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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sisters of the deceased Mr Gay"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sisters of the deceased Mr Gay")') 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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6974 results for: Keyword - Sisters of the deceased Mr Gay
We found 4300 matches on Event Comments, 1414 matches on Author, 1186 matches on Performance Comments, 593 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6726
23 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Packer, Palmer, Hartry, J. Aickin, Wright, Johnston, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.

Monologue: End: (By Desire) Linco's Travels. As 14 March

6727
25 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Swindlers

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

6728
29 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: As17731203, but Theodosius-Brereton; Atticus-J. Aickin.
Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Brereton
Role: Aranthes Actor: Davies
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champnes, Kear, Fawcett, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten.
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: The Conjuror

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

6729
30 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sebastian Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Concluded with the scene of the Waterfall as origi Actor: .

Dance: II: A Minuet, Allemande-Master Burn, Miss Burn (Scholars of Giorgi); IV: A New Hornpipe-Master Burn

6730
03 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: to conclude with the Description of a Man of Wa Actor: Moody.

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

Dance: End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

6731
05 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Places for Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant (only) at the Stage Door. Receipts: #106 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Afterpiece Title: Midas

6732
10 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Beverly-Cautherly; Blandford-Bransby; Belmont-Packer; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Lady Restless-Mrs Hopkins; Clarissa-Miss Hopkins; Belinda-Mrs Abington; Sir William-Wright; Footman-Wheeler; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Tippet-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Beverly Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: As17740129, but Other characters-_Wright, Mrs _Hunt.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: _Wright, Mrs _Hunt.

Song: End Act III: Ode to Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister

Entertainment: Imitations-Bannister (last time this season)

6733
14 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Bassanio-Cautherly; Antonio-Reddish; Gratiano-Dodd; Salanio-Fawcett; Gobbo-Parsons; Launcelot Gobbo-W. Palmer; Tubal-Messink; Nerissa-Mrs Davies; Portia-Mrs Abington; Jessica (with Song)-Miss Jarratt; Salarino-Keen; Duke-Wright; Lorenzo (With Songs)-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Bassanio Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Packer, Palmer, Hartry, J. Aickin, Wright, Johnston, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.

6734
16 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jones, Walker, Mrs Simson and Mrs Cross. Tickets deliver'd by Mas. Blanchard, Stevens, Miss Berkley will be taken. Paid Mr Loutherbourg on acct #41 13s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #187 19s. Charges: #65 2s. Profits to beneficiaries: #22 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Cast
Role: the Crutch Dance Actor: .

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Walker; End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

6735
23 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Guiderius Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Cast
Role: the Crutch Dance Actor: .

Dance: End: A Hornpipe-Walker

6736
24 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly

Dance: ByMaster Whitlow, Miss Lings; End I Afterpiece: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

6737
07 June 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Light, burnt of his music shop by the late fire in King St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Song: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; With Hounds and With Horns-Mrs Thompson; Favourite Cantata sung at Ranelagh-Mrs Smith; Nymphs and Shepherds (Arne), Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarm (from Artaxerxes)-Miss Catley

Music: Solos and Concertos on varieties of instruments-

6738
23 July 1774 @ Great Room, Panton Street

Event Comment: By George Saville Carey at the Great Room, Panton St., Haymarket. To begin at 8:00 p.m. Price 2s. 6d. [Second night. This was repeated numerous times during the summer season, 28, 30 July, 2, 4 Aug., &c.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture On Mimicry

Performance Comment: Dialogue between Mr Patent and Jerry Dowlas-; Conversation between Aristophanes and Billy Buckraw-; with the favourite Cat Scene-.
Cast
Role: with the favourite Cat Scene Actor: .

6739
01 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The Westminster Magazine for October presented brief critical comments upon eight new actors at Covent Garden who performed this month: Mr and Mrs Whitefield, Young, Clinch, a young Lady (Mrs Armstead), Lee, Melmoth and Mrs Hunter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

6740
13 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Lusignan by Mr G. as Usual very fine (Hopkins Diary). [Judgment confirmed by statement in London Chronicle, 14 Oct.] The Comedy of As You Like It, obliged to be deferred. Paid a cotton bill #2 11s. 4d. Receipts: #219 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly

Dance: End I of Farce: The Irish Fair, as17740917

6741
18 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Guiderius Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt

Dance: III: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

6742
20 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The Gentleman in the mainpiece under the pseudonym of Melmoth was the voluminous writer Samuel Jackson Pratt. Identification by Hopkins MS Notes. He had acted first in Dublin, 1772-73.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Related Works
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Amintor-Mattocks; Mindora-Mrs Baker; Daphne-Miss Brown; first time. The Dances-Blurton, Harris, Miss Valois, Miss Besford.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Blurton, Harris, Miss Valois, Miss Besford.

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928; III: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

6743
24 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-J. Aickin; Face-Palmer; Ananias-Parsons; Sir Epicure-Bransby; Surly-Baddeley; Tribulation-Waldron; Dapper-Lamash; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Kastrill-Burton; Lovewit-Packer; Dol Common-Mrs Hopkins; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston; The Mob-Griffiths, Wright, Carpenter, Keen.
Cast
Role: The Mob Actor: Griffiths, Wright, Carpenter, Keen.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: II: The Irish Fair, as17740917

6744
29 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Smith, first appearance there
Role: Tressel Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt
Related Works
Related Work: The Election of Managers Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Concluding with the scene of the Waterfall Actor: as it was originally Performed.

6745
04 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Tragedy of Tamerlane oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Mr Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: the Original Crutch Dance Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

6746
07 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: In the Course of the Piece will be introduced a Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Slingsby
Role: The Ballets Actor: M. Larevier

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

6747
19 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lovewell Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt
Related Works
Related Work: The Election of Managers Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Concluding with the scene of the Waterfall Actor: as it was originally Performed.

6748
21 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Concluding with the scene of the Waterfall Actor: as it was originally Performed.
Related Works
Related Work: The Election of Managers Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

6749
23 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. 2nd night (Treasurer's Book). Paid Tabor & Pipes 3 nights (this incl.) #1 11s. 6d.; Mr Cooke's 4 boys, 5 Oct., #1 10s. Receipts: #245 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: In the Course of the Piece will be introduced a Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Slingsby
Role: The Ballets Actor: M. Larevier

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

6750
28 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Concluding with the scene of the Waterfall Actor: as it was originally Performed.
Related Works
Related Work: The Election of Managers Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Concluding with the scene of the Waterfall Actor: as it was originally Performed.