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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir W Coventry"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir W Coventry")') 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 6945 matches on Performance Comments, 1603 matches on Author, 1152 matches on Event Comments, 495 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Single

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Betterton; Peregrine-Wilks; Young Single-Booth; Sir Arthur Addle-Dogget; Justice Wary-Johnson; Ralph-Penkethman; Timothy-Underhill; Julia-Mrs Bracegirdle; Betty-Mrs Mountfort [Downes, p. 47].Downes, p. 47].
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Betterton
Role: Sir Arthur Addle Actor: Dogget

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Mills; Surly-Estcourt; Farewell-Bullock Jr; Testimony-Johnson; Hothead-Bullock Sr; Sir Thomas-Pinkethman; Leonora-Mrs Oldfield; Violante-Mrs Bicknell; Aunt-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Pinkethman
Event Comment: At the desire of several Perons of Quality will be perform'd that great and celebrated Scene in Julius Caesar at the table between Brutus and Cassius , Written by the Immortal Shakespeare. And altho' Mr Penkethman is at an extraordinary Charge in providing these Entertainments, to oblige his Friends he lets them in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, The Subscribers' Tickets have free Admittance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar (one Scene)

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Powell; Sir Thomas-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Powell
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Penkethman.

Entertainment: Rope/Dancing after the French, Italian, and Bohemian Manner-; also a Stiff Rope, Vaulting the Slack Rope beyond Imagination-little Girl of 4 Years of Age

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Single

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Keene; Betty-Miss Younger; Peregrine-Wilks; Single-Booth; Woodland-Boman; Wary-Johnson; Barter-Cory; Sir Arthur-Norris; Timothy-Bullock; Ralph-Leigh; Julia-Mrs Santlow; Alice-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Keene
Role: Sir Arthur Actor: Norris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Marall

Performance Comment: Sir Martin-Miller; Warner-Mills; Moody-Johnson; Sir John-Wilks Jr; Carrier-Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Martin Actor: Miller
Role: Sir John Actor: Wilks Jr

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: As17161004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Performance Comment: Sir Walter-Quin; Howard-Ryan; Young Raleigh-Walker; Gundamor-Boheme; Cobham-Chapman; Salisbury-Hulett; Sir Julius-Milward; Lady Raleigh-Mrs Berriman; Olympia-Mrs Buchanan; Florella-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Actor: Milward
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Otway. Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Piece of One Act: Being the Sequel to the King and the Miller of Mansfield. [By Robert Dodsley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Performance Comment: Sir John Cockle-Miller; King-Cibber; Sir Timothy Flash-Beard; Greenwood-Hill; French Cooke-Woodward; Miss Kitty-Mrs Clive; Mrs Starch-Miss Tollett; Vintner-Turbutt; Joe-Marshall; Barber-Ray; Taylor-Gray; Attendants-Raftor, Woodburn, Leigh; Edition of 1738 adds: Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Cockle Actor: Miller
Role: Sir Timothy Flash Actor: Beard

Dance: V: Ballet-Denoyer, Haughton, Miss Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Performance Comment: Sir Walter-Quin; Howard-Milward; Young Raleigh-Mills; Salisbury-Havard; Gundamor-Berry; Cobham-Wright; Sir Julius Caesar-Ridout; Carew-Cashell; Wade-Turbutt; Lady Raleigh-Mrs Butler; Olympia-Mrs Mills; Florella-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Belguard-Gardner; Crack-Shuter; Hothead-Dunstall; Testimony-Gibson; Farewell-Wroughton; Surley-Clarke; Merchant-Wignell; Servant to Sir Courtly-Holtom; Leonora-Miss Macklin; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Woman to Leonora-Mrs Perry; Violante-Mrs Bulkley; In Act III: Singing-Mattocks, Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward
Role: Servant to Sir Courtly Actor: Holtom

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Mattocks; Sir Thomas-Cushing; Dick-Hamilton; Betty-Miss Valois; Old Hob-Saunders; Hob's Mother-Mrs Copin; Flora-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Cushing

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17700402

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Powell.

Song: Between the acts: Singing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber.

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasCalico-Estcourt.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasCalico Actor: Estcourt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Mills; Farewell-Booth; Surly-Verbruggen; Crack-Bowen; Hothead-Bullock; Testimony-Norris; Violante-Mrs Bradshaw; Leonora-Mrs Oldfield; Aunt-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Single

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Estcourt; Peregrine-Powell; Ralph-Penkethman; Single-Bickerstaff; Betty-Miss Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Estcourt

Song: As17070204

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Debargues, Miss Santlow, Mrs Evans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Single; Or, The Cautious Coxcomb

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Estcourt; Ralph-Penkethman; Betty-Mrs Montfort.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Estcourt

Song: Leveridge, others

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber, being the first time of his Acting this Season; Surly-Keene; Testimony-Johnson; Hothead-Bullock; Crack-Leigh; Merchant-Fairbank; Leonora-Mrs Oldfield; Violante-Mrs Bradshaw; Aunt-Mrs Powell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Marall; Or, The Feign'd Innocence

Performance Comment: Sir Martin-Bullock; Warner-Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Martin Actor: Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Mills; Farewell-Bullock Jr; Surly-Keene; Hothead-Bullock Sr; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Pinkethman; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Bradshaw; Aunt-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Marall

Performance Comment: Sir Martin-Bullock; Warner-Powell; Old Moody-Johnson; Mrs Millisent-Mrs Porter; Mrs Christian-Miss Willis; Rose-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir Martin Actor: Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Sir Oliver-Dogget; Sir Joslin-Estcourt; Courtall-Wilks; Freeman-Mills; Rakehell-Bickerstaff; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Knight; Ariana-Mrs Porter; Gatty-Mrs Santlow; Sentry-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Dogget
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Estcourt
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Surly-Keene; Belguard-Mills; Hothead-Bullock Sr; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Farewell-Bullock Jr; Leonora-Mrs Oldfield; Violante-Mrs Bicknell; Aunt-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit Castelman. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge

Performance Comment: Sir Frederick-Wilks; Sir Nicholas-Dogget; Palmer-Estcourt.
Cast
Role: Sir Frederick Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir Nicholas Actor: Dogget
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: Blooza Bella-Prince, Mrs Bicknell; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond, Mrs Bicknell; Miller's Dance-Prince, Leigh; Original Dance by Eight Linkmen-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Leonora-Mrs Oldfield; Belguard-Mills; Surly-Keene; Farewell-Bullock Jr; Hothead-Bullock Sr; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Violante-Mrs Bradshaw; Aunt-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Sir Frederick-Wilks; Sir Nicholas-Dogget; Palmer-Bullock; Wheedle-Keene; Bruce-Booth; Dufoy-Bowen; Widow-Mrs Knight; Graciana-Mrs Bradshaw; Aurelia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Sir Frederick Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir Nicholas Actor: Dogget
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Surly-Keene; Hothead-Bullock; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber