SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "R J Stevens"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "R J Stevens")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Garrick; Prince John-Lee; Gloster-Master Cautherly; Clarence-Master Burton; Prince of Wales-Holland; Achpb of York-Havard; Chief Justice-Bransby; Westmorland-Burton; Hastings-Ackman; Lord Bardolph-Mozeen; Mowbray-Stevens; Gower-Castle; Justice Shallow-Yates; Justice Silence-Blakes; Colville-Fox; Poins-Packer; Bardolph-Clough; Feeble-Vaughan; Mouldy-Moody; Pistol-King; Shadow-Parsons; Bullcalf-Philips; Davy-Marr; Fang-Watkins; Falstaff's page-Miss Rogers; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Lee; Falstaff-Love.
Cast
Role: Mowbray Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Gentlemen Of Verona

Performance Comment: Protheus-Holland; Valentine-O'Brien; Duke-Havard; Thurio-Vernon; Eglamour-Packer; Antonio-Burton; Host-Moody; Panthion-Stevens; Outlaws-Ackman, Fox, Marr, Watkins; Speed-King; Launce-Yates; Sylvia-Miss Bride; Lucetta-Miss Pope; Julia-Mrs Yates; In Act IV will be introduc'd a Serenade-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Panthion Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: As17620918, but Old Maid-Mrs Clive, 1st time; Heartwell-Stevens; Cape-King.
Cast
Role: Heartwell Actor: Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-OBrien; Tukely-Palmer; Ruffle-Parsons; Arabella-Mrs Hopkins; Sophia-Mrs Lee; Mrs Dotterel-Mrs Parsons; Racket-Blakes; Dizzy-Castle; Widow Damply-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Fanny Pewit-Mrs Hippisley; Sir Wm Whister-Burton; Sir Tantivy-Moody; Spinner-Stevens; Waiters-Ackman, Vaughan; Harry-Clough.
Cast
Role: Spinner Actor: Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Duncan-Bransby; MacDuff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Angus-Fox; Lenox-Parsons; Sayward-Moody; Donalbain-Mas. Cautherly; Fleance-Mas. Burton; Doctor-Stevens; Hecate-Champnes; Witches-Burton, Yates, Blakes; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; The vocal Parts-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; (playbill) . (playbill) .
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Heartwell Actor: Stevens
Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Master Burton. Tickets deliver'd by Stevens and Fox will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holland; Donalbain-Mas. Burton; Hecate-Champness; Witches-Burton, Yates, Love; Wounded Captain-Jackson; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Fleance-Miss Rogers; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Angus-Fox; Lenox-Parsons; Seyward-Moody; Doctor-Stevens; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennett; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act IV, a Dance of the Furies-.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Love; King-Powell, first time; Prince of Wales-Holland; Archbishop of York-Havard; Shallow-Yates; Pistol-King; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Dol Tearsheet-Mrs Lee; Poins-Jackson; Justice Silence-Rooker; Gloster-Miss Plym; Davy-Weston; Prince John-Lee; Clarence-Mas. Burton; Chief Justice-Bransby; Westmorland-Burton; Page-Miss Rogers; Hastings-Ackman; Mowbray-Stevens; Feeble-Vaughan; Shadow-Parsons; Mouldy-Moody.
Cast
Role: Mowbray Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17631122, but Spinoza-Stevens; Officer-Ackman; Elliot-Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Spinoza Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Smith; Jaques-Clarke; Adam-Gibson; Duke Sen-Hull; Oliver-Perry; Amiens (with songs)-Mattocks; Touchstone (by Particular Desire, and for that night only)-Geo. Alex. Stevens; Caelia (with a song)-Mrs Baker; Rosalind-Mrs Bulkley (being first time for these ladies in these parts); An Occasional Prologue-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: I: The Tartars, as17701003; I Farce: (By Desire) An Allemande-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Brother Merryfield (who performed it for Mrs Woodman's Benefit last winter); Young Meadows-Follett; Hawthorn-Morris; Sir William-Lloyd; Hodge-Fopperwell; Eustace-Stevens; Lucinda-Miss Frederick; Deborah-Mrs Bailey; Margery-Mrs Nost; Rosetta-Mrs Osborne (first time on this stage).
Cast
Role: Eustace Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Entertainment: A Variety of New TheatricalImitations-Hutton

Song: End Opera: Several celebrated Catches and Glees by Dr Arne-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: As17760626 but to avoid confusion full list noted: Parts-Foote, Egan, Edwin, Aickin, Fearon, Griffith, Stevens, Parsons, Baddeley, Burton, Jackson, Miss Sherry, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: The Haymakers-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: As17760708 but Parts-_Griffith, _Stevens.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: _Griffith, _Stevens.

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Dance: The Venetian Regatta-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond

Performance Comment: Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Performance Comment: As17761226, but Pierrot-Wewitzer; Servant-Stevens.
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: Stevens.

Dance: In: Aldridge, Miss Valois, others [the dance was composed by Aldridge (Morning Chronicle, 26 Nov. 1779), and danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]; In afterpiece: as17761226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Wroughton. Hull, Whitefield, Thompson, Mrs Jackson, Miss Leeson, Mrs Hartley. [Cast from text (Francis Newbery, 1777): Sir ThomasOverbury-Lewis; Earl of Somerset-Wroughton; Earl of Northampton-Hull; Sir Gervas Elvis-Whitfield; Officer-Thompson; Servant-Stevens; Countess of Somerset-Mrs Jackson; Cleora-Miss Leeson; Isabella-Mrs Hartley; Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Mrs Hartley. [These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17761015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; The Minor-Aickin; Shift-Bannister; Sir William Wealthy-Egan; Mr Richard Wealthy-Fearon; Loader-T. Davis; Transfer-Jackson; Dick-Stevens; Lucy-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: The Merry Lasses, as17770611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sheep-shearing

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Edwin, Fearon, Egan, Jackson, Massey, T. Davis, Griffiths, Bannister, Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Hale, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Colles. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1777: Florizel-DuBellamy; Autolicus-Edwin; Leontes-Fearon; Polixenes-Egan; Clown-Jackson; Old Shepherd-Massey; Cleomenes-T. Davis; Camillo-Griffiths; Servant-Bannister; Gentleman-Stevens; Mopsa-Mrs Hitchcock; Dorcas-Miss Hale; Paulina-Mrs Poussin; Perdita-Mrs Colles.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: With aPastoral Dance (incident to the [main]piece)-; End: As17770707

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Digges (1st appearance in London); Portius-Aickin; Marcus-Davies; Sempronius-Fearon; Syphax-Blissett; Mutineers-T. Davis, Stevens, Kenny; Decius-Egan; Lucius-Massey; Juba-Palmer; Lucia-Mrs Colles; Marcia-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Mutineers Actor: T. Davis, Stevens, Kenny

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Quildrive Actor: Stevens

Dance: End: Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17770910, but Lord Rake-Griffiths; Taylor-Stevens; Belinda-Miss Hale; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton (1st appearance); Lady Brute-Mrs Burden; Col. Bully (with a song)-Bannister; Constable-_.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk, Mrs Cole (with the Original Epilogue)-Wilkinson; Sir George Wealthy-Whitfield; Sir William Wealthy-Wewitzer; Mr Wealthy-L'Estrange; Loader-Fearon; Transfer-Jones; Dick-Stevens; Lucy-Miss Leeson.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Wilkinson (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Mr Johnson-Hull; Mr Smith-Clarke; other Characters-Quick, Dunstall, Whitfield, Robson, Wewitzer, Baker, L'Estrange, Death, Jones, Fearon, Thompson, Cushing, Fox, Smith, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Green, Miss Morris, Miss Dayes. With a Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops [for which, and for a list of the other parts, see dl, 13 Dec. 1777].for which, and for a list of the other parts, see dl, 13 Dec. 1777].

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17780120, but other Characters-_Quick, _Jones, _Thompson, _Smith, _Stevens, Miss _Morris, Miss _Dayes, Mrs Willems; Reinforcement-_.

Dance: As17780129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Clown-Cushing; Farmer-Messink; Mother Shipton-Mr Baker; Colombine-Sga Tinte; other Characters-Wewitzer, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Mrs White, Mrs Poussin.

Dance: In: As17770929; In afterpiece: Langrish, Miss Besford [who danced in all subsequent performances]

Song: End IV: Solemn Dirge, as17770929, but _Reinhold, Battishill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King Henry-Lucas; Duke of Buckingham-Thompson; Prince of Wales-Master Benson (1st appearance on any stage); Duke of York-Master Kenny; Norfolk-Massey; Oxford-Stevens; Lord Stanley-Painter; Blunt-Bell; Ratcliff-Kenny; Catesby-Bailey; Tressel-Mills; Lieutenant-Newton; Lord Mayor-Bowles; Tirrell-Edwards; Richmond-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Lady Anne-Mrs Lefevre; Duchess of York-Mrs Leister; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Robinson (from the Theatre Royal at Bath); An occasional Prologue (written by a Gentleman eminent in the Republic of Letters [unidentified])-West.
Cast
Role: Oxford Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Song: A variety of Entertainments of Singing, particularly The Soldier tir'd-a Lady [unidentified]

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an occasional Address-Master Benson