SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Young Leigh"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Young 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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We found 3681 matches on Performance Comments, 770 matches on Author, 694 matches on Performance Title, 627 matches on Event Comments, and 59 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphoses

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Clark; Pierot-Roger; Pantalon-Cibber Jr; Harlequin's Child-Miss Robinson Jr; Pigmy Dancing Master-Sandham; Scaramouch-Haughton; Pantalon's Daughters-Mrs Young, Mrs Paulet; Adonis-Young Rainton; Venus-Miss Robinson; Apollo-Thurmond; Daphne-Mrs Booth; Night-Miss Lindar; Aurora-Mrs Bowman; Cupid-Young Leigh; Daphne's Followers-Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter; Sylvan-Essex; Nymph-Mrs Booth; Pan-Roger; Shepherds-Lally, Boval; Shepherdesses-Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar; Countrymen-Haughton, Duplessis; Countrywomen-Mrs Walter, Mrs Young.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphoses

Performance Comment: Apollo-Thurmond; Daphne-Mrs Booth; Night-Miss Lindar; Aurora-Mrs Boman; Cupid-Young Leigh; Daphne's Followers-Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter; Pastora-Mrs Robinson; Harlequin-Cibber Jr; Pierrot-Roger; Pantalon-Miller; Cookmaid-Harper; Punch-Boval; Pigmy Dancing Master-Sandham; Scaramouch Singing Master-Haughton; Pantalon's Daughters-Mrs Brett, Mrs Young; Adonis-Young Rainton; Venus-Miss Robinson; Concluding with a Rural Masque: Les Bois d'Amourette-; Nymph-Mrs Booth; Rival Swains-Thurmond, Roger; Shepherds-Boval, Lally, Haughton, Duplessis; Shepherdesses-Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Miss Lindar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphoses

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Clark; Pierrot-Roger; Pantalon-Cibber Jr; Harlequin a Child-Miss Robinson Jr; Pigmy Dancing Master-Sandham; Scaramouch-Haughton; Pantalon's Daughters-Mrs Young, Mrs Paulet; Adonis-Rainton; Venus-Miss Robinson; Apollo-Thurmond; Daphne-Mrs Booth; Night-Miss Lyndar; Aurora-Mrs Bowman; Cupid-Young Leigh; Nymph-Mrs Booth; Pan-Roger; Shepherds-Lally, Boval; Shepherdesses-Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar; Countrymen-Haughton, Duplessis; Countrywomen-Mrs Walter, Mrs Young.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury

Performance Comment: Apollo-Thurmond; Daphne-Mrs Booth; Night-Mrs Heron; Aurora-Mrs Boman; Cupid-Young Leigh; Daphne's Followers-Miss Tenoe, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Hatton; Priest of Apollo-Ferrers; Countrymen-Boval, Topham; Countrywomen-Miss Lindar, Mrs Brett; Shepherds-Essex, Lally; Shepherdesses-Miss Tenoe, Mrs Hatton; Sylvan-Thurmond; Nymph-Mrs Booth; Harlequin Mercury-Cibber Jr; Doctor-Griffin; Pierrot-Miller; Punch-Norris; Marketwoman-Harper; Scaramouch-Ray; Seven Satyrs-Comedians.
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Devil of a Duke; or, Trapolin's Vagaries

Performance Comment: Trapolin-Bridgwater; Flametta-Miss Raftor; Lavinio-Roberts; Barberino-Paget; Bruneto-Stoppelaer; Prudentia-Miss Atherton; Alberto-Winstone; Mago-Cross; Isabella-Miss Mears; Puritan-Jones; but edition of 1732 adds: 1st Woman-Young Leigh; 2d-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: 1st Woman Actor: Young Leigh

Dance: HHighland Dance-Native of Scotland; A new Scotch Dance-Holt, Mrs Walter; Je ne scai quoy-Vallois, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: MMist's, 19 Feb.: Yesterday, as young Mr Cibber was performing the Part of Harlequin in Apollo and Daphne, his Foot slipp'd, and he fell down the Stage and broke his Nose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphoses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphoses

Performance Comment: As17260221, but a Child-Young Roger; Punch-_.
Cast
Role: a Child Actor: Young Roger
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh
Role: Pantalon's Daughters Actor: Mrs Brett, Mrs Young
Role: Adonis Actor: Young Rainton
Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Charles Molloy.] Never Acted before. Afterpiece: [By John Leigh.] A new Farce...being the Sequel to Country Wake. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Wedding

Performance Comment: Edition of 1720 lists: Sir ThomasTesty-Bullock Sr; Woodvill-Egleton; Truelove-Diggs; Old Hob-Harper; Young Hob-Spiller; Saywell-Coker; Lady Testy-Mrs Giffard; Lucia-Miss Stone; Mary-Mrs Bullock Jr; Betty-Mrs Robertson; Hob's Mother-Mrs Elsam.
Cast
Role: Young Hob Actor: Spiller
Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh

Dance: Bashful Maid, Irish Trot-Mrs Fryer

Event Comment: [By John Leigh.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pretenders; Or, Kensington Gardens

Performance Comment: Edition of 1720 lists: Lord George Belmour-Leigh; Colonel Lovely-Ryan; Sir Vanity Halfwit-Pack; Sir Politick Noodle-Bullock Sr; Varnish-Egleton; Grogram-Harper; Captain Hackit-Spiller; Bardach-C. Bullock; Lucinda-Mrs Bullock; Lady Jane-Miss Stone; Melissa-Mrs Spiller; Spleen-Mrs Giffard; Vapours-Mrs Robertson; Betty-Mrs Gulick; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Lord George Belmour Actor: Leigh
Related Works
Related Work: Kensington Gardens, or, The Pretenders Author(s): John Leigh
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Eminent Citizens. A concert, etc. Benefit for Stevens (bookseller). Mainpiece: Written by E. Young, author of the Midnight Thoughts. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris, King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Nicanor-Stevens; Miris-Mrs Hickson; Mandana-Young Lady, first time on any stage; with an Occasional Prologue-a gentleman, lady in the character of the ghosts of Mr Booth and Mrs Oldfield.
Related Works
Related Work: Busiris Author(s): Edward Young

Song: IV: A Cantata-Doorsming, who never appeared in public

Dance: V: Drunken Peasant-Matthews

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; co 3, by George Colman, the younger. Prologue by George Colman, the elder (Colman, Prose, III, 252)]: The new Airs, and a New Overture by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [One of the songs, beginning "Adzooks, old Crusty," sung by Edwin, is set to the tune of Yankee Doodle, and in the musical score (Harrison, 1784) it is so entitled. This is believed to be the first time this song, as it is now sung, appeared in print.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bannister, Wilson, Bannister Jun., Barrett, Swords, Baddeley, Davies, Edwin; Miss George, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1784): Young Townly-Palmer; Captain Dupely-Bannister; Dupely-Wilson; Beaufort-Bannister Jun.; Postboy-Barrett; Waiter-Swords; Sir ThomasTownly-Baddeley; Crape-Davies; Dicky Ditto-Edwin; Servant-Ledger; Tippet-Miss George; Charlotte-Mrs Bannister.] New Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 25 Aug.] hathi. New Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 25 Aug.] hathi.
Cast
Role: : Young Townly Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: Two to One Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: Poor Old Haymarket; or, Two Sides of the Gutter!!! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by George Colman, the younger. MS: Larpent 704; not published; synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, July 1785, p. 38. Prologue by the author; Epilogue by Edward Topham (European Magazine, July 1785, pp. 70-71)]: The Overture and New Airs compos'd by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk, And No Turk

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Edwin, Bannister, Bannister Jun., Williamson, Burton, Parsons; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Webb, Miss George. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1785): Presto-Edwin; Sir Roger Ramble-Bannister; Matt Moneo-Bannister Jun.; Young Ramble-Williamson; Waiter-Burton; Sir Simon Simple-Parsons; Emily-Mrs Bannister; Lady Simple-Mrs Webb; Fib-Miss George.] Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Wells (in the Character of Cowslip [in The Agreeable Surprise]). [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 25 Aug.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Wells (in the Character of Cowslip [in The Agreeable Surprise]). [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 25 Aug.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Young Ramble Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: Turk, and No Turk Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Event Comment: [In 2nd piece the playbill assigns Scruple to Caulfield, but "Previous to the second piece, an apology was made by Barrymore for young Palmer, who, in consequence of Caulfield's indisposition, read the part of Scruple" (Thespian Magazine, Nov. 1793, p. 311).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-Benson; Young Wrongward-Palmer Jun.; Old Wrongward-Wewitzer; John-Burton; Canteen-Bland; Sternhold-Jones; Groom-Waldron Jun.; William-Maddocks; Bob-Lyons; Sophia-Miss Heard; Maid-Miss Tidswell; Betsey Blossom (with a song)-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Young Wrongward Actor: Palmer Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-read byPalmer Jun.; Old Random-Aickin; Carney-Burton; Tiptoe-Benson; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wewitzer; Peery-Usher; Bailiff-Cooke; French Waiter-Waldron Jun.; English Waiter-Lyons; Passengers-Maddocks, Jones; Lady Dunder-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss Heard; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Peery-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betray'd

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Young Leigh