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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Frank"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Frank")') 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 4230 matches on Event Comments, 1233 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, 53 matches on Roles/Actors, and 18 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Freelove-Mills; Winwife-Giffard; Stockwell-Yates; Frank Flash-Neale; Mrs Winwife-Mrs Giffard; Ned-Blakes; Lady Upstart-Mrs Furnival; Mademoiselle-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Decoy-Mrs Bridges; Steward-Taswell; Butler-Winstone; John-Usher; Robin-Bransby; Mrs Prink-Miss Cole; Betty-Miss Pitt; Belinda-Mrs Woffington; with a New Epilogue in Man's clothes-Mrs Woffington , addressed to the Young Gentlemen, who call themselves the Town.
Cast
Role: Frank Flash Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Salomon, Signora Padouana

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: As17980921, but Frank Oatland-Fawcett; Ellen-Miss Chapman; Miss Vortex-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Frank Oatland Actor: Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: A Gallimaufry

Afterpiece Title: The Princess of Georgia

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: I went to Mr Roberts's, who had a consort of musick, Mr Frank Roberts Mr Banister, la Riche Mr Shore, &c. I staid here till towards eleven, & then home with Lady Lucy Bright & my Wife (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: London Gazette, No 2878, 8-12 June 1693: Next Saturday being the 17th of June will be perform'd in Villers-street in York-Building, for that time only, Mr Franks Consort, which will consist of English Dialogues and Songs (the Words by Mr Motteux) with Instrumental Musick proper to them, beginning exactly at 7 at Night. The Gentleman's Journal, May 1693 (issued in June 1693): We have had lately a Consort of Music, which as it hath pleased the most nice and judicious Lovers of that Art; would doubtless have had your Approbation; I only speak of the Notes which were by Mr Franck; As for the words I [Motteux] made them in haste (p. 148)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: London Gazette, No 2648, 26-30 March 1691: The New Consort of Musick, performed by Mr Frank and Mr Knight, in Charles-street, Covent-Garden (which was designed for Mondays and Thursdays) will be continued on Thursday next, at the usual hours, and every Thursday for the future, except the Thursday in Passion-Week

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: London Gazette, No 2697, 14-17 Sept. 1691: The Great Room next Bedford-Gate in Charles-street, Covent-Garden being now enlarging to a far greater Dimension for the Convenience of Mr Frank's and Mr King's Musick

Performances

Event Comment: London Gazette, No 2926, 23-27 Nov. 1693: In Charles-street in Covent-Garden, on Thursday next the 30th Instant, will begin Mr Frank's Consort of Musick, and so continue every Thursday night, beginning exactly at Eight of the Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Imposture Defeated; Or, A Trick To Cheat The Devil

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Courtship A La Mode

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Music: A piece of Instrumental Musick- to be perform'd on the Stage

Song: Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs; particularly a Two/part Song-Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Song: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-the Devonshire Girl; The Whip of Dunbyn-Claxton; a new Entry-Mrs Campion, others; A Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; a new Scaramouch Man and Scaramouch Woman-Laferry, Mrs Lucas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Entertainment: Young Gentlewoman, as17100817; Likewise a Vaulting the Managed Horse-famous Master who never appear'd on the Publick Stage

Dance: Ladder Dance-; French Peasant-; Wooden Shoe-; Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and Wife-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Blagdon