SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Webster"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Webster")') 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 4234 matches on Event Comments, 1180 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, 35 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Crisis; or, Love and Fear

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Webster, Bannister, Holcroft, Dodd, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Baddeley. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 2 May: Captain Melford-Webster; Rustan-Bannister; Orak-Holcroft; Panic-Dodd; Eliza-Mrs Wrighten; Sophia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Captain Melford Actor: Webster

Dance: As17780109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Webster, Moody, Parsons, Bannister, Baddeley, Carpenter, Wrighten, Burton, Fawcett, Dodd; Mrs Robinson, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Farren, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten, Miss Walpole. Prologue-Palmer; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 46 performances, except on 9, 10, 17, 18 Nov. (see17790209).] [Cast from Morning Chronicle, 16 Oct.: Corporal [later called William]-Webster; O'Daub-Moody; Gage-Parsons; Serjeant-Bannister; Mons Bluard-Baddeley; Recruits-Carpenter, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin; Countrymen-Wrighten, Burton, Waldron; Sir Charles Plume [later called Sir Harry Bouquet]-Dodd; Commander@in@Chief at the Camp-Farren; Officers of Regiments-R. Palmer, Lamash, Kenny; Lady Plume-Mrs Robinson; Lady Gorget-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Sash-Miss Farren; Countrywomen-Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby; Nell-Mrs Wrighten; Nancy-Miss Walpole.
Event Comment: Benefit for Webster. Public Advertiser, 9 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Webster, No. 35, Upper Charlotte-street, Rathbone-place. Receipts: #203 7s. (73.12; 15.13; 1.15; tickets: 112.7) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Webster

Dance: III: Hornpipe, as17790129

Song: Sweet Echo-Mrs Kennedy, Leoni [i.e. formerly Mrs Farrell]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Webster, Moody, Parsons, Bannister, Baddeley, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten. Cast adjusted from playbill of 10 May 1780, and Morning Chronicle, 16 Oct. 1778: William-Webster; O'Daub-Moody; Gage-Parsons; Serjeant Drill-Bannister; Mons. Bluard-Baddeley; Sir Harry Bouquet-Dodd; Nancy-Mrs Robinson; Lady Gorget-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Sash-Mrs Baddeley; Countrywoman-Miss Kirby; Nell-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Webster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts As17800211, but _Webster, Reinhold (who obligingly takes $Webster's part, he being extremely ill); 1st Violin-Richards as17800216.

Music: As17800211

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Performance Comment: As17290509, but Genius-Webster; Cuzzonida-Mrs Hill; Chesirena-Mrs Noakes; With the Original Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Genius Actor: Webster

