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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Young Rainton"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Young Rainton")') 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 3148 matches on Performance Comments, 788 matches on Performance Title, 750 matches on Author, 559 matches on Event Comments, and 120 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Sir Andrew-Dodd; Malvolio-Bensley, first time; Sir Toby-Palmer; Orsino-Jefferson; Sebastian, first time-Davies; Antonio-Wrighten; Fabian-Waldron; Clown-Vernon (with original Epilogue Song); Captain-Wright; Priest-Griffiths; Valentine-Norris; Officer-Carpenter; Viola-Miss Young; Olivia (with Song)-Mrs Abington; Maria-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311 but Sga Pacini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: Loves Metamorphoses

Performance Comment: Parts by King, Packer, Davies, Everard, Vernon, Mrs Siddons and Mrs Wrighten. Young Dormer-King; Moody-Vernon; Sir John Murray-Packer; Col. Murrary-Davies; Maria-Mrs Siddons; Feather-Mrs Wrighten (Genest, V, 494); Prologue-King; a Cantata Epilogue-Vernon, Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Young Dormer Actor: King

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-the two Miss Stagledoirs, scholars to M. LaRiviere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17760412 but Woodley-Thompson for Young.
Cast
Role: Woodley Actor: Thompson for Young.

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Woodward; Don Antonio-Thompson; Charino-Cushing; Duart-Booth; Manuel-Young; Carlos-Wroughton, first time; Sancho-Quick; Choleric-Dunstall; Elvira-Miss Macklin; Louisa-Miss Ambrose; Angelina-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Young

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Hortensio Actor: Young

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue, as17760409 but Mrs _Willems; The Dance, as17760409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: Binnacle-A Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Commodore Flip-Moody; Worthy-Usher; Dorcas Zeal-Mrs King, first time; Mizen-Dodd; Sir Charles Pleasant-Brereton; Rovewell-Lamash; Cockswain-Wrighten; Indent-Griffiths; Hatchway (With a song)-Bannister; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Greville; Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Lt. Cribbage-Davies; Lt. Easy-Norris; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Barmaid-Mrs Davies; Advocate-Mrs Millidge; to finish with a Grand Naval Review in which is introduced a Dance of Sailors-Blurton, Mrs Sutton;, and the Favourite song of Rule Britannia-Davies, Fawcett.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: A Young Lady

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Young Gentleman from York; Isabella's child-Master P. Fisher; Isabella-Mrs Fisher; first time in London. In Act II, an Epithalamium-Millar, Miss Barret; Occasional Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir W. Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Wroughton; Blandford-Fearon; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Tattle-Mrs Pitt; Clarissa-Miss Dayes; Belinda-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Monologue: Before: The Occasional Prelude. Manager-Wroughton; Young Actress-Miss Barsanti. [See 10 May 1773.

Performance Comment: Manager-Wroughton; Young Actress-Miss Barsanti. [See 10 May 1773.]See 10 May 1773.]
Cast
Role: Young Actress Actor: Miss Barsanti.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eldred; Or, The British Freeholder

Performance Comment: Eldred-Jackson; Elidure-Lewis; Brennus-Aickin; Locrine-Hull; Eliud-Young; Morgan-Thompson; Eliza-Miss Ambrose; Edwena-Mrs Jackson; the Original Prologue, Epilogue-Mr and Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Eliud Actor: Young

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17760417 but Woodley-Young replaces Thompson.

Dance: End Opera: Rural Merriment, as17751220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Reinhold; Zorababel-Quick; Bauble-Lee Lewes; Thomas-Young; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Country Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Young

Dance: End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17751124, but Hawthorn-Vernon; Woodcock-Waldron; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William-Wrighten; Eustace-Davies; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt; Rosetta-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17760502, but Woodley-Thompson replaces Young.

Dance: End Opera: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-Fearon; Gov. Cape-L'Estrange; Vamp-Baddeley, first time in that character; Poet-Jones; Printer's Devil-Walters; Robin-Lloyd; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Aickin

Dance: The Haymakers-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Aickin; Dr Catgut-Parsons; Young Loveit-R. Palmer; Simon-Whitefield; Bridoun-Griffiths; Paduasoy-L'Estrange; Harpy-Lloyd; Coachman-Walters; Mrs Mechin-Mrs Gardner; Jenny-Miss Platt; Dolly-Mrs Fearon; Loveit-Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Young Loveit Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas-Foote; Sir Peter-Whitefield; Bever-Aickin; Younger-Fearon; Pact-Lloyd; Dactyl-Gardner; Staytape-Jones; Robin-Griffith; John-Stephens; Rust-Mrs Parsons; Juliet-Mrs Whitefield.
Cast
Role: Younger Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii; With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Afterpiece Title: Miss Hoyden; or, The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington (the man of quality)-Smith; Young Fashion-Sparks; Sir John Friendly-Ward; Lory-Johnson; Coupler-Lewis; Shoemaker-Dancer; Mendlegs (the hosier)-W. Smith; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-The Gentleman who performs King Henry; Miss Hoyden (with a song)-Miss Reynolds; Nurse-Mrs Ross.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Sparks

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mrs Marklew

Song: Between Acts: Singing-Mrs Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Mrs Wrighten; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley (1st appearance in that character these 5 years).
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket

Dance: I: a Country Dance- incident to the main piece; End II: The Sailors Revels-Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Matilda

Performance Comment: Morcar-Reddish; Siward-Palmer; Oswald-Chaplin; Harold-Wrighten; Edwin-Smith; Bertha-Miss Platt; Matilda-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Jerry Sneak-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance upon any stage [Baker]); Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mr Bruin-Wright; Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Bransby; Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Wrighten.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Comerford; Aboan-Smith; Hotman-Johnson; Captain Driver-Saul; Blandford-Newport; Stanmore-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Jack Stanmore-Dancer; Daniel-Kenny; Governor-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Imoinda-A Young Lady of Rotherhithe [unidentified]; Widow Lackit-Mrs Ross; Lucy Weldon-Miss Taylor; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Wilks.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Jemmy Twinkle-A Young Gentleman [unidentified]; Griskin-Massey; Sotherton-Smith; Chamberlain-Johnson; Cupid-Master Russell; Fillagree-Mrs Ross; Landlady-Mrs West; Miss Flack-Miss Taylor; Miss Griskin-Mrs Wilks.

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.Before: Bucks have at ye all-Master Russell; Imitations, as17760930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Mahon; Hodge-Dunstall; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Miss Dayes; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character these 2 years).
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Dance: End II: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir W. Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Whitefield; Mr Blanford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Miss Dayes; Tippet-Mrs Whitefield; Marmalet-Mrs Willems; Tattle-Mrs Pitt; Belinda-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Whitefield

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: As17761015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Seyward-Brereton; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Maw@Worm-A Young Gentleman (3rd appearance upon any stage [Baker]); Darnley-Bensley; Lady Lambert-Miss Sherry; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Maw@Worm Actor: A Young Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Comerford; Worthy-Johnson; Captain Brazen-Russell; Justice Ballance-Lewis; Bullock-Newton; ThomasAppletree-Kenny; Costar Pearmain-Dancer; Serjeant Kite-Smith; Sylvia-Miss Reynolds; Melinda-Mrs West; Lucy-Miss Taylor; Rose-A Young Lady of Rotherhithe (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress-; [with a Hornpipe [in character,-a Lady from London [unidentified]

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations. As17760930 Monologue. Teague's Ramble to London. Captain O'Blunder-Broderick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Wroughton; Acasto-Clarke; Polydore-Aickin; Chaplain-L'Estrange; Ernesto-Fearon; Page-Master Jones; Chamont-Lewis; Serina-Miss Leeson; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Dance: As17761031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Brereton; Fryar Lawrence-Packer; Capulet-Aickin; Benvolio-Davies; Tibalt-Grist; Prince-Norris; Paris-Farren; Peter-Burton; Apothecary-Waldron; Balthazar-Chaplin; Mercutio-Dodd; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Love; Juliet-A Young Lady (1st appearance upon any stage [Mrs Robinson]).Mrs Robinson]).
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: In I: Masquerade-; Dance-Giorgi, Blurton, Mrs Sutton. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent perfomances.

Song: Mainpiece: with the Funeral Procession. Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Carpenter, Follett, Chaplin, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Mrs Scott, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Boyd, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt