SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "R Ford"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "R Ford")') 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 1864 matches on Performance Comments, 251 matches on Event Comments, 31 matches on Performance Title, 7 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Advertisement; Or, A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber; Or, The Fruitless Precaution

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Dance-. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Sacrifice

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End I: The Merry Lasses-(see17780529); End: Provencalle Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors; A Tragedy for Warm Weather

Dance: As17780518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber; Or, The Fruitless Precaution

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman; or, The First of August

Dance: End I: The Merry Lasses, as17780518; End: Provencalle Dance, as17780518

Song: Mainpiece: some additional songs-

Music: Mainpiece: With a new Fandango Overture-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town; or, The Dilettante

Dance: As17780623

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17780615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: End: The Provencale-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber; Or, The Fruitless Precaution

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance-Master and Miss Byrn; End II afterpiece: As17790531

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: The Country Wake, as17790609

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina, Countess Raimond

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town; or, The Dilettante

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: End 2nd piece: new dance, The Italian Peasants-Master Byrne, Miss Byrne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber; Or, The Fruitless Precaution

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Music: With a Fandango Overture-. [This was performed in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: Fire and Water

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Female Captain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Suppliants

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Smith, Bannister Jun., Aickin, Farren, Packer, Williams, R. Palmer, Griffiths, Bensley, Miss Farren, Mrs Crawford. [Cast from text (J. Bowen, 1781): Acamas-Smith; Hyllus-Bannister Jun.; Iolaus-Aickin; Alcander-Farren; Thestor-Packer; Haemon-Williams; Officers-R. Palmer, Griffiths; Demophon-Bensley; Macaria-Miss Farren; Deianira-Mrs Crawford; Attendant-Mrs Johnson; Prologue-Bensley; Epilogue-Mrs Crawford. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Deianira Actor: Mrs Crawford
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Packer; Prattle-Baddeley; Bell-Mrs Sharp; Madam Florival (1st time)-Miss Kirby; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Major Belford Actor: Packer