter-Burton; Counsellor Bantam-Barrett; Counsellor Puzzle-Booth; Moses Lyons-Wewitzer; Bellamy's Maid-Miss Brangin .
Cast
Role: Counsellor Bantam Actor: Barrett

Afterpiece Title: First Course, an Operatic Dish: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: Second Course, a Comic Dish: More Frighten'd than Hurt

Afterpiece Title: a Desert: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Sapskull-Wilson; Gaylove-Davies; Muckworm-Barrett; Slango-R. Palmer; Blunder-Wewitzer; Arabella-Miss Langrish; Combrush-Mrs Lloyd .
Cast
Role: Muckworm Actor: Barrett

Monologue: 1785 08 16 End of Second Course, by way of Entremet, Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an Ass, by Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good-natur'd Man

Performance Comment: Croaker-Edwin; Sir William Honeywood-Aickin; Honeywood-Williamson; Leontini-Bannister Jun.; Bailiff-Parsons; Follower-Painter; Jarvis-Swords; Butler-Burton; Postboy-Barrett; Lofty-Palmer; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Webb; Olivia-Mrs Inchbald; Garnet-Mrs Edwin; Landlady-Mrs Love; Miss Richland-Mrs Bulkley .
Cast
Role: Postboy Actor: Barrett

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece The Windsor Lady (an Historical, Tragical, Comical old Ditty); End of Act I of afterpiece Four-and-Tmenty Fiddlers all on a Row, both by Edwin

Monologue: 1785 08 23 End of mainpiece A Description of the Curiosities of the Tomer of London by Edwin

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Swords, Gaudry, Miss Logan, Painter, Barrett will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk, And No Turk

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: William and Susan; or, The Sailor's Sheet-Anchor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Wilson; Dr Squib-Bannister; Sir Thomas-Gardner; Julep-Baddeley; Apozem-Barrett; Invoice-R. Palmer; Dr Last-Edwin; Harriet-Miss Langrish; Margaret-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Apozem Actor: Barrett

Song: In 1st piece, as17850819; End of 3rd piece, as17850719

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Afterpiece Title: Here and There and Every Where

Performance Comment: Skip Harlequin (Pantomime Author)-R. Palmer; Harlequin Skip-Milbourn; Saunter-Booth; Pantaloon-Burton; Abbe-Byrne; Running Footman-Master Goostree; Pierrot-Delpini; Bird-Catcher-Meadows; Hum-Bug-All-o-Wewitzer; Housemaid-Miss Hale; Colombine-Mrs Goodwin; Genius of the Mine-Miss Painter. Other Characters by Gardner, Usher, Swords, Riley, Barrett, Ledger, Gaudry, Nicolini, Lyons, Painter, Besford, Master Farley; Mrs Love, Miss Brangin, Mrs Morris, Mrs Lefevre . Mrs Love, Miss Brangin, Mrs Morris, Mrs Lefevre .

Dance: In afterpiece, by Byrne, Ratchford, Giorgi Jun., Miss Francis, Miss Rowson, Mrs Invill, Giorgi's Scholars, the two Miss Simonets. [The dances were included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Simon-Barrett; Gargle-Gardner; Wingate-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Barrett

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, by Giorgi's Scholars

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Performance Comment: Corny Buttercup-Edwin; Horace-Bannister Jun.; Cosey-Baddeley; Scout-R. Palmer; James-Burton; Old Barnavag-Barrett; Tweedel-Lyons; Billy-Painter; Old Codger-Parsons; Mrs Mummery-Mrs Webb; Mrs Neighbourly-Mrs Love; Miss Barnavag-Miss Francis; Nancy Buttercup-Mrs Wells .
Cast
Role: Old Barnavag Actor: Barrett

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17860609 End of mainpiece, by Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets