SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Capt Hill"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Capt Hill")') 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 723 matches on Performance Comments, 381 matches on Author, 160 matches on Event Comments, 46 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

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Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Major Benbow-Suett; Justice Benbow-Usher; Capt. Greville-Johnstone; Capt. Wilson-Bannister; Tipple-Munden; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Abbot; Putty-Waldron Jun.; Eliza (1st time)-Miss Andrews.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: Sir Gregory Forrester-Quick; Peregrine Forrester-Munden; Capt. Fieldair-Incledon; Peter-Townsend; Cartridge-Simmons; Capt. Forrester-Claremont; Waiter-Abbot; Susan-Mrs Martyr; Bar@maid-Mrs Norton; Clara-Mrs Clendining.

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Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Britains Brave Tars

Performance Comment: !; or, All for St. Paul's. Principal Characters-Incledon, Munden, Johnstone, Knight, Townsend, Claremont, Simmons, Wilde, Abbot, Curties, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Davenport. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Nutmeg, Capt. Ogle, Lieutenant Tafferel, Junk, Weatherbang, Pat Plunket, Dick, Waiters, Painter, Lady Piony, Miss Nancy.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Nutmeg, Capt. Ogle, Lieutenant Tafferel, Junk, Weatherbang, Pat Plunket, Dick, Waiters, Painter, Lady Piony, Miss Nancy.]

Song: As17971102

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Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: Sir Gregory Forrester-Emery; Peregrine Forrester-Munden; Capt. Fieldair-Incledon; Peter-Townsend; Cartridge-Farley; Capt. Forrester-Claremont; Susan-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Chapman.

Song: In course of Evening: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Tomorrow-Incledon

Music: Preceding: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte-Master Parker; with a new Rondo-Master Parker (Haydn); End I: a celebrated Lesson of Nicolai-Master Parker

Entertainment: Monologues End II: Alexander's Feast-Master Parker; End: Grand Address to the Audience-Master Parker

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Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: Sir Gregory Forrester-Emery; Peregrine Forrester-Munden; Capt. Fieldair-Incledon; Peter-Townsend; Cartridge-Farley; Capt. Forrester-Claremont; Waiter-Simmons; Susan-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Chapman.
Event Comment: For an account of the play, see John Wilson's The Cheats, ed. Milton C. Nahm (Oxford, 1935). It was licensed on 6 March (p. 124), acted, then forbade on 22 March in an order: Letter to Mr Tho. Killigrew: Signifying the Ks Pleasure that the New Play called the Cheates be no more represented till it be reuiewed by Sir Jo. Denham & Mr Waller. 22 March. 1662-3 (p. 130). Abraham Hill to John Brooke, 28 March 1663: P.S. The new play, called The Cheats, has been attempted on the Stage; but it is so scandalous, that it is forbidden (Familiar Letters of? Abraham Hill, [London, 1717], p. 103. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 16) concerning Lacy: @For his just Acting, all gave him due Praise,@His Part in the Cheats, Jony Thump, Teg and Bayes,@In these Four Excelling, The Court gave him the Bays.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca Or The British Worthy

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Powel; Suetonius-Verbruggen; Petilius-Harland; Junius-Hill; Decius-Eldred; Macer-Mic. Lee; Caratach-Powel Jr; Venutius-Horden; Hengo-Miss Allison; Nennius-Mills; Macquaire-Simpson; Bonduca-Mrs Knight; Claudia-Mrs Rogers; Bonvica-Miss Cross; Epilogue-Miss Dennychock (But Six Years Old).
Cast
Role: Junius Actor: Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agnes De Castro

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue by Mr Wycherley at the Author's Request, Design'd to be spoke-; Prologue-Mr Powell; Epilogue-Mrs Verbruggen in Men's Cloaths; King-Sympson; Prince-Powell; Alvaro-Verbruggen; Lorenzo-Cibber; Diego-Hill; Pedro-Mills; Princess-Mrs Temple; Agnes de Castro-Mrs Rogers; Elvira-Mrs Knight; Bianca-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Diego Actor: Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Neglected Virtue Or The Unhappy Conquerors

Performance Comment: [The Dedication is signed by Hildebrand Horden, who does not claim it for his own.] Edition of 1696: The Prologue [Writ and-Mr Horden; Phraates-Powell; Artaban-Horden; Memnon-Dizney; Castillio-Mills; Lysander-Hill; Castillio Jr-Penkethman; Bretton-Bullock; Lycastes-Harland; Curio-Simpson; Thermusa-Mrs Knight; Alinda-Mrs Rogers; Eudora-Mrs Powell; Emilia-Mrs Mills; Ariena-Mrs Temple; Aramdine-Mrs Cross; The Epilogue by Mr Motteux-Mr Haynes [Acting the Mad-Man.
Cast
Role: Lysander Actor: Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Kindness Or A Fruitless Revenge

Performance Comment: Edition of 1697: Prologue-Mr Verbruggen; The Epilogue written and-Mr Haynes in the Habit of a Horse Officer, mounted on an Ass; Alphonso, King of Naples-Verbruggen; Frederick-Harland; Valerio-Williams; Sorano-Disney; Pisano-Mills; Petruchio-Hill; Pedro-Newth; Evanthe-Mrs Rogers; Queen Mother-Mrs Powel.
Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Captive

Performance Comment: Edition of 1721 lists: Mustapha-Quin; Ozmin-Leigh; Achmat-Egleton; Haly-Boheme; Alphonso-Ryan; Pedro-Diggs; Irene-Mrs Gifford; Daraxa-Mrs Forrester; Isabella-Mrs Seymour; Prologue-Boheme; Epilogue-Aaron Hill.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Aaron Hill.
Event Comment: For the correspondence between Aaron Hill and the Duke of Montagu concerning Hill's proposed occupancy of hay see Buccleuch and Queensberry MSS, I, 369-71

Performances

Event Comment: At a Booth on Windmill Hill. London Journal, 20 April: On Monday Night last one Mr Redshaw, one of the Actors belonging to the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn Fields, being to be kill'd in Jest in the Play of Darius on Windmill Hill, was kill'd in Earnest, for he was accidentally run into the Eye, of which Wound he died the Day following. [In British Journal, 20 April, the name is Redstraw; in Freeholder's Journal, 20 April, it is Rackstraw.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Darius King Of Persia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis Or The Old Lover Outwitted

Performance Comment: Sir Credulous Mammon-Reynolds; Old Traffick-Giffard; Young Traffick-Adams; Lovemore-Withers; Crafty-Nicholls; Trickwell-Symonds; Nickum-Hill; Cheatley-Turner; Sly-Pearce; Roger-Williams; Carolina-Mrs Taylor; Emilia-Miss Man; Martina-Mrs Elsam.
Cast
Role: Nickum Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Craftsman or The Weekly Journalist

Performance Comment: No cast in bill or edition of 1728, but second edition of 1729 lists: Sir Whimsical Watchit-Giffard; D'Anvers-Adams; Mactawdry-Williams; Trap-Symonds; Lookout-Hill; Widow Speedy-Mrs Elsam; Melissa-Mrs Purden; Betty-Mrs Gill; Prologue-; Epilogue-Symonds.
Cast
Role: Lookout Actor: Hill

Dance: Cleveland, Turner, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Turner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Adams; Bertran-Williams; Raymond-Thomas; Pedro-Hill; Alphonso-Withers; Lorenzo-Smith; Dominic-Layfield; Gomez-Reynolds; Queen-Mrs Purden; Elvira-Mrs Gill; Teresa-Miss Man.
Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Craftsman

Dance:

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Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos Prince Of Spain

Performance Comment: Carlos-Adams; King-Smith; John-Lacy; Gomez-Giffard; Marquis of Posa-Hill; Queen-Mrs Purden; Eboli-Mrs Turner; Henrietta-Mrs Mountfort; With a New Prologue address'd to the Town-Mr Adams.
Cast
Role: Marquis of Posa Actor: Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Balance-Giffard; Plume-Smith; Worthy-Lacy; Brazen-Hill; Kite-Williams; Bullock-Reynolds; Pearmain-Wathen; Appletree-Hicks; Constable-Peirce; Melinda-Mrs Purden; Sylvia-Mrs Thomas; Rose-Mrs Mountfort; Lucy-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Brazen Actor: Hill

Music: Select Pieces on Kettle Drums and Trumpets-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Captives

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Hulet, Giffard, Gillow, Hill, Mechin, Williams, Mrs Purden, Mrs Carter, Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Mann.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Performance Comment: As17290329(edition of 1729), but Darony-Giffard; Temo-Downes; Genius-Hill; With the Original Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Smuglers

Performance Comment: Edition of 1729 lists: Vulcan-Hulet; Bung-Giffard; Crabb-Pearce; Conscience-Gillow; Oats-Williams; Pigg-Wathen; Couch-Hill; Alspike-Downs; Snack-Reynolds; Trusty-Smith; Rapp-Machen; Hearsay-Hicks; Bluet-Dove; Verdict-Taylor; Mrs Vulcan-Mrs Thomas; Mrs Susan-Mrs Purden; Peg Ambler-Mrs Carter; Bess Blouse-Mrs Palmer; Moll Titup-Mrs Jones; Prologue-Gillow.
Cast
Role: Couch Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Patron or Statesmans Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin With the Loves of several Deities

Performance Comment: See17290225, but Diana-Mrs Hill; Venus-Mrs Turner; Adonis-Chardin; Graces-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Jones, Mrs Purden; Shepherds-Tench, Ware, Webster; Harlequin-Nott; Miller-Reynolds; Miller's Wife-Miss Mann; Miller's Man-Dove; Countrymen-Gillow, Russel, Wathen; Countrywomen-Mrs Clarke, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Noakes; Aurora-Mrs Mountfort; Sylvans-Ware, Tench, Webster; Nymphs-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Purden, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgo Master Trickd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden, Miss Hill; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Laguerre; Slumber-Salway; Harlequin-Lun; Burgo@master-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Peasants-Newhouse, Lanyon, Pelling, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice.

Afterpiece Title: With The Triumphs of Love

Performance Comment: Venus-Mrs Barbier; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Laguerre; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniards-Dupre, Miss LaTour; Polonese-Pelling, Mrs Ogden; French-Lafoy, Mrs Hill; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: French Actor: Lafoy, Mrs Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters Or Two Fools Well Met

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention or Love and Jealousy

Performance Comment: Burgomaster-Nivelon; Burgomaster's Wife-Mrs Younger; Boor Servant-Ray; Highlander-Salle; Highlander's Wife-Mrs Laguerre; Scots Servant-Laguerre; others-DuPre, Pelling, Newhouse, DuPre Jr, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour, Mrs Hill.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer With the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Clown-Nivelon; Servant-Ray; Colombine-Mrs Laguerre; Witches-Leveridge, Salway, Harrison, Mrs Chambers; Birdcatchers-Hippisley, Pelling; Petit Maitre-Legar; Italian-Rochetti; Pluto-Leveridge; Proserpine-Mrs Barbier; Sysiphus-Dupre Jr; Prometheus-Newhouse; Ixion-Lanyon; Clotho-Mrs Ogden; Lachesis-Mrs Hill; Atropos-Miss LaTour; Furies-Poitier, Dupre, Pelling.
Cast
Role: Lachesis Actor: Mrs Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Performance Comment: As17291218, but Cuzzonida-Mrs Hill. With the usual Epilogue.

Dance: End II: Running Footman's Dance-Davenport; III: Dutch Skipper-; IV: Pierrots Dance-Davenport, Nott