SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Cole"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Cole")') 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 Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole, Smirk-Foote; The Minor-Davis; Shift (with Imitations), Squintum-Bannister; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; Transfer-Weston; Loader-Palmer; Sir Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Dick-Quick; Tally-Pynn; Lucy-a young Gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage; Occasional Prologue in Prose-Laconic-J. Palmer; Scaffold the Builder-Bannister; Snarl-Weston; Manager-Foote-London Magazine.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole, Smirk-Foote; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; Richard Wealthy-Aickin; The Minor-Forde (from Dublin, his first appearance on this stage); Dick-Morgan; Shift (with Imitations), Dr Squintum-Bannister; Loader-Davis; Tally-Jacobs; Transfer-Weston; Lucy-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17690515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk, Mrs Cole, with Imitations, Epilogue-Bannister; Richard Wealthy-Burton; Loader-Palmer; Sir William-Castle; Dick-J. Burton; Transfer-Weston; the Minor-J. Aickin; Lucy-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lost Lover Or The Jealous Husband

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Horden; Epilogue-Miss Cross; Sir Rustick Good Heart-Johnson; Wilmore-Verbrugen; Wildman-Horden; Sir Amorous Courtall-Powell; Smyrna-Cibber; Pulse-Penkethman; Knowlittle-Haynes; Lady Young Love-Mrs Kent; Marina-Mrs Rogers; Belira-Mrs Knight; Orinda-Mrs Cibber; Olivia-Mrs Verbrugen; Isabella-Mrs Cole; Phoebe-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ibrahim The Thirteenth Emperour Of The Turks

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mrs Cross; Sultan Ibrahim-Verbruggen; Azema-Disney; Mufti-Simpson; Mustapha-Mills; Amurat-Powell Jr; Solyman-Harland; Achmet-Mrs Verbruggen; Morena-Mrs Rogers; Sheker Para-Mrs Knight; Zada-Mrs Mills; Mirva-Mrs Cole; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Mirva Actor: Mrs Cole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Pinkethman; Antonio-Leigh; Charino-Carnaby; Carlos-Waller; Clodio-Bickerstaff; Governor-Griffin; Duart-Smith; Manuel-Burkett; Sancho-Cole; Elvira-Mrs Knight; Angelina-Mrs Temple; Louisa-Mrs Moore; Honoria-Mrs Cox.
Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: Cole

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bickerstaffs Burying Or Work For The Upholders

Performance Comment: edition ca. 1710 lists: Mezro-Norris; Captain-Bickerstaff; Boatswain-Spillar; 1st Sailor-Pack; 2d Sailor-Miller; Lady Mezro-Mrs Knight; Isabinda-Mrs Cox; Lady-Mrs Kent; Officer-Carnaby; Servant-Cole; Lucy-Mrs Spillar.
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: Cole

Afterpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Elrington; Ballance-Shepard; Brazen-Husband; Worthy-Carnaby; Kite-Spillar; Bullock-Leigh; Pearmain-Norris; Appletree-Cole; Silvia-Mrs Spillar; Melinda-Mrs Sapsford; Rose-Mrs Shepard.
Cast
Role: Appletree Actor: Cole

Dance: Dutch Skipper, French Peasant-LeSac, Mrs Granger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Powell; Adrastus-Ryan; Creon-Shepherd; Tiresias-Cory; Ghost of Laius-Elrington; Alcander-Carnaby; Haemon-Thurmond; Plebeians-Leigh, Norris, Cole; Pyraemon-Spillar; Jocasta-Mrs Baker; Eurydice-Mrs Spillar.
Cast
Role: Plebeians Actor: Leigh, Norris, Cole

Dance: LeSac, 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: Dutch Boor Actor: Cole

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

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: Clip Actor: Cole

Song: The Whimsical Country-

Dance: The Whimsical Country Wedding-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlain

Performance Comment: Moneses-Powell; Tamerlain-Shepherd; Bajazet-Elrington; Omar-Freeman; Prince-Cole; Dervize-Norris; Merva-Pendry; Arpasia-Mrs Baxter; Selima-Mrs Shepherd; Haily-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Cole

Entertainment: Too long to be inserted here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances or More Ways Than One

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Argus-Norris; Hearty-Shepard; Rovewell-Quin; Robin-Miller; Constable-Cross; First Mob-Weller; 2d Mob-Pendroy; 3d Mob-Cole; Woman Mob-Wright; Servant-Harris; Boy-Young Norris; Arethusa-Miss Willis; Betty-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: 3d Mob Actor: Cole

Music: Mainpiece: by Henry Purcell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Jones; Thrifty-Mynn; Gripe-Cross; Leander-Giles; Octavian-Walker; Shift-Dove; Sly-Cole; Lucia-Miss Jones; Clara-Miss Dancey.
Cast
Role: Sly Actor: Cole

Entertainment: Rope Dancing and Tumbling by a Company from Germany, Italy, France, Holland-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blazing Comet The Mad Lovers Or The Beauties Of The Poets

Performance Comment: Lord Wildfire-the Author; Lady Flame-Madame de Gomez; but edition of 1731 lists: Sublimo-Campbell; Nimposto-Cole; Wildfire-Johnson; Limpo-Jones; Plenty-Mynns; Romondo-Morris; Wandering Jew-Giles; English Taylor-Mason; Poor Poet-Mason; Poverty-Cross; Radian-Mason; Orsmadius-Giles; Lady Flame-Mrs Haywood; Cristele-Mrs Palms; Calsine-Mrs Morse; Symphony-Mrs Fitzgerald; Poor Beggarwoman-Miss Dancy; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Nimposto Actor: Cole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Wanton Jesuit or Innocence Seduced

Performance Comment: Father Girrard-Pullen; Father Sabatier-Giles; Father Cadiere-Jones; Abbe Cadiere-Cross; Father Aubany-Warwell; Mons Chaudon-Cole; Robin-Radnor; Lady d'Aubert-Mrs Ray; Lady Beauslire-Mrs Clark; La Guiol-Miss Morse; L'Almande-Miss Dancey; La Batterele-Miss Radnor; La Robauld-Mrs Dove; La Laguiere-Miss Jones; Miss Cadiere-Mrs Pullen; but edition of 1731 lists: La Batterelle-Mrs Bignal; La Graveiere-Mrs Radnor.
Cast
Role: Mons Chaudon Actor: Cole

Dance: HHornpipe-Jones' Scholar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Sir Philip-Giles; Periwinkle-Cross; Tradelove-Mynns; Obadiah-Jones; Fainwell-Seynor; Freeman-Cole; Simon-Pullen; Sackbut-Jones; Mrs Lovely-Mrs Martin; Sarah-Mrs Clarke; Betty-Miss Jones; Quaker Boy-Jenny Jones.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Cole

Dance: II: Dutch Sailor-; III: Running Footman-; IV: Pierrot-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Cole; Brazen-Giles; Silvia-Mrs Martin; With a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Cole

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Monimia-Mrs Cross; Castalio-Anderson, the first Time of his appearing in public; Acasto-Mynns; Polydor-Jones; Chamont-Cole; Chaplain-Dove; Serina-Miss Jones; Florella-Mrs Pullen; Page-Miss J. Jones.
Cast
Role: Chamont Actor: Cole

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Entertainment: littleBoy of eleven Years old is to fly from the Footman's Gallery to the farthest Part of the Stage; first with two Pistols, one in each Hand; a second Time with two Flags, and to make a small Stop in the Middle, and flourish them over his Head.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Giles; Bertran-Wignel; Raymond-Meachen; Lorenzo-Cole; Alphonso-Mynn; Pedro-Pullen; Dominic-Dove; Gomez-Jones; Queen-Mrs Morse; Elvira-Mrs Pullen; Teresa-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Cole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conquets Surrender Or The Humorous Punster

Performance Comment: Parts-Jones, Cole, Machen, Oates, Cross, Hicks, Wignell, Mrs Morse, Miss Palms, Miss Jones, Mrs Pullen.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: With the much admired Fairy Song-Mrs Pullen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Envious Statesman Or The Fall Of Essex With The Humours Of The Forcd Physician

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Mullart; Physician-Hippisley; rest-Huddy, A. Hallam, Mullart, Cole, Penkethman, Stoppelaer, R. Wetherilt, Leigh, Gray, Mrs Grace, Mrs Templer, Mrs Talbot, Mrs Palmer, Miss Atherton, Mrs Morse, Miss Mears.

Dance: Mons D'Ferrou Ville , lately arrived from Paris, Miss Brett, Miss Mears

Music: A Band , including Burk Thumoth

Entertainment: Before the Opera: Postures-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed Or Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Hulett; Anne Bullen-Mrs Thurmond; Piercy-Delane; Wolsey-W. Giffard; Northumberland-Huddy; Rochford-Rosco; Lady Diana-Mrs Purden; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Williamson; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Cole, a Child of four Years of Age, who never appeared on any stage before.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Performance Comment: As17330113, but With a new Epilogue-Miss Cole.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Arcas-Winstone; Aegon-Cole; Corydon-Collett; Cimon-Rosco; Mopsus-Bardin; Damon-Stoppelaer; Phillida-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Aegon Actor: Cole