SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Nicholls"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Nicholls")') 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 13 matches on Roles/Actors, 7 matches on Performance Comments, 7 matches on Event Comments, 3 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit Nicholls, Ayres, and Edward Giffard, Numberer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Nicholls; Flora-Miss Gerrard; Friendly-Jenkins .
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Nicholls

Dance: IV: Pastoral by Mrs Bullock. V: La Follette c'est Ravizee by Tench and Mrs Woodward

Song: II: old Anacreon (composed by Leveridge) sung by Nicholls in the Character of an Old Man. III: Waterman's Song, as17350502

Event Comment: Benefit Nicholls

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17460320 but Macheath-Nicholls (who never performed on any stage before).
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Nicholls

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis; Or, The Old Lover Outwitted

Performance Comment: Sir Credulous Mammon-Reynolds; Old Traffick-Giffard; Young Traffick-Adams; Lovemore-Withers; Crafty-Nicholls; Trickwell-Symonds; Nickum-Hill; Cheatley-Turner; Sly-Pearce; Roger-Williams; Carolina-Mrs Taylor; Emilia-Miss Man; Martina-Mrs Elsam.
Cast
Role: Crafty Actor: Nicholls

Afterpiece Title: The Craftsman; or, The Weekly Journalist

Dance: Cleveland, Turner, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Turner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sacrifice Of Iphigenia

Performance Comment: Agamemnon-Nicholls, his first here; Calchas-Rooker; Iphigenia-Mrs Yeates; First Priest-Master Budd; Diana-Mrs Smith (1750 ed.).

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mountebank; or, The Squire Electrified

Dance: Matthews, M'Neil, Mrs Addison, Miss Rayner (1750 ed.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii; Or, The Death Of Fair Rosamond

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Brute

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute (for that night only)-Wilkinson; Constant-Frodsham; Heartfree-Rundell; Taylor-Nicholls; Col. Bully (with songs)-Upton; Dermot O'Whiskey-Hopton; Lord Rake (with Hippisley's Drunken Man)-Doggett; Lady Brute-Mrs Hunter; Lovewell-Miss Barnes;Belinda-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Nicholls

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Monody on the Death of Mr Henderson (3rd time at this theatre)-Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17281230, but Macheath-Mrs Nicholls; Polly-Mrs Monfort.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Nicholls

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, Merlin The British Enchanter

Performance Comment: Arthur-Johnson; Merlin-Hewitt; Oswald-Giffard; Conon-Havard; Osmond-W. Giffard; Aurelius-Richardson; Albanact-Woodward; Guillamar-Hamilton; Grimbald-Lyon; Emmeline-Mrs Giffard; Philidel-Mrs Hamilton; Matilda-Miss Tollett; In which will be performed the Original Musick (composed by the late ingenious Mr Henry Purcell)-Corf, Hussy, Kelly, Touchbury, Nicholls, Kellnar, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Carter, Mrs Jones, Miss Gerrard; Venus-Miss Wilson; Cupid-Master Hamilton; being the first time of his appearing on this stage. Dancing-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Who never appeared on this stage before. With a New Prologue to the Town-Mr Giffard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Song: Nicholls

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis

Cast
Role: Crafty Actor: Nicholls

Afterpiece Title: The Craftsman

Dance: As17281015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Dance: Sandham, Mrs Hill

Song: DDear Pretty Maid-Nicholls, Mrs Mountfort

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

Event Comment: [P$Potter reprinted his letter of 18 Jan., and added the footnote: "The person who took the House was a man of genteel appearance, said his name was William Nicholls, and directed letters to be left for him at the Bedford Coffee House, Covent Garden."] [The Prologue and Epilogue spoken by the children of the Prince of Wales on their performing Cato at Leicester House, printed in the General Advertiser.] [This day published] A Letter to Mr G-k, relative to his treble Capacity of Manager, Actor, and Author; with some remarks upon Lethe. All Three! All three! Gay. Sold by W. Reeve in Fleet St.; and A. Dodd, at the Peacock opposite St. Clements Church in the Strand (General Advertiser). [This day published] Lethe, A Dramatick Satire, by David Garrick as it is perform'd at Drury Lane. Printed for P. Vaillant, facing Southampton Street in the Strand. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #144 17s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Music: I: By Desire, a piece of Music-the Child

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; V: New Scotch Dance, as17490118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: IV: Sg Piettro, Janeton Auretti, Master Piettro

Event Comment: Paid Kingswood for feathers as per bill #48 8s.; Paid Stedman & Bewley (linnen drapers) #38 3s.; Paid Nicholls for 26 Georges, #7 16s. (Account Book). [The last item was for stage property insignia equipment for the Institution of the Garter, as St George was the Patron Saint of the order.] Receipts: #163 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End II: a New Pastoral Ballet, composed by Helme, The Garden of Love-Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Sga Ricci; End: Chaconne-Sga Crespi

Song: original Music by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith, Gaudry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee