SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Widow Leigh"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Widow Leigh")') 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 Fond Husband

Performance Comment: Sneak-Penkethman; Rashly-Powell; Ranger-Elrington; Fond Husband-Norris; Sir Roger-Leigh; Emelia-Mrs Baker; Maria-Mrs Spillar; Cordelia-Mrs Sapsford; Nurse-Mrs Pollet.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Leigh

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Dance by a French Peasant, a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper, his Wife, and others-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Merchant-Powell; Clause-Cory; Vandunck-Leigh; Hemskirk-Husband; Hubert-Bois; Prig-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Higgen-Spillar; Dutch Boor-Cole; Bertha-Mrs Baker; Jaqualine-Mrs Spillar.
Cast
Role: Vandunck Actor: Leigh

Dance: French Peasant-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-; Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Performance Comment: Sir Timothy Tuff-Norris; Robin-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Leigh.

Dance: Between the Acts: Several Comical Entertainments of Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Lory-Penkethman; Foppington-Husband; Young Fashion-Mrs Kent; Lovelace-Elrington; Worthy-Thurmond; Sir Tunbelly-Leigh; Surgeon-Norris; Coupler-Spillar; Amanda-Mrs Baker; Berinthia-Mrs Sapsford; Hoyden-Mrs Shepard; Nurse-Mrs Powell; With a new Prologue-Powell; a new Epilogue-Powell, Spiller, Expressing the dreadful Hardships Laywers and Players suffer in a long Vacation.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Leigh

Song:

Dance: Too many to be inserted in the bills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives' Confederacy; Or, The Usurer Outwitted

Performance Comment: Old Moneytrap-Norris; Dicky-Powell; Old Gripe-Leigh; Brass-Spillar; Clip-Cole; Jessemin-Young Jubilee Dicky [Norris Jr]; Clarissa-Mrs Sapsford; Araminta-Mrs Kent; Corinna-Miss Sherborn; Flippanta-Mrs Spillar; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Richardson; Mrs Clogget-Mrs Pollet; With a new Prologue-Powell.
Cast
Role: Old Gripe Actor: Leigh

Song: The Whimsical Country-

Dance: The Whimsical Country Wedding-

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Fair Quaker-Mrs Santlow; Flip-Leigh; Mizen-Pack; Rovewell-Powell; Worthy-Booth; Sailors-Johnson, Pinkethman, Norris, Bullock, Bowen, Bullock Jr; Arabella-Mrs Bradshaw; Belinda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Flip Actor: Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: Timon-Powell; Alcibiades-Booth; Apemantus-Keene; Senators-Johnson, Norris, Bullock, Leigh; Poet-Pinkethman; Evandra-Mrs Knight; Melissa-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Senators Actor: Johnson, Norris, Bullock, Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Caius Marius-Powell; Young Marius-Booth; Granius-Ryan; Metellus-Boman; Sylla-Bullock Jr; Citizens-Penkethman, Norris, Leigh, Burkhead; Lavinia-Mrs Bradshaw; Nurse-Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Performance Comment: Valentinian-Powell; AEcius-Keene; Maximus-Booth; Licinius-Bullock; Balbas-Norris; Chylax-Leigh; Lucina-Mrs Bradshaw; Lycias-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Chylax Actor: Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Powell; Adrastus-Booth; Creon-Keene; Haemon-Mills; Tiresias-Boman; Phorbas-Husband; AEgeon-Cory; Ghost-Elrington; Citizens-Leigh, Norris, Bullock, Pack; Jocasta-Mrs Knight; Euridice-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: Leigh, Norris, Bullock, Pack

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd

Performance Comment: John-Mills; Jacomo-Johnson; Antonio-Thurmond; Lopez-Bickerstaff; Francisco-Keene; Leonora-Mrs Knight; Maria-Mrs Porter; Octavia-Miss Sherburn; Flavia-Miss Willis; Shepherds-Norris, Leigh, Pack, Burkhead.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Norris, Leigh, Pack, Burkhead.

Dance: Dutch Skipper and Wife-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Mills; Hector-Pack; Sir Thomas-Bullock; Marquis-Bowen; Cogdie-Bullock Jr; Lovewell-Elrington; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Porter; Angelica-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Security-Mrs Willis; Favorite-Mrs Mills; Boxkeeper-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Boxkeeper Actor: Leigh.
Event Comment: Benefit Commodore Flip, alias Leigh. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Cast
Role: Flip Actor: Leigh

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Performance Comment: Parts-Norris, Burkhead, Leigh, Bickerstaff, Ryan, Bullock Jr, Miss Sherburn.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: As17110217, but Apemantus-Mills; Poet-Norris; Senators listed as AElius-Johnson; Phaeax-Bullock; Isander-Leigh; Senators-_Norris [Cleon].Cleon].
Cast
Role: Isander Actor: Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster; Or, Love Lies A Bleeding

Performance Comment: Philaster-Wilks; King-Keene; Pharamond-Cibber; Dion-Mills; Clerimont-Bullock Jr; Trasiline-Elrington; Arethusa-Mrs Porter; Bellario-Miss Sherborn; Old Captain-Bullock Sr; Citizens-Leigh, Norris, Pack, Burkhead.
Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: Leigh, Norris, Pack, Burkhead.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Fair Quaker-Miss Santlow; Flip-Leigh; Mizen-Pack; Whistlebooby-Norris; Cagg-Johnson; Hammock-Pinkethman; Locker-Bullock; Whipstaff-Bowen; Swabb-Burkhead; Bucket-Bullock Jr; Arabella-Mrs Bradshaw; Worthy-Booth; Rovewell-Powell.
Cast
Role: Flip Actor: Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Powell; Alcibiades-Booth; Apemantus-Keene; AElius-Johnson; Phaeax-Bullock; Cleon-Norris; Isander-Leigh; Evandra-Mrs Knight; Melissa-Mrs Bradshaw; Poet-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Isander Actor: Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Sir William-Penkethman; Squire-Bullock; Young Belfond-Wilks; Sir Edward-Keene; Trueman-Mills; Cheatly-Bickerstaff; Shamwell-Bullock Jr; Lolpoop-Leigh; Isabella-Mrs Rogers; Teresa-Mrs Oldfield; Mrs Termagent-Mrs Knight; Lucy-Miss Sherburn; Ruth-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Lolpoop Actor: Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17110927, but Sir Sampson-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Leigh.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplex'd Lovers

Performance Comment: Edition of 1712 lists: Lord Richlove-Mills; Sir Roger Merryman-Leigh; Colonel Bastion-Wilks; Colonel Merryman-Bullock Sr; Belvill-Booth; Timothy-Pack; Le Front-Bowen; Constantia-Mrs Santlow; Camilla-Mrs Oldfield; Florella-Mrs Saunders; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Norris in Mourning.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Merryman Actor: Leigh
Event Comment: Benefit Leigh. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Leigh.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Powell; Adrastus-Booth; Creon-Keene; Haemon-Mills; Tiresias-Boman; Citizens-Penkethman, Norris, Bullock, Pack, Leigh; Jocasta-Mrs Knight; Euridice-Mrs Bradshaw.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Performance Comment: Don Quixote-Bowen; Sancho-Leigh; Marcella-Mrs Bradshaw; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Bicknell; Country Maid-Miss Sherborn.
Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: Leigh

Dance: Two Skippers-Thurmond, Wade being the first time of his dancing in public; Other new dances-Thurmond, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba; Or, Hannibal's Overthrow

Afterpiece Title: The Petticoat Plotter

Performance Comment: As17120605 but Principal parts-_Leigh, Bullock Jr.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: _Leigh, Bullock Jr.
Role: Nincompoop Actor: Leigh