SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Smith"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Smith")') 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 10804 matches on Author, 3378 matches on Performance Comments, 771 matches on Event Comments, 281 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Life's Vagaries

Cast
Role: Lord Arthur D'Aimurle Actor: Lewis
Role: Dickins Actor: Emery
Role: Timolin Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Hans Burges Actor: Munden
Role: George Burges Actor: Fawcett
Role: Lord Torrendale Actor: Waddy
Role: Robin Actor: Townsend
Role: Leillet Actor: Farley
Role: Augusta Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Fanny Dickins Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Miss Clare Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Poor Woman Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Lady Torrendale Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: Saturday Night at Sea; or, Tars at Anchor

Performance Comment: With a jolly full Bottle-Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Street; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; Young William-Incledon; A Song-Johnstone; The Wind blew fresh-Townsend; Great Britain still her charter boasts-Incledon, Chorus.

Song: End II 1st piece: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End 1st piece: The Group of Lovers-Munden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Cast
Role: Tangent Actor: Lewis
Role: Toby Allspice Actor: Emery
Role: Captain Faulkner Actor: Pope
Role: Caustic Actor: Munden
Role: Dick Dashall Actor: Fawcett
Role: M'Query Actor: Waddy
Role: Landlord Actor: Rees
Role: Bailiff Actor: Thompson
Role: John Actor: Claremont
Role: Undertaker Actor: Street
Role: Clementina Allspice Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Sorrel Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Julia Faulkner Actor: Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: The Vanguard

Performance Comment: Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; A Touch at Old Times-Munden; The Irish Haymaker-Johnstone; Young William-Incledon; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; Rule Britannia-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Street.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Blister Actor: Emery
Role: Coupee Actor: Betterton
Role: Quaver Actor: Clarke
Role: Goodwill Actor: Thompson
Role: Thomas Actor: Claremont
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Drury Actor:

Song: End II: The Storm-Incledon (written by G. A. Stevens); Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue End: An Occasional Address-H. Johnston; Imitations-Rees

Cast
Role: Imitations Actor: Rees.
Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Appleby, Bennett, Butler, Calkin, Dale Jun., Fosbrook, Gooding, Henderson, Humphries, Jacobs, Marks, Powell, Perry, Gaudry, Phillimore, Ryder, Scott, Tice, Williams, Wooldridge will be admitted.] Receipts: #58 10s. 6d. (28.15.6; 18.2.6; 0.0.0; odd money: 11.12.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Cast
Role: Osmond Actor: Powell
Role: Reginald Actor: Cory
Role: Angela Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Percy Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Father Philip Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Motley Actor: Russell
Role: Kenrick Actor: Holland
Role: Hassan Actor: Dowton
Role: Saib Actor: Trueman
Role: Muley Actor: Caulfield
Role: Alaric Actor: Wentworth
Role: Harold Actor: Webb
Role: Allan Actor: Packer
Role: Edric Actor: Wathen
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Evelina's Ghost Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Philip Actor: Wathen.
Role: Lovel Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Freeman Actor: Trueman
Role: Tom Actor: Maddocks
Role: Coachman Actor: Webb
Role: Kingston Actor: Fisher
Role: Robert Actor: Evans
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Russell
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Roffey
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: As17980920

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Henry James Pye. Prologue by William Sotheby; Epilogue by John Taylor (see text)]: With new Dresses and Decorations. "From the first drawing up of the curtain, till its final fall, we could not discover one single flight of fancy, one solitary scene of woe...It is but justice to add that for a first night the performers, with the exception of Barrymore, were very perfect in their respective parts [and see 27 Jan.]" (Dramatic Censor, I, 175, 181). Receipts: #309 13s. (246.4.6; 61.0.6; 2.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adelaide

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Aickin
Role: Prince Richard Actor: Kemble
Role: Prince John Actor: Barrymore
Role: Clifford Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Legate Actor: Cory
Role: Officer Actor: Maddocks
Role: Adelaide Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Emma Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Coates
Role: Prologue Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Mellon.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Whimsey Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Monford Actor: Caulfield
Role: Young Whimsey Actor: Palmer
Role: Tim Tartlett Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Furnish Actor: Suett
Role: Simon Actor: Surmont
Role: Mrs Pattypan Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Tidswell.