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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir Robert Southwell"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir Robert Southwell")') 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 6811 matches on Performance Comments, 2100 matches on Author, 1189 matches on Event Comments, 554 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Sparks; Touchwood-Anderson; Mellefont-Ridout; Brisk-Dyer; Sir Paul-Shuter; Careless-Ryan; Froth-Gibson; Lady Froth-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Plyant-Miss Nossiter; Cynthia-Mrs Baker; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Lowe

Dance: As17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Bellmour-Palmer; Sharper-Havard; Vainlove-Packer; Heartwell-Berry; Sir Joseph-Yates; Bluff-Taswell; Setter-Blakes; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Araminta-Mrs Davies; Silvia-Miss Barton; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Laetitia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Foote; Loveless-Havard; Young Fashion-Holland; Worthy-Palmer; Lory-Yates; Couple-Taswell; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard; Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Varole-Blakes; Sir Tunbelly-Philips; Amanda-Mrs Davies; Nurse-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Philips

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Dance: SSpanish Dance, as17581014

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #160 (Cross); #109 9s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Burton; Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Berry; Kastrill-Yates; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard; Surly-Blakes; Ananias-Philips; Tribulation-Taswell; Dapper-Vaughan; Lovewit-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Dance: II: The Swiss, as17581102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwou'd-Obrien (1st time); Mirabel-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Sir Wilful-Yates; Waitwell-Mozeen; Petulant-Blakes; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Yates; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Davies; Foible-Miss Barton; Mincing-Mrs Simson; Millamant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Spanish Dance, as17581014

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Brisk-Obrien (1st time); Froth-Blakes; Lady Plyant-Miss Barton; Maskwell-Mossop; Sir Paul-Foote; Careless-Palmer; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Froth (with song)-Mrs Clive; Mellefont-Havard; Cynthia-Mrs Davies; Touchwood-Davies; Froth-Blakes; Saygrace-Clough.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Dance: SSpanish Dance, as17581014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Collins; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Collins

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Threshers, as17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17581202, but Charles-Holland (1st time); Sir Jealous-Philips.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Philips.
Role: Marplot Actor: Garrick, Sir George-Palmer
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Benefit for ye General Lying-in-Hospital. Afterpiece a new farce (Cross). Part of Pit laid into Boxes & Amphitheatre on Stage. Ladies are desired to send their servants at 3 o'clock. Receipts: #320 (Cross); Charges #84 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Rout

Performance Comment: Actors only in bill, but Feeble-Yates; Felix-Obrien; Sir William Wheedle-Palmer; Mrs Furbelow-Mrs Bennet; Rhodamintha-Miss Barton; Lady Never Settle-Miss Pritchard; Blunderbuss-Bransby; Balloon-Blakes; Friendly-Packer (Genest, IV, 542-43).
Cast
Role: Sir William Wheedle Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17581222, but Miranda-Miss Houghton; Sir Jealous-Berry; Patch-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Berry
Role: Marplot Actor: Garrick, Sir George-Palmer
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17581214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Mossop; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Berry; Cimberton-Philips; Humphrey-Blakes; Tom-O'Brien (1st time); Phillis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Barton; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; In Act II, Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17580926, but Sir Jasper-Clough.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Clough.

Ballet: TThe Prussian Camp. As17581214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Parts-Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive; but Genest, IV, p. 547, lists: Heartly-Garrick; Sir Charles Clackit-Yates; Young Clackit-Obrien; Harriet-Miss Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Yates
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #180 (Cross); #189 1s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17590202, but Sir Jealous-Philips.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Philips.
Role: Marplot Actor: Garrick, Sir George-Palmer
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Ballet: TThe Prussian Camp. As17581214

Event Comment: [G$Genest notes Berry's performance of Sir Epicure in this piece as his last appearance on the stage.] Receipts: #170 (Cross); #183 1s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ridout; Lurcher-Anderson; Vulture-Bennet; Doublejugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John English-Collins; Freehold-Gibson; Carbunkle-Marten; Sneak-Holtom; Tim Shacklefigure-Costollo; Longbottom-Bencraft; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; With a Country Dance-incident to the play; Original Sheep@Shearing Ballad-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Garrick; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard; Manly-Havard; Sir Francis-Yates; Basset-Blakes; Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-Vaughan; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Glen; Jenny-Miss Barton; Lady Grace-Miss Haughton; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Miss Hippisley; With a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play, in which will be introduc'd (by particular desire) a; Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Scrub-Yates; Aimwell-Palmer; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Yates, 1st time; Cherry-Miss Haughton; Bonniface-Philips; Gibbet-Bransby; Foigard-Blakes; Sir Charles-Packer; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Gipsy-Miss Simson; Sullen-Burton.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance-Giorgi, Sga Lucchi

Event Comment: Benefit for Obrien. Afterpiece: By particualr Desire, being the last Time of Performing in this Season. No Building on the Stage. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Obrien, 1st time; Sir Charles-Havard; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; In the Play will be introduc'd (for the first time) a Minuet-O'Brien, Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Yates

Dance: TThe Swiss, as17590221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Greedy-Yates, 1st time; Welborn-Palmer, 1st time; Allworth-Holland, 1st time; Lovell-Havard; Sir Giles-Burton; Marall-Philips; Furnace-Blakes; Order-Mozeen; Tapwell-Ackman; Welldo-Clough; Amble-Vaughan; Watchman-Perry; Margaret-Mrs Davies; Froth-Mrs Cross; Lady Allworth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Giles Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: III: New Grand Dance, as17590509; V: Hornpipe-Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Mizen-Obrien, 1st time; Worthy-Havard; Flip-Yates; Rovewell-Austin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Sir Charles-Palmer; Arabella Zeal-Miss Macklin; Fair Quaaer-Mrs Davies; Sailors-Philips, Ackman, Beard, Vaughan, Clough, Blakes; with a Song-Beard in Character.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Entertainment: S+Specialty.II: An Ode in Honour of the Anti@Gallicans written by Mr Boyce-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Obrien; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard; Morelove-Packer; Edging-Miss Barton; Sir Charles-Havard; Lady Graveairs-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; V: Hornpipe-Master Mathews, a child of 5 years of age

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Palmer; Sullen-Burton; Bonniface-Philips; Scrub-Yates; Gibbet-Bransby; Foigard-Blakes; Sir Charles-Packer; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Mrs Abington; Gipsey-Mrs Simson; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Shuter; Richard-Collins; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Ferguson; Jenny-Mrs Green; Poundage-Marten; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Miss Helm; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Fleetwood1st time; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Cimberton-Philips; Humphrey-Blakes; Daniel-Vaughan; Tom-King (from Dublin); Phyllis-Mrs Abington; Lucinda-Mrs Baker (from cg); Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; In Act II Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris