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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Ned Shuter"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Ned Shuter")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banished Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Ryan; Hellena-Mrs Vincent; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Col Bevile-Hale; Ned Blunt-Chapman; Don Antonio-Gibson; Don Pedro-Rosco; Frederick-Bridgwater; Sancho-James; Florinda-Mrs Walter; Valeria-Mrs Hale; Moretta-Mrs Mullart; Lucetta-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Ned Blunt Actor: Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II, V: As17431026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive; Polly-Miss Edwards, 1st time at this theatre; Macheath-Lowe; Filch-Raftor; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Turbutt; Mat-Blakes; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Macklin; Player-Woodburn; Beggar-Winstone; Benn Budge-Simpson; Bagshot-Leigh; Crookfinger Jack-Usher; Nimming Ned-Goodfellow; Wat Dreary-Bransby; Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Minors; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs King; Mrs Vixen-Miss Cole; Dolly Trull-Miss Pitt; Molly Brazen-Mrs Bradshaw; In III: Hornpipe-Yates.
Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Goodfellow

Dance: II: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17451227, but Ned-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Vaughan.
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Goodfellow

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: V: A Tambourine-Miss Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17460203, but Nimming Ned-Marr; Player-Bransby; Dreary-Wright.
Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Marr
Role: Ned Actor: Vaughan.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: Muilment; II: The Peasant and Sabotiere-Mechel, Young Mechel; III: Les Characteres de la Dance-Miss Mechel; I of Farce: Minuet, Louvre-the Mechels; End of Farce: Swiss Dance-the Mechels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Mozeen; Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Ben Budge-Simpson; Bagshot-Leigh; Crookfinger Jack-Usher; Nimming Ned-Wright; Dreary-Bransby; Drawer-Gray; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Minors; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Mrs Vixen-Miss Cole; Dolly Trull-Miss Pitt; Molly Brazen-Miss Copin; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Horsington; Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Clive; In Act III, Hornpipe-Yates.
Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Freelove-Mills; Winwife-Giffard; Stockwell-Yates; Frank Flash-Neale; Mrs Winwife-Mrs Giffard; Ned-Blakes; Lady Upstart-Mrs Furnival; Mademoiselle-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Decoy-Mrs Bridges; Steward-Taswell; Butler-Winstone; John-Usher; Robin-Bransby; Mrs Prink-Miss Cole; Betty-Miss Pitt; Belinda-Mrs Woffington; with a New Epilogue in Man's clothes-Mrs Woffington , addressed to the Young Gentlemen, who call themselves the Town.
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Salomon, Signora Padouana

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Ryan; Col. Belvil-Gibson; Frederick-Bridgwater; Ned Blunt-Cibber; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Helena-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Ned Blunt Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Muses Looking-Glass

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Faulkner [Songs unspecified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Yeates Jun; Peachum-Sturgess; Lockit-Morgan; Mat-George; Filch-Coleman; Jack-Jones; Ned-Wilson; Budge-Pearson; Jenny Diver-Mrs Pearson; Sukey-Mrs Wilson; Moll Brazen-Mrs Johnson; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Morgan; Diana-Mrs Williamson; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs George; Lucy-Mrs Daniel; Polly-Mrs Yeates.
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard1st time here in 12 years; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Mat-Baker; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Holtom; Wat-C. Smith; Jemmy-Redman; Nimming Ned-R. Smith; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Miss Allen; Jenny-Mrs Baker; Sukey@Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Betty Doxy-Miss Cockayne; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent1st time.*a1759 10 10 cg The Lying Valet. As17591008*d1759 10 10 cg CCountry Dance-the characters of the play; a Hornpipe-Miles.*c1759 10 10 cg No persons to be admitted behind the scenes. Receipts: #188 11s. 6d.
Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: R. Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister (being his first appearance in that character); Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Jackson; Jemmy Twitcher-Loveman; Wat Dreary-Graham; Jack-Lloyd; Nimming Ned-Jacobs; Mat-Davis; Filch-Vandermere; Robin of Bagshot-Keen; Ben-Casey; Constable-Walker; Player-Strange; Beggar-Castle; Drawer-Miell; Lucy-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Sukey-Mrs White; Molly-Mrs Jackson; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Graham; Polly-Miss Edwards; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters.
Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Jacobs

Dance: Between the Acts: Duquesney, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17680810, but Macheath-Mahoon; Lockit-_; Jack-_; Nimming Ned-_; Robin of Bagshot-_; Ben-_; Constable-_; Player-_; Beggar-_; Drawer-_; Sukey-_; Molly-_.
Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Jacobs

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe, as17680801

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Sparks; Wat Dreary-Kearny; Jack-Wheeler; Ned-Jacobs; Mat-Davis; Filch-Vandermere; Robin-Lings; Ben Budge-Farrell; Player-Strange; Beggar-Castle; Lucy-Mrs Reade; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs White; Sukey-Mrs Dyer; Molly-Mrs Twisdale; Jenny Diver-Miss Ogilvie; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Gardner; Polly-Mrs Jewell; Jemmy Twitcher-Sharpless.
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Jacobs

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner Trick'd

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street; a Country Dance-the characters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquette; Or The Mistakes Of The Heart

Afterpiece Title: The True-Born Irishman; or, The English Sailors and Soldiers in America

Performance Comment: Characters-Jackson, Dowson, Davis, Evans, Alfred, Russell, Williams, Jones, Miss Essex, Miss Walton, [Text (J. Williams, 1767) lists the parts: Indian King, English Captain, Macfinan, Ben, Ned, White Lady, Black Woman.]Text (J. Williams, 1767) lists the parts: Indian King, English Captain, Macfinan, Ben, Ned, White Lady, Black Woman.]

