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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Simpson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Simpson")') 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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857 results for: Keyword - Simpson
We found 1024 matches on Roles/Actors, 203 matches on Performance Comments, 37 matches on Event Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

526
03 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: The Point at Herqui

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Byrn; 3rd piece: Dance, as17960415

Song: In: Old Towler-Incledon; 3rd piece: Tippy Bob, as17960415; The Waiter, as17960415; Irish Song, as17960415; New Loyal Song, as17960415; Ye Gentlemen of England, as17960415; Rule Britannia, as17960415; Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Rondo-Mrs Serres

527
05 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Principal Warriors Actor: Simpson, Price.

528
06 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mask'd Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Get Un-Married

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Song: In 2nd piece: The Sportman's snug little Cot-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologues, with Songs.End: The Barber's Petition-Fawcett (1st time); [with a song in character, Wigs [including His Own Wig, The Lover's Wig, Doctor's Wig, Coachman's Wig, Counsellor's Wig-Fawcett; End 2nd piece: A Ramble to Bath (1st time) [with a descriptive song in the character of Jacob Gawkey [in The Chapter of Accidents]-Knight

529
07 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Afterpiece Title: The Doldrum

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Song: Mainpiece: As17960426

530
09 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, First Part

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

531
11 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Un-married

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Doldrum

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

532
12 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

Dance: As17960420

Song: In Evening: a Hunting Song [Old Towler]-Incledon; 2nd piece: We've bade the restless seas adieu-; O why to be happy, as17960412; Here we laugh and work together-; With pride we steer'd for England's coast, as17960412; When love was a stranger, as17960412; Hearts of Oak-Incledon, Chorus

533
13 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: British Fortitude And Hibernian Friendship

Afterpiece Title: Speculation

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Principal Warriors Actor: Simpson, Price.

534
16 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Afterpiece Title: A Melocosmiotes

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: End II of 1st piece: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar-Townsend; Come every jovial Fellow-Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain

535
19 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Song: End: An Ode, selected from Ben Jonson, as17960516

536
23 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

537
24 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick And Margaret Of Anjou

Afterpiece Title: The Lie of the Day

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Song: In Course Evening: The Waiter-Fawcett; Master Thedy Shemus O'Shaughnessey O'Finnegin Delaney's History of Himself-Johnstone; Mad Bess (in character)-Mrs Clendining; The Sportman's snug little Cot, Admiral Benbow-Incledon

538
25 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: The Doldrum

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet Echo (1st time)-Mme Mara; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; End I 1st piece: Mad Bess (in character)-Mme Mara (1st time); In 2nd piece: a new song [High rolling seas that bear afar]-Mme Mara [written for the Occasion, and set to music by Herself

539
27 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Maid

Afterpiece Title: Every One has His Fault

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Dance: Conclude 3rd piece: Dance-

Song: End: Black@Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End 2nd piece: The Group of Lovers-Munden

540
28 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: End 2nd piece: Highland Festivity, as17951125

Song: In 2nd piece: songs as in 3rd piece, 12 Apr. We've bade the restless seas adieu-; O why to be happy, as17960314+With Rosabel what joy to stray-Townsend; Here we laugh and work together-; With pride we steer'd for England's coast-Incledon; When love was a stranger-Mrs Mountain; The seaman who of wars may tell-Incledon, Bowden; Rule Britannia-

541
01 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Point At Herqui

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Dance: In: a new incidental Dance, as17960415

Song: In: songs as17960503; End 2nd piece: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: songs The Sea Storm, as17960516; I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as17960516; Come every jovial Fellow, as17960516; O ever in my bosom live, as17960516

542
02 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Un-married

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Principal Warriors Actor: Simpson, Price.

Dance: In 4th piece: Dance, as17951026, but Holland; in which dance Bells-Lawrence that inimitable Performer, will introduce accompaniments on his Bells

Song: In: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; In 3rd piece: All on Hobbies-Williamson; In 4th piece: Rule Britannia-Townsend

Entertainment: 3rd piece: a variety of Imitations-Rees

543
07 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: The Barber's Petition, as17960506; with Wigs, as17960506

544
27 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Song: As17960919, but Vocal Parts-_

545
31 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortune's Fool

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Music: Afterpiece: Harp to be played-Weippert

546
01 November 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortune's Fool

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

Music: As17961031

547
20 December 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Principal Pantomime Characters Actor: Simpson, Follett, Delpini, Hawtin, Simmons, Powers, Wilde, Abbot, Thompson, Lee, Rayner, Cranfield, Claremont, Curties, Lewiss, Davies, Mlle St.Amand, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Norton, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

548
21 December 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Principal Pantomime Characters Actor: Simpson, Follett, Delpini, Hawtin, Simmons, Powers, Wilde, Abbot, Thompson, Lee, Rayner, Cranfield, Claremont, Curties, Lewiss, Davies, Mlle St.Amand, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Norton, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

549
22 December 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Principal Pantomime Characters Actor: Simpson, Follett, Delpini, Hawtin, Simmons, Powers, Wilde, Abbot, Thompson, Lee, Rayner, Cranfield, Claremont, Curties, Lewiss, Davies, Mlle St.Amand, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Norton, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson

550
23 December 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Principal Pantomime Characters Actor: Simpson, Follett, Delpini, Hawtin, Simmons, Powers, Wilde, Abbot, Thompson, Lee, Rayner, Cranfield, Claremont, Curties, Lewiss, Davies, Mlle St.Amand, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Norton, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton
Role: Harlequin Actor: Simpson