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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "R Ayre"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "R Ayre")') 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
We found 1763 matches on Performance Comments, 280 matches on Event Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, 7 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: My Grandmother

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Entertainment: MonologueEnd 2nd piece: Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Song: End II: (by permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal Drury-Lane) the favourite song in The Stranger I have a silent sorrow here (The Words by R. B. Sheridan, Esq., the Air by her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire)-Mrs Bland; End: A Musical Elegy on the late Mr Palmer- (composed by The Earl of Abingdon; the words from The Stranger); The United Englishmen-Munden; A favourite song-Mrs Hindmarsh; Little Taffline ; or, The silken sash-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II 3rd piece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Between II and III of the above,Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II 3rd piece: A Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: End I 1st piece: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: MonologuePrevious 1st piece: Occasional Address-Lacy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce; With The Pleasures Of The Town

Performance Comment: Luckless-Mullart; Witmore-Lacy; Marplay-Reynolds; Sparkish-Stopler; Don Tragedio-Marshall; Sir Farcical Comick-Davenport; Sig Opera-Stopler; Dr Orator-Jones; Mons Pantomime-Knott; Charon-Ayres; Bookweight-Jones; Scarecrow-Marshall; Harriet-Miss Palms; Goddess of Nonsense-Mrs Mullart; Somebody-Harris; Nobody-Wells; Poet-Hallam; Bookseller-Dove; Mrs Novel-Mrs Martin; Lady Kingcall-Mrs Clark; Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Hicks; but edition of 1730 lists: Luckless-Mullart; Witmore-Lacy; Marplay-Reynolds; Sparkish-Stopler; Bookweight-Jones; Scarecrow-Marshal; Dash-Hallam; Quibble-Dove; Blotpage-Wells Jr; Jack-Achurch; Jack Pudding-Reynolds; Bantomite-Marshall; Mrs Moneywood-Mrs Mullart; Harriet-Miss Palms; in Puppet Show: Player-Dove; Constable-Wells; Murdertext-Hallam; Goddess of Nonsense-Mrs Mullart; Charon-Ayres; Curry (Bookseller)-Dove; Poet-W. Hallam; Signior Opera-Stopler; Don Tragedio-Marshal; Sir Farcical Comick-Davenport; Dr Orator-Jones; Mons Pantomime-Knott; Mrs Novel-Mrs Martin; Robgrave-Harris; Saylor-Achurch; Somebody-Harris Jr; Nobody-Wells Jr; Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Hicks; Lady Kingcall-Miss Clarke; Mrs Cheatem-Mrs Wind; Mrs Glassring-Mrs Blunt; Prologue-Jones.
Cast
Role: Charon Actor: Ayres
Role: Charon Actor: Ayres
Event Comment: The King's Company. The date of the premiere is most uncertain. The play was apparently finished in July 1671-see C. E. Ward, The Life of John Dryden (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1961), p. 83-and the play may have been acted before April 1672. For the possibilities see Macdonald, Bibliography of Dryden, p. 110, and Nicoll, Restoration Drama, pp. 404-5. The Prologue and Epilogue are in Covent Garden Drollery, 1672. The song, Whilst Alexas lay prest, the music by Nicholas Staggins, was printed in Westminster Drollery (entered in the Stationers' Register, 3 June 1672) and in Choice Songs and Ayres, The First Book, 1673. Another song, Why should a foolish Marriage Vow, set by Robert Smith, is also in Choice Songs and Ayres, 1673

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marriage A La Mode

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Noodle-Miller; His Man Weezel-Penkethman; King-Williams; Shore-Wilks Jr; Captain Ayres-Oates; Blunderbuss-Shepherd.
Cast
Role: Captain Ayres Actor: Oates

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasures of the Town

Performance Comment: Luckless-Mullart; Tragedio-Marshall; Sir Farcical-Davenport; Opera-Stopler; Orator-Jones; Pantomime-Knott; Charon-Ayres; Bookweight-Jones; Scarecrow-Marshall; Harriet-Miss Palms; Goddess of Nonsense-Mrs Mullart; Somebody-Harris; Nobody-Wells; Poet-Hallam; Bookseller-Dove; Mrs Novel-Mrs Martin; Mrs Kingcall-Mrs Clark; Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Hicks.
Cast
Role: Charon Actor: Ayres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Chapman; Aimwell-Pitt; Bonniface-Wilcocks; Sir Charles-Macklin; Gibbet-Ayres; Foigard-Eaton; Scrub-Ray; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Miller; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Elsam; Dorinda-Mrs Talbot (in Daily Journal, 23 Sept.), a Gentlewoman for her Diversion (Daily Journal, 24 Sept.); Cherry-Mrs Careless.
Cast
Role: Gibbet Actor: Ayres

Song: TThe Bath Teazer (that celebrated Ballad) by Leveridge-Ray

Dance: End II: The White Joke-Eaton; III: A new Dance-Hind, Eaton, Mrs Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce; With The Pleasures Of The Town

Performance Comment: Luckless-Mullart; Whitemore-Havard; Marplay-Raynolds; Sparkish-Stoppelaer; Bookweight-Jones; Scarecrow-Wathen; Harriot-Miss Talbot; Goddess of Nonsense-Mrs Mullart; Tragedio-Ayres; Sir Farsical-Davenport; Opera-Stoppelaer; Orator-Jones; Somebody-Wathen; Nobody-Cross; Mrs Novel-Mrs Nokes; Lady Kingcale-Mrs Clark; Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Hicks; with The Triumphs of the King of Bantam-; With a new Prologue- address'd to the Merchants' 'prentices of Great Britain.
Cast
Role: Tragedio Actor: Ayres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce; With The Pleasures Of The Town

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Ayres; Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Doodle Actor: Ayres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Roberts, from Drury Lane; Cholerick-Morgan, from Lincoln's Inn Fields; Clodio-Woodward, from Goodman's Fields; Angelina-Mrs Morgan, her first on this Stage; Louisa-Mrs Woodward, her first on this Stage; Antonio-Jones; Charino-Ayres; Governor-Mullart; Duart-Lacy; Manuel-Haverd; Sancho-Reynolds; Elvira-Mrs Mullart; Honoria-Mrs Lacy; With a new Prologue on the Occasion-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Charino Actor: Ayres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coffee-house Politician; Or, The Justice Caught In His Own Trap

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Fopling Fribble-Woodward; Comment Profound-Lacy; Sulky Bathos-Ayres; Noctifer-Roberts; Flaile-Morgan; Lord Truetaste-Furnival; Noodle-Reynolds; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Doodle-Wathen; Dangle-Havard; Dismal-Cross.
Cast
Role: Sulky Bathos Actor: Ayres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Freemason

Performance Comment: King-Furnivall; Mirza-Jones; Sebastian-Lacy; Clerimont-Mullart; Moody-Hallam; Noodle-Woodward; Doodle-Reynolds; Davy-Ayres; Queen-Mrs Woodward; Maria-Mrs Lacy; Celia-Mrs Nokes; Lettice-Mrs Mullart; Jenny-Miss Price; Jacinta-Miss Palms.
Cast
Role: Davy Actor: Ayres

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: See17300918, but Archer-Lacy; Aimwell-Mullart; Sullen-Furnival; Sir Charles-Ayres; Gibbet-Dove; Foigard-Hallam; Bonniface-Jones; Scrub-Reynolds; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Mullart; Dorinda-Mrs Lacy; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Nokes; Cherry-Miss Price.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ayres

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Lorenzo-Furnival; Dominic-Jones; Alphonso-Ayres; Pedro-Dove; Gomez-Hallam; Elvira-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Ayres

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Performance Comment: Tom-Mullart; Charles-Lacy; Nicodemus Stitch-Ayres; Shears-Reynolds; Snip-Cross; Shopboard-Dove; Patrick O'Thimble-Hallam; Evan ap Remmant-Jones; Mynheer Van Bodkin-Hicks; Sawney Mac Staytape-Wathen; Mons le Foppery-Davenport; Mrs Stitch-Mrs Lacy; Harriot-Miss Price; Betty-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Nicodemus Stitch Actor: Ayres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spendthrift

Performance Comment: Parts-Mullart, Lacy, Jones, Furnival, Reynolds, Hallam, Ayres, Mrs Lacy, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Nokes, Miss Price; edition of 1731 gives no cast, but Prologue by Samuel Humphreys-; Epilogue by Joseph Thurston-Mrs Lacy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Performance Comment: See17310113, but Luckless-Mullart; Goddess-Mrs Mullart; Tragedio-Ayres; Farcical-Davenport; Opera-Mrs Nokes; Orator-Jones; Somebody-Wathen; Nobody-Cross; Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Hicks.
Cast
Role: Tragedio Actor: Ayres

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Cast
Role: Nicodemus Stitch Actor: Ayres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Furnivall; Manly-Mullart; Sir Francis-Jones; Richard-Ayres; Basset-Reynolds; Moody-Hallam; Lady Townly-Mrs Mullart; Lady Grace-Mrs Furnivall; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Lacy; Jenny-Miss Price; Myrtilla-Mrs Mountfort; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Ayres

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Cast
Role: Nicodemus Stitch Actor: Ayres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Empress; Or, The Conquest Of Peru

Performance Comment: Parts-Mullart, Furnivall, Ayres, Jones, Lacy, Peterson, Mrs Furnivall, Mrs Mullart.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Jones; Valentine-Furnival; Scandal-Mullart; Tattle-Lacy; Foresight-Hallam; Ben-Ayres; Trapland-Wathen; Jeremy-Reynolds; Angelica-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Frail-Mrs Furnival; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Lacy; Nurse-Mrs Nokes; Prue-Miss Price.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Ayres

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Dance: Davenport, Miss Price

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Damon And Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Performance Comment: Toby-Jones; Sir Jasper-Furnivall; Clerimont-Wathen; Snuffle-Hallam; Miller-Dove; Dame Hacket-Reynolds; Dorcas-Ayres (cast in Daily Post, 16 March, not 17 March).
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Ayres

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Cast
Role: Nicodemus Stitch Actor: Ayres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: King Arthur-Mullart; Tom Thumb-Young Verhuyck; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Lacy; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Merline-Hallam; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Wathan; Foodle-Ayres; Bailiff-Peterson; Follower-Hicks; Parson-Watson; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Jones; Glumdalca-Mrs Dove.
Cast
Role: Foodle Actor: Ayres

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers; or, A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home