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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Young Gentleman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Young Gentleman")') 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 3825 matches on Performance Comments, 1343 matches on Event Comments, 1139 matches on Author, 848 matches on Performance Title, and 308 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Lloyd]); King-Kemble; Polonius-Moss; Laertes-Iliff; Horatio-Johnson; Ostrick-J. Edwin; Rosencraus-Chapman; Guildenstern-Chambers; Francisco-Abbott; Marcellus-Reeve; Player King-Usher; Gravediggers-Powell, Barrett; Ghost-Williamson; Queen-Mrs Barresford; Player Queen-Mrs Lefevre; Ophelia-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Dance: As17890525

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Powell; Manager-Aickin; Easy-Iliff; Gentleman in the Balcony-Rees; Irishman in the Pit-R. Palmer; Prompter-Gardner; Actresses-Miss Brangin, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis, Miss Palmer; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: The Swop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace; Or, A Voyage Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Harley; Bastard-Fennell (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Gloster-Hull; Kent-Aickin; Albany-Davies; Cornwall-Macready; Burgundy-Blurton; Physician-Gardner; Gentleman Usher-Bernard; Edgar-Holman; Regan-Mrs Bernard; Goneril-Mrs Platt; Arante-Miss Rowson; Cordelia-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Bernard

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In Many Masks

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Powell; Manager-Aickin; Easy-Iliff; Gentleman in the Balcony-Kean; Irishman in the Pit-R. Palmer; Prompter-Evatt; Actresses-Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Powell, Miss Palmer, Miss Heard; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Lewis; Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Davies; Serjeant Kite-Cubitt; Bullock-Wilson; Recruits-Bernard, Blanchard; Welch Collier-Farley; Captain Brazen-Ryder; Melinda-Mrs Bernard; Rose-Mrs Wells; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Sylvia-Mrs Pope; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Scale-Reeve; Scruple-Powel; Gentleman-Ledger.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Ledger.

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Harley; Bastard-Macready; Gloster-Hull; Kent-Aickin; Albany-Davies; Cornwall-Evatt; Physician-Rock [Public Advertiser: Powel]; Gentleman Usher-Bernard; Edgar-Holman; Regan-Mrs Bernard; Goneril-Mrs Platt; Arante-Miss Rowson; Cordelia-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Bernard

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Fugitive

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Ryder, Blanchard, Wilson, Marshall, Powel, Rock, Farley, Cross, Johnstone, Miss Williams, Mrs Webb, Mrs Harlowe (1st appearance on this stage). [Larpent MS lists the parts: Baron Allstoff (acted by Wilson) (Diary, 5 Nov.), Gentleman, Theodore, Ralpho, Justice Yacobs, Count, Fritz, Slip, Turnkeys, Ballybough, Mme Yacobs, Julia, Ellen.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Baron Allstoff (acted by Wilson) (Diary, 5 Nov.), Gentleman, Theodore, Ralpho, Justice Yacobs, Count, Fritz, Slip, Turnkeys, Ballybough, Mme Yacobs, Julia, Ellen.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Song: In III: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Hagley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris, Taken in the Year 1790

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters: St. Alban-Holman; Captain O'Leary-Johnstone; Patrick-Rock; Catherine-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Miss Brunton; Vocal Characters-Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet (Their 1st appearance), Miss Stuart, Miss Francis, Miss Williams, Mrs Mountain; Pantomimical Characters: Harlequin-Boyce; Petit Maitre-Farley; Marquis-W. Powel; Pioneer-Cranfield; Dusty Gentleman-Bernard; Poet-Marshall; Shoe@Black-Rees; Jacobine-Cross; Lemonadier-C. Powell; Poissards-Blurton, Rayner; Gardener-Milburne; Grotesque-Follett; Dancing Nymphs-Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Boyce, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Lloyd; Colombine-Mrs Harlowe; New Prologue-Holman.
Cast
Role: Dusty Gentleman Actor: Bernard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Performance Comment: As17910203, but Dusty Gentleman-_; Poet-_; Jacobine-_.
Cast
Role: Dusty Gentleman Actor: Bernard

Song: III: Epithalamium. Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; the Music by Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falsehood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Julio-Holman; Duke Angelo-Harley; Roderick-Davies; Camillo-Munden; Shepherd-Blanchard; Don Bernard-Powel; Master of the Flock-Cubitt; Henriquez-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Hoy]); Violante-Mrs Wells; Leonora-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Henriquez Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib; or, British Valour in India

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: In 2nd piece: Battle Dance-, and a Representation of English and British Grand Martial Procession

Song: I: Hark the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings (set by Dr Cooke)-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Mrs Mountain; End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; IV: Fond Echo Forbear thy fond sigh (written by Shakspeare [recte Lewis Theobald], and composed new for the Evening's Performance by Shield)-Mrs Mountain; In Pantomime: Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear (the music by Dibdin)-Mrs Mountain; The Gallant Soldier born to Arms (composed by Hook)-Incledon; Indian War Song-Bannister; The Tobacco Box: Tho' the Fate of Battle on Tomorrow wait-Johnstone, Mrs Warrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17910818, but Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Booth; Gentleman in the Balcony: With Imitations-Kean; Easy-_; Prompter-_; Actresses-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: Katherine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, Diversion in the Morning

Performance Comment: Carmine-Martin (1st appearance on any stage [see above]); Brush-A Gentleman (from the Theatre Royal, Richmond [unidentified]); Novice-Scott; Lord Dupe-Holiday; Alderman Pentweazel-Well; Caleb-Johnson; Boy-Sharp; Puff-Wilkinson; Lady Pentweazel-Mr Berry (2nd appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Brush Actor: A Gentleman

Dance: I afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Alderman, Lady Pentweazel

Song: End: The Tobacco Box-Johnson, Miss Chatterley

Entertainment: Monologues After Singing: British Loyalty[; or, A Squeeze to St. Paul's-Wilkinson; End II afterpiece: Bucks have at Ye All-a Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified])

Performance Comment: Paul's-Wilkinson; End II afterpiece: Bucks have at Ye All-a Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).

Music: Between Acts: several pieces of Martial Music-his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester's Band(, in full uniform, by Permission)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Harley; Bastard-Macready; Gloster-Hull; Kent-Aickin; Albany-Davies; Cornwall-Bloomfield; Physician-Rock; Gentleman Usher-Munden; Edgar-Holman; Regan-Mrs Fawcett; Goneril-Mrs Platt; Arante-Miss Leserve; Cordelia-Mrs Merry.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Music: As17911024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii; Or, The Death Of Fair Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-A Gentleman [unidentified]; The Abbot-Wilkinson; Prince Henry-Rundell; Leicester-Frodsham; Salisbury-Fielding; Verulam-Savigny; Clifford-Baker; Rosamond-Miss Dalton; Ethelinda-Mrs Taylor; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Jackson (from the Theatre Royal, York).
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Brute

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute (for that night only)-Wilkinson; Constant-Frodsham; Heartfree-Rundell; Taylor-Nicholls; Col. Bully (with songs)-Upton; Dermot O'Whiskey-Hopton; Lord Rake (with Hippisley's Drunken Man)-Doggett; Lady Brute-Mrs Hunter; Lovewell-Miss Barnes;Belinda-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: A Young Lady

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Monody on the Death of Mr Henderson (3rd time at this theatre)-Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: In III: Epithalamium. Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Hagley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: As17920121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: In III: an Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck; or, French Ingratitude

Song: End: Captivity (Supposed to be sung by an Unfortunate Queen [Marie Antoinette] during her confinement)-; End 2nd piece: Black Eyed Susan-; In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Chapter of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Pad