SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the elder George Colman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the elder George Colman")') 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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Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber; Or, The Fruitless Precaution

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Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

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Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End II: The Scheming Jockey and the Fortune Teller-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Entertainment: Monologue As17870611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

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Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End I: The Scheming Jockey and the Fortune Teller, as17870613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

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Related Work: The Separate Maintenance Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: I: song-Mrs Forster

Entertainment: Monologue As17870611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Bannister Jun.; Manager-Aickin; Gentleman in the Balcony-Kean; Easy-Lawrence; Irishman in the Pit-R. Palmer; Prompter-Gardner; Actresses-Miss Brangin, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis, Miss Palmer; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb.
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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

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Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

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Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: End I: Love for Love, as17870625 End III: The Scheming Jockey and the Fortune Teller, as17870613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

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Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

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Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

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Related Work: The Separate Maintenance Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Song: As17870618

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Manager in Distress and A Mogul Tale, both announced of playbill of 4 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

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Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: As17870627

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

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Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: End 2nd piece: a new dance, The Capricious Lovers-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: The Agreeable Surprise being particularly requested this Evening, The Golden Pippin is deferred till next Tuesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

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Related Work: Tit for Tat Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: End: Love for Love, as17870625

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Golden Pippin, announced on playbill of 23 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

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Related Work: Tit for Tat Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: As17870703

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

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Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: End I: the favorite Russian Minuet-young D'Egville, Miss DeCamp; End III: Love for Love, as17870625

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing; A Dramatic Proverb

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

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Related Work: Tit for Tat Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Mathews
Role: Juno Actor: Miss George
Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. 2nd piece: Taken from The Devil upon Two Sticks. 3rd piece: Never performed here. Public Advertiser, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Jewell, No. 26, Great Suffolk-street, Hay-market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

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Related Work: Tit for Tat Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination

Performance Comment: Dr Last-Edwin; The Devil-Moss.
Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Moss.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Afterpiece Title: The Day

Performance Comment: Morning. Champaign Country The Early Horn-Miss George; How sweet in the Woodlands-Davies, Miss George; Noon. Skirts of a Wood Sweet Echo-Mrs Bannister; Dance Shepherd's Wedding-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets; Prithee Susan-Meadows, Mrs Forster; Afternoon. A Drawing-Room Time has not thinn'd-Meadows, Mrs Bannister; Where the Bee sucks-Davies, Mathews, Miss George, Mrs Bannister; Night. A Country Church-yard My Lucy alas is no more-Chapman, Mrs Forster, Mrs Edwards; dance Fairies Sporting-young D'Egville, Giorgi's Scholars, Miss DeCamp; Musical Epilogue-Meadows, Chapman, Mathews, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Forster.
Related Works
Related Work: The Northern Inn; or, The Days of Good Queen Bess Author(s): Stephen George Kemble
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: Bannian Day Author(s): George Brewer
Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening will be taken. [3rd piece in place of The Golden Pippin, announced on playbill of 24 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

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Related Work: Tit for Tat Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: English Readings

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss George
Event Comment: [2nd piece in place of Inkle and Yarico; 3rd piece of The Village Lawyer, both announced on playbill of 29 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

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Related Work: Tit for Tat Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Wroughton; Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum; Spirit-Barrymore; Brothers-Whitfield, Benson; The Lady-Mrs Brereton; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Forster; Sabrina-Miss Romanzini; Bacchants-Miss Collett, Miss Stageldoir; Euphrosyne (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Forster)-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Benson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Benson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

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Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Benson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: III: Epithalamium Vocal Parts-Mrs Forster, Miss Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Benson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Benson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: II: song in character-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Benson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: of the Madhouse Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Benson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End I: As17870920 End IV: New Dance, as17871026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: of the Madhouse Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Benson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End IV: a New Dance, as17871026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Benson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder