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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Alphonso Marsh the Elder"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Alphonso Marsh the Elder")') 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 1492 matches on Author, 408 matches on Performance Comments, 104 matches on Event Comments, 38 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: (B(By Desire) introduce the Favourite Song in Alfred called Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Brent

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan. Tickets delivered out for The Fop's Fortune will be taken. Receipts: #66 7s. 6d. in cash, plus #100 17s. from tickets (Boxes 249; Pit 190; Gallery 101). Total income #167 4s. 6d. Charges #64 5s. Paid Meares a bill for 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17600211, but Bacchants-Mrs Lampe; The Dances-+Mutes.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Event Comment: No Money to be return'd after the curtain is up. Boxes #37 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #122 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.
Event Comment: Boxes #25 17s. 6d. Paid Mr Payne for his playing to the practices of Dancing 12 days ending Dec. 29th, by order of Mr Beard #2. (Account Book). Receipts: #130 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: The Dances, as17601211, but _Poitier Jr, Mlle _Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: TThe Dances, as17610109, but Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Income from Boxes #83 10s. Present Their Majesties, Lady Augusta; Prince William Henry, Prince Henry Frederick, Paid Vincent in full for 10 Lac'd Coats...8 Trumpet Banners and 2 Kettle drum banners #73 10s. Receipts: #232 11s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17610926, but The Dances-Sga Maranesi as third lead.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Income from Boxes #39 5s. Expense #35 15s. 11d. including a Chorus of Dibdin and seven others in Comus at #2. Receipts: #131 13s. 6d. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets and Places to be had of Smith, at his house, opposite the concert room in Dean Street, Soho, and of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door of the Theatre. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes, where servants will be allowed to keep places. N.B. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17611008, but The Dances-Sga Manesiere, Mlle _Capdeville-a short list of dancers.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Shuter; Grumio-Costollo; Biondello-Bennet; Bianca-Mrs Stephens; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Entertainment: fter the Masque will be presented the Humours of the Age-in imitation of Shakespeare's STAGES by Smith

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Afterpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 16 April 1757.] Tickets deliver'd out for the Fair Penitent will be taken. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17620322 but The Dances-Mlle Capdeville, Sga _Manesiere; Chorusses-_Whitaker.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchify'd Lady Never in Paris

Performance Comment: Palamede-Dyer; Rodolphil-Davis; Straton-R. Smith; Doralice-Mrs Barrington; Flavia-Miss Davis; Phlorimel-Miss Cokayne; Philotis-Mrs Evans; The Frenchify'd Lady-Mrs Vernon, first time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17621008, but The Lady-Miss Hallam, 1st time; Dances-Miss Wilford, Sga _Maranesi.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17631115, but Bacchanals-_Mattocks; The Chorusses-_Roberts, Courts.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17640104, but Bacchanals-Mattocks; Comus-Ross; First Spirit-Dyer; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; The Chorusses-Miss _Davis.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Dance: End Masque: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Smith. Ladies desired to send servants at half after 3.No persons can be admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: After the Masque: a Hornpipe-Miss Twist

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: Never perform'd there. Tickets delivered by Barrington will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17650314 but The Lady-Mrs Mattocks; 2nd Bacchanal-Dibdin; Chorusses-_Dibdin; Euphrozyne-Mrs Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Entertainment: After Masque: (this night only) his Serious, Comic, Post-haste Observations in his Journey to Paris, as17650411

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17660320 but Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; 3rd Spirit-_; The Dances-Miss Valois.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End of Masque: The Drunken Peasant, as17660421

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pinto. Tickets to be had of her in Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place; and of Mr Sarjant, at the stage-door (playbill). Charges #65 15s. [Profit to Mrs Pinto #103 8s. 6d., plus #78 11s. from tickets (Box 229; Pit 110; Gallery 48)] (Account Book). Receipts: #169 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, probably by Richard Wilson, altered from Illumination, by Frederick Pilin. Author of Epilogue unknown]. 2nd piece: Not acted these 28 years [acted 9 May 1763]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Henry Man. Text 1st published in his Miscellaneous Works, 1802, Vol. II, which does not assign the parts, and also lists Mr Carlton, Ralph, Butler. Prologue by the author (London Chronicle, 3 May)]. Public Advertiser, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Wilson, at Stars Acres, upper end of Bow Street. Receipts: #277 19s. 6d. (13.4.6; tickets: 140.15.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary; Or, The Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pedro the Pilgrim-Lewis; Rodorigo-Aickin; Siberto-Wordsworth; Curio-Robson; Mad Scholar-Lee Lewes; Mad Englishman-Booth; Mad Parson-Egan; Mad Taylor-Wewitzer; Master of Mad@house-L'Estrange; Mad Welshman-Edwin; Lopez-J. Wilson; Sancho-Thompson; Alphonso-Wilson; Juletta-Mrs Wilson; Alinda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Pedro the Pilgrim Actor: Lewis
Role: Alphonso Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Occasional Prelude Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Portrait Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Achilles in Petticoats Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Man of Business Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Spleen; or, Islington Spa Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: IV: The Bedlamites-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17800410, but in Scene III Venus-Mrs Morton; added are: Scenes V, VI, VII. The May-Day Garland; or, Harlequin's Trip to Lisson-Green. Harlequin (with the jump through the tub)-W. Bates; Scene VIII originally Scene VI; Scene IX originally Scene VII. Scene VIII originally Scene VI; Scene IX originally Scene VII.

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Cast
Role: Pedro the Pilgrim Actor: Lewis
Role: Alphonso Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Occasional Prelude Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Portrait Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Achilles in Petticoats Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Man of Business Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Spleen; or, Islington Spa Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: In: To thee O gentle sleep-Leoni

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield and Mrs Morton. Morning Chronicle, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield at his house, Crown-Court, Bow-street; of Mrs Morton, No. 15, Crown-Court, Covent Garden. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #186 7s. 6d. (87.3.6; tickets: 99.4.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17800501, but in Scene IX Attendant Genius-Miss Langrish; added to The May-Day Garland: Colombine-Miss Cranfield; from Scene I: Give round the word dismount-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Occasional Prelude Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Portrait Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Achilles in Petticoats Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Man of Business Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Spleen; or, Islington Spa Author(s): George Colman, the elder