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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Capt Griffin"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Capt Griffin")') 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 1077 matches on Performance Comments, 85 matches on Event Comments, 27 matches on Author, 5 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship; or, An Escape from France

Performance Comment: Capt. O'Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Patrick-Macready; Sedgely-Hull; Commandant-Claremont; Annette-Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Song: In course 2nd piece: I was called knowing Joey-Munden; At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted-Mrs Mountain; The turban'd Turk who scorns the World-Johnstone; When foaming Waves contrary beat-Incledon; The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; Fa la la (composed by Callcott)-Incledon, Johnstone, Linton, Street, the rest of the Characters; End 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Capt. Meadows-R. Palmer; Young Wrongward-Caulfield; Old Wrongward-Hollingsworth; John-Burton; Canteen-Russell; Sternhold-Maddocks; Groom-Banks; William-Webb; Bob-Evans; Sophia-Miss Heard; Betsey Blossom-Mrs Bramwell; Chambermaid-Miss Tidswell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performance Comment: Capt. Oakland-Incledon; Oakland-Munden; Gunnel-Fawcett; Jeffery-Townsend; Sterling-Powel; M'Scrape-Johnstone; Ellen Woodbine-Mrs Mountain; Lucy Oakland-Mrs Follett; Catherine-Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Capt. Patrick-Johnstone; Quiz-Quick; Darby-Munden; Marshal Ferbelin-Macready; Father Luke-Waddy; Olmutz-Haymes; Rupert-Philipps; Adjutant-Davenport; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Gilbert; Norah-Miss Logan; Flora-Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Incledon; Peachum-Munden; Lockit-Davenport; Mat o' the Mint-Haymes; Filch (1st time)-Simmons; Ben Budge-Street; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenport; Jenny Diver-Mrs Castelle; Polly-Mrs Addison (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude; or, An Escape from France

Performance Comment: Capt. O'Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Patrick-Macready; Commandant-Claremont; Annette-Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (with a Planxty in character, The Tight Irish Boy)-Johnstone; Abel-Knight; Colonel Careless-Macready; Capt. Manly-Middleton; Justice Day-Powel; Mr Story-Claremont; Servant-Abbot; Bailiffs-Wilde, Hawtin [in text: Thompson]; Obadiah-Munden; Coachman-Ledger [added by text]; Ruth-Mrs Knight; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.

Song: In course 2nd piece: I was call'd knowing Joey-Munden; At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted-Mrs Mountain; The Storm-Incledon; The turban'd Turk who scorns the World-; Hospitality; or, The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; End 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Mr Ballance-Packer; Mr Scale-Cooke; Mr Scruple-Maddocks; Mr Worthy-Caulfield; Capt. Plume-Wroughton; Capt. Brazen-Bannister Jun.; Kite-Palmer; Bullock (1st time)-Wathen; Costar Pearman-Hollingsworth; ThomasAppletree-Suett; Constable-Phillimore; Welch Collier-Wewitzer; Melinda-Miss Heard; Sylvia-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Miss Mellon; Rose-Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Capt. Fitzroy-Cooke; Patrick-Miss DeCamp; Darby-Wathen; Dermot-Dignum; Bagatelle-Wewitzer; Father Luke-Caulfield; Norah-Miss D'Evelyn; Kathleen-Mrs Bland.

Song: End: The Waggoner (composed by Dibdin)-Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performance Comment: Capt. Oakland-Incledon; Oakland-Munden; Gunnel-Fawcett; Jeffery-Townsend; Sterling-Powel; M'Scrape-Johnstone; Ellen Woodbine-Mrs Mountain; Lucy Oakland-Mrs Follett; Catherine-Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: British Fortitude; Or, An Escape From France

Performance Comment: Capt. O'Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Sedgley-Hull; Patrick-Waddy; Annette-Miss Wheatley.

Afterpiece Title: Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Captain Vain Actor: Knight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Capt. Meadows-R. Palmer; Betsy Blossom (with a song)-Mrs Harlowe. [For full cast see17980619] .For full cast see17980619] .

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Capt. Seymour-Palmer Jun.; Mr Colloony-R. Palmer; Mr Frost-Munden; Murtock Delany-Johnstone; Edward-Fawcett; Cymon-Wathen; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Miss Heard; Cubba-Mrs Harlowe.

