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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "his Mae Author The Spartan Dame"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "his Mae Author The Spartan Dame")') 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 1929 matches on Event Comments, 356 matches on Performance Title, 264 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Colonel Oldboy-Edwin; Jenkins-Bannister; Lionel-Wood; Harman-Marshall; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-Wilks (From the Theatre Royal, Crow Street, Dublin); Diana-Mrs Cargill; Jenny-Mrs Wells; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17810612

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Genius of Nonsense, announced on playbill of 3 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17810612

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17810601

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Sga Sestini, but "Previous to the Opera, Mattocks apologized for the sudden illness of Sestini; Mrs Martyr would, on a Notice of two Hours, attempt to read the Part" (.Public Advertiser, 9 Nov.). On 9 Nov. Sga Sestini gave birth to a son Qbid., 11 Nov.).] Receipts: #185 18s. 6d. (184/15/6; 1/3/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: Dame Isabel Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Country Mad-Cap, announced on playbill of 6 Dec] Receipts: #228 16s. (225/9; 3/7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: Dame Isabel Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Nosegay Lovers by Mr and Miss Byrn [and see17830611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kemble. Public Advertiser, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kemble, No. 22, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Tickets delivered for Friday the 14th Inst, will be admitted. Receipts: #142 13s. (63/14; tickets: 78/19) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Damaetas Actor: Doyle

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17831001

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Huntsman's sweet Hollo by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1784 05 18 End of mainpiece an Address (written on the Occasion [author unknown]) by Mrs Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

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 Author

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years [not acted since 16 Mar. 1779]. Receipts: #217 5s. (196/3/0; 20/4/6; 0/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17840918

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day by Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk, And No Turk

Related Works
Related Work: Turk, and No Turk Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17850706

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Elizabeth Inchbald. Prologue and Epilogue by Geoge Colman, the elder (see text, which also gives names of the speakers)]. Morning Chronicle, 25 July 1786: This Day is published I'll Tell You What (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bensley, Aickin, Bannister Jun. Williamson, R. Palmer, Lyons, Ledger, Gaudry, Parsons; Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Bates, Mrs Riley, Miss Farrcn. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1786): Major Cyprus-Palmer; Mr Anthony Euston-Bensley; Colonel Downright-Aickin; Charles Euston-Bannister Jun.; Sir George Euston-Williamson; Sir Harry Harmless-R. Palmer; Servants-Lyons, Ledger, Gaudry; Mr Euston-Parsons; Lady Euston-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Harriet Cyprus-Mrs Bates; Bloom-Mrs Riley; A Young Lady [in review of the play in Public Advertiser, 5 Aug., called Mrs Charles Euston]-Miss Farren.] Prologue [spoken by Palmer]. Epilogue [spoken by Miss Farren. These were spoken as, here assigned, at all subsequent performances] . Prologue [spoken by Palmer]. Epilogue [spoken by Miss Farren. These were spoken as, here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Griffiths. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had of Griffiths, No. 3, Southampton-buildings, Holborn; at the Royalty Coffee-house, Well Close Square; King's Arms, Leadenhall-street; Band Coffee-house; Sun-tavern, Foster-lane; Grotto, Southampton-buildings; Angel, St. Giles's; Cock and Bottle, Upper Brook-street; Nag's Head, Carnaby-market; One Tun, St. James's Market; Fox's Coffee-house, Bow-street; the Go, the Jump, and the Finish; and of Rice, at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Baker; Stockwell-Simpson; Young Dudley-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on that stage); Captain Dudley-Lloyd; Fulmer-Jackson; Varland-Cooper; Stukeley-Smith; Major O'Flaherty-Griffiths; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Fox; Lady Rusport-Mrs Crisp; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Waldron; Lucy-Miss Clerk; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Powell (from the Theatre-Royal, Richmond).
Cast
Role: Theatre Actor: Royal, Richmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Song: End: This is the life of a frolicksome fellow-the Gentleman who performs Young Dudley; Four@and@twenty fidlers-Simpson

Entertainment: After Singing: Theatrical Imitations, vocal and rhetorical,-Weston (1st appearance on any stage)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Bannister Jun.; Sir Christopher Curry-Kemble; Medium-Baddeley; Mate-Chapman; Planters-Usher, Gardner, Johnson; Sailors-Ledger, Painter; Waiter-Farley; Trudge-Edwin; Narcissa-Mrs Bannister; Wowski-The Young Lady who performed in Comus [on 12 June: Mrs Plomer]; Patty-Miss Collett; Yarico-Mrs Kemble.
Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin. Gazetteer, 14 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aickin at his house, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #209 (116.3; 7.19; tickets: 84.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: End II: The Lamp Lighter (written and composed by Dibdin)-Reeve; End IV: The Doctrine of an Israelite (written by Collins, author of The Brush) sung in character-Reeve; End: a favorite song a Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Sprightly-Iliff; Governor Cape-Usher; Robin-Chapman; Printer's Devil-Burton; Young Cape-R. Palmer; Arabella-Mrs Cuyler; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Wells (1st appearance on this stage these 4 years).

Entertainment: Monologue. End: As17900614

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Spain

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17900723