Dance: End IV: a Hornpipe-Miller

Entertainment: ImitationsEnd: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical,-Decastro ; several new ones, and those which Foote introduced him in before their Majesties

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered from [The Artful Wife, by William? Taverner. [1st time; C 3, by George Colman elder. Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of plot in London Chronicle, 20 May. Public Advertiser, 19 May, notes that the Prologue was the same as that spoken on 15 May 1777. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Servants to keep Places are to be at the door in Suffolk-street by Five o'clock. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout season]. On account of the Performers employed at other Theatres the second Night of Representation cannot be till Thursday, the 21st inst. [On this night, the 18th, Baddeley's name is in the playbills at both dl and hay.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Aickin, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester, Parsons, Miss Sherry, Mrs Love, Miss Walton, Mrs Greville. Cast from London Chronicle, 20 May: Sir Harry Freelove-Palmer; Ned Winworth-Aickin; Servants-Baddeley, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester; Young Upstart-R. Palmer; Mr Stockwell-Parsons; Mrs Upstart-Miss Sherry; Landlady-Mrs Love; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton; Belinda-Mrs Greville; The occasional Prologue on Opening the Theatre, with Alterations,-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Ned Winworth Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End I: The Merry Lasses-(see17780529); End: Provencalle Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Parsons, Brett, Blissett, Massey, Edwin, Miss Harper. [Cast from text (T. Evans, 1779): Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Brett; Justice Benbow-Blissett; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens [see17780819]; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Parsons, Wood, Blissett, Massey, Stevens, Edwin, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from text (T. Evans, 1779): Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Wood; Justice Benhow-Blissett; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Leoni; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Thompson; Putty-Painter; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Kenny.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister, Wilson, Wood, Blissett, Massey, Stevens, Edwin, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from text (T. Evans, 1779): Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Wilson; Captain Greville-Wood; Justice Benbow-Blissett; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Leoni; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Thompson; Putty-Painter; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Morris.
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-DuBellamy; Tipple (1st time)-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Putty-Helme; Ned-Phillimore; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Mrs Cargill.
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Phillimore

Dance: Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Cargill; Peachum-Mrs Lefevre; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Miss Lyon; Ben Budge-Miss Wood; Jemmy Twitcher-Miss Francis; Nimming Ned-Mrs W. Palmer; Crook@finger'd Jack-Miss Painter; Waiter-Miss Hale; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Mrs Peachum-Mr Wilson; Jenny Diver-Mr Wood; Mrs Coaxer-Mr Stevens; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Blissett; Sukey Tawdry-Mr Webb; Dolly Trull-Mr R. Palmer; Molly Brazen-Mr Kenny; Mrs Vixen-Mr Massey; Betty Doxy-Mr Painter; Diana Trapes-Mr Wewitzer; Polly-Mr Bannister (1st time of their appearing in any of those characters).
Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: III 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Master Byrn, in girl's clothes (London Chronicle, 9 Aug., and see17810810) This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances

Performance Comment: , and see17810810) This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Of Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Young Actor

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister, Wilson, Wood, Blissett, Massey, Ledger, Edwin, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from playbill of 28 June 1780: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Wilson; Captain Greville-Wood; Justice Benbow-Blissett; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Ledger; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Ledger

Entertainment: Cento, as17810807

Song: End I of 1st piece: Admiral Benbow (in the character of a Sailor)-Bannister; End III: Moderation and Alteration-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duplicity

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Lewis, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Edwin, Wewitzer, Stevens; Mrs Wilson, Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Pitt, Miss Youngc. [Cast from text(G. Robinson, 1781): Mr Osborne-Henderson; Sir Harry Portland-Lewis; Sir Hornet Armstrong-Wilson; Squire Turnbull-Lee Lewes; Timid-Edwin; Mr Vandervelt-Wewitzer; Scrip-Stevens; Servants-J. Wilson, Newton, Joules; Miss Turnbull-Mrs Wilson; Melissa-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Trip-Mrs Pitt; Clara-Miss Younge.] Prologue spoken by Lee Lewes. Epilogue spoken by Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the first 3 performances only (see17811030).] hathi. Prologue spoken by Lee Lewes. Epilogue spoken by Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the first 3 performances only (see17811030).] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Leoni; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Thompson; Putty-Painter; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character [in London], and 1st this season); Peachum-Miss Ambrose; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Miss Morris; Wat Dreary-Mrs Inchbald; Ben Budge-Miss Stuart; Jemmy Twitcher-Miss Cranfield; Bagshot-Miss Francis; Nimming Ned-Mrs Ratchford; Harry Paddington-Miss Brangin; Drawer-Miss Painter; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Jenny Diver-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Lewis; Dolly Trull-Mrs Morton; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Whitfield; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Invill; Betty Doxey-Mrs Sharpe; Molly Brazen-Mrs Branson; Polly-Miss Harper. hathi.
Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs Ratchford
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-Du-Bellamy; Tipple-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Putty-Helme; Ned-Phillimore; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Miss Wright (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Ned Actor: Phillimore

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17820223