SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir Roger LEstrange"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir Roger LEstrange")') 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: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Miller

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Master Lally, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Thurmond, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Houghton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Cibber; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Bellmour-Wilks; Sharper-Mills; Heartwell-Harper; Vainlove-Watson; Sir Joseph-Cibber Jr; Bluff-Johnson; Setter-Oates; Belinda-Mrs Horton; Araminta-Mrs Butler; Sylvia-Mrs Cibber; Lucy-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Cibber Jr

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Essex, Rainton, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Walter; particularly The Matelots, Dutch Boor and his Frou-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Wilks; Francisco-Watson; Lovegood-Shepard; Lance-Griffin; Shorthose-Norris; Fountain-Cibber Jr; Bellamore-Wm. Mills; Hairbrain-Oates; Roger-Harper; Lady Hartwell-Mrs Heron; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; Lucy-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Roger Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Delorme, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park Or The Merry Citizens

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas-Harper; Young Reveller-Cibber; Raison-Johnson; Worthy-Bridgwater; Dorinda-Mrs Horton; Florella-Mrs Booth; Violante-Mrs Butler; Mrs Raison-Mrs Mills; Lady Hazard-Mrs Grace; Sasaphras-Shepard; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Harper

Dance: Roger, Thurmond, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson; Particularly a Grand Chacone, a new Comic Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Sir William-Johnson; Elder Worthy-Williams; Worthy-Mills; Snap-Cibber Jr; Sly-Wetherilt; Narcissa-Mrs Thurmond; Hillaria-Mrs Heron; Flareit-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Robinson; particularly The Pierete, French Gardiner and His Mistress, The Matelots-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Delorme, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: Diana and Acteon

Related Works
Related Work: Diana and Acteon Author(s): Roger

Dance: II: Scot's Dance by Mrs Bullock. V: Milk Pail Dance

Song: I: Since Times are so bad (Purcell) by Nichols and Mrs Monlass. III: By Nichols

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-W. Mills; Face-Mills; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Griffin; Kastril-Miller; Dapper-Leigh; Surly-Oates; Lovewit-Shepard; Doll Common-Mrs Clive; Dame Pliant-Mrs Cross; Drugger-Cibber; Sir Epicure-Harper; Neighbours-Winstone, Wright, Turbutt, Raftor .
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Music: A New Sett of Act Tunes composed by Mr Arne

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Wycherley. Daily Advertiser, 24 Jan.: We hear from [dl] that upon Mr Philips's making a publick Acknowledgment of his late Errors, the Characters of Harlequin are to be distributed between him and Mr Lun, junior

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Dance: I: Flanderkins, as17380120; II: Drunken Peasant-Philips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger
Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Hughes, Esq. London Evening Post, 28 Jan.: It's remarkable that the new Comedy call'd The Nest of Plays...and the new Farce call'd The Coffee House...and which are the two first that have been perform'd since the Act of Parliament took Place, obliging all Plays, Farces, &c. to be licens'd before play'd, were both damn'd by the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: Flanderkins, as17380120 II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Grand Polish Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter, Liviez, Pelling, Vallois, Rector, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Woodward, Miss Brett

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Daily Advertiser, 30 Jan.: In the...London Evening Post of last Saturday, there is a Remark, that the first Comedy and first Farce perform'd under the Act for Licensing Plays, were both damn'd by the Town on Account of the said Act.--Believe it not:--To do the Devil Justice, they were both damn'd because they Both were Most Damnable Things, and on no other Account whatsoever. Yours, Tomo Chachi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Music: Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard, the first time of her appearance on this stage; Townly-Mills; Sir Francis-Griffin; Manly-Milward; Basset-Macklin; Richard-Woodward; Moody-Miller; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Roberts; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Jenny-Mrs Clive; Poundage-Turbutt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Marshall; Myrtilla-Miss Tollett; Trusty-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Dance: As17380201

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Dance: I: Flanderkins, as17380120 II: Grand Polish Dance, as17380128 III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Ballet-Denoyer, Haughton, Miss Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Dance: II: Grand Polish Dance, as17380128; III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Ballet, as17380206

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Dance: II: Grand Polish Dance, as17380128; III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Ballet, as17380206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Sir Politic Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Dance: I: La Pieraite-Leviez, Mrs Thompson; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Cibber; Sir George-Mills; Fantome-Wright; Lady Trueman-Mrs Butler; Vellum-Johnson; Abigail-Mrs Roberts; Gardener-Griffin; Butler-Macklin; Coachman-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris Author(s): Roger

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Punch-Master Ferg; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright