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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir William Leveson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir William Leveson")') 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 11545 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 512 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Weston; Subtle-Aickin; Face-Fearon; Sir Epicure-Lloyd; Knowlife-Courtney; Headlong-Ward; Doll-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Lloyd

Dance: End: A Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17730602 but Sir Jacob-Howard.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Actor: Howard.
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Williams.

Dance: As17730526

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall; Sir John-Bensley; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Flower-Younger; Miss Sterling-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Miss Miller, first time; Betty-Miss Pearce; Chambermaid-Mrs Kniveton; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green (playbill); Flower-Wignell (Public Advertiser); With the New Occasional Prologue spoken for the third time-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Bruin-Wright; Lint-Castle; Heel@Tap-Bransby; Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Waldron

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Old Wilding-Bannister; Papilion-Parsons; Sir James Eliot-J. Aickin; Young Wilding-Palmer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jefferson, first appearance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Sir James Eliot Actor: J. Aickin

Dance: End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Kniveton; Darnley-Bensley; Sir John Lambert-Hull; Col. Lambert-Lewes; Seyward-Wroughton; Maw@Worm-Quick; Lady Lambert-Miss Sherman, first appearance; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Green; Charlotte-a Young Lady[, who never appeared on any Stage [Miss Wilde]., who never appeared on any Stage [Miss Wilde].
Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Shuter; Tony-Quick; Marlow-Lewes; Hastings-DuBellamy; Sir Charles Marlow-Gardner; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Green; Miss Neville-Mrs Kniveton; Miss Hardcastle-Miss Wilde, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: A New Dance-. [See17731021]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Dodd; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Bates-Baddeley; Nephew-Cautherly; Thomas-Weston; Widow Brady (with Epilogue Song)-A Gentlewoman, first appearance on that stage.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Capt. Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Jefferson; Sir Charles Peasant-Brereton; Rovewell-Diamond; Cribbage-Davies; Lt. Easy-Norris; a New Sea Character-Weston; Cockswain-Ackman; Purser Indent-Griffith; Sailors-Wright, W. Palmer, Fawcett, Kear, Jacobs, Master Cape; Hatchway (with song)-Bannister; Arabelia Zeal-Mrs Greville (The gentlewoman who performed the Irish Widow); Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Bar@maid-Mrs Davies; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope; Concluding with Grand Naval Review-; in which is introduced a Dance of Sailors-Atkins, Mrs Sutton; the favourite song Rule Britannia-Vernon, others.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Peasant Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Sir James Eliot Actor: J. Aickin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Bonniface-Love; Aimwell-Packer; Foigard-Moody; Sir Charles Freeman-J. Aickin; Sullen-Hurst; Scrub-Weston; Gibbet-Bransby; Dorinda-Mrs Robinson; Cherry-Miss Pope; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Gipsey-Mrs Davies; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Johnson-Moody, first time; Sir John Loverule-Vernon; Nell-Miss Pope; Lady Loverule-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Vernon

Dance: IV: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17731111, but Sir George-Lewis, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Lewis, first time.
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17730928, but Sir Harry-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Parsons.
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Hartry
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): William Rowley
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Hamilton; Moody-Dunstall; Count Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs Baker; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Kniveton; Lady Townly-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 1s. Receipts: #140 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry; Sir Francis-Moody; Moody-Hartry; Manly-Packer; Count Basset-Dodd; Squire Richard-Burton; Miss Jenny-Mrs Davies; Lady Grace-Mrs Robinson; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17730918, but Sir Harry's Serv't-Dodd.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Serv't Actor: Dodd.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Sterling-Hurst; first time, Traverse-Keen; Fanny-Miss Hopkins; Ogleby-King; Sir John-Aickin; Lovell-Cautherly; Serj. Flower-Bransby; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Waldron

Song: (By Particular Desire) O! What a Charming Thing's a Battle!-Mr Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-King; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Wilding-J. Aickin; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaufort-Wheeler; Dapper-Jacobs; Quildrive-Burton; Corinna-Miss Platt; Maria-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Lewis; Scrub-Shuter; Gibbet-Woodward; Bonniface-Dunstall; Sir Charles-Lewes; Sullen-Kniveton; Foigard-Fox; Dorinda-Miss Barsanti; Cherry-Miss Brown; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Dyer; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Miss Jameson, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): William Rowley
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17740105, but Gibbet-Gardner; Sir Charles-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: DuBellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Moody; Sir Benjamin Dove-Dodd; Belfield Sen-Packer; Belfield Jan-Brereton; Skiff-Baddeley; Paterson-J. Aickin; Goodwin-Jefferson; Philip-Davies; Francis-Wrighten; Jonathan-Ackman; Sailors-Palmer, Griffith, Courtney; Sophia-Miss Younge; Lady Dove-Mrs Hopkins; Violetta-Mrs Grenville; Fanny-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir Benjamin Dove Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Entertainment: Bucks Have at ye All-Dodd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: As17740406 but Sir Charles-a young gentleman, first appearance; Binnacle-Parsons; Advocate-Mrs Millidge, restored.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Dance: End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17730918

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: As17740416 but Sir Charles-Brereton; Binnacle-Weston.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Brereton
Role: Sir Charles Peasant Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Sir Toby Fuz Actor: Bransby
Role: Sir Macaroni Virtue Actor: Dodd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Vernon; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Jessamy-Dodd; Jenkins-Bannister; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Clarissa-Mrs Smith; Harman-Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

Entertainment: End Act II: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

Dance: End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Performance Comment: Wm Strongbow-Vernon; George-Dimond; Sealand-J. Bannister; Sir Thomas-Parsons; Brian-Moody; Dr Goodman-Packer; La Poudre-Baddeley; Metre-Waldron; Robert-Griffith; Patty-Miss Pope; Dame Quickset-Mrs Bradshaw; Emily-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Related Works
Related Work: The Sheepshearing; or, Florizel and Perdita Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: End: The Taylors, as17740428