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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Mrs L Hallam"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Mrs L Hallam")') 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 23705 matches on Performance Comments, 8017 matches on Event Comments, 4645 matches on Performance Title, 39 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Reddish, first time;Sir Charles Raymond-Bannister; Villiard-Bransby; Faddle, with song-Dodd; Col. Raymond-Packer; Sir Roger Belmont-Love; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Baddeley, first time.
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley, first time.
Event Comment: MMacbeth cannot be perform'd on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Receipts: #150 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17691128, but Patty-Mrs Mattocks; Giles-Barnshaw; Aimworth-DuBellamy; Mervin-Fox; Dance-_ incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Smith, first time; Siffredi-Gibson; Osmond-Clarke; Rodolpho-Perry; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Sigismunda-Miss Miller, first time.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17700109, but Lady Percy-Mrs Stephens; Poins-J. Aickin.
Cast
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Northumberland Actor: Burton
Role: Wesmorland Actor: Ackman
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Stephens.
Event Comment: TTimanthes still oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Receipts: #197 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Lucy Waters Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17700119, but Termagant-Mrs Green; Harriet-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green

Entertainment: As17700224

Event Comment: Last time of performing the afterpiece before the Benefits. A duel with pistols between George? Garrick and Baddeley on account of G. Garrick remon[stratin]g with Baddeley on [receiving] his wife's salary. Baddeley fir'd then G. G. fir'd in the air, and a reconciliation took place (Winston MS 10, from Dr Burney's News Clippings). [See full and humorous acct Town and Country Magazine, March, pp. 157-58 with woodcut of duel.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17691220, but Emilia-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Barry.
Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Shuter #109 8s., plus #85 17s. from tickets (Box 200; Pit 239). Woodward, Mrs Yates and Smith paid their balances (Account Book). Receipts: #174 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Marjorie Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17691005; II of the Comedy: The Dutch Milkmaid Dance=, as17691111

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-; Epilogue Riding upon an Ass-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Priuli-Bannister; Renault-Jefferson; Pierre-Aickin, first time; Spinoza-Wright; Jaffier-Barry; Belvidera-Mrs Barry; Duke-Bransby; Bedamour-Packer; Elliot-Keen; Officer-Ackman; With an Occasional Prologue-Aickin.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

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

Dance: After: Comic Dance, as17690926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: As17700322 but Pembroke-Clarke; with By Particular Desire, the Original Epilogue-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17700402

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashion Display'd

Performance Comment: Principal Character-the Author; Four Ladies who never appeared in Public; Prologue-a Gentleman; Epilogue-Mrs Burton.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Burton.
Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Mrs W. Barry (playbill). [N.B. Winston suggests Cymbeline this night, but all extant playbill evidence favors Cymon. "Sir Joshua Reynolds purchased portrait of Garrick as Abel Drugger by Zoffany for #100" (Winston MS 10, from Burney News Clippings).

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: III: As17700428

Event Comment: Benefit for Tenducci. By Authority and at the particular desire of Several Persons of Distinction. Boxes Half a Guinea. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amintas

Performance Comment: Amintas-Tenducci; Alexander-Reinhold; Agenor-Mattocks; Thamitis-a young Lady, Scholar of Tenducci, her first appearance; Eliza-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Reinhold
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Related Works
Related Work: Amintas Author(s): Ferdinando Tenducci

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Fishar; II: Sonata on Violincello-Duport; First Violin, a Concerto-Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17700407 but Artabanes-Reinhold, first time; Mandane-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Pinto.
Role: Artaxerxes Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: I: The Dutch Dance, as17691111; II: The Old Ground Young, as17700501; Allemande, as17700501

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Parts-Guadagni, Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Scott, Sga Frasi.

Music: FFirst Violin, Solo-Giardini; Solo on Violin@Cello-Duport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Wroughton, first time; Varanes-Smith, first time; Leontine-Gibson; Marcian-Clarke; Lucius-Wignell; Atticus-Gardner; Aranthes-Lewes; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Athenais-Miss Miller, first time.
Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17700430 but Ceres-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Thompson.

Dance: III: The Old Ground Young, as17700501; with Allemande, as17700501

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans and Miss Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17691204, but Trinket-Dodd; Paris-Waldron; Harriet-Miss Rogers; Mrs Oakly-Miss Pope; Toilet-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Toilet Actor: Mrs Millidge.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Sweepers Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17690926; End: Minuet and Louvre-Noverre, Miss Rogers (his Scholar)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17691213, but Hastings-Aickin; Alicia-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs W. Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: V: (By Desire) the Picture of the Playhouse, or Bucks have at ye all-Dodd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Philips, from Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, his first appearance upon this Stage (a Scholar of Dr Arne's); Thomas-DuBellamy; Dorcas-Saunders; Sally-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper-Master West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Ross; Priuli-Aikin; Renault-Gentleman; Bedamar-Smith; Spinosa-Dancer; Elliott-Lings; Theodore-Farrell; Duncan-M'George; Officer-Griffiths; Pierre-Sowdon; Belvidera-Mrs M'George, first appearance this Stage; With Occasional Prologue-Foote.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Jefferies
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

Event Comment: Benefit for Bower and Veal. Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17700528, but Uncle-Wright; Maria-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs W. Barry.
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: The dances Actor: Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King
Role: Mrs Filagree Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: II: Minuet, Allemande-Daigville, Miss Ross; IV: Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross; Edgar-Aickin; Gloster-F. Gentleman; Kent-Gardner; Bastard-Robson; Albany-Smyth; Cornwall-Dancer; Burgundy-Knowles; Gentleman Usher-Hamilton; Officer-M'George; Physician-Griffiths; Old Man-Farrell; Servants-Lings, Pearce; Arante-Miss Trowell; Cordelia-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-DuBellamy; Argus-Griffiths; Corydon-Farrell; Mopsus-Vandermere; Cymon-Hamilton; Phillida-Mrs Jewell .
Cast
Role: Mopsus Actor: Vandermere
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Jewell

Dance: End of Play: The Pedlar, as17700718