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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Pelling"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Pelling")') 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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1415 results for: Keyword - Pelling
We found 2105 matches on Roles/Actors, 326 matches on Performance Title, 196 matches on Performance Comments, 18 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

51
14 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17240303 but Pierot Man and Woman-Pelling, Mrs Cross; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; Punch-Newhouse.
Cast
Role: Pierot Man and Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Cross

52
30 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17240324 but Genius-Leveridge, Legar, Mrs Chambers; Pierrot Man and Woman-Pelling, Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Man and Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Cross.
Role: Pierot Man and Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Cross

53
25 September 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Lun; Mercury-Legar; Leander (Mars)-Dupre; Scaramouch (Pan)-Lanyon; Mezzetin (Apollo)-Glover; Punch (Pluto)-Nivelon Sr; Doctor (Neptune)-Hall; Pierrot (Hercules)-Pelling; Europa-Mrs Legar; Clown-Spiller; Colombine-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Actor: Pelling

54
30 September 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Genius-Leveridge, Legare, Mrs Chambers; Harlequin Man, Woman-Dupre, Mrs Legare; Pierrot Man, Woman-Pelling, Mrs Cross; Mezzetin Man, Woman-Glover, Mrs Wall; Scaramouch Man, Woman-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; Punch-Nivelon Sr.
Cast
Role: Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Cross

55
05 October 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Performance Comment: Amadis-Dupre; Oriana-Mrs Wall; Enchanter-Pelling; Furies-Nivelon, Glover, Lanyon; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Legar; Clown-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Enchanter Actor: Pelling

56
17 October 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17240930, but Pierrot Man and Woman-Pelling, Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Man and Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Bullock.
Role: Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Cross

57
06 November 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Performance Comment: Mad Soldier-Nivelon; Mad Dancing Master-Glover; Mad Gamester-Pelling; Mad Taylor-Newhouse; Mad Astrologer-Lanyon; Mad Lady-Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Mad Gamester Actor: Pelling

58
21 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Jupiter (Harlequin )-Lun; Mercury-Legar; Leander (Mars )-Dupre; Scaramouch (Pan )-Newhouse; Mezzetin (Apollo )-Lally; Punch (Pluto )-Nivelon; Doctor (Neptune )-Lanyon; Pierrot (Hercules )-Pelling; Europa-Mrs Wall; Clown-Spiller; In Daily Courant: Clown - Hippisley?; Colombine-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Actor: Pelling

59
03 November 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Spirits-Leveridge, Legar, Mrs Chambers; Fury-Salle; Harlequin Man, Woman-Dupre, Mrs Wall; Pierrot Man, Woman-Pelling, Mrs Bullock; Mezzetin Man, Woman-Lally, Mrs Younger; Scaramouch Man, Woman-Lanyon, Mrs Anderson; Punch-Nivelon; Miller's Wife-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Bullock

60
03 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Performance Comment: Mad Soldier-Nivelon; Mad Dancing Master-Lally; Mad Gamester-Pelling; Mad Taylor-Newhouse; Mad Astrologer-Lanyon; Mad Lady-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Mad Gamester Actor: Pelling

Dance: PPastoral-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scotish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle

61
19 July 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's The Master

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

Performance Comment: Punch-Pelling; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Harlequin-Clarke; Colombine-Mrs Ogden.
Cast
Role: Punch Actor: Pelling

Song: Salway

Dance: Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson

62
29 October 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Performance Comment: As17261017, but Mercury-Legar; Leander (Mars)-Dupre; Scaramouch (Pan)-Lanyon; Mezzetin (Apollo)-Lally; Punch (Pluto)-Newhouse; Doctor (Neptune)-Dupre Jr; Pierrot (Hercules)-Pelling; Europa-Mrs Legar; Clown-Spiller; Colombine-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Actor: Pelling

63
02 November 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Performance Comment: Mad Soldier-Nivelon; Mad Dancing Master-Glover; Mad Gamester-Pelling; Mad Taylor-Newhouse; Mad Astrologer-Lanyon; Mad Lady-Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Mad Gamester Actor: Pelling

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Dance: As17261024

64
05 December 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17260916, but Harlequin Woman-Mrs Pelling; Mezzetin Woman-Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Woman Actor: Mrs Pelling
Role: Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Bullock
Role: Woman Actor: Lally, Mrs Pelling

65
08 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Newhouse and Pelling. Receipts: money #26 14s.; tickets #93 1s. Probable attendance: boxes, 24 by money and 109 by tickets; stage, 8 by money; pit, 32 money and 283 by tickets; slips; 1 by money; first gallery, 70 by money and 231 by tickets; second gallery, 74 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Cast
Role: Mad Gamester Actor: Pelling

Song: IV: De mi Cara-Mrs Warren

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; II: Dutch Skipper-Pelling, Mrs Ogden; III: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; V: Two Punches and Harlequin-DuPre, Newhouse, Pelling

66
25 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17271006, but Harlequin Man and Woman-Dupre, Mrs Anderson; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Glover, Mrs Pelling.
Cast
Role: Mezzetin Man and Woman Actor: Glover, Mrs Pelling.
Role: Pierrot Man and Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Bullock

67
27 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Lun; Mercury-Legar; Leander (Mars)-Dupre; Scaramouch (Pan)-Lanyon; Mezzetin (Apollo)-Glover; Punch (Pluto)-Newhouse; Doctor (Neptune)-Dupre Jr; Pierrot (Hercules)-Pelling; Europa-Mrs Legar; Clown-Spiller; Colombine-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Actor: Pelling

68
14 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: With The Humours of Bedlam

Performance Comment: Mad Soldier-Poitier; Mad Dancing Master-Glover; Mad Gamester-Pelling; Mad Taylor-Newhouse; Mad Astrologer-Lanyon; Mad Lady-Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Mad Gamester Actor: Pelling

Song: Miss Fenton

69
08 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Roderigo-Quin; Alphonso-Hippisley; Mad Scholar-Milward; Mad Taylor-Hall; Drunken Servant-Bullock; Alinda-Mrs Bullock; Juletta-Mrs Younger; With the Humours of Bedlam-; Mad Soldier-Salle; Mad Dancing Master-Moreau; Mad Gamester-Pelling; Mad Taylor-Newhouse; Mad Beau-Tabatier; Mad Lady-Mrs Legare.
Cast
Role: Mad Gamester Actor: Pelling

Afterpiece Title: Italian Jealousy; or, French Gallantry; With the Tavern Bilkers

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Scaramouch-Grimaesse [Daily Journal or Pelling: Daily Courant]; Punch-Newhouse [Daily Journal or Pelling: Diary Courtant]; Noble Venetian-Legare; Lady-Mrs Legare; French Marquis-Salle; Masqueraders-DuPre, Moreau, Newhouse, Pelling, DuPre Jr, DelaGarde, Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden.
Cast
Role: Masqueraders Actor: DuPre, Moreau, Newhouse, Pelling, DuPre Jr, DelaGarde, Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden.

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legare; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Legare

70
21 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Performance Comment: As17290422 but Scaramouch-Newhouse; Punch-Pelling.
Cast
Role: Punch Actor: Pelling.

71
15 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

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

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden, Miss Hill; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Laguerre; Slumber-Salway; Harlequin-Lun; Burgo@master-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Peasants-Newhouse, Lanyon, Pelling, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice.
Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Newhouse, Lanyon, Pelling, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice.

Afterpiece Title: With The Triumphs of Love

Performance Comment: Venus-Mrs Barbier; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Laguerre; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniards-Dupre, Miss LaTour; Polonese-Pelling, Mrs Ogden; French-Lafoy, Mrs Hill; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Polonese Actor: Pelling, Mrs Ogden

72
16 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17291120, but Sylvans-Mrs Hill, Mrs _Vincent; Gods of the Woods-_St.Luce; Demons-+Pelling; Countrymen and Lasses-Mrs +Copeland, Mrs _Cantrel.
Cast
Role: Demons Actor:
Role: Air Actor: Pelling

73
14 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17301212, but 1st Nymph-Mrs Pelling; 4th-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Mrs Pelling
Role: Peasants Actor: Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Pelling
Role: Polonese Actor: Pelling

74
04 October 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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

Performance Comment: Apollo-Poitier; Nymphs-Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, DuPre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Chapman; Venus-Mrs Sanderson, the first Time of her appearing on that Stage; Bacchus-Leveridge; Pan-Laguerre; Zephyrus-Poitier; Frenchman-Glover; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchwoman-Mrs Younger; Spanish Woman-Miss LaTour; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Polonese Actor: Pelling

75
01 January 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17321109, but Yeoman-Pelling.
Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Pelling.
Role: Daemons Actor: Poitier, Dupre, Newhouse, Pelling, Glover
Role: Females Actor: Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Laguerre.