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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Widow of Mr Walter Aston"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Widow of Mr Walter Aston")') 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 Man Of Taste

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Orpheus

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but Ballet: by Denoyer, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: As17350415 with Ridotto: Les Capricieux by Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Fingalians by Davenport, Mrs Pelling; Hussars by Thurmond, Miss Mann; Masqueraders by Pelling, Leigh, Janno .

Dance: I: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. III: Drunken Peasant by LeBrun. IV: Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Cobler

Dance: I: A Clown by Nivelon. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Amorous Swain, as17350327 V: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Amorous Swain, as17350327 V: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun .

Song: III: A Mock Italian English Ballad by Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Music: II: A Concerto of Vivaldi's called The Cuckow, attempted on the Violin by Master Oates

Dance: III: A new Peasant Dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates Jr. IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Performance Comment: IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327.

Song: The Songs in Masonry as usual. I: Come let us prepare. III: on, on, my Dear Brethren. IV: Let Masonry be now my Theme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Clown by Nivelon

Performance Comment: III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Clown by Nivelon .

Song: I: Mock Italian-English Ballad by Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Dutchman an J his Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327.

Song: IV: Mock Italian-English Ballad by Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts composed by Handel, Geminiani, and others. First Musick: A Concerto for two Hautboys composed by Dr Pepusch. Second Musick: The third Concerto of the first Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Handel's Overture composed for the Opera of Ariadne

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327.

Song: rv: Mock Italian-English Ballad by Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c. French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland. By Essex and Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland. By Essex and Mrs Walter .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Walter

Music: As17351018

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer. III: Revellers by Essex and Mrs Walter. rv: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland

Performance Comment: II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer. III: Revellers by Essex and Mrs Walter. rv: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. Revellers, as17351103

Performance Comment: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. Revellers, as17351103.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. III: Grand New Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Le Badinage de Provence, as17351117

Performance Comment: III: Grand New Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Le Badinage de Provence, as17351117.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: I: Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson. II: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland

Performance Comment: II: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: By Mlle Anne Roland

Performance Comment: III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: By Mlle Anne Roland .

Song: In I: An English Cantata by Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: Black and White Joak; or, The Merry Sailor and the Lively Lass by Le Brun and Miss Mann. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: By Mlle Anne Roland

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: By Mlle Anne Roland .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Music: In II: Solo on Violin by Charke

Dance: II: New Serious Dance by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Rover, as17360214

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Rover, as17360214.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: Pierrots by Delamagne and Villeneuve. III: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. V: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: III: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. V: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin Captive

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, &c

Performance Comment: II: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: III: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. IV: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, &c

Performance Comment: IV: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: I: A new Pantomime Dance called Damon and Phillida: Damon-Phillips; Phillida-Miss Mann; Cimon-Pelling; Mopsus-Davenport. II: Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. IV: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. V: The Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c

Performance Comment: II: Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. IV: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. V: The Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: III: By Denoyer's Apprentice. IV: By Mlle Anne Roland. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performance Comment: IV: By Mlle Anne Roland. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: As17381208, but Masquerade Dance-Mrs Walter, Mrs _Chetwood.

Dance: III: A new Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Potter, Hussey. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Charges #81 10s. Deficit to the beneficiaries #18 1s. 10d. apiece. Covered by income from Tickets: Condell #71 12s. (Box 186; Pit 122; Gallery 68); Potter #48 14s. (Box 116; Pit 74; Gallery 86); Hussey #64 4s. (Box 118; Pit 152; Gallery 119); Walters, Dixon, Reed, and Wooley paid up half values of tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #24 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Dyer (Scholar to Fishar); III: The Irish Lilt, as17700402 End: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Twist