SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "second Champness"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "second Champness")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Vocal-Signora Frasi, Miss Young, Champness, Beard.

Music: CConcerto on the Harpsichord-Stanley; solo on Violin-Hay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A ChristmasGambol

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King1st time; others-Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Scrase, Vaughan, Ackman, Fox, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope; The Vocal Parts-Champness, Reinhold, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young, Miss Spencer; The Dances-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker; And a new Occasional Prologue-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Vocal-Signora Passerini, Miss Frederick, Hudson, Champness; Choruses-Singers from Choir in Chapel Royal and St Paul's.

Music: Instrumental: First violin-Passerini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Paradise Lost

Performance Comment: Gabriel-; Ithuriel-; Zeph-; Uriel-; Adam-; Eve-; Uzziel-; Michael-; The edition of 1760 lists singers asSga Frasi, Miss Young, Miss Brent, Beard, Champness. The edition of 1760 lists singers asSga Frasi, Miss Young, Miss Brent, Beard, Champness.

Music: Concerto On Organ-Stanley; Solo on Violin-Giardini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter; or, Love and Magic

Performance Comment: Actors only-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Master Leoni, 1st time. Moroc-Champness; Kaliel-Master Leoni; Zoreb-Lowe; Zaida-Mrs Vincent; Lyssa-Miss Young; The dances-Sig Grimaldi, Sig Tioli, Sig Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson, Miss Lucchi, others. The music composed by Mr Smith (Folger Bill).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Part I Overture-; Songs Hail Immortal Bacchus (from Judith Arne)-Champness; Di Nobil Alma (Ciampi)-Miss Frederick; Farewell ye Limpid Springs (from Jeptha, Handel)-Sga Frasi; Come Blooming Boy (from Choice of Hercules, Handel)-Miss Young; Concerto on violincello-Sig Cervetto; Anthem My Heart is Insisting-(Handel); Part II Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; Songs, Nymphs and Shepherds (from Alfred, Arne)-Miss Brent; Happy Day (from Eliza, Arne)-Miss Young; Concerto on violin composed and performed-Dubourg; Anthem As pants the heart-(Handel); Part III Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; Songs, Vain is Beauty's Gaudy Flow'r (from Judith, Arne)-Miss Brent; When Bacchus, Jolly God (Handel)-Beard; Verdi Prati (from Alcina, Handel)-Miss Frederick; Freely I to Heaven Resign (from Jeptha, Handel)-Sga Frasi; Anthem, The King Shall Rejoice-(Handel).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17610406 but Capulet-Kennedy; Nurse-Mrs Kennedy; Vocal Parts-Lowe, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The New Hippocrates

Entertainment: After:(by Particular Desire) Mimic Comic Opera Song-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Performance Comment: Larpent MS 207 lists cast: Wisdom-Tenducci; Beauty-Miss Brent; Virtue-Miss Thomas; Love-Master Johnson; Eloquence-Aynscombe; Might-Champness; Chorus of Heavenly Spirits-.
Cast
Role: Might Actor: Champness

Music: I: Concerto on Violincello-Siprutini; II: Concerto on German Flute-Florio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Principal vocal performers-Tenducci, Aynscombe, Champness, Miss Thomas, Master Johnson, Miss Brent.

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Music: As17620226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Songs From Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Principal performers-Tenducci, Champness, Hudson, Mas Johnson, Miss Thomas, Miss Brent. With additional instrumental performers and chorus singers. The whole to conclude (by desire) with a Ball.

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Vernon; Thomas-Champness; Sally-Miss Young; Dorcas-Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on this stage; [Mrs Love?] [To conclude with a Rural Dance, Hornpipe-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Champness

Song: II: By desire, The Tempest of War-Vernon

Dance: TThe Camp Alarm'd, as17630326

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holland; Donalbain-Mas. Burton; Hecate-Champness; Witches-Burton, Yates, Love; Wounded Captain-Jackson; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Fleance-Miss Rogers; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Angus-Fox; Lenox-Parsons; Seyward-Moody; Doctor-Stevens; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennett; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act IV, a Dance of the Furies-.
Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Champness

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

Performance Comment: Parts-Tenducci, Champness, Fawcett, Mrs Cornelys, Miss Brent (Edition of 1764).

Entertainment: Concerto on Violin-Giardini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly, 1st time; Mercutio-Palmer; Paris-Fawcett; Tybalt-Aickin; Escalus-Bransby; Benvolio-Packer; Peter-Weston; Capulet-Burton; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Barry[, 1st time; Apothecary-Castle; [With a Funeral Procession, Vocal parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; [In Act I,] a Masquerade Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cure Of Saul

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Barthelemon, Mrs Thompson (nee Poitier), Mrs Pinto.

Music: FFirst Violin-Pinto; I: Concerto on Violin-Fisher; II: Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holland; Duncan-Bransby; MacDuff-Havard; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Seaton-Ackman; Seyward-Moody; Hecate-Champnes; Witches-Burton, Love, Baddeley; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act IV, a Dance of Furies-.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: Benefit for Champness. House charges #64 17s. [Profit to Champness #12 6d. plus tickets.] Paid 3 extra Hautboys 15s.; Chorus singers #2 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #80 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London, Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin( with song )-Bannister, 1st appearance; Dorus-Parsons; Dorilas-Fawcett; Damon-Fox; Demon of Revenge-Champness; Linco-King; Urganda-Mrs Baddeley; Fatima-Mrs Abington; 1st Shepherdess-Miss Reynolds; 2nd Shepherdess-Mrs Dorman; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Mrs Arne; Dance-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Duquesney, Miss Rogers, Miss Collett, Sga Giorgi, Mrs King; Concluded with a grand procession of the knights of the different orders of chivalry and the shepherds of Arcadia-.
Cast
Role: Demon of Revenge Actor: Champness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Macduff-Havard; Banquo-Palmer; Ross-Aickin; Witches-Burton, Love, Baddeley; Duncan-Bransby; Malcom-Packer; Seyton-Ackman; Angus-Keen; Lennox-Fawcett; Sergeant-Hurst; Fleance-Miss Rogers; Hecate-Champness; Lady Macduff-Mrs Reddish; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Dancer; The Vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Kear, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; In Act IV, a Dance of the Furies-.
Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Champness

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin-Bannister; Dorus-Parsons; 1st Demon of Revenge-Champness; Linco-King; Urganda-Mrs Baddeley; Fatima-Mrs Abington; Shepherdesses-Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Dorman; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Mrs Arne; The Dances-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Miss Rogers, Miss West, Miss Collett; With a Grand Procession of the Knights-of the different Orders of Chivalry.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly; Juliet-Mrs Barry; Mercutio-Dodd; Benvolio-Ackman; Peter-Weston; Capulet-Burton; Escalus-Bransby; Montague-Hurst; Friar@Lawrence-Love; Paris-Fawcett; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; With Funeral Procession-; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Scott, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Dorman; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance-Sg and Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: TThe Wake, as17680929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Ode

Performance Comment: Upon Dedicating a Building and Erecting a Statue to Shakespeare at Stratford. Music by Arne-; Speaking-Garrick; Choruses-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Scott, Miss Radley.

Dance: III: A Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Reddish; Banquo-Packer; Malcolm-Cautherly; Ross-Aickin; Wounded Captain-J. Aickin; Hecate-Champness; Angus-Keen; Lennox-Fawcett; Seyton-Ackman; Witches-Burton, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Barry; Lady Macduff-Mrs Reddish; The vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Dibdin, Bannister, Kear, Mrs Scott, Miss Radley, Mrs Dorman; With proper Dances-Daigville.
Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Champness

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: II: The English Gardeners, as17691206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin-Bannister; Dorus-Parsons; Demon of Revenge-Champness; Linco-King; Damon-Fawcett; Dorilas-Wheeler; Shepherdesses-Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Dorman; Fatima-Mrs Abington; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Miss Radley; Urganda-Mrs Baddeley; In which will be Introduced a Grand Procession of the Different Orders of the Knights of Chivalry-, with Proper Dances and Decorations.
Cast
Role: Demon of Revenge Actor: Champness

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701030, but to avoid confusion full cast listed- Parts-King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Vocal parts-Dibdin, Bannister, Champness, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley; Dances-Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers; etc. In which will be introduced the Pageant-.

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17701025