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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Mrs James"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Mrs James")') 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 23715 matches on Performance Comments, 7788 matches on Event Comments, 4629 matches on Performance Title, 2166 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Holland
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17690404 but Lady Fuz-Mrs Clive, advertised as her last time of appearing in that character.

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker and Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17690203, but Hamlet-Holland; King-Jefferson.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Holland
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performance Comment: As17690412 [but parts assigned as bracketed], but Fribble-J. Burton; Servant-Castle; Old Lady-Mrs Bradshaw; Country Girl (with Song)-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Country Girl Actor: Mrs Scott.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Related Works
Related Work: The Hermit; or, Harlequin at Rhodes Author(s): James Love

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak, as17681013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: As17690206, but La France-Quick; Molly-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time; Amelia-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Bulkley, 1st time
Role: Lady Alton Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Mrs Goodman Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: III: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to Mrs Green #11 4s. 6d. covered by #49 6s. from tickets (Box 118; Pit 80; Gallery 78) (Account Book). Rec'd from Mas. Harris for his 1!2 value of tickets 24th Inst. #20 9s. 6d. Receipts; #53 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: The Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford [see17681123]; End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Bannister; Squire-DuBellamy; Dorcas-Mrs Reade; Sally-Mrs Arthur.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Reade
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Arthur.

Dance: As17690515

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at Half an Hour after Five. To begin exactly at Half an Hour after six. [The Account Book indicates that the following paid up their deficits of half values of tickets: Rose, Mrs Griffiths, Claridge, Doe, Pullen, Fransdorf, Norbury, Robson, Pilfold, Roberts and Singleton.] Receipts: #163 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17690614 but young Loveit-DuBellamy; Dolly-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Reade
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: The Captive

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Reed.
Role: Ferdinand Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Zorayda Actor: Mrs Jewel

Dance: As17690515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Brutus-Sheridan; Octavius-DuBellamy; Caska-Bannister; Lepidus-Lings; Decius-Jacobs; Antony-Young Gentleman, first appearance on any Stage; Pindarus-Vandermere; Metullus-Kearney; Trebonius-Wheeler; Cerina-Summers; Julius Caesar-Aickin; Artemidorus-Sharpless; Popilius-Farrell; Plebians-Sparks, Castle, Hamilton; Cassius-Sowdon; Calphurnia-Mrs DuBellamy; Portia-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Pindarus Actor: Vandermere
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Dyer.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Mungo Actor: Vandermere
Role: Leander Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Reade
Role: Parts Actor: DuBellamy, Bannister, Vandermere, Mrs Reade, Mrs Jewell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17690811, but Lucy-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dyer.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17690811, but Arabella-Mrs Reade.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Reade.
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner

Dance: As17690515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Gibson; Young Knowell-Dyer; Wellbred-Lewes; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Brainworm-Dunstall; Clement-Morris; Cash-Perry; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Downright-Gardner; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Sailor-DuBellamy; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Mrs Thompson; Sally-Mrs Pinto; Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Pinto

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Holland; Alonzo-Reddish; Alvarez-Burton; Manuel-Hurst; Carlos-J. Aickin; Isabella-Mrs Reddish; Leonara-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Zanga Actor: Holland
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Leonara Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Worthy-Hull; Ballance-Gibson; Bullock-Dunstall; Brazen-Woodward; Kite-Morris; Recruits; Herbert, Lewes; Melinda-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Rose-Miss Ward; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Conjuror-R. Smith; Butler-Barnshaw; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17690925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Dugard-Gardner; Duretete-Woodward; Petit-Cushing; Oriana-Mrs Lessingham; Lamorce-Mrs Dyer; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Pinto.

Dance: IV: The Lamplighters-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17681101.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Holland; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; Stephano-King; Caliban-Love; Trincalo-Baddeley; Hymen-Kear; Ceres-Mrs Dorman; Ariel-Miss Rogers; Miranda-Mrs Baddeley; Antonio-Hurst; Sebastian-Keen; Gonzalo-Burton; Alonzo-Bransby; Shipmaster-Ackman; Boatswain-Clough; Francisco-Wright; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; The Other Dances-Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Prospero Actor: Holland
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Vernon
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Dorman
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Smith, first time; Polydore-Wroughton[, first time; Chamont-Bensley[, first time; Acasto-Gibson; Chaplain-Hull; Serina-Mrs DuBellamy; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-A Young Gentlewoman[, never on any stage before [Miss Miller, according to Kemble note on the playbill]., never on any stage before [Miss Miller, according to Kemble note on the playbill].
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Performance Comment: Careless-Woodward; Knowel-Bensley; Rook-DuBellamy; MacShuffle-Barrington; Shark-Perry; Lucy-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge. [See17691009, 1767.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs DuBellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Mattocks; Palaemon-DuBellamy; Laura-Mrs Mattocks; Pastora-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Thompson.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Dance: End: The Lamplighters, as17691005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Love; King-Bannister; Prince of Wales-Cautherly; Vernon-Hurst; Worcester-Bransby; Blunt-Palmer; Poins-Packer; Douglas-Fawcett; Northumberland-Burton; Wesmorland-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; First Carrier-Moody; Second Carrier-Parsons; Francis-Waldron; Hotspur-Holland; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Piercy-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Burton
Role: Wesmorland Actor: Ackman
Role: Hotspur Actor: Holland
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Stephens.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs DuBellamy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Chasseur Royal-Barnshaw; Merlin-Real; Diana-Mrs Baker; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Shore-Bensley; Catesby-Fox; Gloster-Clarke; Ratcliff-Davis; Belmour-Gibson; Derby-R. Smith; Alicia-Mrs Bellamy; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Thompson.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Dance: End: The Lamplighters, as17691005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; King-J. Aickin; Garcia-Palmer; Heli-Hurst; Selim-Fawcett; Gonzales-Packer; Perez-Keen; Alonzo-Ackman; Sara-Mrs Hopkins; Leonora-Mrs Johnston; Almeria-Miss Younge, first time.
Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Holland
Role: Sara Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Johnston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Performance Comment: Cyrus-Wroughton; Cambyses-Smith; Astyages-Clarke; Harpagus-Hull; Mithranes-Bensley; Mirza-Davis; Officer-R. Smith; Aspasia-Mrs Mattocks; Mandane-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Aspasia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Dyer; Dorilant-Davis; Harcourt-Perry; Alithea-Mrs DuBellamy; Country Wife-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs DuBellamy

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17691012, but Betty-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love.
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Jefferies
Role: Mrs Heidleberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Ode

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Holland; Henry VI-Reddish; Buckingham-Jefferson; Norfolk-Burton; Stanley-Bransby; Lieut.-Fawcett; Tressel-Cautherly; Lady Anne-Miss Young, first time; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Princes-Miss Rogers, Miss Collett; Richmond-Aickin; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Holland
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Holland; Cassio-Palmer; Roderigo-Vernon; Montano-J. Aickin; Brabantio-Burton; Duke-Bransby; Lodovico-Packer; Gratiano-Hurst; Emelia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Iago Actor: Holland
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Barry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reddish; Amphitryon-J. Aickin; Mercury-Jefferson; Judge Gripus-Parsons; Phoebus-Hurst; Polidas-Wright; Tranio-Fawcett; Sosia-King; Phaedra-Miss Pope; Bromia-Mrs Bradshaw; Night-Miss Platt; Alcmena-Miss Young; In Which will be introduc'd an Interlude of Dancing and Singing- the Music entirely new; Plutus-Bannister; Wit-Mrs Scott; The Dance-The Daiguevilles, Sga Vidini.
Cast
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Wit Actor: Mrs Scott