SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Shepard"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Shepard")') 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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Event Comment: Benefit Shepard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: a Gentleman
Role: Driver Actor: Johnson
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Aboan Actor: Quin
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Daniel Actor: Cibber
Role: Governor Actor: Hewit
Role: Blandford Actor: W. Mills
Role: Stanmore Actor: Winstone
Role: Jack Stanmore Actor: Oates
Role: Hotman Actor: Turbutt
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mann

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: I: A Clown by Nivelon. II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Egerton 2320: Berry, Oats & Shepard discharg'd much noise in ye Pit for ye restoring of Oats. Griffin at Rotterdam, Jack Ray did his part. Milward's [?] a good one--the first night of Beard's playing--his success great. Receipts: #115. [For performances at the Fairs, see season of 1736-1737.] Daily Advertiser, 22 Aug.: The House [dl] is neatly decorated, and a very large Lobby prepar'd for the Servants that keep Places, with two Fire Places, Seats, near the Boxes, where a Person is to attend to call them, whe wanted by their Masters or Ladies. There is also a new Passage to the Pit, which will make it much more convenient for the Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Milward
Role: Ben Actor: Miller
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson
Role: Tattle Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Harper
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Jeremy Actor: Macklin
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Benefit Shepard. Tickets for Winstone also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Townly Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Manly Actor: Milward
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Basset Actor: Chapman
Role: Richard Actor: Woodward
Role: Moody Actor: Winstone
Role: Poundage Actor: Turbutt
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Woodward
Role: Pierot Actor: Lalauze
Role: Queen of Gypsies Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Sir Positive Actor: Winstone
Role: Staytape Actor: Leigh
Role: Constable Actor: Reed
Role: Lady Positive Actor: Yates
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Story
Role: Young Rustick Actor: Liviez
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter.

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: Wooden Shoes-Master Ferg

Ballet: A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea. As17400429 but Adonis-_

Cast
Role: Adonis Actor: Desnoyer
Role: Venus Actor: Mlle Chateauneuf
Role: Pilgrims Actor: Liviez, Cooke, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson
Role: Cupid Actor: Muilment.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17420125, but Bayes-Garrick; Other Characters-Shepard, _Taswell, Mrs Bennet added, Mrs Ridout omitted, Miss _Cole, Miss +Minors.

Dance: The Mechels