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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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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: As17361102, but Country Lads-Villeneuve, Pelling, Philips.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Revellers-Essex, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: As17361103, but Country Lads-Villeneuve, Pelling, Janno.

Dance: II: Flight-Essex, Mrs Walter; IV: Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Berry; Ferdinand-Este; Caliban-Johnson; Hippolito-Miss Holliday; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Ariel-Miss Cole; Dorinda-Mrs Clive; Trincalo-Miller; Sailors-Mechlin, Cross, Ray; [with] Vocal Parts-Stoppelaer, Mrs Clive; dances-Mlle Roland, Thurmond, Muilment, Liviez, Pelling, Dukes, LeSac, Rector, Peters, Harper.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17370210, but dances-Phillips, +Villeneuve, Mrs +Pelling, Mrs +Anderson, Miss +Mann, Miss +Brett.
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Role: dances Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Poudre-Beard; Constable-Marshall; Porter-Peploe; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Jenny-Miss Thynne; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson, Miss Thynne; with Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Clive, Mrs Chetwood, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: See17381211, but Kitty-Miss Wilson; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Old Debauchee-Turbutt; Constable-Marshall; Porter-Peploe; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Jenny-Miss Thynne; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Miss Thynne; with Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson, Mrs Vallois.

Ballet: Double Jealousy. As17381108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: As17381215, but Kitty-Mrs Hamilton; Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Vallois.

Song: Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: Mlle Chateauneuf; lately arriv'd from Paris. II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: A new Grand Ballet-Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois

Performance Comment: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: A new Grand Ballet-Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Woodward; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Constable-Marshall; Porter-Peploe; Jenny-Miss Thynne; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Taswel, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Miss Thynne; concluding with a new Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Vallois.

Dance: As17390920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Father to Colombine Actor: Pelling

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: See17391119, but Kitty-Miss Thynne; Harlequin-Woodward; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Poudre-Raftor; Constable-Gray; Porter-Peploe; Jenny-Mrs Woodward; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Dimmock; Justices-Winstone, Woodburn, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Mrs Woodward; with Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Carney, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Vallois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: As17391211, but Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Vallois.

Dance: II: Le Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Imprisonment of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rosoman; Father-Julian; Beau-Peterson; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Shepherds, Peasants-Carney, Mlle Roland, Lapierre, Pelling, Granier, Miss Story, the Misses Scotts; Dwarf spirits-two Masters Granier, Miss Naylor; Clown-Dove; Concluding with a Representation of three Automations-; Being three mechanical Figures invented by the ingenious and celebrated Mr Vaucanson. Being three mechanical Figures invented by the ingenious and celebrated Mr Vaucanson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; 1st Spirit-Mills; Nymph, Sabrina-Mrs Arne, 1st Appearance in England for three years; Lady (with the song of Sweet Echo)-Mrs Cibber; Elder Brother-Giffard; Younger Brother-Havard; 2nd Spirit-Woodburn; Euphrosyne-Miss Young; Bacchanal-Lowe; The Dance-Muilment, Sga Bettini, Baudouin, Shawford, Pelling, Miles, Miss Story, Mrs Miles, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Annesley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; Elder Brother-Havard; Younger Brother-Stevens; 1st Spirit-L. Sparkes; 2nd Spirit-Woodburn; Lady-Mrs Ridout; a Bacchanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Arne; Sabrina-Miss Edwards; The Dances-Muilment, Mechel, Miss Mechel, Desse, Leviez, Pelling, Roger, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Mills, Mrs Pritchard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; Brothers-Havard, Mozeen; 1st spirit-Sparks; Lady-Mrs Cibber; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Sabrina-Mrs Mozeen; 2nd spirit-Usher; Bacchanal-Lowe; Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Clive; Dances-Cooke, Mlle Janeton Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison, Leviez, Shawford, Royer, Pelling, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole, Miss Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet call'd L'Entree de Flore-Anne Auretti, Cooke, Janeton Auretti

Ballet: End: A Grand Ballet call'd Vertumnus and Pomona. Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates

Performance Comment: Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Song: Master Mattocks

Ballet: TThe Savoyard Travellers. Principal Savoyards-Grandchamps, Mad Auretti, Matthews, Mrs Addison, Pelling, Shawford, Harrison, Master Shawford, Mad Mariet, Mrs Baker, Mrs Memi, Miss Cole; Children Savoyards-Master Jonno, Miss Popling; Peasants-Macneale, Mad DeLaContri, Master Simons, Master G. Yates, Vaughan, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford

Performance Comment: Principal Savoyards-Grandchamps, Mad Auretti, Matthews, Mrs Addison, Pelling, Shawford, Harrison, Master Shawford, Mad Mariet, Mrs Baker, Mrs Memi, Miss Cole; Children Savoyards-Master Jonno, Miss Popling; Peasants-Macneale, Mad DeLaContri, Master Simons, Master G. Yates, Vaughan, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Performance Comment: A New Grand Entertainment. Acis-Sig Campioni 1st appearance that stage; Galatea-Mad Auretti; Polypheme-Grandchamps; Savages-Matthews, Mrs Addison; Shepherds-Macneale, Pelling, Shawford, Simons, G. Yates, Master Shawford; Shepherdesses-Miss Baker, Mlle Mariet, Mlle Memi, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palamon-Master Mattocks; Pastora-Mrs Clive; Laura-Miss Norris (1750 ed.); To conclude with a Rural Dance-Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit. (General Advertiser) .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17491212, but add Pelling, M'Neale, Harrison, Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs Lafont, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pitt.

Dance: NNew Comic Dance-Grandchamps, Mrs Addison, Miss Baker

Song: Master Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bridges; Ferdinand-King; Trincalo-Yates; Hippolito-Mrs Willoughby; Caliban-Blakes; Stephano-Shuter; Mustachio-James; Ventoso-Ray; Sycorax-Taswell; Miranda-Miss Cole; Dorinda-Mrs Green; Ariel-Mrs Clive (with Proper Songs); With Decorations-; particularly: A Dance of Aerial Spirits-Mlle Mariet, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font; A Dance of Winds-Macneale, Shawford, Pelling, Master Shawford; A Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits- in the shapes of four Demons, four Monsters, and four Pigmies; Infernals-Reinhold, Bennet; The whole to conclude with the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-; Neptune-Beard; Amphitrite-Miss Norris.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17500124, but add to The Dances-Mlle Auretti, +Mathews, Mlle +Contri, _Pelling, _Shawford, G. _Yates,_MacNeale, Mrs _Addison, Miss _Baker, Mrs _Shawford, Mrs _L'Font, Miss _Shawford; Elder Brother-_; Younger Brother-_; First Spirit-_; Second Spirit-_; Lady-Mrs Pritchard; Occasional Prologue by $Dr Johnson-Garrick.
Cast
Role: add to The Dances Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Hecate-Layfield; Duncan-Berry; Lennox-Scrase; Doctor-Wilder; Furies-Mathews, Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger; Donalbain-Mas. Mattocks; Young Siward-Palmer; Banquo-Sowdon; MacDuff-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Ross-Lee; Witches-Bridges, Shuter, Yates; Fleance-Mas. Cross; Seaton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Lady-Mrs Yates; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Seyward-Winstone; Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Beard, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Other characters-Blakes, Shuter, Vaughan, Atkins, Costollo, Mrs Bennet, Mad Mariet, Miss Minors, Mrs Yates, Mrs Toogood, Beard, Sigr Piettero, Siga Piettero, Harvey, Pelling, Roger, Shawford, Shawford Jun, Harrison, Mrs Addison, Mad Mariet, Mrs Toogood, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford, Mrs Santimore, Matthews, Mad J. Auretti; New Music-; Habits, Decorations, Scenes. Nothing under full price will be taken during the performance. Habits, Decorations, Scenes. Nothing under full price will be taken during the performance.

Song: I: Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mossop(, 1st time); Duncan-Burton; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Blakes; Banquo-Sowdon; Angus-Simson; Lenox-Scrase; Seyward-Winstone; Donalbain-Mattocks; Witches-W. Vaughan, Yates, Shuter; Hecate-Berry; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Vocal Parts-Beard, Wilder, Vernon, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Clive; Furies-Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger.
Cast
Role: Furies Actor: Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet