SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Capt James Spencer"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Capt James Spencer")') 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: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: II: The Princess of Wales-Vallois, Miss Oates; V: Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: IV: Miss Jones

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. For the Benefit of the Brave and Unfortunate Capt John Peddie, of the Prince of Orange, who, after defending his Ship, and saving her by the most Gallant Behaviour, against a Spanish Privateer, had the Misfortune to lose her, and all he had on Board, in the late Storm. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Pit and Boxes 5s. Galleries 2s. and 1s. Receipts: money #52 1s.; tickets #295 (Account Book); #350 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Wooden Shoe-Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ryan; Imoinda-Mrs Horton; Governor-Bridgwater; Blandford-Hale; Stanmore-Chapman; Jack Stanmore-Stevens; Capt. Driver-Rosco; Daniel-Hippisley; Hotman-Gibson; Widow Lackit-Mrs Woodward; Charlotte-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Aboan-Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17421002, but Capt. Plume-Garrick.

Music: II: Concerto-Veracini

Song: III: Fear Not Mortal, from the Judgment of Paris, by Mr Arne-Lowe; IV: Distracted I Turn, from the same,-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

Dance: GGrand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Event Comment: Benefit Hayman, who performed the part of Capt. Macheath, and Dove. See 14 Feb

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Hayman

Event Comment: By the late Mr Addison. Benefit Capt Norton, late Commander of the Crawley Pink, who was taken the 18th of Sept. last, after a Gallant Engagement of Five Hours with Twelve Spanish privateers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: II, V: As17431003

Event Comment: On Tuesday last died in Dublin, Mr Thomas Walker, the Comedian, who originally perform'd the Part of Capt. Macheath in the Beggar's Opera.--General Advertiser, 12 June

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Daniel-L. Hallam; Stanmore-Blakey; Capt. Driver-Morgan; Lady Welldon-Mrs Dove; Charlotte-Mrs Phillips; Oroonoko-Kennedy; Aboan-Furnival; Governor-Paget; Blandford-Cushing; Widow-Mrs Bambridge; Imoinda-Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: Brett

Dance: As17451028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Flash-Macklin; Sir Simon Loveit-Arthur; Capt. Loveit-Havard; Puff-Yates; Jasper-Blakes; Tag-Mrs Clive; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Miss Biddy-Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17480101, but Capt. Loveit-_; Puff-_.

Dance: II: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; III: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17480116, but Oroonoko-a Gentleman who never appear'd on any Stage before; Capt. Driver-Dunstall; Hotman-_; Jack Stanmore-_.
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Role: Widow Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Perplex'd Husband

Song: I: Beard; III: Consider Fond Shepherd, Tis Liberty alone-Mrs Storer

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: The Amorous Swain, or Rival Nymphs-LaLauze, Mrs Delagarde, Miss Hillyard; V: a Ball Minuet (By Desire)-three scholars of LaLauze

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Musical Entertainment in Two Interludes. The words to be sold at the theatre (General Advertiser). Some Gentlemen crowding behind ye Scenes, ye Audience resented it & ye farce was stop'd for half an hour--I drew lines with chalk, but Miss Norris applying publickly to Capt. Johnson, desiring he wou'd retire, He did & ye farce went on with great Applause. The words of this piece were by Mr Mendez, & set by Dr Boyce (Cross). Added to salary list, Mr Campioni. Paid him for cloaths #21, and for 51 days work, #42 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #140 (Cross); #142 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild
Event Comment: Not acted in 30 years. Principal Characters new Dress'd. Written by Otway (General Advertiser). Mr Woodward did ye part of Malagene in which he took off Mr Foote & would have many of ye Actors but the Audience grew so outragious, that he was forc'd to desist ye 4th & 5th Acts were much hooted, Mr Havard in a part where he says Whir was severely treated, nor could he ever appear after in ye play, but the whole Audience echoed that Word--it was given out again, wch so enrag'd the Audience yt they call'd loudly for Garrick, but as he was not this Night at the House, they pull'd up the Benches, tore down ye King's Arms, & wou'd have done much more mischief had not Mr Lacy qone into the Pit, & talk'd to 'em, what they resented was giving out a piece again after they had damn'd it--the Gallery resented ye Guards being sent in--Mr Lacy was oblig'd to go upon the Stage after & tell 'em I had given out the play again, as ne'er a Manager was present to give other Directions--In his Argument Mr Lacy call'd a Witness in ye pit, saying that Gent: next to ye painter knows I was in ye pit when ye Guards went into the Gallery, so I cou'd not send 'em this painter after ye rout came behind the scenes & was angry for being call'd painter (his name was Hudson) but at length he as well as ye rest was pacified--and we gave out Provok'd Husband (Cross). [See Foote's retaliation in Daily Advertiser, 26 Jan.] Paid Capt. Turber 1!2 year's rent #11 3s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #140 (Cross); #137 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Friendship In Fashion (reviv'd)

Event Comment: A new musical entertainment compos'd & wrote by Mr Arne--it was much hiss'd but suffer'd to be given out again (Cross). No latter account will be taken. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the theatre. [Pages covering this date missing from Treasurer's Book. Larpent MS 85 indicates the Character Capt. Sancho-Blakes, deleted.] Receipts: #100 ($Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Don Saverio

Event Comment: At Yeates and Warner's Great Til'd Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. Interspers'd with the Comical Humours of the Nurse to the Princess Miriam, and her foolish son Zekel, as likewise the Humourous Scene between Captain Bluster, his Man Didymo, and the Witches. [Jeptha-Morrel, instead of Jeptha-$Carr, according to the Daily Advertiser.] To begin each day at Twelve o'clock, during the time of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha's Rash Vow; Or, The Virgin Sacrific'd

Performance Comment: Jeptha-Carr; Elen-Clark; Jethro-Jones; Toby-Coleman; Zekel-Malone; Didymo-Allen; High Priest-Grimwood; Capt. Bluster-Warner; Nurse-Mrs Smith; Princess Miriam-Mrs Grimwood.

Music: The Original Musick- as performed by Mrs Lee, with universal applause, about 15 years since

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 10 Feb. 1750.] We have advice that the John (Capt Smith) from Leith, which was supposed to be lost, got into Gottenburgh on the first of this month. The vessel had several passengers on board, among others Mr Gibson belonqing to Covent Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of the Earl of Essex Author(s): James Ralph

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Gallant-Dyer; Clerimont-Anderson; Careless-Usher; Sir Harry-Redman; Wilful-Dunstall; Sir Solomon-Collins; Bolus-Wignel; Rhubarb-White; Finder-Cushing; Supple-Holtom; Lady Dainty-Mrs Dyer; Capt. Strut-Stoppelaer; India Man-Bennet; Wishwell-Mrs Pitt; Situp-Mrs Dunstall; Clarinda-Mrs Vincent; Sylvia-Mrs Barrington; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: The Picture; or, Cuckold in Conceit Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Capt. Loveit-Palmer; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs Clive; Miss Biddy-Miss Minors; Flash-Woodward (playbill) but Tag-Mrs Bennet (playbill and Public Advertiser).

Dance: IV: The Country Amusements-Devisse, Mlle Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Pritchard--pretty well (Cross). Tickets at Pritchard's Warehouse. The only time this play and farce will be performed this season. Afterpiece: Taken from Sir Charles Sedley. [The Larpent MS 112 indicates additional parts in The Grumbler: Lovemore-$Jefferson; Capt. Bellmount-$Ackman; Sir John Rightou'd-?; +Rigant-$Marr; Shallow-$Vaughan; Victoria-$Mrs Simson; Sersnet-Miss ?; +Footboy-?; The MS contains prompt notes also.] Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Grumbler

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: The Larpent MS 120 lists parts: Capt. O'Blunder-; Mons Ragoo-; Tradewell-; Schemewell-; Cheatwell-; Dr Hellebore-; Dr Fillgrave-; Serj Wisacre-; Keeper-; Mob-; Lucinda-; Betty-.

Song: Lowe

Dance: As17541203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: By Children-(Cross). Jasper-Mas. Cautherley; Fribble-Mas. Simson; Capt. Flash-Mas. Moore; Puff-Mas. Wallace; Miss Biddy-Miss Simson; Occasional Prologue-Mas. Simson; Concluding with a Country Dance-characters.

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: III: A Minuet-Mas. Simson, Miss Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Holland , his first appearance on any stage; Blandford-Palmer; Daniel-Yates; Imoinda-Mrs Cibber; Capt. Driver-Philips; Aboan-Berry; Stanmore-Bransby; Widow Lackit-Mrs Macklin; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Cowper; Governor-Burton; Jack Stanmore-Mozeen; Hotman-Clough; Lucy-Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17551014, but Capt. Driver-Taswell.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: a new farce call'dLa new farce call'dLilliput

Performance Comment: Into which will be introduc'd the Entry of Capt. Gulliver into Mildendo, the Metropolis of Lilliputv, upon his being creaded Nardoc of that Kingdom. Gulliver-Bransby; Lord Flimnap-Master Cautherly; Bolgolam-Master Simpson; Fripperel-Master Largeau; Lalcon-Miss Pope; Lady Flimnap-Miss Simpson; Toadel-Miss Matthews; Lilliputians-Mt Pope, Mt Hurst, Mt Martin. (Edition of 1756.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Flogg'd; Or, The English Sailors In America

Performance Comment: Together with the Reception of Capt. Briton at the Indian courtv; the Manners, Customs, Peace, and presenting the Wampum Beltv for his Bravery in rescuing the Princess Sachema from the French Banditiv. Interspersed with the Droll Bahaviour and Odd Adventures of MacDermott Geoghaghan Ballingroguev, and the Witch of the Woods; or, a Woman without a Head.

Song: Diet, The Humours of Bartholomew Fair-Alley Croaker, Signora Ciperini; And a Song- on the late glorious success gained over the French by his Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand