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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Shore"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Shore")') 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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Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Lewis; Ratcliffe-Robson; Gloster-Clarke; Catesby-L'Estrange; Belmour-Hull; Derby-Thompson; Dumont-Wroughton; Alicia-Miss Younge; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17820121, but Dumont [here called Shore]-Trew (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Barnes's name listed in playbill; omitted: Derby . Mrs Barnes's name listed in playbill; omitted: Derby .
Cast
Role: ]here called Shore] Actor: Trew
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece the song of Arionelli from The Son-in-Law, as17820419; In afterpiece The Huntsman's sweet Halloo, as17820226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Lewis; Gloster-Clarke; Bclmour-Hull; Ratcliffe-Davies; Catesby-Booth; Derby-Thompson; Dumont-Wroughton; Alicia-Mrs Robinson (2nd appearance on this stage [see17821231]); Jane Shore-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17830106, but Jane Shore (for that night only)-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in tragedy) .
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Shore Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: As17830329athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Lewis; Gloster-Clarke; Belmour-Hull; Ratcliffe-Davies; Catesby-Booth; Derby-Thompson; Dumont-Wroughton; Alicia-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance in that character these 6 years); Jane Shore-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17871116, but Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons; Alicia-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Shore Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17881128, but Hastings-Whitfield; Shore-Wroughton.
Cast
Role: Shore Actor: Wroughton.
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holman; Glo'ster-Aickin; Belmour-Hull; Ratcliff-Gardner; Catesby-Thompson; Derby-Evatt; Dumont-Farren; Alicia-Miss Brunton; Jane Shore-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Duke of Gloster-Aickin; Lord Hastings-Kemble; Catesby-Phillimore; Sir Richard Ratcliffe-Benson; Bellmour-Packer; Dumont-Bensley; Derby-Maddocks; Alicia-Mrs Ward; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Duke of Gloster-Aickin; Lord Hastings-Kemble; Catesby-Phillimore; Sir Richard Ratcliffe-Benson; Bellmour-R. Palmer; Dumont-Bensley; Darby-Maddocks; Alicia-Mrs Powell; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Duke of Gloster-Aickin; Lord Hastings-Kemble; Catesby-Phillimore; Sir Richard Ratcliffe-Benson; Belmour-Packer [Public Advertiser: R. Palmer]; Dumont-Bensley; Derby-Maddocks; Alicia-Mrs Powell; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Duke of Gloster-Aickin; Lord Hastings-Kemble; Catesby-Caulfield; Ratcliffe-Benson; Bellmour-Whitfield; Dumont-Bensley; Derby-Maddocks; Alicia-Mrs Powell; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Glorious First of June

Song: In afterpiece: Choruses-Cooke, Danby, Lyons, Maddocks, Welsh, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Granger, Miss Chatterley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Duke of Gloster-Aickin; Lord Hastings-Kemble; Catesby-Caulfield; Ratcliffe-Benson; Belmour-Whitfield; Dumont-Bensley; Derby-Maddocks; Alicia-Mrs Powell; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Duke of Gloster-Aickin; Lord Hastings-Palmer; Catesby-Phillimore; Ratcliff-Trueman; Belmour-Whitfield; Dumont-Wroughton; Derby-Webb; Servants-Maddocks, Evans; Alicia-Mrs Powell; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Duke of Gloster-Aickin; Lord Hastings-Kemble; Catesby-Caulfield; Ratcliffe-Trueman; Belmour-Holland; Dumont-Wroughton; Derby-Webb; Servants-Maddocks, Evans; Alicia-Mrs Powell; Jane Shore-Miss Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Miss Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17971227, but Jane Shore-Mrs Pope [i.e. formerly Mrs Spencer].i.e. formerly Mrs Spencer].
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Shore Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal

Song: In afterpiece: Come every jovial Fellow-Mrs Martyr, Gray, Mrs Mountain; O ever in my Bosom live-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Duke of Gloster-Aickin; Lord Hastings-Kemble; Catesby-Caulfield; Ratcliffe-Trueman; Belmour-Holland; Dumont-Barrymore; Derby-Webb; Servants-Maddocks, Evans; Alicia-Mrs Powell; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Duke of Gloster-Aickin; Lord Hastings-Kemble; Catesby-Caulfield; Ratcliffe-Trueman; Belmour-Holland; Dumont-Barrymore; Derby-Webb; Servants-Evans, Maddocks; Alicia-Mrs Powell; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted in 20 years. Receipts: #171 15s. 6d. plus #112 17s. from tickets (Box 272; Pit 299). Paid Hughes and Batten for 4 1!2 yds muslin for sleeves for women dancers 18s. 9d. (Account Book). [Shuter's Interlude is Larpent MS 188, a verse monologue with songs, giving the geneology of Bucks from Nimrod's heirs-hunters who now seek ladies in Boxes rather than foxes. A patriotic song on successes at Minden, Quebec, Cape Breton, &c. ending]: @We wish as we ought that Great Britain may thrive@That freedom and friendship may faction survive@On sea and on shore, as we have may we shine@And this year sixty-one equal fam'd forty-nine.@ Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: End: A Comic Lecture; or, Tea a-la-Mode, in the manner of Foote-Wilkinson; The Cries of London-Shuter; End Afterpiece: the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the Order of British Bucks-Mr Shuter; with the whimsical behaviour of Choice Spirits, and Mons Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast, With Coronation Anthems

Music: First Violin-Mr Ximene; with a Solo on the Violincello-Mr Janson, lately arrived from Paris, (Who has never performed in Public in England)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Particularly a Sonata for a Flute and a Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisable; And likewise a Sonata for two Flutes-Mr Paisable, Mr Banister; the whole being entirely New. Margaretta Gallia mention'd in my former Bills, has since got a Cold, and is very much indispos'd, therefore will not venture to Sing; but in her room Several Pieces of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Hudson, Mr Hughes, Mr Laroone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Several Comical Dialogues-Mr Dogget, Mr Leveridge; And other Entertainments of Ballad/Singing after the true English manner. Compos'd by Mr Estcourt-Mr Estcourt, in Honour of the Great and Glorious Successes of her Majesty over her proud French Foes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Entertainment: It consisted of Pyramids-; of all manner of Sweetmeats, the most generous Wines, Burgundy, Champaign, and was usher'd in by a Prologue-Mrs Younger; written by Mr Tickel, under Secretary to Mr Addison, and concluded by an Epilogue-Mr Wilks; written by himself; which was very merry and free with his own Character; after which, a large Table that was in th Area of the Consort-House, was taken away to make Room for the Company to Dance Country-Dances...We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an Ode of Horace-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting (Weekly Packet, 4 June)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of Church Musick- for six or eight Voices, by Mr DeFesch; Several Songs in Italian-Mrs De Fesch, the first Time of he performing in publick since her Arrival in England; a new Concert on the Violon-Mr DeFesch; a Solo , composed, and perform'd on the Bass Viol-Mr St.Helene; Solo on the Violoncello-Mr St.Helene the first Time of his performing in Publick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: An Extraordinary Consort of Vocal and Instrumental Musick-; Particularly, the Instrumental Musick, Composed by Mr John Eccles for the Coronation-; With several of Mr Weldon's Songs made for his Consort in York-Buildings. To be Perform'd-Mr Hughs, the Boy; Entertainment on the Violin-Mr Deane (not perform'd there before)