Song: As17980705

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude

Performance Comment: Capt. O' Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Simmons; Sedgeley-Hull; Patrick-Waddy; Annette-Miss Wheatley.

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Dance: II: Negro Dance-Blurton, Platt, Jackson

Song: In 3rd piece: As17990304but O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Iliff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Capt. Seymour-Trueman; Mr Colloony-Palmer; Mr Frost-Suett; Murtock Delany-Johnstone; A History of his Rambles through London-Johnstone; A Planxty (descriptive of Ireland)-Johnstone; Edward-J. Palmer; Cymon-Wathen; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Miss Heard; Cubba-Mrs Harlowe.

Song: End II: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland; End: a favorite Mock Italian Song-Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Performance Comment: Characters by Fawcett, Johnstone, Holman (1st appearance here this season), Suett, Farley, Emery, Caulfield, J. Palmer, Atkins, Abbot, Chippendale, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Mountain, Miss Wheatley (1st appearance on this stage), Miss Menage. Cast from text (W. Miller, 1800): Dashington-Fawcett; Sir Sturdy O'Tremor-Johnstone; Count Alphonso d'Esparza-Holman; Don Miguel de Lara-Suett; Lopez-Farley; Juan-Emery; Robbers-Caulfield, J. Palmer; Diego-Atkins; Friar-Abbot; Patrick-Chippendale; Captain of the Banditti-Sawyer; Angelina-Miss DeCamp; Leonora-Mrs Mountain; Jaquelina-Miss Wheatley; Viletta-Miss Menage; Chorusses-Willoughby, Aylmer, Dibble, Little, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Fisher, Sawyer, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Hale, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Butler, Miss Leserve, Mrs Norton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Coates, Mrs Lloyd.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Capt. Meadows-Palmer; Old Wrongward-Waldron; Young Wrongward-J. Palmer; Groom-Chippendale; William-Klanert; Canteen-Trueman; Sternhold-Atkins; Sophia-Miss Menage; Chambermaid-Miss Leserve; Betsy Blossom (with a song)-Mrs Mountain.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Capt. Seymour-J. Palmer; Mr Colloony-Palmer; Mr Frost-Suett; Murtock Delany-Johnstone; Edward-Fawcett; Cymon-Wathen; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Miss Gaudry; Cubba-Mrs Whitmore.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Englishman; Or, The History Of Aarius King Of Persia, And The Destruction Of Babylon; With The Pleasant Humours Of Capt Fearful And His Man Nine@pence

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Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore; With Humours Of Capt

Afterpiece Title: The Adventures of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Widow Bewitched: With The Courtship Of loadham The Fat, pinchgut The Lean, And His Man meager; And The Adventures Of capt Puff Culverin, And dermot Majrah Ballingbrogue

Afterpiece Title: The Taking of Cape Breton

Song: AA new Song-on the Late Successes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Afterpiece Title: The Paradox; or, Maid, Wife and Widow

Dance: III: a Characteristic Dance and Masquerade as at the Venetian Carnival-

Song: In course Evening: a new Sea Ballad, composed for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Tomorrow[; or, the Mars, Capt. Connor (the words by the Author of the Castle Spectre [Matthew Gregory Lewis]; the music by Kelly)-Incledon; A Touch at old Times-Munden; In my Father's Mud Cabin-Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whig And Tory

Cast
Role: Sir John Indolent Actor: Griffin
Related Works
Related Work: Whig and Tory Author(s): Benjamin Griffin

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whig And Tory

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Griffin
Related Works
Related Work: Whig and Tory Author(s): Benjamin Griffin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whig And Tory

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Griffin
Related Works
Related Work: Whig and Tory Author(s): Benjamin Griffin

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Music: Between Play and Opera: a Piece of Musick on the Violin-Clarke; accompany'd Harpsichord-Magnes; Also a Voluntary-Magnes alone, being the first Time of his Performance in Publick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whig And Tory

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Griffin
Related Works
Related Work: Whig and Tory Author(s): Benjamin Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

Music: As17290729

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: End: Hunting@song-Griffin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Sack

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Sack Author(s): Benjamin Griffin

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross