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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr John Stephens"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr John Stephens")') 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 10393 matches on Author, 5176 matches on Event Comments, 3072 matches on Performance Comments, 855 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: I: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; IV: The Female Archer, as17661215; End: The Village Romps, as17671008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Related Works
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Related Works
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falsehood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Stephens

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17670411

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Johnston

Dance: I: The Irish Lilt-Giorgi, Mrs King; End: A Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King

Entertainment: LLinco's Travels-King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17670430

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Dorilant Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe, as17670511; End I Farce: The Louvre and Minuet-Giorgi, Miss Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Related Works
Related Work: The Relation of His Majesties Entertainment Passing Through the City of London, to His Coronation: With a Description of the Triumphal Arches, and Solemnity Author(s): John Ogilby
Related Work: Neptune's Address to His Most Sacred Majesty Charles the Seond: King of England, Scotland, rance and Ireland &c. Congratulating His Happy Coronation Celebrated the 22th Day of Aprill, 1661 Author(s): John Tatham

Dance: II: A New Tambourine-Mas. Blurton, as17670427 III: by Desire, A Serious Dance-Miss Capon, as17670427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taylors

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: New Serious Dance-; End: New Comic Dance, The Gallant Peasant-Miss Froment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: The Fingalian-Miss Froment; End I Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Froment

Event Comment: Mainpiece: First time in 2 years. [See 17 Jan. 1766.] Harlequin's Invasion revived with alterations, particularly a Patagonian Man and Woman, executed by Mr Johnston, are very fine Figures, and gave great satisfaction to the Audience (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Others-Parsons, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Weston, Hartry, J. Palmer, Ackman, Messink, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Fox, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Smith, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope; The Dances-Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance-LaRiviere, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Related Works
Related Work: The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Related Works
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance call'd The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Ford