Dance: HHarlequin-a Gentleman that never appeared on the Stage before

Song: CCharming Warblers-Mrs Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Edition of 1729 lists: Alderman Quorum-Smith; Chaunter-Chardin; Grigg-Reynolds; Cant-Webster; Gage-Dove; Mump-Pearce; Scrip-Wathen; Swab-Gillow; Dash-Ware; Phebe-Mrs Mountfort; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Thomas; Tippet-Mrs Nokes; Strummer-Mrs Clarke; Mopsey-Miss Russell; Blouze-Miss Mann; Drab-Mrs Carter; Manchet-Miss Jones; Tib Tatter-Mrs Palmer; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Cant Actor: Webster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Performance Comment: See17290526, but Venus-Mrs Thomas; Adonis-St.Luce; Graces-Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Jones, Mrs Purden; Shepherds-Russel, Ware, Webster; Harlequin-Nott; Miller-Reynolds; Miller's Wife-Miss Mann; Miller's Man-Dove; Countrymen-Ware, Hicks, Wathen; Countrywomen-Mrs Clarke, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Noakes.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Russel, Ware, Webster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Dr Squintum (By desire), Transfer-Weston; Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; The Minor-a Gentleman (first appearance on any stage); Sir W. Wealthy-Lloyd; Loader-Davis; Dick-Knowles; Sir Richard Wealthy-Webster; Lucy-Miss Ogilvie; an Occasional Prologue-F. Gentleman.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Entertainment: Between the Acts:, particularly Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin, first time; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Gentleman Usher-Quick; Burgundy-Young; Edgar-Webster[, his sixth appearance on any stage; [See five performances of Douglas this season.] Goneril-Mrs Hunter; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Dayes; Cordelia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17760217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Webster (with Songs in character and One New Composed by Dr Arne); Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Thompson, Young; Bacchanals, Bacchants-Reinhold, Miss Dayes, DuBellamy, Baker, Miss Ambrose; The Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Mattocks; Bacchant, Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell (first appearance in that character); Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Weller; Lady-Mrs Barry (first time).
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Webster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Performance Comment: Orellan-Barry (first time); Durstan-Aickin; Kathul-Hull; Connan-Wroughton; Euran-L'Estrange; Calmar-Young; First Pict-Thompson; Officer-Booth; Ronan-Webster; Rivine-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Ronan Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Webster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17751110, but Horatio-Aickin, first time; Lothario-Webster, first time, and his last time of performing this season; Lucilla-Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Syrens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, Lamash; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Gaudry; 2nd Spirit (with the song of Sweet Echo)-Tenducci; The Lady-Mrs Robinson; Principal Bacchants-Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Colles, Miss Collett; Euphrosyne-Miss Walpole; Sabrina-Miss Field; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Webster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Webster (1st appearance in that character); Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Sir John Flowerdale (1st time)-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Davies; Jessamy-Dodd; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Mary Oldboy (1st time)-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Lionel Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper; 1st Violin-Linley Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's Ode

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper.

Song: Between: As there are very few songs in Acis and Galatea that can be adapted for Mrs Farrell's voice, she will sing a cantata The rosy morn with crimson dye=-Mrs Farrell

Music: End Part I: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End Part II: concerto on the violin-probably Linley Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Webster (1st appearance in that character); Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydis Languish-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Faulkland Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthems

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper.

Song: Between acts oratorio: Verdi Rale [i.e. Prati] (a favourite song of Handel's)-Mrs Farrell

Music: As17780306

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17771002, but Hawthorn-Bannister; Young Meadows-Webster (1st appearance in that character); Hodge-Vernon (1st appearance in that character); Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End II: The Sailors' Revels-Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Webster; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Davies; Jessamy-Dodd; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Lionel Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: dance (composed by Zuchelli), The Strength of Love The Force of Love-Sg and Sga Zuchelli (1st appearance on this stage), Henry, Sga Crespi. [On 8 Oct. this was entitled The Power of Love, on 13 Oct. and thereafter The Force of Love.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Webster; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Faulkland Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Webster; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Diver-Miss Collett; Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

Dance: End II: Minuet de la Cour, as17780919; Allemande, as17780919; III: a Hornpipe-Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Miss Wright (1st appearance in public), Mrs Kennedy; 1st Violin-Richards.

Music: End Part I: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End Part II: concerto on the violin-Cramer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast; Judas Maccabaeus

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Concerto on the organ-Stanley; Verdi Prati (Handel)-Mrs Kennedy; Rosy Bowers (Purcell)-Norris; Tergi il pianto (Sacchini)-Miss Draper; Won Regina (Sacchini)-Miss Linley; Haste my Nannet (Travers)-Miss Linley, Webster; Anthem(Handel)-.

Music: End Part I: concerto on the violin, as17790219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Gloster-Aickin; Bastard-Palmer; Kent (1st time)-Hurst; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Wrighten; Burgundy-Norris; Gentleman Usher-Burton; Physician-Wright; Old Peasant-Waldron; Servant to Cornwall-R. Palmer; Curan-Fawcett; Captain of the Guards-Chaplin; Edgar-Webster; Goneril-Miss Sherry; Regan-Mrs Colles; Arante-Miss Kirby; Cordelia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs