SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "parson Burgess"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "parson Burgess")') 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 1327 matches on Performance Comments, 80 matches on Event Comments, 14 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Burton; Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Love; Kastril-J. Burton; Tribulation-Hartry; Surly-Baddeley; Ananias-Parsons; Lovewit-Packer; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins; Dapper-W. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Ananias Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: Honeycomb-Parsons; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Honeycomb-Mrs Johnston; Scribble-Dodd; Ledger-Bransby; Polly-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Honeycomb Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Martin-King; Item-Wright; Linger-Parsons; Saville-J. Aickin; Caveat-Hartry; Myra-Miss Platt; Mrs Watchly-Mrs Johnston; Lucetta-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Linger Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Parsons; Harriet-Miss Rogers; Lucy-Miss Pope; Young Clackit-Dodd; Guardian-Reddish. [All but Reddish appeared for the first time in these characters.]All but Reddish appeared for the first time in these characters.]
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: [As17710101, but to avoid confusion full cast listed.] Parts-Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, Wright, Parsons, Jacobs, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Ralph-W. Palmer; The Vocal parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champness, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley; Dances-Daigville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers; in which will be introduc'd the Pageant-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Wheeler; Ben Budge-Ackman; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Miss Pope; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mrs King; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Barry, that night only; Col. Standard-Aickin; Beau Clincher-Bannister from Dublin; Clincher jr-W. Palmer; Smuggler-Parsons; Dicky-Waldron; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Baddeley; Angelica-Miss Rogers; Vizard-Packer; Tom Errand-Ackman; Parley-Mrs Love; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Smuggler Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: Daigville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Dorus Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-King, first time that stage; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Abington; first time that stage; Vamp-Moody, first time that stage; Young Cape-J. Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Parsons; Robin-Keen; Printer's Devil-J. Burton; Arabella-Miss Burton; Governor Cape-Bransby; Original Prologue-King, By Desire.
Cast
Role: Poet Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Jefferson; Fainall-Reddish; Witwou'd-King; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Love; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Millamant-Mrs Abington; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Hopkins, first time; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Egerton; Flible-Miss Pope, for that night only; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Reddish; In Act III by Particular Desire will be introduced a French Songaccompanied by two Guittars,-Vernon, Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Waitwell Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17701025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisals; or, The Tars of Old England

Performance Comment: Champignon-Baddeley; O'Clabber-Moody; Maclaymore-Love; Block-Parsons; Heartly-Davies; Brush-Ackman; Haulyard-Kear; Lyon-Keen; Donald-Wright; Harriet-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Block Actor: Parsons

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17701025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Reddish; Younger Wou'dbe-King for that night only; Truman-Jefferson; Subtleman-Baddeley; Alderman-Parsons; Teague (with songs)-Moody; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Bradshaw; Aurelia-Mrs Abington; Constance-Miss Pope, for that night only; Richmore-Packer; Fairbank-Hurst; Balderdash-Ackman; Steward-Hartry; Poet-W. Palmer; Constable-Wrighten; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Alderman Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Griskin Actor: Parsons

Dance: II: The Cunning Love, as17710204; III: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Entertainment: In Act III: will introduce a Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: M Le Medecin-Baddeley, first time; Crispin-Dodd; Old Gerald-Parsons; Burley-Moody; Young Gerald-Wheeler; Martin-W. Palmer; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-Miss Platt; Waiting Woman-Mrs Simson; Beatrice-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: As17710221, but Sir Charles-Parsons (Public Advertiser); but Hartry (MacMillan). but Hartry (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Parsons

Dance: III: The Amusements of Strasburg, as17710422

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17710422 but Old Gerald-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Parsons.

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17710416 but Daigville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lady

Performance Comment: Parts-Brereton, Inchbald, Parsons, Hurst, Waldron, Watkins, Miss Rogers, Mrs Love, Miss Pope. [The Characters: Major Sumner, Sir William Woodley, Trapley, Woodley, A pedlar, Lady Waver, Louisa, and Plaitwell (Larpent MS).]The Characters: Major Sumner, Sir William Woodley, Trapley, Woodley, A pedlar, Lady Waver, Louisa, and Plaitwell (Larpent MS).]

Song: V: By Desire, The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Woodcock-Hartry; Young Meadows-Davies, first time; Sir Wm. Meadows-Parsons; Eustace-Fawcett; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Mrs Fitzgerald; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley; In Act I: a Dance- incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Meadows Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Ford-Davies, first time; Simple-Jacobs; Pistol-Booth; Bardolph-Kear; Nym-Watkins; Mistress Page-Mrs Jeffries; Anne Page-Mrs Hayward; Falstaff-Love; Sir Hugh-Parsons; Justice Shallow-Hartry; Doctor Caius-Baddeley; Robin-Mrs Collett; Fenton-Wheeler; Mistress Ford-Mrs Abington; Page-Packer; Host-Bransby; Slender-Cautherly; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Griskin Actor: Parsons

Dance: II: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Song: End of Play: A Song-Kear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17701003, but Bernardo-Wright; First Gravedigger-Parsons.
Cast
Role: First Gravedigger Actor: Parsons.

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Cast
Role: Justice Clack Actor: Parsons

Dance: The Medley-Scholars of Giorgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Wheeler; Ben Budge-Ackman; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Wrighten, 1st time; Lucy-Miss Pope; In Act III: a Hornpipe-; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Cautherly; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Stukely-Wrighten; Sailor-Wright; Lady Rushport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Miss Rogers, 1st time; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Egerton; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Abington; Lucy-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Dodd; Snip-Parsons; Abram-Weston; Gasconade-Baddeley; Corporal Bounce-Bransby; Simon-Moody; Justice-Hartry; Joseph Harrow-Ackman; Bogg-Messink; Welchman-Waldron; Forge-Burton; Crib-Castle; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey-Mrs Davies; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Snip Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Bassanio-Cautherly; Antonio-Reddish; Gratiano-Dodd; Lorenzo (songs)-Vernon; Launcelot-W. Palmer; Gobbo-Parsons; Salarino-J. Aickin; Tubal-Messink; Salanio-Fawcett; Duke-Wright; Jessica (with songs)-Miss Rogers; Nerissa-Miss Ambrose, 1st time; Portia-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Gobbo Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17710921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William Meadows-Parsons; Hodge-King; Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Hartry; Eustace-Fawcett; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Margery-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Scott, 1st time; Rosetta-A Young Gentlewoman[, 1st time [Mrs Hunt]; [In Act I: a Dance- [incidental to the Opera.incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Hero-Mrs Morland; Leonato-Aickin; Claudio-Cautherly; Balthasar (song)-Vernon; Don John-J. Aickin; Dogberry-Parsons; Verges-Hartry; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; Friar-Burton; Don Pedro-Packer; Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Ackman; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; In Act II a Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Dogberry Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, the Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: M Le Medicin-Baddeley; Crispin-Dodd; Old Gerald-Parsons; Young Gerald-Wheeler; Martin-W. Palmer; Beatrice-Mrs Love; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Freeman-Palmer; Jerry Blackacre-Weston; Oakam-Wright; Fidelia-Miss Younge, 1st time; Manly-Aickin; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Quillet-Baddeley; Olivia-Miss Pope; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Lord Plausible Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Peep Behind the Curtain