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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "R Ledger"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "R Ledger")') 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 2082 matches on Performance Comments, 261 matches on Event Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, 5 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Waldron; Don Philip-Bensley; Octavio-Barrymore; Soto-Baddeley; Diego-Burton; Don Lewis;-Cooke; Corrigidore-Pindar; Algu.azile-Ledger; Servants-Abbot, Lyons, Fisher; Trappanti-Suett//Flora-Mrs Harlowe; Viletta-Mrs Gibbs (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Rosara-Miss Heard; Hypolita-Mrs Goodall .
Cast
Role: azile Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: THE DEAD ALIVE

Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Ledger
Role: Kilderkin Actor: Ledger
Role: Servants Actor: Abbot, Ledger, Lyons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prisoner At Large

Afterpiece Title: THE AGREEABLE SURPRISE

Cast
Role: Stump Actor: LedgerLaura-Miss Leak
Role: LedgerLaura Actor: Miss Leak

Afterpiece Title: THE FARMER

Performance Comment: Jemmy Jumps-Fawcett; Valentine-Johnstone; Rundy-C. Kemble; Col. Dormant-Pindar; Fairly-Barrett; Farmer Stubble-Cross; Counsellor Flummery-Ledger; Farmer Blackberry-Bannister//Molly Maybush-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Leak; Betty Blackberry-Mrs Kemble .
Cast
Role: Counsellor Flummery Actor: Ledger

Song: In the course of the evening Dr Grigsby's Tippety Witchet by Fawcett [sec CG, 16 May]

Monologue: 1794 08 23 A new Occarimlal Address in the Character of Trudge [in INKLE AND YARICO] by Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Drury-lane And Covent-garden

Afterpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strickland-Farren; Bellamy-Davies; Jack Meggot-Bernard; Tester (1st time [i.e. 1st appearance])-Burton; Buckle-Farley; Ranger's Servant-Cross; Chairmen-Rock, Ledger; Frankly-Holman; Mrs Strickland-Miss Chapman; Jacintha-Miss Cornelys (1st appearance on this stage); Lucetta-Mrs Mattocks; Milliner-Mrs Lloyd; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Clarinda-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Chairmen Actor: Rock, Ledger

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Munden; Young Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Powel; Diggory-Burton; Sland-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Jeremy-Farley; Roger-Ledger; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Davenport (from the Theatre Royal Dublin; 1st appearance on any [sic] stage); Miss Neville-Miss Cornelys; Miss Hardcastle-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any [sic] stage [Miss Hill]).sic] stage [Miss Hill]).
Cast
Role: Roger Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Munden; Don Caesar-Bowden; Philippo-Townsend; Don Scipio-Powel; Rapino-Rock; Sanguino-Thompson; Don Juan-Rees; Vasquez-Farley; Calvette-Ledger; Alphonso-Incledon; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Mrs Arnold; Isabel-Mrs Platt; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Calvette Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Holman, Munden, Fawcett, Bernard, Middleton, Davenport, Cross, Rees, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Pope. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1795): Gingham-Lewis; Sir Paul Perpetual-Quick; Darnley-Holman [in text: Pope]; Flush-Munden; The Hon. Mr Savage-Fawcett; Signor Cygnet-Bernard; Sir George Gauntlet-Middleton; Ready-Davenport; Servants-Cross, Abbot, Ledger, Wilde; Waiter-Rees; Groom-Simmons; Lady Sarah Savage-Mrs Mattocks; Clara Sedley-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Darnley-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 24 performances only (see17941213).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 24 performances only (see17941213).]
Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Cross, Abbot, Ledger, Wilde

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with: a Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Bernard; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Macready; Don Pedro-Powel; Don Sancho-Thompson; Drunken Porter-Farley; Waiters-Cross, Ledger; Leonora-Miss Stuart; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Waiters Actor: Cross, Ledger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Life's Vagaries

Performance Comment: As17950319but Thompson_; Tradesmen-_; Ledger_; Blurton_; Abbot_; Miss_ Stuart; Mrs_ Platt; Mrs_ Watts; Miss_ Leserve; unassigned-_.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 1

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 2

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note; Or, Lessons For Ladies

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Holman, Johnstone, Fawcett, Middleton, Hull, Townsend, Macready, Powel, Miss Standen, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Lee, Miss Hopkins, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Norton, Miss Wallis. Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1795): Mr Hale-Quick; Sir Charles Leslie-Holman; Killeavy-Johnstone; Ned Dash-Fawcett; Mr Bloomfield-Middleton; Father-Hull; Tim-Townsend; Lieutenant Selby-Macready; Careful-Powel; Young Bloomfield-Miss Standen; Mr Bloomfield's Servant-Abbot; Porter-Coombs; Gentleman-Platt; Cook-Ledger; Butler-Williamson; Mrs Bloomfield-Mrs Mattocks; Sally Flounce-Mrs Lee; Miss Emma Hale-Miss Hopkins; Lady Supple-Mrs Davenport; Maid-Mrs Norton; Miss Russel-Miss Wallis; Gentlewoman-Mrs Follett; Prologue-Macready; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Prize; or, May-Day Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: 2nd piece to conclude with: a Garland Dance (composed by Byrn)-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; End II: Old Towler-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: New Ballad-Mrs Martyr; Fat Dolly-Munden; Battle Song-Bowden; Let us love and let us drink-Munden; Bowden, Mrs Martyr; Teddy O'Shaughnessey's History-Johnstone; When 'tis Night and the Mid@Watch is come, Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Now landed from the Ocean-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mayor Of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Usher; Lint-Cross; Heeltap-Burton; Bruin-Cooke; Roger-Waldron Jun.; Snuffle-Lyons; Mob-Ledger, Abbot; Jerry Sneak-Fawcett; Mrs Bruin-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Mob Actor: Ledger, Abbot

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Caulfield; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Burton; John-Bland; Cudden-Waldron Jun.; Stump-Ledger; Laura-Miss Leak; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Booth; Fringe-Miss DeCamp; Cowslip-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Stump Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit; Or, Rambles In Dorsetshire

Performance Comment: Young Pranks-Fawcett; Whimmy-Suett; Old Pranks-Aickin; Peregrine-Davies; Barleycorn-Benson; Apathy-Bland; Barebones-Cross; Tully-Johnstone; Natty Maggs-Palmer Jun.; Carter-Burton; Poz-Caulfield; Bite-Cooke; Skip-Waldron Jun.; Coachman-Ledger; John-Lyons; Grum-Usher; Toby Thatch-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Booth; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium-Benson (1st appearance in that character); Campley-Davies; Mate-Cooke; Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Planters-Usher, Abbot, Cross; Sailors-Ledger, Lyons; Trudge-Fawcett; Narcissa-Miss DeCamp; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sailors Actor: Ledger, Lyons

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Motley-Fawcett; Edward-Davies; Dennis-Usher; Coachman-Benson; Servants-Abbot, Ledger, Lyons; Degagee-C. Kemble; Sir Walter Weathercock-Suett; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Hopkins; Caroline Sandford-Miss Leak; Comfit-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Abbot, Ledger, Lyons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Cranky-Suett; Vinegar-Aickin; Bouquet-Caulfield; Mum-Burton (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Arionelli-Bland; Idle-Palmer Jun.; John-Ledger; Bowkitt-Bannister Jun.; Cecilia-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Ledger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Bannister Jun.; Perriwinkle-Suett; Obadiah Prim-Wathen; Sir Philip Modelove-Waldron (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Tradelove-Aickin; Simon Pure-Bland; Freeman-Palmer Jun.; Sackbut-Benson; Aminadab-Waldron Jun.; Servant-Lyons; Waiter-Ledger; Stockbrokers-Burton, Usher, Cooke, Abbot; Mrs Prim-Mrs Hopkins; Betty-Mrs Hale; Lady-Mrs Cuyler; Anne Lovely-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Waiter Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prisoner At Large

