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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Bayes"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Bayes")') 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 4235 matches on Event Comments, 1185 matches on Performance Comments, 542 matches on Performance Title, 24 matches on Roles/Actors, and 18 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: See17391031, but Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Bridgwater; other parts-Hippisley, Rosco, Hallam, Hale, Gibson, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Brunette; With the Original Prologue-; With an Additional Re-inforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-; Vocals-Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: I: Peasants-the French Boy and Girl; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Swiss Dance-French Boy and Girl; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Hippisley's Drunken Man-

Event Comment: Benefit Raftor, Mrs Clive's brother (Winston MS.). Bayes attempted by Mrs Clive, instigated to it by Cibber (as an) act of envy to Garrick, but he missed his aim, for she did it most wretchedly. It was believed she would not have gone through the part. A great house. If she had succeeded she meant to repeat it for her own Benefit. (Winston MS. from Dyer MS.) Mrs Clive did Bayes at the Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Three rows of the Pit rail'd into the Boxes, where servants may keep places as well as on the stage. To prevent Mistakes in places already taken, it is desir'd that those Gentleman and Ladies, in whose names they are set down, would please to send for Tickets to Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421207, but Bayes-Mrs Clive; Smith-Delane.

Song: I: Beard; III: Lowe; IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: II: Serious Dance, as17430504; V: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129

Event Comment: Benefit for Love. House charges #66 7s. [Profit to Love #84 19s.] Paid Manager's subscription to Widow Nimmo #2 2s; Paid French on acct #20; Rec'd Stopages #3 3s. Paid salary list #435 19s. (Treasurer's Book). [Neville attended and commented that Bayes was well done by Love, We had Hearts of Oak, Bayes's Horse, & and a Concerto on the Harpsichord by Master Love, who was much applauded.'] Receipts: #151 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17661204, but Bayes-Love; Others-_Yates, Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

Music: End: Concerto on Harpsichord- as17670212Burney Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Caled-Dance, who acted Bayes; Phocias-Goodfellow.
Cast
Role: Caled Actor: Dance, who acted Bayes

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Song: IIf God could lengthen life forever-Reinhold; (by desire) Honour and Arms from the Oratorio Sampson,-Reinhold

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Maltere; Tambourine-Miss Foulcade

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Dance: III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Harvey, Mad Camargo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Song: II: Beard

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Morris, the Little Swiss; End of Farce: Scots Dance- (see17530501)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle; Or, The Way To Win A Widow

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Dance: II: New Hornpipe-Miss Baker; IV: The Cow Keepers, as17611215

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 2: King Hen. 8. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 347. In The Rehearsal (II, V): Mr Bayes informs his actors that "you Dance worse than the Angels in Harry the Eight." The Epilogue to The Ordinary (in A Collection of Poems Written upon several Occasions by several Persons, 1673) may refer to the same spectacle: @Now empty shows must want of sense supply,@Angels shall dance, and Macbeths Witches fly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bays-Ecnad [i.e., Dance]; Drawcansir-Furnival; Amarillis-Miss Budgell; With a New Epilogue against Epilogues by Mr Bayes [in a new Manner, all new Wit,-Miss Budgell [in a new Way.in a new Way.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers; Or, The Good Natur'd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles; Or, Iphigenia In Aulis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage-hater Matched

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deceiver Deceived

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise