SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Dow"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Dow")') 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 4224 matches on Event Comments, 1138 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, 38 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary; Or, The Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Dance: IV: The Bedlamites-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Miniature Picture

Dance: End II afterpiece: As17791122

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17810203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer's Return From London

Afterpiece Title: All for Love

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis; or, Resemblances of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Song: End II 2nd piece: The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo, as17810226; 4th piece: The Early Horn-Cubitt; Scene I: When Phoebus the tops of the hills, as17810425

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Bannister Jun.; Blandford-Aickin; Governor-Farren; Captain Driver-Wrighten; Stanmore-R. Palmer; Hotman-Williams; Daniel-Suett; Jack Stanmore-Norris; Aboan-Palmer; Widow Lackit-Mrs Hopkins; Charlotte Weldon (1st time)-Miss Collett; Lucy Weldon-Miss Simson; Imoinda-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Blurton and the two Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banditti; Or, Love's Labyrinth

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: A Medley

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Cast
Role: Officer's Widow Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840311athi

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow and Children of the unfortunate Mr Linton, late of this Theatre. [Linton, a musician belonging to the CG band, had been attacked and killed by footpads on 8 July.] "The band were all dressed in mourning, suited to the occasion, and are entitled to their share of applause" (Public Advertiser, 30 Sept.). Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Spirits by Miss Hamoir, &c.; In Act III a Dance of Fantastic Spirits (performers not listed); In Act IV a Dance by Mr and Miss Hamoir. [All these were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Refugee; Or, The Rival Jews

Afterpiece Title: A Musical Interlude

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Song: End of Act I of 3rd piece How sweet's the love that meets return by Mrs Henley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Land of Enchantment

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: In 2nd piece, by Harris, Miss Besford, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Matthews

Song: As17841025, but omitted: names of singers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End of mainpiece The fancy Races {performers not listed]

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Tantivy, the welkin resounds (the Music by Hook); End of Act II a new song, The New Blown Rose (the Words by Mrs Cumyns, the Music by Dale), both by Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: As17851103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, Rayner, Miss Cranfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Entertainment: Monologue. Entertainments: An Epilogue describing the Furor Dramatica, Epilogue to The Lying Valet [by David Garrick], Paul Prigg's Description of his Journey thro' Gravesend Rochester Boulogne Amiens and Chantilly, Prologue to Bon Ton [describing the Folly and Fashions of the Times by George Colman elder], Bucks have at Ye all, An Occasional Address of Thanks to the Ladies and Gentlemen [by Marriot, Johnny Gilpin's Account of his Journey thro' Stoke Newington Edmonton to Ware shewing how he went farther than he intended and arrived safe Home at last-Marriot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: V: a Grand Funeral Procession-; Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Wilson, Mrs Fowler, Miss Fowler, Mrs Marriot; Between the Acts: Singing-Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Browne; Spirit-R. Palmer; Brothers-Lawrence, Lyons; Bacchanals-Davies, Meadows, Mathews, Chapman; The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Forster)-Mrs Bannister; Sabrina-Miss Cranford; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Forster; Bacchants-Mrs Edwards; Euphrosyne, 1st Bacchant-Miss George.