Performance Comment: As17950622 but added: Jack Connor-Benson; Count Fripon-Waldron Jun.; Trap-Caulfield; Frill-Bland; Tough-Burton; Phelim-Ledger; Father Frank-Cooke; Landlady-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Phelim Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: John Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Diggery-Suett; Charles Stanley-Barrymore; Harry Stukely-Benson; William-Lyons; Waiter-Cooke; Ostler-Waldron Jun.; Cymon-Burton; Watt-Ledger; Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Watt Actor: Ledger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Performance Comment: Sir James Juniper-Suett; Sir Dilberry-Waldron Jun.; Captain Surat-Bannister; Melville-Davies; Lord Random-Barrymore; Doctor Cathartic-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Spruce-Benson; Kit Crab-Ledger; Etiquette-Fawcett; Lady Juniper-Mrs Hopkins; Fidget-Mrs Hale; Amelia-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Kit Crab Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Cast
Role: Constables Actor: Ledger, Waldron Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Barrymore; Captain Brazen-Bannister Jun.; Ballance-Aickin; Worthy-Caulfield; Serjeant Kite-Benson; Welch Collier-Waldron Jun.; Constable-Ledger; Scale-Cooke; Steward-Cross; Scruple-Usher; Bullock-Fawcett; Recruits-Suett, Wathen (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Rose-Mrs Gibbs; Lucy-Mrs Harlowe (1st appearance in that character); Melinda-Miss Heard; Mob Women-Mrs Booth, Mrs Gaudry; Sylvia-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: John Actor: Ledger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-Benson; Old Wrongward-Waldron; Young Wrongward-Palmer Jun.; Sternhold-Cooke; John-Burton; Canteen-Bland; Groom-Waldron Jun.; William-Abbot; Bob-Ledger; Sophia-Miss Heard; Maid-Miss Tidswell; Betsy Blossom (with a song)-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Bob Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: Rorey-Suett (1st appearance in that character); Captain Gorget-Bannister; Crack-Abbot; Landlord-Ledger; Anvil-Waldron Jun.; Sexton-Burton; Tipperary-Caulfield (1st appearance in that character); Maria-Miss Leak (1st appearance in that character); Signora Figurante-Mrs Bland; Lady Pedigree-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Miss Plumb-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Barrymore; Virolet-C. Kemble (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Kilmallock-Johnstone; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Davies, Bland, Ledger; Lope Tocho-Suett; Goatherds-Palmer Jun., Burton, Cross, Waldron Jun.; Bulcazin Muley-Bensley; Ganem-Caulfield; Pacha-Benson; Ali Beg-Abbot; Moors-Cooke, Usher; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Moors Muleteers and Goatherds-Aylmer, Boyce, Brown, Dibble, Dorion Jun., Kenrick, Linton, Little, Lyons, Walker, Willoughby; Zorayda-Mrs Kemble; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Agnes-Mrs Bland; Peasants-Miss Leak, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale, Mrs Norton, Miss Granger, Miss Menage.
Cast
Role: Muleteers Actor: Bannister, Davies, Bland, Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Bannister Jun. (1st and only appearance in that character); Anthonio-Bensley; Gratiano-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Old Gobbo-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Tubal-Waldron; Lorenzo (with songs)-Davies; Launcelot-Suett; Duke-Benson; Salanio-Caulfield; Solarino-C. Kemble; Leonardo-Lyons; Balthazar-Ledger; Bassanio-Barrymore (1st appearance in that character); Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Bland; Nerissa-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Logan]); Portia-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Balthazar Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Performance Comment: Major Benbow-Suett; Justice Benbow-Usher; Capt. Greville-Johnstone; Capt. Wilson-Bannister; Tipple-Fawcett; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Abbot; Putty-Waldron Jun.; Eliza-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Kilderkin Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: John Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: As17950821, but added: Goliah-Master Menage; Twig-Waldron Jun.; Lounge-Lyons; Malachi-Cross; Coachman-Ledger; Waiters-Abbot, Cooke; There was a little woman I've heard tell-_.
Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother