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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Papillon"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Papillon")') 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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51 results for: Keyword - Papillon
We found 51 matches on Roles/Actors, 9 matches on Performance Comments, 5 matches on Performance Title, 2 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1
23 November 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Vincent, Miss LaTour, Miss Warren, Miss Holiday; Daphne-Mrs Pelling; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Papillon; Slumber-Salway; Burgomaster-Laguerre; Servant-Spiller; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Colombine-Mrs Moreau; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon, Mrs Benson, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice; Concluding with the Triumphs of Love: Venus-Mrs Barbier; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Papillon; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniards-Dupre, Miss LaTour; French-Moreau, Mrs Moreau; Polonese-Pelling, Mrs Vincent; Flora (an Inconstant)-Mrs Pelling.
Cast
Role: Mystery Actor: Papillon
Role: Pan Actor: Papillon

2
15 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist; Or, Vulcan's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Rochetti; Cepheus-Leveridge; Mercury-Laguerre; Cassiope-Mrs Seedo; Andromeda-Mrs Carter; Medusa-Mrs Wright; Stheno-Salway; Euryale-Papillion; Ethiopians-Thompson, Harrison; Cyclops-Hall, Delagarde, DuPre Jr, Smith; Amazons-Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Clamchin, Miss LeTour; Infernals-Papillon, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse; Hussar-Nivelon; Harlequin-Lun; Petit Maitre-Poitier; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet-Ray; Colombine-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Papillon, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse

Dance: GGrand Dance of Momus-

3
20 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitefield; Papillon-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Papillon Actor: Quick

Dance: End: The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

4
09 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Papillon Actor: Quick

Dance: End: a new dance, All in the Downs or Farewell to Deal-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Besford, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

5
15 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Wewitzer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Papillon Actor: Wewitzer

6
04 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Wewitzer; Kitty-Mrs Poussin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Papillon Actor: Wewitzer

Dance: As17801018

7
03 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer [of DL]; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Davies; Papillon-Wewitzer; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Morton; Miss Grantham-Mrs Lewis .
Cast
Role: Papillon Actor: Wewitzer

Dance: As17841022

8
07 August 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer (1st appearance on this stage these 2 years); Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillon-Burton; Old Wilding-Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Heard; Kitty-Miss Hale; Miss Grantham-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: Papillon Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

9
17 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wilcocks, Thompson, and Papillon. Receipts: money #11 18s. 6d.; tickets #131 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Drunken Man-Salway

Song: Cantata, with Kdttle Drums and Trumpets,-Papillon

10
25 November 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Mystery Actor: Papillon
Role: Pan Actor: Papillon

11
16 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Mystery Actor: Papillon
Role: Pan Actor: Papillon

12
26 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Mystery Actor: Papillon
Role: Pan Actor: Papillon

13
27 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Mystery Actor: Papillon
Role: Pan Actor: Papillon

14
28 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Mystery Actor: Papillon
Role: Pan Actor: Papillon

15
05 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Mystery Actor: Papillon
Role: Pan Actor: Papillon

16
18 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Boy; Or, The Comical Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Papillon, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse

17
19 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Papillon, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse

18
21 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Papillon, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse

19
22 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Papillon, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse

20
12 February 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Papillon, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse

21
13 February 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Papillon, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse

22
15 February 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Papillon, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse

23
16 February 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Papillon, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse

24
17 February 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Papillon, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse

25
18 February 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Papillon, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse