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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Professor John B Shipley"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Professor John B Shipley")') 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 10063 matches on Author, 1721 matches on Performance Comments, 1219 matches on Event Comments, 329 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Aickin; Colonel Lambert-Lewis; Seward-Macready; Sir John Lambert-Hull; Mawworm-Edwin; Darnley-Farren; Lady Lambert-Mrs Inchbald; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Webb; Betty-Miss Brangin; Charlotte-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Palmer; Belmont-Barrymore; Blandford-Williames; Sir William Belmont-Phillimore; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Footman-Spencer; Servant-Alfred; Beverley-Kemble; Lady Restless-Mrs Siddons; Clarissa-Miss Collins; Tattle-Mrs Wilson; Tippet-Miss Barnes; Marmalet-Miss Tidswell; Belinda-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John DaltonJohn Milton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Lewis; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Davies; Claudio-Farren; Balthazar (with a song)-Darley; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-Macready; Conrade-Cubitt; Friar-Fearon; Verges-Wewitzer; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Mrs Inchbald; Beatrice-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Booth
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: In II: Masquerade Dance-incident to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17881114, but Oakly-Wroughton; John-Lyons.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Lyons.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley-Wilkinson; the original Prologue-Wilkinson; Davy-Dawson (2nd appearance); Lady Minikin-Mrs Farrer; Miss Tittup-Mrs Hemley.
Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: Wilkinson

Song: End: The Noon Tide Airfrom Comus-Mrs Farrer; The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-Mrs Nathan

Entertainment: Monologue. After Singing: A Monody on the Death of the late Mr Henderson (2nd time)-Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17881231, but Sir John Loverule (1st time)-Dignum.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17890121, but Sir John Loverule-Dignum.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Capt Bygrove-Barrymore; Sir John Millamour-Packer; Charles-R. Palmer; Malvil-Whitfield; Sir Harry Lovewit-Lamash; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Neville-Mrs Kemble; Lady Jane-Mrs Farmer; Madame La Rouge-Mrs Heard; Lady Bell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Millamour Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 1st piece: The Music by Hook; the rest compiled from the most eminent Masters. Public Advertiser, 30 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 12, Norton-street, Portland Chapel. Receipts: #313 17s. (166.16.6; 12.2.6; tickets: 134.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Young English-Johnstone; Sir John English-Quick; Timothy Shacklefigure-Edwin; Farmer Sternhold-Darley; Vulture-Wewitzer; Doublejugg-Fearon; Carbuncle-Thompson; Hazard-Cubitt; Plunder-Gardner; Sneak-Milburne; Sir Charles Manly-Davies; Mrs Townly-Mrs Martyr; Lady Lucy-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Young English Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir John English Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Feast of Anacreon [i

Performance Comment: e. The Sons of Anacreon]. Principal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Blanchard, Davies, Darley, Cubitt, Edwin; President (with the Anacreontic Song)-Bannister; Come come all Noble Souls-; Jack thou'rt a Toper-; How shall we Mortals spend our Hours?-; When Bibo went down to the Regions below=-Bannister; Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, Blanchard, Bannister; Sing Old Rose and burn the Bellows-; God save the King-Full Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17881114, but Oakly-Wroughton; Sir Harry Beagle-Burton; John-Lyons; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Lyons

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890527

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Palmer; Orlando-Whitfield; Amiens (with songs)-Johnstone (of cg); Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Benson; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; William-Burton; Le Beu-R. Palmer; Jaques de Bois-Lyons; Charles-Alfred; Jaques-Wroughton; Caelia-Miss Collins; Audrey-Mrs Love; Phoebe-Miss Barnes; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; the Cuckoo Song-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Amiens Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Johnstone; Butler-Lyons; Conjurer-Benson; Cook-Jones; Coachman-Alfred; Footman-Chaplin; Jobson-Moody; Lady Loverule-Mrs Shaw; Lucy-Miss Davis; Lettice-Miss Barnes; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: End I: The Russian Minuet, as17890519

Song: V: song-Miss Barnes

Entertainment: Monologue. End: A Picture of a Play@house or Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Man

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Williamson, Kemble, Barrett, Aickin, Mrs Brooks, Mrs Whitfield, Mrs Kemble. [Cast fro text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1789): Sir John Classick-Bannister Jun.; Lord Lovemore-R. Palmer [in text: Palmer]; Dorimant-Williamson; Mr Tradewell Classick-Kemble; William-Barrett; Mr Classick-Aickin; Emily-Mrs Brooks; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Classick-Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Captain Sightly Actor: Johnson

Dance: As17890708

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Kemble; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Hollingsworth; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Booth; Miss Jenny-Miss Collins; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Heard; Trusty-Miss Tidswell; Lady Townly-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holman; Myrtle-Farren; Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Hull; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Blanchard; Tom-Lewis; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Powell; Isabella-Mrs Platt; Indiana-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Vulcan-Quick; The Squire-Johnstone; Joe-Davies; Bacchus-Reeve; Serjeant-Darley; Grace-Mrs Mountain; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Johnstone

Song: In II: song-Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Captain Bygrove-Haymes; Sir John Millamour-Packer; Charles-R. Palmer; Malvil-Whitfield; Sir Harry Lovewit-Lamash; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Miss Neville-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Ward; Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; Madame Le Rouge-Mrs Heard; Lady Bell (with a song)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir John Millamour Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly; Colonel Oldboy-Suett; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins (1st time)-Sedgwick; Harman (1st time)-Dignum; Jessamy-Dodd; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins; Diana (1st time)-Miss Romanzini; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Clarissa-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist; or, Who's Who

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood; Or, Sherwood Forest

Performance Comment: Robin Hood-Bannister; Allen o'Dale-Duffey; Little John-Quick; Ruttekin-Edwin; Fitzherbert-Powel; Scarlet-Davies; Bowman-Cubitt; Edwin-Johnstone; Clorinda-Mrs Martyr; Stella-Mrs Wells; Annette-Mrs Mountain; Angelina-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Little John Actor: Quick
Role: Edwin Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Related Works
Related Work: The Little Hunchback; or, A Frolick in Bagdad Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Aickin; Colonel Lambert-Lewis; Seward-Macready; Sir John Lambert-Hull; Mawworm-Edwin; Darnley-Farren; Lady Lambert-Mrs Bernard; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Webb; Betty-Miss Brangin; Charlotte-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Captain Patrick Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Young English-Johnstone; Sir John English-Quick; Timothy Shacklefigure-Edwin; Farmer Sternhold-Darley; Vulture-C. Powell; Doublejugg-Powel; Carbuncle-Thompson; Hazard-Cubitt; Plunder-Gardner; Sir Charles Manly-Duffey; Mrs Townly-Mrs Martyr; Lady Lucy-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Young English Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir John English Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King (1st appearance on this stage); Orlando-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Amiens (with songs)-Johnstone; Adam-Hull; Duke Senior-Powel; Corin-Thompson; William-C. Powell; Le Beu-Macready; Sylvius-Evatt; Oliver-Davies; D. Frederick-Gardner; Charles-Cubitt; Jaques-Harley (1st appearance in that character); Caelia-Miss Chapman; Audrey-Mrs Rock; Phoebe-Miss Stuart; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Amiens Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Lord Minikin-Bernard; Colonel Tivy-Davies; Jessamy-Macready; Mignon-C. Powell; Davy-Quick; Lady Minikin-Miss Chapman; Gymp-Mrs Platt; Miss Tittup-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: End I: Divertissement-[See17891002]; End: Tamborine Dance, as17891021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Kemble; Claudio-Barrymore; Don Pedro-Whitfield; Don John-Aickin; Balthazar-Williames; song-Williames; Antonio-Packer; Dogberry-Moody; Town@Clerk-Baddeley; Verges-Burton; Leonato-Bensley; Hero-Mrs Kemble; Beatrice-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Related Works
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): John St. John

Dance: In II: a Masquerade-; Dance-[see17891209] proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Darnley-Wroughton; Seyward-Barrymore; Colonel Lambert-Whitfield; Officer-Maddocks; Servant-Lyons; Maw@worm-Parsons; Lady Lambert-Mrs Kemble; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Hopkins; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Charlotte-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17891127, but Sir John Melvil-Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Farren; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Bernard; William-Macready; Sideboard-C. Powell; John-Evatt; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Pope; Lady Constant-Miss Chapman; Muslin-Miss Stuart; Mignionet-Mrs Platt; Furnish-Miss Brangin; Widow Belmour-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Evatt

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: As17891021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17900203, but John-Burton.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Burton.

Dance: As17900123